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See the Bay: Crisfield

A mission for exploring by dinghy, eating crabs, and finding ice cream cones led this couple to appreciate the town’s vibrant community.

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Cruising the Great Loop

Circumnavigating the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada at the helm of a 36-foot trawler isn’t a trivial endeavor.

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Casting Off

by JC McCracken

Coming Home R

ecently, I visited my homeOne Sunday when I was eight, town, South Williamsport, we went “up the river.” Some famPA. Located in North Central ily friends had an 18-foot Trojan Pennsylvania about 85 miles north of runabout with an 80-horse Mercury Harrisburg, South Williamsport is diand a river lot on one of the unnamed vided from Williamsport by the West islands west of town. We loaded up Branch of the Susquehanna River. the boat with all the standard picnic The river and its tributaries served as fare and sped up the river to the island highways for the lumber trade in the lot. We spent the day swimming, mid to late 1800s. A storage boom for waterskiing, cooking, and eating the logs was built at Williamsport in 1851 best burgers I have ever had. There to feed the saw mills that pro##Sherry and Steve on the Susquehanna’s West Branch. cessed the white pine and hemlock being clear cut from the watershed.

Depletion of the resource, a devastating flood in 1894, and rail transportation led to the eventual decline of the industry and closure of the boom was even a rope in a tree to swing out in 1908. The river was left dotted with over the water and drop, or not, as 352 cribs, the artificial islands that one may please. Sundays “up the river” anchored the boom. Many of these became a regular summertime routine, remain today – the hazard to navigamy Huck Finn days of careless good tion remnants of the “Boom Days.” times. The next year, my dad bought The rugged mountains in North us a boat, and we rented our own river Central, PA, create steep and narlot. I’ll never forget the feeling I got row watersheds that make the West when I looked back at the wake of that Branch Valley prone to flooding. boat and felt it sliding through the Two major flood events in 1936 and water under my feet. I’ll never forget 1946 led to the construction of a dike that feeling, because I still get it. system for protection. Providing this I won’t say how long ago that was, security effectively isolated the town but since then I have had the good from the river. Although we could fortune to go boating in the Great see the river from our home on the Lakes, New England, the Caribbean, north slope of Bald Eagle Mountain the Gulf Coast, and California, in all and crossed it several times a week on kinds of vessels, in all kinds of condione of the three local bridges, we were tions, and with all kinds of people. never really close to it – until . . .

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the opportunity to live in Bay Country, I knew it would be my last move. I was, in a sense, coming home.

But it wasn’t until my recent visit that it came to me how true that is.

Much has changed in West Branch Valley over the years. In many ways it has reconnected with the river and the outdoor recreational opportunities throughout the watershed. Outdoor Life has rated Williamsport as the #1 town for outdoorsmen in PA and #128 in the USA. Not bad for a modest burg better known for Little League Baseball.

When we arrived in town, we met our friends Sherry and Steve for dinner.

Afterward, they invited us for a twilight cruise “up the river” on their Sea Ray. It was clear, calm and cool, and the evening sky reflected in the river at the base of the mountains like I had seen it a thousand times before. And although the scene did not look different, I saw it differently. During our youthful days on the river, we never thought much about the path it took east of the dam. You couldn’t boat there anyway.

But now I understand that The Bay belongs to the River – and the River to the Bay – and both to all of us. Let us do our very best to improve and preserve the source of so much bounty and pleasure for ourselves and for the future.

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n our August issue’s racing coverage, “Thunder on the Narrows 2014: Racing Runs in the Family” (page 50), a few facts were incorrect.

While Samantha, the young driver of a Jersey Speed Skiff competing at Thunder on the Narrows, is a part of the prestigious Stewart racing family, her last name is in fact Ewancio. Sam was the rider, not the driver, of Go’n Skiff’n Crazy. Sam’s cousin, Courtney Stewart, was in fact the driver. And Sam is a third generation racer, not a fourth, as our article stated.

It’s never a good feeling to be wrong, but in this case PropTalk editors ended up learning so much about an incredible family that we decided to bring you the whole story.

For one, the boat that Courtney and Samantha were operating was JS721, owned by uncle Jimmie Stewart.

The boat that we identified as Sam’s first race boat, a small hydroplane, was in fact given to her to use by the

Kent Narrows Racing Association (KNRA) in the hopes that more kids would become interested in the sport.

“The kids love it, and they have a great time racing,” says Jimmie Stewart, who is featured on our August PropTalk cover. “Kids can learn about boats, repairs, and engines, but it’s also a sport and a hobby that the whole family can get involved in. It brings everyone out together.”

Getting the whole family involved is something Stewart knows something about: his daughter Courtney just won the Summer Nationals in Pontiac, MI, becoming the only woman in APBA history to win the Summer Racing Nationals and also being the youngest skiff driver as well.

So we apologize to the Ewancio and Stewart families, and we look forward to the opportunity to feature them in a future issue of PropTalk. ~D.P.

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saw the photo in the August issue of Proptalk (page 10) that referenced Barry Scwarz’s letter (July PropTalk). I grew up in Atlantic City (Linwood, actually) in the 1960s. While in high school, I worked summers at Captain Starn’s and remember the Miss Atlantic City fondly.

I was a photographer, working for Frank “Parkie” Patberg, who had a small darkroom beside the gift shop (which he also ran), across from the seal pen. We took pictures of all the tour and fishing head boats that left Starn’s, developing the film (4x5) and making 8x10 black and white prints in time for the boats’ return.

We sold the prints for $1 each. We got really good at making enlargements fast, especially for the Miss Atlantic City, whose cruise lasted only 25 minutes. We’d arrive at the dock with 25 prints hot off the dryer. Today, of course, it would be much easier with digital printing.

I can’t add much about the speedboat’s origins or eventual fate, but I do recall that she was wooden, and was frequently called a “former PT boat.”

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Hydroplane Memories

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ring back the hydroplanes — Unlimiteds if possible! I’m sorry to have missed the exhibition at National Harbor a few years ago, only because I didn’t hear about it, and maybe the same could be said of many others who might have swelled the ranks of observers demonstrating support for this exciting and dangerous sport. Back in the 50s, my dad and I built and drove (but didn’t officially race) a 10-foot hydroplane with a 16-hp Merc on Stoney Creek in Pasadena, MD, and we used to watch hydroplane racing on the Cooper River in New Jersey and Potomac River (in-

cluding Unlimiteds). I’ve more recently watched the Cambridge Classic on the Eastern Shore and offshore racing off Ocean City, MD. I would love to see hydroplane racing on the Potomac again, but 2014 may be too soon to hope for considering logistics, organizer’s scheduling, and other constraints. Perhaps 2015 is more doable, but then maybe 2016 would be an ideal date for a 50-year memorial race honoring the drivers who unfortunately lost their lives on the Potomac in 1966.

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Maryland Seafood Festival Ends the Summer on a High Note

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hile we are known to lament public tasting of cream of crab, vegetable the end of summer, one of crab, and “alternative” crab soup recipes our favorite events helps us (Ports of Call Annapolis went home the cope with the post-Labor Day blues: declared winner, and they’ll be back this the Maryland Seafood Festival happens year to defend their title). More than 30 September 6 and 7 at Sandy Point State beers and bivalves were featured for the Park just outside Annapolis. The partnerBeer and Oyster tasting, while close to ship between the Maryland Seafood 20 different food vendors had everything Festival and the Maryland Department from crab dip grilled cheese sandwiches of Natural Resources (DNR) is an annual tradition that brings in some of the best seafood vendors, land and water demonstrations, and of course, the Maryland Fishing Challenge Finale to finish the summer off with a bang.

You don’t have to be a pesca-phile to think this is one of the best festivals of the year: 2013’s highlight reel certainly showcases a day spent celebrating some of the better aspects of Bay living. ##Is Diamond Jim still on the loose? Find out at the Maryland Seafood Festival September 6-7 at Sandy Point State Park Half a dozen Smith Island Crab Skiff Racing Association members brought up boats from Southern Maryto flavored ice to keep us happy. land and Virginia to race around a course For the kids, the DNR is putting stretching along the beach head, putting together multiple exhibits on some of on some exciting races we could watch the Bay’s most notorious inhabitants. with a beer in hand while the kids played At the Snakeheads and More Aquarium in the sand. The Capital Crab Soup Exhibit, you’ll find invasive fish alongCook Off brought in 25 of the area’s side largemouth bass, white perch, and most talented chefs and caterers for a other interesting species. At the Raptor’s

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Eye display you’ll find live birds of prey, and at the Annapolis Crab Derby you’ll be able to race, pick, and paint crabs to your heart’s content. And if all else fails to inspire the little ones, there is always the moon bounce and obstacle course, which are perennially the most popular attraction of the event with the 10 and under set.

New for 2014, the Extreme Volleyball Professional Beach Volley Ball Tour will hold its East Coast Championships on the beach at Sandy Point. Professional, amateur, co-ed, and junior volleyball players will compete for $4000 in prize money on ten courts throughout the two-day festival. In addition, the professional pogo stick performers Xpogo will be putting on a gravitydefying demonstration with high flying energy.

Our best advice for anyone attending the festival is to get there early. The volleyball tournaments start at 8 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday, and the Maryland Fishing Challenge Finale will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. And, needless to say, once you get there, you won’t want to leave.

For more information, visit mdseafoodfestival.com.

A Note on Parking at the Maryland Seafood Festival

arking at Sandy Point is limited to pre-purchased parking passes only, which are available for $12 on the website on a first-come, first-served basis, as on-site parking spaces are limited. The Festival offers parking and a shuttle service from Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) to the Festival all weekend for only $5 per car, which can be purchased on site at AACC. If you don’t have a pre-purchased parking pass, your best bet is to head straight to AACC and grab a shuttle, which start running at 9:30 a.m. each day.

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hether you’re a trawler owner looking to expand your cruising range, a potential buyer, or a boater who’s curious about the cruising lifestyle, PassageMaker Magazine’s TrawlerFest in Baltimore September 23 to 28 is a great place to learn more about these comfortable cruising boats.

The event is a boat show, rendezvous, and educational experience all wrapped up into one great weekend.

Choose all-day university courses or two-hour seminars. Topics include engine maintenance, electronics, wireless connections, cruising as a couple, and much more. Plus, get the inside scoop from experts on cruising the Bahamas, the Great Loop, the Northwest Passage, and the ICW. This is an in-water show, with plenty of shiny, new boats featuring all the latest bells and whistles, so come prepared to board the boats and be wowed. On land, exhibitors will have all kinds of gear, electronics, and other accessories to support the cruising lifestyle. This is your chance to touch and feel the merchandise and talk to the manufacturer’s reps.

PassageMaker knows cruising is a lifestyle choice, so they’ve made sure to build plenty of social time into the schedule. In addition to discussion opportunities with experts and fellow cruisers at the seminars and other courses, get ready to swap stories, listen to great music, and enjoy delicious food at the cocktail parties.

Multiple ticket packages are offered, so attendees can customize their experience by selecting just the seminars, social events that interest them. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23 and 24, are reserved for the university courses, and the full show opens Thursday, September 25.

See all the details and learn how to build your own package at passagemaker.com.

TrawlerFest is held at the Baltimore Marine Center’s Harborview Marine Center (South Harbor). Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel and Brookshire Suites Hotel are each offering a limited number of discounted rooms for show attendees. Coming by boat? To reserve dockage contact the Harborview Marine Center directly at (410) 752-1122 or info@harborviewmarinecenter.com. Be sure to ask for the special TrawlerFest rate.

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DOCK TALK Life Jacket Loaner Stations

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ife jackets save lives,” Colonel George Johnson of the Maryland DNR says in regards to Sea Tow’s current Life Jacket Loaner Program. Through this initiative Sea Tow and the Sea Tow Foundation have partnered with Katcef Brothers and AnheuserBusch to provide free and accessible life jackets to boaters in Annapolis.

Gail Kulp, the Executive Director of the Sea Tow Foundation, notes there are five new life jacket loaner stations in Annapolis. Two stations are located at Sandy Point State Park, two at City Dock in Annapolis, and one at Truxton Park.

Since being founded in 2008, Sea Tow has provided more than 22,000 life jackets to boaters across the country in more than 215 stations nationwide.

Kulp describes how simply one can obtain one of these life jackets. “It’s actually pretty easy,” Kulp says. A boater walks up to the stand and can just take the life jacket for the day. No questions asked.

They don’t have to fill out any paperwork.

##At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, from left: Cassie Mabery of Katcef Brothers; Ranger Stephen McCoy, Sandy Point State Park; Col. George Johnson, NRP; Delegate Cathleen Vitale, Maryland House of Delegates; Capt. Dave DuVall, Sea Tow Central Chesapeake, Senator John Astle, Maryland Senate; Gail Kulp, Sea Tow Foundation

And then at the end of their day, they bring it back and put it back on the stand for the next person to borrow.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 10 people die each day in this country from accidental drowning. Colonel Johnson says, “I can easily say 50 percent of the drownings that

we’ve handled this year could have been prevented if the victim had been wearing a life jacket.” With the teaming of Sea Tow, Katcef Brothers, and AnheuserBusch, this trend can change. Kulp says, “The main goal of the Lifejacket Loaner Program is to have lifejackets available in Annapolis to help keep boaters safe.”

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Currently the partnership is comprised of 18 employers, training providers, and community organizations aligned to address the skills gaps and training needs of the marine industry.

The grant enables MTAM to crosspromote various trades. For example, figure out how someone who works in plumbing could fit into the marine trades. “We’re not a one size fits all environment,” says Susan Zellers, MTAM executive director. “Someone who works in one boatyard may not be skilled for another … Our challenge is how to train people.” The grant enables MTAM to get the word out. “It’s all very exciting,” says Zellers. “We’re looking for partners.”

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overall industry. These modules have been collectively designed based on best practices and specific industry needs. They include: entry-level training for younger workers at the start of their career path (ages 18-28) including paid internships and job placement; individualized and group incumbent worker training to address mid-level industry training needs; and professional development “train the trainer” seminars to transfer knowledge and engage a broader spectrum of the industry employer base.

MTAM will implement a comprehensive marketing and outreach campaign to increase awareness of viable career pathways in the marine industry, increase the size of the partnership, and promote its work.

Hiring an industry workforce development coordinator will add formalized capacity to the partnership. The creation of the MTAM Education and Training Committee will enhance the organizational structure and ensure the sustainability of the activities You too can join the partnership and help to steer the future of the marine trades workforce in Maryland. Contact Susan Zellers via susan@mtam.org for more information or to join.

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DOCK TALK 2014 East of Maui & Eastport Yacht Club Chesapeake SUP Challenge

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nything that will get that many people out on the water at the same time, having fun and challenging themselves, I think is awesome,” states Mark Bandy of East of Maui Surf Shop describing the East of Maui & Eastport Yacht Club Chesapeake SUP Challenge that took place July 12 in the Annapolis Harbor at the mouth of the Severn River. The race had a total of 112 entries between two different events, which consisted of a four or sevenmile paddle. Bandy describes the courses as challenging, due to the open water, boat traffic, wind, and chop.

Conditions were ideal for the race with the skies sunny and clear, light winds that picked up toward

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the end of the race, and the temperature around 84 degrees. The paddleboarders had a blast making their way through the designated course and soaking up some sun in the process.

Paddleboarding is a unique way to get out on the water. It is less expensive than buying a boat and is a sport that can be self-taught.

Annapolis, in particular, is a fun place to paddleboard because of the scenic courses; you can cruise down the Harbor and watch tourists snap photos, or paddle through the waves and spot the sun setting over the Bay’s horizon.

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the SUP Challenge!

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Sandy Beach Day andy Beach Day took place over July 25-27 this year with more than 150 boats and 300 people in attendance. The huge raft-up celebration was in full swing all weekend long in the Patapsco River. Boaters came out in full force with tons of pool toys including tubes, rafts, and inflatable animals for a day of fun in the sun. The light breeze kept the party from getting too hot, and just about everyone jumped in the river at some point for a swim.

Most boats stayed in small groups of friends during the weekend’s festivities, but the event brought out the spirit of fun in everyone who was present. Music played throughout the weekend from atop a working boat in a large raft-up, and a floating dock became the floating beer pong station.

Boaters could smell delicious grilled food. Everyone was able to keep up the good times without getting too rowdy and remained fairly well behaved.

Boaters of all ages came out in powerboats, sailboats, and jet skis to join in the fun. Some boaters even stayed the whole Friday through Sunday weekend while others came and went. It was the perfect excuse to be out on the water during such a nice weekend. While swimming in the river, some threw around footballs, but most simply waded in the Patapsco and talked with their friends. The simplicity of the event allowed everyone to enjoy the weekend in a fun, light hearted setting.

The threat of thunderstorms loomed over all weekend long, but luckily never hit. The incredible weather and people are what makes the event such an enjoyable one for all boaters who come out. There is no better excuse to get out on the water than good friends and nice weather.

Thank you to everyone who made this event possible and we hope to see Sandy Beach Day again next year!

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DOCK TALK Stranded Kayakers Prompt Rescue from the Chesapeake Bay

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wo less than seaworthy kayaks put three recreational boaters in danger July 19, prompting a local Coast Guard Auxiliary crew to conduct an evening rescue.

All three men were saved and sustained no injuries. Two of the men were pulled aboard the Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel while a line was extended to the third man, allowing him to be towed in his kayak.

Although conditions on the Bay were calm, darkness was fast approaching. At 7:55 p.m. the crew of Coast Guard Auxiliary Operational Facility (OPFAC) 30344 spotted what appeared to be a small craft with no lights languishing on the eastern side of the Francis Scott Key Bridge not far from Fort Carroll Light. The Coast Guard Auxiliary immediately moved in to investigate.

“Upon reaching the scene we spotted one operational kayak whose operator was attempting to tow two swimmers and a partially submerged kayak to safety,” says Tyrone Keys, Vice Flotilla Commander of Flotilla 22-02.

Crew member Paul Morin, Flotilla Commander of Flotilla 22-02, called out to the distressed boaters and asked if they needed assistance. “Yes, please” was the quick response from the kayaker whose desperate yet futile attempt to pull his friends to safety had taken an obvious physical toll.

It was at that point Coxswain Bruce Johnson announced that the crew of the OPFAC 30344 would need to act quickly as the rescue would take place inside an active shipping channel. To add emphasis to this the 168-foot, 16,000 ton cargo vessel Singelgracht was steaming into the channel on its way to the Port of Baltimore.

