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Some Outboards Never Die p.46

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A classic speedster catches some rays at the Antique and Classic Boat Festival (ACBF) last year at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels.

You can check out similar beautifully restored boats at this year’s ACBF June 17-19. Photo by Gary Reich

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Prop Thoughts

with Gary Reich

The Zen and Art of Crabcake Gastronomy

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can think of several ways to describe ComGrey Poupon mustard, one beaten egg, and two cast Cable, but “Comcastic” isn’t one of teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce together in a large them. After upgrading service last month, non-metallic bowl. Very gently introduce the crabmeat I picked up a new cable box and then spent six-odd into the mixture with your hands, making sure you hours on the phone with eight different “agents” bedon’t break up the crabmeat in the process. Once fore it actually worked. When the TV finally sparked everything is thoroughly mixed, carefully shape the on, the first thing I saw was an Outback Steakhouse crabcakes into three patties (about one-third of a commercial glamorizing a red bell pepper-, celery-, and pound a piece). onion-speckled crabcake. This, friends, is sacrilegious.

Crabcakes should be lightly browned in a pan with My dad had a saying about Maryland seafood: about a half stick of lightly salted butter. The key “The more stuff you try to add to it, the more you technique in this step is ensuring the heat is at a tem$%&* it up.” Dad’s recipe for Maryland crabcakes perature that won’t burn the milk solids in the butter. is of the “all killer, no filler” philosophy—red bell Some people say you should clarify the butter to peppers, celery, onions, or any other vegetable remove these solids, but have no place in a this only takes away from crabcake, nor do fancy the flavor. A PropTalk land Crabcakes ry Ma béchamel, velouté, or staffer, who spoke on the tic en th Au ’s Ronaldo hollandaise sauces. condition of anonymity, al ss lo co d Marylan 1 pound fresh abmeat You cannot prepare says “I fry up a package jumbo lump cr ) te hi (w a true Maryland crabof hot dogs for the kids d ea der Br 1 to 2 slices Won and torn into small pieces cake using anything and then use the ‘hot ed crusts remov y) but fresh, in-season, dog butter’ to cook the gl in ar sp (use onnaise lmann’s may el colossal jumbo lump crabcakes in.” I’m not H s on po g 2 tables Bay seasonin ld crabmeat harvested so sure about that perO on po as 1/2 te from the Crisfield, sonally, but I’ve been arsley flakes p on po d as te 1 pon mustar u Po y re Smith Island, or Eastern promised a sample.

G en 1 teaspoon ised egg, beat ra e re -f Bay regions. “Backfin,” The most precarige ca uce 1 large cestershire sa or W s “super lump,” or “speous step is turning the on po 2 teas cial” grades of crab meat crabcake without won’t do. Colossal jumbo damaging it (notice I lump consists only of the said “turning,” not “flipping”). A broad, large spatsweet nuggets of muscle that power a crab’s primary ula helps. What you should do is nudge the spatula swimming legs. Proper crab meat generally runs under the crabcake, then lift it up until it gently lies about $30-$40 a pound. Frozen crabmeat is a no-no; on its other side. Cooking time is generally five to six crabmeat from China, the Carolinas, or Louisiana is a minutes on each side. no-no; and canned crabmeat is most definitely off the If you don’t have the time or patience to make list. Read the label carefully to ensure you’re getting your own, there are a few restaurants you can trust to the real deal. prepare an authentic crabcake. PropTalk staffers say Next, you’ll need to gather a small list of ingrediStoney’s Broomes Island, The Bridges at Kent Narents, and the specifics count. Dad only used Wonder rows, Carrol’s Creek in Annapolis, The Crazy Crab Bread because, as he put it, “It’s among the best glue in Reedville, VA, and G&M Restaurant and Lounge anywhere.” Wonder Bread’s inherent stickiness means in Linthicum Heights are safe bets. I’ll continue my you don’t have to use a lot of it to hold crabcakes quest to find the perfect crabcake in my Bay Country together—one egg and one to two slices (try to use travels this year and report back if I find one, but only one if you can) will hold together about a pound dad’s recipe has survived the test of time and many of jumbo lump crab meat. Once you’ve gathered different snobby palettes. Send your crabcake-related everything and measured out the ingredients, gently rants to gary@proptalk.com. mix the bread, mayonnaise, Old Bay, parsley flakes,

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Out of My Mind

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Whoa! What Happened?

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ere’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. It’s a cautionary tale. At first light one fine spring morning, there I was, just minding my own business and cruising along my favorite stretch of the Bay with five of my best buddies looking good and looking for breakfast. We were on the prowl and super hungry. The water temps were perfect. We were fine specimens of our striped species, if I do say so myself, hoping to get fatter and happier as the day wore on.

And, then, out of the blue, it happened. Bam! Right off the bat, two of my chums disappeared right before my unbelieving eyes.

From what I could see and smell in the water, I bet they had gotten mixed up with a nice ball of menhaden, my favorite food in the whole wide watery world. So I followed their wakes, looking to see what happened to them. Sure enough, I came upon a shiny, nice-sized meal, but it wasn’t what I expected. Instead of a delightful gut-filling gulp of fish, a sharp metallic thing tore into my lip and tugged back at me when I tried to swallow it whole. And, where was my tasty fish? This had never happened to me before; although, I’ve heard tales of this sort of thing from others in my posse. I wonder if Rocky and Gil ran into the same trouble, poor soles.

Next thing I know, I’m pulling and tugging and swimming to beat fins away and get that thing out of my mouth. I’m not the strongest swimmer in my group, but I put up

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The floating tackle box quickly hit its limit on Opening Day morning 2011 (L-R): Lorne Hanson, Jim Christie, Greg Rutkai, Capt. Don Christie (who released his catch and inspired this story), John Christie, and Ted Robinson. Photo by Ruth Christie

a good fight. Soon, though, I grew dog-tired and lost the tug of war.

That’s when I got dragged as close to a boat with props and humans as I ever want to get.

Some joker with a cap on and a humongous net scooped me up. I now was out of the water, but thankfully, he quickly took that thing out of my mouth. It was so bright up there, and dry… bone dry. That’s when I smelled beer and blood on the boat. Oh, oh. There were other fish onboard… Rocky? Gil? What were these yahoos going to do to me?

The guy who caught me had a big smile on his face, and one of his friends took my mug shot. And then, before I could give him the evil eye

and flip out of his grip: plop. There I was, back in the water. Free! You can bet I high-tailed it out of there.

Swimming at reckless speeds down and away, I lost track of my three other buddies. I found a spot to chill out and catch my breath; my gills were on fire. Later, since my pals didn’t show up at our usual meeting spots, I’m guessing they got tricked like I did with that odd fake fish. I had to wonder: why had they disappeared, and why had I gotten the chance to swim another day?

I won’t be fooled again any time soon, my friends. I’ll stick to the bottom and lay low… at least until lunchtime.

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Hello Out There…

How the Heck Are You? For this month’s installment of our ever-loving letters section, we reserve the right to call it the “Letters to the Editor Section. Not!” Apparently, this section of PropTalk is a popular one to read, just not to write. So, that said, here’s a reverse Letter to the Editor for you to ponder.

Dear Readers: e know you’re out there. Maybe you’re too busy shining up your pride and joy ride, mowing your lawn, or washing your “land yawt.” That doesn’t mean you are relieved of your duties as a friend of PropTalk. Bend our ears with your complaints, praises, and everything in between about boating on the Bay and/or this here fine publication.

Is there something missing from our magazine that you’d like to see? Is there a section you absolutely hate or love? We want to know… seriously we do.

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Or, maybe, just maybe, you’re a bit on the leery side of sending us stuff. We don’t really care what the reason. All we ask is that you give us a piece of your mind. Who knows? We might even pay you for it.

We’re are always looking for good writers with good stories to grace our pages. Whether you’re an angler, cruiser, or watersports type of person, we want to hear your tall tales. You could end up with some chump change for your efforts, and at the very least, some cool PropTalk bling. You could also become a regular contributing writer or photographer, positions that come with some notoriety, we might add.

The best way to start is to think about something about boating on the Bay that makes you smile, grimace, or gives you pause. Then, draft up a true story and send it and two high-resolution photos to gary@proptalk.com. He won’t bite, we promise.

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Vintage Vessels Visit St. Michaels

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ny festival with seven contact people on its planning committee and an army of volunteers takes the business of generating fun quite seriously. Like a well-oiled machine, the Antique and Classic Boat Festival will again roll onto the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s grounds June 17-19, celebrating its 24th year. It’s more than a step back in time; it’s a celebration of everything that goes into keeping beautiful craft in mint condition.

The largest show of its kind in the MidAtlantic region, this event features more than 100 antique and classic boats, boat building demos, maritime artists and craftsmen, craft vendors, classic used boats, motors, and nautical flea market, along with live music, food, and more.

The varnish-laden entertainment is hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society International (CBACBS).

Don’t miss this year’s featured attraction: Gar Wood’s award-winning Miss America IX, a 30-foot mahogany hydroplane racer that was the first boat to reach 100 mph! You’ll also not want to miss vintage vessels of the Century, Chris-Craft, Egg Harbor, Lyman, Matthews, Rybovich, and Trumpy persuasion.

##Here she comes… Miss America IX. June 17-19 brings her to the 24th annual Antique & Classic Boat Festival at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels. Photo courtesy of CBACBS

Wood as well as classic fiberglass boats will grace the museum’s docks and grounds for your viewing enjoyment.

Talk with the owners and stay for the seminars and other fine fun trappings of the event.

In the “Field of Dreams,” you’ll find a display of boats and motors for sale.

Gracing the “Art at Navy Point” section, this year’s artists and artisans represent many disciplines all related to boats, the water, and its surroundings. They include painters, sculptors, scrimshanders, photographers, wildlife carvers, jewelers,

##Shiny sky blue and waitin’ for you… Photo from the 2010 festival by Mark Talbott

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chrome-platers, and furniture and model makers from across the United States and Canada. You’ll also find line and hard-to-find parts, antiques and clothing, home furnishings, and be able to see and learn about the works of boat builders, boat restorers, and boat kit makers.

Kids will love the creatures in the live touch-tank and a range of other activities, including building small boats and learning to sail them in a pool. Teens will enjoy building a James Craft Kit boat of the classic Chris-Craft design, thanks to Biscontini Boat Works. And, Sea Scouts Ship #759 from Baltimore will be there to highlight the benefits of being part of the maritime division of the Boy Scouts of America.

First thing on Friday, exhibitors will check in, setup exhibits and impromptu campsites, and enjoy some wine and cheese with friends new and old. For the public, Friday through Sunday will be awash with plenty of opportunities for ogling, judging, strolling, shopping, photographing, eating, drinking, and more.

The weekend is capped off on Sunday with an awards picnic for exhibitors.

Showtimes are Friday (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.), Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and Sunday (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). Museum members are admitted for free; standard museum admission is required for all others. chesapeakebayacbs.org proptalk.com

Boston Wasn’t the Only Tea Party

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by Beth Crabtree

ow in its 36th year, the Chestertown, MD, Tea Party May 27-29 is a uniquely American event that annually draws about 7000 people to celebrate Colonial resistance to British rule. It’s a lively weekend packed with entertaining activities for the whole family, beginning the evening of Friday, May 27, and continuing all day Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29.

Friday, May 27, features a cocktail party at Wilmer Park (6 to 8 p.m.). For $20, relax with live music and enjoy an open bar, great food, and a silent auction. After the reception, a chorale concert will be given at Prince Theatre.

Kids can take part in the 23rd Sneaker Creeper, a foot race at Washington College’s Roy Kirby Stadium.

Chestertown will be alive and hoppin’ all day Saturday with a massive street fair, including a 5K or 10-mile race, parades, great live music and storytelling, dancing, and demos of Colonial swords-

##A reenactment of the Chestertown Tea Party of 1774 highlights a weekend of family fun at the Chestertown Tea Party May 27-29. Photo by Charlie Cambell

manship. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in historic tours, games, and crafts, or sail on the Schooner Sultana. If you come by boat, you can join the flotilla in the Chester River, and you’ll have the best seat in the house for the reenactment of Chestertown’s Tea Party of 1774.

Sunday’s Memorial Day parade begins another full day of festivities, including wine tastings from eight local vineyards and a highly entertaining raft race, which begins at 2:30 p.m. Creativity, artistic form, and spectacular failures all will be recognized at the awards ceremony. chestertownteaparty.com

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DOCK TALK Rock on Warriors Tournament

Story and photos by Gary Reich boat Evidently, on which I’d covered ’ll shamefully admit that many Opening Day of the Spring Trophy of the Wounded Warrior event Rockfish Season on the day before. releases that pass into my Thibodeau’s boat is dry, big, fast, and e-mail inbox get overlooked—if comfortable, which keeps insurance only because of the sheer number of claims on my camera gear low. them I get every day. But this year, It was windy and chilly around I promised myself I’d get involved, 8:30 a.m. when 38 warriors from so when I received a press release for Walter Reed Medical Center arrived the Maryland Saltwater Sportfisherat the Annapolis Yacht Basin, loaded men’s Association (MSSA) Anup on 12 MSSA volunteer boats, and napolis Chapter’s “Rock on Warriors then headed out into the Bay—all Tournament,” I got on the horn with with stars and stripes flying proudly.

MSSA Annapolis Chapter organizer Kevin McMenamin.

Our planer boards on Evidently went into the water around 9:30 a.m., McMenamin told me a separate and within 10 minutes or so, 12 lines press boat was available for the event, were wet and working. After crissbut I asked if I could bring my video crossing the Bay for a while, a port and digital camera rigs on a boat with rod went down at precisely 11:40 a group of warriors who would be a.m., and Matt McHugh strapped fishing in the tournament. I did not in for battle. A few minutes later, want to watch from the sidelines; I McHugh landed the catch of the day: wanted to see what the whole experian American flag mounted to a small ence was about first-hand and talk to wooden pole. The flag hit a large the soldiers face-to-face. chartreuse parachute in about 40 feet McMenamin was kind enough of water. to put me aboard Annapolis MSSA Chapter president John Thibodeau’s

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##Matt McHugh reels in the Stars and Stripes during the Rock on Warriors Tournament April 17.

That’s about all the luck we had that day, but everyone got a good chuckle out of it, and after all, how fitting is landing an American flag during a Wounded Warriors tournament? The real winner was caught

by Staff Sergeant Jamie Melo, measured 34 inches, and was taken back to the Fleet Reserve Club with others and prepared fresh on the grill for the warriors to enjoy.

It’s easy to watch television or read the newspaper and develop a sense of gratefulness for what our troops do. But when you sit and listen to their personal stories and see what just one peaceful day on the water does for their psyches (something many of us take for granted)… well… It just makes you feel awfully damned good.

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##April 17 brought a bit of patriotic irony during the Rock on Warriors Tournament.

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Done Deal: Parrish Creek Dredging

larks Landing in Shady Side, MD, tells PropTalk that the final phase (South Fork and North Fork) of the Parrish Creek Dredging Program is complete. “We have been working diligently for the past four years with local, state, and federal authorities to get the creek dredged.

Our efforts have finally paid off,” says Jeff Truesdale, general manager of Clarks Landing Marine Centers. He adds, “My staff and hundreds of our customers who enter the creek with their vessels are elated by this great news. Navigating a 50-foot wide sixto eight-foot deep channel will now be a breeze.” (410) 604-4300 proptalk.com

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##A seagull’s eye view of some of the fun during NMD 2010.

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So, through December 31, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Potomac River Fisheries Commission, and U.S.

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BALTIMORE

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17

12:27 AM 1 W 05:36 PM

12:08 AM

0.4 07:04 AM 1.9 W 02:32 PM 0.5 07:21 PM 1.1

12:50 AM 0.4 07:40 AM 1.9 Th 03:11 PM 0.4 08:06 PM 1.1

01:34 AM 0.4 08:18 AM 1.9 F 03:49 PM 0.4 08:51 PM 1.2

02:21 AM 0.4 08:59 AM 1.9 Sa 04:27 PM 0.4 09:37 PM 1.2

03:12 AM 0.5 09:43 AM 1.9 Su 05:05 PM 0.4 10:26 PM 1.3

04:09 AM 0.5 10:30 AM 1.8 M 05:44 PM 0.4 11:18 PM 1.4

05:13 AM 0.5 11:20 AM 1.7 Tu 06:24 PM 0.3

12:13 AM 1.5 06:25 AM 0.6 W 12:12 PM 1.6 07:06 PM 0.3

01:12 AM 1.6 07:44 AM 0.6 Th 01:06 PM 1.5 07:48 PM 0.3 02:12 AM 1.8 09:05 PM 0.6 F 02:03 PM 1.4 08:33 PM 0.2

03:12 AM 1.9 10:21 AM 0.6 Sa 03:02 PM 1.3 09:20 PM 0.2 04:10 AM 2.0 11:30 AM 0.5 Su 04:03 PM 1.2 10:09 PM 0.2 05:06 AM 2.1 12:32 PM 0.5 M 05:03 PM 1.1 11:00 PM 0.2 05:59 AM 2.2 01:27 PM 0.4 Tu 06:02 PM 1.1 11:53 PM 0.2 06:51 AM 2.2 02:17 PM 0.4 W 06:58 PM 1.2

2 3 4 5

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10 11

12

13

14 15

1.7 2.1 0.4 07:52 PM 1.2

01:41 AM 0.3 08:28 AM 2.0 F 03:47 PM 0.4 08:44 PM 1.3 02:35 AM 0.4 09:14 AM 1.9 Sa 04:28 PM 0.4 09:36 PM 1.3 03:29 AM 0.4 09:58 AM 1.8 Su 05:06 AM 0.5 10:27 PM 1.4 04:24 AM 0.5 10:41 AM 1.7 M 05:42 PM 0.5 11:20 PM 1.4 05:22 AM 0.6 11:23 AM 1.6 Tu 06:16 PM 0.5

12:14 AM 1.5 06:26 AM 0.7 W 12:04 PM 1.5 06:49 PM 0.4 01:10 AM 1.5 07:36 AM 0.8 Th 12:47 PM 1.4 07:22 PM 0.4 02:05 AM 1.6 08:50 AM 0.8 F 01:32 PM 1.3 07:58 PM 0.4 02:59 AM 1.7 10:01 AM 0.8 Sa 02:22 PM 1.2 08:37 PM 0.3 03:49 AM 1.8 11:04 PM 0.8 Su 03:16 PM 1.1 09:18 PM 0.3 04:34 AM 1.8 11:59 AM 0.7 M 04:13 PM 1.1 10:03 PM 0.4 05:16 AM 1.9 12:45 AM 0.6 Tu 05:09 PM 1.1 10:50 PM 0.4 05:56 AM 1.9 01:27 AM 0.6 W 06:02 PM 1.1 11:38 PM 0.4 06:36 AM 2.0 02:06 PM 0.5 Th 06:52 PM 1.1

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1.7 0.5 1.0 0.2 1.7 0.5 1.0

11:35 PM

06:29 AM 01:08 AM Th 06:20 PM

12:17 AM 0.3 07:07 AM 1.7 F 01:49 PM 0.4 07:07 PM 1.0 01:00 AM 0.3 07:47 AM 1.7 Sa 02:31 PM 0.4 07:56 PM 1.1

01:47 AM 0.3 08:27 AM 1.7 Su 03:13 PM 0.4 08:50 PM 1.1

02:40 AM 0.4 09:10 AM 1.6 M 03:56 PM 0.3 09:48 PM 1.2

03:39 AM 0.5 09:55 AM 1.5 Tu 04:40 PM 0.3 10:50 PM 1.3

04:44 AM 0.5 10:43 AM 1.4 W 05:26 PM 0.2 11:53 PM 1.4

05:54 AM 0.6 11:34 AM 1.3 Th 06:14 PM 0.2

12:57 AM 1.5 07:06 AM 0.6 F 12:30 PM 1.2 07:03 PM 0.1

01:58 AM 1.6 08:17 AM 0.6 Sa 01:28 PM 1.1 07:54 PM 0.1 02:58 AM 1.7 09:25 AM 0.6 Su 02:29 PM 1.1 08:46 PM 0.1 03:54 AM 1.8 10:27 AM 0.6 M 03:28 PM 1.0 09:39 PM 0.1 04:47 AM 1.9 11:24 AM 0.5 Tu 04:26 PM 1.0 10:31 PM 0.1 05:38 AM 1.9 12:15 PM 0.5 W 05:52 PM 1.0 11:23 PM 0.1

2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11

12

13

14

1.8 0.5 1.0

12:15 AM 0.2 07:12 AM 1.8 F 01:47 PM 0.5 07:10 PM 1.1 01:06 AM 0.2 07:55 AM 1.7 Sa 02:28 PM 0.4 08:03 PM 1.1 01:57 AM 0.3 08:37 AM 1.6 Su 03:08 PM 0.4 08:57 PM 1.2 02:50 AM 0.4 09:16 AM 1.5 M 03:48 PM 0.4 09:52 PM 1.2 03:45 AM 0.5 09:55 AM 1.4 Tu 04:28 PM 0.4 10:49 PM 1.3 04:43 AM 0.6 10:35 AM 1.3 W 05:08 PM 0.3 11:46 PM 1.3 05:43 AM 0.7 11:15 AM 1.2 Th 05:50 PM 0.3

