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grew up on a small six-acre “farm” my dad. As a bonus, our family friends the My father usually came home from his as a kid, so I didn’t have access to job at the National Security Agency in Fort Cressys always joined us, and I looked forthe typical neighborhood clan of ward to Mr. Cressy joining my dad and me Meade, MD, to our home in Crownsville, friends most kids have in the usual on our fishing and crabbing expeditions.

MD, around 5:30 p.m. every day. (I can say subdivision setup. As a result, summers Mrs. Cressy even joined us once. that now, but I couldn’t back then when could get pretty boring, as I was basically About a week prior to departure, we’d the agency didn’t even exist on paper. Dad the only child, dad worked, and mom start- just “worked for the government.”) The start checking all of our fishing gear. ed working as a legal secretary by the time This always rumbling they trusted that I wouldn’t burn down involved a sound of I hoist some of the day’s catch in front the house, blow up the barn, or get into trip to Anhis car of the family’s new, improved fishing some other type of hazardous mischief if gler’s Sport typically machine. The dogfish was actually tasty. they left me alone. When you’re given jobs Center out marked Photo by Ronald Reich that involve operating small tractors, chain on Route 50 his arrival saws, and chores like feeding horses and in Annapolis, in the tending after a huge garden and orchard, which for me early evethis “trust” age turns out to be around eight ning, and as a kid was years old—at least back in the late 70s. a trip to the a plume Every year around late July, I was bored candy store. of grey enough to start making the three- to fourHell, it still stone dust mile bike ride down Sunrise Beach Road to always is. We’d load Arden on the up on bottom Severn, where rigs, sinkers, most of my snelled hooks, school friends monofilament lived. Here line, and a was where the 25-pound good life was: bag of heavily Atari video salted eel for games, Radio our crabShack TRSbing trotline.

80 computers, It always VHS, the meant a visit beginnings to the adjoining Wendy’s for a burger and billowed up behind of cable TV, a Frosty, which was a treat for me, as our him as he drove pools, Bay family seldom ate out. over our gravel My old man doing what he did best: beaches, trails, Next was making sure the boat trailer driveway. By the cleaning fish. His second Jedi skill was and miles of was in shape; my dad was meticulous about time late July rolled cooking them. Photo by Gary Reich neighbortrailer safety. I’d stand behind the trailer around, I anxiously hoods to bike and make sure all of the indicator lights waited this arrival through. I’d every night, because worked and that the brake lights came on, hang out at my friend Don Kirkpatrick’s and then dad would pore over the wheel I knew the official announcement was house and we’d ride our bikes for miles bearings, wiring, hitch assembly, winch, and close. Near July 15th, he usually made it and miles through all five “sections” of the safety chain. His ritual had all the signs of official: “We’re going to Bethany Beach in organized community, meeting up with an engineer. two weeks.” other friends along the way. It was a great The day before we left was packing For most folks those days—and now, way to break the boredom of watching the day. We loaded up the boat with all of our too, I suppose—going “downy ocean” grass grow and shoveling manure out of the meant Ocean City, MD, eating boardwalk fishing rods, nets, tackle boxes, two-cycle horses’ stables. (To be fair, my parents were taffy, lying in the sun, frolicking in the surf, oil, gas cans, trotline roller, crab nets, and tuned into this boredom factor and flew me waiting in line for Thrasher’s Fries in the coolers and a bushel basket that contained out to California and Idaho almost every our frozen 1000-foot-long, eel-baited trotblistering heat, and wandering the shops year to fish for trout and hang out with my line. (Dad kept our trotline frozen versus up and down the boardwalk and Coastal aunts, uncles, and cousins. These were high- Highway for keepsake T-shirts and sou“pickling” it in brine as many watermen lights, but these trips weren’t what I looked do, much to my mother’s chagrin, as she venirs. For me, it meant an uninterrupted forward to every year.) didn’t enjoy sharing freezer space with a week of fishing, crabbing, and fun with Follow us!

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smelly eel-baited line.) Much more went some very dead fish. Loaded in the boat We fished about five days out of the into the boat and into and on the car, but was everything pre-rigged and ready to seven we spent at the beach every year, the list is too long. Let’s just say by the go. The only thing we waited for was for following the same rituals every morning time we loaded up the boat and the car, the the coffee to brew and be poured into my as long as the weather cooperated, which it whole rolling package looked something dad’s Thermos and for all of us to down a always seemed to do, and we almost always akin to the Beverly Hillbillys when they bowl of cereal or a couple of pieces of toast came home with a cooler full of doormats, geared up to head to the new mansion with peanut butter slathered on them. We bluefish, and speckled trout ready for the after they struck oil. We looked funny but loaded up in the car, turned left on Coastal grill. I generally came home crispy red, and always made it there without any technical Highway, dad always took one glitches. and headed of his trademark I’m cleaning a pile of flounder as family friend Our beach house wasn’t traditional in north for afternoon naps Phil Cressy looks on. Photo by Ronald Reich any sense. It was more of a “cabin in the the sevenonce the boat was woods,” buried back about a mile behind mile trip to prepped for the the beach dunes and the towering Sea Col- the launch next day and the ony condominiums among a thick grove ramp at Infish were cleaned. I of loblolly pine trees. Copious use of insect dian River always volunteered repellent was always necessary, and I don’t Marina. to clean the fish, but remember the place having air conditionOnce we the filleting process ing. I know it definitely didn’t have a televi- arrived, dad was left to my dad, sion, but there was always a huge bookcase set about as he had a knack of paperback novels staring me in the face, launching for getting the best and my mother always encouraging me to the boat cuts off the flat pick one up and slippery fish. None read it. Peter of us ever got tired I’m prettty sure it’s a bluefish and I’m Benchley’s Jaws of the grilled fish pretty sure it’s undersized. Forgive was the only one we enjoyed most me. Photo by Ronald Reich I ever read in nights, and we all the seven-odd sat around the grill years we went to while the adults the beach as a enjoyed happy family. hour, cocktails and Our initial chat while I hung trips to the out with my dad beach involved by the hot fiery with Mr. Cressy, the use of “old grill. It never seemed to matter that I was and I was sent greenie,” the sunburned, hot, and mosquito-bitten most to fetch sevsmall Sears Ted of the time—those memories are now just eral dozen bull Williams skiff seasoning on the main dish. minnows, which I described in My dad and I went on lots of fishing would soon be the May issue trips together throughout my childhood, skewered on a of PropTalk. We did a lot of camping, and spent lots of hook and waiting for a flounder to swallow eventually upgraded, and my best memotime working hard on the farm together, them up. ries involve an 18-foot skiff that had a but my most vivid and precious memories Once we launched, we shot out of the 25-horsepower Evinrude on the back that with him were the copious, uninterrupted rough inlet and lined up for some fishing. could get us up and moving pretty fast. I times I had with him at the beach every associate the use of this boat with my “best” Our target was always flounder, but we’d year. I hope wherever he is, he manages to usually take whatever we could get (except memories because, we fished out of Indian dip a line in the water for some flounder for puffer fish, skates, and pesky sea robins). every now and then—fishing rod in one River Inlet in Delaware, a notoriously The method was to figure out the tide and rough piece of water, especially when the hand and a can of Budweiser in the other. slowly drift our weighted offerings over wind opposes the outgoing tide. Shooting If there’s an afterlife, that’s how I’d like it the bottom in hopes of tempting one into the roiling breakers in old greenie was a to be. leaping off the bottom and swallowing one nightmare for me, so the larger boat was of our hooked minnows. This was ocean a welcome change. (We’ll cover my dad’s Send your favorite summer traditions to fishing, but we weren’t very far from the “seamanship” tactics in another installgary@proptalk.com. inlet in case the weather piped up. In that ment.) case, we’d join the floating mat of boats Every morning around 5:30 a.m., my See you out there, inside on Indian River Bay where we never dad, Mr. Cressy, and I would rouse out of seemed to catch as many flounder. By the bed and head for the inlet with a cooler time 2 p.m. rolled around, we usually had our full of sandwiches, beers, and sodas, which limit and headed back to the marina to load up. would eventually share company with 10 August 2010 PropTalk

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Letters Hello PropTalk,

I read Ruth Christie’s “Out of My Mind” article in the May 2010 PropTalk and thought I’d share my story of finding true love on a Nimble Nomad. While driving from Springfield to the Annapolis Power Boat Show, I sensed a magnetic pull that went beyond my goal to look at a little pocket trawler called the Nimble Nomad.

After paying the entrance fee to the show, I was in such a hurry that I failed to pick up a map that would have allowed me to find the Nimble boats quickly and easily. As the morning wore on, with no Nimble to be found, I nearly gave up the search. But low and behold at the far end of the dock floated the cheery little Nimble Nomad. A handsome gentleman stepped aside so I could board. He smiled and said, “It’s a cute little boat.

Are you going to buy one?” I replied, “I just might!”

And for a few pleasant minutes we chatted about the boat and introduced ourselves, and then he disembarked and walked down the dock. Then, as I stepped out on the dock to take a few pictures of the Nomad, I could just sense that I was being watched and sure enough when I looked up, there was the gentleman I had met earlier. He wanted to know my impressions of the boat, and as I found out later, was trying to think of a way to continue our conversation. So he asked me to join him for lunch. I accepted his invitation, and we enjoyed a roast beef sandwich and conversation.

The rest of the afternoon we continued to look at boats. At the end of the day, we boarded the shuttle bus that took us back to the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium.

We sat in his car, chatted for a while, exchanged phone numbers, and said our, “Good Byes.” This October will mark 10 years since we met, and in June we will celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary.

You might wonder if we bought a Nimble.

No, we haven’t—not yet. But we always go to the boat show where I’m treated to lunch, and we continue on our quest to find that “just right boat.”

Love can be found right around the corner at the Annapolis Boat Shows.

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I just saw the cover of your five-year anniversary issue (sent to me via e-mail). Congratulations! The cover is great and I look forward to picking up a copy of the magazine later this week when I’m at the marina.

Frank Shults Northern Virginia Sail and Power Squadron

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Letters Good Morning PropTalk, I’m writing this as I commute to work. The weather is OK, but with the wind against the tide, it is a bit sloppy as we cross the Rappahannock Spit. Sure makes typing tough!

Reedville, VA, is a charming little town, once the richest in the United States. Fifty years ago, there were 19 menhaden plants, and you always knew when they were cooking fish, particularly if you were downwind. The “smell of money” that wafted through town gave the town a bad reputation among boaters. We have been there several times, using the plume from the stack as a guide to choose a place to anchor away from the fishy odor.

The evening of May 12 this year, we stopped in Reedville on our way to a college graduation. Due to thunderstorms, we could not see the stack. We tied up at the Crazy Crab and had dinner. We talked to the restaurant’s proprietor, Charlie, who used to be the spotter pilot for Omega Protein, which is the lone surviving menhaden plant in town. He updated us on the changes at the plant. The reason we could not see the stack is because it is gone. In its place is a $20 million scrubber system that has apparently “cleared the air.” We passed directly downwind of the plant when we departed on the 13th, and there was no hint of the smelly cooker. I think it is safe to tell your readers that Reedville is no longer a wind- and weather-dependent destination.

Tom and Cristina, aboard Tadhanna 07:07 May 17, 2010 at the mouth of the Rappahannock River

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Omega Protein’s Reedville, VA, processing plant before its smelly, fishy smokestack was removed. The stink is gone, too.

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Dear PropTalk,

I loved Charlie Iliff’s article about his Alumacraft and his running around the Severn/Magothy as a kid. I recently found a 1965 Alumacraft that I have totally redone for my kids. I hope they use it as much as I did my 14-foot Gamefisher as a kid.

Patrick Gaheen Arnold, MD

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Out of My Mind

Banks, Busses, Combis, and Shunts?

by Ruth Christie

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hese are the buzzwords swirling around my head as I’m walked through some new electrical systems on my 14-year-old boat with my husband Jim and two pros—ABYC-certified technicians Sean Coleman and Jeff Hamilton from Ocean Options in Annapolis—one Friday evening this year. When your boat has been loved and used by several other owners before you, you inherit some professional and not-so-professional fixes and upgrades. When you can’t trust a jumble of wires to communicate safely and efficiently with your boat’s systems, it’s time to call in professional help… and learn a new vocabulary.

Ocean Options’ “Jim Christie Electrical Project” took about two weeks this past spring, while our boat was laid up at Casa Rio Marina. Coleman, Hamilton, and others did the work. We’re almost done; at this writing, we’re still waiting for a few things, including sensors for our fuel and blackwater systems to get rid of the bothersome guesswork. The fivepage invoice is a testament to our many upgrades in safety and efficiency. For my liking, there are way too many figures attached to the $ signs after way too many “Parts =” and “Labor =” on the list. But, it’s not my job to add them up and make sure the math works. I didn’t commission the work; Jim did, so I am free of blame and guilt and can focus on learning about the new electrical wiring, switches, and gizmos in our engine room and placed strategically around our boat to boost our cruising comfort.

I am comforted in the fact that the invoice says we’ve updated, replaced, or installed the following items: shore inlet (something to do with the cord receptacle box, proper circuit protection, and properly sized wiring); AC panel, with AC moved to one Buss, SmartStarts, a Mass Combi, and such; main house charger/inverter; high-output alternator Follow us!

Sean Coleman (L) and Jeff Hamilton (R) of Ocean Options may speak a different language than us mere mortals, but it’s clear they really care about making sure boat owners know how to safely use the electrical systems they install.

and battery reconfiguration; MasterShunt, MasterVolt, and Masterview Easy; AC battery charger for engine banks; and a bunch of miscellaneous items, including the windlass’s wiring, the high-water alarm, and windshield wipers. Apologies if I’ve lumped odd things together; I can’t figure out all different levels of bulleted items running down the left-hand side of each page.

Scratching my head, I turn to my notes from last night to try to make sense of it all. We start with the freezer/fridge Sea Frost systems; good, that’s my turf, and I listen up. Did you know that it takes about 300 BTU per hour to get a fridge compartment down to comfy temps for keeping food safe? Two separate and efficient compressors for freezing and food- and beverage-cooling purposes have replaced a humongous, juice-sucking compressor that they had to cut up to get out of the boat. What was the original owner thinking? Apparently, special-order plugs for both compartment bottoms are forthcoming.

We move effortlessly to the water pump and are told to turn the switch in the engine compartment on when we board the boat for a trip. I gather that we’re also

supposed to turn it off after every trip. The hard-to-reach switch will be moved so it’s easy to reach. It comes with two little white, plastic keys, that we immediately hide in the nav station box, thinking the kids will find them irresistible toys.

The engine room now sports a main AC breaker, main reset-able breaker for the windlass, and such. Sounds good to me.

The windlass boasts a brand-new switch under the nav station on the main battery panel. Seems, the windlass just got a promotion; I’m a little proud, as that’s my turf, too. We’re also supposed to leave the inverter switch on the battery panel always on. And, if you want to see what a blown out alternator looks like, turn off the battery to one of your engines while it’s running. Happens all the time.

As we move to the new four-inch square box that graces our helm station called the MasterVolt, my eyes glaze over. I busy myself with taking photos in cramped quarters and quickly lose track of the Q/A session of what not to do, what readouts mean, what our consumption percentages are, and the learning curve for capacity configurations. Huh? It’s now all beyond me; I’ll just read the manuals and watch Jim closely. You can bank on it.

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DOCKTALK Cambridge Classic Power Boat Regatta Celebrates 100 Years

by Allen Nelson, Executive Director of the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce

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ach summer for the past century, the Choptank River has erupted with the roar of finely tuned race engines, the spray of 20-foot rooster tails, and excitement of deck-to-deck inboard hydroplane and runabout races. These speedsters are a sight to behold!

Along with being the longest running inboard powerboat race, the Cambridge Classic has become the largest. In eight of the last 10 years, Cambridge has hosted more race teams than any other race in the country and is home to more members of the Hall of Fame than anywhere else.

The Field—Returning this year are all inboard classes from the 15-foot, 1 Liter to 21-foot, window-rattling, Grand Prix hydroplanes. Three classes of runabout hulls, the always popular Jersey Speed Skiff, and the West Coast Cracker Box Class will complete the 13-class field. Traveling from across the United States and Canada, 150 race teams are drawn to the combined U.S., Canadian, and World Championship. July 22-25 mark the first time the three titles have been run as a “Triple Crown” in the United States.

The Schedule—See the boats during organized testing on Thursday (10 a.m.), qualification heats on Friday and Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and finals on Sunday (noon) in a winner-take-all format. Each class will have two chances for qualifications, with the final field being selected on the best time. Thanks to the Cambridge Yacht Club (CYC), Choptank Electric, Dorchester Chamber of Commerce, and MTS Broadcasting, additional activities are planned, including a special Wednesday reception, a Friday night concert at Governor’s Hall, and a gigantic block party in downtown Cambridge.

During the races, thousands of fans will line the shoreline or raft up around the outside edges of the one-mile oval, record race course on Hambrooks Bay to watch as world-class racers compete at speeds in excess of 100 mph. The pit area where the boats are staged between heats will be open to the public. The “hot pit” area around 16 August 2010 PropTalk

the cranes and on the blacktop will be off-limits to the public for safety reasons. Admission to Great Marsh Park is free; bleacher seating will be available along the shoreline between the starting line and the first turn.

Food and drink concessions will be operated by local not-for-profit organizations.

Some History—As with many lasting traditions, the beginning was simple, yet typical of the Eastern Shore. Per Bill Mowbray’s book It doesn’t get better than this! Tom Thompson catapults Powerboat Racing on the Chesachunks of the Choptank into thin air. Photo by Phil Kunz courtesy of the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce peake, it all started in 1909, when industrialist Alfred DuPont visited organizers remain an all-volunteer group that Cambridge aboard his yacht Alicia and attracts support from other race communibefriended William Barrett and his son, ties, most notably the Kent Island Racing Lou. DuPont was intrigued by Barrett’s Association. speedboat, which was powered by a threehorsepower, single-cylinder engine. He Some Records—Cambridge has reached sigorganized CYC in February 1911 for the nificant milestones over the years, including sole purpose of staging an official regatta. hosting the unlimited hydroplanes in 1948 CYC would go on to organize the regat- and the stock outboard national championta for some 60 years turning it over to the ships in 1956, which drew more than 500 Cambridge Jaycees, and in 1972, the course entries. In 1999, Cambridge hosted the was moved from in front of the yacht club Eastern Divisional Championships for every to its present location in Hambrooks Bay. inboard category class at the time, marking Established in 1978, the Cambridge Power the first time all classes had participated on Boat Regatta Association has organized the the same schedule. For each of the next 10 annual regatta ever since adopting the label years, Cambridge would host one of three na“Cambridge Classic.” tional events, including the World and North American Championships.

Cambridge is home to legendary engine builders, including Arlie Adkins and Many records have been established and George Cusick (also a Hall of Fame driver national champions named; a record nine in 1961). Designer and builder Harold Ru- Dorchester County racers would be named to ark turned out a number of world-record the Gulf Marine Hall of Fame and its succes-holding and national champion hulls from sor the Hall of Champions. The list includes the 1950s until his last for his son Jim the first woman, Polly Wright in 1940, and in the 1990s. When receiving one of his a father and son, Elwood Pliescott, Sr. and many national championship awards, the Jr., in 1953 and 1960. Most recently, Tom late Tommy Thompson summed it up the Thompson was inducted in January. best, saying, “Each generation has willingly Technology has changed, and the boats fly shared what they learned with those new to faster, but the level of enthusiasm and supthe sport.” port from the community remains. Everyone Cambridge is also known for bestgets excited when the first class roars into in-class race management, community the first turn eight abreast, with rooster tails support, hospitality, and safety innovadriven by roaring engines and a determinations. The nucleus of the American Power tion to win. For more details, call (410) Boat Association’s safety team began with 228-3575 or visit cpbra.com. drivers in Cambridge. Cambridge Classic proptalk.com

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he Marylanders Grow Oysters Program (MGO) seeks to improve the health of the Bay by enabling residents to grow oysters in their local tributary. As they feed, oysters filter water and remove nutrients, chemicals, and sediment. One oyster can filter more than 50 gallons of water per day. This grassroots effort has recently expanded to include the Chester, Miles, and Wye rivers as well as Bodkin, Cox, Harris, and Swan creeks. Residents along theses waterways join a legion of committed oyster gardeners on the Magothy, Severn, South, Corsica, and Tred Avon rivers, in addition to many creeks.

Here’s how this fast-growing program works: community groups coordinate with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to distribute cages filled with baby oysters, called spat, to individuals with access to private or community piers.

Once a week during the fall, the grower gives the cages a few shakes to control fouling from naturally occurring silt and also to prevent the oysters from growing around the cage wires. During the winter, the cages are lowered closer to the bottom and left alone until spring, at which time they are raised and weekly care resumes. Oyster cages are distributed in September and collected in June, when the oysters are transferred to a nearby sanctuary.

Application forms for community groups interested in bringing the MGO program to their tributary are available at oysters. maryland.gov/pdfs/Oyster_App_Doc.pdf. For more details, visit oysters.maryland.gov.

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The Crabtree family joined their neighbors and the Severn River Association in this year’s MGO Program.

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Recapping National Marina Day June 12, Jim Ruscoe—manager of Anchorage Marina in Baltimore—says, “We pulled out all the stops for this event. More than 2500 people visited our docks that day, and many of them were new faces. Everyone who attended—vendors and visitors alike—had a blast!” Anchorage Marina was one of just 10 sites across the country selected to host “Boat. Fish. Live.” activities, including gushing fireboats and sparkling fireworks, cool demos and fun fishing activities, test drives and speedboat races, live music and kids’ fun, raffles and contests, and more marine mayhem ((410) 522-7200). Photo courtesy of Jim Ruscoe of Anchorage Marina

r. Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), has joined the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling to help prevent and mitigate the impact of any future spills due to offshore drilling. A native of the Louisiana Gulf Coast, Boesch knows the region well and the impact this catastrophe is having on the people and ecology of the region. He’s a pioneer in the study of the environmental effects of offshore energy development.

On another front, Dr. Michael Roman will lead a team of scientists from UMCES’s Horn Point Laboratory, including faculty members Drs. Bill Boicourt and Jamie Pierson, in studying the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on plankton and fish communities in the northern Gulf in late August. “Data collected over the last five years by our research team gives us a scientifically robust starting point for assessing how the Gulf ecosystem has changed in the wake of the spill,” says Dr. Roman. PropTalk wholeheartedly salutes their efforts. umces.edu

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he Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds in Crownsville, MD, will rock from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with an outdoor music and arts festival that boasts 23 local bands, three stages, specialty acts, artists, food, beer, and cocktails August 8. Oh, and leave your pets or exotic animals at home. annapalooza.org

What’s a Bruckmann, Anyway?

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On the fly. Photo of the Bruckmann 34e courtesy of Bruckmann Yachts ou know, there are tons of boats out there, and I’m not half bad at picking them out, but when was the boat’s ability to rise out of being his drawing table. Lately, Ellis has turned I saw an ad for a Bruckmann 34e dura displacement hull to planing at only 12 his eye toward Bruckmann Yachts of Mising PropTalk’s layout process a couple of knots with help of the quiet 440-horsesissauga, Ontario (Canada), where he’s months ago, I had to investigate. Crusader power Yanmar diesel. Even with a moderturning out designs for the semi-custom Yachts in Annapolis happens to be the ate chop, the boat handled smoothly and firm.

East Coast dealer for the brand, so I got turned without the usual rolling of similar I headed down to Port Annapolis for a in touch with owner Nancy Cann and arhull designs. In short; a beautiful ride. ride on a hot and sunny June day, and the ranged for a ride.

Bruckmann’s full line is available from boat was immediately noticeable from a You may not recognize the brand name, Crusader Yachts (crusaderyachts.com), distance: lots of beautiful teak structural but you’ll certainly notice the designer’s: where you can find out more about the 34e units and accents, a glossy navy blue hull, Mark Ellis. Ellis was an apprentice at the (there’s a beautiful one in stock) and all of and a smart pocket-cruiser design. famous powerboat design offices of C. Bruckmann’s other offerings.

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Racy News

s our August cover shows, summer on the Bay means some supersonic racing. It’s a fantastic, familyfriendly spectator sport. For the Cambridge Classic, see page 16. For racing news, see page 53. For other hot spots in August, read on.

Thunder on the Narrows August 7-8 bring the 20th running of Thunder on the Narrows for adult and junior drivers alike. The fun is hosted by the Kent Narrows Racing Association.

Gates at the Kent Island Yacht Club open at 10 a.m. both days, with racing starting at noon. It’s your chance to see 1 Liter Modified, 1-1/2 Stock, 2-1/2 Stock, 2-1/2 Modified, 5 Liter, National Modified, Jersey Speed Skiff, Pro Stock, and Super Stock speedsters. Stay tuned for the order of classes. Fees are $7 per adult, and kids under age 12 get in for free. No coolers allowed! Park offsite and take the shuttle bus. kentnarrowsracing.com Hampton Cup Regatta The nation’s oldest continuously running hydroplane boat race celebrates its 84th

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anniversary August 13-15. More than 70 hydroplanes and Jersey Speed Skiffs from across the country and Canada will be on Mill Creek in Hampton, VA, for the Hampton Cup Regatta. At 20 feet long, these nautical rockets can often reach speeds of 150 mph, setting both national and world records. Best of all, the event is free of charge. This year, Hampton welcomes 10 classes of the fastest hydroplanes in North America, including the everpopular J-Stocks; the youth class for ages nine-14 will compete for national points.