Relying on their training, the crew acted in concert to provide the two swimmers with personal flotation devices (PFD). At the same time a line was extended to the operator of the one kayak that remained afloat. Then the crew brought the two swimmers onboard OPFAC 30344 and commenced towing the kayaker. As the Singelgracht loomed larger and larger, the crew of OPFAC 30344 carefully towed

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the small kayak and its fatigued owner out of the channel while making sure the men who’d been brought on board were not suffering from hypothermia or any other injuries.

While en route to Hawkins Point, Coxswain Johnson and Crew Member Morin reminded the rescued men of how important it is to always wear PFDs while on the water and to always carry a light source (such as a flashlight) and a radio when kayaking, even if they don’t intend to be out after dark.

Coxswain Johnson summed up the events by saying, “I’m happy we were in the right place at the right time tonight. I’m certain we saved lives.”

Crew of OPFAC 30344 during this rescue was: Bruce Johnson, Coxswain, Paul Morin, Flotilla Commander, Tyrone Keys, Vice Flotilla Commander, Holly Johnson, crew member, and Ted Baur, crew member.

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Steve Harman’s Poor Girls Open Bahia Marina, Ocean City, MD. (410) 289-7473.

Crab and Beer Festival 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or 5 to 9 p.m.

National Harbor. $59 crab feasting, $99 crab and beer.

Kayak Angling MSSA Youth Group Seminar 7 to 8 p.m. AllTackle, Annapolis.

Freaky Kon-Tiki Hampton River Raft Race Mill Point Park, Hampton, VA.

Rock Hall Cruise Night 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Rock Hall, MD. Music, cars, and fun.

Movies on the Beach Dusk. North Beach. Free admission. (301)855-6681.

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Caroline Summerfest Denton, MD. Free.

East of Maui’s 35th Birthday Bash Party Saturday from 12 to 2 p.m.

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Chanssez and his Band Concert 5:30 p.m. Quiet Waters Park. Free.

Chester River Wine Mixer Combines fishing, beer tasting, and music all in one event. Sponsored by CCA MD and the Chestertown Chapter.

Conquest Beach.

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Clamboree Eastern Shore YCC, Melfa, VA. Hosted by Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper.

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CCWBRA National Championship Rock Hall YC, Rock Hall, MD

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COG’s 12 oz. Regatta 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastport Democratic Club. Build your own 12 oz. boat or buy a duck to race.

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National Rum Day Yum!

RiverFest Kid’s Fishing Tournament 9 to 11 a.m.

Historic Charlestown Wharf. Presented by the Northern Bay Chapter of the MSSA. Catch and release event. Rods and Bait are available to all who don’t have their own gear. (410) 982-2392.

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BCSIA Crab Feast J.M. Clayton Seafood Company, Cambridge, MD. All-you-can-eat steamed crabs, hot dogs, hamburgers, corn, and watermelon. BYOB. $35.

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Junior Bass Championship Dundee Creek Marina, Chase,

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Women’s Woodworking for Beginners 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. $120.

Pre-registration required. (410) 745-4980.

17-22

23rd Annual Mid Atlantic $500,000 The richest marlin and tuna tournament in the world, with prize money approaching $2,000,000. Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May, NJ, and Sunset Marina in Ocean City, MD.

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Silopanna Music Festival Doors open 11 a.m. Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds, Crownsville. $69.50.

Wildlife Conservation Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Patuxent Research Refuge at the National Wildlife Visitors Center Patuxent North Tract, off of Rt. 198.

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Wine, Women and Fishing Southside Marina, Virginia Beach. Hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation.

East Coast Surfing Championships Virginia Beach, VA.

Colonial World’s Biggest Poker Run Dare Marina, Yorktown, VA.

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USS Constitution Earns Nickname of “Old Ironsides” when a ball from HMS Guerriere bounced off her oak hull. Constitution destroyed her foe in brisk thirty minute engagement. 1812.

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Kayak Demostration 5:30 p.m. to dark. Jonas Green Park on the Severn River, Annapolis.

(410) 267-0137.

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Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament

Maryland State Fair 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fairgrounds, Timonium.

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Beach and Boat Flounder Tournament Sponsored by

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Marlin Spike Workshop 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. $55.

Pre-registration required. (410) 745-4980.

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Music at Quiet Waters 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis. Free.

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Rock the Bay Poker Run Nauti-Goose Restaurant, North East, MD.

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Star Gaze 8 p.m. Jefferson Patterson Park, St. Leonard.

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Sweet Leda Band Concert 5:30 p.m. Quiet Waters Park.

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Battle of Bladensburg Undaunted Weekend Bladensburg Monument and Waterfront Park, Bladensburg, MD.

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Stadium.

Annapolis 10-Mile Run 7 a.m. Navy Marine Corps

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Ego Alley Paddle 5:30 p.m. Ellen Moyer Nature park. Sponsored by Annapolis Community Boating. (443) 905-1075.

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Puppy Plunge Join the SPCA at Camp Letts in Edgewater, MD from 12 to 4 p.m. $5.

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Women’s Woodworking for Beginners 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. $120.

Pre-registration required. (410) 745-4980.

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Southern Maryland Blues Festival Calvert County Fairgrounds, Prince Frederick. $45-$200.

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Labor Day White Marlin Tournament 9659 Golf Course Road, Ocean City.

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Maryland Renaissance Festival Saturdays and Sundays. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Dock Day on the Bay • September 27

10 am-4 pm • Somers Cove Marina/Crisfield • Commercial And Sport Fishing Boats • Historic Fishing Vessels • Seafood Cooking & Fish Cleaning Demos • Fishing Gear Displays • Maritime Related Arts And Crafts • Children’s Activities • Safety At Sea • Live Fish • Local Seafood Restaurant Sales • Live Music • Blessing Of The Fleet Ceremony • Ada

Crisfield Outdoor Expo October 11

• Duck Call Contest • Decoy Retrieving Contest • Duck Dynasty Contest • Displays • Music/Bands • Archery Demo • Vendors Of All Things Hunting & Fishing • Guest Speaker: John Godwin From A&E’s Duck Dynasty

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Crisfield Hard Crab Derby Crisfield Idol Crab Bowl Contest, 10k race, crab-picking contest, Crab Bowl Derby Race, arm wrestling contest, boat docking contest, fireworks. Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield. $3.

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Charity Boat Auction Gate 8 a.m., auction 1 p.m. on Fogg’s Landing, tag sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. $5 admission. To donate a boat or items for tag sale, call Lad Mills at (410)745-4942 or email lmills@cbmm.org.

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Maryland Seafood Festival Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD. See page 14 for full details.

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Star Spangled Spectacular Free festival that celebrates the 200th anniversary of our national anthem. Tall ships, Navy gray hulls and the Blue Angels will come to the Inner Harbor.

Landside festivals include re-enactments, family fun-zone, live musical performances, and Chesapeake food and beverage.

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The frigate USS Constellation, 36 guns, the “Yankee Racehorse,” was launched in Fells Point in Baltimore, 1797.

First Sunday Arts Festival 12 to 5 p.m. West and Calvert Streets, Annapolis. Arts, crafts, vendors, music, demos, and more.

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Maryland Boating Safety Course 7 to 10 p.m. West Annapolis Fire Hall, Sponsored and taught by USCG Auxiliary.

(301) 919-7738.

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National Toasted Marshmallow Day Quick, find a stick!

Deal Island Skipjack Race and Festival Deal Island Harbor. Free. (410) 784-2785.

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Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Concert 5:30 p.m. Quiet Waters Park. Free.

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Ronald Amundsen completed the Northwest Passage in the Gjoa, a converted fishing vessel. 1906.

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Labor Day Take the day off and go for a boat ride!

Representatives of the Japanese government signed the Documents of Surrender onboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II. 1945.

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Hatteras Classic Club Annual Rendezvous The Harbour Inn, St. Michaels, MD

5

Bay Seafood Festival 4:30 p.m. Bell Isle State Park, Lancaster, VA.

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Hampton Bay Days Hampton, VA.

Onancock Challenge 9 a.m. Features a 5k, 10k, and kids fun courses. Categories for canoes, recreational and sea kayaks, SUPs, surf-skis and outrigger canoes.

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“We have met the enemy, and they are ours!”

The American fleet at Put-on-Bay, Lake Erie, commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry, defeated the invading British fleet.

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Frederick MSSA Chapter # 22 Meeting 6 to 9 p.m. Frederick Moose Lodge.

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Union Lake Regatta CCWBRA. Union Lake Sailing and Tennis Club, Millville, NJ.

13

Annapolis Craft Beer and Music Festival 12 to 6 p.m. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

13

Antique & Classic Boat Show 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Johnson Brothers Boat Yard, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Free.

Sponsored by the Antique & Classic Boat Society.

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Battle of Fort Henry Francis Scott Key observed the Battle of Fort Henry aboard a ship in Baltimore in 1814. At dawn he saw the American flag still flying over the fort, inspiring him to write the verses which were later coupled with the tune of a popular drinking song and became the U.S. National Anthem in 1931.

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Newport, RI.

Newport International Boat Show

12-14 OPA Nationals.

Solomons Offshore Grand Prix

Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers Tournament Camp Wright, Kent Island, MD. Benefiting Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic and the Coastal Conservation Association of MD.

17th Annual Boating Party Fundraising Gala Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD.

13-14

Star Spangled Spectacular Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.

Wildwoods NJ Governor’s Cup Hydrofest Wildwood, NJ.

15

Naturalist Charles Darwin reached the Galapagos Islands in his voyage around the world on HMS Beagle. 1835.

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Advanced Piloting Offered by the Kent Narrows Sail and Power Squadron at Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department. (443) 262-8271.

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In-Water Demo 5:30 p.m. Jonas Green Park. Free. Please RSVP (410) 267-0137.

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Taste of the Chesapeake 5:30 to 9 p.m. Blue Heron Center, Quiet Waters Park. $125. Benefits Alliance for the Bay.

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Kiptopeke Sea Kayaking Symposium Kiptopeke State Park, Cape Charles, VA. rwiebush@gmail.com

Maryland Rockfish Open Proceeds benefit Special Olympics of MD. Weigh in is at Mike’s Crab House in Edgewater, MD.

A Taste of Smith Island 5:30 p.m. Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD. Dinner cruise and silent auction. $50.

Oxford Library Book Mart 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Market Street in Oxford, MD. (410) 226-5727.

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New Martinsville Records Challenge and Regatta New Martinsville, WV, on the Ohio River.

The USS Nautilus, SSN 571, the first nuclear submarine, was commissioned in Groton, CT, 1954.

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Crab Feast Hosted by the Annapolis Sail and Power Squadron.

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Keels and Wheels 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annapolis YC.

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Boatyard Beach Bash 5 to 9 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. Food, fun and live music by Coral Reefer’s Michael Utley and Doyle Grisham. $65.

CBEC Wet and Wild Auction 6 to 9 p.m. CBEC’s Education and Arts Building, Grasonville, MD. $90.

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Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic Old Inlet Bait & Tackle.

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NAS Oceana Air Show NAS Oceana, Virginia.

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NJ State Championships Lake Hopatcong, NJ.

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Autumnal Equinox Get ready for shorter days, cooler nights, and color-changing leaves!

Peter Mayer, Scott Kirby and Brendan Mayer, open the show at 5 p.m. Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefers Michael Utley and Doyle Grisham, with the John Frinzi Band, continue the entertainment!

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Dock Day on the Bay 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD. Commercial and sport fishing boats, historic fishing vessels, seafood cooking & fish cleaning demo’s, fishing gear displays, maritime related arts and crafts, children’s activities, safety at sea, live fish, local seafood restaurant sales, live music and a Blessing of the Fleet ceremony.

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by Capt. Chris D. Dollar

AIS Lets Boaters Enjoy the Good, and Safe, Life

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decision as to what he first time I witnessed AIS in course to take,” he action I was trolling with a charter ##AIS gives boaters says. Over the past few boat friend who sang its praises for the ability to years trawler cruisers know the name allowing him to set his trolling pattern of the ship, her have embraced AIS, while keeping track of the ship traffic course, and Luken says, espearound Annapolis bound for the Baltiher speed long cially since these days before any more Harbor. collision situation.

What’s AIS, you ask? It’s shorthand for many comprehensive electronics packages “Automatic Identification System,” and, come preloaded with yes I had to look it up. Almost all of the it. He notes that admodern seafaring nations of the world use ditional apps available it. But what is it, exactly? Using a combiare compatible with nation of satellite and land-based radio services a signal is emitted from every commercial ship within ra##At print time, dio range. The vessel is assigned marinetraffic.com, sion avoidance tool, as well as a a website using AIS a symbol on your chart plotter nice complement to radar. data, showed that or radar screen, and with a click the Norwegian cargo “I recently did the Triangle or tap of your finger on the ship ship Star Lindesnes Loop, a shorter version of the (green ship icon) was symbol, you quickly learn the underway and headed Great Loop that started at Wavessel’s name, course and speed, south at 12 knots at terford, through the north end call sign, and other information 140 degrees. of Lake Chamberlain and canals is provided. Pretty cool, huh? of the St. Lawrence, eventually In practical terms, this means to the Ottawa River to Kingsif you meet a vessel in a crowd, ton, and back through Oswega narrow channel — Hampton and Erie (canals),” Wagner says.

Roads, Baltimore Harbor, C&D “(AIS) was really simple to use Canal, or the ICW come to and definitely made navigatmind — you don’t have to staming through New York Harbor mer over VHF radio, “Umm ... easier.” ship off my starboard bow” or Wagner and others I spoke something equally imprecise. with recommend getting both AIS tells you the ship’s name, tablets and smart phones. For example, he the AIS transmitter and receiver. speed, and heading, therefore making uses an app that came with his NavionThe recreational boating community is vessel-to-vessel communications that ics package that senses your location, and diverse, as are its needs. But we all share much clearer. Pretty sweet. then uses up-to-date charts to compute a strong desire to be as safe and alert as Cary Lukens, president at Annapolis your route and speed. possible.

You can customize AIS to your Sailyard, says while trawler cruisers appre“It makes anyone feel good to know intended purposes, be it cruising for fun ciate innovations in technology, typically what’s around you,” he adds. and relaxation or cruising for fish. AIS their main priorities are safety, comfort, Jim Wagner of Regent Point Marina is yet another new tool available to the and convenience. AIS provides that and and Boatyard on the lower Rappahannock recreational boater that brings another more.

River concurs.

He has AIS on his boat measure of safety to any trip, be it a week“Rather than a blip on the radar, AIS and says he has really enjoyed its simplicend jaunt or year-long dream journey. As really helps identify what you’re about to ity of use.

He sees it as a very useful colliI said, pretty sweet, huh? encounter on the water and aids in your

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hat’s more important to you in a boat: the ability to travel in comfort for long distances, or the ability to invite all of your friends and family aboard for cocktail hour without feeling cramped? Either way, there’s a brand new build on the water which might fit the bill: the Aquila 44.

The Aquila floats on a pair of powercat hulls, so it carries its full beam well forward and has much more space than the usual 44-footer. Note: that beam is a whopping 21’6”, so the boat is nearly as wide as it is long. From a cruising perspective, this means the master stateroom, which is oriented across the beam under the bowdeck and occupies both hulls plus the center section of the boat, is shockingly expansive. In the port hull you’ll find a full head with a stand-up shower, the center section has a pedestal queen berth, and the starboard hull has an extra sitting area with a small settee.

Yes, that’s right, the master in a 44-footer has a separate sitting area with a settee — something you won’t commonly see until you enter the 60-plus range. Unless, of course, the guest’s quarters are slimmed down to make the extra room. But that’s not the case here.

Instead, two guest staterooms are built into the hulls, one on each side, each also with its own head and shower.

That’s a ton of stateroom space for a boat of this LOA, but again, because

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of that wide beam carried forward, it doesn’t eat into the other areas of the boat. There’s still a saloon with seating for eight (six at the dinette and two in easy chairs) and a full galley aft.

The hull design also makes for keeping up a fairly good pace while cruising, with good efficiency. A placid seven-knot cruise nets you about three miles to the gallon, but when you need to make time, you can double the speed and get about one mile to the gallon. At wide-open throttle, the Aquila 44 breaks 17 knots while burning 22 gallons per hour. The only downside here is handling; it’s not exactly “sporty,” and it takes a lot of wheel to

get this boat turning. At the dock, on the other hand, oppose the widely-spaced Volvo-Penta D4 diesels, and you can spin the boat in its length.

Enough about cruising — it’s party time! Sure, the Aquila has a big swim platform, with steps that are designed to serve as seats. Yes, the cockpit has plenty of space and is sheltered by the flybridge overhang. Plus, there’s a built-in twostool bar. But party central on this boat is up on the bridge, for sure. The helm seat has room for several passengers, and there’s a big, comfy U-shaped settee aft.

An entertainment unit behind the helm seat houses a wet bar and a built-in grill.

The best thing about this bridge is the easy access. Your guests can walk up a set of aft stairs to get here and enjoy the views, or they can walk up or down a separate set of stairs that’s built into the forward brow and leads to the foredeck.

Add some tanning pads to the rail seats that are integrated into the bowrail, and virtually every outdoor surface on this boat becomes an entertainment area.

It’s pretty rare to discover an all-new build, which brings such an unusual design to the market. Whether you’re up for a long cruise or you like inviting a long list of guests aboard, the Aquila 44 has something to offer. An interesting boat, no?

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Darn One-Percenters “C

an you believe those evil one-percenters? Flaunting all their money, taking everything and never giving back? Who do they think they are? Show-offs.”

I’ve been separated from our floating escape at public docks, walking along the water while admiring scenery created from beautiful vessels owned by fellow boaters. Strolling like every other tourist, I overheard more than a few similar conversations along those walls.

A friend of mine runs a privately owned boat manufacturing company, which is the largest single employer in his county. While the boating industry hasn’t recovered to the dot-com days of expendable income, when this manufacturer was busy building nearly 700 boats, it did produce (and sell) 300 new boats in 2013. His company’s three main brands were focused on slightly different markets: sport, fishing, and cruising, commanding lowerto-higher sale prices, respectively.

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by Mike Edick My friend employed just under 1000 people to make those 700 boats in 2000. In 2013, they employed 450 people. The ratio of employees to new boats produced remains roughly the same: 1.5 people directly employed for every new boat sold.

Beyond the 450 employees manufacturing these fine vessels in 2013, this company has 40 dealers at 75 locations in the United States, plus an additional 20 international dealers. If only five people were employed at each of those locations, another 475 people are directly relying on revenue generated by those 300 new boats. Marinas, fuel docks, restaurants, technicians, cleaners … the list of additional service people relying on those 300 new boats becomes significantly higher.