12:43 AM 1.4 06:46 AM 0.7 F 11:58 AM 1.1 06:34 PM 0.3 01:38 AM 1.5 07:48 PM 0.8 Sa 12:45 PM 1.1 07:20 PM 0.2 02:29 AM 1.5 08:47 AM 0.7 Su 01:35 PM 1.0 08:06 PM 0.2 03:17 AM 1.6 09:42 AM 0.7 M 02:28 PM 1.0 08:52 PM 0.2 04:02 AM 1.7 10:32 AM 0.7 Tu 03:22 PM 1.0 09:38 PM 0.2 04:45 AM 1.7 11:18 AM 0.6 W 04:14 PM 1.0 10:24 PM 0.2 05:25 AM 1.7 12:01 PM 0.6 Th 05:05 PM 1.0 11:09 PM 0.2

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28 29

30

15

Sharps Island Light –3:47 –3:50 *1.18 *1.17 Havre de Grace +3:11 +3:30 *1.59 *1.59 Sevenfoot Knoll Light –0:06 –0:10 *0.82 *0.83 St Michaels, Miles River –2:14 –1:58 *1.08 *1.08

05:50 AM

06:26 AM 01:03 AM 16 Th 06:16 PM

1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

03:18 AM -0.2 09:23 AM 2.6 16 Th 03:14 PM -0.2

1

17

02:35 AM

0.1 08:39 AM 2.3 W 02:23 PM 0.1 08:55 PM 3.0

03:13 AM 0.1 09:19 AM 2.3 Th 03:05 PM 0.1 09:35 PM 3.0

03:53 AM 0.0 10:00 AM 2.4 F 03:49 PM 0.1 10:16 PM 3.0

04:35 AM 0.0 10:42 AM 2.4 Sa 04:34 PM 0.1 10:58 PM 3.0

05:18 AM 0.0 11:27 AM 2.5 Su 05:24 PM 0.1 11:43 PM 2.9

06:04 AM 0.0 12:15 PM 2.5 M 06:17 PM 0.2

12:31 AM 2.8 06:54 AM 0.0 Tu 01:08 PM 2.6 07:16 PM 0.2

01:24 AM 2.7 07:46 AM 0.0 W 02:05 PM 2.7 08:20 PM 0.2

02:21 AM 2.6 08:42 AM 0.0 Th 03:06 PM 2.8 09:27 PM 0.2 03:23 AM 2.4 09:39 AM -0.1 F 04:09 PM 3.0 10:35 PM 0.1

04:28 AM 2.4 10:38 AM -0.1 Sa 05:13 PM 3.1 11:39 PM 0.0 05:35 AM 2.4 11:36 AM -0.2 Su 06:13 PM 3.2

12:39 AM -0.1 06:39 AM 2.4 M 12:33 PM -0.2 07:11 PM 3.3 01:35 AM -0.2 07:38 AM 2.5 Tu 01:29 PM -0.2 08:05 PM 3.3 02:28 AM -0.2 08:32 AM 2.5 W 02:22 PM -0.2 08:56 PM 3.3

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11

12

13

14

09:44 PM 3.2

04:06 AM -0.2 10:11 AM 2.6 F 04:04 PM -0.1 10:30 PM 3.1 04:52 AM -0.1 10:57 AM 2.5 Sa 04:54 PM 0.0 11:15 PM 2.9 05:36 AM 0.0 11:43 AM 2.5 Su 05:43 PM 0.2 11:58 PM 2.7 06:19 AM 0.1 12:28 AM 2.5 M 06:33 PM 0.3

12:40 AM 2.5 07:00 AM 0.2 Tu 01:14 PM 2.5 07:25 PM 0.4 01:24 AM 2.3 07:42 AM 0.3 W 02:01 PM 2.5 08:19 PM 0.5 02:09 AM 2.2 08:25 AM 0.4 Th 02:50 PM 2.5 09:15 PM 0.6 02:59 AM 2.1 09:10 AM 0.4 F 03:41 PM 2.5 10:11 PM 0.6 03:52 AM 2.0 09:57 AM 0.4 Sa 04:34 PM 2.6 11:04 PM 0.5 04:48 AM 2.0 10:46 AM 0.4 Su 05:25 PM 2.6 11:54 PM 0.4 05:44 AM 2.0 11:35 AM 0.3 M 06:14 PM 2.7

12:40 AM 0.3 06:36 AM 2.1 Tu 12:24 PM 0.2 07:01 PM 2.8 01:23 AM 0.2 07:24 AM 2.2 W 01:11 PM 0.2 07:46 PM 2.9 02:06 AM 0.1 08:10 AM 2.3 Th 01:57 PM 0.1 08:30 PM 3.0

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20 21

22

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28 29

30

15

DIFFERENCES Spring

High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range

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

CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL

1.0 1.1 1.4 1.4

DIFFERENCES Spring

High Low H. Ht L. Ht Range

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

2.2 1.4 2.0 2.4

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Tidal Current Tables

Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) Slack Maximum Current Water 01:38 A M 05:30 A M 1.1 09:03 A M 12:25 P M -1.1 04:19 P M 06:33 P M 0.4 S a 08:59 P M 11:47 P M -0.5

1

02:16 09:42 05:00 09:46

2

Th

Currents JuneJune 20112011 Currents

-0.5 0.4 -0.7

0.9 -0.6 0.4 -0.7

07:16 02:31 06:50

12:31 A M A M 07:04 A M A M 12:46 P M P M 06:37 P M PM 01:20 A M A M 08:03 A M A M 01:48 P M P M 07:25 P M PM 02:07 A M A M 08:58 A M P M 02:48 P M P M 08:14 P M PM 02:53 A M A M 09:48 A M P M 03:44 P M P M 09:02 P M PM 03:38 A M A M 10:35 A M P M 04:36 P M P M 09:50 P M

1.1 -0.9 0.3 -0.5

-0.6 1.0 -1.1 W 0.7

12:24 07:58 03:15 07:42

AM AM PM PM

04:21 11:19 05:23 10:37

AM AM PM PM

1.1 -1.0 0.4 -0.5

-0.6 0.8 -1.0 T h 0.8

01:08 08:38 03:54 08:32

AM AM PM PM

05:04 12:00 06:07 11:23

AM PM PM PM

1.2 -1.1 0.4 -0.5

05:00 11:53 05:59 11:25

AM AM PM PM

1.3 -1.2 0.5 S a -0.7

02:03 09:20 04:24 09:28

A M 05:50 A M A M 12:40 P M P M 06:50 P M PM

1.3 -1.2 0.6 S u

12:19 A M A M 06:38 A M A M 01:25 P M P M 07:39 P M PM 01:13 A M A M 07:26 A M A M 02:09 P M P M 08:27 P M PM 02:08 A M A M 08:14 A M A M 02:52 P M P M 09:16 P M

-0.7 1.2 -1.2 M 0.6

01:17 06:39 01:05 07:55

AM AM PM PM

03:59 09:59 04:30 10:59

AM AM PM PM

-0.5 0.7 -0.9 F 0.7

02:18 07:54 01:50 08:31

AM AM PM PM

05:03 10:57 05:15 11:50

AM AM PM PM

-0.5 0.6 -0.8 S a 0.9

A M 06:10 A M A M 11:59 A M P M 06:03 P M PM 12:42 A M 04:17 A M 07:16 A M 10:38 A M 01:04 P M 03:30 PM 06:54 PM 09:54 PM

-0.6 0.5 -0.8 S u

03:18 09:15 02:38 09:11

10

A M 06:03 A M A M 11:45 A M P M 05:49 P M PM

AM AM PM PM

-0.5 0.9 -0.9 T h 0.6

Th

03:16 09:05 02:20 09:01

01:10 08:35 03:40 08:29

AM AM PM PM

9

1.3 -1.1 0.4 T h -0.7

-0.5 1.0 -1.0 W 0.5

02:59 09:06 03:47 10:11

W

AM AM PM PM

1.3 -1.1 0.5 F -0.7

AM AM PM PM

8

-0.5 0.6 -0.8 0.8

AM AM PM PM

12:19 05:32 12:23 07:21

7

AM AM PM PM

04:10 11:05 05:07 10:31

04:34 11:42 06:48

Tu

AM AM PM PM

AM AM PM PM

5

M

02:20 07:53 01:35 08:22

12:19 07:48 02:53 07:29

03:43 11:01 06:14 11:24

6

1.2 -0.9 0.4 W -0.7

-0.5 1.1 -1.0 T u 0.5

4

12:30 A M A M 06:51 A M A M 01:46 P M P M 07:58 P M PM 01:16 A M A M 07:33 A M A M 02:26 P M P M 08:41 P M PM 02:05 A M A M 08:18 A M A M 03:06 P M P M 09:25 P M

Su

AM AM PM PM

-0.5 1.1 -1.1 M 0.4

02:58 10:22 05:38 10:33

Sa

1.1 -0.8 0.4 T u -0.7

1.1 -1.1 0.4 S u

3

F

AM AM PM PM

A M 06:10 A M A M 01:06 P M P M 07:16 P M PM

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

1.0 -0.7 0.4 -0.8 M

20

02:56 10:04 05:05 10:27 03:50 10:47 05:45 11:25 04:45 11:29 06:25

12:23 A M 05:43 A M 12:10 PM 07:04 PM

Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Slack Water 01:22 A M 06:45 A M 12:52 PM 07:43 PM

Maximum Current

01:35 05:13 A M 08:20 11:55 A M 02:09 04:27 P M 07:47 10:40 P M 02:27 06:07 A M 09:19 01:03 P M 03:12 05:27 P M 08:41 11:28 P M 03:19 06:58 A M 10:13 02:01 P M 04:11 06:28 P M 09:36

11

W

F

Slack Water

03:04 A M 09:03 A M 03:35 PM 10:04 PM

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

-0.6 1.1 -1.1 T u 0.7

28 29 30

04:10 10:21 03:09 09:41 05:01 11:35 04:02 10:21 05:48 12:42 04:58 11:01 06:33 01:41 05:55 11:42

Maximum Current 04:02 A M 09:54 A M 04:19 PM 10:53 PM

-0.5 0.7 -0.9 0.8

05:02 10:48 05:03 11:42

0.9 -0.7 0.3 -0.6 1.0 -0.8 0.3 -0.6 1.0 -0.8 0.3 -0.5

Slack Water

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2

Th

3

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4

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5

Su

6

M

7 8

W

9

Th

10

F

03:15 06:29 A M 08:37 11:02 A M 02:47 05:56 P M 08:52

AM AM PM PM

-1.1 0.5 -1.3 S a 1.0

12:32 07:10 11:44 06:35

AM AM AM PM

03:51 09:20 03:30 09:31

AM AM PM PM

-1.2 0.5 -1.3 S u 1.1

01:12 07:54 12:28 07:17

AM AM PM PM

04:28 10:02 04:12 10:10

AM AM PM PM

-1.2 0.5 -1.3 M 1.1

01:52 08:39 01:15 08:03

AM AM PM PM

05:08 10:43 04:57 10:50

AM AM PM PM

-1.3 0.5 -1.3 T u 1.1

02:31 09:23 02:06 08:52

AM AM PM PM

05:55 11:29 05:47 11:35

AM AM PM PM

-1.3 0.6 -1.2 W 1.0

03:10 10:09 03:02 09:46

A M 06:47 A M A M 12:20 P M P M 06:47 P M PM

Maximum Current 04:27 A M 11:14 A M 05:13 P M

0.6 -1.4 1.1 T u

05:59 11:00 05:44

12:09 A M A M 05:30 A M A M 12:09 P M P M 06:04 P M PM 01:06 A M A M 06:23 A M A M 01:02 P M P M 06:51 P M PM 02:01 A M A M 07:13 A M A M 01:56 P M P M 07:41 P M PM 02:54 A M A M 08:07 A M A M 02:49 P M P M 08:33 P M

-1.3 0.6 -1.1 T h

12:17 06:49 11:51 06:34

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03:43 09:01 03:38 09:25

0.9 -1.3 0.6 F -1.1

01:04 07:40 12:41 07:26

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03:18 08:11 03:13 09:46

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04:16 09:09 04:05 10:39

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05:09 10:06 04:55 11:29

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-1.4 0.7 -1.5 T h 1.3

12:03 05:03 12:39 06:29

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02:19 A M 08:54 A M 03:06 P M 09: 48 P M

0.5 -1.0 0.5 -0.7

-1.5 0.8 -1.5 F 1.4

01:08 05:44 01:26 07:30

AM AM PM PM

03:11 09:35 04:12 10:56

AM AM PM PM

0.4 -1.0 0.6 -0.7

-1.6 0.8 -1.6 S a 1.4

02:10 06:28 02:10 08:25

AM AM PM PM

04:12 10:22 05:12 11:51

AM AM PM PM

0.3 -1.0 0.6 -0.7

AM AM PM PM

-1.6 0.8 -1.5 S u 1.3

03:09 07:13 02:52 09:16

A M 05:11 A M A M 11:12 A M P M 05:52 P M PM

0.3 -1.0 0.7

04:28 09:52 04:24 10:13

AM AM PM PM

-1.5 0.8 -1.5 M 1.3

12:36 A M A M 05:56 A M A M 11:58 A M P M 06:26 P M PM 01:19 A M A M 06:36 A M A M 12:43 P M P M 07:01 P M PM 02:02 A M A M 07:17 A M A M 01:30 P M P M 07:39 P M PM 02:45 A M A M 08:01 A M A M 02:20 P M P M 08:21 P M

-0.8 0.4 -1.1 0.8

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01:50 08:31 01:33 08:18

AM AM PM PM

05:13 10:41 05:11 11:00

AM AM PM PM

-1.5 0.7 -1.3 T u 1.2

0.7 0.7 -1.3 S u 1.0

02:32 09:21 02:25 09:10

AM AM PM PM

06:01 11:31 06:02 11:49

AM AM PM PM

-1.3 0.7 -1.2 W 1.0

01:02 A M 06:19 A M 01:29 PM 07:48 PM

0.7 -1.3 1.0 M -1.2

03:12 A M 06:51 A M 10:10 A M 12:25 P M 03:16 PM 07:00 PM 10:04 PM

-1.2 0.6 -1.0 T h

03:17 A M 10:15 A M 04:13 PM 11: 06 PM

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0.9 -1.3 0.7 S a -1.1

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Slack Water

12:40 A M 03:49 A M 07:37 A M 11:00 AM 01:19 PM 04:13 PM 07:56 PM 11:01 PM 01:30 A M 04:25 A M 08:17 A M 11:50 A M 02:11 P M 05:20 P M 08:49 P M

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12:26 A M A M 07:38 A M A M 01:16 P M P M 07:48 P M PM 01:20 A M 04:33 A M 08:27 A M 11:48 A M 02:10 P M 05:27 P M 08:49 P M 11:52 P M 02:16 A M 05 :24 A M 09:18 A M 12 :38 PM 03: 08 PM 06: 42 P M 09: 56 P M 03:50 10:58 04:08 10:46

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Slack Water 02:11 A M 07:15 A M 02:20 P M 08:49 P M

Maximum Current

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03:59 08:00 03:32 10:03 04:40 08:49 04:11 10:45 05:19 09:40 04:50 11:26 05:58 10:30 05:30

0.7 -1.1 0.6 -0.8

-0.9 0.4 -1.2 0.9 -1.0 0.5 -1.3 1.0 -1.1 0.5 -1.4 1.1

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West Thomas Pt. Shoal Lt., 2.0 n.mi. East Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

Min. before Flood

Time Differences Min. before Flood Ebb Ebb

Speed Ratios

Flood

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-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

0.6

+0:59

+0:48

+0:56

+1:12

0.6

0.8

+2:39

+1:30

+0:58

+1:00

0.6

0.8

Secondary Stations Min.

Corrections Applied to Baltimore Harbor Approach

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Time Differences Min. before Flood Ebb Ebb

Speed Ratios

Flood

Ebb

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

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+2:09

+2:36

1.2

0.6

+2:57

+2:45

+1:59

0.5

0.3

+5:33

+6:04

+5:45

0.4

0.2

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May Thru 31 Wetlands Month American

Thru Jun 10

Bill’s Sport Shop Flounder Tournament Lewes, DE.

Thru Jun 25 Only Boating Women

Courses Two sessions hosted by Clarks Landing.

15

Attorney James Puckle Patents the World’s First Machine Gun, 1718 (Kind of Ironic, Isn’t It?)

16-20

Bike to Work Week “Bike to Work Day”

is May 20.

18

“Ice Age Americans” Lecture Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD.

18

Project Liberty 8 p.m. The Cynwyd Club, Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia, PA. Free.

19 19 20

Arthur Guinness Rents St. James Gate Brewery, 1759 Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

Start of Lewes Canal Flounder Tournament Lewes, DE. Thru January 1, 2012.

20

Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Marriott Annapolis Waterfront. Hosted

by Chesapeake Bay Trust.

20-22

Classic Wooden One-Design Regatta Rock Hall YC, MD. Power and sail.

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20-22

Lower Chesapeake Bay Black Drum Inaugural Fishing Tournament Cape Charles Harbor, Vinings Landing Marina in Norfolk, and Back River Outfitters in Hampton, VA. (757) 678-0010

21

Marines Helping Marines Fishing Tournament North East, MD.

21

Open Houses Hinckley Yacht Services, Oxford, MD ((410) 226-5113), and Hinckley Yacht Company, Annapolis ((410) 349-2183). See more than 13 pre-owned Hinckleys, and try your chances at winning a free season of dockage or storage.

21

Opening Day for Water Country USA Williamsburg, VA. Thru September 5.

21

Tappahannock Rotary/Andrew Reavis Memorial Tournament June Parker Marina, Tappahannock, VA.

21-22

Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis.

21-22

Dragon Boat Festival Thompson Boat Center, Georgetown, Washington, DC.

21-27

National Safe Boating Week

22

Abe Lincoln Gets a Patent for a Device To Lift Boats Over Shoals, 1849

22 22 22 22-27 23 25 25

Beerfest Historic St. Mary’s City, MD. National Maritime Day

Rockin’ on the Rhode Camp Letts, Edgewater, MD. USNA Commissioning Week Annapolis.

William “Captain” Kidd, a Scottish Pirate, Dies, 1701 French and Spanish Envoys Visit the Eastern Shore, 1524

Partner in Command Seminar 7 to 9 p.m. Oyster Cove Community Room, Stevensville, MD. Register by May 18. (410) 827-3376

25-27 26 27

Blue Angels Air Demo Annapolis.

Jimmy Buffett in Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live!

Opening Day for Sea Breeze Waterpark Virginia Beach, VA. Thru September 12.

27-29 27-29 27-30

Tea Party Festival Chestertown, MD. Zep Fest National Harbor along the Potomac.

Bluefish Tournament Ocean City Marlin

Club, MD.

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28 28 28

Maritime Fair Ruark Boatworks, Cambridge, MD. (410) 221-1871

Opening Day for Great Waves Waterpark Alexandria, VA. Thru September 5.

28 28-29

Seminar Day St. Paul Lutheran Church, Annapolis.

Annapolis Nautical Flea Market Navy Marine Corps Stadium.

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June

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Vic Bergeron Invents the American Mai Tai, 1944 (“Anyone Who Says I Didn’t Create this Drink Is a Dirty Stinker!”)

4 4 4 4

Horseshoe Crab Festival Milton, DE.

Soft Shell Spring Fair City Dock, Crisfield, MD. WestFest Annapolis.

Local musicians. (410) 271-3912

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1-7 1-30 2-3

Fishing Week National Aquarium Month

U.S. Flag First Flown at Francis Scott Key’s Birthplace, 1949

Water Park Season Opener Chesapeake Beach, MD. Thru September 10.

Boating Expo!

Bowleys Marina, Middle River, MD. Clean the Bay Day 9 a.m. to Noon. City of Chesapeake, VA. Dismal Swamp Canal Opens, 1814

Potomac River Swim 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Point Lookout State Park, Scotland, MD. Benefits the Bay. (202) 387-2361

Nation’s River Bass Tournament National Harbor, MD. Benefits 300 underserved local kids. (202) 488-0627

3 3-5 3-5

Seaside Festival Edgewater Estate, Locustville, VA. Blackbeard Pirate Festival Downtown Hampton, VA. Free.

Memorial Day

Benefit by the Bay 6 p.m. to Midnight. Mariah’s at Tower Hill in Cape Charles, VA.

Mid-Atlantic Mako Mania Shark Tournament Bahia Marina, Ocean City, MD.

4

Westover Lawn Party 2 to 6 p.m.

Westover Plantation, Charles City, VA. Benefits James River Association.

4

Youth Fishing Derby Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, MD. (410) 228-2677

4 4-5

Youth Fishing Derby Turner’s Creek Park on the Sassafras River.

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Ardbeg Challenge Stockholm, Sweden. Taste four whiskies from the Scottish distillery.

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10-18

Donald Duck Day

4-11 5

Free Fishing Saturdays Rock Hall, MD.

Construction Begins on Bloody Point Bar Lighthouse, 1882; and the Movie “Patriot Games” Is Released, 1992 (Peregrine Cliffs in North Beach, MD, Is the Site of Jack Ryan’s Home)

5-8

9-11

Reedville Fishing Derby Buzzard’s Point Marina, Reedville, VA. Benefits Smith Point Sea Rescue.

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9-12 9-12

11

Norfolk Harborfest Town Point Park, Norfolk, VA.

South Jersey Shark Tournament Canyon Club Resort Marina, Cape May, NJ.

Nordic Tug Rendezvous Solomons Harbor Marina and Holiday Inn Select Conference Center, Solomons. (410) 268-4100

10-11

6-10

Boating Safety Course Three nights. Annapolis Fire Department. Hosted by USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 22-05. $20. (301) 919-7738

10-11

6-11

10-12

Great American Dock Party Hampton Public Piers, VA.

Build Your Own Dinghy Chesapeake Light Craft,

Annapolis.