After boat checks, racing will run from noon to 5 p.m. each day.

Considered the loudest piston-powered racing boats in the world, these hydroplanes are sure to have onlookers marveling at their warp-like speed. Other weekend festivities include food and beverage vendors, souvenir programs, a children’s area, a very special Bash at the Bridge Friday night party, and racing-enthusiast clothing and collectibles. Race contestants will be also on-hand participating in autograph sessions throughout the weekend. Lawn chairs, pop-up tents, and shade umbrellas are encouraged; coolers, pets, bikes, and skateboards are not permitted. hamptoncupregatta.org

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Marylanders Win ROW Contest

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n this year’s 2010 Maryland River of Words (ROW) Poetry and Art Contest, works by 121 school children from eight Maryland counties were entered, and four pieces were chosen as champions. Jack Mellody of Montgomery County and Ryan Van Tine of Howard County won for poetry, and Michelle Chang of Howard County and Hannah Garrett of Anne Arundel County won for art. Each champion received a $100 U.S. Savings Bond courtesy of BB&T Bank.

The winning pieces will be on display at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) exhibit at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium August 27-September 6. To learn more and see the winning submissions, visit dnr.maryland.gov/education/are/row.

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Hannah Garrett’s winning WOR entry.

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hen the National Marine Manufacturers Association and Discover Boating recently listed their top 10 affordable, on-the-water destinations and nautical hot spots, it somehow overlooked the two states that line the Chesapeake Bay. Their top 10 boating states, in order by total annual expenditures for new powerboats, motors, trailers, and accessories in 2009, included lakes and beach communities in Florida, Texas, California, North Carolina, New York, Louisiana, Washington, Delaware, Michigan, and Minnesota.

PropTalk can only assume that the vast number of nautical hot spots in Maryland and Virginia overwhelmed the sensibilities of the list makers. discoverboating.com

The Skinny on Shrink Wrap Recycling

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pproximately 125 marinas and boatyards in Maryland helped recycle 125,000 pounds of shrink wrap from boats this spring. Mondo Polymer donated time, fuel, and staff to send trucks from Ohio to Maryland to recover the wrap. To help make the process easier for marinas next spring, the Clean Marina Program of Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources has printed decals with instructions for proper removal of the shrink wrap. When placed on wrapped boats in the winter, the decals will teach boaters or workers to cut out the straps, strings, and zippers from the wrap when removing it. dnr.state.md.us Follow us!

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DOCKTALK Drum roll please… On far right, Susan Nahmias is happy to present 2010’s Marine Wizards (L-R): Dan Oldale of Annapolis Custom Yacht Canvas, Fred Wagner of Annapolis Yacht Sales, independent contractor Kate Chaney Torgerson, Bob Campbell of Marine Electric Systems, Marc LeBlanc of West Marine, Erik Lostrom of Scandia Marine Services, independent contractor Patrick Teeling, and Ryan Anderson of Martek. Not shown are Marine Wizards Tim Stevens of Barefoot Yacht Services and Paul Foer. Photo by Sara Proctor/PropTalk

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Spring Cotillion, Eastport Style

o need for tuxes, taffeta, or tiaras. Flip-flops, Hawaiian shirts, and Bermuda shorts were de rigueur during Eastport Yacht Club’s (EYC) Spring Cotillion June 10. Bonus points if your ankle tatt was nautical in nature. The second running of this outdoor event honored 10 outstanding marine wizards, who work in the marine industry and love boats, boating, and boaters. PropTalk’s Molly Winans says, “It was everything a summer party should be—packed with boaters and lighthearted with terrific food, cold drinks, and upbeat dancing music—all wrapped up in a beautiful sunset. It’s one of EYC’s best parties every time, and for a club that throws some serious parties, that says a lot.” In addition to giving the winning wizards the recognition they were due, the waterfront party featured great bands, grilled food, and tasty beverages, including the ever-popular Cotillion Punch. The event was hosted by EYC and the EYC Foundation, which provides a Scholarship Fund for Further Education in the Marine Trades. PropTalk was a proud sponsor, and many of us joined the fun. eastportyc.org

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CCA MD Continues Oyster Restoration

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n late June, CCA MD’s Patuxent River Chapter (CCA MD) began the third phase of its oyster restoration project, which will result in the placement of 500,000 adult oysters on sanctuaries by the end of the summer. Calvin Davies, a Patuxent High School sophomore, serves as the creek captain of the Mill Creek work; it’s his Eagle Scout service project for Troop 427 in Solomons. Davies also used research from his work to take first place in the 2010 Calvert County Science Fair.

Another scout working on his Eagle Scout project for Troop 427—Solomons will assume leadership for the second year of the Mill Creek effort. The project is made possible by government agencies, businesses, aquaculturists, recreational anglers, and concerned citizens all working together for the good of the Chesapeake. ccamd.org Krogen 39'

Buoy Is $200,000 Richer

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he Dominion Foundation provided a $200,000 grant to Coastal Conservation Association Maryland for an open-water monitoring buoy at the Dominion Reef at the Gooses, an artificial reef in the Chesapeake Bay. As part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake Trail, the buoy will provide realtime data on water quality, waves, currents, and other information useful to boaters, fishermen, students, researchers and others who want to protect, restore and enjoy the bay.

Data will be available on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website (eyesonthebay. net) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System website (buoybay.org). The Dominion Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources, which owns and operates the Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on the Chesapeake Bay in Southern Maryland. Stay tuned for news of the buoy’s deployment.

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Carolyn Faggert (L) vice president and chief environmental officer of Dominion Resources, points toward the base of the new smart buoy that will be placed on the Dominion Reef at the Gooses. Watching are (L-R): Ed Liccione, vice chairperson of the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland (CCA MD); Mike Frederick, director of LNG Operations, Cove Point, Dominion Resources; and Carolyn Moss, managing director, state and local affairs, Dominion Resources.

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Keep Boating Safely

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his spring, on the York River near York River State Park, two experienced fishermen ventured out to check gill nets in a 16-foot boat. The conditions were too heavy for their small boat, and it capsized. One of the first things found was their cooler that had drifted ashore; inside the cooler were their life preservers.

These fishermen, while prepared in having life vests onboard, were not prepared when they encountered strong winds and high waves.

The vests were not worn, and both anglers drowned.

So this doesn’t happen again, the USCG and USCG Auxiliary are ramping up the number of safe boating classes, vessel safety checks, and public affairs events to drive home the importance of wearing a life vest.

Recently, the National Ocean Atmospheric Administration hosted an event at the Williamsburg Busch Gardens and Water Country, and the USCG Auxiliary was there in full force. Scouts, their families, and others learned about the local watershed and the Chesapeake Bay, water safety and use of life vests, and more.

New life vest inflatables and waist belt inflatables can easily be worn while fishing and/or cruising; you don’t have to worry about them getting in the way or being excessively hot or cumbersome. Be more responsible when you go out on the water: wear your life vests, keep a throwable cushion readily available, look out for other boats and people in the water, and watch the weather.

As a volunteer organization of men and women 17 years of age and older, the USCG Auxiliary performs the same mission areas as the USCG, except for law enforcement and combat duties. To learn about becoming a USCG Auxiliarist, visit uscgaux.org.

Angela Daniel and Roy Stubbs (USCG Auxiliary) go over water safety with Girl Scouts.

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Boaters who are not currently members can register for free to submit photos through September 8 at info@marinalife. com. This is one way Marinalife, which is based in Baltimore, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The winning photos will be displayed at the Marinalife booth at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show this fall and featured in the fall issue of Marinalife Magazine.

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Onancock Creek +3 :52 +4 :15 *0.70 *0.83 2.2 Stingray Point +2 :01 +2 :29 *0.48 *0.83 1.4 Hooper Strait Light +5 :52 +6 :04 *0.66 *0.67 2.0 Lynnhaven Inlet +0 :47 +1 :08 *0.77 *0.83 2.4

Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 +1:40 *0.88 *0.88 1.0 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 –1:15 *1.12 *1.14 1.1 Cedar Point –3:16 –3:13 *1.33 *1.33 1.4 Point Lookout –3:48 –3:47 *1.37 *1.33 1.4

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DIFFERENCES Spring DIFFERENCES Spring

High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range

Windmill Point Wolf Trap Light Urbanna Norfolk

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HAMPTON ROADS

+1:56 +2:13 *0.50 *0.50 1.5 –0:07 +0:27 *0.65 *0.65 1.9 37°39’ +3:04 *0.58 *0.58 1.7 36°51’ +0:15 *1.12 *1.17 3.4

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DIFFERENCES Spring

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Sharps Island Light –3:47 Havre de Grace +3:11 Sevenfoot Knoll Light – 0:06 St Michaels, Miles River –2:14

–3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

*1.18 *1.17 1.5 *1.59 *1.59 1.9 *0.82 *0.83 1.1 *1.08 *1.08 1.4

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Current tables show location, day of the week, day of the month, event (Slack, max Flood, max Ebb), time, and current speed in knots.

CHESAPEAKE BAY ENTRANCE

0228 0551 -1.2 30 0930 1153 +0.6

1449 1813 -0.9 2133

BALTIMORE APPROACH

0003 0250 -0.6 30 0542 0845 +0.7

1140 1500 -0.8

1816 2128 +0.8

1847 2209 +0.8

0408 -1.9 30 0108 0717 1018 +2.3 1328 1632 -2.1

C&D CANAL

2000 2246 +1.9

2047 2335 +1.8

0231 0559 -1.6 -0.7 0411 -2.8 0159 0453 -1.7 0050 0339 -0.6 31 0008 +0.7 0257 0630 -1.1 15 0911 15 0221 15 0101 1140 +1.1 0512 0825 +0.9 0757 1040 +2.5

1007 1236 +0.6

1452 1818 -1.5

1131 1448 -1.0 31 0639 0929 +0.5

1400 1640 -2.0 31 0750 1056 +2.3

1357 1712 -2.2 1215 1536 -0.7 1534 1903 -0.8

2122 2357 +1.1 1806 2112 +0.9

1956 2252 +2.6

0316 0654 -1.6 0320 -0.8 0505 -2.5 0254 0542 -1.5 0140 0433 -0.6 1 0051 +0.6 0325 0712 -1.1 16 1002 16 0027 16 0204 1238 +1.1 0619 0918 +0.8 0842 1126 +2.4 1 0827 1140 +2.2 1 0743 1018 +0.4

1044 1318 +0.6

1556 1924 -1.4

1213 1532 -1.0

1441 1730 -2.2

1431 1757 -2.3 1251 1614 -0.7

1625 1953 -0.8 2225 1845 2202 +1.0

2056 2351 +2.5 2138

1920 2253 +0.9 0055 +1.0 0423 -0.8 0602 -2.2 17 0403 0749 -1.5 2 0030 +1.8 0357 0636 -1.3 0232 0531 -0.6 2 0133 +0.5 0356 0756 -1.1 17 0128 17 0309 0731 1016 +0.6 0927 1215 +2.3

1059 1336 +1.0 0907 1227 +2.1 2 0857 1113 +0.3 1127 1359 +0.6

1258 1619 -0.9

1525 1825 -2.3

1705 2027 -1.3

1510 1845 -2.3 1330 1656 -0.6

1728 2042 -0.7 1927 2255 +1.1 2201

1956 2341 +0.9 0152 +0.8 0054 +2.3 0217 +0.4 18 0456 0529 -0.8 18 0419 0844 -1.4 0701 -1.9 3 0127 +1.7 0511 0731 -1.1 0327 0632 -0.6 3 0009 0433 0841 -1.1 18 0230 0849 1118 +0.5

1157 1434 +1.0

1015 1304 +2.2 0953 1317 +2.0 3 1214 +0.2 1212 1445 +0.6

1347 1710 -0.8

1816 2133 -1.2

1613 1920 -2.3

1556 1934 -2.4

1831 2139 -0.7 2013 2352 +1.1 1744 -0.5 2037 0044 0252 +0.6 0201 +2.1 0308 +0.3 19 0555 0636 -0.8 19 0532 0943 -1.3 0758 -1.6 4 0226 +1.7 0625 0828 -0.9 4 0033 +0.9 0421 0733 -0.7 4 0109 0524 0932 -1.1 19 0332 1009 1224 +0.4

1256 1539 +0.9

1106 1355 +2.0 1302 1542 +0.7

1442 1805 -0.7 1319 +0.2 1923 2245 -1.1 1837 -0.5

1929 2246 -0.8 2103 0157 0403 +0.5 0050 +1.1 0126 +1.0 0209 0411 +0.3 0655 1049 -1.2 0433 0742 -0.8 0514 0831 -0.8 0624 1032 -1.2

1357 1656 +0.9

1127 1334 +0.3 1355 1647 +0.8

2027 2352 -1.1

1544 1905 -0.7 1422 +0.2 1935 -0.5

2026 2347 -0.9 0306 0517 +0.4 0148 +1.2 0220 +1.0 0303 0512 +0.4 0752 1150 -1.2 0531 0845 -0.9 0604 0923 -0.8 0725 1132 -1.3

1456 1755 +0.9

1235 1441 +0.3 1322 1519 +0.3

1449 1741 +1.0 2128

1653 2006 -0.6

1723 2035 -0.5 2122 0049 -1.2 0039 -1.1 0245 +1.2 0407 0610 +0.5 0312 +1.1 0353 0603 +0.6 0625 0942 -1.0

0846 1244 -1.2 0652 1010 -0.9 0828 1228 -1.4

1332 1543 +0.4

1550 1842 +0.9 1359 1610 +0.4

1542 1829 +1.1 1802 2106 -0.6

1828 2133 -0.6 0144 -1.2 0131 -1.2 0339 +1.1 0457 0654 +0.5 0014 0404 +1.1 0439 0651 +0.8 0714 1033 -1.0

0937 1335 -1.2 0737 1052 -1.0 0933 1324 -1.6

1420 1638 +0.4

1639 1925 +0.9 1431 1656 +0.5

1635 1917 +1.3 1906 2203 -0.6

1928 2230 -0.7 0233 -1.2 0222 -1.4 0042 0429 +1.1 0539 0737 +0.5 0114 0453 +1.1 0524 0743 +0.9 0800 1118 -1.0

1023 1422 -1.2 0820 1133 -1.0 1037 1422 -1.7

1501 1727 +0.5

1722 2010 +1.0 1502 1740 +0.6

1727 2009 +1.4 2004 2257 -0.6

2024 2325 -0.8 0315 -1.2 0310 -1.6 0134 0516 +1.1 0620 0824 +0.5 0214 0542 +1.1 0610 0838 +1.1 0841 1200 -1.0

1106 1504 -1.2 0902 1213 -1.0 1138 1517 -1.8

1538 1811 +0.6

1804 2054 +1.0 1534 1823 +0.8

1819 2103 +1.4 2057 2346 -0.6 2118 0025 0351 -1.2 0018 -0.8 0031 0356 -1.7 0225 0559 +1.0 0700 0910 +0.5 0313 0630 +1.0 0658 0932 +1.2 0920 1239 -1.0

1148 1541 -1.2 0942 1253 -1.1 1238 1609 -1.8

1612 1853 +0.6

1845 2134 +1.0

1608 1907 +0.9

1913 2154 +1.4 2145 0058 0421 -1.2 0033 -0.6 0112 -0.9 0117 0441 -1.8 0739 0952 +0.6 0313 0641 +1.0 0412 0719 +1.0 0748 1023 +1.3

1232 1615 -1.2

0957 1315 -1.0 1023 1334 -1.0 1338 1702 -1.7

1926 2211 +0.9

1644 1932 +0.7

1643 1953 +1.0

2011 2245 +1.3 0129 0448 -1.2 0118 -0.6 0207 -0.9 0202 0530 -1.7 0818 1032 +0.6 0401 0722 +0.9 0513 0809 +0.8 0839 1115 +1.3

1319 1649 -1.1

1032 1350 -1.0 1105 1416 -1.0 1437 1801 -1.6

2008 2249 +0.9

1715 2010 +0.7

1722 2040 +1.1

2109 2338 +1.1 0159 0517 -1.2 0204 -0.6 0002 0303 -0.9 0249 0624 -1.6 0854 1112 +0.6 0450 0803 +0.8 0616 0902 +0.7 0930 1210 +1.2

1405 1727 -1.0

1106 1425 -0.9 1148 1501 -0.9 1535 1904 -1.5

2050 2327 +0.8

1746 2048 +0.8

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floodmax flood

ON CHESAPEAKE BAY ENTRANCE: Wolf Trap Light, 0.5 mi west of +1:43 Stingray Point, 12.5 mi east of +2:18 Point Lookout, 5.9 nm ESE of +3:45 ON BALTIMORE APPROACH: Poplar Island, 2.2 nm WSW of –0:44 Thomas Point Shoal Lt, 0.5 nm SE of –0:25 Chesapeake Bay Bridge, main chan +0:16

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slack before ebb

1049 1410 +1.9 1707 2015 -2.3

1649 2027 -2.4 0021 0315 +2.0 0042 0330 +1.7 0644 0900 -1.3 0731 0930 -0.9

1202 1447 +1.9 1153 1506 +1.8

1802 2115 -2.2

1748 2126 -2.4 0126 0439 +1.9 0142 0436 +1.8 0750 1007 -1.2 0829 1032 -0.9

1259 1544 +1.7 1258 1607 +1.9

1857 2218 -2.2

1850 2227 -2.5 0226 0544 +2.0 0240 0533 +2.0 0851 1108 -1.2 0919 1126 -1.1

1357 1641 +1.6 1401 1707 +2.0

1951 2313 -2.1

1954 2325 -2.6 0318 0635 +2.0 0335 0623 +2.2 0943 1159 -1.2 1002 1214 -1.3

1455 1733 +1.6 1502 1803 +2.2

2043 2357 -2.1 2059 0019 -2.7 0403 0718 +2.0 0426 0712 +2.3 1027 1244 -1.3 1042 1302 -1.5

1548 1821 +1.6

1559 1900 +2.5 2132 0037 -2.0 0115 -2.8 0442 0752 +2.0 0515 0800 +2.4

1105 1326 -1.4 1120 1350 -1.8

1635 1907 +1.6

1654 1957 +2.7 0118 -2.0 0212 -2.8 0515 0817 +2.0 0602 0845 +2.5

1139 1407 -1.5 1158 1439 -2.0

1717 1952 +1.6

1749 2052 +2.8 0201 -2.0 0001 0306 -2.7 0545 0842 +2.1 0647 0929 +2.5

1210 1444 -1.6 1238 1526 -2.2

1757 2036 +1.7

1845 2145 +2.8 0244 -2.0 0102 0358 -2.6 0615 0911 +2.1 0732 1011 +2.5

1237 1520 -1.8 1319 1613 -2.4

1837 2119 +1.8

1943 2239 +2.7 0022 0326 -2.0 0203 0449 -2.3 0645 0943 +2.2 0815 1056 +2.4

1302 1555 -2.0 1402 1702 -2.4

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1.0 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.4

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–0:57 –0:43 –0:17

–0:49 0.6 –0:41 1.0 +0:13 0.9

0.8 1.3 1.1

359° 185° 033° 191° 025° 230°

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Chesapeake Calendar presented by

SaTuRDay, SePT 19 5–9 pm

annapolis Maritime Museum, eastport live music: The John Frinzi Band, Jim Morris, James “Sunny Jim” White and Doyle Grisham of The Coral Reefer Band Tickets: purchase at ww.amaritime.org, 410/295.0104 or by check at Boatyard.

Full Moon PaRTy

Rum & beer specials Dancing!

The Way a Raw Bar Should be... oysters, clams, crawfish, shrimp, mussels, snow crabs and oyster shooters

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July Thru Aug 1 Shoal Lighthouse Thomas Point

Tours Annapolis Maritime Museum. amaritime.org

Thru Aug 6

Shagging on the Riverwalk 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, VA. It’s a free, beach music series. (757) 890-3500

Thru Aug 24 Bass Anglers American

Fishing Tour americanbassanglers.com

Thru Aug 31 Oxford’s Tour

Picket Fences Townwide. portofoxford.com

14-17

Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament South Jersey Marina, Cape May. Can’t get there? southjerseytournaments.com

Crab Ball 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Michael’s Café Raw Bar & Grill, Timonium, MD. Live music, dancing, cocktails, beers, crab cake eating contest, and award-winning crab cakes. Benefits the League of Dreams. michaelscafe.com

17

Hilda Crockett Begins Providing Home-Cooked Meals and Lodging to Tangier Island Visitors, 1939

17

Jesse’s Paddle Pocomoke River Canoe Company, Snow Hill, MD. Paddling, prizes, food, music, friends and more to benefit the Jesse Klump Memorial Scholarship Fund. atbeach.com/amuse/md/canoe

17

Slow Pokey Poker Run North East River Yacht Club, MD. Food, games, music, and fun to benefit American Cancer Society.

(410) 287-6145, jnbwaters@aol.com

17

14-Aug 11

Wish-A-Fish Fun Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. Hosted by Wish-A-Fish Foundation, which takes families with special needs kids out fishing. wish-a-fish.org

15-17

More Wish-A-Fish Fun Noon to 5:30 p.m. Bahia Marina, Ocean City, MD. Hosted by Ocean City Marlin Club/Kids Classic Tournament. wish-a-fish.org

Crab Feasts on the Queen 7 to 10 p.m. Departs from Annapolis City Dock. Crack crabs and watch Wednesday night racing. watermarkjourney.com Kent County Fair On the Bay near Tolchester, MD. Great food, exhibits, views, and local entertainment. kentcounty.com

16-18

Helping Hero’s Freedom Ride The personal watercraft fun runs 400 miles from Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis to Washington, DC, and then back to Annapolis. injuredmarinesfund.org

Fourth & Severn Eastport – Annapolis www.boatyardbarandgrill.com 410.216.6206

Aug 26 • Sept 23 Band: D’Vibe & Conga

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17-Aug 14

Movies on the Dock 9 p.m. Crisfield, MD. July 17 and 31 and August 14. Free! crisfieldevents.com

17-18

Marine Diesel Engines: Level II Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. annapolisschoolseamanship.com

17-18

Marlin Club Kids’ Classic Ocean City (MD) Marlin Club. (410) 213-1613

17-Aug 29

Hands-On Flare Demos West Marine, Solomons. July 17-18 and August 28-29. westmarine.com

19-25

Plein Air-Easton Easton and Talbot County. Features top artists, collectors, art galleries, workshops, and more. pleinaireaston.com

21

J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake 12:30 to 4 p.m. Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD. All-you-can-eat crabs, clams, fish, corn on the cob, and watermelon. A $40 donation gets you admission, a mug, and a mallet with customized logo as supplies last. crisfieldheritagefoundation.org

22

Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport. Food and fun punctuated with live music by D’Vibe & Conga. boatyardbarandgrill.com

22-26

Cambridge Classic Summer and Worlds Cambridge, MD. Celebrate 100 years of classic powerboat racing and see more than 150 race teams from all over the United States and Canada. Check out the thrills ’n spills of hydroplanes and flat-bottom boats on the Choptank River. cpbra.com

23

Night in the Museum 7 p.m. Go behind the scenes at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons.

Tour, demo, scavenger hunt, and sleep over. $35. calvertmarinemuseum.com

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25-Aug 8

Norfolk Jazz Festival Tidewater Archaeology Town Point Park, NorWeekend Historic St. folk, VA. Twelve hours of summery smooth Mary’s City, MD. Dig, tour, repeat. You dig? jazz along the waterfront. festeventsva.org stmaryscity.org AquaPalooza 2010 Noon to 8 p.m. Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse, Dumfries, VA. Created by Sea Ray Boats, AquaPalooza is free and open to all boaters and non-boaters. Each gathering features fun activities, such as live entertainment, games, giveaways, and much more. timsrivershore.com

24

First annual Thomas J. Wilson Fun Run and Auction for Leukemia North East, MD. speedwake.com

24

Fossil Field Festivities Calvert Marine Museum and Calvert Cliffs, Solomons. Guided tours help you learn how to identify fossils. calvertmarinemuseum.com

24-25

Mari*Fest 2010 Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. Enjoy Bay foods and beverages, music, dancing, living history demos, crafters, boat rides, sailing races, raffle, and kids’ activities, including a cardboard boat race. Free for the whole family! hdgmaritimemuseum.org

Restaurant Week: Savor St. Mary’s St. Mary’s County, MD. stmarysmd. com

27 28-29

National Scotch Day

Pony Swim Chincoteague, VA. Benefits the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. chincoteaguechamber.com

28-Aug 12

Buyboat Reunion and Potomac River Cruise Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, VA. The fleet will visit Colonial Beach, Dumfries, Colton’s Point, and Washington, DC. oysterbuyboats.com

29

At Jack Spot off Ocean City, MD, 171 White Marlin Are Caught, 1939 It was the largest single day’s catch ever recorded and led to Ocean City becoming tagged as the “White Marlin Capital of the World.”

