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CONTENTS

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Features

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Talk of the Bay

46 Drawing the Line

I nside the search to find and preserve the Mason-Dixon line—Marty LeGrand

54 Horse Sense

Saddle up with the Bay’s tiny seahorses.—Rachel Kester

58 The Big Idea hat would a Chesapeake National Recreation Area W

6 Way Down in the Hole

Diving deep with Baltimore’s privy-jumpers —Kate Livie

13 A Whale of a Story

Shipping out and chasing tales—Rafael Alvarez

18 A Great Escape

Honoring the courage of ancestors at Stingray Point —Larry Chowning

actually look like?—John Page Williams

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68 Wild Chesapeake: The Simple Joys of Little Fish Panfish on the line means spring is on the way —Capt. Chris Dollar

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The Chesapeake Lifestyle by John Stefancik

hen you spend a lot of time on the water, people around you on land tend to take notice. They point you out to others by saying “He’s a boat guy,” or as my mother used to say an “old salt” (I’ve not heard anyone say that in a long time though). People ask you for advice, usually with easy questions like “can you help me set lines for my slip.” But then this progresses to strange requests, and you hear things like “Hey, I read somewhere that I need to change the packing materials in my stuffing box and thought I would give you a call as I’m getting ready to pull it apart.” Some of us love giving advice and watching people with their first boats and getting their family involved—I absolutely love this part of my boating activities—helping others learn, gain confidence, and involving their families in the activity. Helping people get out on creeks and rivers around the Bay and experience the uniqueness of our little corner of the world. Frankly this is exactly what the lifestyle around here is all about! Sure, its crabs and oysters, weekends on the water, sunset cruises, taking the boat out for lunch or dinner, but it’s centered around the water and experiencing all things Chesapeake. Boating really is the backbone of the living the Chesapeake Bay Lifestyle. This month we’ve dedicated a huge amount of content to just this, buying boats and to get out on the water. You’ll see almost 20 pages about the people and companies who sell new and used boats, and can lend you the money to buy them. You’ll also find a thorough review of a new 24-footer that’s perfect for exploring the entire Bay. We also have a story on a truly big idea involving the water—designating the Chesapeake as a national recreation area (Delaware Water Gap, Boston Harbor Islands are some nearby examples). We live in a fantastic place and it’s high time for more planning of conservation and access, so we can introduce more people to the beauty and bounty here. This would also mean a major boost for businesses, as the Bay is one of the top reasons travelers visit Maryland and Virginia. More inside of March: • Once you’ve discovered your favorite places on the Chesapeake to recreate in boats, find panfish to catch and cook—Capt. Chris Dollar shows the way. • The main body of the Chesapeake really starts just below the Mason Dixon Line, and most haven’t seen it or don’t know where this is. Marty LeGrand finds where it’s drawn. • I’ll bet you’ve never climbed inside an old outhouse, or wondered what treasures lie there! Katie Livie shows us. Enjoy this issue!

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TALK OF THE BAY

Way Down in the Hole Diving deep with Baltimore’s privy-jumpers

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by Kate Livie

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Mount Vernon townhomes alike. Capped by enclosed wooden structures with a one- or two-hole seat, privies were used to discard deposits of the digestive sort along with all sorts of household goods. Broken crockery, food bones and scraps, liquor bottles, empty medicine vials, and much more were dropped into privy holes, creating time-capsule layers of trash and waste. Enclosed and untouched for sometimes more than a hundred years, Baltimore’s privy vaults hold endless stories about daily life for the average Joe—what they ate, how they played, their ailments and cures, secrets and superstitions. Today’s privy, between Pigtown and Camden Yards, has been opened and the unsavory contents laboriously

Left: Evan Woodard and Matt Palmer. This page: A privy exposes its secrets.

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og. Pissoir. Honeyhole. Dunny. Outhouse. Necessary. There are lots of old terms for what I’m standing in on a beautiful fall Friday in Baltimore, but the most direct way of describing it is a privy—an earthen hole, sometimes lined with cement or barrels, that historically functioned as a rustic outdoor toilet. It’s smelly in here, surprising given that this particular privy was sealed up close to 100 years ago. Replaced by flushing toilets after the Great Fire of Baltimore in 1904 spurred the creation of city public works including running water and sewers, Baltimore was once home to hundreds of thousands of privy vaults like this one. Privies serviced the residents of working-class rowhomes and fine

Enclosed and untouched for sometimes more than a hundred years, Baltimore’s privy vaults hold endless stories about daily life for the average Joe. shoveled out by hand onto a tarp. Watched over by the fascinated homeowner, the shovelfuls of organic material and wet clay are picked over matter-of-factly by Evan Woodard and his crew of artifact hunters. Nobody is squeamish—hardly anyone is even wearing gloves. What’s a little centuryold night soil when there’s all sorts of history to uncover? Sifted out are bits of broken whiteware that could only be from dropped chamber pots, glass medicine bottles, and a few bits of dollhouse china. “Kids definitely lived here,” Woodard says. Towards the bottom of the privy, a shooter marble is plucked out of the vault wall, along with a cheap souvenir egg cup painted with a vaguely chinoiserie design—the kind given out for free by a 19th-century Baltimore five and dime. It’s clues like these that motivate Woodard, his friend Matt Palmer, and the rest of the guys onsite. They’re not part of a formal organization, although several “bottle clubs” exist throughout the city and have since the first days of urban renewal in the 1960s. In some cases, they only know each other on a first-name basis. But they are bound together by a passion for the past. With each stoneware fragment or doll’s head they find, these artifact hunters feel time sloughing away, revealing a deeply personal side to a place or inhabitant March 2022

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Glass bottles and broken crockery are among the most common privy finds

Left to right: Chris Rowell, Evan Woodard, Matt Palmer, Phil Edmonds

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For Woodard and Palmer, longtime friends, privy jumping is just a new extension of their mutual love of urban exploring.

impossible to find in the written record. For Woodard and Palmer, longtime friends, privy jumping is just a new extension of their mutual love of urban exploring. Since 2006, when they met on a trip to check out a defunct Pennsylvania coal breaker, they’ve teamed up on all sorts of off-the-books adventures. Whether spelunking down closed coal mines, on forays into the labyrinth of Baltimore’s decrepit sewer system, or risking radiation poisoning at Chernobyl, the two have an insatiable appetite for discovery (and not a small amount of danger). When the pandemic made those types of trips impossible, artifact hunting became a much more feasible way to scratch

their itch. “We were walking in the woods on a hike and found some bottles in an old dump,” Woodard says. Woodard kept his find—an old Baltimore beer bottle—and took it home, where he researched the history of the brand. Between the thrill of the hunt and the sense of connecting to a forgotten past, Woodard was hooked. Since that first find, Woodard has found hundreds more bottles and objects. As a self-described historian, Woodard uses each discovery as a catalyst for research, diving deep into maps and period documents to discover the original use of each object. He takes careful notes of the features he excavates, from the depth to the location via GPS, and donates some of his most notable or rare artifacts to the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Then Woodard shares each object and story on social media. Each of his digs, hikes, discoveries, and research are copiously documented through photos and captions on his Instagram account, SalvageArc. From the size and engagement of his audience (16K and counting just on Instagram), it’s clear Woodard has tapped into growing public fascination with history, artifacts, and adventuring. Nationally, Woodard is part of a growing trend of layman artifact hunters. From metal detectorists to amateur underwater treasure hunters, the hobby of artifacting has swelled— especially throughout the pandemic

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point in the historic record, painstakingly preserved for posterity. Artifact hunters may be careless or even damaging in their search, destroying the layers of a site or failing to record critical parts of its context so its secrets can never be uncovered. The other taboo relates to commercialization and looting. Some artifact hunters will sell or trade what they find, from bullets discovered at Gettysburg to reliefs chiseled out of a Mayan frieze. Not all discoveries are museum-worthy sarcophagi, but without the proper research and provenance, it’s hard to know the true value or origins of a discovered object. One man’s old privy trash, in this case, could easily be an actual treasure. The gulf between these two worlds—the artifact hunter and the archaeologist, the amateur and the academic—can seem impossible to bridge. But people like Dr. David Gadsby, a member of the board of the Council for Maryland Archaeology, are giving it a shot. Gadsby is a proponent of the school of public or community archaeology, a relatively new approach to the discipline developed in the 1970s. That can mean public funding, community participation, or in the case of Gadsby’s work in Hampden in the

Above: Evan Woodard emerges from the underground. Below: Excavating an abandoned privy.

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when free time was abundant and outdoor pursuits reigned supreme. (Minelab, a metal detector company, sold 18 percent more detectors in 2019 and 30 percent more in 2020.) Many of them can relate to the feeling that motivates Woodard: the sense that history is everywhere if you just know where to look. “There’s a story in every backyard in Baltimore,” Woodard says. “Who lived at the house, what they did for a living, clues to what they ate. History can be accessible to everyone.” Not everyone is thrilled with that accessibility, or the swelling numbers of DIY privy jumpers, battlefield detectorists, or would-be Indiana Jones treasure hunters. For trained archaeologists, conflicts with artifact hunters are more than headaches— they challenge the fundamental ethics and scientific approach of archaeology. Although what artifact hunters do on private property isn’t illegal, for archeologists it breaks the commandments of the discipline. Part of the taboo is about process: the careful unearthing of the historic record, layer by layer, with copious documentation of each object found through photos, samples, measurements, and notes. This information is used to create a data

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2000s, allowing the public to develop the fundamental questions guiding a dig itself. By “pulling back the curtain” on the stories told through archeology and removing barriers to access, Gadsby and archeologists like him hope to channel the public’s desire for historic discovery in ways that enrich the outcomes for all. Dr. Gadsby’s Hampden Community Archaeology Project (HCAP) took place in the former 19th-century mill town of Hampden, an historically working class community that’s started to gentrify in recent years. Through public workshops and dialogues, Gadsby and his colleagues were able to use oral history to gather critical information about the neighborhood’s economic past, former inhabitants, and textile work. They also involved the public in the design of the dig’s research and excavation process, even putting students to work onsite. It was a messier and less straightforward approach, Gadbsy admits. Public enthusiasm waned over time, and it was tough to connect with people who were interested in helping out but were working full-time. Ultimately, though, building the public into the fabric of the project itself made the work so much more rewarding. “It’s imperative to do community engagement, to give something back,” Gadsby says. “You owe something to the people in a place to share the history with them.” For Gadsby, public archeology projects like HCAP can help create a middle ground for people interested in digging into the history in their own backyard. “For folks who are interested in doing archeological work, there are lots of options, whether you’re a kid, a student, or an adult,” Gadsby said. “Rather than grabbing a shovel or a metal detector, find someone who knows what they’re doing and go work with them. And as an archaeologist, it’s important for us to find a way to engage the public as the carrot, rather

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than only offering the stick.” Gadsby rattles off a list of archeological organizations, nationally and locally, offering public training, participation, and outreach: American Veterans Archaeological Recovery, the Archaeological Society of Maryland, Maryland Historic Trust, the Herring Run Archaeology Project. Just last winter, Morgan State University and Archaeology in the Community led a public archaeology dig in Druid Heights focused on African American history, excavating row-house privies not too far from the one Woodard dug in Pigtown this fall. For his part, Woodard is reaching out from the artifact hunting side, too. He’s held workshops on locating sites and determining dig legality for the Enoch Pratt Free Library and taught University of Maryland students how to excavate privies. Woodard’s not against working with a local archaeology group to build his knowledge base and skills more, either. He’s had a few groups reach out to him already, and he’s interested. Back in Pigtown, the homeowner, Tracy Dimond, drops a little personal time capsule (a racing medal) into the excavated privy hole. Woodard and his team carefully shovel the last bits of material back into the vault and cover the soil with mulch. The bits of crockery, old blue bottles, and porcelain objects the team unearthed are now Tracy’s property, and she is thrilled to have clues to her home’s former inhabitants. Capped and raked, the little rowhouse yard seems undisturbed by artifact hunters or controversy, ready to keep its secrets for another century.