6-15

America’s Boating Course 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD. $40 leehays@comcast.net

Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Morehead City, NC.

Reiter Cup Poker Run Hosted by Maryland

Powerboat Club.

Thunder on the Bay Kent Narrows to North East, MD., and back.

10-12

Potomac River Festival Colonial Beach, VA. (804) 761-6887

Caribbean Night on the Bay 6 to 9 p.m. Shady Side, MD. Benefits Captain Salem Avery Museum. $35. (410) 867-4486 Heritage Day 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

St. Clement’s Island Museum, Colton’s Point, MD.

11 11

Potomac River Boat Poker Run

South County Festival Herrington Harbour North Marina, Tracys Landing, MD. (410) 867-3129

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Youth Fishing Derby Rock Hall, MD.

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Arts and Crafts Festival Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, Annapolis. (410) 263-4012

11-12

Clarks Landing Demo Days

Shady Side, MD.

11-12

HonFest Hampden area of Baltimore. (“The Higher the Hair, the Closer to God”)

11-12 12

Ocean City (MD) Air Show

“I’d Rather Be Fishing” (Last Words of Jimmy Glass, Executed by Electric Chair June 12, 1987)

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15 16 16

Total Eclipse of the Moon in Some Parts of the World Full Moon Party Boatyard Bar & Grill, Eastport.

Start of Shagging on the Riverwalk Summer Concert Series Thursdays. Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown, VA. Thru August 11.

16-18

Shark Tournament Ocean City Fishing

Center, MD.

Rhythm on the River 5 to 8 p.m. Hartge Yacht Harbor, Galesville, MD. Benefits West/Rhode Riverkeeper. $40. (410) 867-7171

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Bands in the Sand 5 to 10:30 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Merrill Center, Annapolis.

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Sail Baltimore’s Summer FunRaiser 6 p.m. Tiki Barge, HarborView Marina and Yacht Club. Music

by Unity, Tall Ship Gazela, local foods and beverages, and more. $30. (410) 675-8888

Gala in the Garden Sotterley Plantation, Hollywood, MD.

The Biggest Little Poker Run Salt Ponds Marina, Hampton, VA. Benefits Virginia Institute of Marine Science. $20. (757) 880-8820

Antique and Classic Boat Festival St. Michaels. For more details, see page 14.

March of Dimes Great Bay Swim Swim 4.4 miles from Sandy Point State Park near Annapolis to Stevensville, MD. St. Mary’s Crab Festival St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds, Leonardtown, MD.

18 18 18 18

First U.S. Fly-Casting Tournament Is Held in Utica, NY, 1861

Spring Cotillion 6 to 10 p.m. Eastport Yacht Club.

Live music, food, rum, and more to benefit Annapolis Maritime Museum. The public is welcome. $5 in advance; $10 at the gate.

Willie Nelson Tour Waldorf, MD. (410) 326-2042 Father’s Day

Start of Groovin’ by the Bay 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays. Buckroe Beach Park, Hampton, VA. Thru August 7.

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International Surfing Day Hosted by Surfrider Foundation to clean up oceans and beaches.

20 20

Cap’n Crunch Cereal Debuts, 1963

Summer Solstice Kayak 7 to 9 p.m. Rock Hall, MD. (410) 778-7295

20 21 21 23 23

The Bald Eagle Is Chosen as U.S. Emblem, 1782

Summer Solstice Work Begins on the Solomons Lump Lighthouse, 1875 Jimmy Buffett Live! Susquehanna Bank Center, Philadelphia, PA.

Sunset Cruise on the Miles River 6:30 to 9 p.m. St. Michaels.

Onboard the Patriot. $90. Proceeds benefit a local organization.

Flounder Bowl Dare Marina and Yacht Sales, Yorktown, VA. Fishing and parties.

24-26

Hampton (VA) Jazz Festival $55.50. (800) 745-3000

24-26

MSSA’s Tuna-Ment Sunset Marina in

Ocean City, MD.

24-26

Powerboat Poker Run on the Bay Annapolis. Part of Leukemia Cup Regatta.

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24-26

Canal Day! Chesapeake City, MD. Fine floating fun.

Cardboard Boat Races 11 a.m.

The Strand, Oxford, MD. Benefits Maryland Special Olympics.

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Eastport a Rockin’ Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Gwynn’s Island Festival Mathews, VA. National Catfish Day Seafood Festival Tilghman Island, MD. Christmas Becomes a National Holiday in America, 1870 Lighthouse Camp Calvert Marine

Museum, Solomons.

Small Boat Tournament Ocean City Marlin Club, MD.

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Westbound Span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Opens, 1973

Cape May-Lewes Ferry Is Dedicated, and Ferry Service Begins Across the Delaware Bay, 1964

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Canyon Kick Off Tournament Ocean City Marlin Club, MD.

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Indian Summer

##Indian Summer needs height-reduction surgery to negotiate the bridges on the Triangle-Loop Cruise from Annapolis to Lake Ontario, through the St. Lawrence Seaway, and down the Champlain Canal System. Photo courtesy of Charlie Iliff

##Jay Collison measures up Indian Summer’s new entry door, which will avoid serious head collisions in the future.

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The Devil Is in the Details

by Charlie Iliff

P

lanning, planning, and planning. I just saw the headline that Editor Gary Reich put above the May Indian Summer piece. Somehow, I don’t think he meant that we were master planners by captioning the article “The Master Plan.” The “plan” at that writing was to head north in early June, watch some J Class boats in Newport, RI, and then go to Cape Vincent, NY. The return ticket was left open. Since formulation of that skeletal “Master Plan,” changes and refinement have already taken place, and the old “devil in the details” aspect has popped up repeatedly.

My wife Lucy and I hope to have our boat partners Bob and Linda Burnett together with us for some of the trip. Ideally, one couple or another will be on the boat for parts of the trip: it sounds great

in theory. The term “schedule,” however, is inapplicable because any movement of the boat depends on the weather and the attitude of the people aboard at the time.

So, lining up the detailed parts of the plan are a bit more difficult than picking the ultimate goal and saying “Let’s go to Cape Vincent this summer.”

For instance, an e-mail to a family couple may read something like this: “Yo, Jack and Sally: It’s great to hear that you’d like to cruise with us up north. Since Francie now lives on the Erie Canal, we can plan on picking you up or dropping you off there. Let’s plan on the middle of June unless the weather has set us back a little later.” Schedule all set, right? All Jack and Sally have to do is arrange to be at the pickup spot when the boat arrives and get back there from

the drop off spot to pick up their car.

And maybe arrange time off from their work ... and…

Not unreasonably, potential cruise guests have asked: “When exactly do you want us aboard, so we can schedule our summer?” It isn’t really constructive to respond: “How the hell should we know? We don’t even know where we’ll be in the first week in June, let alone a week or so later!” So, the discussion usually proceeds along the lines of: “How flexible are you, since we really can’t plan a specific time to be each place?

Even without any breakdowns, someone may wish to stay in an attractive spot to bicycle around for a day, so the schedule becomes really loose.” And the response from the now less-enthusiastic potential crew usually goes like this: “Well, we

“But, there’s one bridge in the Lake Champlain Canal system that administers a damaging haircut to any boat over 17 feet.”

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INDIAN SUMMER only have the third week in June and have to be back for a birthday party in the last week.” “OK, how about we call you on June 10 and tell you where to meet us.” “Can’t you give any more notice than that?” “Well, we can try to, but who knows...?” “OK, how about we wait until you get back to the Chesapeake and shoot for a weekend, say, on the Rhode River.”

Not everyone has turned us down flat, but the dance card is less than filled. And, things keep happening, like Bob, Linda and Lucy suddenly remembering important obligations in Maryland on June 9, which leaves a bit of question whether the boat will make any progress toward Cape Vincent. But, it’s really still too early to be pessimistic, and some progress is actually being made in getting Indian Summer ready for the adventure.

Energized by his photo (in the May issue of PropTalk on page 37) showing the beginning frames for the new companionway, Jay Collison is hard at work continuing fabrication of the new main saloon entrance door. (This will be a door, not a head-catching overhead hatch.) Teak prices are now out of sight, and we haven’t been able to scrounge or salvage enough for the door, so African mahogany it is. Slightly tinted safety glass has been cut for the windows and door, ready for installation. In the saloon, window shades are ready for mounting, designed both for protection from the sun and privacy.

The saloon’s double berth is now ready for use. As reported earlier, the table that Collison fabricated for us drops down to bunk level.

Fold-down supports under it keep the corners from collapsing, and a drop-in cushion completes the transition to double berth. To tie it together and ratchet comfort up another notch, Herky Warner has supplied a two-inch layer of memory foam. He has reserved that bunk for his own segment of the “planned” cruise. His wife Susie wants to know when that will be.

She has no interest in accompany-

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INDIAN SUMMER ing him, but wants to plan something neat to do in his absence.

For some months, we’ve been mentioning the expansion of Indian Summer’s holding tank capacity from its original 21 gallons, which repeatedly has proven to be inadequate.

Since a portion of the planned cruising this summer may be in NoDischarge Zones, we opted not to install any type of treatment system.

Instead, we cut the top off the unused steel aft fuel tank, and M Yacht Services did a neat and solid installation of a new 88-gallon polyethelene holding tank.

By the time this issue hits the docks, we hope to have all the systems reviewed and functioning.

We’re awaiting a quote on new activation gear for the old nonfunctional autopilot. Once we had decided on that repair and upgrade, Bob and I made a trip to the electronics store that may cause our credit cards to spontaneously combust. All we did

But, there’s one bridge in the Lake Champlain Canal system that administers a damaging haircut to any boat over 17 feet. A quick glance at a suspended tape and a look around Indian Summer’s upper deck confirm that going through that bridge in her current form would remove the canvas bimini, the radar and navigation light mast, the dinghy davit, and probably snare and remove the dinghy. That would be messy and noisy, so we need to do some height reduction. The bimini top folds down. The mast is substantial and permanently braced. We’re thinking of a lighter spar, a hinge at the base, and removable bracing.

Time is getting short, so “planning” and boat preparation will continue concurrently. It would be nice if we had a bit of good weather, so working on the boat is pleasant. At this writing, there hasn’t yet been much of that.

was ask casually for a demo of the Garmin touch screen navigation display. We’ve been pleased with our Tiki Navigator on the boat’s laptop, but that one visit to the electronics store may relegate the Tiki to backup status. The Garmin looks really neat.

As our “planning” has drifted into actually looking at charts and potential routes, stops, and places to explore, we’ve come across one aspect of the Erie Canal, Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence Seaway, and Lake Champlain loop that will cost us some additional preparation effort: There are some seriously low bridges. It’s a good thing we’re headed for Cape Vincent, since the western end of the Erie Canal has at least one bridge with only 14 feet vertical clearance. By our recent measurement, Indian Summer’s air draft tops that by about 10 feet.

Fortunately though, jogging north through Lake Oswego into Lake Ontario avoids the lowest bridge.

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So You Want To Pull an Overnighter on Your Boat

by Ruth Christie

Good for you. You’re in for a real treat: misty mornings, sizzling sunsets, quiet coves, and terrific towns. Whatever you are looking for in an overnight adventure, be prepared to be wowed. Here are some things to consider before you head out.

Weather

If nothing else, watch the weather continuously. If it plans on being inhospitable, you don’t want to be on the water. Period. Think about the weather window for the times you’ll be traveling to and from your destination, and decide whether you want to be on the hook or plugged in at a marina.

Your desire to explore new places and TTWW (outdoor temps, travel times, wind direction, and wave conditions) will determine when and where you will go. You’ll want fair winds and following seas, so be flexible in your planning. ##Sunrise at the Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa

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##Morning on San Do mingo Creek before visiting St. Mic haels by the “back door”

And, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will have a conniption fit, but it must be said: Don’t trust the radio weather forecasts; they often fail to capture the true picture of conditions out on the water, whether good or bad. Trust your instincts, and keep an eye on the sky.

Provisions

Pack all the safety and navigation equipment, license and registration, koozies, food, beverages, cameras, sunscreen, cookware, and barware that you normally would for a day trip. But add in some bedding and real pillows (you’ll thank me for this), extra dock lines and fenders, a notebook and reading material, bicycles, skillet breakfast and dinner foods and cooking fuel (if you’re so inclined), cleanup and dish washing supplies, toiletries and TP, paper towels to control morning dew, and pajamas and appropriate apparel for the weather.

Don’t underestimate the value of large folding paper grocery bags and small suitcases on wheels; they are great for getting nautical necessities on and off the dock and boat and stow away easily.

If you are trailering your boat, make sure public ramp space and secure parking facilities are available where you put your boat in the water and take her out.

Where To Stay

This depends on you and your boat.

If you’ve got a comfy cruiser or trawler, chances are you’re only reading this to humor me and see what I’ve forgotten. Well, I’m not going to list every single spot on the Bay. I’ll just give a taste of the types of Chesapeake Bay destinations that are ideal for overnighters.

• Marinas: These are perfect places to stay, offering safe access to amenities on land, such as dock space for fishing and crabbing, restaurants and dock bars (see page 37), pools and patios, showers and restrooms, sightseeing opportunities, water parks, and much more. Electric and water are at your disposal as are fuel, pumpout, and repair services, at most places.

And, who’s to say you can’t stay put in your slip for the weekend? Think of your boat and marina as your home away from home. Lounge by the pool, have a cookout, and enjoy happy hour with your slipmates. You’ll see the beauty of spending time on the water. There’s nothing like sitting on your boat as evening turns to nighttime; the lights and sights and sounds soothe your soul, and put you in the mood for bedtime. Waking up on the water, with fresh-brewed coffee and hot chocolate has its benefits, too.

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##Trying their luck at sun up on Pickering Creek off the Wye River

dawn turns to morning is a treat in and of itself, whether or not you have a hot breakfast in store.

Morning drizzle? No problem. Sometimes, a quiet morning rain offers up the delightfully unexpected, such as rainbows, a quick rinse of your boat, and cozy time in the cabin. Sometimes, morning rains usher in nicer weather, depending on the season.

If you’re lucky with the weather at night, the sounds of water lapping on your hull and gentle waves will lull you to sleep after a full day on the water with loved ones. Anticipation of the boating day ahead will dot your dreams. And, on the return trip, remember it’s still a vacation day, so savor your Bay time.

• A Friend’s or Family Member’s Dock: Lucky you!

All the benefits of a marina without the expense. Just be sure to bring an icy bottle of bubbly; remember, you and your vessel are guests. You’ll score bonus points if you cook for your hosts or treat them to dinner out; at a minimum, share some appetizers with your hosts.

• On the Hook: Check your ground tackle and anchor before you go and make sure you have access to water to clean off the whole anchor system. The Bay’s bottom is usually full of slimy muck and living things that you’ll not want on your decks.

Choose your anchorage wisely with an eye to protection from the weather and plenty of room to swing between boats if it’s a popular spot.

Winding creeks, idyllic coves, accessible islands, sandy spits, public landings, expansive river views, and sandy beaches abound on the Bay. Think about how far you want to travel and what you want to do and see once you get there. Bring a dinghy or kayak to explore nooks and crannies.

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Got kids? Bring fishing gear, swimsuits, water and electronic toys, and snacks. Got pets? Unless they know how to use the head, you’ll want access to land to appease the call of nature and let your furry friends stretch their legs. Got granny onboard? Then, it’s clear she’s a trooper and enjoys going camping; I like her already. Choose crew members who go with the flow.

On the hook, you’ll want to be especially attentive to the wind, waves, and weather. It’s you and your boat against the elements; some find that challenging, others find that invigorating. Stay within your comfort zone.

As you near your intended anchorage spot, watch the water depth and put out plenty of scope.

Attach a snubber to reduce pressure on your anchoring system, and check things periodically. Anchoring is best done in the daylight.

And, when leaving your anchorage the next morning, having a bucket

of Bay water handy and simply motoring slowly forward with the anchor dipped in the water will clean off most yucky stuff.

##Wine time at Bay Creek Marina near Cape Charles, VA

Why Go?

Overnighters let you go farther afield on the water than daytrips.

Wherever and however you go, you’ll be treated to the Bay’s natural beauty. Time away from land-based chores and worries. Unparalleled views of shorelines, wildlife, and the constantly changing canvases of water and sky. Whether you have friendly slipmates or other boats in “your” anchorage, chances are, you’ll share happy hours with them.

Some people call overnighting on their boats “camping.” But, it’s more than that. It’s a floating existence during which you’ll constantly be surprised and delighted with something new. What sights and sounds await you just around the bend up the creek a piece? Let’s plop the hook right here, shall we?

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Books for Boat and Beach Summer Reading Requisites

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Cruise Confidential

by Brian David Bruns Review by Ruth Christie

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his titillating, storyladen book is hard to put down. It’s perfect for anyone who has ever wondered about the people who live and work the restaurants on cruise ships. It’s a well-crafted diary of a love-struck lad who works long hours (if you can believe him); drinks even harder than he works; appreciates exotic beauty in all manner of person, except for the rare coworkers who are not fine physical specimens; and pines away for his precious Bianca, a Transylvanian, while side-stepping multiple opportunities to sow his wild oats.

Don’t expect a lot of details about the different amenities onboard the various vessels Brian works on or about the different locales he visits. But, do expect a few good laughs and an overwhelming feeling of, “Thank Cat, that’s not me!”

You’ll learn about some of his exploits on land and at work, including creepy conch fritters, pancake Darwinism, the smoky crew bar, boozy crew parties (“nobody parties like a sailor”), and stripping in the dining room, for starters.

You’ll enjoy Brian’s take as “the only American to ever survive the restaurant for a full cruise contract,” working with a crazy mix of intriguing foreign accents. He brings the mundane to epic proportions by reflecting on the details, events, and his often manic feelings in a uniquely humorous way that will endear him to you. It seems he cannot ever get a break.

This book is perfect for lounging at the beach, in the cockpit, or at the marina. Enjoy time out of your day to laugh at Brian’s escapades with or without the ladies.

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The Boat

by Nam Le

Review by Laura Kish

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uthor Nam Le’s freshman novel is composed of seven short stories, each of which delves into the lives of diverse individuals around the world.

In the opening story “Love and Honor and Pity and Price and Compassion and Sacrifice,” a young writer explores the depths of family and homeland as he attempts to describe his father’s experience in his native Vietnam on the page. “Cartagena” follows the violent existence of a teenage assassin in Columbia, while the subsequent “Meeting Elise” studies an ailing geriatric painter in New York City who contemplates life as he prepares to see his daughter perform at Carnegie Hall. Le’s novel continues as lives as motley as their story locale namesakes are dramatically detailed in “Halflead Bay,” “Hiroshima” and “Tehran Calling.” The book culminates with “The Boat,” a stark account of a difficult reality faced by Vietnamese refugees. Le, born in Vietnam and raised in Australia, offers a poetic and oftentimes gritty exploration of ethnicity, family ties, and the many faces of the human condition.

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Summer Reading

The Essential Book of Boat Drinks & Assorted Frozen Concoctions

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hat? No Mai Tais! You call that a boat drink book?” That’s what my husband, Jim, howled when I brought this book home to read. After that outburst, and a recipe test or two, he came around. The book now graces newfound space gained when we tore out the unused TV and stereo equipment to reveal our brand-new liquor cabinet onboard.

Don’t let the lack of a certain rum concoction deter you. This book is a fun read and valuable onboard resource. The Glossary

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The Summer I Dared

ou won’t find calming descriptions of summer trotlining or heart-racing accounts of hydroplane action in Barbara Delinsky’s The Summer I Dared. Instead, you’ll receive an intensely personal narrative that focuses on the effects felt by a small town in coastal Maine following a tragic boating accident.

Sole accident survivors Julia Bechtel, Noah Prine, and Kim Colella are obligated to reexamine their lives in the wake of tragedy and its physical and emotional ramifications. Julia, a devoted mother and obedient wife, finds

by Olaf Nordstrom

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alone is quite impressive in its comprehensiveness. There’s even a temperance zone for kid-friendly beverages, such as the Bad Handstand and the Parental Warning.

Sure, a lot of “rhum” drinks are listed. But the author has splashed in liberal amounts of refreshing creations made from all manner of booze.

When a bartender’s guide starts off with the history of blenders and is dotted with tales of how 10 drinks came to be, you know it’s serious about the business of building drinks. The recipes are listed alphabetically by drink name, and each ends with a garnish; the author is big on garnishes. They can be addictive.

by Barbara Delinsky Review by Laura Kish

herself with a new outlook in both her identity, and the complex dynamics within her family. She forges a strong connection with fellow survivor Noah, whose grief over losing his father in the accident rekindled desire to spend more time with his. The accident rendered Kim mute and isolate from those around her.

As Delinsky’s characters confront their transformed lives in this unexpected new context, they, along with everyone living at the water’s edge, realize that they will never again be the same. Be prepared to smile and cry.

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Summer Reading

Three Men in a Boat

by Jerome K. Jerome Review by Laura Kish

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mix of Shakespeare, Bill Bryson, and Monty Python, Three Men in a Boat explores what happens when three guys, a dog, and good intentions set out on a boat trip on the River Thames in England. Originally published in 1889 as Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), Jerome’s book begins as good friends J (the narrator), Harris, George, and canine companion Montmorency decide to escape all that ails them and shake things up with a fortnight’s adventure on a skiff. What follows is a mixture of comedic and heartfelt adventures as the men (and dog) meditate about each other, English history, and

their debatable competence on the water.