29-Aug 28

Get the Dirt Out Chesapeake Workshops Hosted by Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper and Waterkeepers Chesapeake. Learn how to identify and report construction pollution July 29 and August 28. harborwaterkeeper.org

30 30-31

Eastbound Span of Chesapeake Bay Bridge Opens, 1952

First Chincoteague Pony Penning Held to Benefit Local Fire Company, 1925

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Marlin Club Ladies’ Tournament Ocean City (MD) Marlin Club. (410) 213-1613

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Thunder in the City Poker Run Run from the Chesapeake Inn in Chesapeake City, MD, to Still Pond to Poole’s Island and the Jetty Restaurant & Dock Bar to Jellyfish Joel’s Tiki Bar back to the Chesapeake Inn. DiMarco Marine Performance presents the fun. dimarcomarineperformance.com

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Queenstown, MD. Presented by IMPBA District 12 and the Delmarva Model Boat Club. See Monos, Cats, Hydros, Riggers, Offshore, Crackerboxes, Jersey Skiffs, and others fly. delmarvamodelboaters.com

Gabriel Fahrenheit and Andrus Celsius make their marks in 1714 and 1743, respectively.

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White Marlin Open Harbour Island Marina, Ocean City, MD. 2009 brought $903,442 to the winner and a new state record blue marlin for a 1062-pounder! whitemarlinopen.com

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Conquest Beach on the Chester River. Raft-up includes a BBQ and live music. It’s a nationwide Sea Ray party for all types of boats. clarkslanding.com Chesapeake Folk Festival Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Live music, demos, and crafts. Included with museum admission; food and boat rides are extra. cbmm.org

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Creek Critters Day Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve, Portsmouth, VA. hofflercreek.org

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John Ericsson Is Born in Sweden, 1803 Later invents the screw propeller and helps build the USS Monitor.

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First Attempt To Launch an Airplane by an Air-Compressed Catapult in Annapolis, 1912 In the process, Theodore (“Spuds”) Gordon Ellyson was almost killed when a crosswind pushed the plane into the water.

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Middle River Dinghy Poker Run Red Eye Yacht Club near Baltimore. Captains meet July 30. Back for its 10th season, the fun benefits the Norris Lane Foundation in Joppa, MD. dinghypokerrun.org

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National Catfish Month Noodling is not for everyone.

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Mount Vernon Ghost Walks 7 p.m. Saturdays. Haunted history walking tours of Mount Vernon, Baltimore. baltimoreghosttours.com

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Galileo Galilei Invents First Water Thermometer, 1593 Name-droppers

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Basic Coastal Navigation 7 to 9:15 p.m. Six sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays. Harford Community College, Bel Air, MD. $139. (410) 808-4878 Benedictine Monks Invent Champagne, 1531 The beverage became popular as a “boatchristening fluid” as the 19th century closed. Contrary to urban legend, Dom Perignon didn’t invent sparkling wine.

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U.S. Coast Guard Day To enforce tariff laws, Congress created the Revenue Cutter Service August 4, 1790. It was renamed the U.S. Coast Guard in 1915.

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Celebration of Life Cancer Gala 7 to 10 p.m. Rod ’N’ Reel Restaurant, Chesapeake Beach, MD. Dance and dine to help fight cancer. cbresortspa.com

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International Beer Day

Tangier Island Homecoming Festival Tangier, VA. Games, food, music, and dancing. tangierhistorymuseum.org

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Annie Oakley Wild West Festival Cambridge, MD. Celebrate her 150th birthday with live music, cow-poke-inspired attire, beer and wine, re-enactments, arts and crafts, pony rides, great food, and more. annieoakleyfestival.com

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Ghost Walks of Historic Chestertown 8 p.m. History, hauntings, and more. kentcountyhistory.org

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Beach Party on the Square 4 to 9 p.m. Leonardtown, MD. Live music, sand volleyball, games, antique cars, entertainment, face painting, exhibits, amusements, crafts, fire truck hose downs, and food. leonardtown.somd.com

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Blessing of the Combines?!

Snow Hill, MD. Parade of combines

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National Lighthouse Day lighthousefoundation.org Open House Point Lookout Lighthouse, Scotland, MD. pllps.org

Clarks Landing’s Escape to Herrington Harbour South Summer relaxation at its best! Sandy beach, pool, picnic area, home-style cookout, and more. clarkslanding.com

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Colonial Beach Waterfest Colonial Beach, VA. Don’t miss Rounds 11 and 12 of the jet ski competition as part of the 2010 APBA Watercross National Tour. apbaracing.com

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Thunder on the Narrows Noon to 5 p.m. Kent Island Yacht Club, Chester, MD. See hydroplanes and Jersey speed skiffs fly at more than 100 mph! kentnarrowsracing.com

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Ancient Egyptians Invent Flip-Flops, About 4000 BC

Gustav Brunn Develops Secret Recipe for Old Bay Seasoning in Baltimore, 1939

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Hipparchus Is First Person To Use Long/Lat System To Specify Places on Earth, Second Century BC

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Shoremen from Maryland’s Eastern Shore Sail to Baltimore on a Bay Schooner, 1898 They open a small chandlery in Fells Point, which today is know as the Vane Brothers Company.

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Robert Lee Forrest Bequeaths His 365-Acre, Defunct Java Dairy Farm to Smithsonian Institution, 1964 The property’s varied habitat along the Rhode River (upland, wetland, and estuary) makes it a perfect site for ecological research.

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In the Wee Hours of the Morning, Residents of St. Michaels Hoodwink the Brits, 1813 Townsfolk hoisted lanterns up the masts of ships and in the treetops, causing British cannons to overshoot the town, save for one house.

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Alexander MacRae Launches MacRae Hosiery Manufacturers in Australia, 1914 The company became known as Speedo in 1928.

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Fifty-Four Boats Compete in First White Marlin Open, 1974 With a first-place win, Wince Sorenson of Bowie, MD, earned $5000.

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Perseids Meteor Showers The lightshow comes courtesy of the comet Swift-Tuttle. Most of the dust in the cloud today is around 1000 years old. Activity spans July 13 to August 26.

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Captain Steve Harmano’s Poor Girls Open Bahia Marina, Ocean City, MD. Ladies only. Proceeds benefit breast cancer research. bahiamarina.com

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Blame Someone Else Day

It’s Friday the Thirteenth, So Don’t Start a Cruise Today Part of the lore behind triskaidekaphobia says that witches in ancient Rome gathered in groups of 12; the 13th was believed to be the devil.

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We count no less than 11 skulls and crossbones and six parrots in different stages of disrepair. Photo of 2008’s Pirates and Wenches Weekend in Rock Hall by Suzanne Einstein

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Clarks Landing’s Escape to Bubba’s Pig Roast Knapp’s Narrows Marina and Inn, Tilghman Island, MD. Bubba will rock the dock with a wine tasting, steamed shrimp, Bloody Marys by the pool, roasted pork, and dancing to the blues band Nothin’ But Trouble. clarkslanding.com

Taste of Downtown Hampton/Cook-Off Hampton Public Piers, VA. Food, contests, MYS_1076 July Prop Talk:Layout 1 6/29/10 10:18 AM Page 1 live entertainment, and more food at local restaurants. downtownhampton.com

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Hampton Cup Regatta Check out the 84th running of this powerboat racing event. hamptoncupregatta.org

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EYC’s Annapolis Dinghy Poker Run From Eastport Yacht Club to Spa and Back creeks. Hosted by Deans Yacht Services to benefit Johns Hopkins Childrens Center. dinghypokerrun.org

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Gary Larson Is Born, 1950 “The Far Side” comic strip ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995.

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Seafood Feast-I-Val 1 to 6 p.m. Sailwinds Park, Cambridge, MD. All-you-can-eat feast with live entertainment, craft sales, door prizes, and displays. Free parking! The food-laced fun benefits the Cambridge Rescue Fire Company. seafoodfeastival.com

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USCG’s “Suddenly in Command” Class 9 a.m. to Noon.

Deltaville Yachting Center. dycboat.com

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Havre de Grace Seafood Festival Tydings Memorial Park, Havre de Grace, MD. Chesapeake waterfront fun with food, artisans, entertainment, charity auction/ raffle, and more. hdgseafoodfestival.org

Pirates and Wenches Fantasy Weekend Rock Hall, MD. Decorated dinghy flotilla, Caribbean beach party, live entertainment, pirate ship cruises, treasure hunts, costume contests, and fun for the whole family. rockhallpirates.com

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Seafood Festival at Tydings Park Havre de Grace, MD. hdgseafoodfestival. org

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Wine, Women, and Fishing Ladies Charity Billfish Tournament Virginia Beach.

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Scott Kirby and Dave Edmisten in Concert 4 p.m. Southern Maryland SA, Solomons. $20. smsa.com

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Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Sunset Marina, Ocean City, MD and Cape May, NJ. midatlantic500000.com

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Cove Point Lighthouse Is Automated, 1986

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New Jersey Performance Powerboat Club Chesapeake Rendezvous Speeds limited to 65 mph! njppc.com

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Caroline Summerfest Denton, MD. Music, interactive arts for kids, crafts, food, street performers, and river cruises. carolinesummerfest.com

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Chesapeake Crab and Beer Festival Noon to 6 p.m. National Harbor, MD. Enjoy great crabs and beer along the Potomac with live music, arts, and crafts. mdcrabfest.com

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Fossil Field Festivities Calvert Marine Museum and nearby beaches, Solomons. $20; for ages eight and older. calvertmarinemuseum.com

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Pressing Strings Wax & Herbal T Sweet Leda Unified Jazz Ensemble Mambo Sauce Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition Dean Rosenthal Blues Review Rythm Method featuring the “Annapolis Idol” winner

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Navy Buys Hammond’s Inheritance for Use as a Dairy Farm, 1909 Today, the property is known as Greenbury Point off Annapolis.

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Peter Markus Invents “Mae West,” 1928 Nickname for first inflatable life preserver.

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Richard Bach’s Book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Is Published, 1970 Reviewing the 1973 movie adaptation, Roger Ebert said, “This has got to be the biggest pseudocultural, would-be metaphysical rip-off of the year.”

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Cal Ripken, Jr., Is Born in Havre de Grace, 1960

Bayfest Noon to 6:30 The Movie “Psycho” Is Released, p.m. North Beach, MD. 1960 Marion Crane’s white 1957 Arts and crafts, live music, food, and beer.

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Fiore Wine, Jazz, and Art Festival The Movie “Wizard of Oz” Is ReNoon to 6 p.m. Pylesville, MD. Wine, jazz, leased, 1939 Reviewer Rick Polito wrote, “Transported to a surreal landscape, art, grape stomping, food, old-fashioned fun for all ages. fiorewinery.com a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill Inventor John Fitch Makes First again.”

Successful Trial of a Steamboat Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & on the Delaware River, 1787 Grill, Eastport. Food and fun puncLive Music in Oxford’s Town tuated with live music by D’Vibe & Conga.

Park 3 to 5 p.m. Free. boatyardbarandgrill.com portofoxford.com Rock the Bay Poker Run Event headquarters are at the Nauti-Goose Saloon in North East, MD. Sunday features a fun run and raft-up. rockthebay.com

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Last Concert for the Beatles, 1966 “Long Tall Sally” was their last song. They recorded their last song together, “I Me Mine,” in 1970.

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Capt. Phil Anderson plots a course across Annapolis Harbor for his next pickup. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

rabbing a taxicab can often be a hit-or-miss production. No matter which American city you’re in, it’s often like what Forrest Gump’s mama said about boxes of chocolate: “You never know what you’re going to get.” Cantankerous drivers, smelly pine tree-shaped air fresheners hanging from rear view mirrors, drooping interior headliners held up with thumbtacks, and blown-out suspensions often provide a “unique” ride experience.

Water taxis are different.

Watermark Cruises, based on Back Creek in Annapolis, has a water taxi fleet that runs people back and forth across Annapolis Harbor, up and down Spa and Back creeks, and out to the Naval Academy anchorage on the Severn River. My first introduction to the water taxi concept was a photo in Kevin Fleming’s 1988 pictorial Annapolis, which shows a Domino’s delivery dude riding a double-ended launch out to a boat anchored in Annapolis Harbor.

Back then, water taxi service was provided by Naptowne Harbor The water taxi starts running on Taxi. This company was subseweekends only in mid-April, until quently purchased by Ed Hartmid-May when the taxi operates man’s Chesapeake Marine Tours seven days a week. The taxi’s sum- and is now run by Watermark mer schedule is Monday through Cruises, the company that HartThursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; man’s daughter, Debbie Gosselin, Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.; now runs. Interested in seeing what types of characters I could Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 a.m.; and Sunfind riding the taxi on a Friday days 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. This schedule night, I asked Gosselin if I could continues through October. The full tag along one June evening. She week after Annapolis boat shows is graciously obliged.

Watermark’s water taxi fleet usually the water taxi’s last full week, is made up of four modified 24then weekends only as long as the 1/2 foot, North Carolina-built weather holds. You can hail the taxi Privateer launch hulls, which on VHF Channel 68, or by phone at carry a nine-foot, one-inch beam.

(410) 263-0033.

Each boat is powered by either a 54- or 75-horsepower Yanmar diesel turning a three-blade, 17inch propeller. The boats Ginny, Taylor C., Lily, and Quatro—are named after Ed Hartman’s grandchildren and his son, Ed Hartman IV, hence Quatro. Watermark keeps a rebuilt engine, spare transmission, and all sorts of spare parts in the shop at all times. Downtime isn’t an option. Gosselin says, “It takes about two days for the crew to swap out an engine.” The engines last quite a long time: Ginny’s hour meter currently shows around 13,000 hours, while Lily’s engine is fairly new, having had her old engine removed with around 12,000

by Gary Reich hours on it in October 2009. “The boats are used so frequently that they don’t need

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to be hauled to have their hulls or propellers cleaned all season long,” Gosselin says.

“We don’t even send a diver down unless there’s a problem,” Gosselin adds.

My night with the water taxi started out on a beautiful warm June Friday evening.

The air was about 80 degrees with just enough salty Chesapeake sea breeze to keep us cool, but not so much to make handling the boat difficult. Gosselin paired me up with 12-year veteran Watermark employee and 100-ton USCG Master Captain Phil Anderson for the evening.

Anderson promptly picked me up at the Chart House at 5:30 p.m.—not a minute late. I boarded the boat with one other person, who was to be our first “fare” of the evening (Watermark prefers to call them “guests”). “Where you headed?” Anderson asks. “Watergate Village,” the young gentleman responds. Watergate Village requires a trip out into the Severn River around Horn Point and then into Back Creek, the southern-most of Annapolisproper’s two creeks.

The fare system on Watermark’s taxis is based on zones; the farther you travel, the higher the fare. A simple hop from Ego Alley at City Dock downtown to Chart House will run you $2 each way. A longer trip up Spa Creek to Truxtun Park, however, will run you $4.50 each way. Six dollars is Watermark’s most expensive fare and involves a trip from City Dock all the way to near the end of Back Creek. You’ll find a tip jar on every water taxi, but you’ll never find a captain pressing you for a tip.

“I don’t worry about the tip jar much,” Anderson says. “If I do a particularly good job as a tour guide or do a nice job coming alongside someone’s boat, people are often generous. But I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it, and it all works out in the end.”

I next asked Anderson about the positive characteristics of the water taxi’s Privateer hull. “The best part is that the boats use inboard diesels and are very maneuverable since we can use the propeller’s “walking” (pulling the boat to one side or the other) attributes to pull the boat in the direction we need it to go, especially when pulling alongside an anchored or moored boat,” Anderson says. My next question was “what’s the worst part about the boats?” Anderson pointed up at the brightyellow canopy and says “That canopy and the sign on top can become a real challenge when the breeze pipes up. It’s a lot of windage to deal with.” Anderson jokingly Follow us!

adds that “the windows (water taxis are an open affair) don’t do a very good job at keeping the rain or spray out, either.”

It turns out that most of the folks we ferried around that night boarded “just for the fun of it.” While a few had a definite need to be ferried back and forth to their

A familiar sight on Annapolis waters. One of Watermark’s water taxis cuts through the water toward its next pickup on a summery June evening. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

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Sam and Jemma Medile take their son, Dominic, out for a summer spin on the water taxi. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

Four-footed furry friends are welcome, too. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

anchored or moored boats, I found that a lot of our guests just wanted to get out on the water and enjoy a ride around the harbor. Early in the evening, a young lady with a toddler (Shannon Lewthwaite and little Violet Miller) and the Mediles, a local family with their son, boarded “just to take a ride.” We hauled the Mediles over to the Chart House, while Shannon and Violet stayed on for a longer cruise. We’d meet up again with the Mediles later, picking them up to ferry them back to City Dock.

Later on in the evening, yet another family boarded and asked if they could just ride to the Chart House and back with their young son—stroller in tow. Anderson told them about the 40-minute tours on Miss Anne, which was tied up right next to the water taxi stand, but the couple insisted they just wanted to give their son a “test ride” first.” It turns out a lot of people come onboard just for a quick ride as part of their evening. “A lot of our guests just want to hop across the creek for dinner, or just ride out to a stop and then back again. While we do carry out a lot of trips to take people to and from their anchored or moored boats, the job involves a lot of short hops,” Anderson says.

The last pickup during our four-hour tour was a fun, raucous group of 20-somethings from the launch ramp at Truxtun Park, located at the head of Spa Creek.

Their journey was to Actons Landing, a development that spills onto the waterfront at Acton Cove. The group was headed to the Sly Fox Tavern to celebrate a friend’s birthday. I asked them why they just didn’t drive. One young lady said “This is so much more fun. You hop on the boat and get a nice short boat ride, they drop you off, and then it’s only a few blocks’ walk to the tavern.”

By the time 9:30 p.m. rolled around, I had a pad full of notes, a camera-full of pictures, and a nice red hue on my face from the early-summer sunshine. During the four-hour ride, we ferried guests from Williamsburg, VA, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD, Alexandria, VA, Philadelphia, PA, St. Petersburg, FL, and Annapolis; I counted about 60 people altogether during our “shift.” Anderson tells me it was a slow night. While I admit I was hoping to meet up with some raucous bar-hoppers on my assignment, everyone was well-behaved and polite. Maybe I’ll take the late-night shift next time.

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39° 00.2N 76° 27.3W

Captain Bud’s Crisfield, MD (410) 968-3131

37° 58.3N 75° 51.4W

Catamarans Solomons, MD (410) 326-3698

38° 19.3N 76° 27.4W

Crab Claw St. Michaels (410) 745-2900

38° 47.5N 76° 13.2W

DiGiovanni’s Solomons (410) 394-6400

38° 19.2N 76° 27.3W

Fisherman’s Inn Kent Narrows (410) 827-8807

38° 58.1N 76° 14.4W

Four Winds Café Solomons, MD (410) 394-6373

38° 19.5N 76° 27.1W

Suicide Bridge Choptank River, MD (410) 943-4689

38° 37.2N 75° 56.4W

Foxy’s Dock Bar St. Michaels (410) 745-4340

38° 47.2N 76° 13.2W

The Captain’s Table Solomons (410) 326-2772

38° 19.5N 76° 27.5W

Harris Crab House Kent Narrows (410) 827-9500

38° 57.2N 76° 12.4W

The Jetty Kent Narrows, MD (410) 827-4959

38° 58.3N 76° 14.2W

Hemingway’s and Lola’s Kent Island (410) 643-2722

38° 58.3N 76° 19.4W

The Masthead Oxford, MD (410) 226-5171

38° 40.5N 76° 10.1W

Indigo Landing Potomac River (703) 548-0001

38° 49.5N 77° 02.3W

Thursday’s Galesville, MD (410) 867-7200

38° 50.5N 76° 32.4W

Kentmorr Kent Island (410) 643-2263

38° 54.5N 76° 21.4W

Tiki Bar Solomons (410) 326-4075

38° 19.1N 76° 27.2W

Lowes Wharf Marina Inn Sherwood, MD (410) 745-6684

38° 45.9N 76° 19.7W

Tim’s II Fairview Beach, VA (540) 775-7500

38° 19.4N 77° 14.5W

Madigan’s Waterfront Occoquan River (703) 494-6373

38° 40.5N 77° 15.3W

Tim’s River Shore Potomac River (703) 441-1375

38° 34.1N 77° 15.5W

Mango’s Bar & Grill Herring Bay (410) 257-0095

38° 43.2N 76° 32.3W

Vera’s White Sands Patuxent River, MD (410) 586-1182

38° 25.3N 76° 27.5W

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37° 15.4N 75° 58.7W

Bar Norfolk Elizabeth River (757) 627-2800

36° 50.4N 76° 17.3W

Chicks Oyster House Lynnhaven River (757) 481-5757

36° 54.2N 76° 05.6W

Cull Ring Reedville, VA (804) 453-5002

37 49.9N 76° 17.19N

Dockside Inn Lynnhaven River, VA (757) 481-4545

36° 54.2N 76° 05.1W

La Marinella Lynnhaven River, VA (757) 412-0203

36° 54.2N 76° 04.1W

Hooters Elizabeth River, VA (757) 622-9464

36° 50.4N 76° 17.3W

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Mallards at the Wharf Onancock Creek (757) 787-8558

37° 42.7N 75° 45.3W

(410) 827-6523

One Fish Two Fish Lynnhaven River, VA (757) 496-4350

36° 54.4N 76° 04.3W

Pelican Pub Cape Charles, VA (757) 331-1776

37° 07.1N 75° 58.7W

River’s Inn Gloucester Point, VA (804) 642-6161

37° 15.2N 76° 28.5W

Smithfield Station Smithfield, VA (757) 357-7700

36° 58.5N 76° 37.2W

Surfrider Hampton Roads, VA (757) 723-9366

37° 00.5N 76° 20.4W

Surfrider Marina Shores Lynnhaven River, VA (757) 481-5646

36° 54.2N 76° 03.5W

Surfrider Taylors Landing Little Creek, VA (757) 480-5000

36° 55.2N 76° 11.3W

The Beacon Cabana Bar Salt Ponds Marina, VA (757) 850-4300

37° 03.1N 76° 17.6W

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37° 50.3N 76° 15.1W

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Destination:

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Hampton, Virginia

onveniently located near the Southern Bay ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth and celebrating its 400th anniversary this year, Hampton, VA, offers great food, interesting museums, exciting activities, generally pleasant weather, friendly people, and a number of options for the cruising boater.

When totaled, they make the area a wonderful place to visit and use as a base for farther explorations.

Hampton was the Civil War site where Union General Benjamin Butler asserted that enslaved people were contraband of war (therefore, they were freed) and of Fort Monroe (which was never attacked).

Its history started on April 30, 1607 when Captain John Smith and company landed at Kecoughtan, and within a few years, Fort Algernoune, one of America’s first forts, was constructed at nearby Point Comfort. On July 9, 1610 Colonists settled permanently on the land that eventually became the City of Hampton. Today, downtown Hampton is enhanced with cobblestone streets lined with red brick sidewalks, crepe myrtle trees, and eclectic shops.

Greg and Saundra Wyatt live on their Carver motoryacht and frequent Hampton “Because it’s a nice getaway. The people

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are so nice, there’s so much to do, and the amenities, including using the pool [and the fitness center] at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Hampton Public Piers, are great,” says Greg. They enjoy the farmers market and live entertainment, and because they live in nearby Norfolk, VA, they can be in Hampton in 40 minutes without using much fuel. They’ve attended a cookoff and used the complimentary bikes from the marina to go to the store or just ride around. They “love the dockmaster (Greg Harrison).” At the marina where they live in Norfolk, “there’s nothing going on, and there’s only one restaurant.”

Besides the free bikes and locks, the Hampton Public Piers—the first marina in the Commonwealth of Virginia to receive Virginia Clean Marina certification—offers clean shower facilities, free public wireless Internet (on the docks and throughout downtown Hampton), a boaters’ office with Internet access and book exchange, and discounts on Enterprise car rentals. The marina has 29 floating slips, and Harrison says they can handle boats up to 180 feet in length with a four-foot draft.

Jim Cobb, retired from a Fortune 400 company, and his friend Sue spend nine months a year on his trawler “following the sun” when they aren’t at home in

Spartanburg, SC. They visited the area last year to see the Virginia Air and Space Center. “We’d heard it’s a nice town to wander around,” says Cobb. Cobb says they did “all the touristy stuff, and we liked the town so much, we came back to just see the town and renew old acquaintances.”

The Hampton River and Sunset Creek waterways offer other marinas that have permanent and transient dockage, marine services on-site or within walking distance, marine supplies, restrooms/showers, ice, and a proximity to other amenities. Among them are: Bluewater Marina with more than 200 boat slips and the Bluewater Yachting Center, which offers two fullservice yacht yards, brokerage, sales, a swimming pool, complimentary water taxi, air-conditioned laundry and showers, a book exchange, fuel, and the Surf Rider Restaurant.

Customs House Marina is located within a short walking distance from the Virginia Air & Space Center, Hampton History Museum, the carousel, historic St. John’s Church, and numerous restaurants.

Reciprocal agreements are accepted at the Hampton Yacht Club where there are 192 floating concrete slips (power, water, wireless Internet), two electric hoists, a pump out station, and showers. They also

Hampton, VA. Not to be used for navigation.

Image courtesy of NOAA Downtown Hampton Public Piers.

Photo courtesy of Hampton Roads Convention and Visitors Bureau

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have two full-service restaurants featuring A tour boat passes by the easy-to-spot local seafood, prime beef, and seasonal Virginia Air & Space Center on the specialties.

Hampton River. Photo courtesy of Joy’s Marina has clean restroom/shower Hampton Roads Convention and Visitors Bureau facilities, free public wireless Internet, shore power, water, dockside parking, and deepwater slips.

Sunset Boating Center and Dry Storage, at the top of Sunset Creek, just off the Hampton River, has dry storage for more than 500 boats up to 44 feet in length and has mechanics, bait and tackle, a ships store, fiberglass repair, boat dealership, clean showers/restrooms, a laundry facility, floating docks, security, and an on-site restaurant.