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A Whale of a Story Shipping out and chasing tales by Rafael Alvarez

here is a whale in the bedroom of my grandparents’ house in Greektown. It’s been there for 20 years now—bigger than life, demanding attention, and caged in a dozen banged-up notebooks. The room hasn’t been their alcoba for a very long time. I turned it into an office—installing stained glass to honor them—after moving in several decades ago. The china cabinet that belonged to my grandmother, Frances, was moved in to store those notebooks; the cage that holds the whale which goes by the name The Seafaring History of the Alvarez Family.

With late middleage upon me … it’s time to salvage what I can from the colossus. The author’s first job was as an ordinary seaman on the infamous container ship Mayaguez

With late middle-age upon me—and time moving faster than ever with the recent death of my father—it’s time to salvage what I can from the colossus. I have worked on ships at two pivotal moments in my life: right out of high school in 1976, and 20 years ago when I left the Sunpapers after a couple of decades chasing news on the City Desk. I say “worked on ships,” instead of going to sea because I never crossed the Atlantic or sailed farther from Baltimore than St. Croix and Puerto Rico. One day soon I’m going to correct that. 

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My first job was as an ordinary seaman on the infamous container ship Mayaguez, launched out of North Carolina near the end of World War II as the S.S. White Falcon and long since scrapped. The year before I signed on, about a month after the fall of Saigon, the ship was seized by the Khmer Rouge of Cambodia and recaptured by the U.S. Marines. I was ignorant of this as we shoved off from the Dundalk Marine Terminal on a clear morning in June, literally “learning the ropes” with no training other than a few Joseph Conrad stories. The officers called me “Junior.” Across the channel, a tugboat moved toward us, which was odd because we’d already made fast to the tugs towing us toward the not-yetcompleted Key Bridge for the trip down the Chesapeake Bay. 

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It was the America of the old Baker-Whiteley Towing Company, with the late Jerome “Romey” Lukowski at the wheel. Alongside him in the wheelhouse, beaming at me, was my dad, Manuel, known as “The Chief” on the docks for his status as chief engineer. Mr. Jerome tooted the shrill whistles and they waved to me, a moment I will carry with me to the grave: Dad, younger than I am today, beaming at his first-born departing the Baltimore waterfront. The America headed back to the City Pier at the foot of Broadway and the Mayaguez began steaming for San Juan with containers of everything needed to stock a Puerto Rican supermarket. From there it was on to New Orleans—loaded with rum—and then back again; all summer long, up and down the coast between Baltimore, a tropical island taken from Spain in 1898, and the Crescent City. I did the same the next summer as a wiper in the engine room (same ship,

Instead of being a shipboard author I was simply a deckhand in search of any story that would sell. same run) before joining the Baltimore Sun as a circulation dispatcher and beginning a climb to the newsroom. There, in between reporting murders, obits, and weather stories, I’d write about any boat or ship on the Patapsco, including a cabin cruiser built by a seafaring cook in the living room of his South Baltimore rowhouse. After spending half my life at the paper, I began to feel confined and, like

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Ishmael, “I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world […] to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people’s hats off.” It wasn’t someone’s hat I wanted to knock off as much as a certain editor’s head and that of his stooge lieutenant. They were somewhat disenchanted with me as well. When one of the seemingly endless buyouts came around in 2001, I quit the paper and signed onto the cable ship Global Link, docked near the former Sunpapers printing plant at Port Covington. Time to capture the whale. The plan was to live off of my Sun severance for a year, use my Seafarers International Union health insurance to cover my children, and interview everyone connected to my family’s three-generation maritime history for a book to put me on the map. Rafael Alvarez Viega (Grandpop)

landed in Fells Point from Spain on an English steamer in the Roaring 20s; my father left home at 17 to work Beth Steel ore boats on the Venezuela run in 1951; and I borrowed the chief steward’s typewriter between my 4 to 8 watch to bang out juvenalia in the last year of the Ford Administration. The book would be written at sea, a hook I thought would surely land a contract. But my proposal found no truck with publishers in New York. A nibble from Scribner’s—the first American publisher of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea—was the only positive response. The editors who rejected the idea—which went 0 for 13—wanted to know how the story would end. It ended like this: Instead of being a shipboard author I was simply a deckhand in search of any story that would sell. Years went by. As Saul Bellow has written, I got hung up here for an afternoon and there for a decade. The whale lay dormant as virtually all of the people I interviewed for the project, including the son of the man who put my father on his first ship, passed away. One of the last survivors is my father’s brother, Victor Alvarez, of Cambridge, Md. Uncle Vic, a retired tool-and-die maker for whom one voyage was enough. Remembering the 1952 journey between semesters at Mergenthaler High School, Victor said, “we were going past Hatteras loaded with ore in a storm. The ship was bucking so much, you could nearly reach down from the deck and touch the sea.” Touch the sea. That’s what I’m trying to do. Reach down below the waves to embrace everything that brought me to this moment, here in the room where my grandfather dreamt of Spain and the whale waits to be rendered into oil for lamps by which to read sea stories, perhaps my own.

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A Great Escape

Honoring the courage of ancestors at Stingray Point by Larry Chowning

arly in the morning of July 15, 1861, a watch officer aboard a Union ship exploring the Rappahannock River spotted a group of men in Stingray Point lighthouse, their boat unmoored and drifting. Assuming there had been a mishap, the screw steamer Mount Vernon sent an armed cutter to investigate. What they found there helped shaped the way the Civil War was fought, and informed the way the U.S. military forces accepted Black Americans who managed to escape bondage, eager to fight for their own freedom and the emancipation of those they left behind.

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Stingay Point Lighthouse, circa 1885

The cutter picked up six young men at the lighthouse, according to contemporary accounts: brothers Samuel, John, Miles, and Peter Hunter; David Harris; and Alexander Franklin. The six had escaped enslavement and forced service in the Confederate Army and made their way to the abandoned lighthouse, knowing that Federal forces had blockaded the entrance to the Bay. If they returned, or were returned, to Virginia, the men faced death at the hands of the Confederates.

A road sign honoring their bravery, and their later contributions to the war and the cause of emancipation, was erected last year in Deltaville, Va. The marker’s sponsor is the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (Middle Peninsula AAGHS). President of Middle Peninsula AAGHS Bessida Cauthorne White said at the unveiling that the group learned in 2019 that only about 12 percent of Virginia’s Historic roadside makers related to African-Americans. Her group—which included Davaline Taliaferro, a great-granddaughter of David Harris—vowed to change that. 

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“We decided to take action and we found it was not at all difficult to identify topics deserving of a marker,” says White. “We started with Stingray Point Lighthouse simply because much of the heavy lifting in terms of research had been done by our member Davaline Taliaferro. So many years ago, Davaline shared the story with us.” Her ancestor David Harris was the only one of the formerly enslaved men known to have returned to the area after the Civil War. He lived in the Amburg area, in what is today Deltaville. After the rescue at Stingray Point, the debate by Naval officials over what to do with the six escaped men had ramifications beyond their own fates. It encouraged the Navy’s wartime commitment that runaway enslaved were, in fact, “contraband of war” and would not be returned to their owners. The contraband theory had been established earlier that year by Union General B.F. Butler at Fort Monroe. General Butler refused to return a group of enslaved freedom seekers to their enslaver in May of 1861, declaring them instead as “contraband of war.” Although President Lincoln discouraged this because he feared it would encourage border states to join the Confederacy, the U.S. Congress supported Butler’s move and passed the first Confiscation Act in August of 1861. This paved the way for enslaved Blacks to enlist in the Union Navy, and later the Army, playing a significant role in fighting for and winning their freedom. All six of the men liberated at Stingray Point would end up enlisting in the U.S. Navy after their rescue. Harris enlisted in the Union Navy on board the U.S.S. Minnesota in Hampton Roads on September 16, 1861, and was later transferred to U.S.S. William Badger, where he served as a cook. He was honorably discharged from the Navy. After the war, he filed for a Union pension and was awarded $6 a month. After his death, his widow received $12 a month.

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410-326-4251 The six refugees at Stingray Point were soon followed by others—three more men came aboard the Mount Vernon within days—and all brought valuable intelligence about the state of things ashore to the ship’s Commander Oliver S. Glisson. The enslaved men informed Glisson that free Black Virginians in Middlesex County had been forced to work on batteries about to be erected in different parts of the state. All the poor white men were drafted into the service of the rebels, while the rich men took command. “It was their intention to put muskets in the hands of the negroes, and in case of an attack ... made by any armed vessels the slaves were to form the advance guard and otherwise cover the white chivalry,” Glisson wrote in a letter to his commanding officer. “This the Negros did not appear to relish and contrary to advice and threats, they deliberately left their homes about 2 a.m. on Monday morning, and depositing themselves in a canoe, made for the lighthouse.”

One-hundred and sixty years after their daring escape, the men were honored at an unveiling ceremony for the roadside marker bearing their tale. More than 100 people attended the dedication, including Davaline Taliaferro, whose research kickstarted the efforts, along with two of David Harris’s other great-granddaughters, Darlene Harris Roye and Ceres Brooks. White, of the AAGHS, poured libations and gave a dedication: “May the indomitable spirit of those named and unnamed engulf this occasion. We offer thanks to this glorious crowd of witnesses whose ancestors had courage and fortitude in facing overwhelming adversity that led us to this day of commemoration and dedication.”

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Top to Bottom: A cockpit wet bar includes sink and folding work surface; folding seats and a pullout lounge; and a small head is tucked into the port-side console.

developed the DC 246 for good balance, performance, and efficiency with their F300 outboard. At 25'8" length overall, it’s large and able enough to handle any weather a prudent Chesapeake skipper should venture out in from the Virginia Capes to the Susquehanna Flats. Even so, it’s small and simple enough, with a single engine to be economical to run, maintain, and even tow on a dual-axle trailer for exploring a variety of waters on the Bay and its rivers. Pursuit began as a fishing boat brand of the Slikkers Family’s S2 Yachts, Inc. in Holland, Mich. in 1977. Production shifted to Ft. Pierce when they built their original plant there in 1983. The company produced its first dual-console models in 1992 and has been refining those offerings ever since. In 2018, Malibu Boats acquired Pursuit from the Slikkers family and began a two-year expansion of production

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facilities in Ft. Pierce. The company has won a CSI Excellence award from the National Marine Manufacturers’ Association every year since 2003. With its dual-console layout, the DC 246 serves well for pure boat rides, picnics, and tow sports. A concealed, telescopic bow ladder invites visits to beaches and sandbars. Twin bow

lounges, comfortable helm and companion seats, an innovative aft-facing seat with pullout lounge to port, and folding seats for three at the transom serve the former use, while a rugged but easily removable tow pylon serves the latter. A 60"-long centerline locker between the consoles stores boards, tow toys, and other large gear when not in use. There’s a big storage locker in the starboard (helm) console, along with secure racks for the tow pylon and a table for the bow cockpit. The port console holds a head compartment/changing room with a choice of portable or mounted toilet, the latter with a holding tank. It also offers a freshwater sink, a counter, and storage boxes in the door. That door curves overhead to ease the process of backing into the space, though we found the headroom tight for tall people while sitting. A sturdy transom door to starboard provides access to a broad stern platform wrapping around the engine. To port, the platform holds a storage compartment for lines. To starboard, it houses a telescopic boarding ladder for swimming and towing. The Yamaha’s digital electric steering and HelmMaster EX digital electric throttle and shift controls all run neatly through one conduit, making for compact rigging that keeps the whole transom platform clear for walking around. But Pursuit builds fishing boats, and the DC 246 is no exception. This boat would adapt to any Chesapeake fishery except the flats of Tangier Sound or the Poquoson River. Add the optional four rod holders on the hardtop’s legs and four more on the top’s after edge to supplement the four in the gunwales. The hardtop and rod holders offer multiple rigging options for trolling, including streaming planer boards. The transom holds a 15-gallon, blue, insulated livewell to port and a 31-gallon insulated fishbox in the center. Opt for a wet bar behind the helm seat for a

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Some of our associates may claim that they grew up around Bluewater, but in this case, it is true. Father, Chris Hall started Bluewater when Chris was a year old. He began his career washing boats, has worked in service, run the marinas among other jobs leading up to his role as a sales professional. An accomplished sailor, diver and fisherman, Chris has also raced inboard hydroplanes under the family name. Having experienced the business from production and service to sales, Chris has a unique perspective of the industry which helps him in his position at Bluewater.