When the idea of a boat trip is proposed, J points out that a short outing is grueling, and it is only the trips lasting at least several months that are worth the effort. Despite their reservations, the optimistically determined triumvirate and dog make peace with their decision, gather and somewhat unsuccessfully pack their provisions, and begin their journey on the Thames. After struggling to properly install the canvas and cook, sleep, and cohabitate aboard, J, Harris, and George work their way through the English landscape and its corresponding history. They encounter the town of Marlow, where

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Henry VIII once waited for Anne Boleyn, and Bisham Abbey, a structure that had hosted the likes of the Knights Templar, Anne of Cleves, and Queen Elizabeth.

They cruise past Wargrave and Shiplake Village, where poet Lord Alfred Tennyson was married. As the men continue to find themselves in the midst of unique boating adventures, and Montmorency continues his entertaining canine ways (including engaging in 25 fights in Oxford), they discover that their journey may, after all, be worth all the drama.

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Dock Bar Guide ‘11 UPPER BAY

Bay Café (410) 522-3377 Baltimore Harbor

39° 16.4N 76° 34.3W

Carson’s Creekside (410) 238-0080 Dark Head Creek

39° 19.1N 76° 25.3W

Chesapeake Inn (410) 885-2040 C&D Canal Mooring Basin

39° 31.5N 75° 17.19W

Cheshire Crab (410) 360-2220 Bodkin Creek

39° 07.6N 76° 28.4W

Deep Creek (410) 974-1408 Deep Creek

39° 02.6N 76° 27.4W

The Granary (410) 648-5112 Sassafras River

39° 26.1N 75° 58.4W

Harbor Shack (410) 639-9996 Rock Hall Harbor

39° 08.1N 76° 14.9W

Hard Yacht Café (443) 407-0038 Bear Creek, Dundalk

39° 15.0N 76° 29.3W

Island View Café (410) 687-9799 Browns Creek

39° 16.1N 76° 23.8W

Jellyfish Joel’s (410) 778-5007 Fairlee Creek

39° 15.5N 76° 10.5W

Nauti-Goose Saloon (410) 287-7880 Northeast River

39° 35.4N 76° 56.4W

Nick’s Fish House (410) 347-4123 Middle Branch

39° 15.4N 76° 36.4W

River Watch (410) 687-1422 Middle River at Hopkins Creek

39° 18.4N 76° 25.5W

Rusty Scupper (410) 727-3678 Baltimore Harbor

39° 16.5N 76° 36.3W

Sue Island Dock Bar (443) 460-0092 Sue Creek off Middle River

39° 17.1N 76° 23.9W

Waterman’s Crab House (410) 639-2261 Rock Hall Harbor

39° 7.9N 76° 14.6W

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Dock Bar Guide ‘11 MIDDLE BAY Abner’s Seaside (410) 257-368 Chesapeake Beach

38° 41.2N 76° 32.1W

Naughty Gull (410) 326-4855 Patuxent River

38° 19.5N 76° 27.5W

Annie’s Paramount (410) 827-7103 Kent Narrows

38° 57.2N 76° 12.4W

Olde Crisfield Tiki Bar (410) 968-2722 Somer’s Cove, Crisfield, MD

37° 58.6N 75° 51.7W

Bay Bridge Marina Grill/Tiki Bar (410) 643-3162 Kent Island at Bay Bridge

38° 58.8N 76° 19.9W

Pirate’s Cove (410) 867-2300 West River, MD

38° 50.6N 76° 32.3W

Bay Hundred (410) 886-2126 Knapps Narrows

38° 43.8N 76° 19.5W

Pusser’s Landing (410) 626-0004 Ego Alley

38° 58.6N 76° 29.2W

Big Mary’s Dock Bar (410) 867-2300 West River, MD

38° 50.6N 76° 32.3W

Red Eye’s Dock Bar (410) 827-3937 Kent Narrows

38° 57.2N 76° 12.4W

Blue Heron Pub (804) 224-8726 Potomac River

38° 13.5N 76° 57.4W

Sam’s Waterfront Café (410) 263-3600 Chesapeake Harbor

39° 02.1N 76° 24.4W

Calypso Bay (410) 867-9787 Tracy’s Creek, Deale MD

38° 46.3N 76° 34.8W

Schooners (410) 226-0160 Town Creek, off Tred Avon

38° 41.3N 76° 10.1W

Cantler’s Riverside Inn (410) 757-1311 Mill Creek, MD

39° 00.2N 76° 27.3W

Skipper’s Pier (410) 867-7110 Rockhold Creek, Deale, MD

38° 46.2N 76° 33.3W

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

37° 58.3N 75° 51.4W

Snappers (410) 228-0112 Cambridge Creek

38° 34.2N 76° 04.2W

Catamarans (410) 326-8399 Solomons, MD

38° 19.3N 76° 27.4W

Solomon’s Pier (410) 326-2424 Patuxent River, Solomons

38° 19.2N 76° 27.3W

Crab Claw (410) 745-2900 Miles River

38° 47.5N 76° 13.2W

Spinnaker’s (310) 872-5020 Jutland Creek, Point Lookout

37° 30.2N 77° 36.3W

DiGiovanni’s (410) 394-6400 Back Creek, Solomons

38° 19.2N 76° 27.3W

St. Michaels Crab House (410) 745-3737 Miles River

38° 47.4N 76° 13.1W

Fisherman’s Inn (410) 827-6666 Kent Narrows

38° 58.1N 76° 14.4W

Stoney’s Kingfisher (410) 394-0236 Solomons

38° 19.3N 76° 27.4W

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

38° 19.5N 76° 27.1W

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

38° 37.2N 75° 56.4W

Foxy’s Dock Bar (410) 745-4340 Miles River

38° 47.2N 76° 13.2W

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

38° 19.5N 76° 27.5W

Harris Crab House (410) 827-9500 Kent Narrows

38° 57.2N 76° 12.4W

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

38° 58.3N 76° 14.2W

Indigo Landing (703) 548-0001 Potomac River

38° 49.5N 77° 02.3W

The Masthead (410) 226-5171 Tred Avon

38° 40.5N 76° 10.1W

Kentmorr (410) 643-2263 Kent Island at Bay Bridge

38° 54.5N 76° 21.4W

Thursday’s (410) 867-7200 West River

38° 50.5N 76° 32.4W

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

38° 45.9N 76° 19.7W

Tiki Bar (410) 326-4075 Back Creek, Solomons

38° 19.1N 76° 27.2W

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

38° 40.5N 77° 15.3W

Tim’s II (540) 775-7500 Potomac River, VA

38° 19.4N 77° 14.5W

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

38° 43.2N 76° 32.3W

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

38° 34.1N 77° 15.5W

Mike’s (410) 956-2784 South River

38° 57.1N 76° 34.3W

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

38° 25.3N 76° 27.5W

Morris Point (301) 769-2500 Potomac River

38° 15.2N 76° 43.9W

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Dock Bar Guide ‘11 LOWER BAY Aqua at Bay Creek Resort (757) 331-8660 Cape Charles Harbor, VA

37° 15.4N 75° 58.7W

Chicks Oyster House (757) 481-5757 Lynnhaven Bay, VA

36° 54.2N 76° 05.6W

Cull Ring (804) 453-5002 Crockrell Creek, VA

37 49.9N 76° 17.19N

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

36° 54.2N 76° 05.1W

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

36° 54.2N 76° 04.1W

Hooters (757) 622-9464 Elizabeth River, VA

36° 50.4N 76° 17.3W

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

37° 42.7N 75° 45.3W

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

36° 54.4N 76° 04.3W

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

37° 07.1N 75° 58.7W

River’s Inn (804) 642-6161 Sarah Creek off York River

37° 15.2N 76° 28.5W

Smithfield Station (757) 357-7700 Pagan River, VA

36° 58.5N 76° 37.2W

Surfrider (757) 723-9366 Sunset Creek, Hampton, VA

37° 00.5N 76° 20.4W

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

36° 54.2N 76° 03.5W

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

36° 55.2N 76° 11.3W

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

37° 03.1N 76° 17.6W

Tommy’s (804) 453-4666 Crockrell Creek, VA

37° 50.3N 76° 15.1W

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C l a s s i c B o at s The

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Restoring a Classic

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e’ve all seen them: Gleaming pieces of floating sculpture with names like Trumpy, Chris-Craft, Consolidated, Owens, Gar Wood, Huckins, Correct Craft, PennYan, among many others. They’re pretty to look at, but who are the people who own these boats? What drives seemingly ordinary,

by Capt. Rick Franke

boat owner with a restored 1956 ChrisCraft, as he puts it: “…among others.”

“It’s about the history,” Warner says. “You go back to memories of family and friends, and you remember those gleaming mahogany boats. Maybe you had a ride in one, or you were around them so much you noodled the idea of having your own. This is how most

##Lady Anne rests quietly on Sarles Boatyard & Marina’s railway for hull repairs. This is her second visit to the railway in a year, this time to keep up with some fastener repairs.

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“Wood’s got soul—it’s a living, breathing thing, where fiberglass is just plastic. I can tell the sound of a wooden boat when I hear it coming, because of the acoustics of the hull resonating through the water.

It’s like a guitar going down the river.” normal people to spend vast amounts of time and money to restore and maintain these floating anachronisms? Some of us call them crazy, but it seems there is some sort of method to the madness.

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people get infected with the disease,” Warner adds. “I started at a very low level. I bought a cheap, old Chris-Craft, and I figured I’d throw some varnish on it and throw it in the water. It doesn’t work that way. Eleven years later after lots of frustration, sweat, and a steep learning curve, I finally launched it.

Then the fun begins. It’s a hobby, and most of us are doing it because we have a real affection for old boats,” Warner says. proptalk.com

When most of us think about classic boats, we have visions of Gatsby-era pleasure barges covered with gleaming brass and mahogany. In fact, according to Warner, fewer than 10 percent of ACBS’s members have large cruisers. Most old boat fanciers like, and have, small boats. Reid Bandy, who builds high-tech sportfishing boats using the most modern composite construction techniques, also loves restoring small wooden boats. Bandy restored a 40-foot Chesapeake Draketail and donated it to the Annapolis Maritime Museum. “I started looking for an old speedboat. Not any of that Chris-Craft-type stuff where you’re playing with a $30,000 or $50,000 machine or more. I was thinking about things like strip-built boats from the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s—little boats, 12 to 18 feet long.” Bandy showed me a few of his little boats: a 1913 Old Town Charles River model canoe, replete with Adirondackstyle seats; a 1946 12-foot Thompson, twin cockpit runabout, and his favorite of the moment, a 1946 Canadian Canoe Company square-transom freight canoe, built in Peterboro, Canada. This varnished Canadian gem is complemented by a 1946 Peterboro Johnson outboard motor.

Of the many forms that Old Boat Disease can take, one of the more interesting manifestations is found around maritime museums. Dave Bodey is a volunteer at the Ruark Boat Works, the boat restoration and building arm of the James B. Richardson Foundation and Maritime Heritage Center in Cambridge, MD. Bodey’s current project is Wildcat, a wood-framed and -sheathed hydroplane powered by a 1937 flat-head Ford V8. Bodey says, “Wildcat is a rare Pacific One Design hydroplane that was built in North Carolina. In 1954, she was brought to Dorchester County by Calvert Thompson, who did so well with her that she went to the Gulf Hall of Fame. Eventually, his family donated the boat to our museum. I’d like to see her motor around back in the water before professional hydroplane races so people can see what she was all about.” I asked Bodey what appealed to him about old boat restoration. Bodey says, “Part of it is artistry. I like to create things.

Taking a boat like Wildcat and making her look brand-new is something I just enjoy doing—I find it very satisfying.”

George Hazzard of Wooden Boat Restoration in Millington, MD, is another wooden boat artist. He literally learned his craft at his father’s knee. “My father built a boat. Her name was Yankee, a 38-foot Follow us!

ketch. He started her when I was two, and I grew up watching him build it and helping him. When I was four or five, he’d make little “x” marks on a plank, and I’d go along with a drill and make the pilot holes for the screws. I grew up boating on the Sassafras River. My dad bought us a little 14-foot Thompson, which we restored and enjoyed for years, so you might say it was the family hobby,” Hazzard says.

Hazzard describes his clients as people “who remember a boat they grew up with or remember seeing one they wanted to have. Now a lot of them in their older age have gotten all the rest of the things they wanted and want to relive some of their childhood, so they’ll go out and buy a boat and bring it to us for restoration.”

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C l a s s i c B o at s Classics of Carolina

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he look is iconic: the huge cockpit, flat bottom, open bridge, and, of course, the Carolina flare.

Born in the wild waters off Hatteras Island, NC, the Carolina boat was designed for one purpose: to catch fish in rough weather.

Oregon Inlet Fishing Center on the Outer Banks was the nursery for one of the most influential movements in the history of boat design. The combination of incredible fishing and terrible sea conditions spawned what many

consider the perfect vessel for offshore fishing. While modern boatbuilders have taken the concepts to inconceivable levels of performance and elegance, nothing can beat the originals.

Like proud parents, some of the most influential captains in sportfishing history still fish beside their newer, fancy prodigy. Anglers lucky enough to fish on one of these seasoned vessels have the opportunity to take a ride through history.

Rigged Up

The family name Tillet often echoes off the pilings of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center; the family has been fishing the waters off Oregon Inlet since the 1920s. Sam and his sons Omie and Tony were an integral part of developing the fishing and boatbuilding industry that has shaped offshore fishing worldwide. One of Tony’s earliest boats was built by his brother in 1979.

That boat still sits at a dock halfway down the east side of the marina and is run by her one-time mate, Capt. Charles Haywood. “She’s not fancy,” says Capt.

Haywood, “but I think she looks good.”

Rigged Up is 54 feet long with a 17-foot beam and a design that he says makes her handle well in any sea conditions.

Capt. Haywood attributes the boat’s performance to her hull design. The famous flare drops down into a sharp entry, then the bottom flattens out toward the stern resulting in a hull that cuts through the seas efficiently. “The boat fishes bigger than it is,” Capt. Haywood explains. Not only does the flat bottom improve fuel efficiency and handling at cruising speed, but it allows the boat to slide over swells while trolling. “Those high faultin’ bottoms roll really badly,” Capt. Haywood adds.

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The boat’s ride and handling work together to produce some amazing fishing. As a mate and then captain, Capt.

Haywood has seen a lot of fish hit the deck of Rigged Up. “You could sink the boat with just the eyeballs of all the fish we’ve caught,” Capt. Haywood laughs.

After all, the true mettle of a fishing boat is the fish—and these boats catch more than any other.

Skiligal

Capt. Dave Peck is proud of Skiligal, a 1989 Buddy Cannady that he runs out of Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. “She’s a proven fish raiser,” Capt. Peck says. And his numbers back it up. Along with loads of tuna, amberjack, mahi-mahi, and other “meat fish,” he’s recorded multiple grand slams by landing white marlins, blue marlins, and sailfish all in one day. What’s his best day? “One trip, we had three blue

##No matter what the color, the Carolina hull is recognized the world-round as a sea-worthy boat that produces fish.

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##Captain Buddy Cannady (B.C.) built many of the boats in the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, such as Rebait and Skiligal. Photo courtesy of Ric Burnley

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marlins, three white marlins, a limit of dolphin, and nine yellowfin tuna,” Capt.

Peck recalls. “That’s as good as it gets,” he adds Capt. Peck willingly shares credit for his success with his boat. “A singleengine wooden boat raises more fish,” he says, pointing to the boat’s clean wake as a major contributor. “If you are marlin fishing, you can easily see the flat lines,” he adds. And the ride? Devine. “She’s really dry,” Capt. Peck testifies, “even with a 15-knot wind blowing across the bow, we don’t get spray on the curtains.”

A comfortable ride and box full of fish keep Capt. Peck’s customers coming back again and again, making these wooden Carolina boats a perfect choice for charter operations.

Fishing Frenzy

Hundreds of captains, like Capt. Greg Mayer of Fishing Frenzy, have chosen these Carolina hulls as their office. “They are simple boats that are easy to own and operate as a charter captain,” Capt.

Mayer says.

Fishing Frenzy is a 1977 Billy Horton—one of the first 53-foot boats with the characteristic wide flare and high bow of a Carolina boat. “People tell me that they thought she was a spaceship when she first pulled into the marina,” Capt. Mayer says.

Another key to the Carolina boat’s performance is its construction. These boats are made by cold-molding wooden planks to a frame and then covering them with plywood. In fact, Fishing Frenzy wasn’t even fiberglassed until 2009. That provides a super-light body that is super strong.

And super fuel efficient, too. Like his colleagues—Capt. Mayer can fish offshore all day on only 130 to 150 gallons of diesel fuel. That’s because it only takes a single C18 Caterpillar engine to push the boat at a respectable 23- to 25-knot cruise. “Even with the same power,” Capt. Mayer adds, “I’m using a propeller that is two inches smaller than everyone elses.”

Fishing Frenzy only draws three to four feet of water—another advantage when running shoal-peppered Oregon Inlet. In fact, Fishing Frenzy has a rocker bottom (like a surfboard) that angles up toward the stern to improve the ride in a following sea.

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Keeping with her long tradition, Fishing Frenzy can raise fish. “Fish tend to come to her,” Capt. Mayer brags. This winter, when Capt. Mayer was replacing the fuel tanks, he found a marlin bill that had been jammed through the bottom of the boat.

“Who knows how long that has been there,” he mused, “probably since before we glassed the bottom.”

Not only are these boats efficient, tough, and effective, but they are beautiful, too. Nothing compares to watching a 54-foot Carolina boat punching through the breakers at the mouth of Oregon Inlet. While many boatbuilders have tried, no one will ever improve on the original classics of Carolina.

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ld outboard motors make ideal collector’s items. There are a lot of them around, and they can usually be acquired at modest expense. The Internet makes finding old beauties even easier these days. These old workhorses are made of materials like cast iron, brass, steel, and aluminum, so they can usually be refurbished and restored relatively easily. Plus, they’re a blast to tinker with—it’s not like you’re relining the cylinder walls of an old Lehman diesel or replacing the heads on a clunky 1960s Volvo.

##Kissel Industries bought outboard tooling from Sears and Roebuck in 1936, changing the name to Waterwitch (one word).

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##The infamous 33-horsepower Scott-Atwater Bail-a-Matic outboard, which can also serve as a bilge pump.

Because They’re Cool, That’s Why

Nostalgia is a major factor driving collectors. Carl Hawkins, a yacht broker in Deltaville, VA, says, “I grew up in Tennessee where we had three or four lakes close to us. In 1953, my dad bought a 14-foot aluminum boat with a 16-horsepower Johnson outboard. I still have that motor.

It has never been rebuilt and still starts on the third pull when it’s cold and on the first when it’s hot. Of course, it takes two men and a boy to pull it.” Hawkins’ collection has grown to 16 motors, and all of them run and are functional. The oldest is a 1929 Elto Rudder Twin. The engine is rigidly attached to the boat, and a steerable rudder As soon as internal combustion engines began to appear in the late 1800s, they were almost instantly adapted for use on boats.

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provides steering control. The most unusual part of Hawkin’s collection is a 5.4-horsepower, four-cylinder, two-cycle Evinrude.

Hawkins says, “It sure runs smooth!”

Design and craftsmanship are what appeal to Riva, MD, boat builder Reid Bandy. “As the recession was starting, I was looking around for a new market, and I started researching outboard motors on the Internet, and I saw these shapes! They were before my time—I knew nothing about motors from the ’50s,” Bandy explains.

“It was the curves, the shapes, that retro look—like the curve of a fender on a ’55 Chevy—that’s what kind of caught me.

Outboard History 101 Island, NY. The company’s engine was called the “American” and was introduced in 1896. Production was limited to about 25 motors. In 1903, a Yale student and avid fisherman named Cameron Waterman adapted a motorcycle engine to

My first old outboard was a 1957 15-horsepower Evinrude I found in the weeds while I was looking at a boat in Rehoboth, DE. I called the owner, and he said, ‘Take it; it’s junk,’ so I took it to my shop and tinkered with it, and in less than an hour had it running. Next thing I knew, I had 20 motors, then more than 35—mostly Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) products. I repair and repaint all my motors to better than factory, and they all run,” Bandy says.

“Maybe there’s a market for these things; if not, they certainly are beautiful,” Bandy adds. What more motivation does a collector need?

drive his fishing skiff. Waterman received a patent in 1905 and went into business.

The “Waterman Porto” was manufactured until 1921.

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“father” of the modern outboard engine.

The farm boy son of Norwegian immigrants from rural Wisconsin, Evinrude was self-taught and blessed with natural mechanical ability. Evinrude was shy and withdrawn in public, but soon became a successful engineer and entrepreneur. After several successful manufacturing ventures, Evinrude co-founded the firm Clemick & Evinrude in 1900. He developed the first “practical and reliable” outboard motor in 1907. Evinrude was the mechanical genius and Evinrude’s wife Bess the marketing and advertising powerhouse that established “The Evinrude Detachable Rowboat Motor Co.” Bess’ health problems led them to sell the company in 1914.

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After a brief respite, Evinrude went back to designing outboards, using aluminum extensively to create lighter weight motors.

Because of non-compete agreements, he could not use the Evinrude name when the team went back into the outboard business in 1920. Evinrude’s wife was credited with creating the name ELTO for the new company, an acronym for Evinrude Light Twin Outboard. Evinrude continued to dominate the American outboard industry, even buying back his original company in the 1929 merger, which created the Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC).

Evinrude served as president of OMC until his death in 1934.

During a boom in recreational boating during the ’50s and ’60s, it seemed as if every one with a machine shop or a factory was building outboard motors. Major retailers marketed motors, manufactured by others, under their own brand names. Sears, for example, sold motors branded as Water Witch and later as Elgin. There was even a Ted Williams line.

