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GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE
THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE Official Preview Program 19th Annual Race October 15-18, 2008 Baltimore to Portsmouth 53 Participating Schooners Race Program Produced by Welcome to Port Annapolis Marina Over 30 years of excellence Port Annapolis, the jewel of the Chesapeake’s marinas, is just minutes away from historic Annapolis, with its quaint shops, fine restaurants, night life, the renowned “Ego Alley” and home to the United States Naval Academy. Whether you decide to take one of our complimentary bikes for a ride into town, enjoy a special event at our beautiful pavilion, or just relax on the deck of the pool; you will be sure to enjoy your stay at Port Annapolis. Just some of the other things you’ll find here: • Complete Yacht service • Two Travel Lifts 50 and 25 Ton • Fiberglass and Gelcoat Repair • Engine Repair and Sales • Rigging • Winter Land Storage • Brokerage Storage • 270 Slips 25’ to 75’ • Wet Dog Café 7074 Bembe Beach Road • Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Phone: 410-269-1990 • www.PortAnnapolisMarina.com 2 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner RaceTM THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE Racing to Save the Bay October 2008 Dear Friends of The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, Executive Committee Al Roper President David Junkins Chairman Nan Nawrocki Vice President George Treiber Treasurer Larry Bryant Secretary Lane Briggs (1932-2005) Founder and president This month, the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race returns for its nineteenth year. The schooner fleet will once again race down the Bay to promote awareness of the Chesapeake Bay’s maritime heritage and to encourage the preservation and improvement of the Chesapeake’s natural resources. The race events begin in Fell’s Point, Maryland, and conclude in Portsmouth, Virginia. We invite you to come and view the schooners racing this year. The proceeds of the race are used to support the future preservation of the Bay through youth education programs. Our annual race has donated $104,600 to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, providing more than 2000 children an “on the water education experience.” The children and the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race thank you for making this possible. Whether you are new to the race or have participated many times, you are not only a steward for the Chesapeake Bay, but you are keeping the traditional sailing community alive. Race Voice Mailbox: (757) 480-4402 On behalf of the board members, our sponsors, our volunteers and all of the communities along the Bay, we thank you for your commitment to and support of the 2008 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. Susan Cocke Virginia Race Chair 3001 High Street Portsmouth, VA 23707 Phone: (757) 650-3052 virginia@schoonerrace.org Sincerely, Paul Schaub Maryland Race Chair P.O. Box 38154 Baltimore, MD 21231 Phone: (410) 245-4357 maryland@schoonerrace.org Susan Cocke Virginia Race Chair Paul Schaub Maryland Race Chair Visit us on the Web at www.schoonerrace.org The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, Inc., is a non-profit organization under IRS 501 (c) (3) The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 3 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Sponsoring Clubs .................................................5 Thank You to Our Sponsors ....................6-7 To Our Volunteers ................................................8 Maryland and Virginia Events . .................9 A Brief History..................................................... 10 Education Outreach ........................................ 11 Participating Schooners . .................... 12-21 2008 Race Entries / Ratings................ 22 2007 Official Race Results .........................23 This program was produced by: SpinSheet Magazine, a proud sponsor of the Race SpinSheet, 612 Third Street, Suite 3C, Annapolis, MD 21403 ©2008, SpinSheet Publishing Company On The Cover: Schooner Pride of Baltimore II at the start of the 2007 Race. Photo by Mark Talbott/SpinSheet Right: Liberty Clipper and Antonina at the start of the 2007 race. In Memoriam Captain Lane Briggs Founder, The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race Captain Lane Briggs, Founder of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, Captain of the Tugantine Norfolk Rebel 4 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 T he 2008 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race takes a time-out to remember our founder, Captain Lane Briggs (1932-2005). Lane was a char- ismatic person who brought people of all ages and dispositions together. While born of modest circumstances, Lane rose to the status of father, captain, business founder, creative spirit and friend to all who knew him. His vision for waterfront development in Norfolk spawned the downtown waterfront