Light the Night

A key component to the Lighthouse’s “Next 100 Years” vision is the acquisition of a purpose-built Munson Boat with world-class capabilities and safety features to meet our unique challenges and facilitate educational opportunities throughout the community. Munson Boats is the pre-eminent builder of commercial-grade vessels and has built launch boats for peer Lighthouse organizations and other research and educational institutions. The aluminum vessel is Coast Guard-certified to transport 20 passengers to the Lighthouse from the Darien and Norwalk coastline.

The vessel has a unique beach landing capability, enabling passenger pick-up from local beaches along public parks and clubs, which would enhance our ability to offer educational programming and share the Lighthouse with the community. In addition to its world-class safety features and its unique beach landing and passenger transport capabilities, the vessel itself has capabilities to facilitate marine research and education, and to function as a multi-purpose workboat to support future restoration work – functioning as an adjacent “community asset” for the Lighthouse and the community.

To showcase the boat and its incredible capabilities, we’ve chartered the RV Rutgers – a Munson research vessel - to run cruises around the Lighthouse during the Light the Night event for all attendees. Ticket Packages also include VIP Passes to join a Pre/Post Event Tour of the Lighthouse.