While in Hampton, stop by the Saturday summer marketplace for local fruits, vegetables, seafood, homemade baked goods, and other Virginia specialties. Pull up a chair or a curb An aerial view up the Hampton River toward for live music, local downtown Hampton. Photo by Gary Reich artistry, cooking demonstrations, wine and beer tastings, the crowds at Washington’s five-blockand more. Be sure to save time for multiple long Air and Space Museum love the rides on the Historic Hampton Carousel comparative serenity of the Virginia Air & (built in 1920 by the Philadelphia Space Center (and IMAX films).

Toboggan Company for the nearby Trying to read about what you’re seeing Buckroe Beach Amusement Park), where while you’re seeing it can be tricky, so you can relive your childhood memories Hampton offers iPod walking tours that for only $2 a ride (multiple tickets at interpret the city’s historic past as you discount prices). walk, ride, or drive around. The tours’ For a combination of old and new, visit content includes a mix of history, actorduring the 84th Annual Hampton Cup voice quotes and commentary, period and Regatta, August 13-15, the country’s relevant music, historic images, video, and oldest continuously run inboard boat race.

Hampton “insider information.” There are More than 70 hydroplanes and Jersey six routes: Hampton University Campus, Speed Skiffs in 10 classes come from the Downtown Hampton, Virginia Air & United States, Canada, and occasionally Space Center, Fort Monroe, Phoebus, elsewhere to take to the water at 150 mph and Hampton’s Historic Neighborhoods. and more on Mill Creek at the entrance Download tours free from iTunes or of Fort Monroe. Food vendors, Bay visithampton.com. For those without education and environmental exhibits, and access to an iPod, rent one for $10 at the a children’s area mean there’s something Hampton Visitor Center, situated at 120 fascinating for every age. Races are run Old Hampton Lane. between noon and 5 p.m. and are free.

When you want to know more about Bring your earplugs, sun umbrellas, and the city, rejoice in the city’s six-hour your lawn chairs (some bleacher seating oral history video that has captured the available). memories of more than 100 Hampton As with everything else in Hampton, residents. They talk about the Hampton attractions are smaller in size and scope Coliseum, St. John’s Episcopal Church so you can spend quality time learning (America’s oldest Anglican parish in and enjoying. Visitors who have endured continuous existence), Fort Wool, and Follow us!

NASA. My favorite NASA tale involves naming streets and bridges after the Mercury project and the seven astronauts.

Look for Mercury Boulevard (formerly Military Boulevard), the John Glenn Bridge, and the others honoring the astronauts.

In mid-September, Hampton Bay Days continues the 400th celebration.

Right in downtown Hampton, you’ll find free entertainment (on two stages), rides for children under 12, 40 booths with interactive educational fun that encourages stewardship of the Bay, 100 arts and crafts booths, 35 food vendors, and one of the longest fireworks displays in the area. Later this year, a statue marking the 400th anniversary will be dedicated on the downtown waterfront. Hampton’s calendar is filled almost every week or weekend, so browse through their website to find an activity that has your name on it.

Full of fun and history, Hampton brings a lot to the table for the cruising boater or casual visitor. When you arrive, you’ll find beautiful creeks lined with oodles of marine facilities, a beautiful town waterfront with excellent amenities, and access to dozens of interesting, fun attractions. Put this one on your bucket list.

About the Author: Judy Colbert is a native of the area and the author of Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path, Virginia Off the Beaten Path, and Insiders’ Guide to Baltimore.

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Indian Summer

“Why is wind transitioning from pleasant breeze to blowing like stink called ‘freshening?’”

Millstone Point, up Langford Creek off Chester River.

Image courtesy of NOAA. Not to be used for navigation.

It’s for real! Indian Summer glides down the Severn River toward Tolly Point Shoal. Photo courtesy of Charlie Iliff

by Charlie Iliff

Test Flights ob and Linda Burnett are our partners in the Indian Summer adventure. Their first overnight cruise on Indian Summer was a “mixed bag.”

Outbound, it was a pleasant jaunt. They glided past the first planned anchorage in Whitehall Bay and kept going north, all the way up to Swan Creek. It was that kind of pleasant evening. A rental mooring in Swan Creek eliminated the prospect of anchor chain mud, and the mooring procedure was only slightly complicated by flotation test failure of one of the boat’s two boathooks. It’s a long way down from the bow of Indian Summer to a mooring buoy. Fortunately, a spare boathook was onboard.

Supper that evening was a high point. Linda had stowed aboard all manner of treats, and Bob couldn’t resist calling people on the cell phone to brag about the good life. The running water had stopped working, and the boat has no hand pumps, so he had to be content drinking fluids from chilled containers. Without running water, he couldn’t wash dishes. Life was indeed good.

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The new memory-foam, queen-sized master berth was as comfortable as hoped, and the Burnetts’ idyllic existence continued until about 5:30 a.m., when they were awakened by the increasing moan of freshening breeze. (Why is wind transitioning from pleasant breeze to blowing like stink called “freshening?”)

Needless to say, the trip home did not resemble the pleasant slide up the Bay the night before. At 44 feet and displacing 44,000 pounds, Indian Summer is stout, but she can move around a bit when the water gets lumpy. In certain combinations of wave size and frequency, she reminds her passengers that she’s still a boat and clearly suggests that wearing lifejackets is not only for wimps. Things that get loose develop impressive motion relative to those trying to corral them, like the dinghy crane that slipped its cable and demonstrated that it could spin 360 degrees on its base—daring Bob to try to catch it. Rags and towels can be stuffed next to only some of the things that bang or rattle. And water finds its way in.

Followers of the Indian Summer series in PropTalk will remember our proud announcement of the replacement of Indian Summer’s old deteriorated ports with brand-new Fuller Brush portlights.

Well, seven of the 12 have been done. The other five are the forward ones, deferred until Indian Summer is hauled out and we can build scaffolding to reach them. The original five still leak—right on the new V-berth cushions, which had to be hastily hauled up into the salon. Fortunately, the salon remained relatively watertight, even with the garbage bag window treatment pictured in the May PropTalk. But the windshield wiper in front of the lower helm station is broken, and a replacement has yet to be found, so Bob and Linda couldn’t see out through the spray. They had to drive from the flybridge where the boat’s motion was significantly more pronounced. But they climbed up and held on tight and were pleased that progress was being made, although uncomfortably, toward the Severn River—until the engines quit.

Actually, as it turned out, only one engine quit.

But, since it was the master engine for the synchronizer, when it shut down, so did the other one. Not fun. Bob suspected that the rough conditions had stirred some chunks of crud up in the fuel tank, but such things should not have made it through the fuel polisher and line of filters. Whatever the cause, the starboard engine refused to relight. proptalk.com

Tolly Point Shoal, at the mouth of the Severn River. Image courtesy NOAA. Not to be used for navigation.

Once the synchronizer was disengaged, however, the port engine came back to work from its slow idle, and Bob got the nose pointed again toward the Severn.

He later bragged that he docked Indian Summer perfectly with the one engine, perhaps because almost all of his past experience has been with single-engine boats.

After Bob and Linda’s return, the conditions on the Bay got even worse, but in her berth on Luce Creek, Indian Summer was calm and quiet. That afternoon, a small amount of air was bled from the injector pump on the starboard engine, and it started as if nothing had happened. It hasn’t missed a tick since. And the 12-volt wiring to the freshwater pump was easily reattached—leading only to wonder what numbskull would have tied the wiring to a hose so the hose hung from the wire and pulled its connector loose.

As work continued on Indian Summer, a couple of other expeditions followed Bob and Linda’s memorable overnight. In late May, my wife Lucy’s and my youngest, Alex, was about to turn 30, so his wife Lisa treated him to a trip home to the Severn from their current Minneapolis, MN, residence. A birthday party on Indian Summer was in order. Alex and Lisa hadn’t seen the boat, so their first introduction was

“We ate way too much; got a little too much sun; planned other similar trips, and longer ones, and even mentioned in passing getting some maintenance done that we’ve been postponing.” to fresh varnish on the rails, comfortable and colorcoordinated chairs and settee in the salon, new ports aft, garbage bag replaced with proper sliding glass, an operating horn, and drinks and lunch awaiting consumption.

We had borrowed a slip from Jerry West in Chase Creek, because our slip is still too small to hold Indian Summer. As we passed our own dock on the way out of Chase Creek, we picked up our tender. For this occasion, the tender was our son Chas’s Donzi X18.

The Donzi can loaf along at about eight times Indian Summer’s cruising speed, but it trailed obediently on its towline until called into service to pick up sonin-law Geoff Ewenson at Eastport Yacht Club and deposit him aboard for a portion of the party. The weather was superb, the food was great, Indian Summer performed perfectly, and it was hard to imagine conditions where she would be uncomfortable. We went barely past the Tolly Point Shoal marker and back—hardly a voyage, but definitely a fine time afloat.

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Indiam Summer cruises past the ever-present radio towers off the mouth of the Severn River. Photo courtesy of Charlie Iliff

Equally pleasant and relaxing was the first overnight for Indian Summer’s four owners together. We had all read Ruth Christie’s description in the March issue of PropTalk about Millstone Point up the west branch of Langford Creek off the Chester River. It was a delightful four-hour jaunt up the Bay, into the Chester River and up Langford. The trip was a great test for the Bluetooth GPS, which talks to the laptop’s Tiki Navigator. All went well. Even the cynics among us appreciated the enchantment of the area. Both up and back the trip was easy, with none of the predicted thunder bumpers appearing. The only minor discomfort was a balky air conditioner on a warm night at anchor. A jumper wire was needed to make the anchor light come on, but it then stayed bright all night. Our new Garmin fish finder on the flybridge worked as hoped.

We ate way too much; got a little too much sun; planned other similar trips, and longer ones, and even mentioned in passing getting some maintenance done that we’ve been postponing.

Indian Summer’s to-do list is still disquietingly long, and we find it way too easy to set it aside and check the charts for places to explore. But, by the time this article hits the docks, we hope she’ll have some deferred maintenance completed, her new main salon rug and table, and she’ll have been to St. Michaels for Father’s Day and to... and...

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Cambridge A Choptank Sweet

by Allison Blake

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n a clear day you can see forever if you’re crossing the Choptank River on southbound U.S. Route 50 into Cambridge, MD. From the Frederick C. Malkus Bridge, the Chesapeake Bay’s longest Eastern Shore tributary snakes from left to right. As you cross the bridge, the downtown proper sits over to the west (right), and the luxe Hyatt Regency resort sits to your east (left). Once you’re off the bridge, head for the charming downtown area by taking a right on Maryland Avenue.

Arriving from the water? Cambridge Creek holds most of the marina and marinerepair facilities in a protected, small-town setting—keep an eye out for flashing green buoy “1” and red nun buoy “2,” if you’re arriving by boat. This pretty little city unrolls along the creek and river for blocks and blocks.

With Cambridge preparing to celebrate 100 years of hydroplane racing with its Cambridge Classic from July 22-25, now’s a great time to take a look around town. In the past, the city seemed like a time capsule awaiting re-discovery. Wait no more.

Recent years have seen boutiques move into the old-style downtown, and bistro cuisine arrive on local menus. The Dorchester Center for the Arts, now resides in a renovated former furniture store at 321 High St. ((410) 228-7782; dorchesterartscenter.org) with monthly exhibitions among its activities. The Harriet Tubman Organization, with its museum to the Dorchester-born Underground Railroad conductor, recently received a facelift at its 424 Race St. headquarters ((410) 228-0401). In August, the Baltimore impresarios who produce their city’s Night of 100 ELVISes will inaugurate (for Main Street Cambridge) the Annie Oakley Wild West Festival. It will be a fun-filled homage to the sharpshooting gal gunslinger (and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show) who retired for a few years to Cambridge. Slated for August 7-8 at Sailwinds Park, the fest kicks off with an August 6 barn dance (annieoakleyfestival.com).

Indeed, throughout neighboring Dorchester County, visitors will find a region that seems increasingly aware of its touring promise. In May, a new winery 44 August 2010 PropTalk

threw open the doors. At Taylor’s Island, a new floating restaurant has opened.

One of Maryland’s oldest towns, Cambridge dates its settlement to 1684.

Like much of the Eastern Shore, its fortunes have followed its landscape—or waterscape, as the case may be—from the tobacco era, 19th-century oystering, and to 20th-century canning operations. Accord-

A right-hand turn just after the drawbridge (Market Street) onto Spring Street will lead you to beautiful High Street and farther down toward the city waterfront and marina. Photo

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ing to Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State, Cambridge took its time developing early on and even had pastures available as late as the 1770s. (However, wandering swine and geese prompted laws requiring their enclosure in 1745.) The turn toward present-day gentrification arrived in the early 2000s with the addition of the Hyatt Regency Resort on the east side of town.

Historic High Street is lined with stately homes and stretches from downtown to Long Wharf, at the mouth of Cambridge Creek and home to a park and the 246slip Cambridge Municipal Yacht Basin with men’s and women’s bathhouses and amenities including wireless Internet. For

more information call (410) 228-4031 or email dockmaster@ci.cambridge.md.us. Another marina option, at the head of the creek, is Generation III Marina, also with slips for overnight guests and numerous facilities.

Call (410) 228-2520 for reservations or more information. You’ll find all manner of other marine facilities along the creek. The 2010 Chesapeake Bay Waterway Guide edition (waterwayguide.com) features detailed navigation information on the area and is a great way to sort your way around Cambridge by boat.

Be sure to make time to stroll along High Street and take in the rich architecture. Those looking for lodgings might want to check with the circa-1847 Cambridge House, a bed and breakfast located at 112 High St. (cambridgehousebandb.com), with a wide welcoming front porch and six rooms. Also nearby is the Mill Street Inn, situated at 114 Mill St., just a few blocks from downtown and two blocks from the water (millstinn.com). This good-looking grande dame of a home offers three guest rooms.

Downtown, look for an eclectic array of galleries and shops. Chesapeake purists will want to check out Chesapeake Classics at 317 High St., with its excellent collection of decoys. Another great stop is Joie de Vie at 410 Race St., with a range of artwork in its gallery.

The Richardson Maritime Museum, in its brick former bank home at 401 High St. ((410) 221-1871; richardsonmuseum.org), houses locally-inspired exhibits including workboat models built by their captains. The museum is affiliated with the Ruark BoatWorks, a bustling boatbuilding shop nearby at Maryland Ave. and Hayward St. (see page 59). Currently, a new shop is under construction next door to the existing shop. For now, check out the restoration of the bateau Jolly Dolphin. Thus far, the boat has a new transom and bottom, and work is underway on side planks and a new engine. Inside the building, you may see work started on the restoration of the once award-winning hydroplane Wildcat. Ruark BoatWorks is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; although, if you call ahead to (410) 221-8844, you may find someone at the shop. proptalk.com

Cuisine in Cambridge runs the gamut, and you’ll find plenty of options. Popular stops include Jimmy and Sook’s Raw Bar & Grill at 421 Race St. ((443) 225-4115), operated by a youthful local whose restaurant focuses on old-fashioned but updated Eastern Shore cuisine. Also popular (and receiving raves) is Bistro Poplar, with its French cuisine. Find it at 535 Poplar St., call (410) 228-4884, or visit online at bistropoplar.com. Clearview at Horn’s Point sits waterside for full Sunday brunches as well as lunch and dinner ((410) 2210521; clearviewathornspoint.com). Out on U.S. Route 50, Ocean Odyssey has seen a new generation of the longtime family business arrive in the kitchen and offers microbrews as well as whatever’s fresh from the Bay ((410-228-8633; toddseafood. com). A smidge out of town, in Hurlock, is waterside Suicide Bridge Restaurant, with terrific seafood and views ((410) 943-4689; suicidebridge.com).

Up the Choptank River a piece, the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Gold Resort, Spa, and Marina holds court and offers every amenity you could wish for.

The 342-acre spread is gorgeous, the rooms were recently updated, the 18-hole championship River Marsh Golf Club offers

lovely views, there are 150 slips at the River Marsh Marina, and the Stillwater Spa fills 18,000 square feet. Plus, the resort offers different dining options. For more information, call (410) 901-1234 or go online to chesapeakebay.hyatt.com. Keep the Route 50 bridge clearance in mind if you’re cruising through with tuna towers.

Out in the county, Dorchester is, of course, famous for the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (home of the East Coast’s largest breeding population of bald eagles north of Florida) and the numerous paddling and cycling opportunities found in the swampy, intriguing lowlands. Water trails have been developed, and there’s plenty of information available; check tour. dorchester.org for details. You can also contact Blackwater Paddle and Pedal ((410) 901-9255; blackwaterpeddleandpaddle.com), a terrific outfit that not only can take you through the county’s natural beauty via bike, kayak, and even other tours such as an evening sunset cruise, and deliver a bike to your boat. Give them a call if you arrive by boat and need some help getting out into Dorchester County’s newest attraction, Layton’s Chance Winery and Vineyard near Vienna. The 11 acres of vineyard were carved from the Layton family’s 1800-acre

One of the Historic District's restored beauties. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

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Another off-the-beaten track option?

Head toward Taylor’s Island, where Palm Beach Willie’s has recently opened at the Dowtown Cambridge, a step back into history. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

Slaughter Creek Marina. It’s on a barge that used to be a Coast Guard Station; the menu ranges from sandwiches and wraps (including seafood varietals, of course) to New York strip at dinner, and as this issue went to print, hard crabs were expected soon. So, by the time you read this, you can probably order up a dozen. Contact them at (410) 221-5111 or palmbeachwillies.com.

Even if you’re only headed out for the 100th running of the Cambridge Classic powerboat races, take some time and wind your way through the interesting nooks and crannies that each street in Cambridge has to offer. One turn will lead you to beautiful waterfront condos with vista views, while another will land you along a street lined with historic homes and a canopy of beautiful trees. Visiting by water just adds to the fun. For additional information about visiting the area, contact Dorchester County Tourism at tourdorchester.org, Cambridge Main Street at downtowncambridge.com, or the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce at cambridgechamber.org.

About the Author: Allison Blake is the author of all seven editions of The Chesapeake Bay Book, including the newly released, fully revised, and renamed edition now called Baltimore, Annapolis & The Chesapeake Bay: A Great Destination, which is published by The Countryman Press. Blake also is the author of Maryland Curiosities, published in 2009 by the Globe Pequot Press.

Her books are available at bookstores, online via amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com, or through the books’ publishers.

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FEELING BLUE

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t one time or another, we have all probably used the expression “feeling blue” without realizing the expression has it origins on tall ships and with deepwater sailors. It the days when sails ruled the waves, it was the custom to fly blue flags if the captain or any of the ships officers died during the voyage. In addition, a blue band would be painted along the ship’s hull for all to know everyone on board was feeling blue upon returning to port. Old sailors had lots of superstitions, and a ship that was blue was, for many, a ship to avoid.

Many would never sign onto a ship on which a person had died. Their fear was that death stalked the decks, and the ship was unlucky.

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Delightful Highlights of the Bay

hat do these places all have in common: Annapolis, Baltimore, Chesapeake Beach, Deale, the Magothy River, Middle and Upper Bays, Ocean City, Smithfield Station, Tilghman Island, and the Magothy, Pagan, West, and Wye Rivers?

Don’t have the foggiest? They are all places where you would have found our Bay clubs… that is, if you could travel back in time this summer. Read all about their timely travels below.

As this issue goes to the printer, my family and I will be in the middle of a week-long Southern Bay cruise. Thanks to all my buddies at PropTalk for covering for me. I owe you some bourbon balls. —Ruth Christie/ruth@proptalk.com

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Did They Leave Any Food for the Locals?!

he Tidewater Grady-White Club’s regular June foray to Smithfield Station’s Marina, Hotel, and Restaurant on the Pagan River fulfilled the hearty appetites of our crews for famous Smithfield hams. Seven boats ferried 22 members from all over the Greater Tidewater, VA, area, including Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach. Three folks showed up sans boat. We are repeatedly drawn to the convenience, excellent docking facilities, great food, rooms, service, and wonderful hospitality of the marina. Not a hard place to get used to!

It was very hot and humid, enough to make a grown man wilt. Men stuck by their boats, and women shopped, sat in the shade, and exchanged stories about, well, you can only guess. I am sure more than my ears were burning that day. The beer flowed freely, and the open buffet was highly effective. The hotel staff cleaned up and left us to our own devices, which included discussion of dinner plans at the Station’s renowned, scenic in-house eatery.

The night went swiftly as the sun, wind, water, beer, and yes, I hate to admit, senior-itis took their toll on our souls. Sleep came quickly to all, but that didn’t deter most from drifting down to the restaurant for the wonderful Sunday Brunch at the Station. No one went hungry this weekend! Everyone went their own way on Sunday; some fished the lower James, and others headed for home. Next time, how about joining in? If you want to join our club, contact me at bluesea653@aol.com.

—by Peter Paul

Sweet! Fresh from the Tidewater area, Grady-Whites line up as far as the eye can see in Smithfield Station.

Well hello there! Party central at Smithfield Station

Nothing better than dining with friends.

Tidewater Grady-Whiters packed Smithfield Station’s restaurant this past June.

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Simply Mar-Va-Lous

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fter learning Lenny Rudow’s tricks for catching ultra-big fish on light tackle during our June 16 chapter meeting, members of the Annapolis Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association (MSSA) and their families are ready for the fishing trip out of Chesapeake Beach, MD, onboard Miss Susie July 16. After that, there’s the Mar-Va Offshore Tournament in Chincoteague, Ocean City, and Wachapreague August 22-24 (mssaannapolis.com). —by Natalie Menage

So, What’s New?

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he Inner Harbor YC in Baltimore is one year old and has more than 100 members, including powerboaters, sailors, and neighbors. We do land and water events, so there is always something for everyone. July 10 brings a cruise to the Hard Yacht Café for cocktails and dinner, and July 31 brings a cookout and a movie at Harborview Marina (innerharbor yachtclub.com). —by Judy Turner

Don’t let all the sailboats fool you. CBSA loves powerboaters, too. Here, members enjoyed a very memorable Memorial Day weekend cruise on the Wye River.

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unny skies and cool breezes blessed the Chesapeake Bay Sabre Association’s (CBSA) first 2010 boating season rendezvous during Memorial Day weekend.

Hosted by Jerry and Christine Cully, more than 25 boats and 65 members and guests celebrated the holiday with a traditional American cookout at a lovely home on the Wye River (below). The CBSA and West River Sailing Club Crab Feast on the West River July 10 was another successful feast and party. CBSA invites Sabres, Sabreliners, and enthusiasts to join us for dinner and a rendezvous at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Marin Center August 14 (cbsa-sabre.com).

—by Julie Phillips-Turner

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At Crossed Purposes? Nah

early every member of the Chesapeake Bay Grady-White Club had spent the week of June 13 with fingers, toes, and eyes crossed, hoping there would be no rain on the 18th, the date of our annual Steak and Shrimp Feast. And it worked! We had a beautiful evening beside Rockhold Creek in Deale, MD. Shrimp boil and steaks were accompanied by delicious appetizers, sides, salads, and desserts provided by attendees. Tuna steaks were a special treat, thanks to members who had fished offshore the previous weekend.

At the end of the evening, we were all full, happy, sassy… and dry!

Plans for July included a second offshore fishing trip and a Wish-a-Fish event. We’ll hold our July meeting at Petie Green’s in Deale, where the subject of winning the upcoming Tri-State Fishing Tournament and Family Day in early August will undoubtedly arise. Our third Grady-White Palooza takes place at Knapps Narrows August 20-22, where we expect more than 20 boats owned by members of Grady-White clubs from around the Bay, as well as Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia. Our fun club is open to all Grady-White owners (cbgradyclub@yahoo.com). —by Maryanne Gomme

The offshore bite takes flight on a Grady-White.

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Just Like Magic…

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he Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association loves raft-ups, and one can be found most weekends.

A post appears on our website (cbpba.com), and next thing you know, 10 to 20 boats just show up, complete with water toys.

Anyone who loves a good raft-up must join our club. —by Joann Barker

Taste of the Bay: Fun, Food and Floating!

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leet captain John Loving and first mate, Pam, organized the Back Creek Yacht Club’s (BCYC) annual cruise June 12-20. First stop was Zahniser’s Yachting Center at Solomons for a welcome cocktail party and dinner. A tour of the Calvert Marine Museum and Annmarie Gardens Sculpture and Art Center concluded with a barbecue the next day.

On the Little Choptank the next day, Gail and Bob Higginbotham delivered appetizer trays to each of the four rafts. The Cambridge Yacht Club hosted 23 BCYC boats and provided wonderful dinner selections and an ice cream social in the new dockside gazebo. High winds kept the fleet in Cambridge another day, where the gazebo substituted for the planned beach party, including games, grilled food, and an outdoor movie. Knapps Narrows Marina was next for restaurant dinners and a sunset dessert party featuring Smith Island Cake. Next day was our bocce ball tournament and a farewell Tilghman Island Barbecue of pit beef and chicken, a spectacular sunset, and live music. Our July 4th weekend was at Langford Bay Marina viewing fireworks at Rock Hall, MD (gobcyc.com).

