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Boat Notes: Polar Kraft Sportsman 1754

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Casting Off

by JC McCracken

Happy Days I

know you have all heard it said, “The two happiest days of a boater’s life . . . the day they buy a boat and the day they sell it” Well, I can’t say that I have found this to be quite true. Twenty years ago, I purchased a Boston Whaler Katama. Dating from the early 70s, she was experienced even then. She had not been abused, but not pampered either. Badger was well broken in. I worked to get all her lights working, installed a VHF, and modified the interior (you really need a cooler seat).

I cleaned her up but did not otherwise spend much time on trying to make her look new.

In the third season I owned her, she got a new outboard.

During my first few seasons on the Bay, she was the only boat I had, and so was my vessel of exploration. Coming out of the Magothy and later Bodkin Creek, she took me as far north as Baltimore and Hart-Miller and as far south as St. Michaels; not to mention every little creek in between. Most Saturdays, weather not preventing, were spent on an extended day cruise to some new destination on the Bay, entering the unique waypoints in my newly acquired GPS. Having been a small boat river guy, it did not immediately occur to me that she might be a bit small to go ranging so far and wide. We always came home safely – sometimes wet and a bit bruised but always safe.

There were days of brilliant sunshine on a glass-like Bay when you could run at 28 knots and make Annapolis in 45 minutes from Bodkin

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Creek. There were windy choppy days that could loosen your fillings, when the same run might take three hours.

There were times it rained so hard that the stern plug had to be pulled to keep the boat from swamping. And, there were those perfect days with five knots of breeze, a six-inch ripple, low humidity, and lots of puffy white clouds. Those days when getting on a plane at 18 knots was just right. Those days when the boat and the Bay were

all there were in the world. In 20 years of messing about on the Bay, she never let me down. I cannot count the number of other boats she has towed in.

When I decided to buy a larger cruising boat, I considered selling her. One of the best decisions of my boating life was allowing myself to be talked out of that idea. When it was too much trouble or time to take out the bigger boat, Badger was always there for that sunrise putt on the creek or that evening sunset cruise.

As much as I have loved her, she has always been short of certain creature comforts, and as the years have advanced, my joints have been telling me that they would like something a bit heavier that runs better in the Bay chop. So before I began the search for

that 20-something foot V-hull, with mixed feelings, I decided to put Badger on the market.

Grant and his dad, Jeff, came to have a look. Grant had just received his Maryland DNR Certificate of Boating Safety Education and was about to embark on his life as an independent vessel operator. We fired Badger up, and Grant took her for a spin around the creek. She ran smoothly, as always, and evidently made the cut because Grant (and Jeff) decided to take ##Grant and Jeff take Badger to her. When they her new home. came to pick her up, it was not one of the happiest days of my life.

When you think about it, how many things are there in your life that you have owned and enjoyed for 20 years? I have no idea how many hours I lived on that boat, running through the incredibly beautiful environs of the Bay. It is not just fiberglass, steel, and aluminum that I sold to Grant – it was all those hours and days, all those open water runs, rough and smooth, all those sunrises and sunsets, all those thunderstorms, all those beautiful days under the wide Bay sky, and the promise of many more such days in the future.

That day was certainly not one of the happiest of my life. But, there remains the promise that one day Grant may remember the day he took home his first boat as one of the happiest in his life. I sure hope he does.

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our September cover of PropTalk still has me smiling. It reminds us why we always want to share the joy of boating with family and all our various “friends.” It’s obvious from their nearly identical poses and expressions that this young gal and her dog have transcended the standard owner/ pet relationship. Clearly, they’re good buddies, enjoying the day and each other’s company — and that’s what boating is all about!

Kudos to Jewell Snead for capturing the moment and to PropTalk for running it ... simply one of the best magazine covers I’ve seen anywhere in a long time!

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apt. Rick Franke’s wonderful story “The Versatile Center Console” (August PropTalk) was correct about the controversy between Boston Whaler and Aquasport over the first center console. And the peach basket is almost correct: my version is that he added a steering wheel atop a plywood box, though the peach basket sounds better.

But the inventor of the Boston Whaler hull was in fact, C. Raymond Hunt, working from a 13-foot Hickman Sea Sled as early as 1955 at Marblehead, MA. Dick Fisher, a boyhood friend of Ray’s, worked very closely with him.

Dick’s greatest contribution was the revolutionary foam sandwich construction technique.

When Hunt and Fisher refined the “original 13-footer” Whaler into the 16 1/2-foot Whaler in 1961, Dick Fisher had grown tired of sitting aft and steering the boat with the outboard’s tiller. His idea sprang from the ergonomics of sitting on a piano bench. The boats performance improved with better weight distribution, and the center console had the advantage of being small enough to walk around.

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Joys of Late Summer Boating

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he kids are back in school, autumn officially starts this month, and some of the early birds ended their boating season on Labor Day weekend. Although these signs and others indicate that fall is on its way, your boating season doesn’t have to end yet. There are still a few more warm weather weeks to get out and enjoy all the Bay has to offer.

Why do Bay boaters love September and October? For the most part, there are no more hazy, hot, and humid dog days of summer. And although the air temperature begins to dip, the sunshine still feels warm, and on clear days the skies are deep blue. Breathe in the crisp air. Look carefully and notice a few of the tree

leaves are beginning to change color.

This is the season for blue jeans and bare feet, fleecewear in the mornings and evenings, and swimsuits during the warmth of the afternoon sun.

Swimmers, skiers, and wakeboarders continue to enjoy warm water, but they can bid a not-so-fond farewell to those pesky sea nettles.

Beginning in September, boaters will notice that most waterways are less crowded. For those not limited by school schedules, it’s a fantastic time for cruising. Just ask PropTalk’s associate publisher JC McCracken, who’s been cruising the Bay annually in September since 1998. When planning your route, recall that it will get dark earlier. However, if it’s clear, there’ll be some extra moonlight

around the time of the September 8 full moon. Be prepared for chilly nights and mornings by stowing a jacket, socks, blanket, and some instant coffee or hot chocolate.

While we encourage you to soak in the last of the warm weather, we don’t advocate sticking your head in the sand. Cold weather is coming, like it or not, so do some preliminary planning now for winterization and storage. Reserve your spot at the boatyard, take stock of needed repairs or upgrades, and either buy your DIY supplies or get on the schedule of your favorite mechanic or repairman. Finally, mark your calendar for the U.S. Powerboat Show in Annapolis October 16 to 19, where you’ll find lots of great deals on gear and accessories.

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by PropTalk associate publisher JC McCracken while enjoying one of his annual post Labor Day cruises on the Bay.

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Bay Dead Zone on the Rise

##Heavier rains in the middle of the summer caused a spike in the Bay’s levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. Photo by Al Schreitmueller

hings were looking up for the good old Bay in terms of “dead zones,” those hypoxic areas of water with too little oxygen to support flora or fauna growth. The Bay’s overall size of dead zones was at the lowest volume it had been in 30 years earlier this summer, due partially to Hurricane Arthur’s ability to stir up the Bay as it traveled up the Eastern seaboard in early July.

But, as it often seems, a good thing can never last. With the long winter of 2013-14 and heavier rains than the average summer, higher levels of nitrogen and phosphorous were washed off the land and into the water, causing oxygen levels in the Bay to dip. Scientists and researchers from NOAA and the US Geological Survey estimated that spring nitrogen levels increased by 20 percent Baywide in 2014.

Currently, the dead zone covers a volume of 1.32 cubic miles in the main Chesapeake. These areas are shown to have less than two mg/L of oxygen. The dead zone will affect crabs, fish, oysters, and other creatures needing oxygen to survive, and can also have an effect on the 2015 harvest predictions due to the depletion of grasses.

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Fish 4 A Cure

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he grassroots Annapolis charitable fishing tournament, Fish For A Cure (F4AC), will be held Saturday, November 8. There are three parts to the day: the fishing tournament from sunrise to 5 p.m. on the Bay and its tributaries, the weigh-in from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Pusser’s dock, and the shore party from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Prizes will be awarded for largest rockfish, heaviest string of five perch, and the Grand Slam, which is any three unique species brought to the scale. Tickets to the shore party cost $100, and the fun is open to everyone, not just anglers.

Captains are encouraged to compete in the the Captain’s Challenge and asked to set a fundraising goal of $3000. Each captain will have a page on the event’s website for his boat and team of anglers where donations can be made.

##During the last eight years, the Fish For A Cure tournament has raised more than half a million dollars for the fight against cancer and has become known for a rockin’ after-party on the waterfront in Annapolis. Photo courtesy of Fish For A Cure

This is run purely run by volunteers. There is no paid staff.

Proceeds benefit the Survivorship Cancer Programs within the Geaton and JoAnn DeCesaris

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e careful where you step.

Because when you’re in the water, the ground below might just swallow you whole.

During my experience at CD Outdoors’s Summer Fishing Camp, we were out on a small strip of sand, and we were seining for any living thing we could get, such as minnows and shrimp. (The best though was a small perch). Wherever you step, the mud would come up to your knees. One kid actually lost his shoes in it! Muck 1. Kid 0.

To get out into the river, we had to kayak. We learned a few helpful tips on correctly holding a paddle.

Who knew there was a “right” way?

And don’t forget some water safety.

We kayaked down to this pool filled with algae. There were thousands of little fish the size of your nail.

The first day of fishing, we used fake shrimp bait, which didn’t attract the fish. The second day, however, we used night crawlers and lures, and boy, did those white perch have the hots for them. By the end of the day though, we only kept three good-sized perch. We filleted them, and I took mine home where I cooked it on the stove with butter, salt, and pepper. It was very good.

We did try crabbing. We used snatch pots and chicken necks for bait. No luck with that.

We had nice weather. The first day was sunny and just the perfect temperature. The second day there was a nice breeze, though in the end there was a little rain.

There was a common problem in our small group. We always found some way to make our fishing line look like a bird’s nest. This got resolved by the guide.

By the end, we were pro kayakers and fishermen. Just kidding.

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A Passion for Paddling

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n August 2, 134 SUP enthusiasts and canoers took to the waters of Kent Island to participate in the second annual SUP Annapolis and KIOCC Holo Niu and Holo Tiki Race. A collaboration between SUP Annapolis and the Kent Island Outrigger Canoe Club, the race featured both a six- and three-mile course in protected and open waters.

In order to account for paddlers of all abilities and board sizes, 16 classes were determined from the start to designate outrigger canoes from SUP’ers, long boards from surf boards, and in some cases, men from women. The race was held in true Hawai’ian fashion, with brightly-colored lei distributing at the finish by organizers. Trophies made

of carved coconuts were handed out to all first and second place finishers.

The relationship between stand up paddling and outrigger canoe paddling

with KIOCC for a long time and paddle with them a lot. It’s the same stroke; you’re either sitting or standing.”

And the outrigger canoe paddlers and SUP’ers have tendency to jump ship (so to speak) between each other. “At first, we had a lot of people converting to SUP,” says Butterwei.

“But this year, we’re seeing many people get back into their outrigger canoes. Not as many as are jumping into the SUP boards, but it’s definitely growing as well.”

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ttention all engineers, designers, and armchair inventors: do you know of a better way to keep boaters and anglers afloat? The BoatUS Foundation, along with the Personal Floatation Device Manufacturers Association (PFDMA) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), have teamed up to seek out the newest technologies and design ideas with the “Innovation in Life Jacket Design Competition” which kicked off in August.

“We believe there are some creative folks out there that can help us rethink a 100-year-old design with fresh, out-ofthe-box ideas,” says BoatUS Foundation president Chris Edmonston. The winning designer wins a $10,000 cash award, and inventors have until April 15, 2015 to submit their ideas to boatus.org/design.

“Waterway users are always looking for more comfortable life jackets,” adds Edmonston. “While current models save lives every day, many are still bulky and uncomfortable, leaving boaters reluctant to wear them. This competition hopes to

challenge that mindset.”

Entries that embrace new technologies and non-traditional thinking are being encouraged from individuals or groups, such as high school science clubs, collegiate design programs, or even boat and fishing clubs. There are no rules regarding types of materials to be used or whether the design meets any current U.S. standards. Entries can be as simple as hand-drawn theoretical designs to working prototypes.

Entries will be judged based on four criteria: wearability, reliability, cost, and innovation. “Wearability” ##Can you come up with a more relates to the level of comfort. “Relicomfortable life jacket design? ability” will take into account the chances for potential failure, while “cost” will look at the affordability of the design. “Innovation” will take into nounced at the September 2015 Internaaccount originality or the utilization of new tional Boat Builders Exhibition and Contechnologies. ference in Louisville, KY, and additional The BoatUS Foundation will post cash prizes are offered for second and third entries on its website and Facebook page place. Click to boatus.org/design for more for public voting. The winner will be aninformation.

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You can have as many players as you want in each dinghy, so grab your friends and load into your little boat to help raise money for a great cause and have a fun day on the water, followed by the biggest shore party in Annapolis!

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How it works: • Using your dinghy, motor between four pre-determined locations to collect a playing card.

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n Saturday, August 9, the Kent Island Estates Community Association in conjunction with the Kent Island Fishermen held the ninth annual Youth Fishing Derby at Romancoke Pier. More than 120 children registered, and despite the unusually low tide, it ended up being quite the successful fishing day with more than 70 fish caught.

The Derby was divided into three age classes with kids from three to 16. Prizes were awarded for largest fish, smallest, most caught, and most unusual fish in each age group. In the three- to five-yearold division, Kendal Butler won largest fish with an 11 5/8-inch gar. Summer Reeder of the six- to 10-year-old division was awarded an honorable mention with her 24-inch skate, and in the 11- to 16-year-old division, David Hightower landed a 14 3/8-inch gar.

Most unusual fish was awarded to Christina Mitchell of the three- to five-year-old division with a three-inch alewife, also known as the big-eye or branch herring. The alewife is said to have been given its name due to its long, large midsection which resembled a female tavern-keeper or “ale-wife” (unfortunately this reference was lost on the children).

Each spring these fish migrate from the ocean to freshwater rivers and streams to spawn. By the start of fall, most of the young have begun to gradually migrate back to the ocean, which makes Mitchell’s August catch an interesting find!

The fishing part of the morning lasted from 9 to 11 a.m., and then the participants, along with their families, were treated to a wonderful cookout at the American Legion Post 278. The lunch was organized by Kent Island Chefs, and consisted of hamburgers and hotdogs prepared by the legion members, which was no small feat if you can imagine cooking for 200 hungry “fishermen.”

After the meal, prizes were awarded, but regardless of awards, it was clear to all involved that the kids truly had an amazing time, especially the younger ones.

When Tom Holste of the Kent Island Fishermen was asked if any of the kids really stuck out to him, he said he couldn’t narrow it down because “they were all just so excited.”

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Thomas Point Lighthouse Tours Depart Saturday mornings from the Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Maryland Renaissance Festival Saturday and Sunday. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds.

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Star Spangled Spectacular Tall Ships, Navy gray hulls, and the Blue Angels will come to the Inner Harbor. Landside festivals include reenactments, a family fun-zone, live musical performances, and much more.

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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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SunFest Ocean City, MD.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day Arrgh! Not again!

Rebellion in Jamestown, 1676 Jamestown, VA, was attacked and burned during a rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against the Royal Governor, Sir William Berkeley.

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Chesapeake Film Festival Easton, MD.

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

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

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An Autumn Evening at Reed Creek Farm 5 to 8 p.m. Food, drinks, music, house tours, silent auction, raffle to benefit the Hammond Harwood House in Annapolis. $150.

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Rappahannock Riverfest 3 to 8 p.m. Farley Vale Farm, King George, VA. Crab feast, buffet, open bar, auctions, live music, boat rides. $75.

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Hospice Cup and Dinghy Poker Run Annapolis, MD

Smithsonian Science on the Bay 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD.

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

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Boatyard Beach Bash 5 to 9 p.m.

Annapolis Maritime Museum.

Food, fun & 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.

Corsica River Awareness Day 12 to 4 p.m. at Bloomfield Farm on Route 213, just north of Centreville, MD.

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Hi-De-Ho: An Evening with the Cab Calloway Orchestra Dinner and dancing with 1930s-themed refreshments. Benefits the Sultana Education Foundation. $125.

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Keels and Wheels 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annapolis YC. Onancock Bay Challenge Onancock Wharf.

NAS Oceana Air Show NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach. Blue Angels are scheduled.

NJ State Championships Inboard Championship Series. Lake Hopatcong, NJ.

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

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TrawlerFest Harborview Marina,

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City Park Paddle 5:30 p.m. Ellen Moyer Nature park. Sponsored by Annapolis Community Boating.

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Neptune Festival Virginia Beach, VA.

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Seven Seas Cruising Association Gam Camp Letts, Edgewater, MD. Parties, seminars, raft-up.

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Fish For Charity Kayak Fishing Tournament Lake Wright Conference Center, Norfolk, VA.

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

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

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Havre de Grace Maritime Museum Crab-tober Feast 6 to 9 p.m. Havre de Grace American Legion Hall.

Dorchester Center for the Arts Showcase A street festival with arts and crafts, Eastern Shore cuisine, music and dance, antique boats and ships, family activities, and community organizations.

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Poquoson Workboat Races 1 p.m. Messick Point, Poquoson,

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Dock Day on the Bay 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Somers Cove Marina, Crisfield, MD. Commercial and sportfishing boats, historic fishing vessels, seafood cooking, and 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, and a Blessing of the Fleet.

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

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Grafton Fishing Supply Club Spot Tournament Sponsored by the Peninsula SaltWater Sport Fisherman’s Association. Dare Marina, Yorktown, VA.

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Mid-Atlantic Surf-Fishing Tournament Ocean City, MD.

Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival St. Michaels, MD. CCWBRA racing.

The USS Enterprise, CV-6, the Big E, was launched in Newport News, VA. She would win 20 Battle Stars and see action in every major campaign of the Pacific War, 1936.

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Solomons Offshore Grand Prix and OPA Worlds Solomons, MD.

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Blue Water Bash Blue Water Baltimore’s signature fundraising event. 1 to 5 p.m. at Nick’s Fish House in Baltimore. $65. Dinner, drinks, live music, silent auction.

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United States Sailboat Show City Dock, Annapolis.

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EYC Boat Show Bash 6 p.m. Eastport YC.

17th Annual Chesapeake Wildfowl Expo 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ward Museum, Salisbury University. Free.

Nanticoke River Jamboree “400 Years in Indiantown” at the Handsell House in Vienna, MD.

Art and Seafood Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Deltaville Maritime Museum.

Poquoson Seafood Festival Fishing Tournament Messick Point, Poquoson, VA.

Crisfield Outdoor Expo Duck call contest, decoy retrieving contest, displays and vendors of all things hunting and fishing. Guest Speaker: John Godwin from A&E’s Duck Dynasty.

Progressive Porch Party A walking tour through Onancock, sampling local restaurants’ best offerings. Onancock, VA.

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Carousel Park, Hampton, VA. Free.

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Harpers Ferry Fly Fest 3 to 7 p.m. Harpers Ferry Adventure Center, Purcellville, VA. Fishing, kayak demos, food, music, campfire, beer garden, seminars. $2.

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Historical Society of Kent County Chestertown House Tour 1 to 5 p.m. Chestertown’s Historic District.

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Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. St. Joe’s Boat House on the Schuylkill River.

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Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

Sailing skiffs, rowing shells, kayaks, canoes, paddleboats, prams, and more will be in the water and on land.

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Riverside WineFest Historic Sotterly Plantation, Hollywood, MD. $25.

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Patuxent River Appreciation Days 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD. Free.

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International Skeptics Day That’s what we hear, but we’re not sure we believe it.

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Hampton Snowbird Rendezvous Hampton Public Piers. Featuring cruisingrelated educational seminars, entertainment by local bands, tours of area attractions, and more. Discounted dockage will be provided $1.00 per foot for seminar attendees.

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United States Powerboat Show City Dock, Annapolis, MD.

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The C & D Canal became operational, 1829.

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Poquoson Seafood Festival The City of Poquoson’s annual salute to the working watermen of the Chesapeake Bay and life along the bay in a coastal City.

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Chili Cook Off and Oyster Scald Solomons, MD

Captain Avery Museum Oyster Festival 12:30 to 5 p.m. Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD $6.

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Island Bay Day 12 to 11 p.m. Queen Anne’s County Fairgrounds, Centreville, MD. Beer and music festival. Benefits Make-AWish Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

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Practical On-the-Water Boat Handling 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kent Island YC.

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Hot Sauce and Oyster Festival Features music, food, libations, Chesapeake oysters and top hot sauces from around the region and the country. Cambridge, MD. $5.

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Haunted Harbor Cape Charles, VA.

OysterFest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. $15.

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Gloucester Renaissance Festival Historic District of Downtown Gloucester, VA.

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Tech It Out

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Old School vs. High Tech Foul Weather Gear

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n anticipation of the change of seasons, both weather-wise and outdoor-pursuit wise, I tried to find my heavy-weight foul weather bibs. I recovered them relatively quickly, hanging on their peg waiting patiently to be of service once again.

But also what I discovered in my gear shed was a cluster of disturbing proportions — light tackle spin rods unnaturally commingled with surf rods, feather jigs, and topwater fly cases on the same shelf, early season decoys entwined with late season dekes. The whole scene was an uncomfortable crossing of the streams, and I almost shut the door on the whole mess. But reason resumed, and I knew the only sensible thing to do was lay out everything on the lawn and reorganize.

The process chewed up valuable time that I could have spent fishing, duck or dove hunting, or anything else that didn’t require me to think about the axiom everything has a place and everything in its place. It was a chore that had to be done.

As I slogged through the process, I discovered tucked away on a shelf a stillin-the-packaging set of Grundens foul weather gear: a heavy-weight jacket and matching bibs. But I was really stoked to find beneath the bibs and jacket an anorak-style pullover that has PVC coated over heavy cotton twill on the sleeves and below the chest with fleece everywhere else.

It was like pulling out a $20 bill after a night of hard drinking. Also never removed from its cellophane cocoon, I scanned the memory bank to try and determine when I purchased this item, as it’s one of my favorite jackets to wear fishing in the fall.

It also got me to thinking about the scores of choices fishermen and boaters have when it comes to keeping dry and warm as we head into autumn. So that evening I shot an email to colleagues and friends, curious what they pull on when the weather turns sour. In my highly unscientific survey, with a margin of error in direct proportion to the number of beers I consumed, I found that the two favorites among my crowd were Grundens and Frogg Toggs.

Specifically, the fishermen I asked prefer the lighter weight Frogg Toggs (the Pilot series was mentioned several times) in sweet weather yet when the Chesapeake turns evil and spits a hard Nor’East blow, Grundens got the nod.

These two companies are good examples of the range of products and materials available. A Scandinavian legend, Grundens has been around for more than 100 years, whereas the Alabama-based Frogg Toggs was founded in 1996. Grundens began coating its fabrics with PVC in the 1950s, and today is still a top choice for watermen and others who spend long hours in the harsh elements. Frogg Toggs are made of modern, lightweight, and breathable materials. For example, the company says its C3 DriPore performance gear sports the latest in fabric technology to keep you dry, yet is light as a feather.

There are numerous other companies that offer similar quality products, of course. Bay and bluewater angler Kim

##Kim Madigan (right) favors Cape Fear or Helly Hansen foul weather gear.

Madigan, the mid-Atlantic marine finance manager for Offshore Financial Services, favors Cape Fear or Helly Hansen. Charter boat captain Mark Galasso says Cabela’s Guide Wear is his top pick.

“I have a pair of the heavy bibs and jacket, and I also have a pair of the light-weight ones,” he says, recalling one day in late December when he fished down at the CBBT in a blinding snow storm. “I had to wear ski goggles to drive the boat. But I was warm! Only one other fool out.” West Marine and Bass Pro gear also got mentioned.

I’ve tried Gore-Tex but have to say I’m not a big fan. I don’t like the way it feels or hangs on my frame. So here’s the upshot: like fishing reels and lures, everyone has different styles and needs.

Modern materials make staying dry and warm so much easier, yet the tried and true still bring it every day. You really can’t lose as long as don’t you pick a set of foulies from the bargain bin at the hardware store. Crack open your wallet and pay for quality. Your investment will pay off in the form of more time on the water and more fish on the end of your line.

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by Chris D. Dollar

Polar Kraft Sportsman 1754

o me, boats are like puppies so much. I’m in the latter group as I’ve — I love almost all of them, never warmed up to these types of seats except those that have butt-ugly in small boats. lines and irritate my sensibilities. The I also didn’t think I’d like the side boats, not the puppies. Truth be told, console configuramy heart belongs to the small craft, tion, but I quickly those center consoles and skiffs ideally saw the advantages suited to poke around the Chesapeake’s of it in this boat. The watery maze of tidal tributaries. So tinted windscreen, when I got the assignment to take Polar however, I can live Kraft’s Sportsman 1554 SE for a spin, I without. jumped at the chance.

First, a little background about Polar ##Photo by John Linn/ Polar Kraft Kraft. The Indiana-based boat builder offers 70 different models, including the Sportsman series that range in size from 15 to 20 feet. I met local Polar Kraft dealer Walter George, president of Annapolis Boat Sales in Chester, MD, at Goodhands Creek on a glorious late summer morning. A stiff breeze came out of the north, ideal for putting the Sportsman 1554 SE through its paces Mounted on the console was Lowon Prospect Bay. rance X4 Pro Fish Finder, a good-sized The first thing that impressed me unit for the skiff. A simple, three-switch even before we launched the boat was panel below the steering wheel makes how big it looked on the trailer. It has activating running lights (removable an impressive 82-inch beam, which and flush mounted plates) and the live should make hunters and fishermen well a snap. The dual batteries are nicely who are known to carry a lot of gear situated in a bench seat behind the helm, smile. and the 11-gallon fuel tank and charTopside, the layout is simple with coal fuel filter, bilge pump, and live well ample storage. On the port side is a pump are easily accessible in the stern. lockable fishing rod/gun locker. A The boat is constructed using .100” bow casting deck was stable in the (.25 cm) marine-grade aluminum, with a 18-inch chop. The model I tested was one-piece bottom. Everything is welded completely tricked out with a trolling except the keel, which is reinforced motor mounted onto the casting deck with a strip of metal secured by rivets, and a live well forward on the port side. says George, to give it extra rigidity and The boat also had removable, pedestalstrength when breaking ice, a scenario style seats both forward and aft. Some mid western hunters are likely to enanglers will find them useful, others not counter more often than those of us who

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gun the Chesapeake, with the exception of last winter. Still, knowing you have that extra muscle should give you more peace of mind when busting skim ice at 0’dark30 in January.

All these bells and whistles are fine and dandy, Dollar, but how did it handle?

I hear ya’. The Sportsman 1554 SE has a semi-v entry with two strakes running the length of the rig and a hard chine.

One ride cannot cover all the scenarios the Bay can dish out in a single trip, of course. But the skiff was impressive on all key fronts.

The hole shot was more than adequate, and the four-stroke 40-hp Yahama shoved us onto plane in under four seconds. At 20 knots, bow to the weather, our ride was virtually spray free. Side to the wind, however, I did take a little sea salt to the face, but not nearly what I’ve suffered when I’ve run other comparably sized skiffs.

The boat turned smoothly with good tracking and very little sliding. Backing down was as you would expect, nothing great but fine.

The Sportsman 1554 SE is a nimble boat that I bet is equally proficient at picking up crab traps or duck decoys.

George says you can even use it for water sports, slinging the kids around the river on skis or tubes. Whatever you may have planned for one of the Sportsman skiffs, these all-weld rigs should have no problem fitting in on the Bay. According to Annapolis Boat Sales, the manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $18,000.

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ike a favorite pair of jeans you’d wear every single day if you thought no one was looking, we tend to cruise the same water most every time we head out of the marina.

Sure, exploration is the reason many of us boat; searching for something new to enjoy and add to the little black-book of destinations is a primal urge to most boaters. A little flirting with the wild side to keep things interesting.

The missus often accuses me of being too predictable. For instance, I’ve been to Red Robin probably 15-20 times in my life

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perfection, why would a rational person search elsewhere?

The Chester River, just east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, is exactly like that. Predictable? Perhaps. But, one more example where you don’t fix what’s not broken.

We have only a few weekends available every season,

thanks to our family’s differing land-based activities and schedules.

Add in our guests’ schedules, plus the ever-present risk of foul weather, and watch the number of days for entertaining aboard each season drop to just a handful of fingers. On those weekends where it’s just us, we’ll risk venturing to new places for reconnaissance. But for those weekends that must deliver, it’s the Chester River.

We recently made another pilgrimage to Chestertown, MD, roughly 20 nautical miles northeast of Kent Narrows, when family came to town. For us boaters, a little rough water is akin to the rocking of a baby’s bassinette, but with a green guest it’s something we try to avoid at all cost. The Chester is plenty long, plenty wide, plenty deep for both power and sail, and well marked all the way from the Bay to

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See the Bay ##The drawbridge on Route 213 crossing the Chester River as seen from Chestertown.

Chestertown. But her best feature is nearly full weather protection from her gorgeous shores that wind through the division between Kent and Queen Anne’s counties.

Okay, there was this one time Only 8% we cruised the Chester (August Com Wm inis 2012) that was probably the worst tesrion n Fely esg8% storm we’ve ever boated through SOto ra Commisseion anywhere; a wall of wind, water, and lightning that looked like a Fees Just a sam plemany of our many sandstorm rolling in, bringing sixJust a sample of our to eight-foot waves along with it. sfieds’Clar Cus SatisSati fied Clark Custks’ omer s tomers “I have “I have writtenwritt this this en letter to let This is not the norm for the Chesletter to let you know you know that mythat decis ion my to deci sion to ter, with water so smooth she’s Just a le of our purchpurc many asesamp this used Tidew hase ater this used Tide Satis water easily cruised from end-to-end by fiedtly Clark was s’ Cust direc omer relate s d to the was directly related to the custo mer servi ce weletter receito “I have ved writte n this cust let ome r service everything from a bass boat to a from we each that of your you know s. received my empl decisoyee ion to from each You can of your red purch that ater Iemployees. aserest thisassu used Tidew hydroplane. My dockmate says his will recom You can mend rest you assu folks was directly relate to that I d to thered anyo I spea kmme with will that custone reco Jet Ski makes the 21-nautical mile isved mer in folks to servi nd you ce we recei the mark et ne foryour boat. from each k s.that anyo of Iaspea empl oyee kThan with is in you again trip to Chestertown “in under 20 .”

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by Tom Hale

ll Bay cruisers know where to with 350 likes. A smaller restaurant find the best crab cakes; its with only 300 patrons could not win. just that we don’t always agree.

But what if all 300 of those customers This year in Chesapeake Bay Magavoted their restaurant to have the best zine’s “Best of the Bay” awards, there crab cakes on the Bay? Would that not were three top five crab cakes listed in Rock Hall. If you were a Rock Hall critic and thorough in your analysis and tried all three restaurants, then you would have had to find that two out of three were not the best. Indeed in Rock Hall the “best crab cake” in the Northern Bay might have satisfied only 34 percent of the diners.

In any of these top 10 award programs, the result is a popularity contest.

Restaurants, marinas, and anchorages can get the most votes, if they get the most visits.

But sometimes a less visited restaurant marina or anchorage is actually superior, but due to its isolation, it is not well known. Better selection criteria would be ##A baseball-sized crab cake to compare by the percentbe a fairer, more accurate judgement? age of satisfied customers (realizing of Call it a satisfaction ratio. And such is course that this is a totally impractithe dilemma with Drum Point Market cal measure). A restaurant with 1000 in Tylerton. patrons might win Best of the Bay

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I mentioned Drum Point Market in my article on Smith Island (March PropTalk). While in Tangier recently, the weather was calm, so we took the dinghy to Tylerton for our annual quality control check.

The crab cakes ##Drum Point Market were better than ever, but so few people will ever know. We took 10 of them back to Tangier to share with other cruisers.

(If I had to guess, I would doubt that the market sells even 10 per day ordinarily. There are fewer than 80 people in the town. I had contacted the market in advance to be sure they had enough material on hand!) I also gave one to Milton Parks of Parks Marina, an icon of the Bay. Three generations of a Tangier waterman’s family all advised us that these were the best crab cakes on the Bay (names withheld to protect the innocent).

Milton Parks who at 83 has probably eaten more crabs than you and I together have even seen, waxed poetic about these crab cakes.

These crab cakes are freakin’ phenomenal!

I think the PropTalk staff should take a cruise to Smith Island (or trailer your inflatable to Crisfield) and confirm my assessment. #

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Secrets, Treasures & Forbidden Shores

by Kaylie Jasinski

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hen I was six years old, my That initial foray of mine into father took me on a “trea“uncharted shores” has led to an sure hunt,” complete with a adult curiosity that continues map, collapsible shovel, my very own to grow. But what is it about Jansport satchel, and a Jet Ski as our uninhabited shores and forbidden mode of transportation. As a child, spits of land that so captures our I was in love with the idea of buried imaginations? The Chesapeake Bay treasure, pirates, and sunken ships is full of such islands, many owned ... but weren’t we all to an extent? I by the military, that are closed off cannot remember the story he told me for this adventure. All I know is that once I saw the “map,” I was hooked.

We took off on the Jet Ski to nearby Miami Beach at the mouth of Middle River, a popular swimming hole that was part of the mainland; though, if you asked me at the time, I would have told you (and I truly believed) that it was some uncharted island and that we were the first ##The memorable hidden treasure that sparked explorers. an interest in archeology later in life.