renaissance that is a model for other jurisdictions. His commitment to youth drove him to offer shelter, work and guidance to the many young people he befriended. While the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race originated as a personal challenge between Lane’s “Tugantine” Norfolk Rebel and the Pride of Baltimore II, it was his commitment to the maritime heritage of the Chesapeake and his love of schooner-rigged sailboats that drove the event. As more than 50 schooners participate in the 2008 race, it is important that we remember the legacy that Captain Lane Briggs bestowed on all of us. We “Race to Save the Bay” but know that it is all about the captains, crews, volunteers and spon- sors who carry on this mission and gather on the Chesapeake each year because of Lane. Lane, we thank you. Norfolk Rebel at the start of the 2005 race. THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE S P O N S O R I N G C LU B S Broad Bay Sailing Association (BBSA) was formed in 1958 by sailors looking for informal racing on Linkhorn Bay and Broad Bay (Virginia Beach) in various types of small boats. They built or purchased a few Penguins and Comets along with some Hampton One Designs. Their emphasis was on Sunday afternoon racing, monthly meetings in members’ homes and frequent cookouts. Gradually, members moved up to larger vessels — 25-footers which could get under the bridges and out to the Chesapeake. The club hosted large regattas for many classes. They now sponsor two different weekly regattas during the summer in two locations, in addition to several major annual races like this one. The Broad Bay Juniors have grown into a large and very active youth group with rigorous training and their own Sunfish fleet. Best of all, BBSA contributes its expertise to the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race Committee to assist with race management, handicapping, classing and results, and many members serve as volunteers on the Ops Team. Visit the BBSA’s Web site at broadbaysailing.org. Fells Point Yacht Club (FPYC) had its inception in 1979 at the Whistling Oyster Restaurant. By 1980 it was established as an active force in the Fell’s Point community. In addition to providing organization and hospitality for the schooner fleet every October, including the All Hands Party, its members are active in a variety of Baltimore’s maritime and other community events. Some of the organizations that benefit from FPYC members’ participation are the Baltimore Parade of Lighted Boats and SAIL BALTIMORE ships visits. The FPYC members continue to host the Annual Pumpkin Cruise for children, their first community-focused event. FPYC’s original mission has been faithfully respected: camaraderie, love of boating, education and hospitality. Visit the FPYC’s Web site at fpyc.net. Eventually, Everybody Lands at Starboards Coffee · Espresso Cappuccino Latté · Iced Coffee Gourmet Cookies Breakfast Sandwiches Muffins Olde Towne Portsmouth High Street Landing 757.478.0056 www.visitstarboards.com A Local Landmark Since 2004 Portsmouth Boat Club (PBC) was first established in 1905, and for many years enjoyed a fine reputation as a leading boating organization. However, two World Wars and an aging membership took their toll. But, in 1991, the club was reborn, and it has continued to grow and prosper. PBC members help host the schooner race every year, staying up all night to roast the pigs. As with the TPYC and FPYC, club members take pride in their habit of planning cruises for power and sail vessels together - the love of boating is their common thread. Today, the club sponsors events such as the Barnacle Regatta, Merrimac Memorial Regatta, Mile Marker Zero Rendezvous, Cock Island Race, Barnacle Cup and the Little Bay Challenge. Meetings are open to all and are held at 1830 the first Tuesday of every month in their newly renovated clubhouse at 20 Elm Avenue, Portsmouth. Come see just how much fun this club knows how to have. Visit the PBC’s Web site at portsmouthboatclub.org. Town Point Yacht Club (TPYC), modeled after its sister club, the Fells Point Yacht Club, was founded in Norfolk in 1991 by the late Captain Lane Briggs, primarily to cosponsor the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. In keeping with Captain Briggs’ unique personality, TPYC is not your ordinary club. For starters, TPYC has no clubhouse facility, and a large proportion of members do not own boats. What TPYC does have is a group of members with a keen interest in boating, the waterways, the environment and the maritime heritage of Norfolk and the entire Hampton Roads area. The club is also committed to vessel hospitality. Tall ships calling on Hampton Roads are traditionally greeted by a TPYC member with a welcome basket and perhaps an invitation to attend an evening of sea chanties at Rebel Marina. These baskets contain a pineapple, an international symbol of hospitality among mariners, and the symbol of TPYC and its official burgee. Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month at Mo & O’Malley’s Irish Pub, Granby Street, Norfolk. Visit the TPYC’s Web site at townpointyachtclub.com. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 5 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE T H A N K YO U T O O U R S P O N S O R S Mainsail Adventurer 56 Living Classrooms Foundation Scott and Ann Ripley Jack and Debbie Ainslie Joe Maniscalco RML Clocks Ann Elizabeth Consortium Mystic Whaler Cruises, Inc. Al and Carol Roper Bacon & Associates One Eyed Mike’s SpinSheet Magazine Howdy and Joan Bailey Pam Pahl Tanners Creek Whalers City of Baltimore Dockmasters Office Port Annapolis Marina Them Eastport Oyster Boys David and Ann Junkins Rebel Marine Town Point Yacht Club The Latin Palace Schooner Time Foresail American Rover John King Olde Towne Business Association Fred and Jane Bashara Marine Galleys R & W Traditional Rigging & Outfitting Preston and Sherry Carraway Linda Meakes Ships Company The Crew of Celebration Bill and Mary Mellen Singing Gypsy Chesapeake Bay Foundation Jim and Marcia Merrins Starboards Coffee Kiosk Cobbs Marina Norfolk Festevents, Ltd George and Nina Treiber Jim and Carol Forrester Norfolk Rebel - In memory of Capt. Lane Briggs B. Luckie and Hoot Wroton Tom and Ann Ackiss Leslie Friedman Douglas Landau Anderson & Wright Designer Jewelers Hank and Stevie Giffin Pam and Don LaRue Ballinger Design Studio AIA, PC Goodwind The Law Offices of David M. Thomas Black-Eyed Susan Cyrus Grandy Leo F. Johns Contractor Dandy Don Becker Rita Grandy Richard and Donna Litchfield John and Mary Bergman Green Dragon Scott McGinley Bobolyn III Amy Alley and David Griffin Monks Marine Service Jim and Bev Borberg Anne Gupman Richard Morgante and Ed McHale Chuck and Val Boyles Paul, Brian and Joseph Heim Mike and Frankie Monteith Hawley and Kathy Brooks Dennis and Mickey Henderson Mouzzer Larry Bryant Henderson’s Wharf Mystic Stanley H. Carlstadt, Jr. Inner Harbor East Nautical Adventures.org Cat’s Eye Pub Roger and Donna Junkins Greta Gustavson and Gary Naigle Chesapeake Sleep Inn & Suites Thomas and Mary Kaltz Nan Nawrocki Susan and Wilson Cocke Krismark, Inc.-Little Bay Marine Canvas & More Graham Nicholson Paul and Katie Krop Prom Queen Jib CSC Sailing Team Christine Diehlmann Downtown Sailing Center 6 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 Lamb’s Glass Shop Emily and Ron Primm Quarnstrom’s Marine Electric THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE T H A N K YO U T O O U R S P O N S O R S Jib continued... Quintessence Shuckers Howard Webb R. Chobert Decorating Co. Jim Simpson Bill Wheary Bill and Bev Ripley Tom and Elly Smith John and Susan Williams Scarano Boat Building Inc. Spirits Two Sonny and Meriel Wright Bob Layton and B.B. Schenk Urban Pirates Woodwind Antonina Larry and Dorothea Gibbs Sam and Carol Morgan Association of American Pilots Marilynne Gisin Mike and Lonnie Murphy Amy Hagberg and Paul Barton Goetze’s Candy Company, Inc. Carol Nuthall Chris Busch and Bill Beach Ben Cherry and DeeGee Griffith Tom and Callie Oettinger Jacqueline Beigie Tom and Maggie Gunn Peace IV Bertha’s H & S Bakery Pirates Lady Blackbeard’s Navy Charlotte C. Hawks Claire Puckett Judith and Ronald Boone Charles W. Hawks, Jr. Randy Pugh Bowman’s Heron The Red Star Brick Oven Pizza Marguerite and Jamie Horton Kathleen Redfern Cathyann and Roger Burgess Fran and Jack Huenerberg Resolute Bruce and Jo Clarke Jacob Jones Riverwatch Cuchulain Jimmie’s Restaurant Buford and Camille Rowland Ben Dadd Kabb Electric Paul and Candy Ruitenberg Dave Davis Kennedy-Colie Family Rusty Scupper Dead End Saloon Guy Knighton - In memory of Kathryn Wright Knighton Sail Baltimore Kooper’s Tavern Ron and Brenda Stankavich Waves Delight Ding How J.E. Dixon Ken and Judy Dixon Thomas and Nancy Donan Dove II Thom and Francine Dozier Joanne Smith and Miles Drake Duda’s Robert and Janet East Allan and Angela Embrey Carmen Evans Farewell John Fay Libertate Liberté Liberty Ed and Phyllis Linger Loup De Mer Malabar II Martha White Dee Ann C. Matinez Max’s on Broadway Robert and Christine McArtor Mistress 58 John and Joan Moore Jane and Christopher Sanger Charles and Ruth Ann Steenburgh Karen and Gary Stull Techna Graphics Joann and Bobby Tichnell Anne Turner Virginia Pilot Association Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP Waterfront Hotel The Wharf Rat Fell’s Point Whisper Morton and Linnea Whitlow We sincerely apologize if any sponsors were inadvertently omitted from this list. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 7 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE T O O U R VO LU N T E E R S W I T H O U T W H O M T H E R E W O U L D B E N O R AC E …T TH HA AN NK K Ginny Alberts Darlene Alexander Garland and Peggy Alexander Richard Allen Andy and Thel Anderson Barbara Anderson Nick Angelozzi Matt and Mary Arel Holly Carter Russell and Deborah Chandler Virginia Chauncey Dorial Christenson Rupert and Rose Chobert Susan and Wilson Cocke Ed and Debra Harbour Betsy McMahan Don Scott Bill Harper Bob McMicheal Phil and Ginger Harrison Linda Meakes Harry and Marilyn Sharpe Ray and Mark Haywood Mike Meakes Walter and Maggie Short Bob Heely Jim Simpson Jim Heely Bill Mellen and Mary Moore Zollie and Nansi Simpson Dennis and Mickey Henderson Laura Meyd Nancy Smith Carolyn Mollenkopf Neil Smith Pat and Kollette Hillard Michael and Frankee Monteith Tom and Elly Smith Lisa Arrasmith Bobbi Coggins Jim and Mary Lee Backus Lonnie Courtney Michael and Shirley Hiser Doug Creecy Mich Hodges Booty and Joyce Baker Joe and Linda Creecy Lisa Holden Owen Baker Lenny Dean Valerie Holstein Cheryl Barrack Steve Dean Lola Howard Donnie Bassett Becky and Josh Dempsey Ike Howell Dave and Hye-Yun Bennett Erica Denner Jay Irwin JoLee DesRoches Larry Iverson Dip DiPaolo Joe and Diane Jackins Brian Donlin Jack Janos Colleen Bell Donlin Richard Jeffers Mitch and Jade Doughtie Ellsworth and Brenda Johnson Frank and Gloria Benson Jr. John Bergman Fred and Phyllis Bilskis Art Birney Bill Blanchard Larry and Susan Boatwright Carol Bold Ed Bonilla Jim and Bev Borberg Jan Borchardt Lisa Boyce Janelle Brabazon Pat and Paul Brabazon Dan Brest David Briggs Bob and Barbara Brittingham Jack Brockman Alice Broome Carolyn Brownley Larry Bryant Kathy Buckley Meriel Burgess-Vail Bobby and Betty Burnell Fred Butler John Callahan 8 Preston and Sherry Carraway Sarah Draper Robin Dunbar Dorothy Jones Brian and Linda Dunleavy Pat Joyce Dave and Ann Junkins Cathy Dunn Jack Kavanaugh Elizabeth River Project Nancy Kline Bill and Caroline Ellsworth Linda and Paul English Sylvia Envers Caroline Esaias Suzanne Farace Jack Fay Graham and Marilyn Field Lisa Forbes Mary Ann Furgison Casey and Shirley Garns Kathi Gochal Nancy Gorry Allen Gunzelman Anne Gupman Parke Guthner Parker Hallam The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 YO YOU U!! Greg Moore Todd and Donna Mulvenney Jeanne Murphy Nan Nawrocki Stephen and Laura Nelson Trell Nix Bob and Julie Old Rick and Terrie Olson Rodney Paice Sigrid Perez Ron and Sue Peterman Ralph and Debbie Phinney Jimmy Sollner John Spence Jimmy Spruill David Stacklin Bear and Brenda Stankavich Rita Stanley Kelly Staples Jeanne Steffanelli Laura Stevenson Dale Stiles Lilly T. Stone Deni Tabor Carolyn Theiss David Thomas Kristin Pitcher Gary Thomas Owen Pitchford Joyce Thorton Susan Pollack Russ Till Kathleen Knuste Robert W. and Linda Pond George and Nina Treiber Bobby Koch Art Quarnstrom Carol Kocis Walter Reese Steve and Brenda Turner Jim Kocis Sean Richards Bob and Frances Krezel Carol Richardson John Kristich Sean Richardson Erick Larson Tommy Richardson Bob Layton Cathy Roberts Bob and Sally Leary Jr. Scott Rogers Tim and Diane Leighton Dutch and Kathleen Rolaf Bob and Kathy Werneke Jonathan and Amy Romero Bill and Kathy Whittington Sarah Linden-Brooks Dick and Donna Litchfield Dave and Judy Lockwood Jerry Lotz Toni Manning Eric Matherne Ronald E. McCarty Al Roper Susan Troupe Alicia Tyrell David Ullrich Ken and Kim Utley Don and Beryl Wade Brendan Walls Dave and Jan Washbourne Bill Wheary Mary Rowe Donnie and Teresa Wilfong Rob Sanger John and Susan Williams Paul Schaub BB Schenk We sincerely apologize if any volunteers were inadvertently omitted from this list. THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE M A RY L A N D A N D V I R G I N I A E V E N T S Baltimore, Maryland Portsmouth, Virginia Sunday, October 12 Friday, October 17 1300 Dinghy Race FUNdraiser, sponsored by One-Eyed Volunteers will be on call overnight until all participants are in. Mike’s, at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum in Fell’s Point (1417 Thames Street). All are invited to bring a friend and form a team, or to just come and cheer the racers! Tuesday, October 14 1900 Free Concert by the band from the schooner Martha White, Schooner Time (www.schoonertime.com), and Them Eastport Oyster Boys (www.oysterboys.com) in Fell’s Point near the Broadway Pier. Other musicians may be performing as well. Everyone is invited to this very special free concert and to view the schooners that have arrived in Baltimore! Wednesday, October 15 0900 Expeditionary Learning Experience aboard selected schooners. Students from neighborhood schools and home schoolers will board a few racing schooners for a special learning opportunity. Students will tour the schooners and connect to past and present life aboard a working vessel. 1400 All Hands Briefing and Safety Meeting on the pier near the Norfolk Rebel. This informal gathering is a chance for captains and crews to get together. Plans for special contingencies will be discussed. 1830 Friday Night Rendezvous at Roger Brown’s in Olde Towne Portsmouth (316 High Street) for early arrivals. Saturday, October 18 0900 Expeditionary Learning Experience aboard selected schooners. Middle school students may experience simple machines as they hoist sails; test water quality; sing sea chanteys on board a schooner; learn about the life of a cod fisherman; learn navigation or knot tying; or experience shipboard life. Students will leave the vessels with a deeper understanding of the story of sail on the Chesapeake Bay. 1000 Deadline for calling in finish time. See racing instructions. 1300 Pig & Oyster Roast (invitation only) at North Landing Park. The race results will be announced, and awards will be presented. 2100 Sailors’ evening and sea chantey sing-along at North Landing Park. Sunday, October 19 0800 Skippers’ Meeting & Breakfast at Roger Brown’s. Schooner captains and crews meet to discuss the race results, share some sea stories, and say a fond farewell to volunteers, sponsors and fellow sailors. 1700 Parade of Sail. An opportunity for all of the beautiful schooners in the race to show off in Fell’s Point and the Inner Harbor. The public is invited to view the schooners from the Fell’s Point and Inner Harbor shorelines. 1930 All Hands Party (invitation only) at the Latin Palace. This party for crew, sponsors and volunteers will open to the public after 2130. 2200 Sailors’ Evening in Fell’s Point. Crews and friends will gather near the Norfolk Rebel to sing some chanteys and mingle with their competition. Thursday, October 16 0800 Skippers’ Meeting on Broadway Square. All partici- pating schooners must have formal representation or risk disqualification. Captains may not delegate attendance. Detailed starting procedures will be given, watches will be synchronized to GPS time, and weather will be discussed. 0900 Cast-off for the start. The distance from the Fell’s Point docking area to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Annapolis and the starting line area to its south is about 21 NM. Racing rules and safety instructions are detailed in the Race Handbook. Spectator vessels are reminded to please allow ample room for the vessels to maneuver safely. 1300 The start of the 19th Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. The first warning gun will be fired just south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. mainstay@csolve.net The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 9 S THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE A B R I E F H I S T O RY chooner racing on the Chesapeake Bay is rooted in the trade rivalry between Baltimore, at the northern end of the Bay, and Portsmouth/ Norfolk, VA, at the southern end. The fastest sailing vessels delivered goods and people to their destinations and often garnered the best price for their cargo by beating other slower schooners into port. Over the years, commercial schooner designs evolved for the Bay’s routes – taking into consideration shallow waters, local crops and regional needs, with speed being a primary concern to beat competitively loaded vessels into port. These schooners also played a critical role in our nation’s early wars. While there are no cargo-hauling schooners now working the Bay, there are a considerable number of schooners still in use as cruising vessels and privately owned boats. In 1988, when the City of Baltimore launched her flagship modeled on those earlier vessels, Captain Lane Briggs of the Tugantine Norfolk Rebel—the world’s only sail-powered schooner-rigged tugboat— challenged the Pride of Baltimore II to a race from Baltimore to Norfolk, reviving an historic rivalry between schooners, captains and cities on the Bay. With the challenge accepted, the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race was born. By 1990, a weekend in October had been set aside for what had become an annual event, and yacht clubs at the northern and southern ends of the race volunteered to support the schooners and crews in their efforts. Over the 18 years of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, there have been some incredible races with schooners going to the wire to win. Harsh weather conditions in some of the races have tested the mettle of the vessels, crews and captains. As many as 53 schooners have signed up for a single race, and more than 100 – with vessels from as far away as California – have enjoyed the fall race on the Bay. The 2007 race was the fastest race in this long series. With strong following winds, several schooners set new records for both elapsed and corrected time. The schooner Virginia set a new time to beat of 11 hours, 18 minutes and 53 seconds, beating the previous record of 12:57:51 set by Imagine...! in the 2005 GCBSR. With the growth of the event and the resulting focus on these vintage sailing craft, the organizers and sponsors elected soon after the start of the event to maximize the value of the race in very special ways. The race brings focus to the maritime traditions of schooners on the Chesapeake and brings focus to the environmental issues facing the Chesapeake. All net proceeds of the race are donated to support youth education efforts aimed at saving the Bay. This is why the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race is proud to say that we are “Racing to Save the Bay!” To date, $104,600 has been donated to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for youth education efforts – for every $50 raised, one young person can spend a day on the Bay learning how the decisions he or she makes can affect the quality of the Chesapeake Bay, the United States’ largest inland estuary. We