James F. Keating started Marlinspike seamanship when he was in
England in 1971. His interest was
stimulated at The 
National Naval Museum, Greenwich, England. Jim is self taught in the
art form.
Jim's experiences in Marlinspike seamanship are very varied. He
has done work at such historical landmarks as the Boston Tea Party Ship in
Boston and in Salem, Massachusetts at the Peabody Museum and the House of Seven
Gables. He also has lectured and given demonstrations at Salem State College
and
the USS Constitution Museum. However, his most prestigious work was done for
the Queen of England. On a return visit to England in 1977 to row in the Henley
Regatta, he received an invitation to Buckingham Palace. At Buckingham Palace
Jim
made a presentation to the Queen in honor of her 25th Jubilee. Presently, Jim is a science teacher in Marblehead where he
offers a course in Marlinspike seamanship.
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