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Jud Black is a partner in Bluewater and has spent nearly every working hour in the boat business since age 15. He joined Bluewater in 1988 to run their small boat division selling Whaler, Seacraft, Zodiac and Evinrude outboards. This division was later consolidated into Bluewater Yacht Sales, where he joined the ownership and management team. He has been honored as one of the country’s top salespeople by Johnson Outboards, Regulator Marine, Hatteras Yachts and Viking Yachts over the years. He has been lending his extensive experience to Bluewater clients for over 30 years.

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A lifelong resident of York County, VA, Scott started fishing the MidAtlantic Coast with his father at a young age and fishing crab pots from his own boat while in his early teens. After graduating from ODU, he began a career in the electric utility industry that spanned 14 years. During this time, the saltwater kept calling, and he acquired his Coast Guard Masters License and left the utility business to make a living on the water. Over ten years ago, Scott started selling and brokering boats and yachts and has developed lasting relationships with boat manufacturers, marinas, and customers.

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Chuck acquired his Coast Guard Masters license after graduating from Catholic University of America, and he made the decision to turn his passion for yachting into a full-time career. In 1994 he went to work managing a marina and boatyard which furthered his skills in both maritime management and the yacht service fields. In 1999, Chuck started a career in yacht brokerage and has since established a loyal base of clients who have entrusted him with their vessels. Chuck is eager to help new and existing customers and is involved in all aspects prior to, during and after the sale.

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757-708-0786 cbeale@bwys.com Carl Beale graduated from James Madison University with a degree in Finance and is certified by the FINRA as a Financial Advisor. He first joined the Bluewater team in 1995 and has been involved with the company at different capacities for over 20 years. Carl has worked as a boat detailer, a delivery captain, a demo captain and a sales professional in his tenure, and his love for boating brought him back to the Bluewater team. Carl prides himself on helping his customers find the right boats so that he can watch them develop their appreciation for the water.

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Mark Connors got his start in the marine industry in 1993 while living in Annapolis, MD. After attending HampdenSydney and Washington College, he began his career working for the Annapolis Sailing School and Powerboat School. Afterwards, Mark formed Connors Marine Services where he ran a busy yacht delivery and maintenance service before becoming a broker for Baker Marine. Mark was recruited by Jarrett Bay Yacht Sales in 2006 as Broker-in-Charge of their Virginia office. A fulltime broker since 1998, Mark has had experience with a wide variety of boat manufacturers spanning multiple styles and uses.

804-337-1945 hsibley@bwys.com Hank began in the boat business working with his father at the boatbuilding firms Gloucester Yachts and Chesapeake Powerboats in the mid 1980’s. He has since worked in sales capacities in the construction and marine supply businesses, and prior to joining Bluewater in 2011, he sold new and brokerage boats in Virginia Beach. Hank is a long time sportfisherman and has known the Chesapeake since his youth. He and his wife Beverly have two boys, and live in West Point, Virginia. His boatbuilding and fishing background is an asset in matching clients to their perfect boat.

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Roger began in the yacht brokerage and sales business in 1995, working for a Maryland-based company which brokered quality production powerboat lines. Having a desire to deal more exclusively with custom and production sportfish, motoryachts and trawlers, Roger moved on to work with Gilman Yachts in 1998, and then in 2004, Roger opened the Maryland Office for Bluewater/Jarrett Bay Yacht Sales where he continues to enjoy serving his customers’ boating needs. Roger’s success in his career is not only due to his vast knowledge of the industry, but also due to the integrity and diligence he demonstrates to his clients.

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Jeremy Blunt fell in love with offshore fishing when he went tuna fishing for the first time upon his arrival in Ocean City and worked that summer at the Ocean City Fishing Center. He worked as the captain on several charter fishing boats and then began his broker career in 2007. Jeremy Blunt, in addition to a sales professional, is a tournament winning charter captain out of Ocean City. This gives Captain Blunt a unique perspective and experience that translates into the right deal for your dream on the water.

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In 2005, after a successful career in the mortgage business, Hawk decided to follow his passion for boating, and began working with a yacht brokerage firm in Annapolis. He found what he was born to do and within a couple of years opened Hawk’s Yachts which eventually morphed into Hawk’s Marine. During that time, he sold over 300 boats including new, used and brokerage. He is now a proud member of the Bluewater Yacht Sales team located in the heart of Annapolis. When not brokering or boating he enjoys spending time volunteering, traveling, fishing, and visiting friends and family.

In 1980, looking to spend more time back on the water, Harry joined Bluewater Yacht Sales as a broker. Through the years, Harry has gained extensive experience with the sale of more than 250 new and used Hatteras, Viking and many other brands of yachts. Harry’s sales expertise lies with the trawler and “Downeast” classes of yachts, especially those with some local Chesapeake deadrise flavor. Harry’s knowledge of the industry, combined with his integrity and diligence, can be measured by the volume of repeat business he enjoys and the many boating friends he’s made along the way.

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Captain John Prather is a Maryland native who has been fishing since childhood. Being a professional fisherman for the past 20 years, John has gained extensive knowledge about countless styles of fishing both inshore and offshore. John has a vast understanding of boat building and has been through the entire build process on several boats from 20 foot outboards to some of the largest sportfishing boats on the market. He has close relationships with some of the top boat manufacturers in the country, and with more than two decades of experience, his knowledge of boats is hard to match.

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Randy joins the Bluewater team with over 10 years of experience in the boat brokerage business working along the entire East Coast. As an industry veteran, he possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the products he sells and has won several top sales awards to back up his experience. He has been a licensed Florida yacht broker since 2010 and splits his time between residences in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Edgewater, MD, often traveling to chase the right deal for his buyers and sellers. He brings commitment, sales experience, and great comradery to the Bluewater Yacht Sales team!

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Connor first joined Bluewater in 2013 at sixteen years old as a dock hand at the marina. He worked the following summers commissioning Regulators in the service department. As a U.S.C.G. licensed captain, Connor has moved Bluewater inventory up and down the coast. After recently graduating from Hampden-Sydney College with a dual major in Business and Economics in May of 2020, joining the sales team at Bluewater was something that had been a goal of his for quite some time. Joining Bluewater is more than a job opportunity for Connor, but a natural next step in his career.

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443.790.2786 david@northpointyachtsales.com In 2007 David turned his lifetime passion for boating into a profession by joining North Point Yacht Sales. David understands the motivations, nuances, and complexities of sailboat and powerboat transactions. Here is what some of his clients have to say: “Can’t say enough about the professionalism of this company. I would highly recommend David if you are selling a boat or searching for a new one.” “Exceptional team, with deep knowledge of their brands. How many people get you more than your asking price on a boat sale? These guys did!” Beyond brokerage, North Point represents MJM, Tiara, Pursuit, Caymas, Hanse, Dehler, and J boats.

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410.320.3385 bob@northpointyachtsales.com Bob made Annapolis his home after graduating from St. Mary’s College of MD in 1994. He started his career in the marine industry as a boat tech and after 13 years moved into a sales position where he has spent the last 11 years. In 2016 he earned the prestigious Beneteau “Top Gun” as the top overall salesperson in North and South America. In 2018 he joined North Point Yacht Sales, specializing in Tiara, Caymas and Hanse Yachts along with brokerage yachts. As a lifelong boater, Bob has an in-depth knowledge of both sail and power and enjoys both. What’s important to Bob is listening to clients to help find the perfect boat.

Chris Beardsley has spent his life on the water, from working in boat yards to delivering sailing yachts globally, including transatlantic and transpacific crossings. Joining North Point Yacht Sales in 2019, Chris strives to put his clients’ needs first, using his diverse knowledge of boats when searching for the right boat for cruising, fishing, or simply enjoying time on the water with their family. When looking to sell your boat, you can be assured of accurate representation to attract a new owner. When not sailing with his wife Tiffany and their two children, Chis can be reached at North Point’s Southern Bay office.

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2022 Boat BROKER showcase JACK MALATICH

410-971-1071 Jack@sjyachts.com

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ANTHONY COLACHE

410-708-6340 anthony@sjyachts.com

Anthony turned his boating passion into a career when he joined S&J Yachts crew. He spent numerous years sport fishing off New Jersey, Virginia Beach, and the OBX while focused on his US Air Force career. After retiring, he and his wife chose to make the Chesapeake Bay their home base. He specializes in powerboats but is equally knowledgeable with sailboats. Whether in the market to buy or sell, new or used, large or small, he treats each client with the same drive making their dreams come true. Put his 40 + years of boating experience to work.

JIM ELLIOTT

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JACK HEFFNER

443-321-1965 jheffner@sjyachts.com Following a career with a consulting engineering firm, John (Jack) Heffner moved to Rock Hall, MD in 1984, where he began his work in the marine industry. Career started as a rigger and systems installer for Gratitude Yachting Center for 10 years and then worked into sales. Jack worked in most aspects of the business from installer, service manager, sales of both new and used boats and liaison for several manufacturers; Moody, Nauticat, Kirie, Island Packet, Menorquin Motor Yachts and more. Extremely knowledgeable in both sail and power. Jack takes pride in seeing that his customers dreams are realized.

DENNIS & BRENDA PACE

804-339-4084 Dennis@sjyachts.com

ED & ROBIN KUROWSKI

443-480-3616 ed@sjyachts.com

Ed and Robin have worked in the yacht sales industry for 35 years and have handled national and international transactions for new builds, imports, and new and brokerage vessels, while leading an award-winning sales, service and charter team. Their years and experiences have provided them with a solid background in negotiations, customer service, technical advice, outfitting solutions, financial recommendations and insurance referrals with a lifelong commitment to their customers. This in addition to their enthusiasm will afford you the best advice, solutions and needs.

MICHELE MARTINAGE

Luckily, I grew up in Delaware near the Atlantic Ocean. I had the opportunity to boat, fish, water ski and then while still in High School to sail on the Chesapeake. After college, a stint in the Air Force, and a couple of mini-careers, I joined the marine industry in 1988. In 1994, my wife, Janet and I moved to Rock Hall to sell Island Packets and many other new and previously owned motor and sailing yachts. I joined S&J in 2013 and now sell new Bavaria Power and Sail Yachts and Makai Power Catamarans. After these 34 years, I still love my relationship with the water and my clients. I am still very lucky. And, I would like to put that experience and expertise together to help you Sell your present boat or to Purchase the boat of your dreams. Call me to talk boats.

Sharon & Jack Malatich have enjoyed boating all their lives whether it be sailing, racing, or cruising. Their love of the boating lifestyle led them into the yachting industry. Jack for over 26 years & Sharon for 21. Prior careers in senior executive roles, marketing and sales provided them with a rich background. In 2013 they decided to grow their business from just the 2 of them to now 5 offices, 3 in the Chesapeake Bay and 20 very experienced brokers from Maine to Florida. S&J brokers have an excellent reputation in the industry, working hard for their customers to find them just the right boat. Team work and their broad reach help their customers both buyers and sellers achieve their goals.

