2026 Conference Video Release Schedule

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