According to 2013 numbers from NMMA, the $35 billion boating industry in the U.S. created 338,526 marine industry jobs at 34,833 marine industry businesses, with 93 percent of all new boats sold worldwide coming from

American manufacturers. They predict approximately 170,000 new boats sold in 2013 versus 163,245 boats in 2012.

95 percent of all boats currently on the water in the United States are 26 feet or less.

If half of those five percent of boats greater than 26 feet required a onepercenter’s pocketbook to purchase new, then only seven evil people in 2013 directly created income for over 1000 people. Sure, the other 293 people contributed too, but there is higher markup in high end boats.

I understand why envy is one of the seven deadly sins; desire to deprive others of theirs, from a few people along those docks is directly related to another of the sins: sloth. Fortunately, those negative people are by far the minority I overhear along the wharfs, renewing my faith in fellow man. Like the majority, I admire accomplishments of the top one percent, I aspire to one day employ 1000 people myself, and I definitely appreciate their hand-me-down boats until then! proptalk.com

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by Tom Hale

ike many historic towns on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Crisfield was built on the bounty of the Bay. Only Crisfield takes it literally; the town is built on oyster shells from the shellfish processing plants. In its day, this Eastern Shore village grew to be a wealthy small city, but in the early 20th century, the city fell on hard times.

And like other working waterfront towns, it is working to find its way out.

Our recent visit to Crisfield shows that it is moving forward. Despite being dealt an economic blow by the economic down turn and a physical blow from flooding during Superstorm Sandy, new shops and restaurants opened this year.

The townsfolk are excited, and there is a vibrant community working to showcase the town and all there is to do there. Our plan for this trip was to dock in Crisfield, launch a dinghy explora-

tion of Janes Island State Park, eat crabs, and find an ice cream shop.

The Little Annemessex River entrance to Crisfield is deep and wellmarked. The first landmark you will see is the brick chimney on Old House Cove, all that remains of a menhaden fish processing plant that closed 100 years ago. On the opposite shore, you will pass a blue-roofed house. This is the site of a former terrapin farm. In the early years of the 20th century, diamond back terrapins were a great delicacy, and the extensive population of terrapins was hunted nearly to extinction. Tens of thousands of these turtles were caught, stored, and contained in pens surrounding this house.

Ahead of you, as you approach the harbor, you will see a marina with a lot of empty slips. This is a real estate

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development currently on hold. It is not your destination. The entrance to Somers Cove is hard to discern as you approach, but you will find the rather narrow channel between a tall condominium building to port and a seafood plant to starboard. The entrance immediately opens up into a large basin.

The marina at Somers Cove is one of the largest on the Bay, and like all the best marinas, it has amenities that appeal to us cruisers including floating slips for transients, a swimming pool, air-conditioned heads/showers, loaner bikes, and close proximity to a town with a lot to offer. Only a mile bike ride from the marina, you will find a new Food Lion grocery store.

Most of the cruisers we met at the

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##The actual entrance to Somers Cove is just over the green marker. Leave the condos to port as you enter.

ered to market. The museum also introduces visitors to the art of decoy carving and the world famous Ward Brothers’ decoys. We then poked through several shops including the Weathered Porch, Country Creations, and the gallery at Blue Crab Crossing. It being hot, we then retired to the Ice Cream Gallery on the waterfront to indulge in a waffle cone, our third objective. In the evening, we ate crabs at a restaurant overlooking the entrance of the cove.

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a footprint on it. After beachcombing a mile or so in each direction, we returned to the dock, ate our sandwiches, and headed back towards Crisfield, but this time we followed the kayak trails in the marshes.

There is an extensive set of wellmarked trails through the marshes with ever-changing, stunning views.

Rather than a field of green grass, as it appears as you speed past a marsh in a ##Marshes of Janes Island Beach. car or fast boat, when you pass slowly through the marsh, you will notice that each variety of marsh grass has its own texture and color. A slow trip through the marsh affords sighting egrets, herons, ibis, and oystercatchers, among other birds. We saw several terrapins, a muskrat or two, and deer. The beauty and diversity of the marsh here makes my list as one of the seven natural wonOnly 8% ders of the Chesapeake Bay. C ommission Our concerted inspection of our marshy surroundings caused us to fail On Felyes8% to see an approaching dark cloud in the Commission west. It was a loud rumble of thunder Fees that alerted us that it was time to get Just a lesample of our many Just a samp of our many going and get gone. We were back sfied Cus SatisSati fied Clark s’Clar Custks’ omer s tomers aboard just as the skies opened up.

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Have Spats, Will Travel

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Drew Koslow has his dream job as the Choptank’s riverkeeper.

t’s 10 a.m. on a breezy weekend morning, and Drew Koslow is gunning his 24-foot Pursuit powerboat down to the Choptank for the part of his job that gives him the biggest kick: planting oyster larvae in Harris Creek, near the big river’s mouth.

“It’s particularly rewarding, because it’s putting life into the river,” Koslow says over the engine noise. Once he tosses them overboard, the 23 halfbuckets of oyster spats, as the larvae are known, will spend the next several months maturing in the comfortable, protected reefs of the Harris Creek sanctuary. “There’s a good chance they could spawn this year,” he says hopefully of the bivalves. The resulting newborns will increase the oyster supply in the Bay and help remove nitrogen compounds that otherwise would pollute the water. Oysters help keep the Bay clean.

Koslow is a riverkeeper, one of 15 on duty in major Chesapeake Bay tributaries in Maryland and Virginia, and his job is to promote “clean, healthy waterways” in whatever way he can. That covers everything from monitoring water quality and seeding oyster sanctuaries to helping local conservation groups and government agencies keep tabs on what’s contributing to water pollution. Private non-profit organizations employ all 15 riverkeepers. Koslow works for the Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, an Easton-based group that serves the Choptank, Miles, and Wye rivers and their offshoots.

Restoring oyster reefs isn’t the only item on Koslow’s calendar this particular week. On Monday, he’s scheduled to sample the water around Choptank’s beaches to record the latest bacteria levels and to give an evening talk on riverkeeping at a local library. On Tuesday and Wednesday, he’s due in Annapolis for a two-day meeting with 32 September 2014 PropTalk

state officials and private conservation groups. On Thursday, he meets with state agricultural experts to outline an idea for helping farmers filter runoff cheaply. And on Friday, he’ll be locating the boundaries of wetlands as part of a program to reduce sediment runoff.

##Choptank riverkeeper Drew Koslow.

That kind of pace means dealing regularly — and keeping on good terms — with groups as divergent as farmers, watermen, environmentalists, government officials, lawmakers, industry executives, recreational boaters, journalists, and occasional poachers. (By contrast, the spats and other shell-bearing mollusks tend to be less combative than humans.)

Koslow’s own path to becoming a riverkeeper may have prepared him well for the job. A psychology major as an

undergraduate, he got hooked on the water quality issue during a senioryear assignment to write on “injury to public-trust resources.” After earning a master’s degree in marine biology, he took a job with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which he says “opened my eyes” about the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

“I learned both how beautiful they were and how many threats there were against them,” he says. His awakening was heightened during a succeeding job as a consultant to developers, who hired him to help them through the regulatory process needed to get permission to build along the shoreline.

“I was often the last person to see these beautiful places before they got torn up,” Koslow recalls wistfully. He spent the next four years as the South River’s riverkeeper. He’s been on the Choptank since 2009.

Now 51, Koslow has settled in Easton, where he lives with his wife, Laura Bennett, a freelance screenplay writer, and their two-year-old son, Elliot. The three have a white labradoodle named Pago and a yellow cat named Mickey. Although their home is only a shell’s-throw from his blue-colored, frame office, Koslow doesn’t always make it home in time to help his wife with the gardening or to read his son a bedtime story.

But he’s slowly getting Elliot hooked on appreciating the environment. The youngster’s first two words, Koslow notes wryly, were “duck” and “bird.”

“And he loves the boat.”

As a reader might have guessed by now, the most frustrating part of Koslow’s portfolio is what he calls “politics.” Although riverkeepers aren’t lobbyists, they do testify as experts on water quality and other issues, and to Koslow the pace in Annapolis often seems slower than a mollusk’s. “Our political climate is so adversarial right proptalk.com

now,” he laments. “It took three years to get arsenic banned from chicken feed, a bill that you’d have thought would be a no-brainer.” Another measure to provide legal standing for non-profit groups in court cases involving land-use management also languished for years before finally becoming law.

And while riverkeepers try to couch everything they can in positive terms, they sometimes are viewed archly by farmers, watermen, and industry executives. “We have a touchy relationship with the watermen,” Koslow says. “They want clean water, but they don’t want regulation. Farmers feel like they’re under the gun, like everybody’s pointing fingers at them.” Yet one of the major problems in the Choptank is agricultural runoff. Koslow’s solution for farmers has been to develop a plan for using trenches filled with wood chips as an inexpensive filter and bioreactor. The wood chip filters last for 30 years and require very little maintenance.

For all the real-world bargaining Koslow has to do, he can still be a romantic about water quality on the Bay. “The biggest thrill I can imagine would be to go back in time and see the Bay as it was

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For now, Koslow will keep his schedule to be in Annapolis and Baltimore for his more formal duties as a

riverkeeper, and to get out on the water whenever he can to take quality samples and tend to oyster sanctuaries. Would he rather have become a psychologist, as he’d originally planned? “No, I’ve pretty much got my calling,” he says. Just pass him one of those buckets of oyster spats.

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Chesapeake Summer Fun

e asked PropTalk readers to submit photos to win a cooler back in June, and long after we gave the winning photographer his prize, photos kept coming in. Here’s what fun on the Bay looks like from a bunch of our readers’ perspectives. We welcome images of happy Chesapeake boaters of all ages on boats (and floatie toys!) of all sizes, enjoying life on and along the water in any season.

Send them to editor@proptalk.com.

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##Just put new carpet in my fully restored 1977 Glastron Starflight. Hunter the big brother turns five and Hannah is eight months old. Photo by Mike Cool

##Photo by Tim Reinhardt

##We recently purchased a 2004 Parker 2510 and were out fishing at Thomas Point lighthouse.

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##Robert Lilja and Jaden, who caught his first rockfish, at Jonas Green Park on the Severn River. The excitement was priceless. Photo by Anna Jaden

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##Rita Rossi at Chesapeake City.

##Sheer unadulterated joy with a little anxiety in the middle‌ Photo by Jeff Dearborn

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##The Chicago skyline on Lake Michigan

Cruising the Great Loop

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by Katie and Gene Hamilton

ruising the Great Loop is the Coast. Head north up the coast to New ultimate for many of us power York Harbor and the Hudson River and cruisers, and each year the list of go north until it ends at a junction at Loopers seems to grow. Circumnavigating Troy, NY, where you can go west on the the eastern half of the U.S. and Canada at Erie Canal or north to Lake Champlain. the helm of our own boat isn’t a trivial endeavor, and we were lucky enough to make the trek in our 36foot trawler. We followed a string of red and green markers to some amazing places where we relearned the history of our country, met interesting new friends, and savored every sunset at a pace all our own. If doing the Loop is on your wish list, here’s what we learned from others we met along the way.

If you look at a U.S and Canada road map ##Ottawa, Illinois is a favorite stopover on the Illinois River you’ll get an overview of that takes Loop cruisers south to the Mississippi River the 5-6,000 miles that make up the Great Loop Cruise. Beginning on the East Coast, the Atlantic Intracoastal You can choose either route because they Waterway, or ICW as it’s known, runs both lead to Lake Ontario and Canada’s from Miami, FL, to Norfolk, VA, where a Trent-Severn Waterway that flows into turn to port takes you up the Chesapeake Georgian Bay and North Channel of Bay and across to the Delaware Bay then Lake Huron. From there, cruising south down to Cape May, NJ, on the Atlantic on Lake Michigan leads to Chicago and

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the Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Rivers to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway that flows into Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The Loop follows the Gulf coast of the Florida Panhandle to Southwest Florida and crosses the state on the Okeechobee Waterway, or go further south to the Florida Keys and down and around the southern tip of the state, where you’re back on the ICW at Miami.

You complete the Loop when you cross your wake where you began, which for us was St. Michaels, MD, on the Chesapeake Bay. You’ll meet countless other Loopers and remeet them time and again along the way.

Timing a Loop Cruise

While we completed the cruise in 11 months (leaving in June and returning the following May), other Loopers planned to be aboard for summer months and cruise an area, storing their boat until the next proptalk.com

season. Many doing the Loop in a continuous cruise took a boat break and returned home for the holidays or for family events, while others went back to work after some flex-time off from their jobs. Some folks sold their house and moved aboard full-time, using the Loop as a new beginning, while others rented their homes.

John and Sue Winter of North Carolina made their Loop cruise on Miss Liberty, a 39-foot Cruisers motoryacht. John says, “Most folks we talked to, including us, went too fast during the first two months of the trip and then discovered they should slow down.” Pacing the cruise and knowing how long to stay in a place is something you discover as you’re underway.

The proverbial Looper wisdom for timing the cruise pivots on being in northern waters in the summer and southern waters in the winter. The cost of boat insurance is another incentive, since most insurers issue policies requiring you to keep clear of southern waters until after the hurricane season ends in November. And they want you to be north of Cape Hatteras by June 1, when

##Playful dophins on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway along Florida’s Panhandle

the season begins. For many that means being in Florida during the winter months, heading north on the ICW in spring and spending summer months traversing the Chesapeake Bay, Canada, and Lake Michigan. In September and October, Loopers are trekking down the inland rivers from Chicago en route to points south, namely Mobile, the Gulf Coast, and Florida, or a sidetrip to the Bahamas, for the winter months.

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The variety of side trips off the main Loop keeps Loopers cruising or returning to favorite destinations discovered along the way. For example, in the summer many follow Canada’s Rideau Canal to Ottawa and then on to Montreal, while others explore the Chesapeake Bay, Lake Champlain, or the North Channel. Still others meander

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Cruising the Great Loop up the inland rivers. When their time’s up, they store their boats for the winter and return next season.

Loopers are an adventurous and independent lot. For example, Gerry and Tom Clare of Florida have racked up 16,000 miles doing the Loop (and various side trips) first on a 34-foot Mainship Pilot followed by Sea Knight, a 30-foot Camano trawler. “We loved our stay in Ottawa, Ontario, right downtown on the wall in the center of city life and the old markets.” And on the inland rivers they enjoyed the small towns and friendly people on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers. Car rentals expand the range of places you can visit, and a oneway rental is a preferred way for many to return home for a boat break, especially for those traveling with pets.

John Winter said they can’t imagine anyone missing the Big Bend Route of Florida’s Panhandle. “Crystal River was a favorite of ours, where I swam with the manatees,” says John. “And the St. John’s River is another area we loved. It was easy to navigate and gave us an Old Florida experience we wouldn’t have wanted to miss.”

Knowing Your Boat

When you’re underway, your boat is your home, your shelter, and your transportation, so knowing how it works is important. Many Loopers are new to boating and have the added dimension of learning how to operate the boat and

its systems under fire as they experience new and different conditions.

When we asked veteran Loopers about what features they liked on their boats, New Jersey cruisers John and Susan Hauge who co-captain La Garza Verde, a 45-foot Ocean Alexander, answered “the covered side decks: they keep us dry while line handling at docks and in locks.” They use wireless headsets to communicate with one another when approaching a dock, lock, or anchoring, especially when there’s limited visibility. We saw this often especially on larger boats when high freeboards made it impossible for the person at the helm to see what was happening on deck.

When we bought our boat, we didn’t notice the mid-ship cleats, but we use them for spring lines whenever we’re approaching a dock. These come in handy docking when there’s no one to catch a line.

Barry and Sheryl Lilly of Michigan appreciate the upper deck of Seaquel, their Mainship 390. “It provided us with good visibility to see crab pots and identify obstructions in the water which can be a challenge.” And they liked having a wide stairway to the bridge and a deck with a secure walk-around.

Cruising Style Tempered by Mother Nature

If you’re a cruising veteran, you know how long you like to be underway, whether you prefer marinas or anchorages, and how much ##A favorite anchorage of time you like to spend ashore. many Loop cruisers is on We found the long stretches the Hudson River behind the statue of Liberty of the Loop different from a typical cruise because it was our way of life, not a vacation.

You’ll learn how it works best for you and your crew. You’ll meet Loopers who mosey along at six knots and stop at every port of call and others who blow by you at 30 miles an hour. Some will try to follow a rigid itinerary. Others will be so laidback you’ll worry about them.

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##Locking through the Erie Canal in upstate New York

tempered by things you can’t control.

We’ve been delayed for hours by a fire aboard a freighter in Morehead City, NC, by a Georgia bridge that couldn’t open because it was damaged when a loaded cement truck slammed into it, and by railroad workmen fixing the track on an Amtrak bridge over the Chicago River.

And then there’s Mother Nature who plays an uncanny role. A spring flood in upstate New York damaged locks and closed the flood gates on the Erie Canal stopping all traffic for weeks; a week-long late summer rainstorm in the Ohio River Valley can swell the Ohio river to dangerous heights. If there’s a fluke of Mother Nature it’ll probably happen while you’re on your boat, and the only way to handle it is go with the flow.

Boat Operations and Keeping Them Working

Even if you’re mechanically challenged, it’s a good idea to have a basic understanding of how the engine and systems aboard your boat work. You may be able to troubleshoot a problem talking with others, and you’ll feel less vulnerable dealing with a mechanic. If you’re unfamiliar with these basics, take a course or read a book about diesel engines, or buy a few hours of time from a mechanic to understand how your boat works and what to do if it doesn’t.

Learn how to operate a holding tank pump out system, which you’ll find in many of the fresh waters on the Loop.

When there’s not a marina service nearby, you’ll be glad you know how to pump out.

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plenty of fuel and oil filters for the engines and generator along with a change of oil. Also replacement parts for all the pumps aboard including the engine, generator, fresh water system.

Scheduling Visitors

Sharing a Loop experience with family and friends is one of the joys of cruising, and during the holidays many kids and grandkids want to join their wandering parents or grandparents. However, weather can be the linchpin in getting a boat and its guests together. John Hauge says “It’s a lot easier for guests to come to you, rather than having to be in a certain port at a certain time.” Loopers have learned to tell visitors to get tickets to fly into an airport in the general vicinity of where they’ll be and then rent a car.