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Western Auto (remember them?) sold Wizard outboard motors; Montgomery Ward had the Sea King label, and Chris-Craft briefly manufactured outboards before selling the tooling to the Oliver Outboard Company. Firestone (the tire people) also had a line of motors. Scott Atwater produced a line of “Bail-a-Matic” motors that featured a hose and strainer attachment, which pumped the boat’s bilge while underway.

The Two-Cycle Engine

Virtually unchanged for nearly a century since Evinrude’s prototype, the basic two-cycle outboard motor has many desirable qualities. In a two-cycle design, each downward stroke of the piston is a power stroke, producing a very favorable weight-to-power ratio. The design is inherently simple and has few moving parts— additional weightsaving qualities. The crankcase does not have an oil sump, so the engine will operate in virtually any position, even upside down.

All that sounds ideal for a compact, portable propulsion system, and it is, except that it comes at a price. Since the crankcase has no oil and is used as part of the fuel/air induction system, oil must be mixed with the gasoline used as fuel. The oil lubricates the crank bearings and cylinder walls and is burned with the fuel. The proportion of oil-to-gas mix is critical: too little oil and wear increases dramatically; too much and fouled sparkplugs ruin your fishing trip. Getting the mix just right was (and is) always a challenge.

In the era before fuel injection and computerized fuel/ engine mixture systems, the outboard’s air/fuel mixture

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was controlled by manually adjustable needle valves or simple mechanical carburetors. If a little gas was good, a lot was better. Fuel economy and smooth idling were low priorities. During high-speed operation (is there any other kind?), as much as 50 percent of the fuel was expelled unburned, along with the burned oil and exhaust gasses, producing the characteristic blue-brown trail of unburned hydrocarbons across the lake behind you (bad and ugly). In that environmentally naive era, gasoline was cheap, and pollution was an accepted part of boating.

The “Modern” Age

Four-cycle outboards are nothing new. In 1951, Lauson Outboards offered a whole line of four-cycle air-cooled motors that offered great fuel economy and smooth idle speed operation. The more well-known manufacturing names like Mercury, Johnson, and Evinrude were also producing a dizzying array of models with various horsepower and other features during this period, adding to the potential for collectors. The appeal of these artifacts from the era when Americans made things is not hard to understand. Nostalgia for “made in the USA” and a respect for a lost era of engineering and manufacturing excellence play a big role in outboard motor collecting.

Increasingly stringent environmental regulations have resulted in a long overdue updating of the twocycle outboard. Direct fuel injection, oil injection, and computer-controlled fuel/engine management systems have tamed the bad and the ugly and made two-cycles competitive with the most modern of four-cycle outboards. In fact, some claim that a modern fuel-injected two-cycle is cleaner than a carbureted four-stroke.

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’ll never forget the day I first met Kayak Kevin Whitley: I had just bought a fishing kayak and arranged through an online message board to join a couple of other kayakers at Owl’s Creek near Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, VA. As I was about to launch my kayak, an old beat-up pickup truck bounced into the parking lot kicking up billows of dust, and then

His diet of Pop consists d tuna, an d e n n a c , ’t Tarts y. “I don d n a c s e i Smart anything e v a e l o want t ts,” foot prin t u b d n i beh plains.

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skidded to a stop a few inches from the edge of the water.

A gentleman looking like he’d just been kicked out of a heavy-metal band jumped out of the truck. He had long scraggly hair and a six-inch-long goatee growing on his chin.

My first instinct was to escape. But before I could drag my boat into the water, the guy introduced himself as Kevin and asked if I could help

him unload his kayak.

A few minutes later, we were fishing behind the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Center. Kevin hooked a feisty bluefish and landed it in his kayak. “Hey, check this out,” he called to me. When I turned around to look, Kevin had the bluefish dangling from his arm by its teeth. “One time I had one bite into my danger parts,” he laughed. “I had to

pry it off!” That confirmed it—this guy was nuts; just the fishing partner I’d been looking for.

That year, Kevin and I went on to be the first kayakers to catch big red drum on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, cobia off Sandbridge, VA, big black drum at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and big striped bass along the oceanfront.

##Kayak Kevin paddles past Cove Point Lighthouse.

Long Journey The story starts about 10 years ago. Kevin was an aspiring rock star, playing guitar in a handful of hard-core bands, and working the soundboard at a local venue.

“Music was my life,” he says, “but I realized that it wasn’t going anywhere.”

So Kevin bought a touring kayak and set out to paddle the Intracoastal Waterway from Georgia to his home in Norfolk, VA. “I had never been in a kayak before,” he recalls. It took two years of planning, paddling, weekend tours, and preparation before he was ready for the big trip.

On a June morning in 2005, Kevin’s mother dropped him off at the Georgia/ Florida border and he started paddling north.

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“I probably learned more in the first 50 miles than I did the whole tour,” Kevin recalls. On the first day, he underestimated the tides and was almost sucked out into the open ocean. “It was almost over before it even began,” he says.

Luckily, that wasn’t the end. Kevin went on to complete four more major tours: Pensacola, FL, to Norfolk; Oregon Inlet, NC, to Ocean City, MD; Norfolk to Cape Henlopen, DE; and the perimeter of the whole Bay last summer. Over the course of his touring, he’s covered more than 3400 miles and spent a total of nine months on the water.

While traveling each day, Kevin paddles for eight to 10 hours and covers 15 to

20 miles. Each night, he finds a deserted beach and sets up camp, never staying in a hotel or house. His diet consists of Pop Tarts, canned tuna, and Smarties candy.

“I don’t want to leave anything behind but foot prints,” Kevin explains.

“I’ve had a lot of close calls,” he says, “you survive what doesn’t kill you, learn from it, and don’t do it again.” Kevin has been attacked by sharks, charged by alligators, caught in electrical storms, blown off course, sucked out to the ocean, stranded by the tide, and almost sunk. But it’s the day-to-day difficulties: headwinds, tides, bugs, and tedium that take the biggest toll. “It’s a test of endurance,” he says.

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Fishing Fool Kevin was the first and only kayak angler to achieve expert angler status in the Virginia Salt Water Fishing Tournament (twice), paddle five long-distance tours, produce three videos, conduct dozens of kayak fishing seminars, and win several divisions in the Tidewater Kayak Anglers Association tournament.

“You only get out of life what you get out and do,” Kevin says. The result of that philosophy has been a life and lifestyle built around kayak fishing.

But between tours, Kevin fishes in a manic state. He chases everything that swims in the Lower Bay—and catches it. Kevin is a purist and perfectionist.

He only fishes out of a kayak, exclusively in salt water, and never uses a larger boat to get to a fishing location.

He has a system for everything, developed from hours of careful scrutiny.

In 2006, Kevin was the first kayak angler to earn the Expert Angler award in Virginia Salt Water Fishing

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Tournament by catching six different species of trophy-class fish. “When I got down to the last citation, I got Kevin’s most recent adventure has put him in nervous,” he recalls. With only a coufront of the camera creating “how-to” kayak ple months left in the year and only a fishing videos. “So many people were asking couple of species available, Kevin went about kayak fishing, I figured I could make a into overdrive. After an exhaustive video and answer all their questions,” he says. fishing binge, he caught and released That decision resulted in the production of a 24-inch tautog to punch the final two videos: “Kayak Fishing Chesapeake Bay” ticket. “It was like tournament fishing and “Kayak Kevin’s Chesapeake Bay Tour.” every day,” Kevin says of his efforts.

It also added another level to Kevin’s The next year, Kevin achieved Expert mania.

Not only has he installed camera Angler in the tournament again. mounts to both ends of his kayak, but he’s Not only was he the first kayrigged out his friends’ kayaks, too. “I want aker to make Expert Angler, but he’s to catch all of the action,” he says, “When developed many kayak fisheries in one of us hooks up, the others scramble to Southeast Virginia—most notably the film the fish.” trophy striped bass run off Kiptopeke Kevin’s closest fishing buddy, Lee WilState Park, VA. He was also one of Production by: Beth liams, says “It’s a performance every time I B O kayakers A T I N G A T to I Tcatch S B E S big T the first drum, go fishing.”

Lee explains that fishing while ocean-run striped bass, tautog, sheepsbeing watched not only adds pressure, but head, spadefish, cobia, and triggerfish. also offers an extra push to do well and look “There are so many fish to catch and so good. “I always do stupid stuff, and Kevin many places to fish from a kayak—the makes me look good anyway,” Lee says. options are limitless,” he says.

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No matter how many hours Kevin spends on the water, he’s always learning and exploring. “Fishing with him is like putting together a puzzle,” Lee adds. “He learns something new every time he goes out, and I learn something, too.”

Kayak Kevin’s manic drive to fish out of a kayak has not exhausted itself. He has more videos in store, more fish to target, and more tours to take. “I still dream of paddling from Brownsville, TX, back home,” Kevin says.

Time and money may keep that dream a dream. “I’d love to paddle Georgia again; that place was totally wild: gators everywhere, 10-foot tides, and open marsh.”

So what’s the next adventure? Kevin doesn’t know, yet. But, like the rest of his life, we’re sure it will be fun to watch. 

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Bay Pilots: It’s Harder Than You Think Part One: The Apprenticeship Photos and story by Gary Reich

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ry to fathom the economic, environmental, and public safety repercussions of the following scenario: A 700-foot oil tanker collides with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The impact causes one of the main bridge towers to collapse, which sends a portion of the bridge’s roadway into the water. The collision damages the ship’s hull, and thousands of gallons of oil flow into the Bay. It’s not something we want to envision, much less have happen. Luckily, there is an organization of professionals charged with making sure events like this never become headline news fodder: The Association of Maryland Pilots (AMP).

Capt. William Band, a Senior Pilot with AMP for 36 years, says, “Our primary mission is to protect the environment and ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient passage of ships on the Chesapeake Bay. We have to carry out this mission at all times—even when we can’t see the front of the ship, the wind is blowing 40 knots, and it’s snowing.”

Due to the serious nature of the job and the responsibilities that come with it, selecting and training people to carry out this mission are serious business.

Capt. Band says, “Attaining the title of ‘Senior Bay Pilot’ is a lengthy, difficult, and competitive process.” Capt. Band adds, “We recently opened up the application process for two apprenticeships and received nearly 600 applications for those two slots. The competition is fierce.” Thirty-seven-year-old Capt. Joe Schwartzstein was one those 600 applicants.

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operations while working part-time at When Schwartzstein left the Army, a local dive shop. Schwartzstein’s father he went directly into the merchant encouraged him to apply to a handful marine, using both of his licenses of maritime academies while he was in (Unlimited Master and First Assishigh school (there are only seven in the tant Engineer) to work on seagoing country), but most of Schwartzstein’s ships of all sizes and types. One of energy went toward getting into The his recent positions was as officer on United States Merchant Marine Acadea 650-foot lightering tanker on the my at Kings Point, NY. Schwartzstein’s Delaware River. Schwartzstein says, effort paid off; he was accepted.

“I chose every step in my career after Schwartzstein says, “Kings Point Kings Point very carefully. I wanted fit me best because I knew that I’d to make sure that I picked positions serve on real merchant ships for six where I’d gain lots of ship-handling months in my sophomore and junior experience on a variety of vessels. I years. That ship-handling experience felt this would give me an upper hand and training were important to me, against other pilot applicants.” because I knew I wanted to be a pilot.”

When the application process Schwartzstein graduated with dual finally opened up at AMP last year, Bachelor of Science degrees in Marine Schwartzstein sent in his resumé, a Transportation and Marine Engineerwritten statement explaining his desire ing. He also earned U.S. Coast Guard to become a pilot, a USCG physical, (USCG) Third Mate and Third Engineer licenses during his four years at Kings Point.

Schwartzstein found the shipping industry tight when he graduated, so he decided to go on active duty in the Army.

Schwartzstein was a mate and master on Army tugs and landing craft and spent a year as a tug captain at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown docking and undocking Navy ships. Later, he went on to serve as a mate and master on a 128-foot oceangoing tug pulling tows back and forth to Central and South America and concluded his Army service as a ##There are many electronic gizmos and gadgets on the ship-handling instructor bridge, but pilots must be able to safely guide the ship without using any of them. at the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. proptalk.com

BAY PILOTS and copies of his licenses, training certificates, and college transcripts.

Schwartzstein was one of a handful of people to make the initial cut and was granted a one-hour first interview.

For this first interview, Schwartzstein sat in front of AMP’s upper board, which consisted of two representatives from the state of Maryland, four Senior Pilots, and three people from the industry. Schwartzstein was asked about his background, intent, what he was looking for in the position, and why he wanted to be a pilot. After his first review in front of the board, Schwartzstein was granted a second interview. This “interview” was a ridealong with two Senior Pilots to Cape Henry, VA, and back to Baltimore on two separate ships. The Senior Pilots reported their observations regarding Schwartzstein to the board and was subsequently placed on an apprenticeship “wait list.”

Two years went by until Schwartzstein got the call that he had been accepted into the apprenticeship program. “I was on a ship off South Korea when they called me. I e-mailed and called everyone I knew. It was a life-changing moment for me—it took me 20 years to get to that point,” Schwartzstein says. Ninety days later, Schwartzstein would find himself starting a five-year journey, culminating with earning the title of Senior Pilot.

The two-year apprenticeship starts with hours of studying in preparation for the USCG First Class Pilot endorsement test, which must be successfully completed within the first 20 months of the 24-month apprenticeship. The test has two components: a two-day chart test and a three-hour essay section on Chesapeake Bay local knowledge.

The chart portion of the test involves hand-drawing the nine nautical charts that cover all of the primary areas and surrounding tributaries that the apprentice will eventually pilot.

Candidates are permitted to trace the shoreline for each of the nine charts on vellum paper before the test, but every other single piece of information shown on the printed chart must Follow us!

##A Docking Pilot works with a ship captain and radios tugs to safely undock a 650-foot car carrier.

Apprentice Pilots are now required to learn this discipline in addition to their normal pilot skills.

be drawn by the candidate from memory. This means inserting depth marks, aids to navigation, channel names, depth contours, bridge specifics, inbound and outbound courses, navigation light sectors, geographic and hydrographic feature names, obstructions and wrecks, restricted areas, etc. If it’s on the chart, the candidate has to include it. The second portion of the test is a three-hour essay section, which tests the candidates’ Coast Pilot and local knowledge. A score of 90 percent on both sections is required to earn the First Class Pilot endorsement.

When Apprentice Pilots aren’t poring over and memorizing charts, they get hands-on training on alternating ride-alongs with Senior Pilots on ships running between Baltimore Harbor and the C&D Canal and Baltimore Harbor and Cape Henry, VA. “It’s a little nerve-wracking the first month trying to prove yourself,

but once you’ve made several trips and handled a variety of vessels, it’s less stressful—but no less difficult,” Schwartzstein says. Apprentice and Senior pilots frequently review these trips using chalkboard discussions (called “chalk-talks”) to illustrate techniques and procedures that were used to handle ships in different conditions and situations.

Today, there are Docking Pilots and Senior Pilots—both perform two distinctly different duties. Today’s Apprentice Pilots are being required to learn both disciplines, so that in the future, Senior Pilots can undock, pilot, and dock a vessel on their own.

Schwartzstein will be required to make 250 docking and undocking observations with a Docking Pilot during his two-year apprenticeship. Much like ride-alongs with Senior Pilots, these observations are followed by chalk-talks with the Docking Pilot to review the handling PropTalk June 2011 53

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##Senior Pilot Capt. William Band discusses a chart of Baltimore Harbor with Apprentice Pilot Capt. Joe Schwartzstein. To obtain a First Class Pilot endorsement, Schwartzstein will have to draw nine Bay charts from memory.

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techniques used during each docking and undocking procedure. In addition, Apprentice Pilots must perform 350 radio jobs during their apprenticeship.

A radio job involves the Apprentice Pilot directing a tug or tugs during the docking or undocking of a ship under close supervision from a Docking Pilot.

Schwartzstein is four months into his apprenticeship and currently studying charts for his First Class Pilot endorsement test. “I have a busy schedule filled with observations, chalk-talks, ridealongs, and studying for the First Class Pilot endorsement test, but I enjoy it. I’m really looking forward to the next four years, and then my career as a Senior Pilot,” Schwartzstein says.

After two years, hundreds of trips up and down the Bay, 600 or more docking and undocking procedures, countless observations and chalkboard discussions, and successful completion of the First Class Pilot endorsement test, Schwartzstein will be reviewed by the full complement of AMP’s Senior Pilots, who each provide a vote of confidence for or against his being given the responsibilities and title of Junior Pilot—a position that lasts for three years. Junior Pilots are allowed to pilot ships up and down the Bay independently, but are not allowed to make a C&D Canal passage without a Senior Pilot present. By the time Schwartzstein finishes his three years as a Junior Pilot, he will have invested 24 years of his life working toward one goal: being a Senior Bay Pilot. That’s mighty impressive in anyone’s book.

Editor’s Note: Check out the July issue of PropTalk, where we’ll join Senior Pilot Capt. William Band and Junior Pilot Capt.

Nick Watts on a trip up the Bay to the C&D Canal aboard the Aegean Highway, a 650-foot car carrier, to see how a pilot maneuvers a huge ship in tight quarters.

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Cruising Club Notes

Top ‘o the Mornin’ to You

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pring, glorious spring! The weekend this issue hits the docks the Bay will be beyond busy. Let’s do a quick check, shall we? There’s the Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival, Cruisers University, Deadrise & Downeast Boats Showcase, Dominion Riverrock, Jamestown Day, Naptown BarBAYQ, OkoumeFest 2011, Piney Point Waterfront Celebration, Pirates and Wenches Ball, Rhode River Wade-

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uring our dinner meeting at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis, Tom Cusick (below left) of the Admirals Annapolis Yacht Club received the Kilmon Award from Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club Association (CBYCA) for outstanding contributions in expanding CBYCA’s communications (aaycbridge@ gmail.com). —by Louise Keister

##Commodore Bob Eck and Delegate Tom Cusick of the Admirals Annapolis Yacht Club.

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funds for this project. The new compass odd Egnor is a member of the rose has 64 cut inlays to reflect 64 points on USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 67 of Williamsburg, VA (below). Each the compass in white, yellow, red, and two shades of green, which represent 17th- and year, he sails on the Coast Guard Barque 18th-century chart designs. For the throttle Eagle, a three-masted sailing vessel used to box cover, Todd designed inlays of colored train future USCG officers from the Coast wood representing the MK rating symbol Guard Academy at New London, CT. for mechanics Concerned that who man the the chart table engine room. and throttle box Todd put the cover onboard articles in his were rotting pickup truck away, Todd told and drove to members that if New London. we could come Below, on up with the funds, he would ##Flotilla 67 helped get new wordwork onto the Eagle. Photo March 8, he

by Jim Clark presented them do the work. to Capt. Eric Jones aboard CGC Eagle Todd’s main job is that of a marine repair (http://www.a0540607.uscgaux.info/www/ supervisor onboard 17th-Century Settleindex.htm). —by Jim Clark ment Ships at Jamestown, VA, including Godspeed, Discovery, and Susan Constant.

These are replicas of Captain Christopher Newport’s flotilla to the New World in 1607 to find the Jamestown settlement.

With a unanimous vote, Todd had the

All Signs Are a Go

hesapeake Bay Grady-White Club members held our April meeting at Kentmorr Marina’s restaurant on a gorgeous evening by the Bay. Following a full meal and a short business meeting, fellow member and USCG Auxiliary officer Don Haskin reviewed Coast Guard programs and activities on the Bay. He also covered what to do and expect in the event of a boarding. Plans were made for a picnic meeting May 24, as well as a raft-up following the Blue Follow us!

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In and Open House, Safe Boating Blitz, Solomons Maritime Festival, St. Mary’s Fishing Rodeo, Virginia Beer Festival, and Wine & Food Festival. If you attend any of these events, don’t be shy; send your photos and stories to gary@proptalk.com.

By May 25, send ruth@proptalk.com your Club Notes, high-resolution photos, Directory updates, and a wee bottle ‘o 1990 Ardbeg Scotch... to share with my editor.

Angels flight demo over Annapolis May 25, and a cruise and rendezvous to Great Oak Landing on Fairlee Creek over Memorial Day weekend.

Female members were reminded to get their crews and equipment ready for the hotly contested Grady Ladies’ Fishing Tournament June 4. All signs point to a busy, fun-filled summer for the club! Maybe you’d like to join us; if so, contact us at cbgradyclub@ yahoo.com for more information. —by Maryanne Gomme

##Todd and Capt Eric Jones.

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES

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Hi, Everyone

ony Riggo delighted us with his thoughts on Ocean City, MD, fishing during the May 9 meeting of the Pasadena Sportfishing Group at the Earleigh Heights Fire Hall in Severna Park, MD. We also enjoyed hearing the latest scoop on the rockfish season. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Check out our great prize table, door prizes, special drawings designed for kids, and a 50/50 drawing to support our Kids’ Fishing Derbies each year (pasadenasportfishing.com). —by Paul Coakley

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Glad Spring Has Arrived

ashington, DC, Metro Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association (DCMSSA) members joined Capt. Greg Buckner onboard the Miss Susie for our annual spring trophy trolling trip April 21 (below). Capt.

Greg and mate Tad delivered again. In total, 11 anglers landed 25 nice fish between 33 and 42 inches. Most of the fish were released unharmed to grow into monsters! Martin Needle had the big fish of the day, and his son Ryan caught

the most. Quite the father/son team!

Capt. Greg shared many of his hardearned tips, tricks, and tactics when he spoke to our club during the April meeting. We put this great information to use in the annual MSSA Spring Championship on the Chesapeake rockfish tournament at the end of April.