Upon reaching the shores, I stowed my shovel in my backpack to have my from our curious minds. Most are just hands free for the map. We headed ordinary strips of land, no different through the cattails and away from the from the beach down the road, but beach, glancing at the great blue herbecause we are closed off from them ons and ospreys that made the shore they are immediately raised in our their home. Then we headed down esteem. Most are ordinary; most, but the “black trail,” as my father and I so not all. Pooles Island, just north of the named it. Sounds quite intimidating Gunpowder River, is one such excepand to my younger self, it truly was. In tion: a small island that truly has been reality, it was simply a trail away from untouched by curious eyes for many the sandy beach and into a patch of years. thick woods, but to me, it will always John Smith first discovered the be the “black trail,” full of mystery, island around 1612 when he circumsecrets, and of course, buried treasure. navigated the Bay, but prior to his

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arrival it was home to a tribe of Susquehannock Indians who harvested its plentiful oysters.

Over the next 400 years, the island would change ownership and usage several times. In 1771 it was purchased by John Bordley who attempted to make it into a game preserve, even importing hare and partridge from England to supplement the native animal population. A few years later, he would build a gunpowder factory and livestock farm in support of the Revolutionary War. Some years after Bordley, war again broke out on the Bay. During the war of 1812, the British Navy occupied the island, using it as a base to launch attacks on the Eastern and Western shores.

But after the wars, the island was for some time forgotten, until it was again privately purchased by

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a Mr. George Merrett. Merrett had heard claim of the island’s fertile soil and so he planted thousands of peach tree saplings, creating a small orchard on the northern shore. Luckily the claims proved to be true, and for many years the trees produced the once famous “Pool’s Island Best” without the aid of fertilizers. Merrett boasted that the island was a little “piece of Iowa soil in Maryland.”

In 1917, at the outset of World War I, ownership of Pooles Island was transferred from Merrett to the War Department and has been used as a testing ground for artillery and aircraft bombardment ever since. The island’s lighthouse, built in 1825, was closed down and finally deactivated in 1939.

In 1994, however, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It has since been reconditioned and as of 2011, runs on solar power and is once again a signal for mariners in the Northern Bay region.

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##Pooles Island Lighthouse. Photo by U.S. Army

Once mapped at nearly 300 acres, the island has since eroded to less than 200.

But despite the destruction of the war years, it has become a thriving sanctuary for several bird species, including herons, eagles, and ospreys. So perhaps it is just the fact that we cannot set foot

on its shores that we are so entranced by it. It could be the historic lighthouse that still serves as a friendly beacon for mariners, or it could even be the hidden tombstone that marks the remains of two brothers lost at sea and buried by the lighthouse keeper in 1855.

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Perhaps it is merely the little bit of an explorer in all of us. Who hasn’t watched the movies or read “Treasure Island” as a kid and dreamed of uncovering lost remains of a past civilization, and especially one that hits so close to home: Indians, war, and sunken ships?

The “treasure” that I dug up as a kid will continue to be one of the coolest moments of my life thus far.

My father bought an unassuming small wooden box and then filled it with costume jewelry and coins from all over the world that he bartered for at a money exchange facility in Baltimore. For many years, I believed the treasure to be real. All through elementary school I would tell the story of my adventure during show and tell, until one day my dad finally told me the real story. At first I was devastated, and even angry with him.

I felt completely betrayed knowing that he had let me believe a lie for

so many years. But I soon got over my anger when remembering what an amazing experience the treasure hunt truly was, real or not. Now I can look back and acknowledge that the experience was even more amazing because it was not real. My father put so much into planning it that I believed it and was inspired in many of my further pursuits.

My love for buried remains and untouched shores has continued to grow.

It is one of the reasons why I decided to become an archaeology major. It has led to my latest obsession with exploring Pooles Island, and many other places like it around the Bay. So next time you are out on your boat or your kayak and happen to pass by the desolate shores of Pooles Island, or perhaps even the old fort below the Key Bridge, I entreat you to not simply glance over them, but pause a moment longer and consider the rich history mere feet from your bow that has yet to be explored. #

##The author at the age of six holding her treasure map.

About the Author: A recent graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Kaylie Jasinski hails from Middle River and works as a fall intern and freelance writer at PropTalk.

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by Captain Art Pine

An Old Salt Finds a New Career

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ony Kime plainly enjoys taking visitors on a tour of his newest venture: a maritime antiques store in the older part of Eastport. The two-room establishment is chock-full of furniture made from Liberty Ship hatch covers and nautical collectibles, from old-time binnacles, compasses, lights, and blocks to an old-style fore-and-aft naval officer’s cap.

Oh, and don’t forget the authentic dugout canoes and hand-carved figureheads from South Asia.

“This is really the first retail establishment [besides restaurants] in the old part of Eastport,” Kime says, marveling at the fact as he repeats it. Opening the store in the community’s original residential area was “a huge risk to take — especially in a niche business,” he muses. “But,” he adds confidently, “this is a nautical town.”

Kime himself isn’t an antique yet; he’ll turn a young 72 this coming November. He’s had a lifetime of experience with ships and the sea. Born in New York, he enlisted in the Navy at 17, spent nine years as a radar operator, seven more as a sonar systems technician for a defense contractor, and 18 years as a supervisor at the U.S. Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, ME, where he helped oversee a new program that dramatically cut the time and cost of overhauling a nuclear submarine. In

between, he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees (in management and business) and joined the Coast Guard Reserve as an officer. In 1995, he retired as a GS-15 and a Coast Guard Reserve commander and took an executive job at Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting firm. He retired from that in 2010, but he didn’t spend much time relaxing.

“I got bored with it in the first 30 days,” he said of his retirement. That was when Kime unexpectedly got hooked on nautical antiques. He was at a memorial service when he saw an unusual table made from a refinished Liberty Ship hatch cover in the lounge.

Kime was enchanted, but the funeral director declined to part with it. So Kime scoured the market and stumbled on William Harlan, an Annapolis maritime antiques collector who was refinishing the old hatch covers and selling them.

Harlan had 449 other hatch covers, along with 150 oars from lifeboats, and

an assortment of blocks, anchor lights, signal lamps, and other items that he had acquired at super-low prices from two about-to-be-scuttled World War II-era cargo vessels: a Liberty Ship and a Victory Ship. As it turned out, he also was ready to get out of the business.

Seeing an opportunity, Kime bought the entire inventory.

Starting his own business involved more good luck and a sharp eye. Driving around Shady Side, MD, where he lived, Kime spotted a large, abandoned shed owned by a former Navy engineman, who agreed to rent it out for use as a workshop and to let Kime renovate it as he liked. But the place wasn’t suitable to serve as a showroom, so Kime built a website (annapolismaritimeantiques.com), as Harlan had done. Three years later, the shed owner sold the workshop property. Kime was back to square one.

That was when he ran across the owner of Dome Charter, an Annapolis shipping brokerage, whom he met when the man bought an old-fashioned engine-order telegraph through Kime’s website. “Why don’t you move to Annapolis?” the man asked and offered to rent Kime an historic house in Eastport that abutted Dome Charter’s current headquarters. Kime snapped it up, gutted the interior, refurbished the place, moved in some antiques and collectibles, and opened his retail store in mid-July. (The house had been

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the factory of the Annapolis Glass Company from 1886 to 1903.)

For now, Kime’s core business centers on crafting custom-made furniture (from hatch-covers and other materials) as well as selling nautical antiques and decorative items (such as floats, signs, and dugout canoes) and offering maritime-themed paintings by local artists, old ship’s provision-lists, and paraphrenalia on consignment from hopeful sellers.

Customers so far have included curious locals, tourists, and maritime antique buffs. Kime wants them all.

Despite the varied clientele, he’s trying to keep the place neighborhoodfriendly. (The handcarved mermaid figureheads he sells sport staff-sewn bikini tops to ward off questions from elementary school kids.) But he’s also hoping to earn a reputation among fashion-conscious companies such as Ralph Lauren and Nautica as “the place where they buy the nautical items that they need.” (Ralph Lauren agents recently bought an antique

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A tall, blunt-spoken man who wears a grown-out 1950s-style crew cut and a gray, just-longer-thanstubble beard, Kime comes across as focused and all-business — until you get him talking about the Navy, the Coast Guard, merchant shipping, and now, maritime antiques. He has two adult sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren, and he and his significant other, Claudia, live in a ranch house on a three-acre lot in Lothian, MD. The place has a workshop, of course. The couple has two dogs, both of them variations of terriers, and a serious garden.

Still interested in being out on the water, Kime holds a 100-ton master’s license (with a towing endorsement) and owns a 1983 43-foot President trawler, though he hasn’t had time to use it in almost a year. No one ever said starting a small business was easy, especially, as Kime would say, in a niche market. #

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rawlerFest is a boat show, educational opportunity, and rendezvous all rolled into one exciting weekend hosted by PassageMaker Magazine in Baltimore. September 25 to 28 will be your opportunity to see all the latest cruising powerboat models, rub elbows with industry experts, mingle with other boaters, and celebrate the cruising lifestyle. All this, plus a top-notch educational component, is conveniently situated at Harborview Marine Center along the bustling Inner Harbor waterfront. Whether you’re preparing to shove off or just dreaming about it, TrawlerFest has something for every kind of cruiser.

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“TrawlerFest is more than a boat show,” says Whitten “Whit” Hall, marketing manager for PassageMaker Magazine and TrawlerFest. “It’s the nation’s premier cruising event with the largest selection of cruising boats gathered in place in the nation.

In addition to the boat show and the marine product and service exhibits, attendees will enjoy many educational opportunities and a rendezvous-like atmosphere.”

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Hall continues, “PassageMaker’s editor-in-chief, Peter Swanson, who spearheaded the educational component, has rounded up a ‘who’s who’ in the marine industry to serve as instructors at our courses. We’ll have Nigel Calder teaching about diesel engines, Ben Ellison explaining wireless communications, Lee Chesneau discussing weather, and Monty and Sara Lewis with tips on cruising to the Bahamas.

Tuesday and Wednesday our full-day ‘university’ courses will focus on technical issues and destinations, and Thursday through Saturday during the show

we’ll offer multiple two-hour seminars covering a wide variety of subjects.

“The philosophy behind the seminars is to provide value. Attendees should leave TrawlerFest with the ability to cruise with less stress and greater safety, but should also be able to save money by making better decisions about purchases. Money saved will far exceed the cost of attending seminars. TrawlerFest is an investment,” says Hall.

“Attendees should plan to spend their evenings with us too,” suggests Hall. “Five o’clock is ‘docktail’ time.

Each evening has a themed event, such as Trawlers at Twilight or Dinner and a Movie. This year we’ve worked closely with the City of Baltimore and

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TrawlerFest

##TrawlerFest runs from September 25-28.

Harborview Marine Center to add an event for the whole community to enjoy. On Saturday evening, Harborview will host a concert that features country music singer Ciara Rae and is open to anyone, not just boat show attendees. This is but one of many ways we hope to get more people in the Baltimore area excited about boating.”

Who’s Coming?

At center stage are, of course, the boats. Top manufacturers of power cruising vessels will be showing their latest models and bestsellers. Stroll up and down the docks, and you’ll find Beneteau, Cutwater, Ranger Tug, DeFever, Kadey Krogen, Nordhavn, Fleming, Grand Banks, Marine Max, Outer Reef, and many more. Climb aboard and explore their nooks and crannies. Sit at the helm and imagine yourself cruising off New England’s coast, down the

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In addition to the beautiful boats, manufacturers’ reps will be displaying all the latest in gear, electronics, and cruising necessities, such as anchors, guidebooks, generators, engines, tenders, boat cushions, galley supplies, and the list goes on.

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In addition to the yacht brokers and product exhibitors, marine service providers will be there, too. Stop at their booths and meet the owners

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As you enter the show each day, look for the posted schedule of free afternoon demos. You’ll find it prominently displayed at the main entrance. Attending demos is a good way to pick up basic tips and a good place to meet other attendees, some of whom you may be partying with later that evening. Demo topics will include anchoring, diesel engine Q&A by Bob Smith, and IPS drives by Beneteau.

When you need a break to digest all the information you’ve picked up, or if you’re looking for a place to share stories and adventures with the cruisers you just met at the demos, duck into the Tipsy Seagull, a new lounge located inside the gates.

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Multiple ticket packages are offered, and attendees can customize their experience by selecting only the seminars and social events of interest to them. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 23 and 24, are reserved for the university courses only, and the full show opens Thursday, September 25. See all the details and learn how to build your own package at passagemaker.com.

General Admission tickets cost $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

Seminar tickets cost $50 in advance or $60 at the door; both include a one-day entry pass to the show. VIP tickets cost $375 in advance and $450 at the door. VIP ticket holders receive show passes for all four days, evening entertainment, admission to all seminars, and a light lunch.

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##Attendees should plan to spend their evenings at TrawlerFest, too. Five o’clock is ‘docktail’ time.

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eaded up to Baltimore for TrawlerFest September 25-28? We sure are. And while the boats are the main attraction, TrawlerFest is a great excuse to get out and enjoy some of the more colorful aspects of America’s biggest Little City.

##Why not hit up the National Aquarium, and some “Chessie” paddle boats too, while you’re at it? Photo by Adam Horne

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he Orioles are on the road during TrawlerFest, unfortunately, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss a game of their impressive season. For the true Baltimore experience, check out either Pickles Pub (520 Washington Blvd) or Camden Pub (647 W. Pratt St.), both walking distance to Camden Yards and great places to catch the game. We recommend a Natty Boh and an order of

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wings to make the day complete.

If you’re more interested in the days when baseball was played without performance-enhancing drugs and exorbitant salaries, the Babe Ruth Birthplace and Sports Legends Museum is a great place to spend some time. baberuthmuseum.org Need to let the kids stretch their (sea) legs? Heck, the whole family can have fun racing paddle boats around

the Inner Harbor. You can choose between traditional paddle boats or the exotic “Chessie” dragon boats, or take the work out of it and opt for an electric boat. Rentals are affordable and are can hold up to four people at a time. baltimorepaddleboats.org The American Visionary Art Museum is a stone’s throw from HarborView, and never disappoints us visually.

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to fascinate even the biggest art skeptics as well as interactive artwork to interest even the young’ins. Speaking of the little ones, at 8 p.m. on Friday night, the Museum will showcase the film Fantastic Mr. Fox for free in the Hughes Family Outdoor Theatre. What beats free family fun? Absolutely nothing. avam.org It’s hard to be in Baltimore and not hit up the National Aquarium. The newest exhibit, Blacktip Reef, pulls in 779 animals ranging from blacktip reef sharks to a 500-pound sea turtle. The exhibit is meant to reflect the South Pacific Ocean and brings viewers so up close and personal that you might start to rethink that offshore adventure on your new trawler… aqua.org While the Inner Harbor is a great place to spectate, food choices are predictable and pricy, in our opinion. There are great restaurants within walking distance of HarborView that offer some ##The American Visionary Arts Museum in downtown Baltimore

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he first thing to know about transportation in Baltimore is that you can park the car and forget about it.

The Charm City Circulator makes it possible for commuters to get anywhere around the city for free, from Penn Station to Baltimore Marine Center at HarborView.

During the week, service begins at 6:30 a.m. and runs every 10-15 minutes. For more information, click on charmcitycirculator.com

of the best eating options around town. Here are our picks.

L.P. Steamers in Locust Point brings together the best in hot crabs and cold beer. Throw in a rooftop deck with views of the skyline and you have a dining experience you can’t find in the ‘burbs.

Happy hour specials offer $2 PBR cans and $9 Boh pitchers. 1100 E. Fort Ave. locustpointsteamers.com Not so much a destination as it is a journey, Cross Street Market located at Light and Charles Streets has been around since the 19th century for a good reason. Seafood favorites from steamers to sushi are always big draws, but we also love the barbecue, wings, Polish sausage, fried chicken, and overstuffed sandwiches you find in the market’s many stalls. The

If you’re averse to riding the bus, make sure you check out the Baltimore Water Taxi, which hits up over a dozen spots around the Inner Harbor and downtown Baltimore. Want to have dinner in Fells Point but leave your car in Locust Point? No worries! The taxi runs through 8 p.m. on week days, 11 p.m. on the weekends. For more information, click baltimorewatertaxi.com

##Such a humble beginning for one of America’s greatest athletes. The Babe Ruth Museum in downtown Baltimore.

only caution we should mention is that the market does become a big of a, well, meat market during happy hour, so we recommend getting there early.

Feel like a burger? Abbey Burger Bistro is the place to check out, from the “medium rare with LTO” to their specialty, a peanut butter and bacon concoction that is seriously worth the weird looks. It’s not just the best burger in Baltimore; it may be the best burger anywhere. 1041 Marshall Street. off Cross Street. abbeyburgerbistro.com If you’re coming to Baltimore by boat, the best place to grab some grub is Nick’s Fish House. Plenty of outdoor seating and dockage make this a popular spot for boaters who enjoy life outside the Inner Harbor, and the crab cakes are on par with anything at the fancy places downtown. 2600 Insulator Drive. nicksfishhouse.com #

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U.S. Powerboat Show H

##The brokerage show at St. Mary’s Cove is easy to access from the Powerboat Show, and admission is included with your ticket. Photo by Mark Talbott

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hen the U.S. Powerboat Show roars into town October 16-19, Annapolis Harbor and the surrounding area will be packed with thousands of boating enthusiasts, hundreds of gleaming new powerboats, and scores of exhibitors with nautical necessities and gotta-have-it gear.

