Fall is here, and while we’re wrapping up our boating season on the Bay, many birds are just arriving. We’re not the only ones who love spending the fall by the water. Have you ever wondered what birds consider Chesapeake autumns and winters warm? Here is a list of five common birds you can see on the Bay this fall.
Sixteen years later, they have created a thriving yacht sales business and a harmonious partnership and marriage. The road here was circuitous, but it provided the building blocks for their future.
Fortunately the last 25 years have witnessed the development of specialty light to moderate reaching sails that are just the ticket. Often referred to as the “Code Zero,” it is essentially an asymmetric spinnaker designed to act like a large, loose-luffed reaching genoa.
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) has been selected to build a new Maryland Dove, a representation of the late 17th-century trading ship that accompanied the first European settlers to what is now Maryland. Maryland Dove is owned by the state of Maryland and operated and maintained by the Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) Commission.
The first annual Boat Maryland Week will run April 26 to May 5. The 10-day celebration will highlight the beginning of Maryland’s boating season and the state’s deeply-rooted ties to maritime history.
Lead by Cedric Lewis and Fredrik Salvesen have been sailing together since the early 1980s. Team Mirage is a sailing crew that clicks.
Keith Mayes and Emily Manders, owners of the Beneteau 36.7 Jubilee, have crew members who’ve been racing with them since 2003. The team has topped Herrington Harbour Sailing Association’s High Point results for 10 consecutive years.