We have some great speakers and events coming up this summer. Join us at our chapter meetings the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in Bethesda, MD (dcmssa.org). —by Jeremy Bendler

You Are Quite Welcome, I’m Sure

n 2011, Chesapeake Bristol Club members celebrate their 37th season.

We kicked off spring April 16 at Pirates Cove Restaurant & Marina in Galesville, MD. After our Shakedown Cruise May 14-15, we’ll look forward to our annual Wye River O-Limp-Ics and BBQ May 27-30. We welcome new members to join us (cbclub.info). —by Bob Clopp

##All smiles… DCMSSA had a great day onboard the Miss Susie this April.

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pril 2 brought the first event of the season for the Classic Yacht Club of America (CYCA). Our Ice Breaker Dinner/Dance (right and below) at the Kent Island Yacht Club in Chester, MD, is a great event with no formal program, just a lot of catching up between old friends and new ones. More than 45 members and guests attended, including two new members. After dinner, the DJ started spinning up the music to fill the dance floor. Our first boating event will be the Flag Raising June 10-12 (classicyachtclub.org). —by Dan Ramia

##CYCA breaks the ice this April.

##When CYCA hosts a party, they mean party.

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ockville Sail and Power Squadron (RSPS) members recently conducted their annual Change of Watch at the Rockville (MD) Hilton Hotel (below). Milton Cloud, treasurer for District 5 of the U.S. Power Squadrons (USPS), swore in the new bridge led by commander Paul Mermelstein.

With more than 40 members attending, Cloud praised the Rockville squadron for its active membership and strong educational program. Mermelstein described his goals for the coming year and promised to work for more member participation in all of Rockville’s educational and social events (usps.org/localusps/rockville).

—by Chuck Wells

##RSPS members take the USPS pledge.

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ne rainy Saturday morning in April, a class of 24 assembled at the University of Maryland’s Fire and Rescue Institute in Centreville, MD, to take basic and advanced training with instructor Larry Nierenberg, a senior meteorologist from the National Weather Service (NWS). The advanced session covered severe weather and how to distinguish different types of storms; in many instances, the clouds may look similar. At the end of the day, we all received certificates of completion (below) signed by reps from NWS, Queen Anne’s County Emergency Services, Queen Anne’s County Emergency Communications Office, and the Kent Narrows Sail and Power Squadron (KNSPS) (uspsd5.org/squadrons/Kent_Narrows.html) commander.

SKYWARN is a program that partners the NWS with several organizations and private citizens to build a group of trained severe weather spotters who provide information about all types of weather hazards. NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service to join the SKYWARN program. —by Karen Wimsatt

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he Back Creek Yacht Club’s (BCYC) April 17 Season Kickoff, hosted

by Gail and Bob Higginbotham and Eleanor and Bruce Krause, featured sunny blue skies and mild temperatures (Saturday’s huge storms had passed), grilled chicken by grillmaster John Yates (below), and an assortment of accompaniments along the banks of Minnow Creek off Whitehall Creek.

Commodore Bill Falk conducted the annual Blessing of the Fleet, and fleet captain Dusty Rhodes reviewed upcoming events. April 27 brought our Midweek Wine

Country Tour and Dinner at Grapes Wine Bar in Annapolis.

Members will gather to enjoy the Blue Angels flight demo May 25 and will travel to the West River and the Chesapeake Yacht Club for our Memorial Weekend Cruise May 28-30. Our annual cruise will visit Anchorage Marina in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor June 19, Great Oak Landing on Fairlee Creek June 22, and Haven Harbour on Swan Creek in Rock Hall, MD, June 24. Join us for a great 2011 season, on and off the water (gobcyc.com). —by Otto Hetzel

##John Yates displays his grilling talents at BCYC’s Season Kickoff on Minnow Creek.

##Commander Jim Wimsatt (KNSPS) and commander Greg Stottlemyer of the USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 21-07 get certificates of completion after a recent NWS training day.

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Pillow Talk?

ast year, 28 brave Fells Point YC souls fought their way through a blinding blizzard that crippled our region to attend the first annual Friends of Schooners Slumber Party. This year’s sunny weather precipitated a large turnout for the second go-around (right).

Once again, captain Aram Nersesian of the Schooner Heron generously opened his home at a most critical time to us sailors suffering from “the Boat’s Still Winterized” blues. To rejuvenate spirits dulled from too Follow us!

many early sunsets and long winter’s nights, old and new friends met to catch up, shake off the winter doldrums, share food and libations, and of course, swap adventure stories of the high seas. As the evening waned, guests scattered to find berths on the sofa, floor, and Heron. The morning’s sunrise brought hot, fresh coffee, pancakes, camaraderie, and more cruising stories! Anticipating this event helps speed us toward the boating season (fpyc.net).

—by Pat Brabazon

##Dave and Ann Junkins in their ‘jammies.

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Herman Haddaway Sr. of Broad Creek Marine in Easton, MD, tackles some cabin rot on a Tilghman Island-built fishing boat. Photo by Bill Griffin

their 32-foot models. One will be a 32-foot Bay-built design with a 330-horsepower Cummins diesel, and the other will go to the Grasonville, MD, Fire Department as a fire and rescue boat. The fire boat will have twin 250-horsepower Evinrude E-Tech outboards.

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here is so much activity at Bay Country boatshops that there’s only a little room for opening remarks. Aside from the usual spring commissioning rituals, there are no fewer than 12 new boats under construction in this month’s report, and many of them were being prepared for launch at press time. Check out the images on these pages and the following report for all the details. Make sure to put the Antique and Classic Boat Festival at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels on your schedule for June 17-19. There will be 100 antique and classic boats, boat building demonstrations, maritime artists and craftsmen, craft vendors, classic used boats, motors, and a nautical flea market, along with live music, food, and more. The event is hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society International. PropTalk will be on scene for the event—we’ll see you there.

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erman and Ronnie Haddaway of Broad Creek Marine in Easton, MD, have a shop full of new boat work with additional orders in the waiting. Currently in the shop are two of Broad Creek Marine’s 32-foot models. One has a classic “Bay-built” design, while the other has a more “sportfish” quality. The 32-foot Bay-built model will be powered by a small-block Chevy engine and mated 58 June 2011 PropTalk

to an unusual Arneson surface-piercing drive, which will allow the boat to operate in shallow water (see a photo of the unique drive in the images above). Her Coosa deck and cabin top are complete, and interior work is underway. The 32-foot sportfish model already has her 480-horsepower Cummins diesel installed, and her Coosa decks and cabin top are taking shape. The Haddaways also have two more standing orders for

A surface-piercing Arneson drive on one of Broad Creek Marine’s 32-foot Bay-built style boats. Photo by Gary Reich

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atrick Edwards of Composite Yacht in Trappe, MD, reports, “Like most yards in the area, spring commissioning is in full swing. Our service team is steadily applying barrier coats with Interlux’s barrier system and bottom paint, while our transport team is launching and delivering boats as soon as the paint dries.” Edwards adds, “We currently have two custom builds in the shop, and both are nearing completion.

A 37CB has a 480-horsepower Cummins with electronic controls, while a 46CB has an 850-horsepower C15 Caterpillar, which uses an amazing 52 quarts of oil. Both boats’ hulls are cored with Divinycell H-80 and have Coosa panels in their decks and cabin houses. Nida-Core is utilized in various other sections of these boats.

The final pieces—electrical, navigation, and detail work—are taking place. The 46CB is being launched this weekend and will compete in the MSSA Championship in the Chesapeake tournament. We will launch the 37CB in May. We have recently painted a Grady-White and delivered a 1969 Donzi we have been working on for some time. We used Awlgrip primer and paints on both of these boats.” proptalk.com

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huck Ruble of Deltaville Boatyard in Deltaville, VA, says “We performed the inaugural haulout with our new 75-ton Travelift by pulling Kismet, a 1978 58-foot Hatteras LRC, out of the water for repairs. While she is out of the water, she’ll receive a new coat of Pettit Trinidad 75 bottom paint; get repairs to one of her stabilizer fins; have fastener repairs performed on her guardrail around the swim platform and quarter-guardrails; receive underwater transom lights; get polish and wax

ice to blast the hull clean, completed blister repairs on the rudder, and then applied a coat of Seahawk “Tuff Stuff ” barrier coat followed by a tracer coat of Seahawk “Shark Skin.” Two coats of Seahawk “Cukote” finished off the process, and then the crew applied a fresh new coat of bottom paint. In addition to this basic commissioning work, gelcoat repairs were completed on her deck; all of her brightwork was spruced up using Epifanes; and her propeller was cleaned and treated with PropSpeed.

Sweetzer sleeps peacefully with her best friend in her jaws at Campbell’s Jack’s Point Boatyard in Oxford, MD. Photo by Bill Griffin

Crew member Scotty Marsh of Chesapeake Boats in Crisfield, MD, checks for surface imperfections on a 65-foot pirate ship before the application of finish paint. Photo by Bill Griffin

on her hull, decks, and superstructure, and make modifications to her battery charger.”

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usan Campbell of Campbell’s Boatyards and Custom Yachts in Oxford, MD, says, “The shops are having a busy spring! Our paint shop is bustling, having just completed two Awlgrip jobs with three more on the schedule. The carpentry department also is busy with multiple projects including the removal of a worn teak deck on a 30-foot Blackfin and applying new non-skid paint in its place. We are installing new spray rails on a Campbell 35 and preparing for deck work on a 32foot Bristol, which will involve removal of her badly worn non-skid and laying down a new application of Kiwi Grip non-skid. Varnish work is upon us with several bright work projects underway.

We will use Epifanes varnish to make these boats look beautiful.

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ndia Lemmon of Chesapeake Boat Works in Deltaville, reports on some extensive work the crew has been performing on Dragon Run, a 46-foot Cambria. The crew used dry Follow us!

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ick Biles of Swain Boatbuilders in Millington, MD, continues work on the 19-1/2foot David Stimson-designed center console Ocean Pointer in his own shop with help from his father and brother.

Ocean Pointer’s lines come from Alton Wallace’s original West Pointer design, a sturdy, simple, but elegant working lobster skiff. She is built using medium density overlay (MDO) plywood for her frames, decking, transom, and helm station. Her carlins and supports are of white oak, with a mahogany/MBOlaminated transom. Ocean Pointer’s hull is planked with Atlantic white cedar, which is fastened with stainless screws, and then laminated with 17-ounce biaxial cloth and West System epoxy.

Her beautiful stem is made from three pieces of osage orange and tapers down to a substantial white oak keel. Her new 75-horsepower Evinrude E-Tech engine was just installed before press time.

Check out the July issue of PropTalk for a feature article on the construction of this beautiful boat.

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ugene Evans of Evans Boats in Crisfield, MD, is busy working on a second 46-foot power catamaran, which is destined for water taxi duty in Baltimore. She is powered by twin 75-horsepower Yanmar diesels and should be ready to launch around mid-June. Also in Evans’ shop are a 36 x 12 model for Raymond Dixon of California, MD; a 36 x 12 for a customer in Compton, MD, and a 43-foot pirate ship destined for charter service in Florida.

Finishing touches on Fatal Attraction at Clark Fiberglass in Centreville, MD. Photo by Bill Griffin

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erry LeCompte of Dockside Boat Works in Easton has been working on a kit boat that a customer completed, but preferred to leave final finish work to someone else. LeCompte says, “We sanded the hull and painted it with Interlux Hatteras Off-White. Next, we faired and sanded the deck, finally finishing her with a two-tone look involving different colored woods and 10 coats of Epifanes varnish. We also have a 1947 17-foot Chris-Craft Deluxe that we put a new bottom on. My son Robert is replacing her transom framing and planks.

There are three 17-foot Chris-Craft Sportsmans in the works, and a 1962 27-foot Chris-Craft Sea Skiff is also in the shop. Our engine projects include a Chris-Craft K engine, KLC, and a 283, all of which will be completely rebuilt.

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oe Reid of Mast & Mallet Boatworks in Edgewater, MD, says, “Here at Mast & Mallet we’ve just completed a new foredeck on an antique Century speedboat. We also ‘shined the hull’ with new varnish and stain. I’m also repairing the cabin side/windows (replacing bad wood with good wood) in a 32-foot PropTalk June 2011 59

Lippincott workboat/fishing yacht (see last month’s PropTalk for an image of Joe working on this boat). I am also installing a new 220-horsepower Cummins diesel in a 32-foot Brownell-type New England bass boat, which was built in 1963. She’ll be cruising back in the West River soon.”

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im Leech of Ruark Boatworks in Cambridge, MD, reports that spring has been very busy around the shop.

Kismet, a 1978 58-foot Hatteras LRC, rides on Deltaville Boatyard’s new 75-ton Travelift.

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Leech says, “We continue rebuilding several local workboats and are carrying on with the restoration of the 1949 Pacific One Design (POD) hydroplane racer Wildcat, which is being funded with public donations.

Leech also reports that work on Miss Mary, a 1975 Charles Meekins-built Hoopers Island workboat from Secretary, MD, is complete. She is back in the water with several new floor timbers and ribs, new flooring, and repairs to several

Ten coats of Epifanes varnish finish off a beautiful kit boat at Dockside Boat Works in Easton, MD. Photo courtesy of Jerry LeCompte

soft spots in her topsides. Leech also tells PropTalk that Mystic Lady, a 1976 workboat built by O’Neil Jones of Toddville, MD, is undergoing refinishing and repairs.

Her current owner has stripped her and is refinishing her topsides, while volunteers make repairs to planking and rails that were damaged when her dock line parted during a storm, sending her up against a piling. The shop will also re-floor her, replace the engine, and build a new engine box. Finally, Laura, a 1962 Marshall-built,

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Leech reports that the aforementioned POD hydroplane Wildcat is back in the shop with all of her deck planking removed.

Leech says, “While most of the planks will be cleaned and refinished, several new ones will have to be fabricated to replace the broken or rotted ones. Once finished, she will become a part of our expanded display on the exciting history of powerboat racing on the Choptank River.�

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en Spring of Small Open Boats in Port Republic, MD, reports that work is still ongoing in fits and starts on the restoration of a 21-foot 1964 Chris-Craft Sea Skiff. The hull has been completely spray painted; the decks faired and sprayed; and the mahogany dashboard and coamings rebuilt, fitted, stained, and sealed. They are being varnished with Epifanes. The bottom has two coats of bronze racing paint,

Nick Biles of Swain Boatbuilders in Millington, MD, works with father George in his shop on Ocean Pointer, a 19.5-foot David Stimsondesigned center-console. Photo by Gary Reich

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and a red bootstripe complements the off-white hull and the cream-colored decks. The seats are at the upholsterer getting a customized color scheme to match the hull and trim. The running gear is installed and the fuel tank, lines, and wiring are starting to go in, as well.

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Racing News Mother Nature: 1 Racers: 0

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he weekend of April 16-17 was tough for anyone involved in any type of waterborne activity, but it was most disappointing for the racing teams scheduled to rip up the water for Portsmouth, VA’s “Power in the Park” series, which was cancelled because of heavy wind. The racing teams made the best of the situation by tailgating, throwing some burgers on the grill, and enjoying each other’s company. Next in the lineup will be the International Cup Regatta in Elizabeth City, NC, June 4-5, and then Kent Narrows Racing Association’s ever-popular “Thunder on the Narrows” races June 25-26. Mark your calendars and look for the PropTalk Protector at Thunder on the Narrows—we will be on the water taking pictures of the race and the fun in the spectator fleet. Next month’s issue will contain special coverage to give the scoop on how best to enjoy the event. See you out there! Check out proptalk.com after each race, where you can enjoy and purchase images of the water-splitting action for a nominal price.

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Bay Blue Crab Stock Healthy Despite Harsh Winter

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lthough a frigid winter killed off as much as 31 percent of Maryland’s adult blue crabs, the Chesapeake Bay’s crab population is estimated to be at its second highest level since 1997, according to the 2011 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey released in late April. Overall, there are approximately 460 million crabs in the Bay, down somewhat from last season, but nearly double the record low of 249 million four years ago.

Many credit the crab rebound to the cooperation that began in 2008 among Maryland, Virginia, and the Potomac River Fisheries Commission. In past years, such collaboration was very limited. As a result, reforms were enacted to reduce harvest ##The Chesapeake’s blue crab pressure, particularly on female crabs. population was down 31 percent according to the 2011 Blue Crab Virginia closed its controversial winter Winter Dredge Survey, but is still at crab dredge fishery, set daily limits, and levels that are double the record low of 249 million recorded four years ago. mandated seasonal closures. As a result, Image courtesy of St. Mary’s College last year, Chesapeake watermen harvested of Maryland more than 89 million pounds of crabs, the highest amount since 1993.

The Chesapeake crab population can vary significantly from year to year, scientists and fisheries managers say, especially when the crustaceans are exposed to extreme cold.

Crab reproduction was also lower in 2011, though biologists explain that is due to natural variability, which is also significantly influenced by environmental conditions.

“Our stakeholders and citizens can rest assured that never again will we allow the removal of 60 to 75 percent of our population, which ultimately resulted in the fishery’s decline,” says Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in a press release.

Steven G. Bowman, commissioner of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, adds, “The Bay’s blue crab population is healthy and now is showing signs of resiliency, thanks to stock rebuilding efforts with our Maryland partners.”

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Fishery Council Holds First-Ever Public Listening Session

erhaps mirroring the discontent found throughout American society, anglers have plenty of gripes about fisheries management. In an effort to give stakeholders and regular fishermen a chance to express their opinions and ask questions, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) held its firstever public listening session April 13 in Annapolis.

Topics ranged from ecosystems-based fishery management to catch shares, and to management decisions that affect recreational anglers.

According to an MAFMC press release, roughly 50 people participated, with an even split between those who attended in person or via the Internet. Visit mafmc.org to view the complete press release and to find out what’s next.

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Boatyard Bar & Grill 10th Opening Day Rockfish Tournament Wrap-Up

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ale warnings and rough seas weren’t enough to keep Pasadena, MD, resident Andrew Wendell from winning his second Boatyard Bar & Grill Opening Day Rockfish Tournament in three years. Fishing off Bloody Point on Saturday, April 16, Wendell’s winning striper—a 42-7/8 incher— hammered a green parachute. Wendell won in 2009 and was the runner-up in last season’s tournament.

For 11 years I ran out of the Magothy River, and I can’t recall worse conditions for Opening Day: four- to five-foot rollers made the run out and back Place

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an experience. Fishing with Annapolis’ Kevin McMenamin aboard his 28-foot, twin-outboard Contender Reel Crazy, we rolled and pitched in an east-southeast wind that wouldn’t relent even in the lee of Kent Island. Sadly, we didn’t have a single knockdown, but Kevin’s new rig was a match for the conditions.

Horrid weather also forced tournament organizer and Boatyard Bar & Grill owner Dick Franyo to move the “measure in” from Saturday to Sunday. Maryland doesn’t allow catch-and-keep striper tournaments

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until April 29, so instead of bringing rockfish back to the dock, anglers take a digital photo of the catch against an official tournament yardstick, which tournament judges then analyze on a computer at measure in.

Tournament proceeds benefit the Annapolis Police Department’s Youth Fishing Camp, the Coastal Conservation Association, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Angler’s Sports Center, celebrating its 50th anniversary, was the official Presenting Sponsor.

PropTalk was the media sponsor for the event.

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FishForecasts by Capt. C.D. Dollar

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onger, warmer days and more fish species to chase should set the tone for the May to June fishing cycle. And a little luck with the weather isn’t asking for too much, is it? April was anything but mild, as rough weather marked much of the month. Rockfish spawned in late April, croakers are showing up in pound nets as far north as Annapolis, and Virginia fishermen are busy with tautog and speckled trout.

As the Bay and Atlantic Ocean waters warm, fishermen should be treated to a variety of good fishing in

both regions. Here’s what I hope to get into this month: First I’ll target speckled trout, although a lack of underwater grasses and another brutal winter could mean another slow year for these feisty gamefish. But I’ll give it a shot on the skiff and kayak in the shallows from the lower Honga River to Tangier Island.

My second target will be black drum. Although the run varies from year to year, I plan to target these beasts from Sharp’s Island Flats to the Stone Rock in mid-May. In early summer, I may even try for them at night

in Eastern Bay and the Chester River.

Lastly, I’ll go after red drum.

Granted, North Carolina and Virginia redfish runs are more reliable. Yet, in the straits that separate islands in Maryland’s Lower Bay, anglers can catch them. The marsh banks of Tangier Sound can also be good choices, especially when the crabs slough. It’s almost always a night game, and locals never share intel on what’s happening where. A friend who lives down there is dialed in, however, so I plan to bribe him with cigars and beer, lots of them if necessary.

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apt. Randy Dean on Bay Hunter will alternate between trolling for the last of the trophy rockfish and resident stripers and breaking out his light tackle outfits. Once enough bait arrives, he’ll go full-time live-lining to put customers on keeper rockfish.

During the last half of May, Capt. Randy’s black drum rods are always within easy reach on his Chesapeake Beach-based charter boat. Although no two years are identical, he expects the big beasts to show up from Sharp’s Island Flats to the Stone Rock by mid-May. Once the bluefish show up in June, Capt. Randy will troll small spoons for these toothy, fast swimmers.

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eorge of Specialized Baits stopped by my kayak shop to talk fishing. Like me, he’s a shallow-water nut, and plans to fish from the Honga River to Bloodsworth Island for speckled trout, puppy drum, rockfish, and croakers. Of course, he’ll toss his Lil’ Jimmy’s (1/4 to 3/8 ounce) at structure like the Honga Bridge, marsh guts, and stumps.