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410-708-4416 michele@sjyachts.com

Michele started her career in 1987 by developing the brokerage division of Gratitude Yachting Center. Over the years Michele amassed tremendous knowledge of all the Island Packet models as well as many other sail and power manufacturers. It is not uncommon to find that she has sold the same boat several times, sometimes going back to the date she sold it as a new boat. In 2013, after enjoying 26 years of helping her customers/ friends buy and sell quality yachts, both power and sail she joined S&J Yachts. Michele continues to help her customers realize their yachting dreams!

Dennis and Brenda have always been a fun loving couple who have a passion for boating, travel and anything that involves water. Boating, both power and sail, has been a major focus throughout their lives. Owning their own businesses most of their lives gives Dennis and Brenda an unparalleled attention to detail, prospective and skills at customer service. Their lifelong dedication to customer service and sales uniquely positions them to assist you whether buying or selling a boat. Due to their experience they will be able to help you find the perfect vessel, making your dreams come true based on your desires and needs.

ART WILLIS

410-708-0393 Art@sjyachts.com Art has been sailing since his high school years. A graduate from University of MD. School of Economics and a Viet Nam era veteran, Art began his boating career as a sailing instructor and a boat salesman in 1974. In 1978 Art built a marina in Rock Hall, MD., which became well known to boaters throughout the boating world. The Sailing Emporium was in his family and under his management until 2017. His experience was an education in every aspect of boat sales, boat repair, boat use, and industry networking. “I am fortunate to be working with S&J Yachts. The staff and brokers are the best in the industry. Every one of us comes to the table with a wealth of invaluable knowledge to ease the boat purchase process.”

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2022 Boat BROKER showcase MIKE TITGEMEYER

410.703.7986

mike@crusaderyachts.com Mike Titgemeyer is the owner of Crusader Yacht Sales, but does some new and used boat selling as well. Mike has a lifelong passion for boating and grew up on the shores of Lake Erie, sailing, racing, and power boating. He is passionate about all water-related activities and has been in Annapolis selling boats since 2001. Mike bought Crusader in 2010. Crusader Yacht Sales was founded in 1982 and is currently the Jeanneau Sailboat, Excess Catamaran, Tartan Yachts, and Legacy Yachts dealer for the Annapolis area.

DAVE & ERIN TOWNLEY

410.271.5225 townley@crusaderyachts.com

A father-daughter duo, we bring experience, knowledge and professionalism to the yacht shopping and selling process. We strive to make your yacht quest as fun and productive as possible. If selling, our marketing far surpasses the competition. We’ve been aboard thousands of yachts over two decades, helping clients acquire the best boat we can find for the money they have to spend. We love to travel, nationally and internationally, to find great yachts and help bring them home. We’ve lived aboard as a family, cruised internationally, and we bring that unique background to your quest. Let’s have some fun!

DAN BACOT

757.813.0460 dan@crusaderyachts.com Dan Bacot is a lifelong Chesapeake Bay boater and enjoys both sail and powerboating. Currently, Dan is sailing a 36’ Cape Dory cutter. His marine industry experience spans over 40 years, working daily with boaters in marinas, boatyards, and yacht sales. Raised in Annapolis, Dan started boating at the age of four when his parents purchased their first sailboat. In 1980, his family moved to Gloucester Point, Va. when they purchased York River Yacht Haven. York River Yacht Haven grew over the years to become a full- service marina facility. It included 325 slips, a working boatyard, a ships store, yacht sales, an oyster farm, and a restaurant. Over 33 years, Dan actively managed every individual department and was the General Manager for many years.

ROD ROWAN

703.593.7531 rod@crusaderyachts.com Rod Rowan has been a stalwart of the Yacht Brokerage industry since 1984. Highlyeducated with a reputation for attention to detail and client-service, Rod has developed an extensive base of repeat and referral clientele. With an abiding passion for professionalism in the brokerage industry, Rod has served many roles with the Yacht Brokers Association of America, including President a few years ago. Known for hisbackground in broker-education, industry practices, ethics, and standard contracts, he is often sought out by other Yacht Brokers for his considered counsel. Many boating-industry “insiders” have chosen Rod as their broker for their yacht transactions.

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DAVE VAN DEN AREND

443.850.4197 dave@crusaderyachts.com

Dave van den Arend has been a live-aboard in Annapolis for 17 years, a broker since 2004, and a member of the Crusader Yacht Sales team since 2005. Dave has been involved with boating most of his life. He is a Master Mason, an active member of the Yacht Broker’s Association of America, and earned his CPYB (Certified Professional Yacht Broker) accreditation in 2007, maintaining that through annual CE credits. He has restored several fiberglass and wooden boats, and enjoys offshore sailing, cooking, and scuba diving. Dave’s knowledge and experience have helped his many customers, and he has made many friends in the process.

GORDON BENNETT

410.739.4432 gordon@crusaderyachts.com Gordon grew up sailing on Seneca Lake in upstate New York and his first job was as an assistant sailing instructor at the age of 15. He eventually bought a sailboat, cruised the east coast, and set the hook in Annapolis in 2002. He continued his boating career as an ASA award winning sailing instructor, base manager at SailTime Annapolis, and transitioned into a broker in 2016 Representing Group Beneteau products. “I love the entire process, from the first phone call, to the hunt for the perfect boat, to that moment when the client’s dream is finally realized.

ROB SUMMERS

443.771.4467 rob@crusaderyachts.com Rob helps run the Solomons office for Crusader and is a lifelong boater with experience in both power and sail. He has cruised parts of the Mediterranean and Adriatic and has raced sailboats in Hawaii, San Francisco, and San Diego. Rob has owned several boats over the years, from day sailers to cruisers, and is now the proud owner of a traditional schooner built in the Deltaville VA area. He leverages this extensive experience to help buyers find the best boat for their individual needs, and to help sellers find the best home for their prized possession.

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443.350.4807 greg@seattleyachts.com Greg is a recent graduate from the University of Maryland, College Park business school with dual degrees in supply chain and business management. He is also a member of the Army Reserves, where he operates heavy construction equipment as a horizontal construction engineer. Greg grew up boating on the Elk and North East rivers on the upper part of the Chesapeake Bay where his first boat was a 1983 Hydrostream Viper. A passionate outdoorsman, when he’s not on the water Greg prefers to spend his free time hiking, fishing, and camping. Greg prides himself in providing exceptional service, giving his customers an enjoyable boat buying experience. His patience and understanding makes him a pleasure to work with and he is eager to help find the perfect boat for his next clients.

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BILL BOYER

410.397.7323 billb@seattleyachts.com Bill Boyer has been boating for more than 60 years in New England, Chesapeake Bay and the Virgin Islands. He earned his commercial boating license in New Hampshire while teaching water Skiing. He was a member of the Philadelphia Sailing Club for 10 years and served as a teacher and instructor for eight years. Bill received his USCG Master’s 100 ton license in 2005 and has kept his license current. He also received his US Powerboating Instructor Certification which enabled him to teach Safe Powerboating for boats 26’ to 60’ in length. For the past 21 years Bill has been selling Nordic Tugs and most recently, Nimbus Boats, Regency Motor Yachts, Legacy and Ocean Sport Boats.

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LEE COOK

410.703-9911 leecook@pocket-yacht.com A USCG Captain, Lee was born and raised on the Chesapeake Bay, learning to drive a boat before he could drive a car. He brings a lifetime of working on and around pleasure and commercial boats from the engine room to the pilot house. Lee provides his clients personalized service with integrity and forethought with an emphasis on customer service. His ability to anticipate a client’s needs will ensure your new boat exceeds your expectations and fits your lifestyle. Lee is a graduate of VMI and St. Mary’s Catholic School and resides on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with his family.

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TIM WILBRICHT

410.490.6250 john@pocket-yacht.com After closing his Houseboat sales and brokerage business in 2010, John ran a local brokerage until 2014 when Mark Schulstad offered John a position at Pocket Yacht. John has become one of the top performers at Pocket Yacht and has won several top awards over the last eight years. John prides himself with his ability to talk with customers honestly and put people at ease during the purchasing process. Having a quality product and strong leadership is the key to John’s success. John is a long-time resident of Maryland’s Eastern Shore and spends his time cooking and fishing. He resides in Easton, MD with Carol his wife of 42 years.

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919.520.7655 blake@intrinsicyacht.com

410.267-2577 timwilbricht@pocket-yacht.com After a short but successful career in the corporate world, Tim bought a 38-foot sailboat in Annapolis in 1993. He and his wife, Mischelle, headed to the Bahamas when they were both 25 years old. After spending time in the islands, they returned to the States to seek another new adventure. He helped start a couple of companies, one in Florida and the other in Boston, growing them until the companies matured. During that time Tim fell more and more in love with the boating lifestyle and lived aboard with his family for 9 1/2 years. During that time, he came back to Annapolis where he began work as a yacht broker in 1998. He continues to share his passion for boating and has had an amazing career selling boats of all shapes and sizes.

Blake is a yacht broker with a background in yacht design and sales. After three years as a yacht designer, Blake decided he wanted to spend more time with clients and manufacturers throughout the buying process and joined Intrinsic Yacht & Ship in July of 2020. His background and degree in Industrial and Marine Design makes him an excellent resource for his clients who want to customize a boat to perfectly fit their needs. Blake is available and ready to sell new boats or brokerage boats. To ensure your boat sells for top dollar, one of our certified technicians will evaluate your boat free of charge, and offer discounted service and detailing rates.

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“Jacqueline” a 2003 38’ Paciﬁc Sea Craft Fast Trawler w/3126 Cats with 1000 hours! “Jacqueline” is ready for your next adventure and has had all her systems reﬁned and upgraded if needed. In water and ready for demo/survey. Contact John Kaiser to inspect the yacht Jacqueline (docked in Annapolis, MD)

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JOHN KAISER

443.223.7864 john@yachtview.com John Kaiser, Jr. maintains a 100-ton USCG Master license since 1985. Growing up in a boatbuilding family (Kaiser Yachts in Wilmington, DE), John has been directly involved in the construction, design and chartering of the highest quality yachts. Founded in 1988, Yacht View Brokerage, LLC located in Annapolis, MD, has been successfully listing, selling and co-brokering listings with many of the finest yacht brokers locally and around the country. Yacht View even offers customers complimentary dockage (for up to 80’ feet) in a beautiful, secure setting on the Severn river. With a target listing to sale time of less than 90 days, John and Jackie are a true power/sailing couple on the Chesapeake Bay.

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PJ. Campbell has extensive experience in listing, selling, and helping customers buy the boat of their dreams. Campbell’s Yacht Sales uses Yacht World / Boats.com to list our boats, in partnership with our website , social media and many other outlets. Our team is focused on building long lasting relationships and providing our customers with an excellent buying and selling experience. If you have any questions on buying or selling your next boat, please give us a call. Campbell’s Yacht Sales would love to help you sell your boat or find you the boat you are looking for! We are with you from start to finish.

CORI WILLIAMS

804.366.8461 cori@sandypointmarineservices.com Whether you are looking to buy a new or used boat, sell your current boat, or service your existing boat SPMS is here to ensure a smooth, effortless, and enjoyable experience. With over 10 years of boat sales experience, let Cori put her skills to work and find your next boat. She treats every customer individually and works from start to finish to ensure they are getting the best price, condition, and value for the money. With knowledge, enthusiasm and a love for the water, let Cori help you with your next boat.

