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A Memorial Reef

A Memorial Reef

June 2002 · Photos by Gary P. Joyce

June 2002 · Photos by Gary P. Joyce

Boaters Digest rode along the day the Peregrine went down: family and friends aboard the Captain Andy, the towing crew opening her hull, and the slow slide beneath the Great South Bay. Three pages of photographs from the day she became Ty’s Reef.

Boaters Digest rode along the day the Peregrine went down: family and friends aboard the Captain Andy, the towing crew opening her hull, and the slow slide beneath the Great South Bay. Three pages of photographs from the day she became Ty’s Reef.

Boaters Digest rode along the day the Peregrine went down: family and friends aboard the Captain Andy, the towing crew opening her hull, and the slow slide beneath the Great South Bay. Three pages of photographs from the day she became Ty’s Reef.

Boaters Digest, A Memorial Reef, page one
Boaters Digest, A Memorial Reef, page two, the sinking sequence
Boaters Digest, A Memorial Reef, page three, the wreck site

From the Hellriegel family archive · Boaters Digest, June 2002

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A permanent monument to the spirit of an artist and sailor, Ty’s Reef continues to grow and inspire, one kid at a time.

SUBSCRIBE

Sign up for Ty’s Reef updates: trip dates, events, and news from the bay.

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631.707.1501 · 4301 Oak Beach Road, Oak Beach, NY 11702

© 2026 Ty Hellriegel Peregrine Foundation

© 2026 Ty Hellriegel Peregrine Foundation

A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit