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Sassafest River Jam! Harbor View at Georgetown Yacht Basin, Galena, MD. Music, dinghy poker run, kayak race, prize-laden raffles, food and beverages, and more. Visit by foot, car, or boat. Free. Sponsored by Sassafras River Association. (410) 275-1400
American Boat Builders & Repairers Association’s Annual Conference New Bedford, MA.
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse Tours 9 a.m., Noon, and 3 p.m. Annapolis Maritime Museum. Arrive 30 minutes ahead of your boat tour time. $70. (410) 295-0104
Apollo 11’s Lunar Module Eagle Lands on the Moon and its Lunar Rover Nabs the Surface Speed Record on the Moon by Clocking 10.56 mph, 1969
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The Air Conditioner Is Invented, 1902
Complete Rigging & Spar Services on the Eastern Shore in Rock Hall, MD
• Custom Hydraulic swaging to 1/2” • New Furling Systems • New Traveler Systems • Rigid Boom Vang Systems • Electric Winch Installations • Adjustable Fairleads • Rod Rigging • Life Line Replacements
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Skiff Race, Awards, Fish Fry, and Nautical Music Holly Point Nature Park, Deltaville, VA. Caps off Family Boatbuilding Week.
• Replacement of Halyards & Sheets • Custom Splicing • Rigging Inspection • Rig Tuning • Adjustable Backstay Systems • New Aluminum/Carbon Fiber Mast Replacement
• Inner Forestay & Running Backstays • Mainsail Furling Systems • Sand Blast & Spar Repainting • 15 Ton 85' Boom Mobile Crane Service • Welding, Aluminum & Stainless Fabrication
800.506.6697 Rt. 20 and Swan Creek | Rock Hall, MD 21661
www.havenharbour.com
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J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake 1 to 4 p.m. Crisfield, MD. Seafood, drinks, and more. $40.
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Construction Is Completed on the Turkey Point Lighthouse in the Upper Bay, 1833; and Author and Journalist Ernest Hemingway Is Born, 1899 (“Always Do Sober What You Said You’d Do Drunk. That Will Teach You To Keep Your Mouth Shut.”)
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Chesapeake Folk Festival St. Michaels. Keith Urban: 2011 World Tour 7 p.m. Hampton Coliseum, VA. Mick Jagger Is Born in England, 1943
Chincoteague Wild Pony Swim The ponies have been penned since 1925.
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Baltimore Is Founded, 1729; and the Eastbound Span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Opens, 1952
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Lighthouse Tour Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons.
Middle River Dinghy Poker Run 10 a.m. Wild Duck Restaurant, Middle River, MD. Hosted by Norris Lane Foundation. $35.
July Racing
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Windmill National Championships Rock Hall YC, MD. See Windmill sailors from across the country. (267) 664-3184
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Race to Baltimore Baltimore City YA and Magothy River SA Poplar Island Race West River SC.
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