2022 Boat BROKER showcase TOMMY OTTENWAELDER

443.684.3814 tommyo@whalertowne.com

Tom “Tommy O” Ottenwaelder joined Chesapeake Whalertowne’s sales staff in October 2018 after 29 years of Active Duty service in the U.S. Coast Guard. With a Master 100GT professional captain’s license and lifetime of boating experience, Tommy O brings a unique perspective to recreational boating sales and service. He uses his experience not only to help clients find the right boat but to further guide them to a relaxed and enjoyable boating lifestyle.

RICK BOULAY, JR.

410.827.8080 rickjr@whalertowne.com Rick Boulay, Jr. has been a member of the Chesapeake Whalertowne sales team since 2006. Since joining the sales team, Rick has become one of the highest volume sales producers for Boston Whaler nationwide and an expert within the Boston Whaler Yacht program. Whether you are looking for brokerage services or new boat sales, Rick can help you get the boat you are looking for (or looking to sell) quickly and for the best value. Rick is the General Manager of Chesapeake Whalertowne and also a member of the Boston Whaler Design Team.

BILL GAY

410.867.1447 billgay@tristatemarine.com Bill has been a Bay area resident all of his life. Originally a sailor, Bill turned power boater and fisherman. He has great knowledge of not only boats but of the local waterways. Bill has worked his way through the ranks at Tri-State Marine up to his current position of Sales Manager. He oversees the Sales and Rigging Team to ensure every customer dream is fulfilled.

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BART HILTABIDLE

410.827.9300 Jake@CedarPointKN.com Jake Boulay has been a member of the Chesapeake Whalertowne sales team since 2015. Prior to moving into sales, Jake handled logistics and service management. Now managing Cedar Point Marina in Grasonville, this has opened the door for more brokerage opportunity and sales. Jake’s lifetime of experience on the water gives him a true understanding of the best boat to fit your needs.

410.267.9731 bart@whalertowne.com Bart Hiltabidle is one of the most recognized names in the Annapolis boating community. Bart has helped shape Boston Whaler’s legacy in the Annapolis area. Whether you are in search of a 13’ Super Sport or the flagship Boston Whaler 420 Outrage, Bart has the knowledge and expertise to help narrow your search to the perfect boat. Chesapeake Whalertowne opened a new and exciting location in downtown Annapolis in 2018, featuring waterfront access and an indoor showroom at the base of Ego Alley.

LOUISE CLARK

252.722.2623 lclark@bosuns.com

As an Aussie, Lou Clark had read about sailing on the Chesapeake Bay as a child; following a career in super-yachting, where she did everything from cooking to captaining, she found herself here selling the amazing range of quality products Bosun’s has. As much as Lou loves boats and boating, she loves happy clients more, and really loves spending time with people to discover what their perfect day on the water looks like, and which boat will help them achieve that. Lou describes the best part of her job as “waving to clients as they cruise away from Bosun’s dock, sharing their joy and excitement at taking delivery of their new boat.”

BOBBY WALSH

443.758.7570 bwalsh@bosuns.com Call a pro! Relying on yacht sales professionals is always your best bet when buying or selling a boat. Buying and selling a boat can be more complicated, problematic, and riskier than a real estate transaction. Unlike real-estate transactions, only California and Florida cover vessel transactions under state laws. You can eliminate headaches by working with a qualified, reputable yacht sale professional who will help you navigate what could be a complex and difficult transaction. Call Bobby for your free market analysis of your current boat.

ROBERT WARREN

RON YOUNG

410.867.1447 robert@tristatemarine.com

410.867.1447 boatron@tristatemarine.com Ron’s immense knowledge of the power boat industry, and the close attention he gives his customer’s needs has earned him a 100% in customer satisfaction ratings for the past three decades. His professionalism, honesty, and ability to provide critical information ensures that customers find the right boat for their lifestyle. An avid boater and fisherman, Ron knows his business. He also stays in touch with his clients for years after the sale serving as a valued resource and problem solver making most of them repeat buyer. Ron has 31 years in boat sales and completed nearly 2,000 sales transactions.

Robert’s in-depth understanding of power boats, coupled with his passion for fishing, ensure that customers love to talk to him. Decades of working with buyers while personally living the power boat lifestyle has given him the ability to effectively match families with their perfect boat. Robert’s customers quickly turn into friends as he continues to work with them through the years, perfecting their boating experience. Robert has 25 years in boat sales and completed over 1,500 sales transactions making sure that he understands how to make your purchase swift and easy.

March 2022

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Campbell’s has your dream boat.

2022 Boat BROKER showcase

WES WILLIAMS

410.745.4992 wwilliams@cbmm.org 2013 Campbell 39 Custom Downeast “HALCYON” - $595,00

With classic good looks and functionality, this boat is an eye catcher wherever she goes.

Call P.J. Campbell or visit campbellsyachtsales.com for info. 48’ 2000 2000 Cherubini 48 Staysail Schooner

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When buying or selling a boat, think of Campbell’s.

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Gordon Inge, Chesapeake Yacht Sales Yacht Broker and General Manager of Deltaville Yachting Center/Chesapeake Yacht Sales, has a lifetime of experience in boating, service, and sales. CYS & DYC—located on Broad Creek in Deltaville, Va. and owned and operated by Lew and Onna Grimm since 2001—provides a friendly environment to buy, keep, and service your boat. Named “Best of the Bay,” “Best Place to Buy a New Boat,” and “Best Boating Facility,” CYS is a dealer for all models of Catalina sailboats and True North Downeaststyle cruisers. Combining a large inventory of preowned power and sail boats onsite with a professional network search, Gordon will get you in the right boat for your needs.

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GORDON INGE

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JON & ANNE HUTCHINGS

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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s Charity Boat Donation Program, run by director Wes Williams, has made donating and buying boats straightforward and easy for more than 20 years. CBMM accepts and sells donated boats year-round. Whether you donate or buy a boat, 100% of the proceeds benefit the children and adults served by CBMM’s many enjoyable and educational programs.

Jon and Anne Hutchings are Certified Professional Yacht Brokers who have been Deltaville-based “Dream Merchants” since 2004. Education professionals who sailed across the Atlantic from South Africa in their 35-foot sailboat, they lived aboard for seven years and worked as captain and mate on charter boats. Having lived the dream, they are passionate about the boating lifestyle and enjoy meeting new clients, fulfilling their connection to people and boats in one business. Honesty, knowledge, and commitment are the cornerstones on which they have established their business, while creating many friendships over the years.

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TARTAN 395 65’ 2019 Regency P65 .....................................$2,895,000 65’ 2022 2019 Jeanneau Regency 65 .........................................$2895,000 60’ Yachts 60 - September ......... CALL 65’ 2004 2022 Symbol Hampton In Stock $450,000 ....... CALL 54’ 54Endurance Pilothouse658 ....................... 2020 Riviera Jeanneau Yachts ........................... $720,000 54’ 2015 - Belize 5454 DayBridge ......$1,099,000 1983 WASA Atlantic 51 ...................................$57,000 51’ 1986 Antigua 51 ............................................ $130,000 51’ 1983 2022 Wasa Jeanneau Yachts ................................... CALL Atlantic 51 51 ...................................$57,000 1988 Transworld - Fantail 50 .................... $240,000 50’ 2004 Viking Princess V50 FLY ................... $350,000 2011 Jeanneau 509 50 DS .................................. $390,000 $285,000 50’ 2014 ...................................... 49’ 1988 2021 Transworld Jeanneau SO 490 # 147 stock .......... CALL 50’ - Fantail 50 in .................... $240,000 1996 Jeanneau Krogan Express .................................. $349,000 49’ 2021 SO 490-147 In Stock ............. CALL 45’ 2020 1983 Jeanneau Bristol 45.5SO ............................................ $150,000 49’ 490 - HAYETTE .......... $525,000 44’2022 1993 Tartan Pacific 455 Seacraft ............................. $199,000 45 - New44Model .......................... CALL 44’ 1983 1982 Bristol Gulfstar45.5 44 CC .........................................$95,000 45’ ............................................ $150,000 44’ 2022 2023 Jeanneau SO 440-321 440 - August 2022............. ........... CALL In Stock 43’ 2004 2008 Tartan 4400 4300 -........................................... $380,000 44’ FL ................................. $335,900 43’ 1993 1984 Pacifi Bristolc 43.3 CC ..................................... $159,000 44’ Seacraft 44 ............................. $199,000 43’ 1987 2005 C&C Jeannneau 43 DS ........................ $189,000 44’ 44 C/B SO ..............................................$79,000 2005 Tartan Jeanneau SO-43DS ............................ $183,000 43’ 2008 4300 MD ....................................... CALL 43’ 2005 Jeanneau 43DS ................................... $183,000

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drawingthe line Inside the search to find and preserve the Mason-Dixon line Story & photos by Marty LeGrand

ric Gladhill knows south-central Pennsylvania pretty well. He was raised and still lives in Fairfield, works less than 10 miles away in Gettysburg, and as a surveyor has tramped the Pennsylvania-Maryland border extensively. He even wrote a book about his surveying adventures. But on a warm day last June, he lost his way in the woods, and I with him. The directions he had were 30 years old. The object he was looking for had been there at least a century, maybe two. And it was only about the size of a toaster oven stood on end. We were exploring the nation’s most storied boundary, the Mason-Dixon Line. Specifically, we were looking for one of the stone markers—called monuments— that 18th-century Englishmen Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon placed at one-mile intervals along the border line that now bears their names. Gladhill was using mapping apps, and the marker’s approximate coordinates

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The “M” on the stones faces south, denoting Maryland, while a “P” for Pennsylvania looks north.

and outdated instructions on how to find it. But after leaving the neatly mowed lawn of a modernish house in Adams County, we wandered the woods at length on a treasure hunt of some urgency. Gladhill was one of about two dozen Maryland and Pennsylvania surveyors who volunteered to locate and document these aging landmarks. Most original monuments—stone pillars embedded in the ground over two centuries ago—still exist; some have been replaced, a few are missing. They wear the scars of time, weather, neglect, and maltreatment— accidental or intentional. Monuments have been buried, broken off, tipped over, plowed under, shot at, stolen, dumped, defaced by souvenir hunters, and repurposed as church steps, curb stones, platforms for mounting horses, and building blocks for farmhouses and barns. The monuments themselves belong to the states whose border they mark, but they’re often located on private lands where some owners find them more

hindrance than history. When Maryland’s and Pennsylvania’s monuments were inventoried in the early 1900s, the federal surveyor’s report bemoaned “the far too prevalent notion that a landowner has a right to dispose of a monument in accordance with his own desires.” Historically, the Mason-Dixon Line has been a sort of fulcrum, tipping favorably for one entity, less so for another. It was surveyed from 1763 to 1768 to settle a territorial dispute between Pennsylvania’s and Maryland’s governing families, the Penns and the Calverts. If things had gone Maryland’s way, latitudinally the line would be farther north and the state could now claim two major East Coast seaports: Baltimore and Philadelphia. A half century after it resolved one land dispute, it came to symbolize another when the nation split over slavery and the line meant, for many, the difference between enslavement and freedom. Surprisingly, only monuments along the less iconic border that separates Delaware from Maryland and Pennsylvania—a line also surveyed by Mason and Dixon—are federally protected historic sites. (The Delaware Boundary Markers were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.) That’s why Gladhill and his colleagues engaged in a time-sensitive quest to find and assess Pennsylvania’s and Maryland’s monuments. The National Register imposes on applicants a two-year limit for gathering and submitting data and the Mason and Dixon Line Stone Inventory launched at a most unfortunate time: mid-March 2020. Field work was soon halted due to the pandemic and didn’t fully resume until 2021, a loss of valuable months. The Maryland Geological Survey is overseeing the project on behalf of the state, which by law is supposed to inventory the stones every 10 years but basically can’t afford to. This time the stakes are higher. Chris Connallon, a geologist with the agency, is keeper of the inventory database. 