welcome your support through tax-deductible donations to the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, 3001 High Street, Portsmouth, VA 23707. Donations may also be made online at schoonerrace.org/sponsor.htm. Fifty-three schooners have signed on to be part of the 2008 race. I would like to support the 2008 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race! Name:_ _______________________________Company/Organization:____________________________ Address:_ ____________________________________________________________________________ Phone:________________________________Email:__________________________________________ Sponsor Name to Appear in Print:_ ________________________________________________________ Amount: $_______________ □ A check made payable to GCBSR is enclosed Please Charge my □ Visa □ Mastercard Card Number:__________________________________ Card Expiration Date:_____ /_ _____ Card Billing Address:_ ___________________________________ Name on Card:_ ________________________________ 10 Please mail this form to: GCBSR 3001 High Street Portsmouth, VA 23707 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 ____________________________________ Donations may also be made online at: www.schoonerrace.org/sponsor.htm THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE E D U C AT I O N O U T R E AC H E ducational outreach is one of the ways we fulfill our mission to promote public awareness of the Chesapeake Bay’s maritime heritage and encourage the preservation and improvement of the Chesapeake’s natural resources. Our education programs give young people the opportunity to learn first-hand about the maritime heritage of the schooners and their impact on the history of the Bay. By teaching students that live near the Chesapeake Bay how their actions contribute to the health of the Bay, we are also nurturing responsible stewards for the Bay. Students in Baltimore study the following topics before field trips to visit selected schooners: • Life in the 18th century before electricity and gas powered engines • Schooner captains • Recruiting crew • Schooner history • Ships logs • Life aboard ships • 18th-century Maryland economy • Fell’s Point history • Navigation, longitude, latitude, depth and speed • The Chesapeake Bay • African-American experience • Sailing fundamentals In addition, before field trips, some of the participating students may ask our resource captains questions and view some of the items used by the schooner crews as the schooners sail the Bay. On the day of the trip, students tour the vessels and visit a maritime museum or participate in another curriculumbased activity. Each participant receives a schooner crew tee-shirt and lunch. The education program culminates as the schooners’ crews interact with students in a wide variety of learning experiences while aboard their historic vessels. Students in Portsmouth may experience simple machines as they hoist sails; test water quality; or sing sea chanteys with schooner crews. The crew of the Norfolk Rebel mentors students in navigation while Prom Queen and Woodwind crews share their talents to teach knot tying and shipboard life. The onboard activities are designed so that students leave the vessels bubbling with enthusiasm and with a deeper understanding of the story of sail on the Chesapeake Bay. The field trip activities are highly experiential with a focus on critical thinking and writing. The crew of the schooner Sultana has shared its materials (www.sultanaprojects.org/ curriculum.htm), which have been adapted for the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race’s educational outreach program. We thank them for their generous sharing of materials. Photo by Bob Grieser The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 11 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE PA R T I C I PAT I N G S C H O O N E R S A.J. MEERWALD Class AA Rated Length: 54.84 • Sec/Mi: 115.32 Home Port: Port Norris, NJ Owner: Bayshore Discovery Project Captain: Jesse Briggs Web: www.bayshorediscovery.org Previous Races: 1999-2002, 2007 A.J. Meerwald is a Delaware Bay oyster schooner, a distinct vessel that evolved to meet the needs of the local oyster fishery. ADVENTURE Class C Rated Length: 24.01 • Sec/Mi: 264.41 Former Name: Pharaohs Home Port: Annapolis, MD Owner-Captain: Charly Holmes Web: www.schooneradventure.com Previous Races: 2001-2003, 2005-2007 Adventure, designed by Dudley Dix as one of the Hout Bay class boats, was built in 1988 by Brian Alcock. Intended to be Alcock’s ADVENTURER-56 Class A Rated Length: 38.85 • Sec/Mi: 170.18 Former Name: Blue Max Home Port: Annapolis, MD Owner-Captain: Art Birney Previous Races: 1999-2007 Adventurer-56 is a 1984 model Cherubini 56 staysail schooner which was rebuilt in 1999. Owned and sailed by Captain Art Birney, AMERICAN SPIRIT Class B Rated Length: 33.82 • Sec/Mi: 195.04 Former Name: Freya Home Port: Washington, DC Owner: National Maritime Heritage Foundation Captain: Rob Bader Web: www.nmhf.org Previous Races: 2004-2006 American Spirit is a 62-foot