Propeller Club - Port of Savannah

04/09/2026

David Mihuta, we missed you. Theresa was kind enough to take pictures for you! It was a great meeting, so much so that it ran over!

04/09/2026

Gregg Baumann, guest speaker. April 9 at the Pirates House

03/30/2026

This Wednesday, the Savannah Maritime After Hours will be meeting (yes, we know, it's April Fool's Day, but we are not fooling—we are after-houring) at Coach's Corner (3016 E Victory Dr, Thunderbolt) starting at 5:15 p.m.

03/21/2026

The next Propeller Club, Port of Savannah members' meeting will be held on Thursday, April 9th. We are happy to announce that Gregg Baumann will be our guest speaker. The topic: “M/V Dali bridge allision in Baltimore: A behind-the-scenes look at the ships’ salvage."

Gregg Baumann is a native of Vestal, NY. He graduated from Clarkson University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. Following graduation, he joined the US Navy through the Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. Baumann first served as a shipboard engineering officer at sea. After multiple deployments, he transitioned ashore, where he worked in new ship construction and then specialized in diving & salvage engineering. During his career, he completed the US Navy’s dive school and earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He finished up his career as the US Navy’s Supervisor of Diving & Salvage, Director of Ocean Engineering. While in this role, he was involved in and led many national and international maritime salvage disasters. He has been featured as a subject-matter expert on “60 Minutes,” CNN, CBS News, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and the Maritime Reporter and Maritime Technology magazines. Additionally, he has authored papers for the American Society of Naval Engineers Journal. After a 29-year career in the military and a retirement at the rank of Captain, he joined Resolve Marine in Ft Lauderdale, FL, as their Government Programs Manager in January 2023. He is based out of Resolve Marine’s Washington DC area office.

03/12/2026

Federal Maritime Commission Chair, Laura DiBella, was our distinguished guest speaker at today's March members luncheon. Chairman DiBella provided the club with an informative update on the various ways her department facilitates and safeguards American shipping lanes globally. We appreciate the time you took to join us in Savannah today and we all thoroughly enjoyed your presentation.

03/09/2026

Click below for Registration to the International Propeller Club - Port of Savannah's Maritime Community Golf Tournament!

03/03/2026

Savannah Maritime After Hours Tomorrow!
In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day and after a long time, is headed back to McDonough's on March 4 at 5:15 pm
McDonough's Restaurant & Lounge
21 E Mc Donough St, Savannah, GA 31401

03/01/2026

Registration for the International Propeller Club, Port of Savannah's "The Maritime Community Golf Classic" is open!

Email from Propeller Club of the United States, Port of Savannah You don't want to miss this. For the Early Birds: Chicken Biscuits will be available on a First Come First Serve basis. For all partici

02/12/2026

Dr. Knoerl is an Associate Professor of History at Georgia Southern University's Savannah campus, where he teaches maritime history, maritime archaeology, and public and digital history shared his experience at our membership meeting today.

01/30/2026

All proceeds benefit our Technical Grant and Scholarship program.

The International Propeller Club, Port of Savannah
The Maritime Community Golf Classic

Sponsorship Levels
• Title Sponsorship – $3,500 Includes 2 foursomes & hole signage

• Food Sponsorship – $2,500 Includes 1 foursome & hole signage

• Beverage Cart Sponsorship – $2,000 Includes hole sponsorship

• Bloody Mary | Mimosa Sponsorship – $1,000

• Putting Contest Sponsorship – $500 Includes sign on putting green;
sponsor to facilitate the contest and provide a prize

• Long Drive Sponsorship – $300 Limited availability

• Closest to the Pin Sponsorship – $600 Limited availability

• Golf Hole Sponsorship – $150 Limited availability

• Or no sponsorship – Player registration only (Single player $170 | Foursome $650).

CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS:
JED YOUNG: 912.298.7183 | [email protected]

ANDREW WHITE: 912.713.4781 | [email protected]

01/29/2026

The next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, February 12. We are happy to announce that our guest speaker is Dr. T. Kurt Knoerl. He is an Associate Professor of History at Georgia Southern University's Savannah campus, where he teaches maritime history, maritime archaeology, and public and digital history. He earned his master’s degree in maritime history and underwater archaeology from East Carolina University and his Ph.D. in history from George Mason University. His research explores Savannah’s maritime cultural landscape. His most recent fieldwork examines Savannah's Civil War landscape. He is also the founder and Director of the online nonprofit Museum of Underwater Archaeology, a sitting member of the Chatham County Historic Preservation Commission, and a member of the Ossabaw Island Foundation Board of Trustees.

01/24/2026

Annual Oyster Roast at the Savannah Yacht Club, always a crowd favorite.