On our Loop adventure, we didn’t make plans to meet someone at a specific place on a specific day because we know too well how the weather gods and Murphy’s Law often conspire to make a mess of them. We have general intentions to be somewhere at an approximate time but always carved in sand, not stone.

Ties that Bind

We’ve been cruising since 1969 and have always enjoyed meeting other cruisers along the way, but those ties were nothing like the camaraderie we shared with our Looper friends. The shared trauma of surviving a violent storm or delight of discovering an idyllic anchorage made fast friends among us. We often joked that doing the Loop reminded us of living in a college dorm – frequent challenges, plenty to talk about, and always a reason to party.

And party we did. There’s an unwritten protocol that when more than a few Loopers are at the same marina or anchorage, someone suggests a docktail party, a spontaneous event around 5 p.m. with everyone arriving at a designated boat or picnic table with drink in hand and food to share. The chatter ranges from solving someone’s engine malady to sharing the scuttlebutt about upcoming marinas.

Molly Beardsworth and her partner Russ Achzet cruise Total Return, their Nordhvn 57, out of Florida. When we asked her about doing the Loop,

##A quiet anchorage enjoyed by many Loopers in the inland river system

she recalled a get-together we had with them on the Tennessee River, where we spread a blanket on a sandy beach tucked behind Double Island and all enjoyed the setting sun. These informal and impromptu get-togethers are what memories are made of. As Molly says, “We hold dear the many friendships we made, they’re the very best experience the Great Loop has to offer.” #

About the Authors: Gene and Katie Hamilton are authors of the e-book Great Loop Cruising: Two on a Trawler available at Amazon.

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The Little Tug

That Could O

by Ed Henn

astern of the galley. The V-berth was roomier than expected and big enough for a six-footer and his five-foot eightinch first mate. Ranger Tugs had cleverly used every inch of available space in the light-filled, well-ventilated cabin.

Quality components and construction, standard bow and stern thrusters, a full electronics package, and a miserly Yanmar diesel all helped convince me that this was the boat for us.

The first trip down the ICW on the Ranger Tug 25 was awesome. The 26inch draft lowered concerns about thin waters along the way. It also meant that there was always room for us at anchor.

We prefer dropping the hook in secluded anchorages, but that is not always possible cruising among the southbound snowbirds. We could always find a spot in the shallower fringes of even the most crowded anchorage. On our infrequent marina stops, dockmasters always seemed to find a spot for a little ##Elaine and Ed Henn will Ranger Tug. make their fourth ICW Our next exvoyage this fall. tended cruise was up the New Jersey coast to New York Harbor, the Hudson River, and Erie and Oswego Canals.

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ur first boat after retiring to Annapolis was a small cruising sailboat. After taking it south on our maiden ICW cruise to Florida, it didn’t take long to figure out that a small trawler was the route to go for repeated trips down the ditch.

Print ads and various reviews for Ranger Tugs caught my eye, but I had not yet seen one in person. On a purposeful trip to New England in 2007 to check out several used trawlers, my wife , Elaine, and I stopped at the Trawler Fest in Mystic Seaport, CT. Even before we boarded the new Ranger 25, Elaine was hooked. She loved the traditional look and the size.

It took a little more convincing for me, but once onboard, I began to see how this was the boat for us. The interior is laid out like a small RV: dinette to port, galley to starboard, and head

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##Affixing “Mile 0” sticker in Key West.

Rideau Canal to Ottawa, back down through Lake Champlain, and home.

It was a great summer cruise. Again, the small size of the Ranger 25, along with bow and stern thrusters for ease of handling, made it the perfect boat to handle the 99 locks we encountered along the way.

On both cruises, we were surprised by the fascination of boaters and landlubbers alike with “the little tug that could.” Everywhere we stopped there were admirers as well as a few skeptics.

“Did you bring that thing all the way down (up) here from Maryland?” was a common question. Crews from much larger boats were intrigued as to how proptalk.com

we could manage in such a small space on long cruises. We were perfectly happy with it. After all, compared to travelling in our three previous VW campers, it was luxurious and roomy!

Visiting the Annapolis Powerboat Show in 2011, we made the ‘mistake’ of boarding the Ranger Tug 27! Once again we were hooked. We took delivery of a new Ranger 27 in October of 2012. With the support of the staff of Pocket Yachts, the regional Ranger Tug dealer, we readied her for an immediate trip down the ICW once more.

The company listens to its owners. When they developed the Ranger 27, they incorporated many of the improvements owners suggested.

It wasn’t particularly the additional two feet of length — mostly additional cockpit space — that sold us on the Ranger 27 but the upgrades and improvements incorporated into a boat that we already loved. One of the upgrades was a solar panel which allows the luxury and independence of staying on the hook longer. We also

##Christmas time for Bay Ranger in Jacksonville, FL.

appreciated the addition of a flat screen TV, propane stove with oven, improved interior headliner and cabin paneling, windshield defogging fans, and larger swim platform.

Like the Ranger Tug 25, the 27 has an 8’6” beam and is readily trailerable.

The Ranger Tugs of Kent, WA, now produce models from 25 to 31 feet. In addition to building these great boats, they strongly emphasize owner support.

After 7000 miles of cruising in Ranger Tugs, their traditional tug styling, shallow draft, innovative use of interior space, reliable components,

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Charter Notes

by Bob Gallagher

Whale Ho An Alaskan Adventure

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s Molly’s head cleared the surface, her mouth was wide open. In the instant it took the sound of her shriek to travel the few yards to my ears, she was standing on the swim platform. There were large areas of her bathing suit

that were still dry. Only because of my advancing age did it take two or three more seconds before I pulled myself up beside her. It was neither shark nor sea monster that launched us from the water. The water temperature was 33 degrees Fahrenheit.

##Uncle Bob and Molly test the waters in Alaska.

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We were on our chartered Nordic Tug 42 in Glacier Bay, Alaska. My 17-year-old niece had challenged me to jump into the bay with her.

We flew into Juneau the night before our charter: my wife Cate, her sister, brother-in-law, and two teenage nieces. The next morning the charter folks took us to the supermarket for provisions and then to the boat. Shortly after noon we were underway. A couple of hours later, we anchored in a tree-lined cove with no other boats or signs of human habitation in sight.

In late afternoon, we put a couple of crab pots and a halibut rig over the side and then went ashore to explore. When we returned, we had a 12-pound halibut for dinner and a couple of Dungeness crabs for a first course. At 11 p.m. that night, Cate was still reading by natural light.

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depths over 35 feet. Careful sounding is necessary to make sure that the retreating tide doesn’t leave you impaled on a rock pinnacle. There are few marinas, but some towns have docks where you can top up water and, sometimes, fuel. Some anchorages have government-owned floating docks. Commercial fishermen get first priority, but cruisers are welcome when there is room. Anchoring too close to kelp beds can cause problems. After our genset alarm went off, I found in the water intake a wad of kelp wrapped as tight as a Cuban cigar.

Our itinerary focused on small towns, scenery, and wildlife viewing areas. We ranged from Tracy Arm Fjord in the south to Glacier Bay to the north. Elfin Cove and Pelican are particularly picturesque fishing towns. They have protected harbors with buildings on stilts around a steep rocky shore. We found local oysters, mussels and basic supplies in the markets. Salmon fishermen are not allowed to sell you their catch. One fisherman gave us a king salmon. We rewarded his goodwill with a bottle of wine.

Tracy Arm and Glacier Bay are the land of glaciers. In both places we witnessed calving of giant blue icebergs by standing off of the face of the glacier about a quarter mile.

There is a branch of Tracy Arm called Ford’s Terror where at slack high tide, you can traverse a reversing falls between spectacular 200-foot high sheer rock walls. If you don’t exit within 30 minutes, you will be there until the next tide.

Wildlife viewing is unlike anything in the lower 48. Booking in advance, you can visit the Admiralty Island grizzly bear reserve. There we saw a fearsome mother bear snatch spawning salmon from a stream and then nap on the beach while her cubs nursed. Bald eagles scavenge the halfeaten salmon. Otters and seals are everywhere. Orcas and dolphins often swim alongside. Whales can be seen slapping their pectoral fins on the surface and occasionally breaching.

There are many varieties of interesting sea birds.

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Charter Notes

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Steaming back to Juneau on our last day, Molly’s sister Chelsea exclaimed “whale ho.” A mile to starboard we could see the inverted pyramids of mist that came from spouting whales. About one quarter mile from the pod of humpbacks, we turned off the motor and drifted.

Under a school of silvery herring, the whales swam in ascending circles of decreasing diameter, while exhaling a veil of bubbles until the herring turned the surface a brilliant pale green. Then, through the center of the densely packed herring, the whales took turns breaching, each with its gaping mouth filled to overflowing with glittering fish. They ran this play (called bubble-net feeding) a half-dozen times coming within 50 yards of the boat.

Do it by cruise ship, bareboat charter, kayak, or any way you can, but don’t miss the chance to see southeast Alaska by boat. # About the Author: Bob Gallagher of Annapolis has been chartering powerboats and sailboats wherever he can find them for 40 years. proptalk.com

Mayday Hoaxes:

Why They’re No Joke

by Art Pine

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he Mayday call came over the VHF-FM marine radio at 4:20 p.m. on a bright, sunny day: an explosion aboard a large motor yacht identified as Blind Date had left her sinking rapidly 17.5 miles east of Sandy Hook, NJ. Three people were dead and nine injured, and half the 40 crewmembers and passengers already had abandoned ship.

“I’m in three feet of water on the bridge,” the man who transmitted the call told the Coast Guard. “I’m going to stay by the radio as long as I can before I have to go overboard.”

Within minutes, the Coast Guard command center in New York launched an intense search-and-rescue operation.

The effort, which covered 638 square miles, involved two boat crews and seven helicopters and fixed-wing search planes, ##Coast Guard members practiced emergency signaling and survival techniques. USCG photo by PA3 Louis Hebert

along with some 200 local-area emergency responders who set up mass casualty reception areas ashore.

After five hours, however, the search turned up nothing, and the Coast Guard determined it had been a hoax. The scam cost U.S. taxpayers $318,000, put dozens of Coast Guard crewmembers at risk, and tied up rescue boats and aircraft that would have been needed had a real emergency occurred elsewhere. The hoaxter never was found.

The Blind Date case was hardly the only hoax distress call with which maritime agencies have had to contend. Despite a continuous campaign to discourage people from making false calls, the Coast Guard still receives some 175 suspected hoax calls a year. Some 20 of these each year are confirmed and ultimately prosecuted in court.

Since 2003, the service has recorded 1215 suspected hoax calls and another 184

Coast Guard officials in Baltimore have set up a 24-hour hotline — at (410) 576-2696 — for Chesapeake Bay mariners to report suspected hoaxes… that actually have been confirmed as hoaxes. It also has received some 15,000 false alerts, distress calls made in good faith that later prove mistaken, as when a boat reported as missing turns up safely later. In a real hoax, the perpetrator intends to deceive authorities.

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Although the hoax totals are a scant portion of the 25,000 or so Mayday calls that the Coast Guard handles each year, they’re costly. Officials estimate it takes between $600 and $1200 an hour to send a small boat on a rescue mission; $6000 to $9000 an hour for a helicopter; $12,451 for a C-130 search plane; and $14,000 for a small cutter.

But the money isn’t what concerns authorities the most, says Lieutenant Erin Slycord, chief of the Coast Guard command center at Sector Baltimore, which oversees search-and-rescue efforts for the Chesapeake Bay area. Diverting boats, aircraft, and crews bottles up assets that otherwise would be available to help mariners who are in trouble. “What may seem like a benign prank could ultimately end up costing someone his or her life,” Lieutenant Slycord says.

Knowingly making a false distress call is

illegal. Federal law classifies it as a felony, with possible penalties of five to 10 years in prison, up to $250,000 in criminal fines, and as much as $5000 in civil fines. The court also may require the perpetrator to reimburse the Coast Guard for the cost of its response — at the per-hour prices cited.

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Authorities say there’s no single reason that perpetrators make false distress calls.

Some, quite possibly like the person who radioed in the Mayday call about the Blind Date, get a perverse kick out of the show that the rescue effort stirs up, complete with flashing red and blue lights, sirens, and hyper-tense coverage on local TV channels.

Other hoax calls are made by boaters who have had too much to drink and regard them as a clever way to get attention.

Occasionally, they come from unsupervised kids who end up playing around on a VHF-FM marine radio, sometimes from a recreational boat that’s located on a trailer in their parents’ backyard.

One problem is that hoax calls often are difficult to differentiate from genuine ones.

By law and tradition, the Coast Guard regards all Mayday calls as serious, and will stick with the rescue effort for hours or days until it has good reason to doubt that the emergency is genuine.

New technology is helping to reduce the number of hoax calls. The Coast Guard’s new high-tech Rescue 21 communications system enables watchstanders to pinpoint where a radio call is coming from. Also,

new automatic identification systems (AIS) track and identify some vessels. So does digital selective calling (DSC) on marine radios.

But Rescue 21 isn’t always able to plot the source of a radio call on smaller bodies of water such as Chesapeake Bay. Most of the vessels that carry AIS equipment are large ships, not recreational boats. And DSC is used primarily to send emergency distress signals, not standard voice transmissions.

Indeed, hoax calls still are a frequent phenomenon in this area. Sector Baltimore is currently investigating some 15 distress calls that it suspects may be hoaxes, including a string of calls made last fall by a lone man, identified when his voice was recognized by acquaintances after investigators asked local TV channels to play audio tapes of his calls.

Coast Guard officials in Baltimore have set up a 24-hour hotline — at (410) 5762696 — for Chesapeake Bay mariners to report suspected hoaxes or other dangerous activities they see on the water. And federal prosecutors have moved more aggressively in recent years to take such cases to trial.

In June, for example, a Gloucester, VA, woman was convicted of calling in a false report about a ship that supposedly was taking on water in a nearby river. The hoax sparked a two-hour search that cost the Coast Guard more than $82,000. The woman admitted to the charges.

In Atlantic Beach, NC, a 27-year-old man pleaded guilty to making a false report in which he said he was abandoning his sinking boat near Cape Lookout and Shackleford Banks. The Mayday call prompted a search-and-rescue operation involving the Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and National Park Service — and hours of wasted time.

In March 2012, a 19-year-old airplane pilot in Ohio intentionally filed a false report describing a 25-foot fishing vessel in trouble on Lake Erie, spawning a 21-hour joint U.S.-Canadian search-and-rescue effort that tied up four vessels and two aircraft. He was sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay $489,000 in reimbursements.

No joke.

About the Author: Art Pine is a USCGlicensed captain and a longtime Chesapeake Bay powerboater and sailor.

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Gettin’ Knotical

he third annual Pocket Yacht Knot (knot - a cluster of persons or things: a knot of watercraft) gathered recently at Spring Cove Marina in Solomon’s Island. Thirty-five crew members from 18 Ranger Tugs, Cutwaters, and C-Dories met to share boating experiences. The theme of the event was “The Best of the Bay.” Commodores John and Tracey Garcia headed up the event.

The group was treated to an exciting demonstration on drones by Kelvin and Tina Brentzel of Eye in the Sky Pros. Our appreciation for the Bay was expanded with presentations by Bill Eggers, author of “Gentlemen of the Bay,” and by Susan Elnicke Wade and Bill Wade, authors of “Crab Decks and Tiki Bars of the Bay.” The Calvert County Maritime Museum next door provided an additional opportunity to learn more about the Bay. Tony

Schulstad of Pocket Yachts enlightened us on the latest AIS technology while Ranger Tug factory representative Andrew Custis provided hands-on assistance to owners throughout the weekend. Don and Kathy Spataccino conducted Coast Guard courtesy checks upon request.

The group enjoyed great food throughout the weekend with lavish hors

d’oeuvres Friday night and a poolside full breakfast Saturday morning, complete with a bloody Mary contest.

Saturday evening included a wine tasting and party favors with Liz Childs of Jack Martin Insurance Agency, a pig roast, and burgers on the grill.

Sunday morning’s catered breakfast rounded out a great weekend. ~by Ed and Elaine Henn

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Making a Difference

ecently, the non-profit group Captains Sharing and Caring took children with health issues out for a day of exploring the Magothy River. The volunteer captains use their power boats to offer a fun, relaxing resource for children and families with special needs such as ADD, Autism, Down’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Spina bifida, heart problems, or any number of other medical disorders. The next event is scheduled for August 23 at Norman Creek Marina for the Baltimore Heart Moms group, when Captains Sharing and Caring will help celebrate the First Super Sibling Celebration honoring the fantastic siblings supporting their special needs sisters and brothers. Boaters interested in joining a large raft up on Friday night, and boat rides on Saturday for the children and their families, should email John Conway, captain of recruitment, at john.conway@calladi.com. For more information, visit captainssharingandcaring.org

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his year marked the eighth Invitational Rock Hall Wagon Wheel on Fairlee Creek on a perfect, cool, calm Chesapeake weekend. More than 200 fellow boaters anchored in a 276foot circular raft up, stern to stern. Yes, 64 boats, precisely anchored in a huge “wagon wheel” formation, surrounding a floating, rotating 16 x 16-foot platform, complete with a 25-foot American Flag 50 September 2014 PropTalk

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n July 12, Rockville Sail and Power Squadron members celebrated trawlering on other members’ boats when they participated in “Day on the Bay,” which also featured a portion of the Piloting Class and a group picnic. The piloting course educated RSPS members in a simulated failure of all electronics while navigating with GPS and reverting to dead reckoning, taking bearings, plotting courses, and checking existing conditions against chart datum. Boaters later watched the sun set over the water and enjoyed the camaraderie of friends old and new. The next RSPS raft up is scheduled for August 16 on the Magothy River, with the September raft up happening on Ridout Creek September 6. For more information, visit rspsonline.org

Rock Hall Wagon Wheel illuminated from atop and below. The circle provides a private pond to paddle across and swim in, filled with countless tubes, boards, splash mats and kayaks.

The center island is a gathering place for all, a swim platform complete with sliding board, a mounted stereo speaker system, even a four-piece band for a few hours. It was Captain Paul Sutcliffe’s passion for gathering with old friends

and making new acquaintances that provided the inspiration 10 years ago.