custom steel schooner built in 1991 on Cape Cod. She AMISTAD Class AA Rated Length: 62.67 • Sec/Mi: 96.49 Home Port: New Haven, CT Owner: Amistad America Inc. Captain: John Beebe-Center Web: www.amistadamerica.org Previous Races: 2001 The modern schooner Amistad is not an exact replica of the original La Amistad. She was recreated following the general plan of 12 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 Launched in 1928, she was built of “oak on oak” and designed to be a gaff-rigged oyster dredge. She was one of the hundreds of schooners built along South Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore. Before being donated to the Bayshore Discovery Project in 1989, she was outfitted as a fireboat (with most of her sailing rig being removed), and used as an oyster dredge and clam dredge. She is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is New Jersey’s official tall ship. personal boat, the schooner was sold during construction. Within weeks of her launch, she embarked on her first transatlantic voyage for Ft. Lauderdale. David and Charly Holmes purchased her in 2000 and sailed her along the East Coast and throughout the Caribbean. She survived hurricane Ivan while in Grenada. This last race on Adventure is dedicated to the memory of the late Captain David Holmes, who died March 13, 2008 of cancer. member of the GCBSR Board of Directors, she has been a successful performer. Adventurer took line honors at Thimble Shoal and won the Perpetual Trophy in the 2000 race. In 2005 she placed third, and in 2006 she came in first in her class. William Baker, President of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, has consistently crewed on Adventurer-56. serves as a floating classroom for students and is sponsored by the National Maritime Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. She functions as a learning museum, presenting the critical role sailing vessels played in early American development. Students sail her to various ports of call on the Chesapeake. The NMHF is sponsoring the construction of a 104-foot topsail schooner Spirit of Enterprise which is a replica of the vessel commissioned by George Washington. Baltimore Clippers, ships unique for the period both in design and proportion. She is slightly larger than the original of 1839 as an extra 10 feet of length were built into the ship to accommodate an engine room. She was launched in 2000 and has visited numerous ports in the US and around the Atlantic, retracing the infamous Atlantic Slave Trade Triangle and visiting Canada, Azores, the UK, Portugal, Canary Islands, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde and Barbados. Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. ANTONINA Class A Rated Length: 38.85 • Sec/Mi: 170.18 Former Name: Robert Emit Home Port: Townsend Inlet, NJ Owner-Captain: Vincent J. Archetto Previous Races: 2005-2007 This is the fourth race for Antonina, a John Cherubini-designed fiberglass staysail schooner built in 1986. Her length overall is 58 feet and she was built in Riverside, New Jersey. Antonina came in second in her class last year. BONNY ROVER Class B -- Not Rated -Home Port: Norfolk, VA Owners: Mark and Ray Haywood Captain: Ray Haywood Previous Races: All but 1994 vessels. Originally her designer/builder’s primary residence, she is a part-time home for Ray and Mark, her second owners. They have completely rebuilt her and added quite a few personal touches that one might not expect to see on a boat. She is a frequent participant in Hampton Roads nautical events, often with a crew of kilted bagpipers and drummers. Bonny Rover took first place in 1990 and 1991. Bonny Rover is a ferro cement update of a design of an eighteenth-century revenue cutter. The design was also used for cargo CASHIER Class C --Not Rated-Home Port: Bivalve, NJ Owner: Bayshore Discovery Project Captain: Royce Reed Web: home.earthlink.net/~svdriftwood Previous Races: 2006, 2007 Once again, 54-foot Cashier, the oldest schooner in the United States and the holder of NJ Oyster License No. 1, will race in spirit CELEBRATION Class C Rated Length: 20.79 • Sec/Mi: 297.41 Former Name: Ann Elizabeth Home Port: Middle River, MD Owner-Captain: Paul Schaub Previous Races: 1999-2007 Celebration is hull number 17 in the Ted Brewer-designed Lazy Jack 32 series of fiberglass production schooners. Built in CUCHULAIN Class C Rated Length: 28.43 • Sec/Mi: 228.75 Home Port: Pasadena, MD Owner-Captain: Bill Durkin Previous Races: 2002, 2006, 2007 The 44-foot steel Ted Brewer-designed Cuchulain, pronounced “Coo-K-who-Lin,” was built by Captain Durkin in his father’s backyard in Silver Spring, Maryland. It took Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. only. She was designed and launched in 1849 at Cedarville, New Jersey, as a working oyster boat on the Delaware Bay. Converted to a power vessel in 1945 after oystering under sail for nearly 100 years, she continued to dredge oysters until she was acquired by the Delaware Bay Schooner Project in late 2000. As a vital link to the spirit and heritage of Delaware Bay oystermen, she is currently being restored by the Bayshore Discovery Project. 