—by Otto Hetzel

Up a Lazy (Idyllic) River

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ewish Navy members will rendezvous on the weekend of July 17-18 in a pleasant anchorage on the upper Magothy. Members will raft up, enjoy the scenery, and share good company and good food. With a cookie in each hand, we will pay homage to our version of a balanced diet, and inspired by the Whippoorwill totem pole, we will practice our knot-tying talents, focusing on speed and accuracy. For more information about the Jewish Navy and joining us for this relaxing weekend, contact jewishnavy@jewishnavy. org. —by Adiva Sotzsky

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5–9 pm • Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 Second Street, Eastport LivE MuSic: The John Frinzi Band, Jim Morris, James “Sunny Jim” White and Doyle Grisham, long-time steel guitar great of The Coral Reefer Band TickETS – $60 includes 2 drinks & great food. VIP TickETS – $250 includes pre-party festivities & 2 tickets to the Boatyard Beach Bash BEnEfiTS Purchase at www.amaritime.org or call Annapolis Maritime Museum 410.295.0104. Check only: Boatyard Bar & Grill. Payable to: Annapolis Maritime Museum LAST YeAr SoLD ouT! LAST yEAr’S SponSorS

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“You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat!”

wo members of MSSA’s DC Metro Chapter went shark fishing June 8 out of Captain Bob’s Marina in Chincoteague, VA. A long morning of trolling for some early bluefin proved unproductive. The afternoon was spent chumming for sharks at the Lumpy. After spending two hours quoting lines from the movie “Jaws,” Rob O’Haver caught a nice Mako weighing 118 pounds and measuring 65 inches. The fight was exciting as the shark played possum before taking off and leaping out of the water! The shark made three nice runs before Captain Jeremy took control of the situation.

We would like to thank captain Joe Riley for his informative seminar on shark fishing at a recent chapter meeting. The monthly meetings are a great way to learn to catch more fish! Join us the first Wednesday of each month in Bethesda and become a better fisherman. On July 7, we learned about live-lining for rockfish in the Middle and Upper Bays from Wayne Morgan, captain of Frayed Knot. August 4 will bring Captain Chris Dollar, PropTalk’s fishing editor and owner of Kent Island Kayaks, and his take on kayak fishing on the Chesapeake (dcmssa.org). —by Jeremy Bendler

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Fins to the left, fins to the right... Mako mania for MSSA’s DC Chapter was a highly productive adventure.

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Chesapeake Race Boat Classes:

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What To Know:

l o sed-course boat racing is organized by the American Power Boat Association (APBA) into classes based on engine size and hull design.

In APBA Region 4, which encompasses the Chesapeake Bay watershed, nine classes of inboard race boats are popular.

Hydroplane designs are distinguished by sponsons, highly-evolved pontoons engineered to lift the boats over the water.

Jersey Speed Skiffs take a more conservative design path, with traditional-looking boats harkening back to a time when they might have been used for running rum through the blockades of prohibition.

For safety reasons, no more than eight hydroplanes are allowed in a heat. The Jersey Speed Skiff class allows 10 boats in a race, which makes this the most chaotic of the classes.

APBA-certified race courses are five miles long and may consist of three one-and-twothirds-mile laps, four mile-and-a-quarter laps, or five one-mile laps.

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• 1.5-Liter Stock (T)—Popular, small, and economical, these boats can reach 95 mph powered by their four-cylinder 1200- to 1500-cc Toyota engines.

• 1-Liter Modified (Y)—Creative four- or two-stroke-powered speed demons reaching speeds of 105 mph or more.

• 2.5-Liter Stock (S)—Powered by four-cylinder Ford engines (2000 cc or 2.3 Liter) on pump gas, the 2.5 Liter promises exciting side-by-side racing at an affordable cost.

• 2.5-Liter Modified (A)—With top speeds exceeding 125 mph running on pump gas, methanol, or aviation fuel, this class allows unlimited engine alterations and extreme power.

• 5-Liter Stock (E)—Stock Ford, Plymouth, and Chevy V-8 engines delivering speeds of 115 mph or more. This class offers close racing with scant rules to control the budget. Its motto is, “rubbin’ is racin’.”

• National Modified (NM or F)—These speedsters are not for the timid, with speeds of 140 mph and allowing many engine combinations ranging from light and speedy fourcylinder power plants to big 350 cubic-inch V-8s.

• Jersey Speed Skiff (JS)— Fun, affordable, and wildly unpredictable, Jersey Speed Skiffs use a small block Chevy engine to send the 16-foot lapstrake runabouts in tight, 80-mph racing frenzies—crazy fleet races with a driver and an outrider in crowded rail-torail competition reminiscent of the rum-running days when the Jersey Skiff developed its pedigree.

• Pro-Stock Runabouts (PS)— Highly modified 500 CID engines with multiple carburetors burning aviation fuel or methanol blends to push these boats to speeds over 120 mph.

• Super Stock (SS)—Super Stock skiffs use big block stock engines and pump gas to inspire tight racing at speeds over 100 mph.

• Grand Prix (GP)—Grand Prix hydroplanes are up to 24 feet in length and sport 1200-horsepower, blowerdriven Chevy/GM blocks that cannot exceed 511 cubic inches and typically burn methanol. This combination can push these boats up to 170 mph in the right conditions or out of the galaxy in the wrong conditions.

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The Race:

ive minutes before the start, the race committee will raise a green flag and sound a horn to indicate that the drivers may fire up their engines and head onto the course for timing runs and strategic positioning for the start. A super-sized countdown clock is visible to the drivers.

With one minute to go, the green flag will be replaced by a white flag. In this final minute, the boats may not approach the starting line at anything other than a 90-degree angle. This rule is meant to avoid a dangerous, last-second maneuver to squeeze into the inside lane.

With about 15 seconds to go, the boats will settle into positions with the inside slot being most desirable. The idea, of course, is to reach the line at top speed a wink after the clock strikes zero with the intention of reaching the first turn in clear water. Following boats will have the added challenge of avoiding the leader’s curtain of spray and propwash as the fleet heads into the turn.

At the start, the white flag is replaced by the green flag, which will stay up until the leader enters the last lap. The white flag flies for the final lap, and a checkered flag signifies the finish.

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Inside the Oval:

fficial boats with judges and rescue personnel are the only vessels allowed inside the course.

The judges use flags to communicate with drivers. However, many competitors have full wireless communication capabilities with their pit teams on shore.

A blue and white flag is the caution flag indicating that there is an obstruction on the course, such as a boat that has lost power or an engine canopy that has blown off.

A red flag indicates a serious accident or other major problem. Sometimes, an official will fire off a red flare to get everyone’s attention. Red means stop as rescue personnel go into action.

A black flag means the course is closed.

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Outside the Oval—Party On

fficials will set out white stand-off buoys to indicate where spectator boats may raft up. This is where most of the fun happens. Many memorable parties have reached critical mass along the edges of the race course. Music, swimming, floating, dancing, yelling, socializing, and even some race watching occur on these sun-drenched weekends.

On shore, the festivities are complete with food and drink vendors and expert second-by-second race commentary to fans in the stands. In Cambridge on July 22 through 25, it all happens at Great Marsh Park where the parking is ample and free.

The Thunder on the Narrows is hosted by the Kent Island Racing Association at the Kent Island Yacht Club on August 7 and 8. There is no public parking at the club, but free parking and shuttle service are available under both sides of the Kent Narrows Bridge. Access to the yacht club viewing areas is free for fans under the age of 12. It’s $7 for the rest of us. No coolers are allowed into the club viewing areas, but there are plenty of excellent food and drink options once you are in.

The Hampton Cup Regatta is August 13 through 15 this year. The festival will feature a major Friday night bash with live music on the Mercury Boulevard Bridge, a car show, food, drink, model boats, animal displays, and a kids’ area with activities and clowns.

The Port Deposit, MD, “Ragin’ on the River” series comes to the fast-moving Susquehanna River September 4-5, with hot inboard racing action on the water and great shoreside views from Port Deposit Marina Park.

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t would be hard to find a more enjoyable way to spend a summer weekend than rafting up to watch racing hydroplane and skiff drivers test their technology, skills, and courage on the Bay. There’s something about the blended aroma of pit beef, fried chicken, and high-octane fuel that stirs the souls of American motorheads.

July 22-25 Cambridge, MD, (100th Annual Cambridge Classic) cpbra.com Aug. 7-8 Kent Narrows, MD, (20th Annual Thunder on the Narrows) kentnarrowsracing.com Aug. 13-15 Hampton, VA, (84th Annual Hampton Cup Regatta) hamptoncupregatta.org Sept. 4-5 Port Deposit, MD, (Ragin’ on the River) portdepositcc.org

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Oct. 1-3 Solomons, MD, (Solomons Offshore Grand Prix) solomonsrace.com

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Tom Pakradooni

Tom Pakradooni prepares blast off down the Bohemia River. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

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almost caught on fire and lost hearing in my left ear putting this story together, but more on that later. Local racer and PropTalk friend Ralph Cattaneo sat down with me for lunch this past spring to help get me up to speed on the Chesapeake powerboat racing scene.

While we munched on steamed cheeseburgers and crunchy pickles at the local sandwich shop, Cattaneo told me “You ought to get in touch with Tom Pakradooni and do a piece on him. He has a Grand Prix (GP) hydroplane and a Jersey Speed Skiff, and he owns a marina up on the Bohemia River. About a month later, I drove up to Pakradooni’s marina to talk with him and watch testing on his GP hydroplane GP-88 Rolling Thunder.

When I arrived at the marina, I found Pakradooni and his race team working on the hydroplane while it was up on the Travelift at his marina, Two Rivers Yacht Basin. The team was crowded around the engine, prepping the boat for some test runs. I looked around and checked out all the parts and interesting bits—skid fin, escape hatches, driver capsule, prop, and

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which propelled the boat to speeds of 65 mph. His first race with this NewJersey-built Sid hydro was in Maine. While he didn’t win the race, it didn’t stop him from racing.

Many years later in 1990, Pakradooni acquired his first Jersey Speed Skiff, which he raced all over the East Coast. He went on to win many races, earning the Rookie Year Championship for Region 3 and Jersey Skiff High Points over the years. His current Jersey Speed Skiff, JS-7 Rolling Thunder, was built in Fort Lauderdale, FL, GP-88 Rolling Thunder storms loudly out of Two Rivers Yacht Basin. by racing wizards Jimmy Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk Buturla and Roger Harris of Flyin High Racing.

She has a 283-cubic-inch Chevy engine, which was built by A&A Engine rudder. Even someone who isn’t a gear Dynamics to produce 315 horsepower and head can’t help but pore over one of these push the boat at speeds up to 80 mph. It boats when it is out of the water. The boat is with this boat that Pakradooni hopes to seemed harmless while it was up on the break the Jersey Speed Skiff speed record. lift, but I would get a taste of its fiery fury “I want to break the Jersey Speed Skiff rea little later during my visit. cord with JS-7 Rolling Thunder,” Pakradooni says. “The current record is held by Bob Pakradooni grew up in central PennBidsall: 71 mph on a 1-1/4-mile course. I sylvania but spent many summers as a want to beat it.” kid with his aunts and uncles playing and skidding around the waters of Lake Pakradooni entered the Grand Prix Winnepesaukee in New Hampshire. racing circuit about four years ago with Pakradooni’s real passion for going fast the acquisition of GP-88 Rolling Thunder, on the water started in 1966 when he was a custom 24-foot hydroplane hull built in a wily 13-year-old. “We had a 13-foot Canada. The Grand Prix Hydroplane Class Boston Whaler with a 50-horsepower isn’t for the faint of heart. These 21- to outboard, and we could pull people at up 24-foot-long, 12-1/2-foot-wide monsters to 42 mph. When I was 15, I drove my are equipped with 1200-horsepower, blowdad’s 21-foot Century, which had a 429 er-driven, methanol-fueled engines that cubic-inch Ford engine, and we towed push them to speeds of 170 mph. The bare folks at up to 61 mph,” Pakradooni says. hull weighs around 2200 pounds, and the Seems he never got the need for speed out engine adds another 500 to that. The hull of his blood. is a combination of carbon fiber, Kevlar, fiberglass, and honeycomb aluminum, costPakradooni’s professional racing ing around $95,000 to build. A 468-cubiccareer began with the American Power inch Chevy/GM block spins a razor-sharp, Boat Association in 1971 with a “B” stock three-blade Dewald prop at up to 10,000 hydroplane mated to a 20-horsepower revolutions per minute. tower with a Quicksilver lower unit, proptalk.com

Houston, we have a problem. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

After some test starts on GP-88’s engine, the crew launched the hydroplane and towed it over to the fuel dock. Once Packradooni was strapped in and seated, I started to walk down the entry inlet to the marina. I heard the engine fire off in the distance and started snapping pictures as it roared toward me at high speed. As it passed, the engine created what felt like a shock wave, almost pushing me aside and blowing out my left ear for a few minutes.

They told me to put my fingers in my ears, but I wanted pictures, and really, how loud could one of these things be? The loudest thing I’ve ever “heard” in my life; that’s how loud.

During the test run on the Bohemia River, something went wrong; GP-88 Rolling Thunder slowed to a stop and was towed in by the support boat. Pakradooni’s son Michael pulled the GP boat in with his ski boat, as Pakradooni stood on the stern of the hydroplane with his hands on his

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hips. “Something’s gone wrong with the fuel system,” Pakradooni says. Turns out, the GP engines can be fussy, but the fuel system isn’t usually the culprit; the blower belt is.

The crew wrangled GP-88 Rolling Thunder up to the fuel dock using long poles with suction cups attached to the end—there’s no place for cleats or docking appendages on a boat that can go up to 170 mph. They tinkered with the fuel system, while Pakradooni turned over the engine occasionally to see if the adjustments

were working. I hovered over the side of the dock while this was happening with my fingers in my ears and suddenly felt a whoosh of heat blow up my torso. Then I smelled my eyebrows burning. Yeah, I got too close. Methanol burns almost clear in bright sunlight, and there was fuel combusting in the exhaust pipes. I’ll know better next time.

Pakradooni’s “real” career was as an engineer for food processing equipment manufacturer Chester-Jensen for the last 33 years. “I still do some engineering work

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1200 hosepower. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

Tom Pakradooni cracks a smile with the engine blasting a rhythm next to him. Photo

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for Chester-Jensen, but my main focus is racing and the marina,” Pakradooni says. I asked Pakradooni “What made you want to get into the marina business? It seems like you set yourself up pretty well with the engineering trade.” Pakradooni says, “I’ve always wanted to operate a marina.

I started to work at one when I was 15 years old, pumping gas and washing boat bottoms.”

Situated on the Bohemia River on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Two Rivers Yacht Basin was cut out of the earth during

1948-1949, and construction of the marina was completed in 1950. Two Rivers Yacht Basin has 150 slips, handling boats up to 42 feet in length. The marina has an accompanying Travelift, boatyard, gas docks, and marina store set among the rolling tree-covered hills of Chesapeake City, MD. “Things just fell together right, and I was able to buy the marina,” Pakradooni says. “It’s always been my dream to own one, and I love it.” The facility employs four yard personnel. Pakradooni says, “Our yard manager is Jim Kirk from Chesapeake

City, who has been working in marinas for 50 years. Glen and Richard are Jim’s “pair of aces,” two of the hardest working, doanything, non-complaining men you will ever meet. Brian Dopp turns wrenches and keeps everything running.”

Pakradooni is a two-time Hall of Champion winner, three-time High Points Champion, and multiple World and North American Champion. To learn more about Pakradooni, visit tompakradooni.com. To get the goods on Grand Prix Hydroplane racing, visit his son’s website grandprixhydroplane.com. Look for GP-88 Rolling Thunder with Pakradooni at the wheel at the 100th running of the Cambridge Classic in Cambridge, MD, July 22 through 25. Pakradooni’s JS-7 Rolling Thunder will also compete at the Cambridge Classic; look for her with driver Roger Harris. Just remember your earplugs, and stay out of the hot pits.

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The front of the old Ruark BoatWorks boatshop, which was once a basket factory. Photo by Kathy Thornton.

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s I drove into Cambridge, MD, searching for Ruark BoatWorks along with my partner Kathy Thornton, a student from Washington College in nearby Chestertown, MD, it was easy enough to find Maryland Avenue, the main thoroughfare that winds through the heart of Cambridge. If Chestertown is about the size of a nickel, Cambridge comes in at about a quarter.

As we were wending through elegant yet weathered streets, the current state of transition and disrepair felt by the entire middle-shore region became immediately apparent. There are signs of growth, but also evidence of a lot of wishing, hoping, and broken dreams of a rebirth that has been on its way for way too long.

On our way to Ruark BoatWorks, we almost drove right past a large plot of slightly overgrown land dotted by a few seemingly abandoned marine hulks. In the near distance stood an unassuming, medium-sized, elderly brick building.

We noticed a couple of men wrestling a large tarp onto the largest boat, which was somehow flipped upside down and left propped up just above the weedy turf. As we wandered over, we were greeted by the two gentlemen, who were in a race with an impending thunderstorm. High above we spotted a sign that confirmed that this was our destination, Ruark BoatWorks.

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After a series of handshakes and a last tug on the line securing the tarpaulin, Ruark BoatWorks operating manager Bob Cada began to explain that the large boat they were covering is named Jolly Dolphin and was a recent gift to the Richardson Maritime Museum. Jolly Dolphin was originally built by her namesake, James B. “Mr. Jim” Richardson (1906-1991), who was in his day Cambridge’s most renowned boatbuilder. The Richardson Maritime Museum, located at 401 High St., is named for Captain Richardson, who not only designed and built boats, but also left a legacy of men to which he gifted his craft. The Richardson Museum proper, located in another part of the city, houses a breathtaking collection of ship models, marine woodworking tools, and a series of top-notch exhibits.

Ruark BoatWorks is situated on Cambridge Creek and housed in a two-

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story, 100-year-old red brick building that was formerly a basket factory. The building and grounds are one part of the Richardson Foundation, which also includes the aforementioned Richardson Maritime Museum.

It’s named for one of Captain Richardson’s protégés, Harold Ruark, an accomplished boatbuilder in his own right and designer of the museum’s beloved skipjack Nathan of Dorchester (the last skipjack built in the 20th century,

Upper Left: Obligation, a Mac McGlaughlin-designed and Ruark BoatWorks-built creation. Photo

by Kathy Thornton Upper Right: Tools of the trade. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk Lower Right: Obligation, a 28-1/2-foot workboat design sits inside Ruark BoatWorks. Photo by Gary Reich/PropTalk

Mac McGlaughlin of Ruark BoatWorks, who designs and builds boats by sight with no drawn plans. Photo by Kathy Thornton

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circa 1994). Still living and participating in the activities of the boatworks, octogenarian Ruark is well-known for not only building boats, but also building exquisite scale models of ships. In addition, Ruark built seaplanes and a number of award-winning hydroplanes that raced on the Choptank River. The Ruark family was instrumental in helping the museum acquire the property that now bears its name.

Ruark BoatWorks is a work in progress.

The property is comprised of the old brick industrial building and a larger100foot-long building, which is Naval architect Jay currently Corvan Photo by being Kathy Thornton built, or perhaps

I should say “assembled.” A closer look at the newest structure reveals the bones of an old barn, which once stood proudly on a farm 25 miles away. The barn was sectioned and hauled to its new home where it is evolving into a much larger, open, and column-free boatbuilding space. “We’ll have a space adequate for building a boat the size of Jolly Dolphin (45 feet),” Cada

ing to keep the history going back out onto the water, not in mothballs, not on display, but working in the Bay.” Cada concurs: “Our attitude is let’s take the wooden boats that still exist, like the Jolly Dolphin, and we’ve got a little warehouse with another half a dozen wooden boats in it, and let’s put those boats back in service.”

On the way inside to see the cur-

“A (wooden) boat isn’t something you go buy at a marina, says Cada. “A wooden boat is something you create.” says. Also, within a stone’s throw of the new construction is a huge winch capable of hauling up to 400 tons. The winch was donated to Ruark BoatWorks by the U.S. Navy and will eventually be affixed to a marine railway and used for hauling large wooden ships for maintenance and upkeep.

Richardson Foundation board member and architect Jay Corvan explained to us the larger mission of the Ruark BoatWorks project: “We’re trying to start an accredited, certified boatbuilding school to offer jobs to the community that are highpaying, highly skilled positions in the areas where people actually have expertise (in wooden boatbuilding). We’re actually try-

rent shop, Cada explained that his crew of volunteers (led by boatwright Mac McGlaughlin) built a boat from scratch recently with funding from the Maryland Traditions Master/Apprentice Program. A buyer was quickly found for the handsome new traditional-style workboat, and the vessel was launched just a week before our interview.

Once inside the Ruark BoatWorks building, we entered a small room teeming with a half-dozen volunteers. “Talk about volunteerism, these guys put over 7000 hours into their boatbuilding as volunteers last year,” Corvan says. The walls of the room are covered with what Cada calls

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their trophies. The collection includes scaled down and mounted samples of block and pins created by Brooklyn-born volunteer Ray Henderson, a handful of scaled replica skipjack models used for teaching, along with a few photographs of a class of girls from a Philadelphia school who have returned on an annual field trip for the past seven years. Students visiting Ruark BoatWorks can spend a couple of days and ride on Nathan of Dorchester before attending a workshop where they learn the basics of boatbuilding with the Ruark crew.

“When they leave here, they realize that a (wooden) boat isn’t something you go buy at a marina,” says Cada. “A wooden boat is something you create.”

The camaraderie is palpable in this room and evident through a window into the intimate shop. There is an outline of a boat built by McGlaughlin, who for the next half hour regaled us with stories of his amazing life building workboats on Hoopers Island. “There was a boatbuilder in just about every yard, and for shrimpers down in Texas, the Hoopers Island boats had so much more speed with the power.” McGlaughlin also explained the art of building Hoopers Island “drake-” or “dove-tail” workboats. “They would find an old wagon

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wheel which was just about gone, but they could get the shape of it.” When the water business slowed down, McGlaughlin found better money by assembling asparagus trays for two cents a crate. “We could make more money ($2 a day for 100 crates) than we could oystering or crabbing or anything like that,” McGlaughlin remembers. “I’ve oystered for 25 cents a bushel,” he says.

While construction on the Ruark BoatWorks continues, there’s no stopping the creativity, cultural sharing, and camaraderie that prevail between these men who find so much pleasure building and preserving old style wooden boats in Cambridge. Stop by and say hello sometime. There’s much to be learned and shared. If it’s up to these gentlemen, the legacy of traditional Chesapeake Bay wooden boat building is in very able hands, indeed.

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Urbanna Boat Works staff member Mike Payne applies another coat of varnish to Winddancer, an Alerion Express 28. Photo courtesy of Urbanna Boat Works

teak on the boat, compounding/waxing, servicing the running gear, which included a Max-Prop, repacking the stuffing box, touching up the paint around the toerail, and slapping on two fresh coats of bottom paint.

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ill Judge and his crew at Judge Yachts in Denton, MD, are still managing to keep a steady pace during the looming summer doldrums.

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Summer time’s here (judging by late June’s 95-plus degree weather it’s definitely here), so most of the boatyards are pretty much emptying out, but custom boatbuilders and refit shops are ramping up with serious building and repair projects. Of particular note, the couple of charter-duty pirate ships that PropTalk has been watching for the last few months have sailed for their new homes—one built by Chesapeake Boats in Crisfield, MD, is headed for New Jersey, and one built by Evans Boats, also in Crisfield, is headed for Hilton Head Island, SC. Check out the finished products in the image strip on these pages. Ruark BoatWorks also finished and launched Obligation, a 28-1/2-foot deadrise that PropTalk has been ogling over for many months.

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ill Stahlgren of Heritage Wooden Boat Services at Bay Boat Works in North East, MD, reports that he is close to launching a beautiful 26-foot 1938 Richardson Little Giant, which has been at the shop for quite some time receiving a total restoration. Stahlgren reports that the boat is unbelievably original including its original power plant, gauges, and deck hardware; he says even the cabinet doors and pulls are original.

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ee Farinholt of Urbanna Boat Works in Urbanna, VA, which is situated at Dozier’s Port Urbanna Marina, reports that he and his staff are working diligently on preparing their customer’s boats for the season. They are just completing work on a local Alerion Express 28, Winddancer, which is set to depart soon. With a limited amount of time to complete customer requests, Urbanna Boat Works was able to finish the work ahead of schedule. Work included refinishing all

Workers at P L Jones Boatyard replace the engine in a local workboat. The boat was allegedly set on fire in a dispute and is being made a “casual use” boat. Photo by Bill Griffin

They have a number of Chesapeake 27s to build and have delivered a customized new Chesapeake 22 that is designed for light-tackle fishing. It will come as a bareboat with no railing or obstructions for the light-tackle enthusiast. Prospective buyers can choose between center or side console and other options such as a forward casting platform. This model, like the Oxford 32, created enough of a stir that Bill is now incorporating it into his lineup. The restoration, remodeling, and rebuilding work have now increased to the point where it has become a major factor in Judge’s work model.

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immerman Marine of Deltaville and Mathews, VA, recently wrapped up a repower project on a 46-foot Matthews, installing two John Deere 6081s. Work was completed in time for the boat’s owners to cruise up the Bay with the Virginia Yacht Club.