What started with 29 boats and a flag pole floating on an inner tube has led to this year’s gathering around a veritable spinning “island.” The Rock Hall Wagon Wheel is a family affair, with grandparents and grandchildren, new boaters and old. Captain Paul insists this was his last … only time will tell! proptalk.com

Racing News Kent Island YC Cocktail Class Regatta

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ats!! There’s no such thing as a Double-Turtle trophy. If there were, PropTalk’s own Molotov would have taken it home from the Kent Island YC (KIYC) Cocktail Class Regatta. Molotov entertained the spectators by twice testing the motor kill lanyard and the inverted flotation system, thereby entering the history books with several dubious firsts: the first boat to turn over twice in one regatta, the first boat to turn over in the pits without even getting to the race course, and the first boat to turn over while driven by a woman.

But, Molotov’s acrobatic performances were only minor blips in a great day of racing for 25 boats, 38 drivers in seven racing classes, and a good-weather crowd watching from shore. It’s hard to think how it could have been better. Frank Stauss and his crew of race officials kept things organized, with the kind of goodnatured flexibility that made sure things kept moving, but with plenty of time for minor repairs, motor swaps, and driver changes. After Mike Serio did his snap

##Jim Schmicker leading Lee Edmonds.

roll with Molotov in the pits, the racing was delayed for unsuccessful restart attempts, but then Mike was allowed to jump into Havin’ Fun at the 30-second horns. Molotov was still upside down when Jess Rigelman took over Toothache and went out to run her post ‘79 races.

##Upside down is really slow! Photo by BreeAnn Edmonds

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Special thanks are due to the officials: Frank for authorizing the driver-boat changes, Todd Steffes for keeping the pits organized and keeping the start crews advised, and scorers Debbie Edmonds, Kimberly Shubert, and the rotating group of assistant scorers, starters and line judges for keeping the racers racing. As usual, CCWBRA Secretary BreeAnn Edmonds did most of the pre-race computer and paperwork and post-race tabulations, not to mention photographs for the website and driving #83 Sundowner — making the finals in both the women’s classes.

A special award maybe should have been created for Jack Pettigrew, who raced his boat, worked with Todd Steffes in pit management, helped the scorers and starters, and made his boat available for no less than four other people. No. 82, Havin’ Fun really lived up to its name, qualifying four racers for class finals, scoring three podium finishes, and perhaps most important, giving Zach Malone, CCWBRA’s first youth entrant, his first runs around the race course.

The racing was close and exciting.

Before proving the old boat-racing rule that upside down is slow, Jess Rigelman topped the women’s classic 6 hp class with Molotov. Rookie Dan Paluchowski then PropTalk September 2014 51

Racing News took Molotov to a win in Mixed Classic 6. Jim Schmicker took the Classic 6 Heavy Win in River Madness. Tara Carew drove husband Keith’s Dram to win the Post ‘79 6 hp Women’s class.

The men’s Post ‘79 6 hp top spots were taken by Russ Bowler in Flying Kiwi in the Mixed class and Keith Carew with Dram in the Heavyweights. Darryl Kepler, with his Silver Bullet topped the 8 hp field, and then Zach Malone took Havin’ Fun out to issue the call to other junior drivers to come race. (The junior classes have just been instituted. Find contact information for club officials for anyone wanting information about how to get involved as a junior racer, adult competitor, or boat builder at CCWBRA. com. There is almost always a boat at each event for test drives.)

After a strong showing at Urbanna, the Severn River Race team topped all of the KIYC 6 hp classes, but didn’t brag much after hearing: “Yeah, but you turned over twice, had to borrow Jack’s boat in two classes, and needed a lot of help from the officials.” All true.

KIYC did itself proud once again, with great facilities and a superb lunch buffet included in the entry fees. We’re already looking forward to next year. But there’s a lot of this year’s racing still to do. Nationals take place at Rock Hall August 16 . Check CCWBRA.com for that and the other races in 2014.

##Darryl Kepler leading the 8 hps in Silver Bullet. Photo by BreeAnn Edmonds

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##Zach Malone in Havin’ Fun. Photo by BreeAnn Edmonds

KIYC Cocktail Class Regatta Top Finishers 6 hp Women’s Classic

Jess Rigelman

Molotov

6 hp Mixed Classic

Dan Paluchowski

Molotov

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Jim Schmicker

River Madness

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Tara Carew

Dram

6 hp Mixed Post-1979

Russ Bowler

The Flying Kiwi

6 hp Heavy Post-1979

Keith Carew

Dram

8 hp Mixed

Darryl Kepler

Silver Bullet

##Jess Rigelman leads Tara Carew.

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Cambridge Classic Keeps the Storms at Bay

by Allen Nelson

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has supported the organization with finanfounders and a long time racer who passed hat a great weekend we had July cial contributions each year, and this year away from cancer several years ago. Larry 26-27 for the annual Cambridge Wilson was an active racer for more than Classic! We had a total of 68 he was responsible for encouraging many 25 years. Besides being one of the club of the 25 flat-bottom racers that came to boats registered, plus about 12 J Stock Cambridge to make the trip. As a result founders, he was very active in setting up outboards for the kids. of all that Bob has done for the sport, and and helping with whatever needed to be The Nathan Index of Performance specifically for this race, he was recognized. done.

Award presented by the Nathan FoundaFor the last five or tion is given to the boat six years, the Stewart coming closest to the family of Annapoworld record. This year, lis and Kent Island the winner was Rob Garhas not only raced ratano of Oceanport, NJ, in the Jersey Speed driving his Jersey Speed Skiff Class but has Skiff Indian Summer.

Rob was within 95.9 peralso supported the Cambridge Race cent of the record. with all sorts of extra Since no National activities—helping Modified Class boats ##Blink and you miss it, that’s for sure. Cambridge Classic always brings the excitement. with the spring came out this year, the fund-raiser, helping Skeeter Johnson Memoin the pits, being risk managers, manning Another non-racing award is given rial Award presented by the Hill’s Point the trash truck, and so on. As a result of periodically to the person or persons who Gang was changed slightly. This year the their unselfish service to CPBRA and boat exemplify sportsmanship and positive conaward was given to Bob Zabady, owner of racing, the Larry Wilson Sportsmanship tributions to the Cambridge Power Boat the Showboat Racing Team of Hamlin, Award was presented to Jimmie Stewart Racing Association (CPBRA). The award PA. For the last several years Bob has and his family. brought multiple boats to Cambridge. He is given in memory of one of CPBRA’s

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2014 Cambridge Classic Results Jersey Speed Skiffs

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Pro Stock

Loaded Dice

Parks Jones, Jr. / NA

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he 2014 racing season of inboard powerboat racing sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association (APBA) is offering first-class action with the introduction of the EPIC Series: the Eastern Professional Inboard Championship

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new coatings for the 1990 Hacker craft 20-foot Gin Mill, which includes repairing the top deck beading for a super smooth finish, making her topsides look like glass. CWR is also moving forward with the construction of a new shop, which will reestablish the classic boatshop image, still catering to just the old woodies.

D ##Doug Campbell performing 25 hours service on Zeus pods and transmission on a Sabre 42.

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o it yourselfer Joe Borrison of Parkton, MD, sends us this brief report on his rebuilt and reconfigured 1977 Grady White Aaarrgh! on her run to the Bahamas. “The boat performed better than expected in many ways. The

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t’s hard to believe, but the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, and the crabs, when you can get them, are getting fatter. Summer is really drawing to a close in Chesapeake Bay Country. Even before the fall layup season starts our boatshops are bustling with activity.

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lan Flinchum of Cypress Marine in Severna Park, MD, has a bona fide piece of Annapolis boating history in his shop, an inboard skiff named Sonny, the original towboat from Sarles Boat Yard on Spa Creek. Sarles opened in 1906, and before its recent sale, was the oldest working boat yard in Annapolis. I asked Alan how old he thought Sonny might be. “Nobody really knows,” he says. “I’ve heard it was built in the teens or early twenties. It’s had several engines; it has a modern engine now, and it needs some wood work. It’s leaking around the shaft alley and the rudder, and

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it’s had a bunch of gooped up repairs, 5200 repairs, on the rudder stock and the shaft alley. The boat is privately owned now. I think it was bought at the maritime auction over at St. Michaels last year.”

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ave Hannam of Classic Watercraft Restoration in Annapolis, MD, reports his shop is in the throes of the dog days of late summer. Hannam has just completed and delivered the 1941 22-foot Old School to the Potomac and the 19-foot Holiday and is now focusing on a Chris Craft Sportsman, while completing all the

Tim Floyd of F&S Boatworks in Bear, DE, with the SEAKEEPER gyroscopic stabilizer installed in a 75 sportfisherman.

Yamaha engine was run between 3000 and 4200 rpm for eight hours on both ends of the trip. Oil consumption was zero for the entire trip, which also included 20 hours of use while in Abaco. Gas consumption, 3.2 NMPG, was higher than expected mainly due to carrying a heavy load of supplies for our vacation. The stainless prop may have provided improved performance but the aluminum was used in the event of a grounding on one of the numerous reefs. The boat weathered the trip very well. The balance achieved by moving the batteries forward of the gas tank was excellent and provided a quick time to plane. The ride through the Gulf Stream, while a little bouncy, was dry and solid due to the hull design and the heavy foam used. No cracks in any of the joints or stress areas were noted, and all proptalk.com

equipment performed as expected. The topsides paint did not hold up to our heavy usage and was easily scratched.

This paint will be sanded and replaced with a two-part paint this winter.”

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ric Hedberg of Rionholdt Once and Future Boats, Lt. in Gwynn’s Island, VA, sends us the following newsy report. “While we are highly seasoned carpenters with a passion for wood boats, especially Baycraft, with a wide variety of experience from skiffs to buy boats, to the Susan Constant ( Jamestown, VA), what we are truly excited about is our ability to reproduce wooden boats in cellular

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atrick Callahan of Worton Creek Marina in Chestertown, MD, sends us this update.

“Worton Creek Marina is working on a 46-foot Post Yacht. We are replacing rotten deck coring, replacing the windows, refinishing the interior finish, and installing new carpet and countertops. Work continues on a 31-foot

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Joe Borrison’s 1977 Grady White at the beginning of her rebuilding in December of 2013.

PVC. We have here a recently completed 14-foot flat-bottomed outboard skiff (sexy little thing), a three-year old reproduction of an 18-foot Wright Skiff (lined off from an original we found orphaned in Deltaville), a 22foot Hooper Island Sharpie which was our first effort in PVC, and we also have underway in the shop a 20-foot deadrise outboard skiff that we are building for a neighbor of ours.

“These boats are all Bay built, ‘by eye,’ true to the old ways but of modern materials that result in a faithful reproduction of a traditional Bay boat that will last indefinitely. They are impervious to moisture, rot, and worms, and hold paint beautifully; they are visually indistinguishable from a wood deadrise. My wife says ‘Now you can have everything you want in a wood boat without having to have a wood boat!’ Our first PVC boat, the Hooper Follow us!

and making a whole host of changes to accommodate the upgraded power plants. Other projects include routine maintenance on a 42-foot MDI power catamaran with stainless surface piecing drives. Next to this big cat is a 27 Fountain Fever. It has a single 540-hp 502 big block with a supercharger and is receiving a new transmission. Britt’s paint shop is full as well.

Island Sharpie, has been outside every day of her 10 years and has the original paint on her sides. Now, for the first time, folks can have a true deadrise on a boat lift or trailer with no concerns. Imagine a small skipjack or log canoe on a boat lift!”

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hesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) Rosie Parks Project Manager Mark Donohue reports a four-cylinder Cummings diesel engine has been installed in the push boat of the skip-

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A 20-foot Hacker Craft receiving multiple coats of varnish in the Classic Watercraft Restoration shop.

Bertram. During the “remanufacture” process the boat is being converted from gas engines to modern diesels.

The engines are fitted and the new, larger, exhaust and running gear are located in the boat. They will then be removed, and the entire bilge will be gel coated and new deck substructure and bulkheads will be installed.”

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ritt Lilly of Lilly Sport Boats in Arnold, MD, has a lot going on in his shop at the moment.

His crew is working on a 42-foot Fountain, originally equipped with twin 525-hp engines. The engines are currently being rebuilt with Whipple superchargers added to up their horsepower to just over 800. The engines are at Potter Performance in Sarasota, FL. The boat is being prepared for the rebuilt engines, upgrading instrumentation, redoing the exhaust systems,

Britt Lilly of Lilly Sport Boats in Arnold, MD, inspects a stainless steel surface piercing drive on a 42-foot MDI Cat. Photo by Rick Franke

jack Rosie Parks. The restoration will be completed with the installation of dredge winders on deck and completion of the doghouse interior, which will all be done to restore the boat as it was built in 1955. In June, the skipjack had its first public sail since the late ‘90s, with descendants of the boat’s builder, Bronza Parks, and its captain, Orville Parks onboard. The skipjack will remain dockside at the museum in St. Michaels as a floating exhibit, with plans to race her in the annual skipjack races at Deal Island and Cambridge this fall.

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otch Hartge of Galesville, MD, sent us a picture of his 1979 Sisu 22 named Kingfisher. Totch describes her restoration, “Hats off to Captain Bob Stein (Black Dog Boat Works, Denton, MD) who restored this great little boat PropTalk September 2014 57

to be one of his best restorations/ creations ever. Kingfisher was designed by famous lobster boat designer Royal Lowell of Maine and named for the bird my father, Captain Dick, wanted to be when he was reincarnated.”

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ike Moore of Cutts and Case in Oxford, MD, sends us the following. “New to

the Yard after an extended storage is Applejack a 1930 vintage Seabright Skiff, in for paint and varnish and soon should be sailing. Ralph Wiley’s 1955 Tancook Whaler Vixen is in the final stages of hooking up the re-conditioned Atomic Four, and the fuel system has been newly plumbed. Deck repairs on Berwyn are currently underway, scarfing

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Alan Flinchum of Cypress Marine in Severna Park, MD, shows the corroded shaft tube from Sonny, the former push boat from Sarles Boat Yard. Photo by Rick Franke

in new cedar on the transverseplanked decks. Gold leaf lettering is being applied by Jay Brown to the soon to be launched Spirit, which is also having a new head and treatment system installed, the original Monel fuel tank reconditioned and the fuel system re-plumbed to accommodate her new Universal diesel.”

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Kingfisher, a 1979 Sisu 22 restored by Black Dog Boatworks in Denton, MD. Photo by Totch Hartge

The nearly completed push boat for the skipjack Rosie Parks in the small boat shop at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD.

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eg Roney of Mathews Brothers in Denton MD, sent us this update: “We delivered a brokerage boat last week to her new owners after putting new nonskid on the top decks and freshening up the teak deck (re-caulking, new plugs, sanding, new sealer).We are wrapping up on the Eastport. The hard top is going on this week, the freshwa-

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05:03 AM 2.7 H 11:11 AM 0.2 L 05:38 PM 3.2 H

22

12:00 AM Mon 06:08 AM 12:48 PM 06:32 PM

0.6 1.7 0.5 1.5

L H L H

7

0.6 1.6 0.5 1.6

L H L H

H L H L

04:39 AM Mon 10:54 AM 04:59 PM 11:01 PM

1.6 0.5 1.4 0.5

H L H L

7 12:56 AM Sun 07:10 AM 01:14 PM 07:36 PM

0 L 3.2 H -0.1 L 3.5 H

22

12:46 AM Tue 06:42 AM 01:16 PM 07:13 PM

1.8 0.5 1.4 0.3

22

23

04:11 AM Sun 10:33 AM 04:21 PM 10:32 PM

01:29 AM Mon 07:47 AM 01:48 PM 08:02 PM

0.4 2.9 0.5 2.9

L H L H

8

0.6 1.6 0.4 1.7

L H L H

1.5 0.5 1.5 0.5

H L H L

8 01:47 AM Mon 08:05 AM 02:10 PM 08:29 PM

-0.2 L 3.4 H -0.2 L 3.5 H

23

01:31 AM Wed 07:15 AM 01:44 PM 07:50 PM

H L H L

23

24

1.8 0.4 1.5 0.4

02:02 AM Tue 08:23 AM 02:25 PM 08:37 PM

0.4 3 0.4 2.9

L H L H

9

05:47 AM 1.7 H Tue 12:06 PM 0.3 L 06:17 PM 1.6 H

24

05:46 AM 1.5 H Wed 12:06 PM 0.4 L 06:22 PM 1.5 H

02:15 AM THu 07:49 AM 02:12 PM 08:27 PM

0.6 1.6 0.4 1.7

L H L H

10

12:26 AM Wed 06:32 AM 12:51 PM 07:12 PM

0.4 1.7 0.3 1.7

L H L H

25

12:27 AM THu 06:19 AM 12:41 PM 07:02 PM

0.6 1.5 0.4 1.6

L H L H

-0.3 L 3.6 H -0.2 L 3.5 H

24

25

9 02:37 AM Tue 08:57 AM 03:05 PM 09:19 PM

02:35 AM Wed 08:58 AM 03:02 PM 09:11 PM

0.3 3.1 0.4 2.9

L H L H

10

03:00 AM 08:24 AM 02:41 PM 09:03 PM

0.7 1.5 0.4 1.8

L H L H

11

01:21 AM THu 07:18 AM 01:37 PM 08:07 PM

0.5 1.6 0.2 1.7

L H L H

26

01:10 AM 06:52 AM 01:17 PM 07:43 PM

0.6 1.4 0.3 1.6

L H L H

-0.3 L 3.6 H -0.2 L 3.3 H

25

26

03:25 AM Wed 09:47 AM 03:58 PM 10:08 PM

03:09 AM THu 09:32 AM 03:39 PM 09:46 PM

0.3 3.2 0.4 2.9

L H L H

11

0.7 1.5 0.3 1.8

L H L H

12

02:17 AM 08:03 AM 02:23 PM 09:02 PM

0.5 1.5 0.2 1.7

L H L H

27

01:55 AM SAT 07:25 AM 01:53 PM 08:25 PM

0.6 1.4 0.3 1.6

L H L H

-0.2 L 3.6 H -0.1 L 3.2 H

26

03:48 AM SAT 09:02 AM 03:13 PM 09:42 PM

04:13 AM THu 10:37 AM 04:51 PM 10:57 PM

03:43 AM 10:08 AM 04:17 PM 10:22 PM

0.3 3.2 0.4 2.8

L H L H

12

27

28

04:39 AM Sun 09:44 AM 03:48 PM 10:25 PM

0.7 1.4 0.3 1.9

L H L H

13

03:13 AM SAT 08:49 AM 03:12 PM 09:59 PM

0.6 1.4 0.3 1.7

L H L H

28

02:42 AM Sun 08:01 AM 02:32 PM 09:12 PM

0.7 1.3 0.3 1.6

L H L H

-0.1 L 3.5 H 0.1 L 3 H

04:20 AM SAT 10:45 AM 04:58 PM 11:00 PM

0.3 3.2 0.4 2.7

L H L H

05:51 AM 0.1 L SAT 12:17 PM 3.4 H 06:41 PM 0.3 L

28

29

0.7 1.3 0.4 1.9

L H L H

14

04:10 AM Sun 09:37 AM 04:02 PM 10:57 PM

0.7 1.3 0.3 1.7

L H L H

29

03:32 AM Mon 08:41 AM 03:15 PM 10:02 PM

0.7 1.3 0.3 1.6

L H L H

14

12:37 AM Sun 06:42 AM 01:10 PM 07:39 PM

2.8 0.3 3.2 0.5

H L H L

0.4 3.2 0.5 2.7

L H L H

15

0.8 1.3 0.3 1.7

L H L H

30

0.7 1.2 0.3 1.6

L H L H

15

2.6 0.5 3 0.6

H L H L

Fri

27

05:34 AM Mon 10:30 AM 04:30 PM 11:13 PM

H L H L

30

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

06:33 AM 0.7 L Tue 11:22 AM 1.3 H 05:19 PM 0.4 L

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H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