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t the Annapolis show most manufacturers bring multiple models, and several bring their entire line of boats.

We’re talking about rows of slips filled with Regal, Sea Ray, Cobalt, Bayliner, American Tug, Zodiac, and many other well-known names. Go-fast boats, offshore fishing machines, inflatables, and bluewater cruisers; they’ll all be in Annapolis.

Princess Yachts will present its North American premiere of the Princess 43.

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bridge featuring a dining area and separate forward seating that can be converted into a sun bed. Princess representatives also anticipate showing their V52, 56, and V62-S models, each with sleek lines and sun-filled interior cockpits.

The Yuka 700 Classic is another not-tobe-missed model. Yuka Yachts are highend, uniquely hand-crafted wooden motor yachts. This 24-footer has a top speed of 63 miles per hour, cruising speed of 55 miles per hour, a draft of just 1.9 feet, and the look of a sports car. Gleaming inlaid mahogany, luxurious leather, and polished stainless steel will surely cause more than one boater to do a double take.

Looking for a center console? There’ll be lots of them, including the brand-new Southport 33 displayed by North Point Yacht Sales of Annapolis. This familyfriendly center console fishing boat has a generous beam for stability and deep V hull designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates. Anglers will find it’s a great boat for fishing with your buddies or the kiddos. (Look for a full review in the November PropTalk.) Be sure to check out the Southport 27 and 29, too.

For the second year, in addition to the latest models, St. Mary’s Cove off Spa Creek will contain a brokerage section.

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8th Annual Fundraiser & Sailors’ Block Party

Eastport Yacht Club BOAT SHOW BASH Saturday, October 11th, 2014 – 6 to 11 PM Food & Mount Gay Rum Drinks Beer & Wine For Purchase

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Eastport Bridge, this area is easily accessible by foot. Just cross Duke of Gloucester Street and follow the marked pathway past St. Mary’s church and through the Carroll Gardens. Along the bulkhead, attendees will find a slightly less frenetic atmosphere and docks lined with a large selection of pre-owned vessels.

Warm Up With Education

Free seminars are offered by Chesapeake Bay Magazine and the Annapolis School of Seamanship from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday and Saturday in the Arnold room of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Seating

is limited and first come, first served. Experts will lead one-hour sessions covering topics of interest to all boaters and wouldbe boaters. Check the show website usboat.com/us-powerboat-show/home for the complete schedule. Popular sessions include marine diesel basics, cruising tips, and navigation.

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• luxury motor yachts • trawlers and other cruisers • center consoles • offshore fishing machines • go-fast speed demons • inflatables • trailerables • antiques and classics

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##You don’t need a PhD in logistics to plan the U.S. Powerboat Shows, but it might help.

Every ticket booth, ramp, dock, and sign have required planning... and often a fresh coat of paint.

In addition to the boats and educational opportunities, another good reason to visit a boat show is to check out all the latest gear and accessories: electronics, marine engines, boat shoes, fenders, nautical jewelry, galley needs, and more.

Not only can you shop and compare prices, this is your chance to touch and booth in Tent F, along Ego Alley near feel the merchandise and ask questions the main gate off Dock Street. PropTalk of the manufacturer’s reps. staffers will be handing out popcorn and Service providers will be onsite, too. our November issue hot off the presses.

Marinas, boatyards, marine publications, lenders, and insurance agents will all have booths, and with Internet access, exhibitors can provide attendees When U.S. Yacht Shows combines the with up-to-the minute information on largest and oldest in-water powerboat availability and prices. show with the charm of historic AnnapIn between shopping all the latest olis, four days of boater nirvana result.

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buildings, and unique boutiques and businesses. Boaters can join a historic daytime walking tour or take a ghost tour after dark. With a show wristband, attendees may re-enter the show if they’ve left to go to a restaurant or bar, visit an art galley or maritime museum, tour the Maryland State House or U.S. Naval Academy, or just stroll the historic neighborhoods. Learn more at visitannapolis.org/US_Boat_Shows, where you’ll find a microsite created especially for boat show visitors.

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##Yuka 700 Classic.

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H About the Show H What:

U.S. Powerboat Show

When:

October 16 to 19 Thurs., VIP Preview Day: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where:

Annapolis Harbor

Pricing:

VIP Day - $35 for all ages Thurs. to Sun. - adults $18, children 7-12 $5, kids six and younger are free 2-day passes - VIP $48, Regular $31 for all ages

Tickets and more information: usboat.com

To explore the city, trade in those deck shoes for some comfortable walking shoes. Just about everything from pubs to bookstores can be reached by foot. When your dogs get tired, hop into a pedi-cab or onto the free Circulator trolley, which stops at all four city garages, designated trolley stops, and even between stops if you hail it. For

those looking to get a view from the water, try the water taxis. They’ll take you across Spa Creek to the Eastport section of town, to a moored boat, or just for a casual cruise around the harbor. For powerboaters who’d like a taste of sailing, the Schooner Woodwind offers multiple two-hour sails daily, departing from City Dock near the Marriott Waterfront Hotel. #

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• Marine Equipment • High-Tech Electronics • Boating Products And Accessories • Fishing Gear • Information On Lending And Insurance • Charter Companies • Boat Builders • Boating Clubs

NEW! Free Opening Night Party Pusser’s upper deck. Thursday 6-8 p.m.

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Education

Free seminars on the hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Arnold Room, Marriott Waterfront Hotel

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Navy Marine Corp Memorial Stadium for $10 and take the shuttle Eastport and walk over the Spa Creek Bridge Any of the city garages and ride the free Circulator to the harbor

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES

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ow is it October already? While we certainly aren’t lamenting the drop in temperature or the fall colors that are starting to peek through the voracious green of Bay Country, we are a bit shocked by the speed at which Summer 2014 slipped past us. Within our clubs, however, there’s no moss growing anywhere. Folks are getting out for rendezvous, raft ups, and even meeting for educational seminars during the week. Want to get involved? Find a host club below. Think your club needs to be featured in the next month’s issue of PropTalk? Email duffy@proptalk.com and send a large box of Russell Stover chocolates to the office headquarters. We need to start putting on a little winter weight for the upcoming season.

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Boat Show Dockage

astport YC has graciously made available its bulkhead for docking during the United States Powerboat Show October 16-19. Non-members and members alike are encouraged to contact Gavin O’Hare by emailing gavin@obyc.com to reserve their spaces.

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Hospitality Exchange

Silverton Roundup

ven though the forecast predicted rain, the Silverton Owners Club enjoyed a fantastic party at Tolchester Marina over the weekend of August 1-3. Altogether 17 boats braved the weather and made it out for great happy hours, potlucks, boat tours, and pool time. The U.S. Naval fleet of seven YPs and a cargo vessel were heading north on Saturday evening, and demonstrated just how close Tolchester channel runs to the marina’s beach: not quite close enough to throw a baseball back and forth, but pretty close. To get involved with this great group, visit silvertonboat.com.

ld Point Comfort Yacht Club (OPCYC) hosted the Cape Charles Yacht Club (CCYC) for a visit Saturday, August 23. Fort Monroe, OPCYC’s home and one of the best marinas in the Southern Chesapeake Bay, is now open to the general boating public which makes such visits possible. Four CCYC boats and crews, led by Vice Commodore Stuart Smith, docked at Old Point Comfort Marina for the day on August 23. Several more couples drove to Fort Monroe from Cape Charles to participate in the hospitality exchange.

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Giving Back to Those Who Gave Everything

olunteers from area yacht clubs and Aerotek Company provided 45 Wounded Warriors and their families with a “Day on the Bay” on August 16 at North Point YC, Sparrows Point. Starting with a welcome ceremony and honor guard, the Wounded Warriors and families were then treated to a picnic lunch before leaving for a two-hour cruise to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor aboard one of 32 boats. Upon their return to the club, they enjoyed bushels of crabs and pounds of shrimp from Captain Jimmy’s Seafood. Event chairman John

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Polek of Galloway YC wishes to thank Wounded Warrior Project Outreach Coordinator Katie Kilby, WJZ TV’s Marty Bass for being MC, the employees of Aerotek, and all of the volunteers from North Point, Galloway, Eastern, Red Eye, Sue Haven, White Rocks, Wellwood, Pleasant, and Middle River YCs, Marley Boat Club, and Veterans Yacht Club Association for their help and dedication to this memorable annual event. Polek also thanks the many corporate sponsors and food donors who made the day possible. proptalk.com

ASPS Fall Schedule Announced

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nnapolis Sail and Power Squadron (ASPS) has posted its fall course and seminar schedule for both the novice and serious recreational boater. ASPS instructors are certified and experienced recreational boaters and bring a depth of experience that will challenge the serious recreational boater. And, did we mention that they are fun?

Piloting When: Tuesdays, September 30 to December 16, 7 to 9 p.m.

Cost: $80

Marine Communications Systems When: Wednesdays, October 1 to December 17, 7 to 9 p.m.

Cost: $65

Upcoming Fall Seminars:

Spring 2015 Courses:

Mariners Compass How to Use a Chart Basic Coastal Navigation Dates and locations TBD. Please see our website for updates: aspsmd.org/

Advanced Piloting: Starting January 2015, instructor Grant Woodside Weather: Starting in January 2015, instructor Bill Museler ABC 12: Instructor and start date TBD

Register by sending an email to aspsmd.class@gmail.com. Please include your full name, the class you want to sign up for, and a phone number in case further information is needed. For more information about ASPS educational events please see our website: aspsmd.org

Spring 2015 Seminars: Trailering Emergencies on Board How to Use a Chart DSC/VHF Radio

In addition, ASPS will be hosting a new Boating Skills Virtual Trainer (BSVT) at the United States Powerboat Show this year. The interactive boating tool simulates a Boston Whaler and allows users to practice maneuvers such as docking, working with spring lines, fairways, pivot turns, heavy conditions, and much more. BSVT is usually only available to Sail and Power Squadron boating class participants, so this is an event not to be missed! For more information, visit usps.org/boatingskillsvt

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he Frederick Chapter has been very active this summer!

On September 13 our chapter hosted the 8th annual crab feast at Frederick County’s Urbana District Park. Ninetyseven members attended with a full day of horseshoes, corn-hole toss, kid’s prize contests and a full menu of some of the bay’s tasty treats. Neal and Jodie Ammerman smoked up over 80 pounds of chicken and a crew of members steamed up 10 bushels of crabs, 12 dozen ears of corn, fried 150 pounds of French fries, and then washed it all down with ice cold beer!

The “Tackle the Mackerel” tournament out of Harker’s Island, NC, runs October 4 through 11. Nineteen boats and crews will be trailering down this year for the weeklong event. With 60-80 fishermen invading the island every fall, this is truly one of the best tournaments our chapter holds and with a whole week of catered meals, thousands of dollars in prizes, lots of big fish caught, and plenty of opportunities for members to win some hefty cash.

Finally, mark your calendar for January 17, 2015, for The Frederick Chapter’s 10th annual Fishing Expo at the Frederick Fairgrounds. Visit mssafrederick.com for updates.

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he MSSA Annapolis Chapter #1 Chapter meeting is on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 7:30 at American Legion Post #7, 1905 Crownsville Road. Crownsville. mssaannapolis.com

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Racing News Cocktail Class 2014 National Championships

by Charlie Iliff

BreeAnn Edmonds’s description on the Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing Association (CCWBRA) website said it best:

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he weather was perfect, the water was relatively calm, and the competition was keen at the 2014 CCWBRA National Championship event on August 16. This was our fourth and biggest Nationals, with 32 boats, 54 drivers, and our first Youth Class racers! Competitors traveled from as far away as Toronto and Georgia.

There were 86 Cocktail Class races on Saturday, including 26 heats (three races per heat), two tie-breaker races (one each for 8 hp and 6 hp Classic), and 6 Youth races. Our four Youth racers appeared very comfortable in the CCRs. Observers got the sense that the youngsters were looking over their shoulders at their coaches saying, ‘Come on, will you keep up!’

During the Awards Ceremony, Jack Pettigrew presented a Perpetual Plaque, in honor of Dr. Bluefeld, the grandfather of the CCWBRA, to the Bluefeld family. This plaque is the size and shape of a Cocktail Class Racer’s transom with brass plates for each class of racers in all Nationals since the first in 2011. The winners’ names for each class are inscribed onto the brass plates. And there is lots of room for more Nationals winners! ##Chas Iliff in Toothache II (#78) won the 6 hp Mixed Post-1979 class that started the day, by a tiebreaker over Ian Millington in Virginia Gentleman.

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he competitors raced in seven championship classes. The first three were for 6 hp OMC motors manufactured after 1979, with the mixed class 165 pound minimum weight — driver plus ballast if necessary, heavyweight — 200 pound driver weight minimum, and women’s class. Then came the open 8 hp class, with 200 pound minimum limit for driver and ballast, and three classic 6 hp classes for OMC motors 1979 and earlier: light, heavy, and women’s.

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PropTalk has to brag a bit. Our #67 Molotov had a great day. Jess Rigelman won both women’s 6 hp classes, barely edging PropTalk Severn River teammate Tara Carew in each class, and PropTalk’s Zach Ditmars drove Molotov to a second in the 6 hp Heavy Post-1979 class. Unlike the last outing at the Kent Island Regatta, Molotov stayed rightside up throughout the day, so the team was less embarrassed at the awards ceremony when Jack Pettigrew presented Mike Serio the “most spectacu-

lar flip” award for upending Molotov in the pits at Kent Island. That award was a suitably-inscribed plaque, mounting a toilet paper dispenser.

In each class, there were three-race heats followed by a three-race set of finals. The racers with the lowest cumulative scores in the finals were the winners. As has been true in the past, the competition was so keen that in some races, one or more boats were over the starting line before the horn, thus receiving a penalty.

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Racing News Boats were often so evenly matched that there was contention for the inside line not only at the first turning mark, but also at each mark around the course, and finishes with boats overlapped kept the scorers busy. The 6 hp Mixed Post-1979 motor class and the Youth class ended with two racers tied on points. Three of the remaining 6 hp

classes, the 6 hp Heavy Post-1979, 6 hp Women’s Post-1979 and 6 hp Heavy Classic were each decided by only one point between first and second.

Chas Iliff in Toothache II won the 6 hp Mixed Post-1979 class, which started the day, by a tiebreaker over Ian Millington in Virginia Gentleman.

Keith Carew with Dram followed with

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a win in the 6 hp Heavy Post ‘79 class, edging Zach and Molotov, and Jess took her first of two championships with Molotov in the 6 hp Women’s Post-1979 class, one point ahead of Tara and Dram.

Next, the 8 hp class delivered the most excitement of the day with fast and exciting racing, and a couple of spectacular flips. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and both boats came back to run later and win. After flipping with Lawrence Fuccella, Brass Monkey ran in a later 8 hp heat, and the finals where second pilot Chris Riddick edged Steve Brendlinger and Kamikaze for the win. Russ Bowler’s Flying Kiwi was towed in inverted, but with a classic engine replacing the 8 took the 6 hp Mixed Classic class with Chas Iliff and Toothache II second. Jess Rigelman took Molotov to her second Championship in the 6 hp Women’s Classic class, by a point over Tara Carew in Blue Hawaiian. Then the Edmonds brothers, Robert and Lee were 1-2 in Shaken Knot Stirred and Sundowner in the 6 hp

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Heavy Classic finals to cap the adult competition.

The last class to race was certainly the highlight of the day, as it was the first time the CCWBRA has allowed youth entrants to race at the national level. Zach Malone had broken the ice with solo runs at the Kent Island Regatta. At Nationals, he was joined

by Caroline Fuccella, Will Hundley, and Jack Pusser. After some orientation runs with accompanying coach boats, all the youngsters were cleared to race. After heats and finals, Caroline and Jack were tied on points and are the first CCWBRA Youth National Champions.

As has become a tradition at Nationals and at the races at Urbanna, informal runs were set for the Sunday after the Championships. Unfortunately, this year’s informal event was marred by an accident in which Virginia competitor Donnie Johnson skidded wide and hit a piling. He was transported by helicopter to University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. His injuries turned out not

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to be as severe as had been feared, and as of this writing, Donnie’s on the mend and looking forward to repairing #79 Sea Squirt and getting back on the water.

The hospitality of the Rock Hall YC was once again superb. Fine food and drinks were available throughout the weekend, and the Hawaiian Luau buffet Saturday night was a fitting end to a great day of championship racing.

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Edmonds adds, “More than 30 volunteers on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday helped in various ways to make this event such a success. A big thank you to all volunteers, especially Race Director Todd Steffes, and to RHYC!” There are more great Cocktail Class regattas scheduled and a new one or two in the planning process, so watch PropTalk and ccwbra.com for information and results. #

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Hampton Cup Regatta 2014

by Chris “Seabuddy” Brown

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he 2014 Hampton Cup Regatta was the 89th running of highspeed inboard racing in the Hampton area. It’s speed boat racing at its finest. What began as a local race among a group of Hampton YC members in 1926, today can include teams from as far away as New Zealand. This event offers the best of both worlds, combining international appeal while also staying true to its roots: “good-spirited fun” and strong family ties.