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“They’re important historical artifacts we need to preserve for future generations,” he told me, referring to the 221 monuments along Maryland’s and Pennsylvania’s border. A National Register listing, if approved, could mean grants and other funding needed to preserve the stones—money neither state can currently provide, he said. Even with a two-year window, surveyors faced a daunting task: locate, obtain precise coordinates, and assess all of the monuments, about a third of which lie in the states’ westernmost counties, where mountains and deep woods do battle with GPS satellite signals. The monument Gladhill and I were looking for that day was Milepost 79, situated in the more GPS-friendly east. (The numbers—which don’t appear on the stones—refer to the distance from Mason’s and Dixon’s starting point, Mile 0 at the northeast corner of Maryland.) The property owners didn’t know its location, so Gladhill consulted a previous surveyor’s directions. They sounded simple: Follow a woods road for 400 feet to the monument site. There were woods all right, but no longer a visible road. For about an hour, we climbed over fallen

Marker number 79 bears clearly identifiable chisel marks (top) and the “P” on the north side of the marker.

trees and mossy rocks and fought through heavy undergrowth searching for a stone placed here when the terrain was far wilder and more forbidding. “I should have brought a machete,” Gladhill mused. The special resurvey app that Connallon designed suggested such a precaution. Under the category for describing monument accessibility, the first example was, “Bring machete, site is overgrown.” Mason and Dixon used “axmen” to clear the way as they blazed sightlines through the wilderness. As Gladhill consulted his phone apps and adjusted our direction periodically, the only noises we heard were the forest inhabitants’: a croaking frog, a busy woodpecker, and this being 2021, the insistent chorus of Brood X males clamoring for cicada sex. Finally, Gladhill spotted a blue-blazed tree marking the owners’ property line. He said the state line had to be nearby. Spying a severely weathered fence post, he followed the fence line for a few yards and called out, “There it is!” Clearing away poison ivy, Gladhill uncovered a squat, chalky white stone poking about a foot and a half above ground. It had a “P” chiseled on the

Gladhill unfolded a ruler and measured it. The stone was the size of Mason’s and Dixon’s original monuments, 12 inches square. Could this be one they had installed?

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Left: Gladhill poses with the replacement markero for original Crown Stone 75. Bottom: Mile post 134a, not far from Bellegrove, Md.

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Pennsylvania (north) side and an eroded “M” on the Maryland (south) side. (Some stones are more ornate. Set at five-mile intervals, “crown stones” bear the coats of arms of the Penn and Calvert families in place of letters.) Stone 79’s corners were chipped, it sprouted tufts of moss, and there was a tarnished, 20th-century U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USGS) disk embedded in the top. Gladhill unfolded a ruler and measured it. The stone was the size of Mason’s and Dixon’s original monuments, 12 inches square. Could this be one they had installed? Likely not, I learned later. Although 79 was quarried and carved in England like its cousins, it’s not the monument the famed surveyors ordered set here. By the early 1900s, that monument had been removed and lay so badly broken it couldn’t be repaired. In 1902, the USGS replaced it with a spare monument, one of a dozen or so shipped from England that Mason and Dixon had stashed as spares. A chatty man with pale, closecropped hair that accentuated his outdoorsy tan, Gladhill was happy to show me a genuine Mason and Dixon stone nearby. Perched on an embankment well above reach of a gentle creek, Milepost 77 was as chipped and mossy as 79, but it looked newer. Its letters were more distinct, and it bore other chisel marks left by a long-ago stone mason. Records show Mason and Dixon surveyed the site in 1765 and had the stone set in October 1767. “This creek looks pretty much the same as it did when this was put here,” Gladhill said. When the site was initially surveyed in 1765, Mason wrote, “crossed creek … here 2 chains wide,” referring to the 66-foot-long, linked-metal instruments the surveyors used to measure horizontal distance. Not a great deal is known about Mason and Dixon, although both were English surveyors and astronomers. Mason was the more accomplished, serving as assistant observer to the Astronomer Royal in Greenwich,

where he perfected the use of lunar tables to determine longitude at sea. (The tables eventually became a guide for British mariners.) The two men arrived in Philadelphia in November 1763 and for nearly five years conducted their now-famous survey, the first geodetic survey done in America. Based on handwriting in their field journal, one historian judged Mason to be “a cool, deliberate, pains-taking man” and the younger Dixon to be his opposite, “a man of an impatient spirit and of nervous temperament.” Whatever their personalities, it’s

clear they were given state-of-the-art equipment with which to work and used it with considerable skill. In addition to surveyors’ chains, they brought specialized equipment: a Hadley’s reflecting quadrant (a precursor to the sextant), two reflecting telescopes, an astronomical clock, and a catalogue of constellations compiled by the Astronomer Royal to consult when making celestial observations. The catalogue proved exceptionally accurate for its day. Its coordinates for the southernmost point of Philadelphia (15 miles south of which Mason and Dixon March 2022

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Covered in moss, barely six inches of it was still visible above ground.

were told to draw their famous east-west line) differed from the latitude shown on today’s maps by just two and a half seconds of arc. The surveyors’ most sophisticated piece of equipment was a six-foot-long “zenith sector,” a vertically mounted telescope built by Greenwich Observatory’s instrument maker, John Bird. With it, they could make impressively accurate celestial observations. “They’d use that to determine their latitude. They had to lay on their backs to look through it,” explained Patrick (Pat) Simon, chief of land surveys for Baltimore County and a member of the MasonDixon Line Preservation Partnership, a group of surveyors and historians founded in 1990 to document and save the monuments. A delicate instrument, the zenith sector was protected by a large tent when in use and traveled by wagon on a feather bed to cushion its ride. (History doesn’t record who got the 50

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feather bed when the zenith sector wasn’t in repose.) Mason and Dixon employed another Bird-made instrument, a transit. These tripod-mounted telescopes were used almost daily to extend the line through the wilderness as the surveyors marked their westward line. The zenith sector was lost in an 1897 fire that destroyed Pennsylvania’s state capitol, but one of the surveyors’ original transits was discovered hidden beneath floorboards in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where it’s now displayed. “People think that Mason and Dixon just had a compass, like a ship’s compass, but for their time they were using what would be the best equipment available,” Simon says. “What we found was that given the conditions they were dealing with, [their work] was just phenomenal. People have compared it to landing a rocket ship on the moon.” “All this methodology to be able to

find out where they are in space,” geologist Connallon said of Mason’s and Dixon’s star-gazing accomplishments. “I’m in awe at their ability to make an even-spaced line crossing terrain using spots in the sky.” Two weeks after my trip with Gladhill, I met Simon and a handful of other surveyors who’d volunteered their Saturday to locate monuments along the line’s midsection near Hancock, Maryland. There was a so-so chance of finding a 1700s-set stone here. When Mason and Dixon reached Sideling Hill (“Sidelong” Hill, as they called it) west of Hancock, they set their last monument at the hill’s eastern base. The survey party’s wagons couldn’t haul 600-pound blocks of limestone over roadless mountains and forests. Instead, they mounded earth or stones six to eight feet high, setting wooden stakes on each mound to mark the surveyed line. Monuments were added later, when the sites became more accessible. The surveyors I met were pretty cool people to hang out with. They were dedicated, inquisitive, eager to share what they knew, and modest about themselves and their profession. They’re also resourceful in the field, ready to deal with anything from black bears fiercely protective of their cubs to landowners deeply suspicious of their government. (When you need to access private property, it helps to be personable, not pushy.) Their illustrious predecessors were, by necessity, even more adventurous. Mason, Dixon, and their workmen endured snow (up to two feet), bitter cold (22 below zero once), stifling heat (over 100 on at least one occasion), perilous terrain, and quarreling Native Americans who ultimately halted the surveyors’ mission. In October 1767, tribe members escorting the survey party refused to accompany the group westward into a rival’s territory. On the Hancock foray, I joined Rob Kundrick, chairman of the Appalachian chapter of the Maryland Society of

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Surveyors, who signed up to inventory five monuments west of Sideling Hill. We found four, three of them easily. One was a heavily eroded stone in the front yard of a hilltop farmhouse. Another was so clean and white it looked like someone tended it regularly, as you would an exotic houseplant. (It was also guarded by a pink flamingo lawn ornament impaled on a fencepost.) The third was also beside a road, but it had been turned 180 degrees—perhaps inadvertently by a highway crew—so the P was on the Maryland side and vice versa. The fourth stone we found with some difficulty, down a rutted farm lane, through the woods near the banks of a creek. Covered in moss, barely six inches of it was still visible above ground. In 1995, Preservation Partnership surveyors began using GPS for the first time to precisely locate Mason-Dixon monuments up to about Sideling Hill. “From Stone Zero, they have basically all of them [measured] to centimeter level,” Simon told me. West of that “they took a lot of photos and did written descriptions of where to find the

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stones. Not as many were located down to the centimeter level because you’re getting into the mountainous region where it’s harder to do fieldwork.” The 2020–2021 resurvey took Mason-Dixon Line mapping technology a step further, employing Geographic Information System software for the first time. Connallon’s GIS mobile app allowed surveyors to input information about the monuments—coordinates, site descriptions, monument dimensions, conditions, and photos— and upload them from the field. Their instruments differed, but the line’s modern-day surveyors shared one thing with their predecessors. “We were both using astronomical satellites to figure out where we were,” Simon said. “We were using man-made satellites where Mason and Dixon were using God-made satellites.” The resurvey’s status remained unclear as the March 2022 deadline loomed. By mid-December last year, Connallon had received data on 101 monuments with slightly more than that number to go. He said the National Registry indicated it might

grant pandemic leeway, but he wasn’t sure how much time the project had. He doubted Maryland would be allowed to submit a partially finished list of monuments. “Each individual stone is less important than the entire line,” he said. “It’s the line, the event, and what it represents that’s significant.” If, ultimately, the application is accepted by the National Registry, Maryland and Pennsylvania may finally be able to repair, replace, and maintain their historic monuments. They’ve done so on a very limited basis thus far. The bistate Preservation Partnership made a significant discovery several years ago when surveyors uncovered what remained of Crown Stone 40 buried beneath a farm field in York County, Pennsylvania. It was last seen in 1902, when a survey crew located but could not reset it after the landowner objected. Enduring another century of agricultural activity, the stone was about cinder-block-sized when rediscovered. The partnership had a replica made, which now stands beside the stump of the original. Remarkably, most monuments remain. Three are listed as missing: two are buried or unrecoverable, and a third was removed by a farmer and dumped in a ditch. That stone, however, has earned a place of high honor. Recovered by Preservation Partnership surveyors, the 1766 English-quarried milestone was moved from its ignoble resting place on a western Maryland farm to Philadelphia during a celebration of the MasonDixon Line’s 250th anniversary. Reset in a cemetery where Benjamin Franklin and four signers of the Declaration of Independence rest, it marks the grave of Charles Mason, who eventually returned to the land that he measured and came to admire. Maryland native and award-winning contributor Marty LeGrand writes about nature, the environment, and Chesapeake history.

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Horse Sense Saddle up with the Bay’s tiny seahorses by Rachel Kester As the largest estuary in the United States, the Chesapeake Bay holds countless natural wonders, and behind its best-known species are many others you likely haven’t heard of. Take the lined seahorse. It has a quiet presence and plays a surprisingly crucial role in the Bay’s health. And it also happens to be heavily susceptible to the ever-growing challenges this body of water faces.