05:00 AM Mon 11:20 AM 05:21 PM 11:29 PM

Fri

05:09 AM Mon 10:30 AM 04:55 PM 11:56 PM

diFFerenCes

High Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 Cedar Point –3:16 Point Lookout –3:48

05:13 AM Tue 11:30 AM 05:41 PM 11:45 PM

Fri

04:28 AM Tue 09:29 AM 04:05 PM 10:58 PM

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

Spring L. Ht Range *0.88 1.0 *1.14 1.1 *1.33 1.4 *1.33 1.4

Fri

05:01 AM 11:26 AM 05:45 PM 11:46 PM

13

01:32 AM Mon 07:38 AM 02:07 PM 08:41 PM

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

High +3 :52 +2 :01 +5 :52 +0 :47

Fri

05:00 AM Sun 11:25 AM 05:43 PM 11:43 PM

29

05:45 AM 0.4 L Mon 12:10 PM 3.2 H 06:33 PM 0.5 L

30

12:31 AM Tue 06:36 AM 01:01 PM 07:29 PM

Low H. Ht +4 :15 *0.70 +2 :29 *0.48 +6 :04 *0.66 +1 :08 *0.77

2.6 0.5 3.1 0.6

H L H L

Spring L. Ht Range *0.83 2.2 *0.83 1.4 *0.67 2.0 *0.83 2.4

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Slack Water Max Current Speed

Mon

2

Tue

0504 -0.7 1059 0.4 1640 -0.6 2315 0.9

11

0253 0941 1420 2025

0602 -0.7 1158 0.3 1734 -0.5

12

0011 0.9 0701 -0.7 1300 0.3 1835 -0.5

13 SAT

0109 0.9 0758 -0.8 1400 0.4 1939 -0.6

14

0208 1 0851 -0.8 1456 0.5 2042 -0.7

15

Wed 0349 1042 1523 2124 THu

5

Fri

6

0445 1135 1631 2228 0538 1220 1736 2333

0043 0706 1331 1935

0357 0.8 1017 -0.8 1631 0.8 2235 -0.7

1

0134 Mon 0748 1407 2018

0443 0.8 1057 -0.8 1711 0.8 2320 -0.8

2

0302 -1 0906 0.7 1459 -0.8 2123 1.1

23

0526 0.8 1135 -0.8 1748 0.9

3

0049 0724 1247 1846

0358 -0.9 1002 0.6 1552 -0.7 2217 1

24

0145 Mon 0826 1345 1941

0456 -0.9 1102 0.5 1649 -0.7 2315 1

25

0556 -0.8 1205 0.5 1751 -0.6

26

0015 0.9 0656 -0.8 1308 0.5 1855 -0.6

27

0115 0.8 0754 -0.8 1407 0.5 1958 -0.6

28

0214 0.8 0846 -0.8 1501 0.6 2056 -0.6

29

0308 0.8 0934 -0.8 1548 0.7 2148 -0.7

THu

Fri

Sun

SAT

0629 1302 1836

0305 1 0940 -0.9 1547 0.6 2141 -0.8

16

7

0037 0717 1342 1933

0400 1 1026 -1 1636 0.8 2238 -0.9

17

0138 Mon 0803 1421 2026

0452 1111 1723 2332

1 -1 0.9 -1

18

9

0543 1155 1809

1 -1 1.1

19

0024 0633 1239 1856

-1 0.9 -1 1.1

20

Sun

8

Tue

10

0236 0849 1501 2119

Wed 0333 0933 1542 2210

Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Tue

0116 -1.1 0723 0.9 1324 -1 1943 1.2

21

0208 -1 0813 0.8 1410 -0.9 2032 1.2

22

0624 1154 1756

0429 1018 1624 2302 0526 1105 1708 2355

0243 0928 1450 2041

Wed 0341 1028 1557 2144 THu

Fri

SAT

0437 1122 1701 2247 0531 1210 1759 2347 0620 1253 1850

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Slack Water Max Current Speed

0135 0.7 0758 -1.3 1413 0.9 2048 -1.1

11

0142 0828 1414 2101

0513 -1.9 1113 1.5 1742 -1.9 2335 1.2

21

0018 0447 1236 1817

0230 0.6 0858 -1.3 1516 0.9 2158 -1.1

12

0223 0917 1506 2153

0559 -1.8 1202 1.4 1833 -1.7

22

0124 Wed 0550 1341 1932

0334 0.6 1008 -1.3 1625 1 2309 -1.1

13

0022 1 0648 -1.7 1253 1.2 1927 -1.5

23

0002 -0.8 0608 0.8 1211 -0.8 1825 0.9

4

0443 0.6 1118 -1.4 1733 1.1

14

0110 0.8 0740 -1.5 1347 1 2026 -1.3

24

0044 -0.9 0649 0.7 1246 -0.8 1901 0.9

5

0014 -1.3 0551 0.7 1224 -1.6 1837 1.2

15

0126 -0.9 0730 0.6 1321 -0.7 1938 1

6

0112 -1.4 0655 0.9 1324 -1.8 1934 1.3

16

0209 -0.9 0813 0.6 1358 -0.7 2018 1

7

0205 -1.6 0752 1.1 1419 -1.9 2027 1.5

17

0625 1138 1724

0254 -0.9 0857 0.5 1437 -0.6 2100 1

8

0028 Mon 0718 1222 1807

0342 -0.8 0946 0.4 1522 -0.6 2147 0.9

9

30

0433 -0.8 1039 0.4 1613 -0.5 2240 0.9

10

Sun

Tue

0223 0828 1440 2058

Wed 0310 0907 1511 2137 THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

Tue

0357 0944 1542 2217 0445 1021 1614 2259 0534 1058 1647 2342

0118 0813 1313 1858

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

Mon 0357 1135 1708 Tue

THu

Fri

Sun

0522 1026 1736 2310

Mon 0556 1107 1814 2341

0202 -1.2 0748 0.7 1413 -1.4 2015 0.9 0239 -1.3 0825 0.8 1452 -1.5 2049 0.9

0628 1146 1850

0313 -1.4 0900 0.9 1529 -1.5 2121 0.9

0010 Wed 0659 1222 1925

0345 -1.4 0933 1 1603 -1.5 2153 0.9

0203 0.6 0837 -1.4 1446 0.9 2129 -1.1

25

0036 0731 1258 2001

0416 -1.4 1008 1 1638 -1.5 2226 0.9

0056 0524 1309 1902

0302 0.5 0939 -1.3 1551 0.8 2235 -1

26

0103 0805 1336 2038

0446 -1.4 1044 1.1 1714 -1.4 2300 0.9

0206 Wed 0626 1415 2007

0409 0.4 1045 -1.2 1659 0.7 2337 -1

27

0132 0841 1417 2118

0519 -1.4 1123 1.1 1752 -1.4 2338 0.8

0254 -1.8 0845 1.3 1512 -2 2116 1.5

18

0517 0.4 1147 -1.2 1802 0.7

28

0205 0923 1502 2204

0555 -1.4 1206 1.1 1836 -1.3

0016 0653 1229 1921

0341 -1.9 0936 1.4 1602 -2.1 2204 1.5

19

0033 -1.1 0617 0.5 1242 -1.3 1855 0.8

29

0100 Wed 0740 1322 2011

0427 -1.9 1025 1.5 1652 -2 2250 1.4

20

0120 -1.2 0707 0.6 1330 -1.3 1938 0.8

30

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

0230 0703 1446 2043 0332 0820 1548 2146 0427 0931 1645 2241 0518 1035 1739 2330

Mon 0606 1134 1831 Tue

SAT

Sun

0304 1008 1559 2249 0346 1103 1656 2350

Mon 0432 1204 1757 Tue

THu

Fri

SAT

0310 0736 1516 2105 0403 0842 1609 2154 0446 0938 1655 2235

Tue

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

Mon 0242 1011 1553 2257 Tue

0327 1106 1652 2358

0021 0.7 0638 -1.4 1255 1.1 1928 -1.2 0110 0.7 0730 -1.4 1350 1 2029 -1.1

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Secondary Stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29

-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

+0:29

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

Thomas Pt. Shoal Lt., 2.0 n.mi. East

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18

+3:00

+2:09

+2:36

1.2

0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest

+0:59

+0:48

+0:56

+1:12

0.6

0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29

+2:57

+2:45

+1:59

0.5

0.3

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

+2:39

+1:30

+0:58

+1:00

0.6

0.8

Point No Point, 4.3 n.mi. East

+4:49

+5:33

+6:04

+5:45

0.4

0.2

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Tourney Roundup

by Capt. Chris D. Dollar

Flounder Bowl: The winner of the 2014 Flounder Bowl, Look-N-Hook captained

by Aubrey Williams, won a Flounder Bowl record payout of $13,400 for his three-fish stringer of 17.68 pounds.

The second place team was Rest Time, sponsored by M & M Custom Painting and captained by Kenny Hoffman. The team won $2000 and also took home the Sponsors Trophy with a three-fish stringer of 14.89 pounds.

Although the Flounder Bowl is a team tournament, the largest flounder caught by a lady angler was a 4.76-pound fish landed by Michelle Dix, who won $100 and a pair of Costa sunglasses.

Austin Bradley took the Youth Division by landing a 3.43-pound flatfish, earning $100 and a pair of Costa sunglasses.

The Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association’s (PSWSFA) president Ken Neill said the total payout for this year’s Flounder Bowl was $19,850 in cash and merchandise, and could not have been successful without the support of Dare Marina, dozens of sponsors, and

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hundreds of hours of volunteer work.

Big Fish Classic (Ocean City): This inaugural event held July 26-27 enjoyed “huge success with 32 boats and a $92,920 payout,” says tournament director Brian Roberts. Jonathan Mason and crew aboard Mason’s ##Team Hogxhoker took 1st place in the 3rd Annual Reel Intents took top honors Wallace’s Bait & Tackle Flounder Frenzy with a total with their 243.5-pound bigeye weight of 22.15lbs. On board today was Richard tuna that earned them $35,772.

Hogge, Rich Lee, Allen Lawson and Brian Hogge.

A 167.5-pound swordfish caught Third Annual Wallace’s Bait & Tackle

by Backlash won the Billfish Division, and Rebel was the White Marlin Division winner Flounder Frenzy: Brian Hogge and his Team Hogchoker took first place as they brought back 77- and 73.5-pound in the third annual Wallace’s Bait & white marlins. In the third spot for the Tackle Flounder Frenzy with a stringer overall heaviest fish was the M R Ducks crew of flatties weighing 22.15-pounds. Their and their 225-pound bigeye tuna. A total of biggest flounder was an 8.15 doormat. In 69 fish were weighed in over the weekend, addition to Brian Hogge, Team HogRoberts said. choker is made up of his father Richard Hampton Creek Cobia Tournament: Whit Hogge, Rich Lee, and Allen Lawson.

Holden and Jay Wheeler chartered Capt.

Dolphinfish Tagging Program Shows Jorj Head to fish the Hampton Creek Cobia Results Tournament, and despite less than ideal “Wow!” is how Don Hammond, diconditions, their decision paid rector of the Dolphinfish Research Prooff as they took first place with a gram, described the dolphinfish (mahi 36-pound fish. mahi) tagging activity and tag recoveries MSSA’s 25th Annual Tunathis summer.

Ment: Todd Dickerson of “Anglers tagged more than 800 Germantown, MD, fishing aboard dolphins during the month of June. A the Top Dog, won the whole thing total of 28 boats have tagged ten or more with bigeye tunas of 222.1 and fish in 2014 with the top boat, Don 211.7 pounds caught in the WashGates’ Killin Time II, tagging 249 fish,” ington Canyon. He took home he said. Anglers reported recovering 22 more than $21,000 for his efforts. tagged mahi in June, typically the month ##Big Fish Classic winners, fishing in which the highest number of tags are on boat Reel Intense, with a recovered. The record is 36 tag recover243.5-pound bigeye tuna. ies, which occurred in 2007. proptalk.com

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Fish Forecasts

“W

ide open” is often a term used by professional skippers to describe a white hot bite. The angling options in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia in the early autumn are tailor made for just about every stripe of angler, from trollers and live bait fishermen to light tackle fans and fly fishing fanatics.

My plan? If I’m lucky I get an offshore invite, or maybe a shot at the cobia. For certain I’ll be plugging the shoreline and shallows for reds, rock, and specks, looking for that jaw-dropping, adrenaline-pumping surface explosion that makes fishing this time of year so special. Read on to glean some ideas of your own from PropTalk’s contributors, whose veins course with saltwater.

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loucester-based fly and light tackle guide Captain Chris Newsome predicts the fishing from mid-September to mid-October should provide the best shallow water fly and light tackle angling of the year on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck.

“The speckled trout fishery is recovering from the winter kill with a push of specks migrating from North Carolina this summer,” he says. “There is a wide range of sizes of these spotted sea trout, which is good news for the future of the fishery.”

## Eight reds between 38 to 48 inches caught in Hatteras. Photo by Capt.

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Chris says the redfish numbers have been down, however, but they are of good size with fish in the 24- to 30-inch range in the shallows. He knows where the few holes are that always produce large reds to 40 inches in late summer.

“Tangling with these bull dogs can’t be beat!” he says.

He and others (including this writer) are concerned that rockfish numbers have been declining for quite a few years.

“According to VMRC numbers, recreational striped bass catches have declined from two million per year to 200,000 per year over the last decade,” he says.

##Annapolis resident Samantha Salvail with a 24 inch rock caught off of Hackett Point chumming in 32 feet of water.

Photo courtesy of Anglers Sportcenter

“Disease plus overfishing of the breading stock and their favorite food, menhaden, is likely the cause for the declining numbers. That being said, the one good year class of rock from 2011 is making for good fly and light tackle action for anglers looking to catch and release until the fall season opens October 4.

Tangling with rockfish on topwater flies or lures provides explosive action.” he fishing along coastal Virginia is almost always good, and PropTalk’s insider Ric Burnley says it should only get better. “Every fish in Chesapeake Bay goes on the feed in preparation for winter, so look for speckled trout and puppy drum to mass-up in creeks, inlets, and flats on both sides of Chesapeake Bay and along the Virginia oceanside,” he predicts. His hot tip: A 1/8 to 1/2 ounce jighead and soft plastic will catch the most fish, but a suspending, hard plastic lure will catch the largest trout.

“Try topwater, walk-the-dog style lures early in the morning and just before dark,” he suggests.

Ric said the fishing for sheepshead and spadefish will also fire up in early September around the pilings and rocks of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. One of his favorite rigs

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##Speckled trout.

Photo by Capt. Walt

is a small piece of clam on a 1/0 hook with a small egg sinker or split to tempt spadefish. Use a fiddler crab or sand flea on a 3/0 hook and single bottom rig to score sheepshead.

Switching gears for cobia, Ric says the action will be at its hottest as the weather cools. “Look for brown clowns swimming on the surface in the lower Bay and along the Virginia Beach Oceanfront,” he says. “The fish will usually respond to a three-ounce bucktail or live eel on an 8/0 circle hook, but sometimes it takes a live bunker to get a bite.”

Cooling water temperatures mean the sparks will fly for the offshore bite, too.

Tuna, dolphin, and wahoo will make their final stand along the Continental Shelf. “Troll a spread of Ilanders and SeaWitches to score a mixed-bag of meat fish. White marlin will cause the most excitement. The fish will be found around temperature breaks and warmwater eddies that swirl south along the Continental Shelf. Pull dink ballyhoo on a circle hook for whites and add a couple of Ilanders to the short riggers for roving blue marlin. Fall will take hold in

October, and surf anglers will turn their attention to big red drum patrolling the surfline. A chunk of mullet or spot on a modified fishfinder rig and eight-ounce sinker cast with a 12-foot surf stick will pull big reds from the suds.” ight Tackle Charters’ Captain Walt will continue to chase speckled trout, stripers, and redfish in Tangier and Pocomoke sounds, as well as around Smith and Tangier Island in the Maryland/Virginia line area of the Chesapeake Bay. “Speck action will begin to slow as we get into October, but the stripers should get bigger and the reds should start coming over the rails in higher numbers,” he predicts. “All (game fish) are plenty of fun on light tackle (12-15 pound test) and Fly (7-9 weight).”

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aptain Sonney Forrest of Reel Relief Charters (Solomons, MD) tells PropTalk the best of the fall catching will happen in September into October. “We’ll see the stripers get aggressive, feeding for the fall and winter to come. They’ll be up early in schools feeding on the silversides and small menhaden. Using top water plugs and shallow ##Kip got this 65-pound yellowfin for his first plugs you often can catch offshore fish, missed a limit in just an hour,” he another tuna, and caught some dolphin... fished says. “Blues will begin to the Norfolk canyon. head south in droves now Photo by Chris Williams with the cooler weather.

The same as the Spanish did in early September, so catch them while you can.” Try trolling with small spoons to catch 3- to 5-pound blues and stripers, he says.

Captain Sonney says you can also load up on tasty spot, which will be feeding on hard bottom and should be as big as your hand.

“In deeper water they are holding in about 35 feet.

Double-rigged bottom hooks will catch them two at a time with bloodworms,” he suggests.

Near shore, don’t discount a few speckled trout,

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which he says can be caught using Lil’ Jimmy’s in the 1/2-ounce size. “Gold color seems to turn them on,” he adds.