The yard also recently removed, rebuilt, and reinstalled a C-Series Cummins on a Sea Ray 450 Express. Zimmerman Marine had a three-month backlog of work going into summer, with projects including the installation of new navigation electronics and a new anchor windlass on proptalk.com

a 51-foot Swan, repositioning of all seacocks on a Seascape 55 power cat, and the repowering of a Carver 256. Work is underway on the new Zimmerman 38. The longitudinal stiffeners and floors are in (a combination of light-density, closed-cell foam and highdensity Coosa foam with biaxial laminate), and bulkheads are currently being installed (see photo in image strip on these pages). The Zimmerman 38’s progress can be followed here: zimmermanmarine.com.

man stays with the boat. It is of composite construction with a fiberglass exterior and painted plywood cockpit with large flotation compartments. The bottom of this particular Javelin needed fiberglass repair, and the topsides were repainted with Pettit Sunflower Yellow (a color that has resulted in the boat being referred to as the “Gulden” within the shop). The decks are mahogany plywood and were treated with Smith’s penetrating epoxy followed by Epifanes varnish.

The cockpit was stripped, primed, and

for her cutwater are on the design table.

Work has started on the restoration of a racing hydroplane, Wildcat 0-45, which was given to the Ruark BoatWorks by her owner Calvert Thomson. Not actively raced for a long time, she will be restored to become a museum display honoring the many hydroplane builders and racers around Cambridge. Volunteers continue to construct the new Ruark BoatWorks building (30 feet by 100 feet) on the site at 103 Hayward St. One more wall to go up and then a roof will be installed on the

Lady Anne, a 1943, 42-foot Rogers built in Deale, MD, shows off her new mahogany stern at Sarles Boatyard and Marina in Annapolis.

Photo courtesy of Tom Weaver

Before. Photo courtesy of Dockside Boat Works.

After. A 21-foot 1955 Chris-Craft Capri receives 18 coats of varnish after a total overhaul at Dockside Boat Works. Photo by Bill Griffin

lex Schlegel and the crew at Hartge Yacht Yard in Galesville, MD, report Sweet and Low, the well-known motor cruiser designed and built by Ralph Wiley, has come to the Western Shore of the Bay under new ownership. This classic 40-foot yacht is the last boat built by the noted Oxford builder and became his personal retirement boat. Her designer/builder’s vision for a handsome, economical low-speed motor cruiser is as fresh and timely now as when she was first launched in 1963. Forty-seven years young, she was recently surveyed and found to be in very good condition. Sweet and Low will continue to cruise the Chesapeake from her new home port on the West River at Chalk Point Marine. She’ll be maintained and stored by Hartge Yacht Yard at its new location on Tenthouse Creek, Galesville.

repainted with Pettit Sandtone. Next up for the shop is a 1950 Chris-Craft Riviera runabout in need of some bottom work and interior carpentry. The owner of the Lafitte Maritime Museum in Lousiana was so pleased with the yacht tender restoration Small Open Boats completed for them this spring that he has decided to bring another boat to the shop for restoration in late summer. This special project is lifeboat number one from the luxury liner Andrea Doria, which sank so dramatically off Nantucket, MA, in 1956 after she was rammed by the Swedish freighter Stockholm. From the pictures, it appears to be ugly but historically significant.

structure. Continuing Ruark BoatWork’s tradition of working with youth groups, the Springside Girls School spent their seventh year building models of a skipjack, and then took a trip on the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester to try their hands at dredging for oysters. In August, the Cambridge YMCA will spend a week at the BoatWorks building workboat-style models with some races planned as well.

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mall Open Boats in Port Republic, MD, is in the final stages of refinishing an Australian Javelin racing sailboat. This 14-foot rocket has a 23-1/2foot mast and a 5-1/2-foot dagger board.

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an Cada, Operations Manager at Ruark BoatWorks in Cambridge, MD, says work continues on Jolly Dolphin (a three-sail bateau).

After recently being turned right-side up (bottom planking is complete and painted), Cada says the next tasks are to replace a rotted shear plank found behind a rubrail on the port side, prepare the engine bed for a new diesel, and replace sections of the deck aft of the cabin. Some fairing will start on the new side planks as well. Plans

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ick Biles of Swain Boat Builders in Millington, MD, reports that his shop has been very busy getting a number of boats ready for the summer boating season. For Sultana Projects, the shop hauled and re-caulked the replica of Capt. John Smith’s shallop and an 18th-century cutter used as the Schooner Sultana’s ship’s boat. The cutter was also supplied with a spritsail rig to be used for this summer’s program. Both of these boats were built some years ago by Swain Boat Builders. The shop’s current project includes repairs to the deck on a Trumpy Yacht built in 1950. The boat deck was damaged as a result of this past winter’s heavy snow. Looking forward to this fall, the shop is planning to build a new pilot PropTalk August 2010 63

house, cabin, shaft log, and horn timber on a locally owned buyboat.

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ake Glover of Composite Yachts in Trappe, MD, tells PropTalk that the ongoing construction on a custom windshield for a client’s Wellcraft is complete.

The windshield has been installed and painted, with only the pipe work left to be put in place. A long “to do” list on a 33-foot Silverton is wrapping up. The boat received a Crusader 5.7-liter repower, a Westerbeke generator install, and a complete electrical

Finished! Black Pearl, a 65-foot pirate ship destined for charter work in New Jersey and built by Chesapeake Boats in Crisfield. Photo

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rewiring. Two more large hardtops are on the books, with one already pulled from the mold and finish work underway. Last week a deal was finalized and a contract signed for a new 35foot Composite CB (Chesapeake Bay Style) hull to be started this month.

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hesapeake Marine Railway in Deltaville recently had the 112-foot Maryland Independence hauled on its railway. Maryland Independence was built in 1944 in

A cutom-built deadrise from Ruark BoatWorks hits the water. Obligation is a 28-1/2-feet long and her plans are all in shipwright Mac McGaughlin’s head. Photo by Kathy Thornton

Weymouth, Nova Scotia. She was designed to chase submarines during World War II, and was later converted into a pleasure yacht in the 1980s. Maryland Independence served as the governor’s yacht for the state of Maryland from 1986 until 2003 when former Gov. Robert Ehrlich sold her on eBay (profits went back into the state coffers). Chesapeake Marine Railway performed a multitude of tasks on the stately yacht, including prepping and painting the hull, raising and painting the boot stripe, lapping the port shaft, replacing several through hulls,

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and removing the props, shafts, rudders, and couplings to facilitate the replacement of the yacht’s four cutlass bearings.

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arles Boatyard and Marina in Annapolis has been busy installing a new transom made of Brazilian red mahogany on white oak for Lady Anne, a 1943 42-foot charter boat originally built by John Manifold in Deale, MD. At the same time Lady Anne was receiving her pretty new aft end, Lady D, a classic Maynard Lowery deadrise, was also up on

Once a 50-foot hull, this Evans Boats project was cut down to 46 feet and converted to a pirate ship for charter duty around Hilton Head Island, SC. Photo by Bill Griffin

the railway for some tender loving care.

Next up on the railway schedule is a 40foot Mathews. Sarles has also been busy with Eastport 32 service work, including upgrades such as aft seats and extra air conditioning units to cope with the hot summer weather.

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ockside Boat Works in Cordova, MD, is well on its way to finishing a beautiful 21-foot 1955 Chris-Craft Capri that originally arrived at Jerry LeCompte’s shop in what

The perfect fly-casting machine, a Judge 22 sits in her slip after launch. Photo courtesy of Judge Yachts

appeared to be almost unsalvageable condition about a year ago. LeCompte reports that it was a top-to-bottom restoration, with an all-new bottom, keel, frames, chine, hull planks, and deck planks being added to the boat. The original 331 Chrysler Hemi was rebuilt and reinstalled. The boat will have 18 coats of Pettit Flagship varnish applied by LeCompte’s son, Robert, as the finishing touch. When complete, the boat will move to her new home in Richmond, VA.

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Fish News

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Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association (MSSA) Tuna-Ment Kicks off Bluewater Season

n the second leg of the MSSA members’ three-tournament chase for “Angler of the Year,” Pete Gahles of Brookeville, MD, took top honors in the 21st Annual Tuna-ment with a 117.8-pound bluefin tuna. Gahles told MSSA officials he caught the winning fish south of the Hambone early Sunday morning, June 27.

According to the MSSA press release, Gahles and crew took home $2248, a fraction of what they would have earned had they entered all of the skill levels (calcuttas). Although Capt. Tommy Baldwin and Steve Ramsey aboard Lady Luck didn’t catch the largest tuna, they were the big money winners, because they did enter all of the calcuttas. Capt. Baldwin and crew weighed in four tunas, securing first place in all skill levels and bringing their total winnings to $10,033. Third place went to Charlie Reichert of Interlude Charters with his 50.3-pound bluefin tuna. Reichert, who fished all three days out of Wachapreague, VA, will take home $302 for his efforts.

Students from Chesapeake Middle School will deploy reef balls this October and November at Down’s Park Fishing Pier in Pasadena, MD, in an effort to establish a habitat for forage fish and other Bay critters. Photo courtesy of NOAA

Students Create Oyster Reef at Downs Park Fishing Pier

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tudents from Chesapeake Middle School in Anne Arundel County prefer to lead by example. On June 15, after months of planning and navigating the state and federal permitting process, the students kicked off their project to build an artificial reef at the popular Downs Park Fishing Pier in Pasadena, MD, to improve marine habitat and recreational fishing opportunities.

The students will build reef balls to be placed around the fishing pier in a horseshoe pattern to attract forage fish and gamefish, while also hopefully foster the growth of native oysters.

Under supervision of their teacher, Jake Gavin, the students did an “excellent job working with the Maryland Artificial Reef Initiative (MARI) on plans for an artificial reef site (using reef balls and donated shell) off the Downs Park pier,” says Erik Zlokovitz, Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) point person for the state reef program.

“We have a window of opportunity to deploy donated sea clam shell from the ARGO Corporation in August,” Zlokovitz says. “This will be followed by construction of reef balls in September and October with a new group of students from the Chesapeake Middle School and deployments (on the reef) in October and November.”

MARI is a broad coalition of fishing and conservation groups that plan and help find funding to create artificial reefs in the Chesapeake Bay and off the Atlantic coast. For more information on MARI, visit dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/reefs/index.asp.

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This 117.8-pound bluefin caught by angler Pete Gahles (L) of Brookeville, MD, took top honors at this year’s MSSA Tuna-ment. Photo courtesy of MSSA

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Fishing License Gaff Proves Costly

t’s a safe bet that “roll coaster” doesn’t come close to describing the emotional swing that occurred among the crew of the sportfisher Citation after landing an 883-pound blue marlin in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, and then learning tournament organizers were forced to disqualify the catch, worth an estimated $1.2 million in prize money, because the first mate failed to buy a $30 North Carolina fishing license.

Virginia resident Andy Thomossan’s behemoth marlin was a state record, but was disallowed as tournament winner because 22-year-old Peter Wann snoozed on purchasing the required state sportfishing permit. The first-ballot, Hall-of-Fame gaff made national news, and as a result the Big Rock’s board of directors unanimously voted to disallow the catch made on June 14. In a press release, the board stated that the “rule violation did not involve “dishonesty” or “cheating” on the part of the owners or angler of the Citation,” but was “a substantial violation of tournament rules.”

The decision-making process included consultation with North Carolina’s Division of Marine Fisheries and the North Carolina Attorney General’s office, two lie detector tests and hours of discussion. An investigation found that Wann “engaged in fishing activities without a valid license and later obtained a license at 5:51 p.m. while heading to the weigh station. The fish was boated at 3:16 p.m.”

“It was a bad mistake on my part, a bad mistake on the captain’s part for not making sure I had one, and a bad mistake on the owner’s part for not making sure we all had one,” Wann told WNCT of Greenville, NC. The 63-year old Thomossan had a slightly different take, telling a reporter with the Jacksonville North Carolina Daily News that “We didn’t do anything wrong, but one of our people did. He told us he had [a fishing license]. He didn’t.

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Linhard, a sport fisherman, currently sits on the board and is treasurer of Maryland’s Legislative Sportsmen’s Foundation.

He’s also a member of the Coastal Conservation Association, the Billfish Foundation, and the International Game Fish Association. Also, Secretary Locke reappointed Richard B. Robins, Jr. (Virginia), Lee G. Anderson (Delaware), and Erling A. Berg (New Jersey) to the council. Robins owns Bernie’s Conchs in Cheriton, VA, and Ocean Perfect Seafoods in Suffolk, VA. Anderson is a Professor of Economics Photo and Marine Studies at the University of Delaware. Berg is from Cape courtesy of Mid-Atlantic May, NJ, and has been a shoreside vessel maintenance technician since 1955. He previously served as a New Jersey representative on the Fishery Management Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.

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FISH FORECASTS

by Capt. C. D. Dollar

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Opening day striper laid against theaBoatyard Barthat & Grill yardstick. he heat wave that closed out June was borderline insufferable.

I can’t recall June with many straight days when the mercury busted 90 degrees. The only good thing was that the fishing and crabbing are nearly as scorching at both ends of the Bay. All of the summer gang are now here, even the offshore brutes like marlin and tuna. The hardhead fishing has been exceptional, and it’s shaping up to be another good year for Spanish mackerel and bluefish. Bluewater anglers have been reporting some early success, and that should only improve as we chug along into August, especially since it’s the tuna and marlin tournament season (see PropTalk’s “Bluewater Blowout!” tournament schedule on page 71). So take a tip or two from PropTalk’s pros and go wet a line.

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apt. Walt of Light Tackle Charters (Crisfield) says you’re apt to find him catching flounder, croaker, Spanish mackerel, bluefish, and stripers on light tackle and with flies in the Chesapeake Bay out of Crisfield, MD, in July and August.

“I’ll target flounder, croaker, striped bass, spadefish, and sheepshead at the Chesapeake Bay BridgeTunnel (CBBT),” Capt. Walt says.

“The same species I’ll be targeting at the CBBT will also be my targets at the seaside back bays, inlets, and jetties of Ocean City, MD, as well as Chincoteague, VA, Wachapreague, VA, and Oyster, VA.” Capt. Walt will also run cobia trips out of Kiptopeke State Park just south of Cape Charles, VA. And to top things off, on low or no wind days, he’ll run 40 to 50 miles offshore out of Chincoteague to catch dolphin (mahi-mahi) on light tackle under the lobster pot floats and sea bass pot floats along with any other flotsam he comes across.

“If you’ve never tried that [fishing for dolphin under floating structure], you don’t know what you are missing!” Capt. Walt says. “It’s going to be an extremely busy two months with plenty of species on the feed.”

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apt. Gary Neitzey of Fishhawk Guide Service (Eastern Bay) will fish BKDs, Lil’ Jimmy bucktails, and jigging spoons from Rock Hall, MD, to the Choptank River to catch rockfish, Spanish mackerel, and bluefish.

From mid-July through August he expects to find rockfish, bluefish, and Spanish macks busting bait in the evenings and mornings. Flyrodders using poppers fished on floating lines or Clouser deep minnows on a sinking line can catch a lot of rockfish and blues during these melees, with the occasional mackerel thrown in for good measure.

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Dave Beall of Oceanside, DE, shows off a 58-pound cobia he caught at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Photo Courtsey of Dave Beall

apt. Mark Galasso of Tuna the Tide Charters (Grasonville) says late-July through mid-August is “always interesting.” Hopefully, the rockfish will be off the May worms by now (July). There are lots of fish around, and there should be more blues and croakers in Eastern Bay soon.”

He is looking forward to live-bait fishing down

by The Hill, using live spot. Also, he thinks jigging will still produce some small rock in the 18to 28-inch range, and nice perch will start to show on the oyster bars as well as a few black drum.

“There should be plenty of fish,” Capt. Galasso says, adding that he expects to also find schools of breaking bluefish and rock from Love Point past Poplar Island.

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ichael Ebersberger at Angler’s Sports Center in Annapolis predicts that we should see another good year in the Upper Chesapeake for schoolie stripers, ranging in size from 18 inches to the mid-30s (inches). Pick a flavor—chumming, trolling, jigging, or live-lining.

Like others, Ebersberger hopes for another good showing of Spanish mackerel, which love to hit gold spoons (either trolled or casted). “Gotchas” and other lures work, too. Just make sure you retrieve them fast.

The hard bottom bars and reefs ought to be loaded with croakers and spot, and ole reliable (aka white perch) should be readily available in your local creeks and rivers. For crabbing, go early to beat the heat and crowds. Trotlining and snap (collapsible) traps can get you enough crabs for dinner.

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apt. Randy Dean of the Bay Hunter will live-line spot for keeper rockfish as well as troll for bluefish and Spanish mackerel. Based at the Rod ‘N’ Reel Marina in Chesapeake Beach, MD, he will put his clients on fish from Eastern Bay to the Gas Docks and across the Bay to just inside the Choptank River. Live-lining, though, is one of his favorites.

He prefers wide gap, 7/0 circle hooks made by Gamakatsu. To those he ties a 30-inch, 25-pound fluoro leader along with three-ounce egg sinker, Carolina-rigged. This heavier setup targets the larger rock that hug the bottom. Drop the bait to the bottom and then reel it up two or three cranks off bottom.

“Don’t set the hook with circle hooks,” he advises. “But if you use (standard) hooks, let the fish take the spot for at least five seconds to give it time to flip the bait around in its mouth.”

Capt Randy Dean Bay Hunter (410) 259-9496 captainrdean.com

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ome July, Capt. Jeff Popp will cover all the bases, fishing for rockfish, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, croakers, and flounder. He’ll use live spot for bait to catch blues and stripers, and he plans to fish from the mouth of the Patuxent River to Parker Creek.

“August is still live-lining time with more and more breaking rockfish and more blues in the mix,” he states. He threads a 4/0 J-hook through the fish’s nose, using a 30-pound test leader of at least 24 inches. On most of his rods, he deploys a 3/4- to 1-ounce egg sinker, but doubles that weight if the tide is running hard or if the fish are holding deeper.

He says a good livewell is also key to keeping bait spot frisky while on the water.

“I like to have at least 50 baits (for my charter), though if a couple of recreational guys are only out for the afternoon, they won’t need that many to get their (limit of) rockfish,” Capt. Popp says. “Once we get the bait and I like what I see on the fish finder, I anchor up. So far, it’s been a great year, so let’s keep it going!”

Capt. Jeff Popp (410) 790-2015 captjeffpopp@yahoo.com

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apt. Kevin Josenhans of Josenhans Fly Fishing will spend the summer months fishing from Tangier Sound to the Little Choptank River and lots of other places in-between.

“I will be spending about half my time fishing out of the Little Choptank River, casting to surface-feeding stripers and blues that generally range in size from two to six pounds, with the occasional larger striper mixed in,” Capt. Josenhans says. “[These fish are] lots of fun on top-water lures and flies.”

Crisfield will see the flounder fishing heat up with limits to be had from Deal Island to Crisfield. Drifting the channel edges with squid/minnow combinations, or casting Berkley “Gulp!”-scented soft plastics should bring interest from a doormat or two. Speckled trout can be caught on deeper structure and also on the grass flats during periods of low light.

“Cast soft plastic jigs under a popping cork on the shallow grass flats for best results,” Capt. Josenhans advises. “Stripers will always please if you cast around the sod banks and underwater stump fields, and blues will be working the surface at the Puppy Hole off Crisfield early and late in the day. Look for Spanish mackerel to make an appearance as well.”

Capt. Kevin Josenhans Josenhans Fly Fishing (443) 783-3271 josenhansflyfishing.com

Doormat season is right around the corner, and there’s no finer way to catch one than on a fly.

Photo courtesy of Capt. Kevin Josenhans.

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apt. Sonney Forrest of Reel Relief Charters will look to catch stripers in deeper waters, or breaking on top as they feed on the bunker, especially at low light.

Captain Sonney says the spot are just about any place there is sandy or hard bottom. Bloodworms are best with small #3 hooks on a double-bottom rig. You can fill the coolers with spot in a day. Croaker fishing in the day is slow, so it’s best to wait for the sun to go down, when the fishing can be red hot. Captain Sonney knows the best bait is peeler crab, but most fishermen use squid cut into 1/2-inch pieces on a 3/0 hook, bottom-rigged. Be ready; when the bite starts, it is wide open.

Bluefish action ought to be excellent, with plenty of fish in good sizes. Trolling spoons and hoses on planers will help you to stay cool, and look for the Spanish mackerel to show up. Gold spoons trolled at a fast clip (five to seven knots) are the ticket. He also thinks you may even spot a few cobia around the chum slicks from boats from mid-July through August.

Capt. Sonney Forrest Reel Relief Charters (443) 532-0836 captainsonney.com

Ian Hummer (L) with his best friend, Thomas Kody, (R) show off two nice fish caught on the Cedar Point reef.

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apt. Monty Hawkins (Ocean City, MD) on the party boat Morning Star will fish the wrecks, reefs, and other structure (natural and artificial). He’ll focus fishing efforts on the summer gang—sea bass, flounder, croakers, and bluefish.

Capt. Monty Hawkins Morning Star (410) 520-2076 morningstarfishing.com

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id-July through August are the best time to target tuna, dolphin, and white and blue marlins. In bluewater fishing tournaments, everything is big… the boats, reels, prizes, price tags for essentials, and level of anticipation and excitement. Here are several of summer’s top offshore tournaments:

July 14-17— Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament South Jersey Marina, Cape May.

This year, your bluefin catch must be between 27 inches to just under 59 inches long, and you’re allowed to boat one bluefin per day. Last year, Rob Skillman topped the heaviest tuna and heaviest bluefin categories with a monster 169-pound bluefin. Jim Foulke took in the heaviest yellowfin with a 68-pounder, and John Raimondo netted the heaviest stringer with a 336-pounder. southjerseytournaments.com

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July 23-25— Branch Kreppel Memorial Blue Marlin Tournament Hosted by Sunset

Marina in Ocean City, MD, this event honors the late Glen Robert “Branch” Kreppel, a commercial diver and owner of Diver Services Company, who died at the age of 44 November 28, 2008. To win some prize money, your blue marlin must weigh at least 400 pounds and measure no less than 105 inches. Each blue marlin released earns teams 200 points; white marlin, sailfish and spearfish releases earn anglers 20 points. In 2009, the event paid more than $30,000. (410) 213-9600, ocsunsetmarina.com

August 2-6—White Marlin Open Weigh-ins at Harbour Island

Marina, Ocean City, MD, with Sunset Marina also hosting the action. Last year brought $903,442 to the winner and a new state record blue marlin: a 1062-pound whopper! Based out of Harbour Island

Marina in Ocean City, MD, this is billed as the World’s Largest Billfish Tournament staged from the White Marlin Capital. whitemarlinopen.com

August 12-14 Captain Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open For

ladies only, this billfish-release tournament benefits breast cancer research through the American Cancer Society. There are also added entry levels for tuna and dolphin.

Bahia Marina in Ocean City, MD, is your host. bahiamarina.com

August 14-15—Wine, Women, & Fishing Tourney Last year, 29 boats

and more than 150 anglers took part. Ann Black led the winning boat with three sailfish and a white marlin and won Top Lady Angler of the tournament. Dena Sawyer won the Hard Luck Award for a bathing suit malfunction while bringing in a sailfish. Fourteen-year-old Hunter Bayne PropTalk August 2010 71

• Tom and Gia Palacorolla are the new owners of Jaws Marine on Curtis Creek near Baltimore. Gia says, “Our fullservice, family-owned-and-operated business offers top-of-the-line amenities for every boat lover, including a new marine store, a complete service center by master-certified Mercury marine techs; a Pro-line, Donzi, and Mercury warranty center; a factory-authorized parts center, Load Rite, Road King, and Venture trailer sales; a boat consignment program; Maryland’s only Twin Troller electric-powered boat dealership; boat and trailer storage; slips and a boat ramp; push-boat rentals; and a nightwatchman and camera security. We are extremely privileged to have the opportunity to serve such a diverse boating community within the Chesapeake Bay, one of the top boating regions of the United States.” jawsmarine.net

Eight for six. Not bad!

Photo courtesy of Captain Aaron Rogers in Ocean City, MD

earned the Top Junior Angler award for a successful catch and release of a sailfish.

This women-only charity billfish event benefits the Eastern Virginia Medical School Breast Cancer Fund in Norfolk, VA. Hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation, the fun runs out of the south side of Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, VA. cbwc.org

August 15-20—Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Based at Sunset Marina in

Ocean City, MD, and Canyon Club Marina in Cape May, NJ, this is another big-daddy tournament within our strike zone. Last year, the tournament’s purse was more than $1.76 million! Marylander Scott Steele set a new tournament record with a 95-pound white marlin that earned him $653,375. Sonny Falcone swept all three places with a 453-pound blue marlin, netting $381,665. Charlie Duerr took in a 69-pound yellowfin tuna and $173,600.

Bill Gallo won the Heaviest Wahoo category ($10,000) with a new tournament record 97-pounder. Mike Ackley took home $10,000 for his Heaviest Dolphin (mahimahi) of 37 pounds. midatlantic500000.com

August 18-21—Virginia Beach

Billfish Tournament Headquartered in

Virginia Beach, tournament organizers expect another full house for this year’s event, which limits the field to 75 boats. Last year

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saw action on 53 boats with 372 anglers; 194 billfish were released, and lucky winners earned a total of $285,000. vbbt.com

September 3-5—Labor Day White Marlin Tournament Operating out of the Ocean City (MD) Marlin Club, the white marlin bite was red hot last year, with 48 recorded releases. (410) 213-1613

Stacey Stone of Chesapeake Soda Clean says, “The curtain system is reusable and can be easily installed on 10- to 200-footers.

We’ve installed one here in Millersville on a 28-foot Bertram flybridge and are happy to do onsite demos (by appointment). We also have the only hands-on marine soda blast training facility in the country.”

