Greetings, Fleet Society members!
Many of you have inquired about when the recorded video from our 2026 Conference at Indian River State College will be available. Well, I’ve got good news — we’re going to start rolling them out, individually, TOMORROW!
The rollout schedule will be as follows:
- Sunday, April 12, 2026 — Charlie Winn, Buyer Beware: The Value of a Pedigree
- Sunday, April 19, 2026 — Julian Sancton, The San Jose and Its Relationship to the 1715 Fleet
- Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — Daniel Sedwick, Arce’s Doubloons: A Die Study of the Colombian Gold Cob Coinage of Assayer Arce in the name of Charles II, 1692-1714
- Sunday, May 3, 2026 — Sal Guttuso, Unique and Notable Discoveries from the 2024 Salvage Season
- Wednesday, May 6, 2026 — Richard Mellin, Chinese Export Porcelain
- Sunday, May 10, 2026 — Jim Sinclair, Unique Objects from the 1715 Fleet and Other Associated Wrecks
- Wednesday, May 13, 2026 — Sam Wilford, Plate Fleet Collections Held By the Florida Division of Historical Resources
- Sunday, May 17, 2026 — Taffi Fisher, In the Beginning …
- Wednesday, May 20, 2026 — Brent Brisben, 1,000 yd Stretch of Beach
- Sunday, May 24, 2026 — Bob Evans, The Smaller Treasures of the S.S. Central America
- Wednesday, May 27, 2026 — Jeff Garrett, The Great Kentucky Hoard
- Sunday, May 31, 2026 — Russell Augustin, Loss of the S.S. Pulaski and the S.S. North Carolina
- Wednesday, June 3, 2026 — Sal Guttuso and Ben Costello, The Archaeology of Fort Capron, Its Artifacts, Location, and Lost Payroll
Videos will be posted on our website (Society members: be sure to keep an eye on your inbox for post announcements) and on YouTube. Be sure to follow @FleetSociety and subscribe for notifications HERE.
Best regards,
Ben Costello
President, 1715 Fleet Society