“Also, white perch are moving to deeper water and like small cut pieces of shrimp on bottom rigs. I like to use bloodworms on the bottom hook and shrimp on the top hook. Double headers are common using this method.” Whatever fish you’re after, call Capt. Sonney for a great time on the water. His contact info can be found in PropTalk’s charter boat section. rofessional guide captain Richie Gaines says September has been good for increased numbers of redfish in the Eastern Bay vicinity, and this fall shouldn’t be too much different. “Shallow rock flats and clam beds are the best, and low light periods seem to produce more fish,” he says. “We also see some reds under small breaking stripers at that time of the year.”

By the middle of September, Richie says the stripers start to move back into the rivers as the water cools. “We (should) have a decent topwater bite in the shallows as well as good numbers of fish on offshore structure and breaking,” he says. “My typical day will start off casting topwaters in the a.m., then I move to structure such as oyster bars in

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AnnapolisYachtSales.com 12-23 feet of water, and then I look for breaking fish from midday on.”

Captain Richie said that October has been a wild card the past few years.

“It’s either feast or famine. Eastern Bay has not been good the past two years, and when this happens, I move to the Choptank River and concentrate on shallow and offshore structure,” he says.

“There seem to be more fish to work with down there. The pattern is the same as September — shallow early, offshore structure, then breaking fish.” aptain Mark Galasso of Tuna the Tide Charters (Kent Narrows) sums up this month’s fishing simply as “Aaaaa ... the fall. Look for the birds. Not just any birds. Herring gulls, to tip you off to where the game fish are.” He’ll fish for blues, Spanish mackerel, and rockfish, as well as hopefully, the big white perch. “Check the Eastern Bay for good fishing, and also try off Love Point for the trollers,” he adds.

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ric Burnley knows a lot about fishing, and he’s certain that the early fall can be the best time to fish in Delaware waters. “Summer flounder will stage over inshore structure in the ocean prior to spawning before moving further offshore. These will be the largest fish of the season and will respond to big baits such as whole squid, live spot or mullet,” he says. Delaware fishermen have seen an unprecedented run of croakers this year, and now is the time to catch “those big yellowfinned beauties at the mouth of Delaware Bay. The area known as the ‘Eights,’ about two miles southeast of the Harbour of Refuge Light, will hold good numbers of these fish. Strips of squid or cut bait will catch a cooler full.”

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He adds that the billfish bite in the canyons will hit its peak and suggests trolling ballyhoo along the 100-Fathom Line as the best technique to find good action.

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Belvidere Shoal

o the east of the Craighill channel leading into the Patapsco River is a fishy area known as the Belvidere Shoal.

For decades this series of lumps and bumps has been a reliable place to catch dinner for Baltimore area fishermen. And for those of you heading to the Inner Harbor September 25-28 for Trawlerfest, Belvidere Shoal could be an easy side excursion, particularly if you have a tender or skiff from which to fish. If not, you can always hire a professional charter captain or guide.

For as long as he can remember, Belvidere Shoal has been a good fishing spot for several different species, says Bud Hein, owner of Fishbones Tackle Shop in nearby Pasadena, MD. (See his ad on page 79).

“After the commercial clammers worked the area hard for Manninose clams, local anglers would say the bottom had come to look like a wash board,” he says. That, they say, combined with the natural edges near the shipping channels that range in depth from 12 feet to more than 20 feet as well as smaller lumps on Belvidere Shoal, attract several kinds of popular and tasty game fish. Striped bass, white perch, and catfish are common residents.

Summer visitors include bluefish (in dry years), spot and croakers, and even the occasional black drum and redfish (also called red drum).

In fact, Hein said that one of his longtime customers, Major Gen. Warren Magruder (Ret., U.S. Army) has landed black drum better than 60 pounds in back-to-back years, 2012 and 2013. Gen. Magruder told me he was

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bottom bouncing small bucktails both trips, and recently has caught puppy drum on Belvidere Shoals.

Gen. Magruder has been fishing Belvidere for nearly 50 years and still has a 26-foot sounding pole he used to gauge the different lumps and holes on the shoals.

As is the case almost anywhere you fish, there are several ways to catch fish. The most abundant species is probably the white perch, a year-round resident of the Upper Bay. And the simplest way to catch them — or spot and

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croaker if they’re around — is probably a top-bottom rig baited with bloodworms, squid, or even bits of peeler crab if they’re available. Use only enough weight to hold bottom. That might mean a sinker of a half-ounce or up to two ounces if the current is running.

Catfish can be caught on chunks of menhaden, spot, or perch on a fishfinder rig using a 3/0 to 6/0 hook.

A popular way to fish the Belvidere Shoal this time of year is to troll. You

don’t need big boat rods to drag small-sized bucktails, often tipped with twister tails, to catch a keeper rockfish. If there are bluefish around, you’d be better off dragging a surgical hose, designed to replicate an eel. Preferred colors are red or black, and 3/0 to 5/0 hook size is sufficient. Storm shads or sassy shads behind cut-down umbrella rigs and to a lesser extent, spoons have been trolled along channel edges As a bonus, there are several other fishy spots nearby in the upper Bay, including Snake Reef, Man O’ War, and Tea Kettle shoals. Even in the waters heading to Baltimore Harbor it’s possible to come across breaking blues and rock gorging on baitfish.

So if you’re looking to wet a line this month or during your visit to TrawlerFest, you’re in luck. Belvidere Shoal is right in your wheelhouse, so to speak.

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Nancy Hammond is Back in Annapolis Nancy Hammond Editions is opening a new gallery on West Street in Annapolis.

She will be moving, along with her staff from their current location in Centreville.

They will be closed the entire month of August in preparation of the move and re-open in early September. Nancy is known for her water life paintings and silkscreen prints. Boatyards, black labs, crab feasts, tropical ports, and iridescent fish are all scenes from her life of living near the water. nancyhammondeditions.com

The Landing Restaurant at Occoquan Harbour Marina Grand Opening The Landing Restaurant at Occoquan Harbour Marina hosted its grand opening on August 7. The new restaurant occupies what was formerly The Water’s Edge restaurant.

Award-winning chef Troy Clayton, along with marina owners Dick Lynn and Richard and Lisa Krauss, have invested close to $1 million in renovations to create a Florentine-inspired space with indoor and outdoor covered and uncovered decks that seat 70 and a “front porch” area with lounge seating. thelandingatoccoquanharbourmarina.com

Eastport has a new Antique Store Annapolis Maritime Antiques opened its doors on Severn Avenue at the beginning of July. The store specializes in nautical decorative items and antiques from around the world and contains the world’s largest collection of World War II Liberty Ship hatch covers, which the owners turn into custom nautical furniture. They sell mainly on a consignment basis, so whether you are looking to decorate or have some nautical items that you are looking to sell, they are sure to be able to help you. They will host their Grand Opening in mid to late September. annapolismaritimeantiques.com

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 28’ Judge ’98 S-International Dsl 275hp. Very easy on fuel, nice downeast fishing or weekender cruiser. Elec windlass, GPS, Refrig, V-berth, Dinette, head etc. Acadia Yacht Sales; Red. $36,500 Jim Reynolds (410 )226-0100

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Comfortable old classic rigged for fishing. $22,000 410-897-7511 28’ Cutwater 2013 and 2012 Starting at $159,000. All factory options. Both yachts at our office and ready to enjoy the 2014 season! Two of the rarest boats on the used market today. Pocket-Yacht (410) 827-5230.

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31’ Rinker 310 Fiesta Vee ’01 Lift kept and stored w/no bottom paint, new electronics ’12, new AC/Heat 16,000 BTU in ‘11, 5.0 Merc I/Os 260-hp. Asking $40k, lift sale negotiable, Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 Curtis Stokes & Associates or email rob@curtisstokes.net

31’ Sea Ray 310 ’01 Beautiful example of the 310, meticulously maintained, Motivated seller, This 310 Searay is a one owner boat. The owner has spared no expense in keeping this the best 310 on the Chesapeake Bay. $58,900. Contact: Cliff@AnnapolisYachtSales.com or 410 279-3999 31’ Silverton 310 ’84 Convertible Twin Chrysler 5.2L 235-hp I/O - $7,500 Contact a salesman at (410) 867-9550 or boatingfomd@clarkslanding.com

28’ Cruisers 2870 Express ’03 Volvo 4.3 Liters GXI w/200 hours, AC, Kohler 5.0KW Generator, 30APM charger, swim ladder, Bimini Top w/camper top, trim tabs $42k Call Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 or rob@curtisstokes.net 29’ Hinckley Talaria 29 R ’03 Jan Pieter has been lovingly maintained & has very few hrs on her dsl eng. She lives under a custom built, covered slip & has always been Hinckley maintained. Priced at $219,000. Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

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Raymarine electronics, custom cockpit sunshade. Call Doug 443-497-2582

31’ Stamas ’01 Rare twin Yanmar dsls with low hrs and Furuno electronics.

Local boat. Estate sale. $54,500 Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, n e d @ t h e y a c h t g r o u p . c o m www.theyachtgroup.com

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It sets the standard: family friendly versatility, full fishing capability. Check the helm! Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com 31’ Tiara 3100 Open ‘85 Twin Crusader Inboards, plotter, Air / Heat, exceptional cond. - Perfect for cruising or fishing $29,900 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

33’ Tiara Open. ’89 33’ Tiara Open. ’89 ESTATE SALE. New Listing ,Lift Kept, Hardtop , Twin 7.4L Mercs. $39,900 .

Curtis Stokes & Associates call Randy Walterhoefer (917) 478-4944 or randy@curtisstokes.net 33’ Greenline Hybrid ’11 $248,000!

Great cond. w/low hrs, clean! Hybrid dsl/ electric w/solar power!

Contact Aaron Moeller 410-267-8181 or Aaron@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

32’ Pursuit 3100 Offshore ’05 Nicely equipped, hardtop, Fighting Lady Yellow hull, elec windlass, T-330HP Crusader engines, radar, refrig, AC and much more. Red. $84,900. Jim Reynolds (410)310-2180 32’ Wellcraft 3200 ’89 St. Tropez Twin Mercury 7.4L 340-hp I/B Gas - $12,900 Contact Paul at (410) 867-9550 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

Albin 33 Trawler ‘79 Compact, easily handled trawler for cruising/living aboard. 3 cabins, 2 heads, dual steering stations. Diesel engine under 1500 hours. $39,900. S&J Yachts 804-7760604 www.sjyachts.com

34’ Webbers Cove Picnic Cruiser ’79 Single 6.0 Crusader (300 Hrs) Recent restorations – Upgrades – Classic Vessel $75,000 (610) 299-0955.

33’ SeaRay 1999 EC New Mercs 7.4 MPI 150 hours, 4.5 Westerbeke, new canvas, Ray Electronics, 10+ mechanically, $63,500. Curtis Stokes & Associates, call Rob (216) 533-91876 or rob@curtisstokes.net 33’ Regal 3360 Window Express ‘07 Twin Volvo Pentas w/400 hrs! New stern drives, new eisenglass, new manifolds & risers. This express cruiser is what immaculate boat maintenance, comfort, & fun is all about. $92,000. Come see & make an offer today! Call (410) 6399380, www.SaltYachts.com 34’ American Tug ‘06 ScrimShaw; S/380hp Cummins Common Rail, gen, A/C, thruster, painted hull, nice electronics, etc. Reduced! $250,000, Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

33’ Rinker Twin Mercs 5.7 Liters 810 hrs asking $45k Curtis Stokes & Associates call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-5339187 rob@curtisstokes.net

33’ Beal ’07 Downeast Beauty with Yanmar 440 6LY2AM-STP dsl and bow thruster. Hugh cockpit, great helm deck, and wonderful interior space. Custom 33’ Rinker 300 Express Cruiser ’07 built for a local Master Captain and Low hrs (175 hrs.), Air-conditioning marine surveyor, this well designed, and very well maintained. Priced high quality vessel is very well equipped to sell at $73,000.

Contact & maintained. Asking $249,000 Contact Oberg (410)-267-8181 or Frank Gary 410-704 4017 or Bob Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com frank@walczakyacht.com

34’ Pursuit Express ’00 New canvas; Bristol cond.; A/C; genset; many upgrades. New listing. Asking $109,000.

Call Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@ NorthPointYachtSales.com

33’ Sea Ray 330 ’10 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 350 MAG 300-hp I/B 34’ Rinker 342 Fiesta Vee ’02 Gas - $165,000 - Contact Paul at (410) (VA) Twin Mercruiser 5.7 I/O. 260-hp.

867-9550 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com 350 hrs. Remarkable accommodations.

Well equipped. $59,900. Peter Bass, Peter@NorthPointYachtSales.com, cell: 757-679-6991.

35’ Chaparral 330 Signature ‘04 Impeccably maintained one owner boat w/only 400 hrs! Great layout for entertaining with every option. $89,900. Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@blulewateryachtsales.com

35’ Contender ‘99 Lift kept, twin Yamaha 250s, many upgrades. 2-boat owner. $48,900 Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

35’ 2009 Donzi ZR 009 Edition Twin 496 H.O. Mercruisers, 125 hrs. Asking $117,000 Please contact Jason Whitson at Jackson Marine Sales (410) 287-9400 x215 or (484) 994-4244 jwhitson@jacksonmarinesales.com

35’ Marlago ‘06 Flag Blue hullsides, bow thruster, 250 Verados with only 360 hrs. Boat is lift kept and in perfect shape with all available options. Trailer available. Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

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35’ Marlago ’07 Only Open Bow Marlago on the market. Ice Blue hullsides, 275 Verados, trailer, hard top, gorgeous boat. At our offices to sell now.

Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ’99 Ciao Bella is a Hinckley maintained Classic Picnic Boat /many recent upgrades including Flag Blue Awlgrip and bowrail. She is very clean & ready to go. $215,000. Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

35’ Sea Ray 350 ’12 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 350 Axius 320-hp I/O Gas - $259,000 - Contact a salesman at (410) 604-4300 or 36’ Little Harbor Whisper Jet ’98 Jet boatinginfomd@clarkslanding.com drive boat w/generator and air 35’ Sea Ray 350 ‘14 Sundancer conditioning. Clean and ready to go.

Twin Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI SC AX Located in Jabins Yacht Yard. $177,500.

B3 300-hp I/O Gas - $289,900 - Contact Contact Bob Oberg (410)-267-8181 Kellie at (410) 604-4300 or or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com kmoody@clarkslanding.com 36’ Marine Trader ‘79 Single Lehman dsl, gen set, dual Air/Heat, thruster, dual E80 plotter / radar, Pilot $34,900 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 5535046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.

com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

35’ Silverton MY ’01 Lil No Jo, T/ Crusader 7.4MPI’s, 380 hrs, Gen, A/C, 2 large staterooms/2 heads! Asking $84,500, Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

36’ Sabre Exp ‘96 Exceptionally well maintained & sharp looking vessel!

T-300HP cats w/800 hrs, Nice electronics, genset, Awlgripped Flag Green hull, AC/HT, radar arch, Zodiac, raft etc. Asking $137,500 Jim Reynolds (410)226-0100

36’ Silverton 36 Convertible ’07 36’ Albin Express Trawler ’01 Crusader 8.1L MPIs w/only 267 hrs .

A great “Europa” style express trawler, Spotless condition! Owners have found fabulous interior for extended cruising, their next boat . $175,000. Curtis Stokes large flybridge, covered cockpit, dual & Associates. Call Randy Walterhoefer steering stations, $124,900. Paul 917-478-4944 randy@curtisstokes.net Mikulski at 410-961-5254 or paul@northpointyachtsales.com

2013 29’ Hinckley T29C LIDDLE PATH at $425,000

1997 Fountain SC 47’ at $185,000 2,550 Horsepower. Over $220,000 in engine upgrades.

High end listings always welcome!

36’ Cruisers Yacht 3650 ‘95 VERY CLEAN! T/310-hp Mercruiser $69,750.

Please call Stephen K. Parker 443-553-2518 or 410-287-9400 x212 sparker@jacksonmarinesales.com 36’ Cruisers 3650 MY ‘96 Spacious salon, full galley & dinette. Tub in the aft head compartment. U-shaped lounge on FB. T-MerC. Will consider trade $68,500 Call Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

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36’ Tiara Coronet ‘13 Flag Blue hullsides, twin Cummins common rail dsls, one owner. All options including outdoor kitchen and full electronics including Sat TV. Our trade!

Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 38’ Sea Ray ’02 380 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 8.1L Horizon 370-hp I/B Gas - $129,900 - Contact Kim at (410) 6044300 or kewing@clarkslanding.com

37’ Formula 370 PC ‘02 with only 400 38’ Carver Super Sport ’06 565 hrs, hrs. Very well equipped, clean, and Crusaders, bow thruster, Sport meticulously maintained.

Located package, AC, Gen set, 2x staterooms, in Annapolis, contact Kate Chaney Garmin electronics, standing tall. at 410-279-6445 or at $159,900 Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533Kchaney@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 9187 or rob@curtisstokes.net

37’ Formula PC ’07 RARE Volvo common rail diesels, under 500 hours.

Blue Imron hullsides, all options, gorgeous interior. Owner moving up. $149,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

37’ Intrepid 377WA ’00 Triple ’04 250 Suzuki Four Strokes, $40,000+ refit in 2013 including black hullside Awlgrip, all new cushions, systems, EVERYTHING. Must see. $99,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com www.theyachtgroup.com 38’ Wesmac Bar Harbor FB ‘03 Cummins 450-hp w/88 hrs since rebuild, Cruise 9 kts and top at 17 kts., bow thruster, Furuno electronics, Genset, Ac, Refrig, etc. Perfect for the cruising couple or fishing. Asking $399,000 Jim Reynolds (410) 226-0100

38’ Cruisers 3870 ‘99 Grainne – T/380hp Mercruiser MPIs, A/C, gen, Private 2 Strm Layout with 2 heads! Reduced! $84,900, Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

38’ Sea Ray Sundancer ’00 New Listing 8.1L Merc w/ 550 hrs , New Canvas , Sat TV/Phone, New Garmin, Freshly waxed ,Beautiful condition! $92,900 . Curtis Stokes & Associates . Call Randy Walterhoefer (917) 478-4944 or randy@curtisstokes.net

40’ Carver 405 MY ’97 T-Crusaders 7.4XLI, Less than 500 hrs. Kohler 6.5 Gen. GPS, Radar, Trac-Vision, new bridge carpet. Great live-aboard, cruising yacht. $94,900. Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

40’ Formula SS 2 Available. One ’02 with Yanmar dsls ($149,000), one ’01 with Mercruiser 496s ($99,000). Lift kept and turnkey. Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

39’ Wesmac Bar Harbor 39 ‘04 Single Cummins dsl, gen, bow thruster, fly bridge, Air / Heat, pilot, radar, plotter - A MUST SEE BOAT ! $299,000 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at

www.greatblueyachts.com 39’ Carver 396 ES ’03 One Owner, shed kept, fresh water ACMY. Spacious, open floor-plan. Low hrs. on 8.1 Volvo engines. Bow thruster, electronics, plus much more. Priced to sell $149,900. Call Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales.