• Discover Boating recently launched a new online game application, called “Making Waves,” to put at-home water sports enthusiasts in the virtual captain’s chair to experience all the fun of wake riding, fishing, and cruising. Making Waves is available at no cost on Facebook. Through August 31, players can register for a chance to win $25,000 toward a new boat purchase. apps.facebook.com/making-waves

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• Dorothy Wetmore of Haven Harbour Marina in Rock Hall, MD, says, “During our Marina Day Open House, everyone enjoyed the back porch sale, slipholders’ flea market, and kids’ fun and food.

Customers also loved dunking our service manager, general manager, and dockmaster to benefit our local fire department.

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HarborView Marina’s Tiki Barge is not to be missed.

• Ben Butterwei of Stand Up Paddle Annapolis says, “We recently launched the non-profit Sup Cleanup. We meet once a month on stand up paddle boards or kayaks, take trash bags with us, and get any and all trash we see out of the water. This summer, we’ll visit the Magothy, Severn, and South Rivers, as well as the Bay itself.” supcleanup.com • Alexseal Waterborne Topcoat offers a new, water-reducible, two-component, durable interior polyurethane. According to the makers, this green alternative does not have the odor, flammability, and other negative characteristics that would inhibit applying a highly durable product in an enclosed environment. alexseal.com • Worried about your boat, home, or pet when you’re out and about? A new company in Baltimore may be able to help.

Apptek LLC has developed the MCGW160; it’s billed as more than a motion detector. The device is designed to autonomously monitor areas of importance, detect activity, take images of the activity, and then notify users anywhere in the world via cellular networks (text messages) or web. The camera can be remote controlled, and users can review pictures or videos of the event. bspector@apptekllc. com

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• Through August 14, Sunset Saturdays on the Dock feature popcorn and refreshments and a free movie at the HarborView Marine Center in Baltimore. Also, check out the great views, cool waters, and fun atmosphere of the tropical Tiki Barge and Pool. harborviewmarinecenter.com • Northern Neck news… Port Kinsale Marina in Kinsale, VA, recently announced the winners of the annual Rockfish Tournament April 24: Dave O’Bier netted first place, Robert Street landed second place, and Scottie Moss caught third place. All told, anglers raised more than $1500 for the Kim Sellers Memorial Scholarship and Smith Point Sea Rescue.

While you’re at the marina, check out Lucky Lady, the 1956 29-foot Henry Luhrs cruiser that is a fixture on the deck outside.

A cooler sits where her engine used to hum, and she now serves up drinks overlooking the harbor. portkinsale.com • In addition to branching into a blasting sales and distribution company in 2008, Chesapeake Soda Clean, Inc., in Millersville, MD, is the new dealer and distributor for Bad Dust Containment Systems, LLC, for Chesapeake country. These modular curtain systems are designed to contain air-borne pollutants emitted by sanding, sandblasting, fairing, and painting boat bottoms. Various length panels attach together, are interchangeable, and can fit virtually any size boat. baddust.com, chesapeakesodaclean.com

• Working with the 2010 Marine Conservation Grants program, West Marine now offers $30,000 in grants for conservation projects that benefit recreational fishing and sustainable commercial fishing while preserving marine resources. The five to 10 grants will range from $500 to $5000 per recipient. Entries are due September 1. Since 1994, West Marine has donated more than $4.5 million to non-profit organizations that support youth boating, boating safety, and the marine environment.

Well done, West Marine! westmarine.com • Recreational fishing industry veteran Steve Levi now is the brand manager of BoatU.S. Angler, the membership and services program for boat-owning anglers.

As an avid angler, Levi is passionate about increasing value and benefits for his fellow sportsmen. His mix of entrepreneurial and marketing skills will be a big asset. boatusangler.com

Send Biz Buzz news and photos to ruth@proptalk.com.

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Boatyard Positions: Zimmerman Marine has openings for experienced marine technicians - mechanical, systems, or electrical. Minimum 3 years experience required. Excellent benefits, challenging work. Send resume to jobs@zimmermanmarine.com.

Slip 40’ x 13’ Deep Water Slip 40’ x 13’ deep water and protected for rent at a private residence on Cockey Creek, Magothy River @ $200 per month. Call 410-439-2460.

Fairview Marina Is Hiring Experienced and motivated individuals for the following positions: Life guard/ pool operator (summer), yacht carpenter/fitter, and certified mechanic, and experienced yacht broker. Send resumes to fairviewmarina@gmail.com.

High-end Boat Club Looking for Dock Staff With excellent customer service skills to work at Edgewater marina. Boating experience a plus.

Contact memberinfo@carefreeboats. com with copy of your resume and type ’annapolis dock’ in the subject line.

SLIPS 20’ - 40’ Slips, Pier 4 Marina 301 4th St., Eastport, across from Annapolis Yacht Club. Keep your boat where the Hinckley and Sabre dealers keep theirs.

Electric, water, & showers. (410) 9909515. www.pier4annapolis.com 28’ - 38’ Slips Power & sail, cozy, intimate MD Clean Marina in protected Deale harbor, excellent boating & fishing, free Wi-Fi & pumpout, 30 mins. from DC. (410) 867-7919, www. rockholdcreekmarina.com 30’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport.

Includes electric, water, restrooms with showers, and gated parking. Give us a call at (410) 268-0660, www. annapoliscitymarina.com.

30-46ft Covered & Open Slips Available, Downtown Annapolis in protected Spa Creek at Sarles Marina and Boatyard, 808 Boucher Ave, Annapolis MD 410 263 3661 40’ Slip, Back Creek Electric included, depth 8’-plus, 13’ beam, no liveaboards, no pets, $4,000 for the year. (410) 271-0112.

Don’t Pay Annapolis Rates this Winter Winter storage $3/foot/month. $90 minimum. $12/foot HWBL. In-water storage open and covered up to 50 feet LOA. Full-service BY or DIY. Winterization, sail & battery storage, variety of services: brightwork, shrinkwrap, ask us! 7-foot depth. 30-Ton TraveLift. (804) 472-3955, www. colespoint.com Modern, Floating Marina - Upper Bay Slips up to 50 feet available.

Convenient to N. Maryland and tri-state area and I-95. North East River Y/C www.NERYC.com, ph: (410) 287-6333.

Powerboat Slips & In/Out Boatel Space Spring Price Specials – Deale, MD – Great boating and fishing – Pool – Showers – Sales – Parts – Service – Inboard – Outboard – Sterndrive. Gates Marine Service, (410) 867-9666 or (301) 261-9200.

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Slip For Sale - Magothy Marina 32’ by 12’2” Fresh docks, onsite fuel, pump-out, heads, showers, swimming pool, launching ramp, and ice. Secure parking. Power and water at slip.(410) 975-9881.

Why Pay High Annapolis or Baltimore Rates? Slips $1,250 $2,200 yr. Land storage $110 monthly.

Haulouts $8.50 per foot. Minutes to Bay and Baltimore Beltway. Old Bay Marina (410) 477-1488 or www.oldbaymarina. com

SURVEYORS ABYI Marine Surveyors, LLC Power & sailboat surveys, big or small, gas or dsl. Contact Derek Rhymes, NAMS-CMS and SAMS A.M.S. (410) 268-4404 or toll-free (866) 608-4404.

Accredited SAMS Marine Surveyor Capt. Jon Sheller, AMS, established 1980, serving MD/DC/VA, ABYC Master Marine Technician, Power & Sail, Gas & Diesel. Pre-Purchase, Insurance, Finance, Corrosion, (410) 349-7016, jons2011@aol.com

DONATIONS Full Fair Market/Book Value for Your Boat 501(c)(3) private foundation seeks boat donations for use within educational programs. Fully tax deductible. Free boat surveys provided.

Free hauling/transport. Also accept cars, trucks, and other items of value.

Also seeking volunteer sailboat and powerboat instructors. (410) 591-9900 Maryland Maritime Foundation Needs your help. Through donations of boats, equipment, and other items, we provide funds for education and other opportunities to organizations and individuals. We also have boats for sale at great prices - allowing you to get on the water. (301) 509-3206, director@ mdmaritime.org .

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WANT YOUR BOAT SOLD?! CALL NORTH POINT YACHT SALES. We will get it done! If you’re ready to sell your boat call our office at 410-280-2038. Come experience the difference that North Point Yacht Sales is making… We are selling boats and need listings.

Yacht Brokerage List your boat with Fairview Marina. We have premium display and dock space available. Call (410) 437-3400.

17’ Invader ’87 Bow rider, excellent cond., 2007 trailer, 4.3-L OMC I/O w/352 hrs, covers, Sea Scouts, $2,500, James Klimek, (240) 271-4631, jk3043@aol. com.

18’ Howard ’62 389 Pontiac w/3 twos, split case Casale w/reverse, trailer, tuck-n-roll upholstery, $12.5K, (410) 224-3030. Serious only.

19’ Sea Fox Center Console ‘02 Nicely built vessel that has been lightly used. She is powered by a 125-hp Mercury OB and can top out at 30 knots.

She also comes with a single axle trailer & a full canvas winter cover as well as a Gamin depth sounder, Horizon VHF & radio w/CD player. Great for fishing, tubing, water skiing or what ever the family wants to do. Great price, only asking $13,600 OBYS 410-226-0100

Boat, Car, and RV Donations Needed Possible cash back. Fast pickup. Tax receipt given. Proceeds spent locally for college education grants. www.kidsfundinc.org, (410) 5329330, (877) 532-9330.

Donate Your Boat And help teach atrisk teens to sail. (202) 478-0396, www. planet-hope.org

POWER Sell Your Boat Fast for Market Value Most sold in two weeks or less.

We sell your boat on eBay. List your boat. Get a check. Call Jody Palmisano at Better Priced Boats. (410) 340-0008.

23 Pacific Skiff ‘04 2325V model w/ 225 hp Yamaha outboard. Popular aluminum alloy boat, with hard top, underwater lights, trailer, trim tabs, full electronics and fish rigged. Ask $45,000. At our offices on Kent Island Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

21 Parker 2120 ‘04.

Fully fish rigged and alot fo add ons w/ full electronics package and powered by a 200hp Yamaha 4-stoke. ASK $28,500. In route to our offices on Kent Island Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

24’ Sea Ray Sundancer 240 ‘01 This 240 Sundancer is a great small cruiser that comfortably accommodates four for overnighters and more for day cruises. A great entry level cruiser, this one is worth checking out. Offered at $28,500. For more information on this vessel, contact Jim Carney at 410.643.2694 or jcarney@clarkslanding.com.

240 SX Cobalt '06, Volvo 270 5.0L GXIsx w/80 hours, lift kept since new, completely detailed and waxed 6/20/2010, like new condition, ask $49,900 All reasonable offers considered, photos @ www.yachtview.com John Kaiser @ 410-923-1400 or 443-223-7864 cell anytime.

248LS Monterey Montura ‘03, Navy blue hull, low hr Mercruiser 350 MAG w/new outdrive, Stereo/CD Garmin GPS, full canvas, porta-pottie, 12V refrigerator, well maintained! Asking $25,900 All reasonable offers considered, Photos @ www.yachtview.com 410-923-1400 office 443-223-7864 cell/John Kaiser

22’ New Hydra-Sports 2200VX ’09 250HP Yamaha, trailer, hardtop, electronics, all composite hull, anchor windlass, hydraulic steering & more.

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25’ Contender ’03, $59,500. 230 hours on 200 Yamahas, trailer, brand new enclosure.

Full electronics with autopilot. Very, very nice boat.

Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www.theyachtgroup.com 25’ Hydra-Sports 2500VX ‘06 Twin Yamaha 200-hp, Raymarine electronics, radar, outriggers. $69,900.

800-792-0082 Gootees.com 25’ May-Craft 2550 Center Console ‘02 225HP Evinrude, trailer, VHF, GPS, fishfinder. $25,000. 800792-0082 Gootees.com

28’ Cape Dory Hardtop Cruiser ‘86 Single 100-hp Westerbeke dsl engine, dockside reverse cycle AC and heat, updated interior upholstery, Raytheon radar, Furuno GPS, Raymarine chartplotter, Datamarine depth sounder, Raymarine VHF and a retractable awning for the cockpit. This is a lovely vessel that has been nicely maintained & upgraded as needed. She can cruise with 4 in comfort & would make an ideal family weekend cruiser.

Asking $43,500 OBYS 410-226-0100 28’ Legacy Express ‘06 Only 100 hrs on her 315-hp Yanmar dsl engine!

Cruise 22 knots & tops 26 knots. Furuno Navnet GPS w/10.4” screen, Furuno radar, B&G network Quad, Icom VHF, stereo w/CD, windlass, refrigeration, bimini w/full enclosure & so much more.

She has been very well maintained & is ready to go. Asking $119,900 OBYS 410-226-0100 28’ Atlantic Craft ’05 Perfect for the Bay! Roomy cabin and large cockpit.

Low hrs on 7.4L Mercruiser!! Outfitted to fish with riggers, electronics, windlass and more. $60,000. (410) 476-4414, www.compositeyacht.biz

26’ Eastport ‘10 Modeled after the successful 32, the 26 has traditional Chesapeake Bay Styling, single Volvo D3-220HP diesel for fuel economy and range, aft bench, navigator helm chairs, long hard top for protection from elements. Below features v-berth, storage, head for over-niting. Many options available.

443-951-1380 www.eastportyacht.com 27’ Tiara Open ’87 $39,500 Fresh Flag Blue Awlgrip, new canvas & enclosure, twin 270 Crusaders, boat is in excellent shape. Owner moving up, looking for offers. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group, (443) 995-0732, www. theyachtgroup.com

28’ Albin Flushdeck ’05 Very well maintained, powered by 315 Yanmar.

Excellent electronics. Blue Awlgrip hull, aft deck canopy, transom door.

Electric hatches on engine & fish boxes, Baitwell w/pump. Clean & ready to go. $115,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888)221-5022

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28’ Bertram Sportfisher ’74 225 Twin Mercruisers, new gas tank, flybridge and cockpit steering, outriggers, well maintained. Asking $27,500. Call 410-544-4854 or email bsachse@msn.com.

28’ Cape Dory Flybridge Fast Trawler ’89 30 ft. overall. AP, single engine, bow-thruster, 4-yr-old engine.

Price reduction: Asking $59,000 Offers encouraged. Yard maintained, dry stored in winter. Jerry at (410) 440-9882.

28 Parker 2826 XL ‘06, Fully fish rigged and ready to go offshore with T/250 hp Yamahas with 350 hrs.

PRICE REDUCED TO $79,000.

THIS BOAT GETS FISH!!!!!

At our offices on Kent Island Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

29’ Robbins by MathewsBros ’03 Miss Claire Fiberglass hull, 310 Marine Power gas engine, Top cond. at IndoorBoatStorage.

Available for immediate purchase. JUST REDUCED to $62,500 Call Mathews Brothers at (410) 479-9720.

280 Sea Ray Sundancer ’05 Twin Mercruiser 5.0 L MPI engines (269 hrs) w/ Bravo III drives and stainless props . A/C, generator, white hull w/ hunter green canvas. Like new cond., Waxed/detailed inside and out, bottom painted, complete engine and drive oil change and service (completed on 6/20/2010) , Must see ASAP! Priced below current comps at $ 61 ,900.

All reasonable offers encouraged.

Photos @ www.yachtview.com, (410) 923-1400 or (443) 223-7864 John Kaiser/cell anytime. Complimentary sea trial on request!

29’ Hydra-Sports 2900 Center Console Raymarine Electronics, outriggers, baitwell, trailer, satellite radio. 800-792-0082 Gootees.com 29’ Hydra-Sports 2900VX ’10 Twin 250-hp Yamaha, hardtop, Raymarine electronics, all composite hull, generator, AC, anchor windlass. One left. Save up to 30% off retail. 800-7920082, Gootees.com 29’ Mathews Brothers Patriot ’02 JWB Fiberglass hull. Yanmar 315hp dsl engine. Kept in top cond. at Mathews Bros Indoor Boat Storage facility. $150,000 Purchase today!

Call Mathews Brothers at (410) 479-9720.

29’ MJM 29z ’07 3 mpg at 24 knots will ease the pain at the gas dock.

Wrap around seating for more people than you probably want to take out. PRICE REDUCTION. Offered at $257,900. Contact Paul Mikulski at (410) 280-2038 or Paul@northpointyachtsales.com 29’ New Hydra-Sports 2900 Center Console ’10 250HP Yamaha, T-Top, VHF, all composite hull, outriggers, hydraulic steering, marine head. One left. Save up to 30% off retail 800-792-0082 Gootees.com 29’ Prairie Trawler ’80 $29,900 Perkins dsl, upper and lower helm stations, radar, plotter, pilot, aft cockpit, large salon, affordable cruising – 1-2gal/ hr Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, Visit our web: www.greatblueyachts.com

29’ Talaria 29 R 2009 BOOMERANG is as close to a new boat as you will get for this year!! A mere 105 hours on her engine. She comes with a brand new boat warranty and the reminder of her warranty on her Volvo 435hp diesel.

Cruises at 31kts. Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard phoward@hinckleyyachts.com or 410.263.0095 30’ Mainship Pilot ’98 $59,900 – Priced to sell! Yanmar 230hp dsl, bow thruster, reverse cycle heat/Air, plotter, full cockpit canvas, excellent cond.! Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 5535046. email: tony@greatblueyachts. com, Visit our web: www. greatblueyachts.com 30’ Sea Sailer Motorsailor ’65 Teak planked classic with Yanmar 37, pilothouse or cockpit steering, $260K refit in 1999, in great cond. $44,500 Urbanna, VA Call Jonathan Hutchings 804-776-7575. Photos at www.annapolisyachtsales.co m

300 Sea Ray Sundancer ’03 w/twin Mercruiser 5.0L MPIs with 50 hrs! Kohler generator & AC! Just fully detailed & bottom painted.

Complete outdrive service and oil change. In water / Smiths Marina slip in Crownsville on the Severn River may convey with sale for 2010 season ($3200 value) $68,900 All reasonable offers considered. Photos @ www.yachtview.com 410-923-1400 or 443-223-7864 John Kaiser cell/anytime.

31' Camano Trawler '97 - New listing!

One owner; excellent condition; only 557 hrs on 200 hp Volvo diesel; thruster; windlass; A/c-heat; inverter; new bimini.

Asking $124,500.

Call Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or rickc@noyceyachts.com

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31' Stamas Express 310, '01, New Steyr Diesels in 2009 with warranty till 2012, New GPS/Radar, Air conditioning and just completely detailed and turn key for cruising or fishing. Very fast, efficient, lift kept and aggressively priced (over 65K spent in the past year on repower and electronics alone!) Current detailed photos @ www.yachtview.com Ask $88,900 All reasonable offers encouraged, John Kaiser 410-923-1400 office 443-223-7864 cell john@yachtview.com

31 Bonadeo ‘07 Factory Demo.

Loaded with Teak Decks, Covering Boards, 2 NavNet, 64 Mile Radar.

New EZ2CY, New Cushions, Yamaha 250’s 300 hrs. $199,000 Used boats at www.bonadeoboatworks.com, (772) 463-7447 $219k 31’ Marlago Open CC ’02 $64,900, 157 one-owner hrs on 200 HPDI Yamahas, perfect shape and recently detailed. Owner moving up. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 8278089.

Tiara 3100 A well maintained example of the Tiara 3100 which is priced very well for a quick sale. Engines are in good order & have been well serviced regularly...a serious boat to have fun with ! WOW what a fine example of the Tiara 3100 open. This boat shows great pride in ownership. She has been kept updated thru the yrs. This wide beam gem will entertain your whole family plus some!!! Tiaras are built strong. Just look at the stringers in the bilge. She is a go anywhere boat. Cruise in comfort & style in this beauty. This is a MUST SEE if you are looking for an express!!! $45,000 Boatshed Annapolis mark@boatshedannapolis.com (703) 855-4408

32 Regulator ‘05 This lightly used Regulator is ready for fishing - John McDevitt - Bluewater Yacht Sales 610-220-5619

32’ Sea Ray Sundancer 320 ’07 "Black Beauty" Highly desirable white topsides over black hull with black standard canvas package. Only 78 hours on MerCruiser 350Mag MPI T-300hp engines.

Professionally maintained with most all options including cockpit cover, Kohler 5.0Kw generator (34hours,) windlass, remote spotlight, bow sunpads, cockpit frig, galley, vacuflush, and other options, complete the package.

Call 410.867.9550 for more information.

32’ Senator Trawler ‘87 $44,900 Aft cabin, sun deck, upper& lower helm station, Air/Heat, Perkins dsl. Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, Visit our web: www.greatblueyachts.com 32’ Avanti 3258 Command Bridge ’98 Dual Helms, Twin Merc 5.7l, 2 private cabins, Absolutely gorgeous! A must see boat! $ 58,500 Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 553-5046. www.greatblueyachts.com; email: tony@greatblueyachts.com.

32’ Ches. Deadrise ’00 PRICE REDUCED TO $42,500!!! No engine or gear, Ready to drop in gas or dsl, Finished to fish, Full electronics, Fresh Awlgrip, (410) 476-4414, www. compositeyacht.biz

32' Custom Downeast ‘82 Beautiful example of down east styling tempered with fly bridge cruiser. Many upgrades and very efficient powered with Volvo TAMD60B turbo diesel. Big Price Reduction $69,800 Contact David Malkin at (410) 280-2038 or David@northpointyachtsales.com

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32’ Mabry ‘03 Yanmar 315HP, Electronics, Full Equipment, Beautifully Finished, $110,000. (410)476-4414 www.compositeyacht.biz

32 PDQ Catamaran ’01 Economical and roomy cruiser. Two cabin layout, reliable twin Yanmar power, generator and A/C. Asking $149,000.

Contact John Dennison (410)2800006, john@seleneannapolis.com

32 Sea Ray Sundancer 320 ‘04 T/ Merc V-drives, clean w/ navy hull and gen. Only 230 Hours.In RockHall MD. Just reduced to $105,900.

Contact BOEMARINE, 866-7355926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

33 Sea Ray Sundancer 330 ‘93.

Clean cruiser with tons of upgrades, generator, A/C, NEW CANVAS, great boat for the money.

Lying in Solomons Island, MD Ask $42,000. Contact BOEMARINE, 866735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

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32’ Halverson “Gourmet Cruiser” ’03 32 feet of pure enjoyment. Newer electronics, very low hrs. No use in 2 years. Bring reasonable offer soon! Call Dan at Annapolis Yacht Sales 410-2678181.

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34’ Bruckmann 34e - ’07 New in stock at our office. Single engine, fuel efficient, planes at 11 knots. Yacht finish.

Just reduced to $350,000 Crusader YS (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts. com

34’ Sea Ray Sundancer ’00, $79,500.

Lift Kept! Best priced example of this popular model. Low hours on 8.1 Mercs, change of plans forces sale at great price. Call Ned Dozier, 443-995ned@theyachtgroup.com.

0732, www.theyachtgroup.com

34’ Cruisers 340 Express ’07.

Wharf Rat is located right here in Annapolis and is in terrific shape.

You will be amazed how much space this boat has below and on deck for entertaining. The owner has kept the boat in tip top shape. It’s a turn key boat for anyone looking for this style boat. She is ready for offers so call Ken Comerford for an appointment at 410-280-2038 ext 12 or Email Ken@NorthPointYachtSales.com 34’ Cruisers Express ’05 Loaded, spacious contemporary upscale accommodations. Head w/stall shower, full galley, convertible settee in midcabin. U-shaped dinette, cockpit wetbar, transom door. Low hour T-Merc. 8.1 Horizons, Generator, Electronics & Windlass. $120,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

35’ Viking Express Sport Fish 85’ This is a must see boat that is in wonderful condition. This is the perfect boat for anyone looking for a boat to enjoy with the family or go out and fish with the guys. Please call David at our Annapolis North Point Office at 410-280-2038 Ext. 15 or Email him at David@NorthPointYachtSales.com

35' Cruisers Espirit 1997 - Low hours - aft cabin sleeper upgrade and ready to cruise the bay - a comfortable weekend boat - $69,900. John McDevitt - Bluewater Yacht Sales 610-220-5619.

35’ Marlago ’07 Verado 275s, beautiful burgundy Awlgrip, T-Top, enclosure, loaded, lift kept. $138,000 Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group, (443) 995-0732, www.theyachtgroup.com

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35’ Silverton Aft Cabin ’98 Sidewalk deck model. Spacious full beam salon, 2 strms with stall showers.

Large Flybridge, staircase from swim platform to aft deck. Low hrs on T-454 EFIs plus Kohler generator. $95,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022 36’ Egg Harbor ‘83 Beautiful boat. As one walks in, you immediately feel the Egg Harbor quality & warmth as well as notice how well the owners have taken care of her. She is powered with twin 350-hp Crusader engines & will cruise at 18knots and top out at 25knots. Her two strm layout is great for the family w/2 kids (each has their own bunk).

Depthsounder, fishfinder, radar, stereo, TV, refrigerator, microwave & a hardtop for the flybridge. Start cruising in comfort without breaking the bank! Asking $39,900 OBYS 410-226-0100 36’ Monk 36 Trawler ‘05 Modern version of classic Monk 36 built in Nova Scotia… single engine2 cabin trawler has everything needed for extended cruising. Call Tim 410-267-8181 Photos at www.annapolisyachtsales.com 36’ Uniflite ‘73 Sedan Twin Chrys 440s, 6.5kw Onan, good fishing boat, down riggers, runs well, needs interior work. New bottom paint. Ready to GO FISHING! $7,500 Call John (927) 3651510.