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This incredible creature is the only seahorse species that inhabits this historic waterway. It comes in an array of colors ranging from light brown to rusty red, and measures around 4 to 6 inches long. It’s primarily found from the Bay’s middle portion to Southern Maryland, although it also has a limited presence in a few other shallow coastal areas along the Atlantic. The species itself is remarkable despite its small size. While they might be tough to see with the naked eye, each seahorse is covered in tiny bony plates that provide extra protection from predators and keeps them upright when swimming. Known of course for their horse-like heads, they slowly bob through the water with the help of a tiny dorsal fin that moves up to 70 times per second. To keep itself from floating away in waves or currents, the seahorse will wrap its prehensile tail around nearby grasses for stability. The lined seahorse has a rapid digestive system, and because of this, it constantly needs to eat for energy. When they find a meal (they’re partial to minuscule crabs or plankton), the fish will slurp them up through its tiny snout. This whimsical sea creature is also equipped with impressive camouflage skills. When a predator passes by, the animal will instantly change its color to match its surroundings. For extra defense, the seahorse will tightly secure its tail around a nearby object to stay steady. This disguise works so well that the seahorse is usually safe from being a snack, but still needs to watch out for frequent nemeses such as crabs and birds. During courtship season, which runs from May to October, the male seahorse

will dance and make clicking sounds around a potential partner while shimmering in various colors—a display meant to impress a potential mate. Often, the hue will match the surroundings, so if the pair is situated near a thick bunch of seagrass, his body could adopt green and brownish shades. Once they pair up, the two will be life partners. Perhaps what makes the seahorse so remarkable, though, is what happens after the courtship. Once accepted, the female will pass her eggs into a pouch in the male’s abdomen where they will be fertilized. Here they’ll stay for a few weeks before he releases them—a number which can sometimes reach 200 babies, and which makes the seahorse one of the only animals on earth where the male is responsible for giving birth. While the lined seahorse’s behavior and looks are engrossing, one of the most intriguing aspects of this sea creature is the role it plays in the Chesapeake Bay’s health. This fish not only feeds on troublesome organisms such as brine shrimp and algae, but it is a favorite meal for much of the Bay’s iconic wildlife, including crabs and seabirds. That makes them a small yet critical piece in ensuring the Bay’s ecosystem stays in check. Despite their critical role in the Bay’s health, however, their population is in decline. During yearly trawls by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, only about 40 to 100 seahorses are typically found. While their original population numbers aren’t fully known, it’s suspected that pollution has led to even more drastically lower numbers. “Seahorses are present in the Bay but are considered to be uncommon,”

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Lined seahorses are noted for their distinctive exoskeletons, which provide both protection and buoyancy, and their prehensile tail, handy for holding onto sea grasses. As a mating ritual, they entwine tails and “dance” around each other.

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says Perry Hampton, the Calvert Marine Museum’s estuarine biology curator. “I suspect that in the past they may have been more plentiful when seagrass beds were abundant. For many species that are threatened or endangered, the primary culprit is often loss of habitat and that is definitely the case with the Bay’s seahorses.” Seahorses are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as they’re often overcaught to use in the aquarium trade and for traditional Chinese medicine. While the Chesapeake’s lined seahorse itself isn’t necessarily at risk from these issues, it has its own problems to watch out for— primarily climate change and pollution. These issues aren’t necessarily damaging to the seahorse itself but to eelgrass—a rapidly disappearing habitat the seahorse community desperately needs for survival. This long, wavy grass begins growing in the Bay during the late winter and eventually spreads its seeds during the spring, creating lush patches. It not only serves as a seahorse haven but helps strain pollutants and limits erosion, contributing significantly to ecosystem health. Eelgrass has been slowly declining since the 1970s, and while it hasn’t completely vanished, many areas that were once packed with it are bare, especially toward the Bay’s lower section. Runoff pollution (usually a toxic combination of pesticides and oils) is one worry, and one of its biggest afflictions is the abundance of fertilizer. Because the Bay is heavily bordered by agricultural and residential areas, any time it rains or snows, released fertilizers get washed into its waters. Once these components drain into the Bay, they increase the water’s turbidity (or cloudiness), which makes it harder for sunlight to peer in and supply the grass with energy for photosynthesis. As

"Seahorses are

present in the Bay but uncommon.”

Hampton points out, “groups like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation track the Bay’s percent coverage of seagrasses and they have found a definite link between growth or loss of acreage and rainfall/ snowfall in a given year. In years with heavier rain/snow there is usually a loss of acreage, while drought years tend to bring an increase in the amount of acreage of seagrasses.” While pollution has played a major role in its demise, warming waters have done so as well. Eelgrass thrives in cool water, and when temperatures reach 74º it begins to die back. To relieve itself from the heat, it releases excessive amounts of oxygen to cool down—an overwhelming process that eventually causes it to wither. As summers become hotter and temperatures linger a bit longer throughout the year, it forces this seagrass to tirelessly fight against these conditions

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until it no longer has the vigor to do so. It’s not quite known how these problems will affect the seahorse overall but there is hope that it might adapt to the shifting conditions, like other Bay creatures have, including the blue crab. As Hampton notes, “we have seen from other species that they sometimes try to adjust their range to seek more suitable conditions. For example, species that

prefer colder water may move farther north as temperatures increase. Conversely, those that like warmer water may move into areas they have not historically been in.” The Mid-Atlantic states surrounding the Bay have put some environmental practices into place, such as a 2010 Environmental Protection Agency law that limits nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution pouring into this waterway. Many organizations and volunteers also work tirelessly to preserve this vital piece of nature. Still, more needs to be done to ensure this unique species continues to thrive and amaze for generations to come. Rachel Kester is a Virginia-based freelance journalist who covers topics ranging from the environment to culture.

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What would a Chesapeake National Recreation Area actually look like? by John Page Williams

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n September 2020, Annapolis endurance athlete Chris Hopkinson paddled a standup board the full length of the Chesapeake Bay (215 miles from Havre de Grace, at the mouth of the Susquehanna, to Cape Charles, outside the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel) to raise funds for the Oyster Recovery Partnership. His inaugural Bay Paddle attracted so much attention that he organized Bay Paddle 2021 for last September. It drew multiple teams of paddlers on boards and in kayaks. This time, he broadened the beneficiary list to support not only the partnership, but also the Chesapeake Conservancy’s efforts to develop a national park for the Chesapeake. That park may be a good idea whose time has come, but how would the National Park Service (NPS) build a Chesapeake National Park? Buy up all of the water and the land around it, then evict all of us who live here so tourists from afar can visit? Of course not, but the question is reasonable. We all tend to think of parks as specific places dedicated to public access, but the Chesapeake watershed is huge. And it turns out that quite a few people have been thinking about this question for at least thirty-five years.

Step One: A National Treasure In 1986, the late Philip Merrill, then the publisher of the Annapolis newspaper Evening Capital, wrote an editorial calling for a national park dedicated to the Chesapeake. Yes, the editorial acknowledged, the National Park Service operates multiple valuable properties in the region, from the National Mall in the District of Columbia and Fort McHenry in Baltimore to Virginia’s March 2022

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Shenandoah National Park. There was, however, no unit of the Park Service dedicated specifically to the Chesapeake, which President Ronald Reagan had acknowledged as a National Treasure two years before in his State of the Union speech. Moreover, with much of the land around the Chesapeake in private ownership, there was a great need to increase public access in ways that would build a broad base of citizens who enjoy its resources, recognize its great value, and support efforts to restore and conserve it. Merrill continued to advocate for the basic idea of a Chesapeake National Park until his death in 2006. Meanwhile, a couple of parallel concepts emerged. In the 1990s, along the tidal Rappahannock, interested local citizens joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Virginia Office and the seven counties on that part of the river to discuss development of a National Wildlife Refuge. The idea was to conserve the river’s superb wildlife habitat and replicate the economic tourism value of the Eastern Shore’s Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge to Maryland’s Dorchester County. The concept that emerged was “a string of pearls,” separate-but-related parcels of land, built initially around existing conserved wildlife habitat. That 80-mile portion of the lower Rappahannock already benefitted from private conservation easements such as the Beverly

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Marsh, nonprofit properties like The Nature Conservancy’s Horsehead Cliffs, and splendid state properties that included the Land’s End Wildlife Management Area of the Department of Wildlife Resources near Port Royal and the Belle Isle State Park downriver. Established in 1996, the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge has added several valuable properties that spread more than fifty miles on both sides, conserving valuable habitat while adding multiple access points for the public. All have been bought from willing sellers.

Step Two: The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Also in the 1990s, Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) introduced legislation to found the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, based at a new National Park Service office in Annapolis. The Gateways Network is another “string of pearls” idea, pulling in the broad variety of federal (e.g., the Mount Vernon Parkway along the Potomac and the Colonial National Historical Park between Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown), state (e.g., Machicomico State Park on the York River and Shad Landing State Park on the Pocomoke), local (e.g., Patuxent River Park near Upper Marlboro and Osborne Landing on the James), and nonprofit facilities (e.g., the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons and the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News) that tell the

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He noted that Smith not only played a key role in the early survival of the fragile Jamestown colony but also published an uncannily accurate map of the Chesapeake in 1612. That map opened the door to English colonization of the Bay during the 17th century. Noonan was extraordinarily persuasive. In short order, he enlisted the National Geographic Society, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the National Park Service, and multiple U.S. senators and representatives to join the Conservation Fund in fleshing out the concept. Long story short, President George W. Bush signed the 1,800-mile Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail into law on December 19, 2006, the 400th anniversary of the day that the three Virginia Company ships departed Plymouth, England for Virginia. Capt. Smith’s Trail did indeed contribute a strong, Chesapeake-wide context to the Jamestown 2007 commemoration, and it continues today, administered by the NPS

Smith not only played a key role in the early survival of the fragile Jamestown colony but also published an uncannily accurate map of the Chesapeake in 1612.

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stories of this remarkable estuary. The Gateways Network initially offered its members a modest level of technical and financial assistance to develop their own local versions of the larger Chesapeake story. The NPS Chesapeake Bay office and the more than 120 member institutions of the Gateways Network continue to this day, though in recent years funding and support have been minimal. They do, however, hint at the potential of a Chesapeake National Park, based on a large string of pearls concept. By the later 1990s, Virginia was beginning to plan an event to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. Early in the 2000s, Pat Noonan, a conservationist who was then CEO of The Conservation Fund, declared, “Jamestown isn’t just a Virginia Thing. It’s a Chesapeake Thing.” He conceived a radical idea: an all-water NPS National Historic Trail, following the explorations of Captain John Smith during his time on the Chesapeake, 1607–1609.

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Below: Chickahominy Indian Tribe Chief Stephen Adkins. Tens of thousand of members of the Chickahominy and other tribes live in the Chesapeake Bay area.

The Chesapeake watershed already has numerous local and smaller regional water trails, all of which offer great opportunities to explore their human and natural histories.

Above: An osprey returns with food for its young; Right: The U.S. Naval Academy Bridge across the Severn river.

Office at Historic Jamestowne. Many access sites around the Chesapeake, including institutions such as the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum and the Deltaville Maritime Museum, identify partly as elements of the trail. It was interesting in those days to watch people try to get their minds around an all-water National Historic Trail. They posed questions like “Is it open yet?” [Answer: Yes, for the past 415 years] and “How do we know when we get there?” [Answer: If you are anywhere on the Chesapeake or its tidal rivers except for the Little Choptank, the Choptank, Eastern Bay, or the Chester, you’re on it. That’s how much water Capt. Smith and his crews covered in his 30' barge Discovery during the 30 months that he was here.] The truth is, the Chesapeake watershed already has numerous local and smaller regional water trails, all of which offer great opportunities to explore their human and natural histories. Many are already part of the Gateways Network. In 2009, President Obama issued an Executive Order that reaffirmed the Chesapeake’s standing as a National Treasure. That order led to the current, enforceable Chesapeake

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Bay Watershed Agreement (adopted in 2014, amended in 2020). The agreement calls for, among other things, conservation of treasured landscapes and “expand[ed] public access… through existing and new local, state, and federal parks, refuges, reserves, trails, and partner sites.”