The story of Chesapeake Bay regatta racing began on Virginia’s Hampton River. As racing boat speeds became too fast for the turns in the Hampton River course, the next “home course” was set in the more open waters off of Strawberry Banks. Although a wide course was laid

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out there to accommodate the turns, its rougher water along with other boat traffic entering the course led to another change in location. The current course

run in Mill Creek—defined by the East Mercury Boulevard Bridge at one end and Fort Monroe at the other—was laid out back in the 1960s and has served this competition well for nearly 60 years.

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One of the early racers in this regatta was Henry Lauterbach from Norfolk, VA, well known for the fine craftsmanship of his 200-plus hydroplanes. The Hampton Cup Regatta was his “home” event. Retired hydroplane driver Terry Browning described Lauterbach as “a brilliant driver, engineer and boat builder—the total package.” Lauterbach was the National High Point Champion in three different APBA inboard classes and was inducted into the APBA Hall of Fame in 1956.

Horace Dodge, Jr. was also a boater, a boat racer, and a boat builder (of the Dodge Watercar brand until 1936). Dodge Jr’s father, Horace Sr., and his uncle, John Dodge, cofounded the Dodge Brothers Company

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in 1900 to supply parts and sub-assemblies for other automakers and began building complete Dodge automobiles in 1915. After both brothers died suddenly in 1920, the company was sold once, and then sold again in 1928, this time to Chrysler.

Horace Jr. often kept a fast boat for a morning ride behind his property in Michigan. His Newport News, VA, boat factory built 40 wood runabouts a day over three shifts and gave him a strong Chesapeake Bay presence. His race boats were often named after his sister, Delphine. One of his boats won the Gold Cup in 1932 with Bill Horn driving and then again in 1936, when driven by Kaye Don. Although Dodge did not make money in his boating activities (like most of us), his inherited fortune from the sale of the Dodge Brothers Company allowed him to be a major force in boating during the depression years.

Even this regatta’s trophy has a long history: From around 1930 til 2001 the Dodge Cup—donated by the Dodge Brothers’ family—was inscribed each year with the winner of the Hampton Cup. The original Cup disappeared after the 75th race, so another Cup is now awarded.

(we) appreciated all the race teams that participated. My favorite part of the race was the Langley Base volunteers who stayed in the water all day to help hold boats.”

The race committee reinforces appreciation for the many individuals and organizations who volunteer for the regatta each year, since an event of this magnitude relies heavily on its all-volunteer organization. Lowe notes, “We receive a tremendous amount of

support from Fort Monroe, the City of Hampton, the Hampton Department of Fire and Rescue, the Hampton Police, and Nightingale Helicopter.

Without these people, there would be no racing. You would not believe the hours put in to make this event run smoothly and the cooperation between the committee members, boat racing club, all of the volunteers, the City of Hampton, and Fort Monroe, which is the key to success.” #

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Over the two days of racing on this course, the highlight just may have been the adrenaline of the drivers and their family boat racing teams. In fact, many people feel the most important element of the regatta is its racing families. According to Lowe, “That’s what keeps us going ... that spirit of family and tradition, as well as the need to keep this thing alive for future generations. The personal story also will be there: who’s deployed and serving their country, who the third and fourth-generation racers are, who couldn’t be here this year because they’re having trouble. That’s the heart of the regatta story.”

As the recent races concluded, Dale Hernandez, Jr. thanked the Hampton Cup committee for “an outstanding job putting on the 2014 Eastern Divisional. Everyone was so helpful, and

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tleman Kevin Smith had Brit Lilly of Lilly Sport Boats do some major work on Tug It. Not only did Brit and the rest of LSB strip and repaint the boat, they also re-did the entire cockpit, removing the original seat pods, seats, dash, and center console.

They installed new, state of the art shock seats (to help protect the racers from the effects of rough water, and to keep them in a safer position while in the boat), re-configured the dash, and re-rigged the entire cockpit. Brit had over 400 hours of time working on the boat this off-season, and the amazing paint job shows it.

“Over the past year and a half, Team Tug It has teamed up with Team LSB on and off the race courses to form one team: The Hurricane of Awesomeness! Lilly Sport Boats has done all the work on Tug It to prepare it for each race, and LSB’s crew chief, Dan Hensley, has the

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difficult task of making sure that both Tug It and LSB are ready for racing at each site. We cannot thank Brit Lilly, Amanda Majstorovic, Art Lilly, Renee Lilly, Dan Hensley, and the rest of the crew of Lilly Sport Boats for all their help and support over the past year. “ Charlie McCarthy of MMC Racing writes: “We broke out on the scene last year with a Class 5 boat Dirty Sutphen, but quickly realized we wanted to move up to the SVL class. We acquired a 2014 30-foot Phantum hull and spent the whole winter and spring custom fabricating, setting up, and rigging Punisher.

We’re a father/son team with Sean “Pop” McCarthy on throttles and “Chopper Charlie” McCarthy driving. With only two test runs, Team MMC headed to our first race in St. Clair, MI, and Punisher placed second out of seven. We were ecstatic.”

Jimmy Jernigan onboard Steady Pumpin’ is somewhat new to the SVL scene, but both he and his boat have been around long enough to know how to get things done. 2013 was their first year racing, and they came in a respectable fourth place. This year, some major upgrades are going to make a difference in the 1997-year boat. Jimmy says, “We upgraded all the electronics, and finally got a new motor: a Mercury Racing Shield 525.

We’ve upgraded to two different props, and did some bottom modifications over the winter, lightening the boat up a few hundred pounds. We just cut things out that didn’t need to be there in order to be more in line with the weight restrictions. And finally, we got it wrapped with a new paint job through Donny Fox and the crew at Lilly Sport Boats.”

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her down for the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in the end of October, so she can be seen at both shows before returning to her home in Palm Beach.”

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he days are warm and clear, the nights cool and crisp with a hint of wood smoke. Roadside signs advertising crabs have disappeared and been replaced by signs advertising shrink wrap, and oysters reappear on local menus. There can be no doubt: Autumn has returned to the Chesapeake. Our boatshops are gearing up for the fall lay-up season, but first come the Annapolis Boat Shows.

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eg Roney of Mathews Brothers in Denton, MD, sent us an update: “We completed the Eastport 32 in mid-August and have been completing repairs on the road at owner’s docks and here at the shop. On the road, we’ve replaced port lights in a Robbins 40, troubleshooting minor repairs such as battery connections, Honda outboard service, and replacing navigational lights. Here at the shop, we’re putting final

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touches on a 1950s-era 14-foot Wolverine outboard runabout refit and upgrades to a couple of brokerage boats. We’re gearing up for fall which entails hauling customers’ boats from their docks, boat shows, and our Annual Fall Festival — see mathewsboats.com for details! We will bring the Patriot 29 II up from Florida in time to get spruced up for the Annapolis Powerboat Show; this will include fresh varnish and general maintenance. We will also be taking

Michael Gorman, of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD, begins the process of removing the engine from Martha.

her to the happy owner who has been cruising each weekend out on the Bay. What’s in the shop now are two Lymans. The 23-foot 1967 Sportsman Della Louise is currently receiving coating repairs to the top deck, and the rare 13-foot 1927 runabout is in for transom repairs. Dave is looking forward to moving the little Garwood Speedster 16-foot replica back into the shop for a big push to complete the build and get her onto the Rhode River, so he can “drive it like he stole it.”

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oatyard Manager Michael Gorman of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD, reports the dovetail (also known as a drake tail or a ducktail) Marproptalk.com

tha is getting work done this fall on her topsides and engine. Martha will be receiving new 42-foot, one-piece topside planks, frames, and bronze fastenings. Once she’s hauled out, her Oldsmobile 455 cubic inch V-8 will be removed and sent out for overhaul, sandblasting, and fresh paint. After she is put back together, Martha will be receiving new paint top to bottom, zincs, and any cotton caulking needing replacement. The Hooper Island dovetail

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uster Phipps of Phipps Boat Works in Tracys Landing, MD, has completed work on his crab skiff. “This is a 17-foot crab skiff. We built her last winter out of plywood and then glassed it completely and faired, sanded, and painted it with AWLGRIP paint.

We built it to go crabbing with a trotline. Hopefully, it will be around for years,” he explains. “We were going to build more this summer, but we got so busy with repairs in the shop that we never got to it.”

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usan Campbell of Campbell’s Boat Yards in Oxford, MD, sent us this report: “We have Nostalgia, a 35-foot 1961 Chris Craft, tucked in our Jack’s Point shop for restoration over this coming winter. We will remedy some lingering rot and leak issues as well as paint and varnish.

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A 1950s Wolverine outboard runabout in the midst of a refit at Mathews Brothers in Denton, MD.

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atrick Callahan from Worton Creek Marina in Chestertown, MD, reports that work is progressing well on the refit of the 46-foot Post Yacht reported last month. In addition to the continuing “remanufacturing” of a Bertram 31, the crew has taken on the new project of replacing the transom on a 23-foot Sea Craft outboard center console.

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t Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) in Annapolis, the boat kit experts have installed a new, state-of-the-art CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router system to handle increased demand for precision-cut boat parts and kits. With a catalog of more than 100 different boat kits — kayaks, canoes, rowing, and sailing

craft from eight to 20 feet in length — the upgrade will enhance the company’s efficiency and versatility.

The machine was built for CLC by C.R. Onsrud, a 100-year-old company near Charlotte, NC. The new six-foot by 21-foot CNC machine is CLC’s fourth since 1997. “Sales are up 57 percent since we bought our last machine in 2009,” says CLC president John C. Harris. “We had the accelerator to the floor on the old machine, and we still had to add extra shifts and even subcontractors

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to keep up. We think we’ve got our equipment better matched to our volume now.” The machine weighs in at 16,000 pounds, nearly four times the weight of its predecessor, and required a crane and two forklifts to unload at CLC’s Annapolis factory. Essentially a giant robot, the autonomous CNC machine wields a variety of cutting tools to cut plywood parts from CLC’s enormous library of CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing) files.

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replace the seam compound in her bottom and freshen up her varnish.

Joe is also working on a 23-foot 1964 Chris Craft Sea Skiff. She needs a few minor hull repairs, new rub rails and new paint.

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eorge Hazzard of Wooden Boat Restoration in Millington, MD, tells us

that his crew is replacing cap rails and spindles on a Chesapeake Buy Boat named Bessie L. They are at the first stage of getting rid of all the bad wood in the aft railings around the boat’s stern. They are also re-wiring and re-installing the motor on a 1947 Chris Craft 17 Deluxe Runabout. The re-varnishing of the windshield frame, decks, and

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Edwin Fernandez checks the fairing on a gel coat repair on the 54 foot Ocean Rotten Kids at Zimmerman Marine in Tracys Landing, MD. Photo by Rick Franke

transom on a 1959 23-foot Chris Craft Sea Skiff is going well and is nearly complete.

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dwin Fernandez, the lead fiberglass and paint repair person at Zimmerman Marine in Herrington Harbor in Tracys Landing, MD, explains an unusual repair job that he’s work-

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A clean bottom is the first step in the fall lay-up process at Herrington Harbor North in Tracys Landing, MD. Photo by Rick Franke

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Chesapeake Bay Tide Tables

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

BALTIMORE 1

12:06 AM Wed 07:34 AM 12:21 PM 06:19 PM

1.9 0.7 1.3 0.4

H L H L

16

01:25 AM THu 08:43 AM 01:35 PM 07:40 PM

1.6 0.6 1.2 0.5

H L H L

1

2

01:04 AM THu 08:34 AM 01:24 PM 07:29 PM

1.9 0.6 1.3 0.4

H L H L

17

02:20 AM 09:30 AM 02:37 PM 08:46 PM

1.6 0.6 1.2 0.5

H L H L

2

3

02:06 AM 09:29 AM 02:30 PM 08:44 PM

1.9 0.6 1.4 0.4

H L H L

18

03:12 AM SAT 10:12 AM 03:37 PM 09:49 PM

1.5 0.5 1.3 0.5

H L H L

Fri

4

03:09 AM SAT 10:20 AM 03:35 PM 09:58 PM

1.8 0.5 1.5 0.4

H L H L

19

03:59 AM Sun 10:49 AM 04:31 PM 10:47 PM

1.5 0.5 1.4 0.5

H L H L

5

1.8 0.4 1.6 0.4

H L H L

20

1.5 0.4 1.4 0.5

H L H L

05:04 AM 1.8 H Mon 11:52 AM 0.3 L 05:35 PM 1.7 H

21

7

12:12 AM Tue 05:56 AM 12:34 PM 06:31 PM

0.4 1.7 0.3 1.8

L H L H

22

12:31 AM Wed 06:00 AM 12:25 PM 06:43 PM

0.5 1.4 0.3 1.6

8

01:12 AM Wed 06:45 AM 01:15 PM 07:23 PM

0.4 1.7 0.2 1.9

L H L H

23

01:19 AM THu 06:38 AM 12:56 PM 07:20 PM

9

02:11 AM THu 07:32 AM 01:55 PM 08:14 PM

0.4 1.6 0.2 2

L H L H

24

10

03:08 AM 08:19 AM 02:35 PM 09:04 PM

0.4 1.5 0.2 2

L H L H

11

04:04 AM SAT 09:06 AM 03:16 PM 09:54 PM

0.5 1.4 0.2 1.9

12

05:01 AM Sun 09:54 AM 03:58 PM 10:44 PM

13

L H L H

17

06:28 AM 0.7 L THu 11:42 AM 1.2 H 06:07 PM 0.4 L

05:27 AM Wed 10:30 AM 05:03 PM 11:57 PM

3

0.7 1.2 0.3 1.6

12:57 AM 07:27 AM 12:57 PM 07:14 PM

1.6 0.6 1.2 0.4

H L H L

4

01:56 AM SAT 08:23 AM 02:08 PM 08:20 PM

1.6 0.6 1.3 0.4

H L H L

5

02:52 AM Sun 09:15 AM 03:14 PM 09:24 PM

1.6 0.5 1.4 0.4

H L H L

6

03:44 AM Mon 10:03 AM 04:14 PM 10:24 PM

1.6 0.4 1.5 0.4

H L H L

L H L H

7

1.6 0.3 1.6 0.4

H L H L

0.5 1.4 0.2 1.7

L H L H

8

02:06 AM 07:16 AM 01:28 PM 07:57 PM

0.5 1.3 0.2 1.7

L H L H

25

02:53 AM SAT 07:57 AM 02:02 PM 08:35 PM

0.5 1.3 0.2 1.8

L H L H

L H L H

26

03:41 AM Sun 08:39 AM 02:39 PM 09:16 PM

0.5 1.2 0.2 1.8

L H L H

0.5 1.3 0.2 1.9

L H L H

27

04:31 AM Mon 09:25 AM 03:20 PM 10:02 PM

0.5 1.2 0.2 1.8

L H L H

0.6 1.3 0.3 1.8

L H L H

28

05:22 AM Tue 10:15 AM 04:08 PM 10:51 PM

0.5 1.2 0.2 1.8

L H L H

06:55 AM 0.6 L Tue 11:37 AM 1.2 H 05:36 PM 0.4 L

29

0.4 1.2 0.2 1.8

L H L H

Fri

October 2014 Tides

Fri

04:08 AM Sun 11:07 AM 04:37 PM 11:07 PM

6

Fri

05:58 AM Mon 10:44 AM 04:45 PM 11:36 PM

14 15

12:29 AM Wed 07:51 AM 12:35 PM 06:35 PM

1.7 0.6 1.2 0.4

H L H L

04:42 AM Mon 11:22 AM 05:20 PM 11:41 PM

05:22 AM 1.4 H Tue 11:54 AM 0.3 L 06:04 PM 1.5 H

Fri

06:16 AM Wed 11:10 AM 05:05 PM 11:46 PM

30

07:11 AM 0.4 L THu 12:10 PM 1.2 H 06:12 PM 0.3 L

31 Fri

diFFerenCes Sharps Island Light Havre de Grace Sevenfoot Knoll Light St. Michaels, Miles River

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

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12:44 AM 08:05 AM 01:14 PM 07:27 PM H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

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1.7 0.4 1.2 0.3 L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