36’ Albin Trawler ’79 Single Volvo 129-hp, generator, new bimini, interior & exterior helm stations & instrumentation, two en-suite strms, side galley. $69,500 Deltaville, VA Call Jonathan Hutchings 804-776-7575 Photos at www. annapolisyachtsales.com

36’ Carman ‘10: 500HP Cat C9, BRAND NEW!!! Built on spec, Ready to Go Now! Or Equip as you wish, $189,000. www.compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414

36' Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ‘99 HAIL MARY is a great boat that is ready to go. She is easily seen in Oxford, Maryland. Interior provides sleeping berths and stowage, head with shower, and a galley that offer comfortable accommodations for two. $260,000 Offered by Hinckley Yacht Brokerage, contact Peter (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

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36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat EP ’05 SHADOW is a fine example of a late model EP. She boasts a wonderful entertaining platform with a built in BBQ and sink in the cockpit and plenty of seating in the pilothouse. $430,000 Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

37’ Egg Harbor Sport Yacht ’03 Cruising owner traded up to larger Egg Harbor. Full electronics, beautiful interior. Very Clean. Give us a call for details. $305,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888)221-5022 37’ Lord Nelson Victory Tug ’86 Traditional full displacement pilothouse long range trawler, Cummins 150, Northern Lights generator, well equipped, outstanding cond. $194,500 Mathews, VA. Call Jonathan Hutchings 804-776-7575 Photos at www. annapolisyachtsales.com Trojan 11 Meter ’88 $28,900 Two 454s. Gen set, Air/Heat, new radar/ Plotter, Sub Zero side by side refrig & freezer. radar. Call Tony Tumas: (443) 553-5046. email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, Visit our web: www.greatblueyachts.com

‘38 Sea Ray Sundancer 380 ‘04 This 380 Sundancer has a well-equipped helm station with Auto Pilot, Radar, GPS, Chart Plotter, VHF Radio, Depth Finder and more. She has superb sea worthiness and spacious accomodations for extended cruises. A great entertaining cockpit as well as a galley that is roomy and well-appointed.

Offered at $172,000 call 410.643.2694 for more information.

38’ Evans Dead Rise ’07 $175,000 USCG certified passenger/charter boat Cummins 8.3l Turbo dsl, bow thruster, Certified for 18 passenger, Pilot house w/convertible dinette & forward cabin.

Excellent business opportunity! Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 5535046. email: tony@greatblueyachts. com, Visit our web: www. greatblueyachts.com, 38’ True North “Heritage” ’04 Loaded with every option, low hrs and we have a very anxious seller. Bring any offer NOW!! Call Dan at Annapolis Yacht Sales 410-267-8181 or dan@ annapolisyachtsales.com

38’ True North 38 ’02 True adventure boat w/huge opening reverse transom. Galley up, plenty of power, lots of extras. $289,000 Call Tim Wilbricht at Annapolis Yacht Sales 410-267-8181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com

40’ Robbins by Mathews ’02 Ready to name, Ready to fish! Custom tackle, baitwell, 35 rod holders,500hp Yanmar dsl & many options complement this ultimate cruising boat! $322,500 Call Mathews Bros at 410479-9720.

40’ Robbins by MathewsBros ’07 Madeline, Fiberglass hull. 540 Cummins dsl eng. Delivered in May of ’08, this highly customized boat is practically new! Available for immediate purchase.

JUST REDUCED to $312,500 call Mathews Bros at (410) 479-9720.

40’ Gorbon Custom Downeast Flybridge ’07. $395,000.

Volvo common rail diesels give 1 MPG at cruise, 30 knots top.

Entire boat is Awlgripped, even the interior fiberglass. Beautiful woodwork, EZ2CY enclosure, all modern systems in a classic package. Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www.theyachtgroup.com

40’ Carver ’97 Spacious, well maintained fresh water aft cabin. Two staterooms, two heads. Galley & dinette down. Large salon. Aft deck wet bar, walk-around helm. T-7.4 Crusaders less than 400 hours, 6.5 Kohler, Trac vision, molded steps to aft deck from swim platform. $134,900 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888)221-5022

40' Riviera Convertible '05 $428,000.

One owner, custom props, Sat TV, Davit w/jet ski on bow, riggers, just waxed twice & ready to go. Low hrs on 480 Cummins. Extremely nice boat lying Annapolis. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group, 443-995-0732, www.theyachtgroup.com

40’ Robbins ’94 Caterpillar diesel, Electronics, Full Galley $130,000 (410) 476-4414 www.compositeyacht.biz

410 Searay Express ‘00...This fantastic example been cared for meticulously with 20k spent on recent upgrades.Twin cats fully serviced at 610 hours, new zincs.view 60 photos on website reduced $220,000 boats@boatshedannapolis.com (703) 855-4408

42 Silverton ‘08 Convertible Twin Yanmar 480'S with only 100 hours.

She shows LIKE NEW and is well worth checking out. This could be your new waterfront property!

Reduced to $388,500. Contact Mike Skreptack at 410.867.9550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com.

42’ Cruisers Yachts 4050 Express Motor Yacht ’03 w/ Yanmar dsl power, less than 200 hrs, full hard top w/cockpit air/ heat and many extras. Cherry interior with 2 staterooms and 2 heads along w/full galley & wide open salon w/plenty of natural lighting provide the new owner w/lots of living space. This boat has cockpit space galore & cruises at 20 knots while sipping fuel. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

42’ Cruisers Yachts Express ’99 one owner, lift kept, Cat dsl power, low hrs w/many extras & options. Lightly used in the Chesapeake Bay this proven winner has cherry interior, 2 staterooms, and 2 heads for the cruising couple w/ friends or family. 14’ beam, raised spacious helm, and large cockpit space provide more than enough entertainment area. Ready to go.

Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

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43’ Wellcraft ’87 Portofino Express, twin 454 Chevys w/360 hrs, new radar w/ GPS & depth, new canvas, 7.5-Kw genset, many other upgrades, call for more details, Sea Scouts, $52,000 obo, James Klimek, (240) 271-4631, jk3043@aol.com.

42' Grand Banks '92 Comfortable live aboard - economic cruising boat bow thruster - new Northstar 6000i and new Avon 10’ RIB - brightwork covers - $310,000 - John McDevitt Bluewater Yacht Sales - (610) 220-5619.

44’ Krogen Widebody ’06 Completely equipped including hydraulic stabilizers, excellent electronics and KVH sat TV, dinghy w/ outboard, washer & dryer &d much more. The Krogen 44’ is a perfect balance of capability, accommodation & handling. She is a go anywhere world cruiser with all the comfort of home.

Located in Annapolis & available for your immediate inspection. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

42’ Jones ‘00 575 HP Diesel, Gen-set, A/C & Heat, Full Electronics, 6 Pack, Ready to Fish or Cruise. $239,000 www.compositeyacht.biz.

(410) 476-4414 42’ Krogen Pilothouse Trawler ’95 Widebody model. This is a real waterman’s boat. Original owner.

Maintained to high standards.

Meticulous records & logs. Benefit from the owner’s extensive knowledge & experience. Located Solomons. KadeyKrogen Yachts (800) 247-1230

42’ Riviera Flybridge ’05 $475,000.

One owner, 635hp Cummins QSM11s make it the fastest ever. Stidd helm seats, Sat TV, custom props, fish rigged but cruised only. Very custom, very nice.

Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com, www.theyachtgroup.com.

43’ Eastbay EX ’00 Kelly’s Catch Beautiful soft top express cruiser w/low hr CAT dsls, 25 knot cruise speed, 8kw Onan, dripless shaft seals, extensive electronics, flat screen TVs, DVD, Bose, CD, Stidd seats, windlass , 6 person life raft, covers for everything, A/C in helm area. Two staterooms, teak & holly sole, opening ports & overhead hatches for great ventilation. Recent Flag Blue hull paint & new non skid as well. Motivated seller. Contact Marc Thomas (410) 991-0939 or Marc@LukeBrown.com

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44’ Travers ’89 Custom built Chesapeake Bay Flybridge Sport Fish. Cedar plank over oak frame.

Bulkheads and interior are mahogany with teak & holly interior floors.

Air-Conditioning, full galley and accommodations for six overnight.

Decks are fiberglass. T-Cummins 250HP w/less than 1000 hours.

Generator $66,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888)221-5022

45’ North Island ‘07 $680,000 This luxury crusier is beautifully finished and even better equipped. Built by one of Canada's most reputable builders they have brought the quality commercial heritage and yacht quality luxury together. Please contact us for information. www.compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414

2007 T 40 MAHARANI at $845,000

1996 Picnic Boat Classic SKAL at $235,000

2007 T 44 FB HALF TIME at $1.125m

2001 Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ENCORE at $310,000

1972 B 40 MK III Yawl ARETE at $145,000

2002 T 44 EX ALEXA at $710,000

High end listings always welcome!

45’ Californian Sun Deck ‘90 – Enjoy air conditioned sun deck on a hot day! Luxurious accommodations below. Fiberglass swim platform, davits.

JUST REDUCED TO $180,000. Crusader YS (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

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45’ Cherubini ’01 Trawler Unique custom interior. Beautiful blue awlgrip hull. AC, genset, Espar furnace, cruising comfort, electronics galore! $395,000 Crusader Yacht Sales (410) 269-0939 www.crusaderyachts.com

45 Sea Ray Sundancer 450 ‘96 powered by T/CAT3126s.

Full electronics package w/ KVH sat tv, underwater lights, and new carpets, CLEAN,CLEAN,CLEAN. In Pasadena, MD Price reduced to $139,900.

Contact BOEMARINE, 866-7355926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

46' Grand Banks Europa '01 "Geronimo" has been maintained to the highest standards since new.

Optional 435 HP 3208TA CAT diesels provide a fast cruise speed as well as a very economical displacement cruise speed. Naiad stabilizers, extensive electronics, watermaker, Aqua Drive, 24 volt Side-Power bow thruster, Novurania RIB with 25 HP Yamaha, and much more. This fresh water Europa is turn key! Trades considered. Asking $549,000 Offered

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46’ Markley ’05 Built to fish and charter ready, Full electronics, John Deere diesel, Fishing gear goes with sale, $200K, 410-476-4414, www.compositeyacht.biz

46’ Carman ’01 Twin John Deere 375s, No Expense Spared, Ready to Cruise and Income Possible, Incredibly Priced @ $269,900, (410) 476-4414, www.compositeyacht.biz

46’ Pacemaker Flush Deck MY ’78 $84,900 Twin Detroits, Gen, 3 zone air/heat, new canvas for upper & lower helms. Perfect live-aboard! Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, Visit our web: www.greatblueyachts.com, 46’ Sea Ray Express ’89 Must sell, Make offer! Extra clean, ever popular Sea Ray express. This boat is mint cond. w/extremely low hrs (300), on the durable 3208 Cats. She is in the water and located in Seaford Delaware. One hour from our office. The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

46’ Custom Bay Built ‘04 Solid fiberglass hull built to Coast Guard specs with the best equipment. Twin 370 HP Cummins, Aqua Drive, Dripless shaft seals, 6 KW Northern Lights, 30,000 BTU AC/Heat, Furuno NavNet Radar & GPS, Simrad Autopilot, Windlass, and much more. A great family boat, or ICW cruiser, with high end yacht quality finish inside and out! Offered at $465,000 by Luke Brown Yachts - Contact Marc Thomas (410) 991-0939 or Marc@LukeBrown.com

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Sea Ray Express 46 This sought after 46 Sea Ray Express has been updated from the electronics to the Awlgrip. The huge TNT swim platform is just one accessory on this boat that shouts relaxation. You can entertain a small army on this vessel with its wide beam. Sit and enjoy umbrella drinks made in the blender during sunsets or have a cup of joe with the built in coffee maker in the morning!!!!! This 2 strm/heads layout gives you plenty of sleeping options with plenty of head room. The starboard engine was replaced in ’00 by Johnson & Towers, port engine SMOH in ’99. $119,000 Boatshed Annapolis (703) 855-4408 mark@boatshedannapolis.com

47' Grand Banks Eastbay Flybridge '06/'08, twin Caterpillar C12 diesels (335 hours) with warranty till 6/2013, like new condition, just hauled and fully waxed/varnished and bottom painted on 6/20/2010. Loaded with every option including bow and stern thrusters, KVH sat phone, sat TV, inverter, washer/dryer and RIB dingy on hydraulic liberty lift! Was 1.3M, now $799K. Over 100 photos on www.yachtview.com. Complete inventory and recent buyer survey available, contact John@yachtview.com or call 410-923-1400 office 443-223-7864 cell anytime

47’ Riviera M470 Excalibur, ’02, ’05, 496 Mercs, both lift kept, both in amazing condition. 50 mph speed in utmost luxury. The perfect move into cruising for the fast boat enthusiast. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group. 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

Chesapeake 48 This custom fishing vessel was build for duty. From the moment I saw her, being an avid fisherman, I knew that she could handle a hot bite w/plenty of open cockpit (16’ by 24’) and a tuna door!!!!

She is USCG rated for 47 passengers.This would make a great charter fish or dive boat in the Islands or the bay. The owner loves the boat so much that he is having another one built right now. She only needs a good spring cleaning to be ready to go fishing. Boatshed Annapolis boatshedannapolis.michael@gmail. com. (703) 855-4408

49’ Selene ’07 As a Next Generation Selene, she features extra height in the engine room, the cruiser stern, and other features that distinguish her as a Selene for serious cruisers. Immaculately kept and well equipped. Contact John Dennison (410) 280-0006, john@seleannapolis.com

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48’ Chris Craft Catalina ’87 $169,900, Heavily updated in past three years. Kept under cover. 3208 Cats.

50’ Ocean ’82 Super Sport model.

Beautiful boat. Call Ned Dozier, The Three staterooms, large salon w/galley Yacht Group, (800) 827-8089 . down. Custom built interior cabinets.

EZ2CY enclosure. Twin rebuilt 8V92’s plus Westerbeke 15KW gen. A Must See. $145,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022 48 Hatteras ‘88 A beautiful example of this timeless Sport FIsh Model.

Extremely well kept boat, with new T/735 hp Detriots, flawless inside and out. Lying in Shady Side MD. Ask $299,000. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com 48’ Krogen North Sea ’01 This expertly maintained and professionally decorated 48’ is one of the most extensively equipped 48s on the water.

She has every system & component necessary extended voyaging and/or living aboard. Nothing has been overlooked. This is an opportunity to purchase a turn-key trawler at an unbelievable price.

Located in Charleston, SC. Kadey-Krogen Yachts (800) 247-1230.

52’ Jefferson Monticello ’86 Classic 3 staterooms, 3 heads.

Enclosed main salon w/lower helm station. Teak paneling throughout.

T-375 Cats & generator. Complete maintenance log. $160,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 2215022 53’ Hatteras ’79 Great live aboard, loaded. New bottom & barrier coat. Top end rebuilds, Stabilizers, Genset, washer/dryer, AC, diesel heater, more $269,000 Crusader YS (410) 269-0939, www.crusaderyachts.com

53’ Selene ‘03 Price Reduced! The only twin engine, three stateroom layout available. In excellent condition and ready to cruise. New Awlgrip paint! Contact John Dennison (410) 280-0006 john@seleneannapolis.com

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53’ Selene ’09 Extensively equipped w/ twin Cummins dsls with props protected with skegs. Beautiful cherry interior & with a long list of options.

Contact John Dennison (443)9958670, john@seleneannapolis.com.

53’ Selene ’10 A virtually brand new Selene with twin engines and beautifully appointed is suddenly available. Widebody design creates a huge salon & galley. Three cabin, 2 head layout. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a new boat without the wait and cost of new. Contact John Dennison (443) 995-8670, john@seleneannapolis.com

55' Fairline '00 Three stateroom, 2 heads - 2 helm stations - new electronics, shaft seals, exhausts - 25 knot cruise - owners have spared no expense - $525,000 - John McDevitt Bluewater Yacht Sales - (610) 220-5619.

56' Alden Grand Saloon Express '97 Twilight was built for Royalty! With Alden’s renowned C. Raymond Hunt deep-V high performance hull fitted, with the upgraded & preferred 660 HP CAT 3196E dsls, & 5 bladed props, produce a fast 20 knot plus cruise speed in most any sea conditions.

Two staterooms with 2 heads, exquisite teak woodwork w/elegant raised panels hand-built by Alden craftsmen! New Awlgrip Carinthia blue paint job. Trades considered $575,000 Offered by Luke Brown Yachts Contact Marc Thomas (410) 991-0939 or Marc@LukeBrown.com

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65’ Viking Sport Cruiser ‘06 - This beauty is equipped with the best electronics and maintained by a professional. John McDevitt - Bluewater Yacht Sales - 610-220-5619

65 Viking Sport Cruiser ‘00 - This is a screamer with a 32 nmph cruise and a nearly 40 top end. - John McDevitt Bluewater Yacht Sales - 610-2205619

65' Marlow Explorer '01 "Never Better" Caterpillar 3406E diesels just overhauled January 2010, Northern Lights 12 & 20 Kw generators - both recently overhauled, Naiad stabilizers, KVH phone and TV, watermaker and much more. Master stateroom, with private access from the salon, has adjoining office and split head arrangement. Two guest staterooms, with ensuite heads, are forward. Crew quarters for two, with a full head, are aft. Asking $1,295,000. - Trades considered. Offered by Luke Brown Yachts - Contact Marc Thomas (410) 991-0939 or Marc@LukeBrown.com

70’ Hatteras CPMY ‘91 Features an enlarged fully air conditioned aft deck, 4 staterooms including 2 VIP guest cabins. Updated interior. Low hours on recently overhauled engines. All offers considered. Contact John Dennison (410) 280-0006 john@seleneannapolis.com

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Complimentary dockage until SOLD

“As yacht brokers go, John Kaiser is in a class by himself. What, with a typical broker, would have been an expensive, protracted selling process was instead an entirely quick and pleasant one. He sold my Grand Banks cruising trawler in less than a week even as he shielded me from the typical headaches and expenses entailed in selling a yacht. Bottom line: John Kaiser gets amazing results with a minimum of red tape and outlay to both seller and buyer. Do yourself a huge favor and talk with him about selling your boat. You will find him to be exceptionally knowledgeable, proactive, resourceful and pleasant. Compare his approach to the more typical selling process; the difference will be obvious. You will go with John and be really glad you did.”

-Charlotte Featherstone Seller 1985 36’ Grand Banks Classic Former Membership Chair, Ches. Bay Grand Banks Owners Assn.

Listed 10/5/09, Sold 10/15/09

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Accon Marine, LLC............................. 55 acconmarine.com

Davis Pub............................................ 39 davispub.com

Naval Station Norfolk Marina............ 13 discovermwr.com/navalstationnorfolk

Annapalooza....................................... 32 annapalooza.org

Delaware City Marina......................... 46 delawarecitymarina.biz

North Point Yacht Sales..................... 25 northpointyachtsales.com

Annapolis Harbor Boat Yard............... 7 annapolisharbor.net

Deltaville Boatyard............................. 18 deltavilleboatyard.com

Pettit Paint........................................... 62 pettitmarine.com

Bay Bridge Marina and Yacht Club... 29 baybridgemarina.com

Dr. LED................................................ 45 doctorled.com

Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales......17 sassafrasharbormarina.com

Bay Shore Marine.......................... 54,64 bayshoremarineengines.com

Eastport Yacht Company................... 35 eastportyacht.com

Scandia................................................ 22 scandiamarineservices.com

Big Owl Dock Bar............................... 39 thebigowl.com

Evans Boats, Inc................................. 36 evansboats.com

Smith’s Marina.................................... 47 smithsmarina.com

Boatyard Bar & Grill...................... 28,39 boatyardbarandgrill.com

Fairview Marina.................................. 58 fairviewmarina.com

South River Boat Rentals.................. 61 southriverboatrentals.com

Boatyard Beach Party........................ 51 boatyardbarandgrill.com

Fawcett Boat Supplies....................... 20 fawcettboat.com

St. Michaels Harbour Inn and Marina.47 harbourinn.com

BOE Marine......................................... 88 boemarine.com

Gootee’s Marine................................. 33 www.gootees.com

St. Michaels Marina, LLC..................... 3 www.stmichaelsmarina.com

Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor............... 11 bbyh.com

Hartge Yacht Yard.............................. 36 hartgeyard.com

Stur-Dee Boat Company.................... 22 stur-deeboat.com

Bonadeo Boatworks........................... 21 bonadeoboatworks.com

Hinckley Yacht Services.................... 65 hinckleyyachts.com

Thursday’s.......................................... 37 thursdaysrestaurant.com

Calvert County Department of Econ Dev/....67 ecalvert.com

Hinckley Yachts Annapolis............... 77 Hinckley Yachts Annapolis (410) 3630095

Tidewater Yacht Service Center........ 50 tysc.com

CCS Valencer...................................... 14 combustivecontrolsystems.us Chesapeake Bay Book....................... 60 baydreaming.com Chesapeake Marine Railway............. 55 chesapeakemarinerailway.com Chesapeake Ranger Tugs................... 5 chesranger.com Clarks Landing................................... 32 clarkslanding.com Coastal Climate Control....................... 6 coastalclimatecontrol.com Coastal Properties.............................. 24 coastal-properties.com Composite Yacht................................ 54 compositeyacht.biz Coppercoat USA................................. 22 coppercoatusa.com Crusader Yacht Sales........................ 61 crusaderyachts.com

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Inner Harbor East Marina................... 50 innerharboreastmarina.com Interlux................................................ 87 Yachtpaint.com Kadey-Krogen..................................... 23 kadeykrogen.com Kent Island Kayaks............................ 60 kikayaks.com Knot 10 Yacht Sales Inc..................... 50 knot10.com Martini Yacht Sales............................ 31 martiniyachtsales.com MAS Epoxies....................................... 64 masepoxies.com Mathews Brothers.............................. 58 mathewsboats.com Moore’s Marine................................... 64 mooresmarine.com

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National Marine Underwriters........... 45 nmu.com

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MARKETPLACE

Accessories & Equipment

Marine Services

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Inflatable Boats & Outboards • New - Used - Repairs • Davits & Installations • Repowering & Upgrades • Accessories

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Short Walk to: Movie Theatre 17 Restaurants Whole Foods Liquor Store Retail Shops Harborplace Aquarium Fells Point Little Italy

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Chesapeake Classic Sakes Alive!

Buzzing Over the Choptank

If you know who the crazy captain/pilot is, the speedboat’s name, and some of the history surrounding this photo, send your tall tales to ruth@proptalk.com. Photo by Charles Marshall courtesy of Region 4 Hydroplane Racing/region.freehomepage.com

T

he Cambridge Power Boat Regatta Association (CBPRA) is celebrating 100 years of racing action on the Choptank River this year. CBPRA says, “During the summer of 1909, Lou Barrett, Jr.—driving a three-horsepower, one-lunger boat—circled Alfred DuPont’s Alicia and was so impressed, he imagined something more and ultimately launched what has become the oldest powerboat regatta in the nation. Over the next two years, DuPont would help found the Cambridge Yacht Club (CYC) with the idea of hosting a powerboat race.”

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Almost immediately, the Barretts built Evelyn M, a 30-foot (four-foot wide) hull powered with a 150-horsepower, sixcylinder engine that reached more than 30 mph. She won the first year of the race, which flew in front of the yacht club and its spectator crowd. In 1911, Sand Burr established a new standard in powerboat racing; this 20-footer boasted an Emerson two-cycle, six-cylinder and attained 45 mph. Thus began a pattern of “I can top that” that is part of the allure of the Cambridge Classic.

Eventually, CYC turned the race organization over to the Cambridge Jaycees. In 1972, organizers moved the race course to Hambrooks Bay. The Gulf Oil Company designated the regatta as a Gulf Marine Racing Classic event, thus giving birth to the “Classic” designation. The club began one of many long-standing partnerships with the Nathan Foundation, and in 1987, the Nathan Foundation Index of Performance Award was launched; it remains a coveted title today. For more details, see page 16 and visit cpbra.com.

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“How can I best achieve fuel efficiencies?”

Jim Seidel “It is estimated that Antifouling Coatings provide approximately $30bn in fuel savings per annum.

By selecting and specifying a bottom paint that offers optimal results you achieve three things:

Improved speed and/or maintained speed at less power

Reduction in fuel emissions and their impact on the environment

Performance longevity

Assistant Marketing Manager

We recommend you consider the AHR (Average Hull Roughness) when assessing bottom paints and their attributes. An increase in underwater hull roughness will increase the frictional resistance (or drag). With additional drag you will need additional power – and more fuel – to maintain speed.

A traditional hard or ablative paint will increase in surface roughness over time, approximately 1.5 – 2 mils per year, which can lead to fuel penalties of 5 – 10%. By selecting superior products such as the Micron Technology and in particular a true, Self Polishing Copolymer (SPC) like Micron® 66® – that has a polishing and smoothing action, the increase in roughness will be significantly less. This is why Micron 66 is preferred by many of the world’s greatest Superyachts, Sportfish yachts and production lines.

In addition, you have a choice in considering advanced technology options such as Intersleek 900 Fluoropolymer coating. It’s a biocide-free hull coating with exceptional low AHR values, hence it further reduces the carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide emissions into the air. A smooth, clean bottom paint system equals great boating efficiencies and reduced impact on the environment.

If you’re already using Interlux bottom paints, we thank you. You have made a responsible decision.

Please contact us today should you look for opportunities to further improve boating efficiencies”.

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