Step Three: A Working Group for a Chesapeake National Recreation Area In March 2021, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.), son of Sen. Paul Sarbanes, drew together a group of lawmakers and representatives of more than 30 regional organizations into a Working Group to explore the designation of a Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA) managed by the National Park Service. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), as well as Representatives Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.), are also participating. The Annapolis-based Chesapeake Conservancy, which has had a strong working relationship with the National Park Service Chesapeake Office for all of its fifteen-year existence, is staffing the Working Group. This is the effort that the Bay Paddle 2021 is supporting.

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Van Hollen’s charge to the CNRA workgroup was, “Imagine a 21st-century park—a collection of parks and other public lands in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that bring national and international attention to the Bay’s significant natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources. Formally connected through partnerships between the National Park Service and communities and states, these parks would become the Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA) and tell a common narrative about the nation’s largest estuary and one of the world’s largest environmental restoration efforts.” The proposed Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act would permanently authorize and fund the Chesapeake Gateways program as part of the CNRA. It would also include, of course, the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, as well as the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, and the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route. The National Park Service currently manages eighteen National Recreation Areas, stretching coast to coast through fifteen states. As the nineteenth, the CNRA would be easily the largest,

including entities stretching from the Chemung Basin River Trail in south-central New York to First Landing State Park at Cape Henry in Virginia Beach. Two examples stand out as potential models: San Francisco’s Golden Gate NRA and the Boston Harbor NRA. Each is a network of sites on both land and water, tightly integrated, supported, and assisted by a National Park Service hub. Initial ideas for the Chesapeake include hubs at Fort Monroe, at the mouth of Virginia’s James River, and on the Annapolis waterfront. “The formal connection of these hub sites and partner parks, the expertise of the National Park Service, the additional federal resources for conservation and public access, and the influence of National Park Service designation and branding would put the Chesapeake Bay on par with other nationally significant landscapes,” said Sen. Van Hollen.

Two examples stand out as potential models: San Francisco’s Golden Gate NRA and the Boston Harbor NRA.

Step Four: An Expanded Mission In recent years, the National Park Service has increasingly focused on conveying the stories of under-represented peoples and communities. A Chesapeake National Recreation Area would bring additional resources and capacity, March 2022

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Left: A mural celebrating Harriet Tubman in Cambridge, Md. Above: Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse›

The CNRA would not impose any additional regulations on recreational or business activities, nor would National Park Service authority supersede state authority on these matters.

technical assistance, and financial assistance to interpreting their stories. “Indigenous history and African American history are really important in the Chesapeake Bay region,” said Reed Perry, Manager of External Affairs at the Chesapeake Conservancy. “There are a lot of places and stories that need to be told that haven’t been.” Two recent examples are Machicomoco State Park on Virginia’s York River and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park next to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. Machicomoco is the Algonquian word for “special meeting place.” The name highlights the park’s focus as a place where people can gather and learn about Virginia’s Native American tribes. The Harriet Tubman Park has drawn a stream of appreciative visitors since its opening in 2017. Another feature of the CNRA would be telling the ongoing stories of restoring the Chesapeake ecosystem. As Sen. Van Hollen noted, “it would boost national and international support for protection and restoration of the Bay.”

Some Words of Caution It’s important to make clear what a Chesapeake National Recreation Area would not do. Partner facilities, such as national wildlife refuges, state and regional parks, and nonprofits, would become official partners only if they voluntarily opt-in to the CNRA and benefit from additional resources and branding provided by the National Park Service. They would retain their existing management and ownership.

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It’s also important to stress that boating, fishing, hunting, and other recreational uses are part of the Chesapeake’s rich heritage. They are, in any case, managed primarily by state governments. That heritage includes commercial fishing as an important part of the Bay’s culture and economy, so the Chesapeake National Recreation Area would celebrate it. The CNRA would not impose any additional regulations on recreational or business activities, nor would National Park Service authority supersede state authority on these matters. NPS would have authority only over the few parcels under its direct ownership. As with the Rappahannock River Valley, no land would be acquired without the consent of the landowner. There would be no additional regulations governing nonparticipating private or public landowners, nor would designation as a National Recreation Area impact or otherwise affect statutory authority concerning navigation or regulation of commercial or recreational fishing activities in the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries. So is a Chesapeake National Recreation Area an idea whose time has come? You have every right to express your opinion, and even participate in the process. Visit united4cnra.com to find out more and join in the discussion. CBM Editor-at-Large John Page Williams is a fishing guide, educator, author, and naturalist, saving the Bay since 1973.

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ull bodied and robust, a gorgeous yellow perch, better than 10 inches, burst from the ice-cold water. Solid black bars and green-gold hues dominated the fish’s dorsal flanks, giving way to a magically soft yellow body. At this length—if you believe A.J. McClane’s Guide to Freshwater Fishes in North America, and I do, every word—the fish could be in its fourth or fifth season. Best of all, this small, little creek that gave up such a beauty was not far

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Angler Roger Schwarb caught a 15.75inch crappie at Triadelphia Reservoir

at all from my kayak shop at the headwaters of the Corsica River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Yellow perch fishing in the Chesapeake’s upper tidal reaches where they spawn heralds the arrival of spring. Experts say the sweet spot in terms of water temps for the yellow perch’s spawning run is 48–54 degrees, and I’ve heard of some keen

anglers carrying a thermometer in their fishing vest, but I mostly just go to alleviate boredom. In years when the waters are slow to warm, the fish will spawn primarily based on photoperiod, or the duration or cycle of sunlight. But you needn’t wait that long to enjoy panfishing. For simplicity’s sake, I’ll lump yellow perch (also called neds or ring perch), bluegills, and crappies together as Chesapeake panfish, which often serve as a gateway gamefish for

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young anglers, family, and novices. Why? Because the beauty of panfishing rests in its simplicity. You can angle for these tasty fish from countless places along the upper reaches of the Bay’s tidal waters. You can cast from the creek bank, a kayak (or canoe), or jon boat. Chesapeake panfishing is egalitarian in that respect. Maryland has many well-known perch runs. At the top of the Bay, the deep-water holes in North East and Susquehanna rivers hold fish, as do the feeder tributaries to the Gunpowder and Bush rivers, just to name two. Farther south on the western shore, the Patuxent and Potomac tributaries always hold fish, and therefore draw anglers. The stretch near Wayson’s Corner in the Patuxent, Allen’s Fresh in the upper Wicomico River, and Potomac’s Nanjemoy Creek are proven waters, but don’t be scared to veer off the beaten path. Reliable Eastern Shore spots I like to fish include the Red Bridges, Bowling Brook Creek, and the Tuckahoe, as well as Hillsboro (Tuckahoe) and the upper reaches of the Nanticoke. Many mill ponds and smaller reservoirs hold ample quantities of panfish. On Virginia’s western shore, look for the same type of waterways to hold panfish. The headwaters of the Pamunkey, Mattaponi, and Chickahominy rivers fish well, as do the feeder creeks to the James and Rappahannock. “I love fishing for them, and have my whole life,” said Captain Mike Ostrander, owner of Discover the James, which offers wildlife tours out of Richmond. “I’m a white grub guy,” he adds, a reference to his go-to lure. Mike is also the president of the Virginia Anglers Club, which hosts a perch tournament every year. Simple is good, but be forewarned your lure options can be ridiculously expansive. If you want to fill your creel, there is no better choice than a live bull minnow on a lightweight jighead

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(1/32–1/8 ounce), painted or not. I like white, pink, or yellow, and prefer deer or marabou hair to dress the jig, but I’ve caught plenty of panfish on naked jigs, especially when the fish are ravenous. Because I have the attention span of a gnat at times, I like to make a game of how many different lures I can fish to hook a panfish. Here’s a sampling of what I may throw: small spinners (#00 to #1) from Black Martin and Mepps, yellow and white marabou jigs, Worden’s RoosterTails, and Bett’s Mini tube jigs (1/32–1/16 ounce). Small Mister Twister grub tails always have a spot in the tackle box. Local lure makers produce exceptional custom flies and shad darts, and I’m sure your local tackle shop has a great selection of these ned slayers. As a bonus, chain pickerel and largemouth bass can also be found in the many of these same waters so you’d do well to keep a handful of larger baits on hand. Soft plastic lure options are numerous and include Zoom, Z-Man, Senkos, and Yamamoto. As for rods and reels, you needn’t get too fancy. In fact, I’d bet dollars to donuts that hand lines would work when the panfish are thick and on the feed. I like St. Croix’s panfish series rods, matched with a 1000 or 2000 size

reel that I typically spool with sixpound braid. When fishing in relatively shallow water, monofilament works fine. My fly rod is a 8'6" five-weight loaded with a sinking tip. Fly patterns, tied on hook sizes that range from #14 to #2, that imitate insects (ants, worms) as well as poppers, Clouser Minnows, and Woolly Worm should work just fine. After a long waterfowl season, however, I can be as sluggish as a koala on a five-day eucalyptus bender, so I usually prefer a leisurely approach to a day’s outing. All things being equal, I prefer to fish the afternoon of a warmish day or mid-morning on the second day of a two-day warm-up. The caveat, true in all fishing scenarios, is if you wait for idyllic conditions you risk missing out on a good bite. So upload your favorite map to your smartphone (or get out your chart book if you’re old school), pick out a tidal creek, and then pack up the ultralight gear. Chances are the panfish will be waiting. Capt. Chris Dollar is a fishing guide, tackle shop owner, and all-around Chesapeake outdoorsman with more than 25 years’ experience in avoiding office work. March 2022

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Life is one grand adventure and Seattle Yachts invites you to experience the greatest ones that lie ahead. As your destination for adventure boats, we have decades of hands-on experience in sales and construction of luxury cruising vessels of all types. From sailboats, to motor yachts, liveaboards, trawlers, and cruising boats, if it’s adventure you seek, you will find it with us. Let our expert team make sure your journey begins with the right yacht. Live life by a compass and come adventure with us.

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2019 Regency 65P MY $2,895,000 Seattle Yachts

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2016 Endurance 68 $1,995,000 Skip Smith 954.309.1122

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2016 Marlow 58E $1,945,000 Skip Smith 954.309.1122

2022 Northern Marine 57

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1988 Fantail 50 $240,000

Dan Bacot

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2023 Nordic Tugs 44

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2021 Nimbus T11

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2021 Nimbus T9

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2005 Azimut 42 $279,000

David Pernie 704.618.0425

2007 Island Packet PY 41 $285,000 Greg Gelmann

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2023 Nordic Tugs 40

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2022 Nimbus T8

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2023 Legacy 12

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Uniting the Bay

ade by the Landmark Project, an outdoors-focused design and print shop based in South Carolina, these limited-edition posters benefit the Chesapeake Conservancy’s efforts toward a Chesapeake National Recreation Area (see page 58 for more on what that means). Landmark Project co-owner Jen Moreau wrote on the company’s blog that they were inspired to make the posters (and stickers and shirts with the design) after a trip to a friend’s cottage on the Little Choptank. The posters sold out online, but may still be available at Baltimore-Washington area REI stores.

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March 2022

The World Awaits As we turn the calendar to a new year, we look forward to new opportunities and a renewed optimism for the future. Now is the time to break free, set sail, and enjoy the world in all her splendor once again.

Your next yacht charter escape awaits. M O O R I N G S.CO M | 800 669 65 2 9

March 2022

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Articles inside

The Big Idea

Wild Chesapeake The Simple Joys of Little Fish

Drawing the Line