H L H L Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

04:33 AM Tue 10:50 AM 05:10 PM 11:21 PM

05:20 AM 1.5 H Wed 11:35 AM 0.2 L 06:03 PM 1.7 H

9

12:16 AM THu 06:06 AM 12:20 PM 06:55 PM

0.4 1.4 0.2 1.7

L H L H

10

01:09 AM 06:50 AM 01:05 PM 07:46 PM

0.5 1.4 0.2 1.7

L H L H

11

02:01 AM SAT 07:34 AM 01:51 PM 08:36 PM

0.5 1.3 0.2 1.7

L H L H

12

02:53 AM Sun 08:20 AM 02:38 PM 09:28 PM

0.6 1.2 0.2 1.7

L H L H

13

03:45 AM Mon 09:07 AM 03:27 PM 10:20 PM

0.6 1.2 0.2 1.6

L H L H

14

0.7 1.1 0.3 1.5

L H L H

Fri

04:39 AM Tue 09:59 AM 04:20 PM 11:14 PM

15

05:33 AM 0.7 L Wed 10:56 AM 1.1 H 05:15 PM 0.4 L

16

12:08 AM THu 06:26 AM 11:58 AM 06:13 PM

diFFerenCes

1.5 0.7 1.1 0.4

01:00 AM 07:18 AM 01:02 PM 07:11 PM

1.4 0.6 1.1 0.4

H L H L

1 01:27 AM Wed 07:35 AM 02:00 PM 08:32 PM

2.5 0.5 3.1 0.5

H L H L

17

18

01:48 AM SAT 08:05 AM 02:02 PM 08:07 PM

1.4 0.5 1.2 0.5

H L H L

2 02:31 AM THu 08:42 AM 03:05 PM 09:37 PM

2.6 0.5 3 0.5

H L H L

18

19

02:33 AM Sun 08:50 AM 02:58 PM 09:01 PM

1.4 0.5 1.3 0.5

H L H L

Fri

3

03:41 AM 09:52 AM 04:14 PM 10:41 PM

2.7 0.4 3.1 0.3

H L H L

19

20

03:14 AM Mon 09:31 AM 03:48 PM 09:51 PM

1.3 0.4 1.3 0.5

H L H L

4 04:52 AM SAT 11:01 AM 05:21 PM 11:40 PM

2.8 0.3 3.2 0.2

H L H L

21

03:53 AM Tue 10:11 AM 04:33 PM 10:38 PM

1.3 0.3 1.4 0.5

H L H L

5 05:57 AM 3.1 H Sun 12:05 PM 0.2 L 06:22 PM 3.2 H

22

1.3 0.3 1.4 0.5

H L H L

Fri

04:30 AM Wed 10:49 AM 05:16 PM 11:24 PM

23

05:07 AM 1.3 H THu 11:27 AM 0.2 L 05:57 PM 1.5 H

24

2.4 0.8 2.6 0.7

H L H L

04:59 AM SAT 11:03 AM 05:16 PM 11:29 PM

2.5 0.7 2.6 0.6

H L H L

05:49 AM 2.6 H Sun 11:53 AM 0.7 L 06:03 PM 2.6 H

20

12:09 AM Mon 06:32 AM 12:37 PM 06:45 PM

0.5 2.8 0.5 2.7

L H L H

21

12:46 AM Tue 07:12 AM 01:18 PM 07:25 PM

0.4 3 0.4 2.7

L H L H

6 12:34 AM Mon 06:56 AM 01:03 PM 07:18 PM

0 3.3 0 3.3

L H L H

22

01:22 AM Wed 07:49 AM 01:57 PM 08:03 PM

0.3 3.1 0.3 2.7

L H L H

7 01:25 AM Tue 07:49 AM 01:58 PM 08:10 PM

-0.1 L 3.5 H -0.1 L 3.3 H

23

01:58 AM THu 08:26 AM 02:35 PM 08:40 PM

0.2 3.2 0.3 2.8

L H L H

02:35 AM 09:03 AM 03:14 PM 09:18 PM

0.2 3.3 0.2 2.7

L H L H

12:08 AM 05:43 AM 12:04 PM 06:38 PM

0.5 1.2 0.2 1.5

L H L H

8 02:13 AM Wed 08:39 AM 02:51 PM 09:00 PM

-0.2 L 3.7 H -0.1 L 3.3 H

24

25

12:53 AM SAT 06:20 AM 12:42 PM 07:19 PM

0.5 1.2 0.1 1.6

L H L H

9 03:00 AM THu 09:27 AM 03:42 PM 09:47 PM

-0.2 L 3.7 H -0.1 L 3.2 H

25

03:13 AM SAT 09:41 AM 03:55 PM 09:58 PM

0.1 3.3 0.2 2.7

L H L H

26

01:39 AM Sun 06:58 AM 01:21 PM 08:03 PM

0.5 1.2 0.1 1.6

L H L H

10

-0.1 L 3.7 H 0 L 3 H

26

03:54 AM Sun 10:21 AM 04:38 PM 10:40 PM

0.1 3.3 0.2 2.7

L H L H

27

02:27 AM Mon 07:40 AM 02:04 PM 08:50 PM

0.5 1.1 0.1 1.6

L H L H

11

0 3.5 0.2 2.8

L H L H

27

0.2 3.3 0.2 2.6

L H L H

28

03:18 AM Tue 08:28 AM 02:52 PM 09:40 PM

0.5 1.1 0.2 1.6

L H L H

12

05:20 AM 0.2 L Sun 11:46 AM 3.3 H 06:12 PM 0.3 L

28

29

04:12 AM Wed 09:25 AM 03:46 PM 10:34 PM

0.5 1.1 0.2 1.5

L H L H

13

12:09 AM Mon 06:09 AM 12:35 PM 07:06 PM

2.7 0.4 3.1 0.5

H L H L

29

12:18 AM Wed 06:21 AM 12:45 PM 07:13 PM

2.6 0.3 3.1 0.3

H L H L

30

0.5 1 0.2 1.5

L H L H

14

01:00 AM Tue 07:02 AM 01:26 PM 08:02 PM

2.5 0.6 2.9 0.6

H L H L

30

01:16 AM THu 07:22 AM 01:44 PM 08:15 PM

2.6 0.4 3 0.3

H L H L

15

01:55 AM Wed 08:01 AM 02:22 PM 08:59 PM

2.4 0.7 2.8 0.7

H L H L

31

2.6 0.4 2.9 0.2

H L H L

16

2.4 0.8 2.6 0.7

H L H L

Fri

05:08 AM THu 10:31 AM 04:48 PM 11:31 PM

31 Fri

H L H L

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

04:00 AM 10:06 AM 04:22 PM 10:45 PM

Fri

06:05 AM 0.4 L 11:44 AM 1.1 H 05:55 PM 0.3 L

Fri

03:47 AM 10:13 AM 04:32 PM 10:34 PM

04:33 AM SAT 11:00 AM 05:22 PM 11:21 PM

02:57 AM THu 09:04 AM 03:22 PM 09:55 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

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

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

Fri

04:38 AM Mon 11:04 AM 05:25 PM 11:26 PM

05:26 AM 0.2 L Tue 11:52 AM 3.2 H 06:17 PM 0.3 L

Fri

02:22 AM 08:31 AM 02:48 PM 09:18 PM

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

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

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Tidal Current Tables

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Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) 1

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Slack Water Max Current Speed

21

0124 0707 1313 1950

0415 0.7 1014 -0.8 1633 0.9 2258 -0.9

1

0614 1139 1721

0242 -1.1 0851 0.6 1435 -0.7 2053 1.1

22

0215 Wed 0751 1346 2030

0501 0.6 1053 -0.7 1711 1 2340 -0.9

2

0017 Mon 0707 1235 1812

0333 -1 0945 0.6 1528 -0.6 2145 1

23

0545 0.6 1131 -0.7 1748 1

0144 0.8 0813 -0.8 1429 0.7 2033 -0.7

14

0108 0801 1335 1909

0426 -0.9 1042 0.6 1626 -0.6 2240 0.9

24

0554 1214 1828

0245 0.8 0904 -0.9 1520 0.8 2133 -0.8

15

0200 Wed 0854 1440 2011

0520 -0.9 1140 0.6 1728 -0.5 2339 0.8

25

0039 Mon 0645 1256 1921

0343 0.8 0952 -0.9 1609 1 2229 -1

16

0616 -0.8 1239 0.6 1833 -0.5

26

7

0141 0734 1338 2012

0437 0.8 1039 -0.9 1657 1.1 2322 -1.1

17

0039 0.7 0710 -0.8 1334 0.6 1935 -0.5

27

0239 Wed 0822 1420 2102

0529 0.8 1125 -0.9 1743 1.2

18

0138 0.7 0801 -0.8 1425 0.7 2033 -0.6

28

9

0012 -1.1 0619 0.8 1211 -0.9 1830 1.2

19

0533 1200 1826

0234 0.7 0849 -0.8 1511 0.8 2125 -0.7

29

0102 -1.1 0709 0.8 1257 -0.8 1916 1.2

20

0029 Mon 0622 1237 1909

0327 0.7 0933 -0.8 1553 0.9 2213 -0.8

2

THu

3

Fri

4

SAT

5

Sun

0528 -0.8 1136 0.4 1714 -0.5 2339 0.9

11

0307 0959 1521 2107

0624 -0.8 1236 0.5 1820 -0.5

12

0041 0.8 0720 -0.8 1334 0.6 1928 -0.6

13

0404 1047 1628 2221 0500 1131 1730 2332

6

Tue

8

THu

10 Fri

0335 0910 1503 2151 0428 0957 1547 2239

SAT

Sun

Tue

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

0521 1047 1633 2328

0254 0946 1544 2118 0348 1034 1644 2226 0442 1119 1738 2330

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Slack Water Max Current Speed

0208 0.6 0834 -1.3 1454 1 2139 -1.1

11

0148 0850 1448 2132

0531 -1.8 1139 1.4 1812 -1.6 2353 0.9

21

0105 0532 1318 1911

0314 0.6 0948 -1.4 1603 1 2249 -1.2

12

0227 0939 1536 2225

0617 -1.6 1226 1.2 1903 -1.4

22

3

0212 0653 1427 2019

0427 0.6 1102 -1.4 1712 1 2353 -1.3

13

0039 0.7 0706 -1.5 1315 1 1956 -1.2

23

0022 -1 0628 0.6 1208 -0.7 1826 1.1

4

0313 0813 1531 2120

0537 0.8 1209 -1.6 1817 1.1

14

0350 1127 1719

0129 0.5 0800 -1.3 1409 0.9 2055 -1.1

24 Fri

0700 1243 1937

0343 -1.5 0943 1.2 1616 -1.5 2157 0.9

0104 -1 0711 0.6 1246 -0.6 1904 1.1

5

0051 -1.5 0641 1 1310 -1.7 1915 1.2

15

0024 Wed 0440 1229 1816

0225 0.4 0901 -1.2 1507 0.7 2156 -1

25

0027 0736 1324 2016

0416 -1.6 1022 1.3 1654 -1.5 2235 0.8

0147 -1 0754 0.5 1326 -0.6 1945 1.1

6

0143 -1.7 0738 1.2 1406 -1.9 2007 1.3

16

0129 0543 1333 1915

0328 0.4 1005 -1.1 1611 0.7 2257 -1

26

0101 0815 1407 2059

0452 -1.6 1103 1.3 1736 -1.4 2316 0.8

0231 -1 0839 0.5 1409 -0.6 2029 1

7

0231 -1.8 0831 1.4 1458 -1.9 2056 1.3

17

0230 0656 1435 2011

0435 0.4 1109 -1.1 1712 0.6 2352 -1.1

27

0138 Mon 0859 1453 2146

0532 -1.6 1148 1.3 1822 -1.3

0659 1209 1736

0316 -1 0928 0.5 1459 -0.5 2117 1

8

0318 -1.9 0920 1.5 1548 -1.9 2141 1.3

18

0322 0806 1531 2101

0536 0.5 1206 -1.2 1807 0.7

28

0001 0.8 0619 -1.5 1238 1.2 1915 -1.3

0044 Wed 0746 1307 1834

0404 -0.9 1020 0.5 1556 -0.5 2211 0.9

9

0029 0717 1312 1954

0402 -1.9 1007 1.5 1636 -1.9 2226 1.2

19

0040 -1.2 0629 0.6 1257 -1.2 1854 0.7

29

30

0134 0831 1411 1942

0455 -0.9 1115 0.5 1700 -0.5 2311 0.8

10

0109 0803 1400 2043

0447 -1.9 1053 1.5 1724 -1.7 2309 1

20

0123 -1.3 0714 0.7 1342 -1.3 1935 0.8

30

31

0227 0917 1517 2059

0548 -0.9 1212 0.6 1809 -0.6

Tue

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

0304 0832 1419 2109 0352 0912 1452 2149 0439 0952 1526 2230 0526 1033 1604 2312

Mon 0613 1118 1646 2357 Tue

THu

Fri

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

Wed 0423 1210 1759 THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

0407 0926 1630 2214

Mon 0458 1030 1725 2302 Tue

0545 1128 1816 2347

Wed 0632 1221 1906 THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

Mon 0306 1031 1626 2322 Tue

THu

Fri

SAT

Sun

0406 0907 1620 2144

Mon 0444 0958 1703 2222

Tue

0519 1043 1743 2255

Wed 0552 1124 1821 2326 THu

SAT

Sun

Tue

0625 1204 1859 2356

0221 0949 1544 2240

Wed 0312 1046 1641 2341

0201 -1.3 0753 0.9 1423 -1.4 2012 0.8 0237 -1.4 0830 1 1501 -1.5 2047 0.9 0310 -1.5 0906 1.1 1538 -1.5 2121 0.9

0053 0.7 0714 -1.5 1334 1.1 2015 -1.2

THu

0412 1150 1743

0153 0.7 0820 -1.4 1436 1.1 2121 -1.2

31

0047 0526 1258 1848

0301 0.7 0932 -1.4 1543 1 2228 -1.3

Fri

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

Corrections Applied to Baltimore Harbor Approach

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Wed

0211 0907 1414 1958

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Four State Records Broken in Maryland

by Captain Chris D. Dollar

I

t was a fairly busy summer for the folks who keep track of record catches at Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources. Two northern snakeheads, one cobia, and one wahoo were all certified as new benchmarks this summer.

Jay Berry of Chesapeake Beach used a bow and arrow to land Maryland’s first record northern snakehead, a 16.78-pound beast he skewered in Pomonkey Creek while competing in the annual Potomac Snakehead Tournament. But Berry’s reign as snakehead king was brief. Only a few hours later, Teddy McKenzie ##John Schaar caught a behemoth 82inch, 131-pound wahoo and crushed the Maryland state record by 20 pounds.

of Upper Marlboro brought his catch to the weigh station where it tipped the scale at 16.94 pounds, propelling McKenzie to the top spot in snakehead lore.

Some anglers spend years chasing trophy cobia only to come up empty.

Florida resident Jon Henry caught not one but two trophy cobias on the same day to break the Maryland state record. Henry was fishing with friends when they spied the “men in the brown suits,” cruising off Little Gull Shoals.

Henry chucked a bucktail with a plastic eel trailer at the cobia, and an hour later, he brought the fish over the gunwales.

Wasting little time, Henry landed the fish’s running mate. At Sunset Marina in Ocean City, MD, DNR fishery biologist Steve Doctor weighed and measured both fish, a matching set at 54.5 inches long and 75 pounds, beating the 72-pound record set in 2009 by Chris Toner.

The fourth record was notched by John Schaar of Cardiff, CA, who caught

VA’s “Triple Threat” Tournament Winners

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ost fishing tournaments are a single day to a week-long event. The Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association’s “Triple Threat” tournament is different, running over several months to give anglers time to rack up points on red drum, black drum, and cobia. Winners are determined by the combined total length of the three game fish.

The 2014 Triple Threat Champion is Wally Veal with a total length of 162 inches. Wally caught a 54.5inch red drum, a 48.5-inch black drum, and a 59-inch cobia. Ken Neill, III, took second with a total length of 154 inches. He entered a 49-inch red drum, a 51-inch black drum, and a 54-inch cobia.

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##Jay Berry of Chesapeake Beach used a bow and arrow to land Maryland’s first record northern snakehead, a 16.78-pound beast he skewered in Pomonkey Creek.

a behemoth 82-inch, 131-pound wahoo while trolling a crystal and chartreuse Sea Witch lure with a ballyhoo trailer in about 60 fathoms of water over the Rockpile, a hot spot 58 miles southeast of Ocean City.

Sunset Marina weigh-master Dave Wengel weighed the fish, and DNR’s Steve Doctor certified the catch as a new state record.

Schaar’s monster wahoo crushed by 20 pounds the previous mark of 111 pounds set by Christian Tiller in 2003.

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early 150 fishermen competed for more than $7000 in cash during the annual Beach N Boat Flounder Tournament hosted by the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association. Ake Marine in Ocean City was the official weigh station.

Beating out the field was Rich Daiker, who caught a 5.05-pound flounder worth $4500. Second place went to Mike Miller for his 4.55-pound flatfish that earned him $500. William Woodside rounded out the field with a 4.25-pound flounder.

In the Youth Division, Ross Weaver took top honors with a 2.35-pound flounder, netting him $200. Nate Messick’s twopound flounder was good enough for second place and $100, and Madison Gartside was third with a 1.9-pound flatfish and $50. Big Bird Cropper won $1,500 for catching a 3.2-pound croaker. proptalk.com

AnnapolisYachtSales.com ##Bill Jones, with a 30.5-inch speck he caught on a crease fly with Capt.

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ropTalk’s VA Beach fishing expert Ric Burnley knows September and October are a “magical time in Southeastern Virginia. As the water cools and the days get shorter, fish go on the feed from the back water to bluewater.”