On Maryland’s western shore, he hopes to catch flounder inside the mouth of the Potomac River.

George also likes to fish the mouth of the Patuxent and the steep drop-offs along Taylor’s Island for flatfish. Virginia’s Mobjack Bay should hold specks, flounder, rock, and croakers. ##Sean Martin with a salty pre-season fatty caught at the Bay Bridge on one of April’s many cold, cloudy days. Photo courtesy of Sean Martin

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apt. Jeff Popp will troll for rockfish for the remainder of spring into early summer, going after both the resident and any straggler trophy stripers until it’s time to live line and jig.

Once the spot move in, he’ll switch to live-lining at the Gas Docks, Drum Point, and other fishing spots within striking distance of his Patuxent River base. As soon as the schoolie stripers bunch up, Capt. Jeff will work pods of breaking fish.

“Don’t forget to round out your bag with the first of the bottom fish that usually show up Memorial Day weekend or soon after. Black drum are another option, as well,” Capt.

Jeff says.

red drum. When an angler heads home with the memory of landing this trio of saltwater battlers, contentment rules the saltwater fishing mind,” Capt. Walt adds. He will run these light tackle and fly fishing only trips for all of June.

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apt. Sonney Forrest of Reel Relief Charters has returned from his winter haunts, where he chased Florida gamefish. Now, he’ll turn his energies toward stripers, bluefish, and flounder, as well as bottom fish.

Capt. Sonney will cast lures and live-line spot for schoolie rockfish and troll for bluefish. For the flounder, Capt. Sonney says to look for them from mid-May into June on channel edges. His parties usually drift fish for apt. Walt of Light Tackle them using Flounder Pounder Rigs.

“Croakers show up now, but the Charters says, “June offirst arrivals are normally small—fish fers great opportunities for for the larger, more aggressive ones speckled trout in the shallows around at dusk into night. The best baits are Tangier and Pocomoke sounds and Smith and Tangier islands, with a shot bloodworms or squid. For spot, a moving tide is a must. Spot are great fish at stripers, too.” for young kids, and of course, make “It’s enjoyable to catch nice-sized specks and stripers by plying the islands great bait for live-living stripers and shallows,” Capt. Walt says. “And while bluefish,” Capt. Sonney says. not common, it’s possible to catch a

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apt. Gary Neitzey of Fish Hawk Guide Service will work the lumps of Eastern Bay in May through early June, chasing post-spawn stripers. Note this is a catch-and-release fishery until June 1.

Capt. Gary likes to jig BKDs on leadhead jigs and isn’t scared to use the 10-inch versions in albino. Occasionally, menhaden schools are harassed by stripers that chase them to the surface. When he comes across that action, he’ll cast Smack-It! poppers, or flies like gurglers and big half-and-halfs on a sinking line.

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apt. Monty Hawkins on the Ocean City, MD, party boat Morning Star says, “Come May, sea bass will be jumping in the boat!”

Capt. Monty will also target flounder, sea bass, bluefish, and croakers that converge on offshore wrecks and reefs. That he limits rail spots to 25 anglers makes for a great headboat experience. He sails almost daily from the Ocean City Fishing Center. Make your reservations today. ##Susky Flats gold. The cigar makes the photo, Marty. Photo courtesy of Capt. Walt

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apt. Jeremy Blunt on the Samurai II checked in to let us know his sportfish boat is back in the water and ready to fish. “We’ll fish for the first makos of the year around the Fingers and the Marine Electric,” Capt. Jeremy says. “We’ll troll for bluefish at the Jackspot, and bluefin tuna around the Ham Bone,” he adds.

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apt. Kevin Josenhans of Josenhans Fly Fishing will be casting surface plugs, such as the Stillwater Smack-It! poppers and Storm Chug Bugs to shallow-water stripers near the mouth of the Little Choptank River and the clear waters of Tangier Sound in June. Last season, Capt.

Kevin saw some of the biggest stripers caught this way during the months of June and July.

The Little Choptank is especially appealing to anglers wishing to fish a half-day trip that is only a one-hour drive from the Bay Bridge. The surface explosion these fish make as they attack a popper is a sight to behold and worth the price of admission. Speckled trout should be available by casting plastic jigs and flies along the eel grass beds of Tangier and Smith islands.

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have two enduring memories of Love Point—that jagged edge of land on the north end of Kent Island where it meets the mouth of the Chester River. The first was in the late ’90s, while fishing the Val Eshleman Memorial Rockfish Tournament. Sea conditions were almost as nasty as this past Opening Day, but it was fall. Cutting the bar, I nearly bottomed out my 20-foot, centerconsole catamaran just long enough for my heart to jump into my throat. A second wave shoved me off just as quickly. The second memory was much more pleasant.

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the air is fresh and clean, I hooked into a tailor blue that pushed 10 pounds while casting around the edges of a rockfish-bluefish melee.

But you don’t have to wait for fall to catch fish around Love Point. If your game is jigging lures, the sheer drop-off on the river side often holds rockfish in June. The rips, the confused water created when tidal currents move from deeper water across the shallow bar, churn up baitfish, which in turn brings in the rockfish to feed. Soft plastics and small bucktails are money here.

On the outside of the bar, northwest of Love Point, anglers can set up a chum slick for rockfish and

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early bluefish. Live lining spot (when they show up) or white perch on the shell piles, just west of Love Point on the Chesapeake side, can produce dinner. Trust your fish finder to locate structure and fish marks.

Other anglers sometimes troll around the LP Buoy, which isn’t too far from the Love Point rips. Here, you may want to downsize your spread (small bucktails and parachutes) to target resident stripers. When the blues arrive, hoses and spoons will catch them and save you money. If it isn’t happening in and around Love Point, you can always move a bit north to The Muds and Triple Buoys.

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Mummichogs Not Your Ordinary

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Minnows: That’s what most anglers call them. Others call them mud minnows or killifish. Their most common name, mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), comes from an Indian word meaning “traveling in groups,” since they always travel in schools. Whatever you call them, they are fascinating creatures and make great fishing bait.

Mummichogs are normally just a few inches long. If you find one that is six inches long, it’s a monster. Mummichogs have thick

ness also lends itself to research and makes them a good indicator of water quality. They can survive in heavily polluted water where nothing else can live. Mummichogs that live in sewer-like conditions can be checked for cancers and lesions.

They can tolerate huge temperature fluctuations as well. If it gets too cold, they will bury themselves in the muddy bottom for protection.

It is reported they will burrow as much as eight inches down to avoid being frozen alive. I’ve caught them

versions, the metal traps, especially once they are rusted, seem to catch more than the plastic traps.

Placement is critical. In fact, some spots can be so good that you don’t need bait. I have discovered that an un-baited trap placed in a small depression at the base of a dock piling, in the shade, in a spot that goes almost dry at low tide will often accumulate 12 to 24 mummichogs in one tide cycle—without bait.

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“The eggs, which stick to structure, plants, or shells, will survive and even develop out of the water during lower tide cycles. This saves them from predators such as small crabs. Once submerged again at a later spring tide, the eggs will hatch and another tough little minnow is born.” bodies, large eyes for their size, and small teeth. Their tails are rounded.

Males can be easily distinguished by the vertical bars on the sides and by their more brightly colored fins.

The lower fins of a spawning male will be a bright orange to yellow.

In certain light, they can almost appear chartreuse. The females lack all the bright colors and stripes.

Females have a plain silvery side with a dark back. Mummichogs are omnivores, feeding on any plant material or small critters they can find. They will readily eat mosquito larvae, making them nice to have around in brackish backwaters.

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in a trap that was frozen under an inch of ice.

Their spawning behavior is also geared toward pure survival. Eggs are laid on structure, near the surface, during full and new moons when tides are highest. The eggs, which stick to structure, plants, or shells, will survive and even develop out of the water during lower tide cycles. This saves them from predators such as small crabs. Once submerged again at a later spring tide, the eggs will hatch and another tough little minnow is born.

If you want to catch your own, the metal minnow traps available at all tackle shops will get the job done. While I’ve used the plasticcoated traps as well as the metal

to catch more, try leftover bait such as squid or shrimp, or try fish scraps from the cleaning table. Dog food sometimes works. Mummichogs like to eat bread, but it does not last too long as trap bait.

Because they are so hardy, a few dozen can survive the day in a half-filled five-gallon bucket.

You do have to change the water now and then, especially if you notice the little guys are gulping air at the water’s surface. But they can survive in un-aerated conditions. If you have an aerated live well, that’s better yet.

Be sure to release the ones you don’t need, so they can eat more mosquito larvae and make more tough little mummichogs. proptalk.com

Opening Day Weekend 2011

It Was an Adventure Story and photos by Gary Reich

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ometime in March, I had the bright idea that PropTalk should have a more on-the-water presence for Opening Day Rockfish weekend.

So I begged my way onboard a couple of boats, promising I’d stay out of the way and serve only as an observer and photographer.

John Thibodeau, president of the Annapolis Chapter of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association (MSSA), kindly accepted my request to cover Opening Day aboard Evidently, his 38-foot Out Island, and Kevin McMenamin of MSSA arranged for me to cover its Rock on Warriors Tournament on Sunday.

After a full day of work at the PropTalk lair on Friday, I pointed myself toward the Captain’s Party for the Opening Day Rockfish Tournament at the Boatyard Bar & Grill (BYBG) in Eastport, capping

off the week with some hoppy, brewed goodness and smoky hot dogs off the grill.

Knowing I’d need to wake at 4:30 a.m. the next morning, I kept the brews to a minimum and turned in early.

At 4:30 a.m., my phone and alarm clock blew me out of a dream involving guitarist Alex Lifeson, an airplane trip, and talking cats. With a gale warning up on the Bay, I layered, packed all of my gear, and headed out the door. Royal Farms showed up in front of the car around 5:15 a.m., and I performed an early morning surgical strike involving the acquisition of angling fuel: 24 ounces of black coffee, a Hostess bear claw, a bottle of Coke Classic, and a bag of peanut M&Ms. I jumped aboard Evidently promptly at 5:30 a.m., and by 5:50 a.m., four other guys and I were

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heading out to the Bay. The other guys initially looked at me like I was a three-headed alien, but once I’d thrown a few good cuss words around and told a couple of tasteless jokes, I was pretty sure I’d gotten the angling seal of approval—it’s a kind of unspoken but very palpable sign you’re not going to get thrown overboard. Evidently (get it?), journalists are bad luck, and we only caught one undersized striper all morning and decided to head in when the driving rain started around noon.

Five hours later, I was dropped off at the BYBG tournament party, and while it rained and hailed, lightning streaked across the sky outside, and inside, beer and rum flowed, live music filled the tent, and we all grooved to the beat. Many well-anesthetized anglers closed down the bar; I took a cab home, and then pulled the covers up over my pounding head at 3 a.m.

Seven o’ clock arrived amazingly fast Sunday morning. I dragged myself across my house toward the door, suited up, and worked my way

down to the flooded downtown area, but having to make a wide detour since police had closed the Eastport Bridge. MSSA had a well-orchestrated operation underway for the Rock on Warriors Tournament, and we shoved off around 9 a.m., trolled for five hours in the gusting northwest winds, only landing an ironic trophy: an American flag that hit one of our parachutes.

After an enjoyable day with the Wounded Warriors, I sprinted across the Eastport Bridge to cover the judging for the BYBG Opening Day Rockfish Tournament. I sat on the couch in BYBG owner Dick Franyo’s iconic yellow house for the three-hour “measure in” until the winners were announced at 5 p.m., finishing off my marathon weekend.

Thanks are in order for Thibodeau and his crew, McMenamin, BYBG’s Franyo, and everyone else who made what could have been an unpleasant weather weekend into a 36-hour piscatorial fun fest. I’m not sure if I’ve recovered yet, but it sure was fun.

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• David and Betka Yates opened their second location: Portside Café at Port Annapolis. For breakfasts and lunches with unique twists and made from scratch, visit them from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. realfoodssa@gmail.com • Chris Sullivan (below) recently joined Scandia Marine Services (SMS) at Kentmorr Marina in Stevensville, MD, as a senior service artisan/technician. Sullivan brings more than 18 years of experience in the marine service industry. scandiamarineservices.com

12/20/2010 • Clarks Landing in Chester and Shady Side, MD, has3:56:26 PM adjusted to recent economic trends by growing its used and brokerage boat sales division. Last year, the company sold more than 200 used boats! Sellers can take advantage of free storage programs on land or in a slip, free market analyses, virtual tours of boats posted online, in-house and web advertising; all of these services are included as part of the brokerage process. (410) 867-9550, (410) 604-4300

• Vernon Walker, formerly of Ocean Yachts, recently joined the parts department team at the Canyon Club Marina in Cape May, NJ. Over his 30-year career, Walker has risen to vice president of purchasing and gained a vast knowledge of the components and systems that comprise today’s sportfishing boats and luxury yachts. canyonclubmarina.com • Over the winter, certified Cummins mechanic Doug Campbell of Campbell’s Boatyards in Oxford, MD, spent two weeks at the Cummins Factory Training Center getting trained on the new Smartcraft Control System and updating his qualifications to maintain his factory certifications. The boatyard is the only factory-certified sales, service, warranty, and installation dealer for Cummins in the mid-shore area. Among other services, the company can take care of Diamond Series, Quantum Series, and Recon engine needs. campbellsboatyard.com

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• Zodiac of North America has appointed Matthew Bolt to be the new sales manager for the Northeast and Great Lakes regions. Bolt brings more than 10 years of managerial and marine sales experience. zodiacmarineusa.com • Tiara Yachts recently appointed Grande Yachts International (GYI) in Grasonville, MD, as its newest dealer. GYI will service Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware and showed off Tiara’s newest model, the 3100 Coronet (right), during the Bay Bridge Boat Show April 28-May 1 in Stevensville, MD. grandeyachts.com, tiarayachts.com

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HAVE FUN AND TAN WHILE YOU WORK Wanted-The Captains Baltimore Water Taxi is accepting applications for the 2011 season.

Seasonal, FT and PT positions available; weekend availability a must.

Master’s License required. Customer service experience preferred. Apply online at www.bwtjobs.com

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

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

Also seeking volunteer sailboat and powerboat instructors. (410) 591-9900

Maryland Maritime Foundation Needs your help. Through donations of 18-46 Foot Slips Available boats, equipment, and other items, we Covered slips as well , downtown provide funds for education and other Annapolis, Sarles marina on Spa Creek . opportunities to organizations and Electric, water, and showers . 410-263individuals. We also have boats for sale 3661 www.sarlesboatyard.com. at great prices - allowing you to get on the water. (301) 509-3206, director@ 20’ - 40’ Slips, Pier 4 Marina mdmaritime.org .

301 4th St., Eastport, across from Annapolis Yacht Club. Keep your boat Boat, Car, and RV Donations where the Hinckley and Sabre dealers Needed Possible cash back. Fast keep theirs. Electric, water, & showers. pickup. Tax receipt given. Proceeds (410) 990-9515. www.pier4annapolis. spent locally for college education com grants. www.kidsfundinc.org, (410) 532-

17’ Invader ’87 Bow rider, excellent cond., 2007 trailer, 4.3-L OMC I/O w/352 hrs, covers, Sea Scouts, $2,000, James Klimek, (240) 271-4631, jk3043@aol.com.

21' Ranger Tug '11 Inventory boat w/full warranty and factory sales incentive. Fully equipped including electronics, bow thruster and much more.

Contact Chuck Wistar 410-280-5688, chuck@chesranger.com

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25’ - 40’ Slips and Storage Special Power & sail, cozy, intimate MD Clean Marina in protected Deale harbor, excellent boating & fishing, free Wi-Fi & pumpout, 30 mins. from DC. (410) 867-7919, www. rockholdcreekmarina.com

9330, (877) 532-9330.

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

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30’ - 45’ Slips Available at Discounted Rates at Hinckley Yacht Services on Town Creek in Oxford, MD. Included in rental is pool, electric, water, laundry, bath houses, ships store and access to world class service all in the historic town of Oxford. Contact Marti Sommer at 410-226-5113.

30’ - 35’ Slips Available Annapolis City Marina, Ltd. in the heart of Eastport.

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

30’ - 50’ Deepwater Slips For Sale & Rent On the western shore of the Chesapeake in St. Leonard, MD. Flag Harbor Yacht Haven (410) 586-0070, www.flagharbor.com. Winter storage & repair (410) 586-1915.

40’ Boat Slip, Annapolis, Back Creek Electricity included, 8’ depth, 13’ beam. No livaboards, not pets. $4,000 a yr. (410) 271-0112.

New Annapolis Listings Needed ASAP We are sold out AGAIN! Complimentary deep water Annapolis dockage for very well maintained new listings up to 75 feet length, 20' beam and 8' draft, sail or power. Free weekly cleaning/wash & chamois. Contact John Kaiser Jr. 410-923-1400 (office) or 443-223-7864 (cell anytime) or john@yachtview.com and visit our web site @ www.yachtview.com for complete details as to why we sell our listings so quickly!

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

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

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

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

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

18' Seaway Sportsman ‘11 In stock and ready to go for Rockfish season; 70 hp Yamaha cruises her at 24 knots; center console; rod holders and rack; soft, dry ride in Bay chop; she sips fuel, too. $34,000. Call mid Atlantic dealer North Point Yacht Sales 410-280-2038 www.NorthPointYachtSales.com

17’ Chris Craft ’50 Special Runabout Complete Restoration 2006, 5200 bottom, 105-hp KL, new interior, always stored inside, Show Winner, 2006 trailer, full cover. $18,000.

(410) 924-8938, mkirby8125@aol.com

18’ Simmons Sea Skiff ’90 W/trailer, great cond., 30-hp Yamaha, new fishfinder/chart plotter, cover & bimini, $8,900 Jack Detweiler (717) 215-3195, jackdetweiler@howardhanna.com

Allied Boat Works RB-19 2010 Dealer Demo 19’4” X 8’4”. 2010 Suzuki 60HP four stroke, under 50 hrs, large center console, leaning post w/4 flush mount Rod holders, casting platform, rear seats, nav. lights, compass, trim tabs, SS destroyer wheel, Plexiglas door frames, Trex® rails, trim and spray rails.

FMI www.alliedboatworks.com. All original warranties. $22,895. Call Gene (207) 418-0387.

Allied Boat Works WB-20 2010 Dealer Demo Modified skiff, 20’x 8’10”. 2010 Evenrude E-Tec 90HP, under 30 hrs, large center console, casting platform, rear seats, nav. lights, compass, trim tabs and heavy duty rub rails. FMI www.alliedboatworks.com.

All original warranties. $21,995. Call Gene: (207) 418-0387.

22’ Grady White Walk Around ’05 w/Trailer $38,000 fully enclosed hardtop w/the radio box, spreader lights & side-mounted rod holders to the portable head w/deck pump-out , it has almost all the available options. It’s powered by a Yamaha 200 hp 4-stroke outboard with only 290 hrs, It’s clean and ready to go. Call Kellie Moody For More Details 443-867-0065 OR 410604-4300.

22’ MathewsBros Bay Cruiser ’02 Barbara A 100-hp Yanmar dsl engine.

Currently stored at MathewsBros IndoorBoatStorage in Denton, so come take a look! Asking $60,000 Call MathewsBros today at 410-479-9720.

23’ Pacific Skiff ’04 Boat is fully powered by 225 Yamaha OB, with trailer, underwater lights, spray curtain enclosures, trim tabs, LOW HRS on this popular aluminum alloy boat.

REDUCED TO $39,000. At our office on Kent Island. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

23’ Wellcraft 230 “00 Hard Top, Cuddy, Tournament Edition, Live Wells, Fish Boxes , Salt water Wash Down, Honda 225 05 250 Hrs, Pressure fresh wtr, Head, Galley, Table, V berth. $16,000 Contact Blair 410-271-6897

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39’ Intrepid ’07 $369,000 48’ Chris Craft ’87 $179,0048’ www.theyachtgroup.com • email info @the yachtgroup.com Californian ’90 $179,000 39’ Tiara Sovran ’07 IPS500, Loaded $395,000 47’ Riviera M470 Excalibur ’03 $238,500 37’ Formula PC ’06 T/DSLS $259,000 46’ Grand Banks Europa ’01 SOLD 37’ Formula SS ’06 T/496s $182,000 45’ Riviera/Excalibur ’01 $179,000 36’ Luhrs FB ’03 SOLD Yacht45’ Group BBP 5.08.indd 1 35’ Cigarette ’87 T700s, like new $69,000 Riviera FB ’08 LOADED SOLD 45’ Californian ’90 SOLD 35’ Marlago ’07, Verados, loaded $138,000 42’ Navigator ’96 $154,900 35’ Marlago ’06, Verados, like new $119,500 42’ Riviera FB ’05 FAST $449,000 35’ Marlago ’05, Verados SOLD 40’ Carver 404 ’99 $165,000 35’ Marlago ’04, 300 Yamahas SOLD 40’ Gorbon Custom Downeast FB ’07 $298,000 35’ Marlago ’03, 4-Strokes $75,000 35’ Marlago ’02, 4 Strokes, 98 hrs, Trlr $84,900 40’ Riviera FB ’05, LOADED $398,000

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BAY BRIDGE 35’ Marlago Boat Show ’99, beautiful 35’ Carver Mariner ’99 34’ Sea Ray Dancer ’00 see us at the 2008 32’ Sea Ray ’07 BAY BRIDGE’97 Fast Express 31’ Thompson Boat Show 31’ Sea Ray ’01 3/26/08 3:11:15 PM 31’ Marlago ’02 29’ Hydra Sports CC ’07 28 Sea Ray Dancer '06 27 Tiara ’87, Redone 27 Tiara ’91 Lift Kept 25 Contender ’03

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29’ Mathews Brothers Patriot ’02 JWB Fiberglass hull. Yanmar 315hp dsl engine. Kept in top cond. at MathewsBros IndoorBoatStorage facility. $150,000 Purchase today! Call Mathews Brothers at (410) 479-9720.