(410) 275-8000.

38’ Egg Harbor Aft Cabin ’87 Very rare boat from Egg Harbor. Perfect live-aboard or extended range cruiser.

Well maintained. $63,000. Contact Ian Dimka 410-267-8181 or Ian@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 39’ Sea Ray Sundancer ’04 One owner, lift kept, beyond perfect. Blue hull, hard top, bow thruster, many, many updates. $169,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com www.theyachtgroup.com

40’ Mainship Trawler ‘06 Freshwater boat, blue hull, lower helm, bow and stern thruster, new enclosure, 100 hrs on 370 Yanmar, too much to list. Our Trade! $199,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com MJM 40z ’09 Fuel efficient, easy handling, great sociability on board, we have two in inventory. Both have been maintained to the highest standards. For more information call 410-280-2038 40’ Monterey ’09 400 Sport Yacht Twin Volvo EVC 500 IPS 370-hp I/B Gas $289,000 - Contact Mike at (410) 8679550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com

39’ Silverton Sidewalk 392 ’00 Twin Cat dsls, gen set, Air / Heat, New 38’ Evans Deadrise Cruiser flybridge canvas, aft deck hardtop w/ Cummins QSC 490-hp, 9kw Onan, enclosure, pilot, plotter, radar Furuno NavNet, inverter, Heat & Air, Immaculate! $119,000 Call Tony Tumas 40’ Nordhavn Flybridge 2 strm layout. island berth, electric toilet, day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: Beautiful. See at our docks in Eastport . commercial fridge/freezer, $249,000 tony@greatblueyachts.com, see $485,000 Curtis Stokes & Associates . martin@compositeyacht.biz, photos & full specs at

Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478410-476-4414 www.greatblueyachts.com 4944, randy@curtisstokes.net

38’ Bertram 38 III Convertible ’81 Great cond., well maintained, high quality fishing boat. Fresh bottom paint.

Great value at $89,000. Contact Ian Dimka 410-267-8181 or Ian@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

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38’ Marine Trader ‘80 Recent survey, 40’ Cabo Convertible ’06 Immaculate very clean & well maintained, Ford one owner boat w/every option Lehman dsl, great cruiser or livaboard, and over $70k of electronics. Twin ac/ heat, includes lots of spare engine MAN R6-800CRMs w/1000 hr parts, priced to sell, 63,500, Call service just completed. $529,000 Josh Clark 804-824-3606 or Call Scott 703-307-5900, josh@dozieryachts.com smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com

40’ Riviera ‘04 Amazing boat, custom windshield, custom props, 390 hours on 480 Volvos. Our Trade. $199,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

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40’ Sea Ray ’94 400 Express Cruiser Twin Mercruiser 7.4L 310-hp IB - $68,725 - Contact Paul at (410) 3402750 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

40’ Silverton Aft Cabin ‘86 Twin 454 Crusaders, 812 hrs, gen, AC. Asking $42,000. Please contact Jason Whitson at Jackson Marine Sales 410-287-9400 x215 or 484-994-4244 jwhitson@jacksonmarinesales.com

40’ Trojan 12 Meter Convertible Excellent cond., well maintained, twin 671 diesels 1802 hrs, cruise or fish!

Just commissioned $89,000, Call Josh Clark (804) 824-3606, Josh@dozieryachts.com

Carver 410 ‘02 Expansive cabin accommodations. Well laid out helm on flybridge. Cruises safely, comfortably to your destination with performance and style. $159,000. S&J Yachts 410-5713605 www.sjyacht.com

40’ Tiara Mid-Cabin Express ’97 Freshwater vessel been in the bay for 3 yrs, T/Cummins 6TCA 450-hp, all the extras, $159,900. Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 or email at rob@curtisstokes.net

42’ Beneteau Swift 42 ’04 Headed to Annapolis!! She has a beautiful red hull and tons of custom additions - Freedom Lift, custom main salon & much more.

She is loaded!!! $298,900 Contact Kate Chaney (410)-267-8181 or Kchaney@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

42’ Jones ’00 Well equipped dual purpose bay boat. 575-hp dsl eng, A/C w/reverse cycle heat, engine driven heater, gen, radar, & so much more!!

Asking $165,000.

Contact lewis@compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414

42’ Chris Craft Catalina 427 ’89 Aft Cabin Hardtop on aft/new bridge bimini w/side curtains. Front EZ2CY panels, queen berths fore & aft, tub/shower in MASTRM, full size fridge w/ice maker/ oven, dinette, stereo/cd/tv/dvd, pull-out couch, 502 Crusaders w/560 hrs, 9k Onan Generator. Sleeps 6 comftbly.

Lots of room inside & out. Reduced to $59,000. Call 703-507-5351

42’ Sam Devlin Custom Design Picnic Cruiser. ’94, new Single Merc Inboard w/ only 55 hours , Stern Thruster, 2 stateroom/2 head , galley up . In Annapolis to be sold. Motivated Seller wants offers! Curtis Stokes & Associates.

Call Randy Walterhoefer (917) 478-4944 or randy@curtisstokes.net

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RIVIERA YACHTS 47’ Riviera Excaliburs (2) from .....................$185,000 43’ Astondoa Open - Our Trade! .................$649,000 40’ Formula SS, 2 avail. from .......................... $99,000 40’ Mainship ‘06 ................................................$199,000

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Convertible Flybridges Available in 38’ - 75’ Express Sport Yachts Available in 36’ - 58’

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42’ Beneteau Swift Trawler ‘04, ‘06 2 from $289,000

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43’ Astondoa Open ’14 9 months old, all warranties. Volvo IPS600s, 2 strms, 2 heads, tender garage. Beautiful boat in perfect shape. Our trade, was $933,000, now asking $575,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

45’ Sterling Atlantic ’06 Lovely Brazilian motoryacht with classic lines and elegant interior. Think granite, leather and mahogany. Stabilized. Low hrs. $310,000.

S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com www.sjyachts.com

43’ Menorquin ’04 Luxurious accommodations. Stunning joinery below.

Powerful yacht w/semidisplacement hull will do 20 knots.

Excellent fuel economy. $249,000. S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts. com www.sjyachts.com

45’ Florida Bay Cruiser ’91 Unique opportunity to purchase one-owner, Florida Bay Coaster. Small-ship pilot house, upper-deck queen master, twin foc’sle, tile heads and a basement laundry! Irish Rover is best live aboard on the market, ready for your touches. $349,500 www.YachtWorld.com/ FloridaBayCoaster, Dann@islandPilot. com, (443) 324-4938. www.YachtWold. com/FloridaBayCoaster

43’ Wellcraft San Remo ’88 Cat 3208 dsls, gen, Air, hard top, inflatable w/OB and many upgrades $89,900 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at

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Meridian 341 Sedan 2003 $119,900

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50 Cherubini Independence 2003 ..........................................................$889,000 45 Sterling Atlantic 2006 ......................................................................$310,000 45 Red Bank Yacht Works 1926..............................................................$55,000 43 Menorquin 130 2004 ........................................................................$249,000 41 IP PY Cruiser 2007 ..........................................................................$279,900 41 Carver 410 Sport Sedan 2002 ...........................................................$159,000 41 Markley Custom Chesapeake 1989 .....................................................$75,900 40 Carver 404 2000 ..............................................................................$179,000 38 Chris Craft Catalina 381 1986............................................................$59,900 38 Cruisers Yachts 385MY 2006 ...........................................................$199,900 36 Sea Ray Sedan Bridge 2007...............................................................$209,000 36 Carver Mariner 2006 ........................................................................$118,000 35 Carver 350 2003 ..............................................................................$119,000 35 Nauset 1985 .......................................................................................$79,000 34 Meridian 341 Flybridge Sedan 2003 ..................................................$119,900 33 Albin Trawler 1979 ............................................................................$39,900 32 Nordic Tug 2008 ..............................................................................$228,500 32 Custom Commuter-Style Cruiser 2003 ...............................................$29,900 31 Benson Duvall Chesapeake 1975 ........................................................$29,900 30 Grady White 300 Marlin 2000............................................................$54,000 27 Albemarle 270 Express 1996 ..............................................................$43,500 20 Robalo 200 2012 ................................................................................$44,900

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44’ Carver Cockpit MY ‘06 2 strm 2 head/shower, Huge salon, modern entertainment system, twin dsl, low hrs, modern electronics, dinghy, very roomy, comfortable.

Priced at $249k. sjames@bluewateryachtsales.com

44’ Riviera Sport Yacht ’09 Volvo IPS600s w/Joystick. hydraulic platform, every option including teak cockpit.

Amazing boat. $595,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, n e d @ t h e y a c h t g r o u p . c o m www.theyachtgroup.com

45’ Sea Ray Sundancer ’97 . New Listing . Upgraded Twin 450hp CAT 3126’s with proven service history , New Canvas, Immaculate Condition. Owners moving up. Priced realistic to sell $119,900. Curtis Stokes & Associates.

Call Randy Walterhoefer (917) 4784944 or andy@curtisstokes.net 45’ Sea Ray ’11 450 Sundancer Twin Cummins Zeus 3800 380-hp I/B dsl $524,900 - Contact Kellie at (410) 6044300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com

46’ Egg Harbor Classic ’72 New Listing Twin Cummins 903VTA’s. 25 knots, Fresh refit shows beautiful new interior, paint, & electronics. Must see to appreciate . $89,000. Curtis Stokes & Associates. Call Randy Walterhoefer (917) 478-4944 or randy@curtisstokes.net

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Local, Professional, Honest 46’ Jefferson M/Y Aft-Cabin ’87 New 47’ Riviera Excalibur ’03 Twin Yanmar Listing CATs 3208, a great live aboard, dsls= 19 GPH at cruise! Just detailed needs some TLC asking $29,7000. and serviced, many upgrades, boat is Curtis Stokes & Associates. Call Rob turnkey. $195,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 or 995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com rob@curtisstokes.net www.theyachtgroup.com

46’ Post Sportfish ’81 Clean, FRESH WATER boat, diesel powered professionally maintained, lots of upgrades, lightly used. $120,000.

Located in Stafford VA. Call Ken @ 540 659-8468 or kenboats@aol.com

46’ Silverton Motoryacht Aft Cabin ’92 Well maintained, cruise or live-aboard, spacious, lots of updates! Twin 6-71T 2600 hrs, $139,000 Call Josh Clark (804) 824-3606 Josh@dozieryachts.com 47’ Formula Yacht ’07 Pristine! Lightly used high quality cruising Yacht.

Loaded; washer/dryer, hydraulic swim platform, Raymarine electronics, bow thruster & more. T-Volvo dsls. $299,000 A must see, call Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

47’ Riviera M470 Excalibur ’08 Volvo common rail dsls provide amazing economy & speed (38mph cruise at 26 gph). Blue Awlgripped hullsides, new electronics, one owner. Amazing opportunity. $269,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup. com www.theyachtgroup.com

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47’ Riviera Sport Yacht ‘09 One owner, local boat. Only 220 hrs on upgraded C12 Caterpillars, Flag Blue Hull, hydraulic platform, tender garage, all options including bow and stern thrusters. Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@theyachtgroup.com

48’ Glass Boat Works Custom ChesapeakeDowneast Twin Cummins, 3 helm stations, great layout, original owner, very custom, offered at a fraction of replacement. $275,000.

Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, n e d @ t h e y a c h t g r o u p . c o m www.theyachtgroup.com

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48’ Sea Ray MY ‘03 Lucky One; T/616hp Cummins QSM11s, Low hrs. Bow thruster, Garmin Touchscreen, Bridge A/C, 3 staterooms, Clean! Asking $273,000. Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

Jeff Beane | Joe Longobardi Capt. Jeremy Blunt | Mike Favinger Capt. Paul Hannum | Capt. Kevin Hartman 49’ Krogen Express ’98 Twin Cat 350-hp, new electronics. $429,000.

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BROKERAGE & CLASSIFIED 52’ Sea Ray ’07 520 Sundancer Twin Man R6 800 CRM 765-hp IB dsl with Novurania Dinghy - $519,000 - Contact Mike at (410) 867-9550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com

55’ Ocean Alexander 548 Sport Sedan ’02 3x strms, Wesmar stabilizers, 3196 CATS, 660-hp each, all the bells & whistles, completely turnkey, owner has 2 other boats, $549,000 Curtis Stokes & Associates, call rob Dorfmeyer 216-5331987 or email at rob@curtisstokes.net

56’ Chris Craft Salon Model ’57 2x Cummins 555, she is a real classic, bottom & hull totally refurbished summer ’13, She need a 6kw Gen set, many upgrades, $155,900. Curtis Stokes & Associates, Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 rob@curtisstokes.net

70’ Ocean Alexander ’84 Beautifully designed both inside and out, with a fit and finish befitting of Ocean Alexander’s reputation. Custom marble, full size bath/ shower. Just reduced AGAIN! $329,000.

Special financing available! Contact Ian@AnnapolisYachtSales.com or 410-267-8181.

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58’ Spindrift Dual Cabin CMY ‘86 Cruise, entertain, live aboard in comfort.

Shallow draft, twin CATs help explore the anchorages of the Chesapeake, Great Loop. $149,000, Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com 55’ FMBY Neptunus ‘97 3 strm 2 head/shower, roomy salon w/new chilled water heat/AC system, covered aft deck, steps to bridge, 4 sided enclosure, bridge seating, twin 6V92 DDEC, $269.5k sjames@bluewateryachtsales.com

Trophy Pro 2052 WA Cuddy Cabin ‘02 4.3L Mercruiser, port-a-potti, all USCG safety equip., 15-hp kicker motor, trailer 2002 Venture dual axle, GPS, Sony Marine stereo. $11,500 (410) 251-1912.

28’ Bayliner 289 Classic Merc 5.7L 350 HP w/only 356 hours, Genset, AC, full canvas plus, lift kept, excellent condition, asking $34,900. Call Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 at Curtis stokes & Associates or email rob@curtisstokes.net

21’ Zodiac 650 RIB ‘06 Included: 2006 Yamaha 150-hp, Tack, trip computer, speedo, bilge, running lights, T-top, cooler, 25W radio. Location: Severn River. Price: $18,500. Call: 410-703-5170

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Alliance Marine.................................................77

Cypress Marine................................................49

North Point Yacht Sales....................................37

Annapolis Boat Show.......................................83

Diversified Marine.............................................53

Passion Paddle Sports.....................................49

Annapolis Watersports.....................................47

Dozier Yachting Center.....................................24

Pettit Paint........................................................56

Annapolis Yacht Sales............................15,62,76

East Coast Bow Thrusters................................58

Pier 4 Marina....................................................48

Automotive Training Center..............................58

Fawcett Boat Supplies......................................47

Pocket-Yacht Company....................................43

Black Dog Propellers........................................12

Formula X2.......................................................53

Bluewater Yacht Sales......................................71

Freedom Boat Club..........................................46

Boatyard Bar & Grill..........................................21

Grande Yachts..................................................75

Boatyard Beach Party......................................25

Hamilton Marine...............................................19

BOE Marine......................................................84

Harbor East Marina..........................................49

Cape Charles Town Harbor..............................41

Hinckley Yachts Annapolis................................73

CD Outdoors....................................................65

Homeport Discount Marine Supplies................13

Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa....................23

Interlux................................................................5

Chesapeake Harbour Inc.................................41

J Gordon...........................................................30

St. Michaels Harbour Inn and Marina.................3

Clarks Landing.................................................31

Jackson Marine Sales......................................33

Stur-Dee Boat Company..................................55

Composite Yacht..............................................59

Kompletely Kustom Marine..............................18

Sudbury Boat Care Products............................46

Coppercoat USA...............................................44

Mack Boring & Parts Company..........................7

Trawler Fest...................................................... 11

Cruise Annapolis..............................................44

Marine Development & Research PEP............16

Wooden Boat Restoration Company................59

Curtis Stokes & Associates................................2

MarineMax..........................................................4

Zimmerman Marine..........................................48

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Natural Wonders of the Chesapeake

by Tom Hale

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he Chesapeake is an incredible cruising ground, and nature rewards you with astounding beauty for taking the time to explore it. After years of cruising the Bay, it is hard to narrow down a list of the wonders we have experienced. There are countless secluded anchorages to be found on the Wye River, the Potomac, the Chester River, and the Corrotoman. The marshes of the Eastern Shore at Janes Island are beautiful and host a wide variety of wildlife. The sunsets from Tangier are spectacular.

At Smith Island we stumbled across a terrapin breeding beach with dozens of terrapin nests. The cypress forest of the Pocomoke River are so quiet and far removed from the presence of civilization that you are experiencing the river almost as the early Europeans saw it. At the head of the Piankatank River is Dragon’s Run where you will

find a huge eagle’s nest that is 12 feet wide and 15 feet high. If you like a white sand beach, the southern end of Tangier has a beach that ranks up there with the best in North America.

We have seen so many wondrous sights while cruising the Chesapeake; it would be hard to pick the most impressive.

What makes a sight a wonder is not just what you see, but it is based upon what you expected to see. The juxtaposition of what you find as compared to what you expected moves some experiences to a new level. Take the beach at Tangier. Everyone enjoys a nice white sand beach. But to find one a mile and a half long with not a soul in sight and nary a footprint takes it to a new level of wonder. And so it was as we entered Turner Creek off the Sassafras River. The entrance is tight without a lot of room for anchoring,

but the confines make this an excellent storm hideout, and the Kent County Park is a great place to go ashore and stretch your legs.

We knew what to expect, or so we thought. What greeted us were acres of blooming American lotus, their huge yellow flowers waving in the wind and inviting us further into the creek. It was one of those sights where you can feel your jaw drop. The view was simply stunning. Another astounding display of natural wonders of the Chesapeake.

The American lotus blooms from mid July through mid August. It has the largest flower of any flowering plant indigenous to the United States.

It was a food staple of Native Americans. On the Chesapeake, boaters may only find it in Matawoman Creek, the Elk/Bohemia Rivers, and the Sassafrass River.

What are your favorite natural wonders of the Chesapeake?

Email editor@proptalk.com to share them.

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