Ric says if you want to catch speckled trout and redfish, fish Virginia’s tributaries. You want to focus on the creeks, inlets, and marshes from the Northern Neck to Oceanfront, Ric says, using four-inch soft plastic on a leadhead jig.

“The biggest redfish and sea trout will fall for topwater walk-the-dog style lures and twitch baits,” he says. “After a fantastic summer of flounder fishing, the bite should really turn on around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and inshore wrecks. Work a strip bait on a two- to three-ounce bucktail for big flounder in heavy structure.”

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his is usually the part in the program where I say what a welcome relief the cooler autumn weather will be after a stifling summer.

Well, I can’t say that because it would be a lie. July was one of the coolest in recent memory, and August really never brought the extended heat wave we’ve suffered through previously.

Fishing wise, the great speckled trout action enjoyed by Maryland anglers in previous years never happened. The redfish were off, too. Some are hoping for a fall flurry to salvage a poor season for these great gamesters. By contrast, Virginia had banner cobia and flounder seasons, and fishermen there are chomp-

ing at the bit for another great month of diverse and exciting fishing.

Yes, this time of year offers a wide array of quality fishing, and like you I’m hoping to take full advantage. Yet, perhaps what I really enjoy most about the next several weeks are the visible and tactile changes that occur on the Bay. There are the obvious, such as ospreys heading south and waterfowl arriving from the north; and the not so obvious, such as fish and forage keying on dwindling daylight and cooler temperatures as they prepare for a long winter; and myriad other subtle changes to the Chesapeake landscape. Get outside, wet a line and enjoy.

whole spot head on a short fishfinder rig for a shot at reds up to 50 pounds.

“Offshore, the marlin will move out, and yellowfin and bluefin tuna will take their place. Troll skirted ballyhoo with 50 pound combos to score

will warm up as the water temperatures cool.”

As long as the temperatures stay moderate, Light Tackle Charters’ Captain Walt says he and his anglers will continue to chase speckled trout, stripers, and redfish in Tangier and Pocomoke ##First cobia Hayden Head ever Sounds. He also will prowl caught without any help. the shallows around Smith Courtesy Capt. Jorj Head and Tangier Islands, bouncing back between Maryland and Virginia to find the fish.

“Speck (trout) 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 and 7to 9-weight fly gear.”

sushi and sashimi,” he says. “Expect wahoo and big dolphin to crash the part. Later in October, sea bass and flounder fishing will explode around offshore wrecks, and bottomfishing for blueline tiles, golden tiles, and grouper

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own in Solomons, Captain Sonney Forrest of Reel Relief Charters says that “as the days shorten, the air cools, and fall color comes to the trees, the fishing changes on the Bay.”

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Captain Sonney said you may get a final shot at croakers before they leave the Upper Bay, and as the Norfolk spot put on the feed bag in preparation for their trip to the Continental Shelf, take some time to get in on some good bottom fishing.

“Those schools of stripers that just made the (legal) limit are targeted now to fill the coolers,” he says. “Many of the larger stripers that were up the Bay are coming back to the Solomons area to feed on those same spot and small crabs on the harvest moon.”

So where and when to fish? Captain Sonney recommends fishing in the mornings and evenings of the tide changes; at Cedar Point on an outgoing tide is best. Also, the Gas Dock and the Power Plant are good places to fish, trolling Lil’ Jimmy on planers at four knots to catch the last of the blues as well as rockfish.

“As long as the water temperature remains above 65 degrees you will have the bluefish here. Using metal jigs works well, trolling and casting or jigging them.

Look for the birds to show you locations to fish and try them all,” he suggests.

“There are only so many weekend days, so call early to get yours before they are

##The Elford family went to the Cell in hopes of a big croaker and ended up with flounder and spadefish.

all gone.” Check out Captain Sonney’s ad in PropTalk’s Charter Boat section. or the next four weeks, professional fishing guide Kevin Josenhans of Josenhans Fly Fishing guide service will chase both speckled trout and redfish around the Chesapeake’s barrier islands.

“With the slower than normal action this year from both species we can only hope for a quick turn-

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around,” says the optimistic captain.

“As stripers move south from their summer grounds in the Upper Bay, we should see catches improve drastically as water temps cool. Look for good shallow water action around Smith Island.” aptain Richie Gaines will spend the next month fishing between Eastern Bay and Bloodsworth Island. “The redfish bite peaks in September, and I chase them down around the Honga River and

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## Gaston Shepard fishing at the CBBT late August with a Spanish mackerel.

##Ashley Reedy caught a double-header rockfish jigging small spoons in 30’ of water off.

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“It’s also transition time for the mid Bay, and fishing can be feast or famine. Years ago we couldn’t wait for October, as it offered some of the best fishing of the year.” True that. Now Richie, and others, note the fishing began to change about eight to 10 years ago, and now October is either okay or poor.

“When the water temps begin to cool consistently, this triggers (in stripers) a move from the main Bay summer haunts back into the rivers and tributaries,” he says. “Some rockfish remain in the main Bay, but others move into the shallows and set up on offshore structure in eight to 15 feet of water.”

A typical day for Captain Gaines and his clients begins by casting topwater plugs like the Stillwater Smack It Jr. on shallow marsh or rocky banks.

He’ll fish these areas until the sun gets high, around 8:30 a.m., and

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“We see some breaking fish in October but not like we used to, so I don’t chase them as much then,” he adds.

##Larry Sheffey of Annapolis with one of the red drum he caught and released while night fishing aboard the Kingfish ll on August 16. Photo by Capt Harry Nield

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ant to know what’s your best bet to catch fish in Delaware this month? Ask Eric Burnley, who says the beginning of autumn is a prime time to fish the ocean off the Delaware Coast.

“Flounder will be moving out to spawn before heading further offshore for the winter. Look for good numbers of big fish at the Old Grounds and reef sites 10 and 11,” he says. How about bait, Eric? “Strips of squid or fresh fish on a bucktail is a good bait for catching yourself a doormat.”

Eric says the “big croaker will be in the same areas as they, too, begin the

spawning cycle. I like to use cut bait on a top-bottom rig for the bigger croaker.”

If offshore is more your game, Eric suggests you troll the inshore grounds where you should find false albacore and

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Bay Bridge Pilings

top me if you’ve heard this one before. In the late 1990s, I lived in a community near Maryland’s Bay Bridges that had a boat ramp with quick access to the mouth of the Magothy River. Back then I had a job which on some days let me get off work by 3 p.m. That meant I could hustle home, hitch the 17-foot Whaler to the truck, and be fishing by 4 p.m.

For about two or three falls, we had a great run of sea trout during that span.

And it was then that I learned to really fish the game fish attracting structure of the twin spans. The gray trout are long gone, and no one really knows why. But the Bay Bridges haven’t gone anywhere. Today you can routinely catch fat white perch, keeper rockfish, and bluefish, with the occasional black or red drum, by working the Bay Bridges and nearby waters.

The next several weeks are a very good time to work the pilings and stone piles that support the bridges. You can troll, jig, or cast topwater or swimming plugs to the structure. Any conversation about fishing the Bay Bridges would be incomplete without touching base with Captain Ed Darwin of Annapolis.

Captain Ed has been fishing the Upper Bay from his homeport of Mill Creek for 55 years, and his charter boat Becky D is a regular fixture from Tolly Point to the Dumping Grounds.

This month, he says, you should be

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able to find schools of breaking rockfish on either side of the bridges. The skinny bluefish that we caught in July should be fatter by late September, and they too will be heavy on the feed. Captain Ed and others (this writer among them) love to vertically jig feather jigs, tied in tandem. In fact, this technique has been so productive over the decades for Captain Darwin that he told me it is virtually the

might even stockpile these rockfish candies. White perch work, too, though not as well. To give the stripers an easier meal to inhale, some anglers clip off with scissors the forward dorsal fin, the spiky one.

Those who regularly fish the twin bridges know that if you don’t have moving water, you’re wasting your time. At slack or near slack, your odds of catching fish drop dramatically. It usually doesn’t make much of a difference if it’s an incoming or ebbing tide, as long as it has pace to it. In fact, some fishermen have told me they prefer a fast current.

Catching a feeding frenzy is the easiest way to catch blues and rock. But if that isn’t happening, maneuver close to the pilings to locate holding fish and forage. Concentrate on ##Photo by Cindy Wallach the pilings with depths of 35 feet or deeper. only way he fishes around the bridges Obviously, a quality fishfinder is key to this time of year. this process. You are not allowed to tie “The jigs work very well because they up to the pilings, so you can either anreplicate the silversides and anchovies the chor up or drift next to the structure. I rockfish and blues are feeding on,” says like to bump the boat in and out of gear Captain Darwin. I cannot argue with to keep me close. I’ve used a drift sock that, though for some variety, I will also to slow the boat, but that proved to be chuck metal spoons such as Lil’ Bunker more hassle than it’s worth in such close or the venerable Crippled Herring. Bass quarters.

Pro, Hopkins, and Cabelas make similar Two public ramps, both requiring a spoons, and I’m sure they catch fish, but fee, are within easy striking distance of out of habit, I stick with what I know the Bay Bridges. On the Bay’s western works. shore, just before the toll plaza, stands I don’t fish live bait fishing anymore, Sandy Point State Park. Find Matabut as long as it doesn’t get too cold too peake State Park on the Eastern Shore, fast, you may be able to still catch spot several miles south of the bridge once to use for live lining. Local tackle shops you cross over.

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50’ Princess 2004 - Call John: 610.220.5619 50' Viking 1993 - Call Pete: 757.876.9227 50' Viking 1990 - Call Hank: 804.337.1945 47’ Viking 2000 - Call Hank: 804.337.1945 47’ Post 1997 - Call Hank: 804.337.1945 47’ Viking 2000 - Call Jud: 757.846.7909 46’ Sea Ray 2000 - Call Jud: 757.846.7909 45’ Willis 1993 - Call Doug: 443.497.2582 44' Sea Ray 1995 - Call Roger: 410.456.3659 43' Viking 1979 - Call Scott: 703.307.5900 43’ Viking 2002 - Call Sean: 910.620.1900 43’ Ocean 2003 - Call Doug: 443.497.2582 43’ Viking 2001 - Call Jud: 757.846.7909

43’ Bertram 1990 - Call Scott: 757.570.3944 43’ Grand Banks 2003 - Call Mark: 757.406.1673 42' Hatteras 1980 - Call Harry: 757.912.6784 42' President 2001 - Call John: 610.220.5619 42' Phil Jones 2001 - Call Pete: 757.876.9227 41' Maxum 1996 - Call Mark: 757.406.1673 40' Sea Ray 1996 - Call Roger: 410.456.3659 40’ Cabo 2006 - Call Scott: 703.307.5900 40’ Mariner 2004 - Call Chuck: 703.999.7696 40’ Topaz 2005 - Call Hank: 804.337.1945 38’ Rampage 2005 - Call Mark: 757.406.1673 37’ Egg Harbor 2007 - Call Pete: 757.876.9227 37' Intrepid 2008 - Call Jud: 757.846.7909

36' Grand Banks 1983 - Call Mark: 757.406.1673 35' Cabo 2000 - Call John: 610.220.5619 35’ Scopinich 1999 - Call Roger: 410.456.3659 34' Bayliner 2002 - Call Chuck: 703.999.7696 33' Sea Ray 2008 - Call Pete: 757.876.9227: 33' Formula 2007 - Call John: 610.220.5619 33’ Rampage 2005 - Call Mark: 757.406.1673 32’ Robin Smith 2002 - Call Roger: 410.456.3659 32' Cabo 2007 - Call Roger: 410.456.3659 31’ Albemarle 2004 - Call Doug: 443.497.2582 28' Regulator 2014 - Call Pete: 757.876.9227 28' Regulator 2011 - Call Jud: 757.846.7909 28' Chris Craft 2008 - Call Scott: 757.570.3944

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26’ Composite Center Console Starting at $78,000, is a well priced fishing machine. Call now for our extensive option list & pricing CC, Cuddy & Express models also available. lewis@compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414

26’ Sea Ray Dancer ’06 Mercruiser 350 MPI w/Bravo III, A/C, black hull & canvas, low hrs, nice! $46,000, call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

27’ Sport Craft 272 ’99 New engine in ’07, low hours. Asking $23,000. Located at our Kent Island office. Contact Kate Chaney at (410) 279-6445 or Kchaney@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

28’ Judge ‘05 Super clean with twin Honda 150’s with under 300 hrs. Located at Bert Jabin’s yacht yard. $85,000.

Please contact Cliff at 410-279-3999 or Cliff@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

Seamaster 28 ’00 Fish or cruise.

Mercruiser 350 MPI inboard-outboard.

Outriggers, enclosures, Head, galley, 600 hrs, fresh bottom paint, 2 new batteries. Professionally maintained, shrink-wrapped every year. $22,500, (301) 863-3743.. jfbone@verizon.net

29’ Strike Center Console ’03 Very economical, Very clean, Cuddy w/AC, upper station, Cummins 450C, Garmin chart plotter, Furuno sounder, Si-Tex radar, bow thruster, martin@compositeyacht.biz, 410-476-4414

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

30’ Ocran Boatworks Deadrise ’87 Westerbeke dsl 170-hp, Tons of work recently completed, Priced to sell, own a piece of Northern Neck History, Just reduced in price! $14,900, Call Josh Clark (804) 824-3606 Josh@dozieryachts.com

29’ Back Cove ‘04 S-315HP Yanmar dsl, hardtop, oil change system, Awlcraft pain ’09, AC/HT, bow thruster and much more!

Asking $139,900.00 Jim Reynolds (410)310-2180

27’ 2000 Chaparral 270 Signature FRESH WATER boat with rebuilt Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI 310 HP with only 40 hrs. Air Condition w/Heat. $27,700. Call Stephen K. Parker (443) 553-2518.

28’ Monterey 282 CR ‘01 Very clean fresh water boat $$36,000. Please call Stephen K. Parker 443-553-2518 or sparker@jacksonmarinesales.com

29’ Sea Ray Amberjack ‘06 Perfect fisher/cruiser combination boat. A must see to truly appreciate. 10’6” beam, twin Mercruiser 350 Bravo IIIs, 5.0 Kohler Generator. $85,000 – Paul (240) 6204400 or roosterpsr@gmail.com

27’ Cobalt 272 bow rider ’06 With Volvo 8.1Gi 375-Hp eng/duoprop drive. All the options you want, known for their great ride, comfort and storage, $65,000.

David Malkin 410-280-2038 or david@northpointyachtsales.com 27’ Judge Chesapeake ’01 Classic Downeast style, Inboard Yanmar dsl, bow/ stern thrusters, dual steering stations $48,500 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

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

28’ Sea Ray ’07 280 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 4.3L MPI 220-hp I/O Gas -$68,900 - Contact Mide at (410) 8679550 or mike@clarkslanding.com Grady-White 286 ‘98 Dual 150-hp Yamaha 2 strokes, 500 hrs, Engines just gone through, Boat detailed, Great Bay fishing boat, trailer included in great shape, just inspected, $34,700 Call Josh Clark (804) 824-3606 or email Josh@dozieryachts.com

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30’ Regal ’02 3060 Commodore Twin Mercruiser 5.0 EFI 220-hp I/O Gas $37,500 - Contact Kellie at (410) 6044300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com

31’ Formula Bowrider ‘08 Black metallic Imron hullsides, upgraded 375hp 496s, all options. Lift kept, one owner, local boat in great shape. Only asking $119,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-9950732, ned@grandeyachts.com

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 29’ Ranger Tug ’13 All factory options including custom trailer. 87 original hours! Shows like new. $149,000 Pocket-Yacht (410) 827-5230.

31’ Albemarle 310XF ’04 3126 Cats(300 hrs) Lightly used on the Chesapeake. All factory options including tower, trolling valves, genset, windlass.

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

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31’ Blackfin Combi Solidly constructed, reliable, ideal for fishing in-shore/offshore. Great open helm station.

Comfortable accommodations below are adequate for overnight cruising.

Reduced to $77,500.

David Cox 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

31’ Tiara Open ’88 Likely the cleanest best maintained Tiara in the mid-Atlantic.

It sets the standard: family friendly versatility, full fishing capability. Check the helm! Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com

31’ 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’ Custom Commuter Style Cruiser ‘03 A nearly new classic picnic cruiser for 2 to cruise comfortably.

Delightfully different! Only 348 hrs. $29,900 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

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 boatinfomd@clarkslanding.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

32’ Regal 3260 Commodore ‘01 Well equipped, spacious cruiser accommodates 6. Powered by 300-HP MerC. And 5 KW generator. Clean, ready to go. $50,500 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales 410-275-8000 32’ Wellcraft 3200 ’89 St. Tropez Twin Mercury 7.4L 340-hp I/B Gas - $9,900 Contact Paul at (410) 867-9550 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

33’ Beal ’07 Downeast Beauty with Yanmar 440 6LY2AM-STP dsl and bow thruster. Hugh cockpit, great helm deck, and wonderful interior space. Custom built for a local Master Captain and marine surveyor, this well designed, high quality vessel is very well equipped & maintained. Asking $249,000 Contact Frank Gary 410 703-4017 or frank@walczakyacht.com 33’ Chaparral Signature 330 ’04 Twin Volvo 5.7 Gxi, gen Air, plotter, radar only 360 hrs $67,000 Call Cherie Starner day or evening 800-604-3242. email: cherie@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

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2004 29’ T 29 R ZD3 at $235,000

1997 Fountain SC 47’ at $185,000

2,550 Horsepower. Over $220,000 in engine upgrades.