24' Seaway Seafarer ‘08 Down East cuddy w/ enclosed head; galley; shorepower; teak windshield; full canvas; 150 Suzuki on Armstrong bracket; only 100hrs + warranty; dark blue hull; shed kept and Bristol. $75,000 OBO. Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@NorthPointYachtSales.com 25’ Sun Runner ’83 Classic express cruiser, 260-hp Merc I/O w/less than 450 original hrs, sleeps 4, stove, sink, pressurized water, refrigerator, hydraulic trim tabs, Sea Scouts, $4200, James Klimek, 240-271-4631 jk3043@ aol.com, Steve Alexander 301 6460805, stevedalex@msn.com

25’ Classic Ranger Tug ‘08 Bay Ranger is ideally equipped for the Chesapeake Bay. She is priced at $115,000 and available to start cruising now! Contact chuck@chesranger.com for info.

26’ Pemaquid Beach ‘96 Classic, Maine Built, Downeast, Picnic style yacht w/Flag Green hull, rich mahogany interior joinery & added creature comforts for a replacement far exceeding her asking price of $99,500. Yanmar dsl, Cruise-Air AC, bow thruster, Hard top & so much more! True Head-Turner. SOA (877) 267-1808

26’ Pursuit ‘05 Center console with cuddy cabin; twin 225-hp Yamahas; 160 hrs, head, windlass, new battery, charger, plot charter, VHF, Satellite radio. Great for fishing or cruising. $63,500 obo, (410) 404-0070.

27' Ranger Tug '11 Inventory boat w/full warranty. Trailerable, inboard dsl. Fully equipped including a/c, genset, electronics, much more.

Contact Chuck Wistar 410-280-5688, chuck@chesranger.com

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27’ SeaPro Walk Around ‘06 Separate head, fish rigged, with T/200-hp Mercury Verados, low hrs, no bottom paint, aluminum dual axle trailer.

ASK $52,000.

At our Office on Kent Island. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com 27’ Tiara Open ’87 New Flag Blue AwlGrip, great cond., meticulous maintenance. Owner moving up to larger boat. $29,000. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group, (800) 827-8089.

28' Sea Ray Sundancer '06 Flag Blue hull sides, twin Mercruisers w/low hrs. Rare generator, full canvas, upgraded stereo. Boat is in perfect shape. Just detailed and bottom painted. Change of plans forces sale. $78,000. Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com, www.theyachtgroup.com 28’ Sea Ray Sundancer 280 ’04 $59,900 Excellent Cond., high and dry stored, low hrs, Air, full canvas, and more Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, Visit our web: www.greatblueyachts.com,

28’ Albemarle 280 ’05 Wow! Exceptionally clean. Spacious with V-berth forward, compact galley and stand up head with shower. Raymarine E80 GPS Plotter with Radar, Furuno GPS system, Raymarine Tri-Data and VHF Radio.

Cockpit amenities include padded bolsters, raw and fresh water washdown, transom fish box, cockpit sole fishbox, tackle cabinets, livewell with bait prep, Lee outriggers, plenty of rod holders and cabin rod storage. A dry ride is assured with 24 deadrise aft.

Merc 350 Mag T-300hp will cruise at 28-29 knots. $84,000 Contact Paul Lash at 410.867.9550. Stock #BB433\

28' Bertram Sportfisher ‘74, 225 twin Mercruisers, new gas tank, flybridge and cockpit steering, outriggers, well maintained, $22,500, 410-544-4854, bsachse@msn.com.

Carver 2897 ’90 Twin Crusader 5.7l 315 hp - only 290 hrs! Air/heat, fly bridge, aft cockpit - clean and ready to cruise! $24,900. Call Tony Tumas, Great Blue Yachts 443-553-5046 see photos and full specs at www. greatblueyachts.com

29’ Hinckley Talaria Center Console ’02 model, PASSION is a versatile and sporty center console that offers all the amenities for a perfect day on the water. $175,000 Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Jennifer Richards (410) 2630095 or jrichards@hinckleyyachts.com

29’ Hinckley Talaria Runabout ’06 model, ANAGEL is a wonderful example of the Hinckley roadster.

She has had light use and is ready for her new home. $180,000 Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Jennifer Richards (410) 263-0095 or jrichards@hinckleyyachts.com

29' Century 2900 CC ‘06, NEW Garmin GPS 3210 w/large display.

Transport included to East coast including FL. Low hrs on the Twin 25-hp Yamaha 4-strokes. New electronics.

ASK $65,000. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com 29’ Dyer 29 ’91 Hard top model w/ new dsl engine & full canvas cockpit cover. Professionally maintained & continuously upgraded. Reduced to $84,000 Call Denise at Annapolis Yacht Sales 410-267-8181 or denise@ annapolisyachtsales.com.

29’ Hydra Sport Vector ’06 Twin Yamaha F250s, electronics, Gen, A/C & More!, $98,900, 410-476-4414, www. compositeyacht.biz

29’ MJM 29z ’08 3 mpg at 24 knots will ease the pain at the gas dock. Wrap around seating for more people than you probably want to take out. PRICE REDUCTION. Offered at $279,900.

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29’ SeaRay SLX sport day boat model, w/bow seating, swim platform, tow pkg, head, refrigerator, tons of room & clean. Sitting at our office on Kent Island ASK $55,000.Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

29’ Sea Ray 290 SUNDANCER ‘07 ergonomic dash (smart Craft Diagnostics), walk through windshield, cockpit wetbar and integral swim platform w/ hide away ladder. Only 101 hours, engine warranty until November 2013. Well maintained, perfectly appointed. Twin Mercruiser 5.0 MPIs with Bravo III drives, Full Camper Package, Northstar Electronics, Windlass, Remote Spotlight and much more. $91,900. Call Kellie Moody at 410.604.4300. Stock #BB459

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30’ Fortier Soft-top ’89 200-hp Volvo dsls, cruise 18 knts, Custom radar arch, bimini w/full enclosure for bridge deck, bimini for aft cockpit, windlass, AP, GPS, Furuno radar, Norcold refrig, etc. Reduced to $79,900 . OBYS 410-226-0100 31’ Camano Trawler ’97 New listing! One owner; excellent condition; only 557 hrs on 200 hp Volvo diesel; thruster; windlass; A/C-heat; inverter; new bimini. Asking $112,500. Call Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@ NorthPointYachtSales.com 31’ Marlago Open CC ’02 $59,500, 157 one-owner hrs on 200 HPDI Yamahas, perfect shape and recently detailed. Owner moving up. Call Ned Dozier, The Yacht Group (800) 8278089.

31’ Sea Ray Sundancer ’00 Only 250 hrs on this boat with new canvas, fully loaded, with gen set. New listing in Edgewood, MD Ask $74,900. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com 32’ Island Gypsy Gourmet Cruiser ‘03 Great for cruising! Dark blue hull, AC/Heat, Bow thruster, Newer electronics, low hrs. No use in 2 years. Bring offers, owner wants sale NOW! Call Dan at 410-267-8181.

32’ Wasque ‘72 $129,000 Beautiful downeast boat, lift-kept. Single Yanmar dsl 236 hrs, bow thruster, Stidd seats, aft seating, chartplotter, custom canvas, teak cockpit, trim tabs. www.eastportys. com, 410-903-1830 32’ Carver Montego 32 ’87 $18,900 Twin Merc inboards, Full canvas, Affordable family cruiser Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, Visit our web: www.greatblueyachts.com, 32’ Ches. Deadrise ’00 PRICE REDUCED TO $42,500!!! No engine or gear, Ready to drop in gas or dsl, Finished to fish, Full electronics, Fresh Awlgrip, (410) 476-4414, www. compositeyacht.biz

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

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32’ Mast & Mallet ’08 315 Yanmar offers 16 knot cruise; bow thruster; A/C; dark green hull; inverter; varnished transom; like new. Asking $230,000.

Bring offers. Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@NothPointYachtSales.com

32’ Sea Ray Sundancer 320 ’04 T/ Merc V-drives, clean w/navy hull and gen. Only 230 hrs. In RockHall MD. Just reduced to $105,900. Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com 32’ Senator Trawler ’87 $39,900 . cabin, sun deck, upper& lower helm Aft station, Air/Heat, Perkins dsl. Call Tony Tumas: day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, Visit our web: www.greatblueyachts. com

32’ Sea Ray 320 SUNDANCER ’07 Very clean! Shows pride of ownership and will make a great boat for your family and friends to enjoy! Powered

by Mercruiser 350 MAG Horizons T-300hp, she has more than enough power to take you and your friends and family out for a day trip or for a long weekend cruise. $152,500 Call Kim Ewing at 410.604.4300 for more information. Stock #BB487.

33’ Formula ‘07 This sleek express cruiser with twin 6.2L Mercs is ready for summer. 35 knot cruise and extended Formula warranties - microwave, TV and more. John McDevitt - Bluewater Yacht Sales - Now in Kent Narrows 610-220-5619 34’ Mainship Pilot Express ‘02 $119,000 Downeast style, bristol condition, single Cummins dsl, bow thruster, beautiful wooden interior, plenty of seating in cockpit, Corian in galley, head with shower, centerline queen. www.eastportys.com 410-9031830 34’ Cruisers 3375 ’98 Twin Mercruiser 7.4L 310hp gas engines, 1 head, 2 strm vessel. Lovingly cared for & shows well. All the electronics, ac, generator! Asking $55,000. Call Tim 410-267-8181. or tim@ annapolisyachtsales.com

2008 T 44 MY LUCKY LUCY Reduced to $1,150,000

2002 T 44 EX ALEXA, now $695,000 0 Hours, New Paint!!

2005 Picnic Boat EP

2008 Picnic Boat EP

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2004 T 40 ANDIAMO at $685,000 Satellite TV

MARAKATA IV 1995 36’ Picnic Boat Classic A Real Gem!!

TICKETY-BOO 2 at $410,000

CHARMER at $554,000

High end listings always welcome!

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Intrepid Model 348 - Walk Around ‘03 Good value for this ready to go fast well built fishing machine: (2) Yamaha HPDI 250-hp- 500 hrs. Gen., A/ C /heat. All electronics w/ radar, Live well, tuna door, dive ladder, FRP hard top w/lights, New enclosures. $129,900 Island Pilot Brokerage, Dann@Islandpilot.com (443) 324-4938

35’ Sonic SS ’99 Repowered with 500-hp Mercruisers and owner has kept her in "like new" cond..

Shows like a new boat, with trailer & new canvas, Lying on South River, MD. PRICE REDUCED TO $59,000. Contact BOEMARINE, 866boats@boemarine.com, 735-5926, www.boemarine.com 35’ Viking Sportfish Twin cat 350hp., low hrs.,zf gears, in water in Annapolis, moving to Florida, must sell.

Call for appt. Must see $35,000 or best offer. (410) 877-5421.

34’ Sea Ray 340 SUNDANCER ’06 Simply irresistible. Powered by your choice of stern drive or inboard propulsion. Dual bucket helm seats, extra-large control station, cockpit wet bar, awesome sound system, wide open cabin, and much more.

Mercruiser TVD 8.1 S Horizons, Kohler 5.0kw Generator with only 7 hours. $141,500 Call Mike Skreptack at 410.867.9550. Stock #BB493

35’ Cruisers Espirit ‘97 Low hrs - aft cabin sleeper upgrade and ready to cruise the bay - a comfortable weekend boat. John McDevitt - Bluewater Yacht Sales - Now in Kent Narrows REDUCED (610) 220-5619.

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

35’ Marlago Cuddy ’07 Four Strokes.

Great electronics. Perfect condition.

Also available, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006. All have Flag Blue hullsides and great equipment, all sold new and serviced by us. Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www.theyachtgroup.com

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36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ‘02 HORSEFEATHERS is a rare late model Classic that offers many of the niceties of the newer EP model. $310,000 Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Jennifer Richards (410) 2630095 or jrichards@hinckleyyachts.com

36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ’96 model, ROVER resides at an indoor, covered slip and well maintained.

She has the newer Yanmar 440 engine with low hours. $199,000 Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Jennifer Richards (410) 263-0095 or jrichards@hinckleyyachts.com

36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ’96 model, SKAL is a lovely early model Picnic Boat full of teak accents.

Recent price reduction to $198,000 Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Jennifer Richards (410) 263-0095 or jrichards@hinckleyyachts.com

36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat EP ’05 SHADOW is a fine example of a late model EP. She boasts a wonderful entertaining platform with a built in BBQ and sink in the cockpit and plenty of seating in the pilothouse. $379,000 Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Jennifer Richards (410) 263-0095 or jrichards@hinckleyyachts.com

36’ Cape Dory Flybridge Sedan ’91 Repowered in ’02 w/370-hp Cummins dsls w/140hrs, cruise 22 and tops 28 w/her deep V planing hull design and Downeast good looks., 2 strms, dual helm stations, 8KW genset w/AC&HT, anchor windlass, swim platform, lg cockpit and lovely, trad. lines. Reduced to $140,000 OBYS 410226-0100

36’ Carman ‘10: 500HP Cat C9, BRAND NEW!!! Built on spec, Ready to Go Now! Or Equip as you wish, New Price $150,000. www.compositeyacht.biz 410-4764414 36’ Jarvis Newman Pettegrow ’88 None nicer. Repowered in ’05 w/ 370 Yanmar; 15 knot cruise; thruster; genset; A/C; Espar; A/P; radar; 3 GPS/ plotters. Reduction down to $179,500.

Call Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@NorthPointYachtSales.com 36’ Monk 36 Trawler ’05 Modern version of classic Monk 36 built in Nova Scotia… single engine 2 cabin trawler has everything needed for extended cruising. $239,000 Call Tim 410-2678181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com

36' Monk Trawler '94 Nova Scotia-built and equipped for extended cruising. 350hp Cat diesel rebuilt in 2006. AwlGrip flag-blue hull. RIB and outboard on custom davits. Recent electronics and Northern Lights genset. Hop aboard and head to Maine, Florida, Bahamas. She's been there before. Ideal for doing the Loop. $159k. Contact bartellh@gmail.com or (410)829-3833 37’ Lord Nelson Victory Tug ’86 Traditional full displacement pilothouse long range trawler, Cummins 150, Northern Lights generator, well equipped, outstanding cond. $164,000 Deltaville, VA. Call Jonathan (804) 776-7575 Photos at www.annapolisyachtsales.com 37’ Nordic Tug ’99 Blue hulled semidisplacement trawler. Single Cummins 330-hp, Northern Lights generator, Heat/Air, Dinghy and Davit system.

Excellent cond.. $279,000 Call Jonathan (804)436-4484 Photos at www. annapolisyachtsales.com

38’ True North 38 ’02 True adventure boat w/huge opening reverse transom. Galley up, plenty of power, lots of extras. Reduced to $219,000 Call Tim Wilbricht at Annapolis Yacht Sales 410-267-8181 or tim@annapolisyachtsales.com 39’ Intrepid ’07 390 Walkaround, triple 275 Verados, 140 urs. Dive door, Sat TV, tow eye, underwater lights. Flag Blue hullsides & extended hard top.

Great cond. Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www. theyachtgroup.com

40’ Gorbon Custom Downeast Flybridge ’07 $298,000. Volvo common rail dsls give 1 MPG at cruise, 30 knots top. Entire boat is Awlgripped, even the interior fiberglass. Beautiful woodwork, EZ2CY enclosure, all modern systems in a classic package. Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com. www.theyachtgroup.com 40’ Legacy 2000 Down East FBMY Best on the market; single Cummins provides 17 knot cruise; bow & stern thrusters; new varnish; flag blue hull; brightwork on transom; excellent canvas; Bristol inside & out. Two staterooms; galley down.

For the discriminating yachtsman. $379,500.

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40’ Robbins by MathewsBros ’07 Madeline, Fiberglass hull. 540 Cummins dsl eng. Delivered in May of ’08, this highly customized boat is practically new! Available for immediate purchase. Just Reduced $429,000 Call MathewsBros at (410) 479-9720.

42’ Evans-Somerset ’90, Twin Volvo 200HP diesels, repowered ‘03, 4KW Onan generator, Bus heater, electronics and more. Ready to fish. $59,900. 410-647-5444 or billsmyway@aol.com 42’ Jones ’00 800-hp Cat, Fully Loaded – Too Much To List!!, USCG Certified for 36 passengers and 2 crew, “Agitator” $225,000, www. compositeyacht.biz, (410) 476-4414.

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50’ Ocean Alexander MK 1 ’79 Classic Monk design, Portuguese bridge/flybridge combo, twin Caterpillar 3208s, tri-cabin, new plumbing/electrical, new decks. $185,000 Deltaville, VA Call Jonathan (804) 776-7575 Photos at www. annapolisyachtsales.com 43’ Tiara Sovran ’07 New listing; in fresh water; all the right options; low hrs. on T-435 hp Volvo IPS drives; joystick; full Raymarine electronics; “Pristine” is a must see. Asking $525,000. Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@NorthPointYachtSales.com

46' Carman '01 TWIN John Deere 375HP, USCG Cert. 36 Passenger + 2 Crew, Fully Equipped Inside & Out, No Expense Spared, Make Offer – Must Go (410) 476-4414 www.compositeyacht.biz

43’ Wellcraft ’87 Portofino Express, twin 454 Chevys w/360 hrs, new radar w/GPS & depth, new canvas, 7.5-Kw genset, many other upgrades, call for more details, Sea Scouts, Price slashed to $39,000, James Klimek, (240) 271-4631, jk3043@aol.com.

46’ Markley ’05 Built to fish and charter ready, Full electronics, John Deere diesel, Fishing gear goes with sale, Make Offer – Must Go, 410-476-4414, www.compositeyacht.biz

45’ North Island ‘10 $680,000 This luxury crusier is beautifully finished and even better equipped. Built by one of Canada's most reputable builders they have brought the quality commercial heritage and yacht quality luxury together. Please contact us for information. www.compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414

46’ Sea Ray Express ’89 Must sell, Make offer! Extra clean, ever popular Sea Ray express. This boat is mint cond. w/extremely low hrs (300), on the durable 3208 Cats. She is in the water and located in Seaford Delaware. One hour from our office. The Yacht Group (800) 827-8089.

46’ Sea Ray Sundancer ’01 Twin Cummins, full electronics, well equipped & comfortable, Too much to list, $225,000, 410-476-4414, www. compositeyacht.biz

52 Viking Convertible ‘02 - only fresh water kept - 1300 MANs and a 32 knot cruise - a low 650 hours - new Stidd chairs and bridge air conditioning - Well preserved and ready to go John McDevitt - Now in Kent Narrows Bluewater Yacht Sales - REDUCED 610-220-5619.

53’ Navigator PHMY ‘99 A true “home away from home” with a full array of liveaboard comforts. 3 staterooms and 2 full heads w/separate shower stalls. T-430HP dsls, bow thruster, W & D, AC & HT, Refrig/freezer, H&C pressure water, excellent electronics & so much more! $377,000 SOA (877) 267-1808

53’ Navigator Pilothouse ’99 Upgraded 430-hp Volvos, 10’ Avon RIB with 15-hp Mercury. This is the most well maintained and the cleanest on the market! Lying in Severna Park, MD. REDUCED to $359,000.

Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

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

Contact Chuck Wistar 410-280-5688, chuck@chesranger.com 55’ Sea Ray Sedan ’05 With only 288 hrs $589,900. The 550 Sedan is a 3 strm, 2 head, and only 285 hrs and fully loaded : Bridge AC, Hydraulic davit, bow thruster, stern thruster, Raymarine C80 color GPS plotter, Sea Ray Navigator GPS plotter, AP, flat screens - . Including spare propellers.

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Contact BOEMARINE, 866-735-5926, boats@boemarine.com, www.boemarine.com

46’ Wellcraft ‘99 CPMY Popular aft cabin model with a cockpit and aft docking station - twin diesels power this comfortable live aboard - John McDevitt - Bluewater Yacht Sales - now in the Narrows - 610-220-5619

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48' Selene '04 Price reduced. A turnkey vessel. Lovingly maintained.

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Chesapeake Classic Thoughts on the Wm. B. Tennison

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he Wm. B. Tennison was built as a two-masted sailing bugeye in 1899 by Frank Laird at Crab Island near Oriole, MD. This was relatively late for this type of oyster dredger to be built, since bugeyes were going out of style in favor of the smaller, cheaper, fast-to-build skipjack. The Wm. B. Tennison’s hull was constructed in traditional Chesapeake log canoe fashion: nine large pine logs hollowed out and fastened together.

Around 1908, the 60.5-footer was converted to engine power, her sailing rig was removed, and a pilothouse was added. This is how the Wm. B. Tennison appears today, making her the only known surviving example of this type of conversion. She also is believed to be the second oldest licensed passenger vessel in the United States.

From 1907 until 1977, different owners used her as a buyboat, hauling oysters and dredging on leased oyster beds. The J. C. Lore and Sons Company of Solomons owned her for half of that period.

Over the course of her lifetime, she has endured a series of rebuilds and repairs at Bay-based boatyards.

In 1979, the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons acquired the vessel from Alton Kersey, her last private owner. She now serves as a floating exhibit and tour boat. The Wm. B. Tennison was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and as a National Historic Landmark in 1994.

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