Marc Songini, author of The Lost Fleet, a Yankee Whaler’s Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster, will speak on Whaling Heroes from Martha’s Vineyard when Sail Martha’s Vineyard hosts its final winter fireside dinner and lecture at the Black Dog Tavern on Thursday, March 13, at 6 p.m.

Mr. Songini will cover such heroes as the Jernegan cousins, Nathaniel and Jared, who with their wives and families on board ship, faced mutinies, shipwreck, Arctic destruction and more.

Vineyarders will recognize the names of George Fred Tilton, who risked his life to travel 2,000 miles from Point Barrow to Seattle to rescue the whaling fleet of 1898, and Hartson Bodfish, who cut off his own toes because he lacked a surgeon.

The Black Dog will again serve a delicious dinner by the fireside. Cost is $20 for adults and $12 for children.

For reservations please, call Sail MV at 508-696-7644.