High end listings always welcome!

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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

34’ Pursuit Express ’00 New canvas; Bristol cond.; A/C; genset; many upgrades. New listing. Asking $98,000.

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

35’ Chaparral 330 Signature ’04 Impeccably maintained one owner boat w/only 400 hrs! Great layout for entertaining with every option. $79,900. Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@blulewateryachtsales.com

36’ Albin Express Trawler ’01 A great “Europa” style express trawler, fabulous interior for extended cruising, large flybridge, covered cockpit, dual steering stations, $124,900.

Paul Mikulski at 410-961-5254 or paul@northpointyachtsales.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

33’ Rinker Twin Mercs 5.7 Liters 810 hrs asking $45k Curtis Stokes & Associates call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 rob@curtisstokes.net

33’ Rinker 300 Express Cruiser ’07 Low hrs (175 hrs.), Air-conditioning and very well maintained. Priced to sell at $73,000.

Contact Bob Oberg (410)-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

34’ Rinker 342 Fiesta Vee ’02 (VA) Twin Mercruiser 5.7 I/O. 260-hp.

350 hrs. Remarkable accommodations.

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

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

34’ Webbers Cove Picnic Cruiser ’79 Single 6.0 Crusader (300 Hrs) Recent restorations – Upgrades – Classic Vessel $70,000 (610) 299-0955.

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

33’ Sea Ray 330 ’10 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 350 MAG 300-hp I/B Gas $159,500 - Contact Paul at (410) 8679550 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’ Meridian 341 ‘03 Meticulously maintained. Hardwood flooring in salon.

Flybridge enclosure glass recently replaced. Interior openness, panoramic views, elegant amenities. A real “10”. $119,900 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

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35’ Sea Ray 350 ’14 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI SC AX B3 300-hp I/O Gas - $289,900 - Contact Kellie at (410) 604-4300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com

35’ Carver 350 ‘03 Living and cruising pleasure w/high visibility & comfort. Well maintained w/attention to outfitting & details. A “bring your gear and go” boat. $119,000 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com 35’ Sea Ray 350 ‘12 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 350 Axius 320-hp | I/O Gas - $249,700 - Contact a salesman at (410) 604-4300 or boatinfomd@clarkslanding.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’ 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’ Carver Mariner ‘06 Roomy cockpit and bridge for open-air entertainment.

Custom covers for exterior seating.

Complete instrumentation, full bridge enclosure. Well loved. Just reduced! $118,000 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.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) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

36’ Little Harbor Whisper Jet ’98 Jet drive boat w/generator and air conditioning. Clean and ready to go.

Located in Jabins Yacht Yard. $177,500.

Contact Bob Oberg (410)-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.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 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’ 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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37’ Formula 370 PC ’02 with only 400 hrs. Very well equipped, clean, and meticulously maintained. Located in Annapolis, contact Kate Chaney at 410-279-6445 or at Kchaney@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

38’ Chris Craft Catalina 381 ‘86 Dsl powered. Great livaboard/cruiser. Island berth forward, queen berth aft, tremendous storage.

Wonderful updated interior, marble countertops. $59,900 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

38’ Carver Super Sport ’06 565 hrs, Crusaders, bow thruster, Sport package, AC, Gen set, 2x staterooms, Garmin electronics, standing tall. $159,900 Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-5339187 or rob@curtisstokes.net

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

38’ Cruisers 3870 ’99 Grainne – T/380hp Mercruiser MPIs, A/C, gen, Private 2 Strm Layout with 2 heads! Reduced! $74,900, Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

38’ Evans Deadrise Cruiser Cummins QSC 490-hp, 9kw Onan, Furuno NavNet, inverter, Heat & Air, island berth, electric toilet, commercial fridge/ freezer, $249,000 martin@ compositeyacht.biz, 410-476-4414

38’ Sabre Express ‘06 She offers low engine hrs, great performance, regular maint. And is ready to cruise today!

T-380 Cummins, Onan Gen Set, AC/HT, bow thruster etc. Asking $359,000 Drew Donald (410) 714-3442

37’ Formula PC ’07 RARE Volvo common rail diesels, under 500 hrs. Blue Imron hullsides, all options, gorgeous interior. Owner moving up. $149,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443-995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com 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, very clean & well maintained, Ford Lehman dsl, great cruiser or livaboard, ac/ heat, includes lots of spare engine parts, priced to sell, 63,500, Call Josh Clark 804-824-3606 or josh@dozieryachts.com 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 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 $144,900. Call Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales.

(410) 275-8000.

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 39’ Silverton Sidewalk 392 ’00 Twin Cat dsls, gen set, Air / Heat, New flybridge canvas, aft deck hardtop w/ enclosure, pilot, plotter, radar - Immaculate! $119,000 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.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

40’ Carver 404 ‘00 Entertainment-ready aft deck w/unique spiral staircase to oversized swim platform. Sturdy construction, reliable seakeeping, comfortable accommodations. $179,000 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

40’ Cabo Convertible ’06 Immaculate one owner boat w/every option and over $70k of electronics.

Twin MAN R6-800CRMs w/1000 hr service just completed. $519,000 Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com

40’ Mariner Yachts ‘04 S/370-hp Yanmar, bow thruster, gen, A/C, watermaker, fuel scrubber, inverter, etc. $189,000, call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

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

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Local, Professional, Honest 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 40’ Sea Ray ’94 400 Express Cruiser Twin Mercruiser 7.4L 310-hp IB - $54,900 - Contact Paul at (410) 3402750 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

40’ Silverton Aft Cabin ’86 Twin 454 Crusaders, 812 hrs, gen, AC. Asking $38,000.

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 reduced in price! $66,000, Call Josh Clark (804) 8243606, Josh@dozieryachts.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

41’ Grand Banks EU ‘09 “Blue Sora”, T/Cummins Zeus Pods, Low hrs, 2 staterooms, upgraded electronics! $729,000, call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

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41’ Markley Custom Chesapeake ‘89 Well maintained! Fiberglass. Over 150 hulls. A version of the Chesapeake Bay Dead Rise offering seaworthiness, wide beam, comfort & space. $75,900 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

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 43’ Egg Harbor SportYacht ‘07 TCaterpillars w/low hrs, full electronics and satellite TV. Two staterooms, 2 heads with spacious salon & galley.

Never fished. $374,900 Call Joe 410708-0579, Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales

43’ Sea Ray 430 ‘98 Convertible T/375 HP Cats, outriggers, windlass, custom winter cover and MUCH MORE! Please call Stephen K. Parker 443-553-2518 or sparker@jacksonmarinesales.com 43’ Wellcraft San Remo ‘88 Cat 3208 dsls, Gen, Air, hard top, inflatable w/OB and many upgrades $69,900 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

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44’ Riviera Sport Yacht ‘09 325 hrs on IPS600s, huge electronics package, hydraulic platform with RIB tender. Boat is loaded & pristine. Our trade, owner building larger Riviera.

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

32’ Halvorsen Gourmet Cruiser ‘03 $133,900

48’ Californian Motor Yacht ‘87 $169,900

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

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

70’ Ocean Alexander ‘84 $329,000

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45’ Viking Convertible ‘94 The “Finatic” is one of the last original 45 Convertible models to come off the production line.

610-HP Man engines 1600 hrs. Call Doug 443-497-2582

46’ Silverton Motoryacht Aft Cabin ’92 Well maintained, cruise or live-aboard, spacious, lots of updates! Twin 6-71T 2600 hrs, Just reduced in price! $119,500 Call Josh Clark (804) 8243606 Josh@dozieryachts.com

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43’ Vista Sundeck ‘87 ............................................... $75,000 43’ Wellcraft San Remo ‘89 ..................................... $69,900 34’ Cruisers 3470 ‘03..............................................$128,000 32’ Silverton 312 Sedan ‘98 .................................... $56,000 32’ Wellcraft St Tropez ‘87 ...................................... $19,500 31’ Tiara 3100 Open ‘85 .......................................... $29,000 26’ Sea Ray 265 ‘85 .................................................. $13,500

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. $299,500 www.YachtWorld.com/ FloridaBayCoaster, Dann@islandPilot. com, (443) 324-4938. www.YachtWold. com/FloridaBayCoaster 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’ Jarvis Newman-Lyman Morse ‘79 Total refit ’99 by Wilbur Yachts & has been extensively upgraded ever since.

“September” is an exceptional vessel & must be seen to appreciate. Extended FB canopy to accommodate dinghy & cove aft CP. Asking $385,000 Jim Karr (410)310-3045

47’ Chris Craft Commander ‘69 $47,800 Please call Stephen K. Parker 443-553-2518 or sparker@jacksonmarinesales.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 Excalibur ’03 Twin Yanmar dsls= 19 GPH at cruise! Just detailed and serviced, many upgrades, boat is turnkey. $195,000 Call Ned Dozier, 443995-0732, ned@theyachtgroup.com www.theyachtgroup.com

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46’ Jefferson M/Y Aft-Cabin ’87 New Listing CATs 3208, a great live aboard, needs some TLC asking $29,7000.

Curtis Stokes & Associates. Call Rob Dorfmeyer (216) 533-9187 or rob@curtisstokes.net

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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

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, $568,500 Curtis Stokes & Associates, call rob Dorfmeyer 216-5331987 or email at rob@curtisstokes.net

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. $139,000, Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com

56’ Chris Craft Salon Model ’57 2x Cummins 555, she is a real classic, bottom & hull totally refurbished summer ’13, 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.

48’ Sea Ray Sundance ‘08 Beautiful, and maint to the highest of standards.

T-550 Cummins dsls, sunroof, Radar, AP, Bow thruster, AC/HT. Everything to cruise in comfort! Asking $495,000 Drew Donald (410)714-3442

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, ned@theyachtgroup.com www.theyachtgroup.com

78’ Hatteras Cockpit Motoryacht ‘90 4 staterooms, 5 heads, plus office! 1M Refit, bright white awlgrip, beauty! $749,000, call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WEST RIVER, CHALK POINT MARINE. Slips 20-50’. Attractive marina offers a quiet atmosphere and beautiful sunsets! Very well maintained facility with on-site caretaker. Annual rates only. 410-991-9660

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RIVIERA YACHTS 48’ Glass Boatworks ‘04 ..................................$269,000 47’ Riviera Excaliburs (2) from .....................$185,000 44’ Riviera Sport Yacht ‘09 .............................$599,000 40’ Formula SS, 2 avail. from .......................... $99,000

Riviera 43 Flybridge with IPS

Riviera 5000 Sport Yacht with Zeus

IN STOCK!

Riviera 565 SUV with IPS

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

40’ Mainship ‘06 ................................................$199,000 39’ Sea Ray Dancer, lift kept .........................$169,000 35’ Marlago, several avail. from..................... $54,900 31’ Formula Bowrider ‘08...............................$119,000

NEW 6000 Sport Yacht

IN STOCK!

Nor-Tech 29, 34, and 39 CC’s

ON ORDER!

Introducing The All-New 37 Marlago

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Electric, water & showers. (410) 990-9515.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Acadia Yacht Sales...........................................86

Diversified Marine.............................................47

Maritime Solutions............................................52

Alliance Marine.................................................87

Dozier Yachting Center.....................................35

Martini Yacht Sales...........................................30

American Boat & Yacht Council........................62

Dr. LED.............................................................75

Moorings...........................................................17

Annapolis Boat Show.......................................27

East Coast Bow Thrusters................................54

North Point Yacht Sales....................................39

Annapolis Watersports.....................................58

Eastport Yacht Club..........................................51

Pettit Paint..................................................6,7,66

Annapolis Yacht Sales..............................5,72,88

Eisen Shine, Inc...............................................47

Pocket-Yacht Company....................................45

Automotive Training Center..............................61

Fawcett Boat Supplies......................................25

Porter’s Seneca Marina....................................28

Bay Shore Marine.............................................24

Ferry Point Marina............................................60

Quickline USA..................................................55

Black Dog Propellers........................................22

Formula X2.......................................................44

Regent Point Marina.........................................46

Bluewater Yacht Sales......................................81

Freedom Boat Club..........................................57

Riverside Marine..............................................23

Boatyard Bar & Grill..........................................26

Grande Yachts..................................................89

Rocksgiving Tournament..................................75

BOE Marine......................................................96

Great Blue Yachts.............................................88

S&J Yachts.......................................................85

Cape Charles Town Harbor..............................62

Hamilton Marine...............................................21

Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales..............38

CD Outdoors....................................................76

Harbor East Marina..........................................64

Scandia Marine Center.....................................20

Chesapeake Area Captains Assn.....................64

Harbours at Solomons......................................15

Sea Hawk Paints..............................................19

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum................30

Hartge Yacht Harbor.........................................61

Skipjack Cove...................................................63

Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa....................29

Herrington Harbour...........................................41

Smoove Wax....................................................12

Chesapeake Harbour Inc.................................65

Hinckley Yachts Annapolis................................83

South River Boat Rentals.................................44

Clarks Landing.................................................34

Homeport Discount Marine Supplies - MESCO.11

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

Coastal Properties............................................95

Interlux................................................................9

StormFender....................................................53

Composite Yacht..............................................69

J Gordon...........................................................46

Stur-Dee Boat Company..................................47

Coppercoat USA...............................................53

Jackson Marine Sales......................................42

Sunset Harbor Marina......................................60

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

Kompletely Kustom Marine................................8

Vane Brothers...................................................65

Cypress Marine................................................64

KTI....................................................................55

Viking Lifesaving...............................................52

Dean’s Yacht Service.......................................58

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

Wooden Boat Restoration Company................69

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What’s In Season

by Kristen Dittami

Rockfish with Soy Ginger Succotash

W

ho doesn’t love grilling on the boat? Our latest recipe brings out the best of the Bay and creates a meal that’s simple and stunning.

What you need 4 ears corn, shucked

2 orange bell peppers, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced

3/4 cup Tessemae’s Soy Ginger Dressing (or similar marinade) 8 rockfish fillets (about 3 ounces each)

What to do Heat your grill to medium high.

Stand the corn on end and scrape off the kernels using a sharp knife. Prepare the rockfish by lightly scoring the skin with a chef’s knife. (This will prevent it from curling up when it sears.) Place on plate with a layer of paper towel on bottom and on top to absorb excess moisture.

In a mixing bowl, toss together the corn, bell peppers, grape tomatoes, garlic, scallions, and 1/2 cup Soy Ginger.

Reserve some of the scallion greens for garnish. Tear two large pieces of aluminum foil and lay flat. Divide the corn mixture between the two sheets of foil, keeping it just on one half. Fold the empty half of the foil over the corn and crimp the edges to form flat packets that will fit on the grill.

Use two spatulas to transfer the succotash packets to the grill. Cook, without opening, for six minutes. Peek and see if the tomatoes look tender. Remove the packets from the grill, or cook a few more minutes until the tomatoes are soft.

Set the packets aside.

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Heat two tablespoons Soy Ginger a large nonstick skillet over medium high until sizzling.

Season the rockfish with salt and pepper. Add the fish and sear, skin side down, until browned, about two minutes. Turn over and cook until just cooked through, about three minutes more. Serve the rockfish over the succotash.

Drizzle everything with and plenty more Soy Ginger and garnish with the reserved scallions.

Serves four.

Notes The size of striper bass fillets will vary depending on the size of the fish. We had a medium striper so cut thin three-ounce fillets. You can also use four thick, six-ounce fillets and increase the cooking time.

The succotash gets tender and juicy on the grill, but we also tested it as a raw salad. It was delicious! Serve it this way if you like, just omit the raw garlic.

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National Harbor, MD

BELMONT BAY HARBOR

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NATIONAL HARBOR

301.749.1582 – NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND Yearly & Transient Floating Slips to 120’ • Located on the Potomac River in MD at the Wilson Bridge • Laundry • Heads/Showers • Restaurants • Retail Shops • Special Events • Cable TV • Gas/Diesel • Pump-Out • WI-FI

FORT WASHINGTON MARINA Fort Washington, MD

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FORT WASHINGTON MARINA

301.292.7700 – FORT WASHINGTON, MARYLAND 300 Slips on the Potomac River • 50/30 Amp • Pump-Out • Gas/Diesel • Heads & Showers Laundry • Restaurant • 35 Ton Lift Do-It-Yourself Service Yard • Land Storage

BELMONT BAY HARBOR

703.490.5088 – WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA 155 Slip Marina on the Occoquan River • Golf Course • Floating Docks • Fuel • Ice • Pump-Out • Heads • Showers • Laundry • Ample Parking • WI-FI