1977 by the Ted Hermann Boat Shop, she was originally sold to John Kendall in Media, Pennsylvania, as a sail-away kit boat. She took third in her class in 1999, placed third in 2002 in a fleet of 15 which endured high winds for 12 hours, and in 2004 she placed third. She changed hands last year, but is still located on the Chesapeake Bay. Her current owner, Paul Schaub, is a long-time volunteer for the race. Bill 10 years to build Cuchulain – building everything on her himself except the sails. She has only sailed the Chesapeake Bay, but Bill hopes to venture further someday. He says that “it is very tempting to head south after the race, but work gets in the way.” This is her fourth Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 13 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE PA R T I C I PAT I N G S C H O O N E R S C O N T I N U E D DELIGHT Class C Rated Length: 22.17 • Sec/Mi: 282.34 Home Port: Cape Charles, VA Owner-Captain: David Kabler Previous Races 1995-2007 Delight is a Saugeen Witch design from the drafting board of Thomas E. Colvin, and was built in 1970 by Tom in his boatyard in Miles, VA. Rendered in Cor-Ten steel, she has all of the lines and elements of a traditional Chesapeake DOVE II Class B Rated Length: 30.89 • Sec/Mi: 212.29 Former Names: Time of Wonder, Daughter of Dove Home Port: Northport, ME Owner-Captain: Michael Taber Previous Races: None Ted Brewer styled this 45’ schooner after Dove, a Nova Scotia schooner built for fishing about 1875 but put into service as a pilot schooner in EDLYN ROSE Class B Rated Length: 36.43 • Sec/Mi: 181.51 Home Port: Baltimore, MD Owner: John Parker Captain: Jay Irwin Previous Races: 2006, 2007 Edlyn Rose was originally built in Maine from 1989-1994 as a small durable – 1.5” deck and 1.5” fiberglass hull – cargoFAREWELL Class C Rated Length: 26.48 • Sec/Mi: 243.43 Home Port: Baltimore, MD Owner-Captain: Linda Meakes Web: www.geocities.com/schoonerfarewell/ Previous Races: 1994-2007 Peter Van Dyne traded Farewell’s design with her builder in return for guitar lessons. Andy Merrill built her in his backyard in Annapolis, GAZELA Class AA Rated Length: 100.64 • Sec/Mi: 38.95 Former Name: Gazela Primeiro Home Port: Philadelphia, PA Owner: Philadelphia Preservation Guild Captain: Scott Cointot Web: www.gazela.org Previous Races: 2006, 2007 14 Built at the end of the 19th century in Portugal, Gazela was a fishing vessel working the Newfoundland Grand Banks. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 Bay schooner. Delight is a perennial entrant in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race since 1995 – taking first in her class in 1997 and 1999 – and a participant in Norfolk’s annual Harborfest celebration. She has sailed from Central America to Bermuda to New England and regularly cruises the waters of the Chesapeake Bay near her home port. Eastport, Maine. Dove II’s hull is traditional clipper-style with a pinky stern. Changes from the original design include a finer bow entry, slightly less displacement and more sail. Originally launched at Rockport, Maine, in 1976, she has just completed a refit. The rig is traditional — wood shell blocks, deadeyes and belaying pins, with only 2 winches. She is a classic and unusual 19th-century-style yacht that will be sailing from Maine and the Maritimes to the Caribbean and beyond. carrying schooner for the Caribbean. She was later turned into a head boat (day charter) for Nantucket, Massachusetts. She is in the process of being built-out as a live-aboard by Kevin Irwin Boat Works. She is a 30ton, 50-foot, modified Benford design with a pilot house and 1500 square feet of sail area. We welcome her back for her third Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. launched her in 1972, and lived aboard 10 years. Then his son chartered her out of St. Michaels and raced her in local events, never placing less than second. In 1994 she was purchased by Gale Browning who had Class C firsts in 1994, 1995 and 1996. In 1998, her corrected time at Thimble was a record for the Windmill fleet. Her current owner, Captain Linda Meakes, took a first in 2000; and second in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007. She is the last of a strong breed of wooden ships and was in service until 1969, when her remarkably long commercial life drew to a close. Gazela was brought to Philadelphia by people who recognized her beauty and historic importance and wanted to preserve her so future generations could learn about this important seagoing era. She is owned and operated by the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild, dedicated to preserving and operating historic vessels. Gazela is the official tall ship for Philadelphia. Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. GOODWIND Class A Rated Length: 37.58 • Sec/Mi: 175.99 Former Name: Sea Interlude Home Port: Pasadena, MD Owner-Captain: Greg Cantori Previous Races: 2003-2005, 2007 Goodwind, a Freedom 39 pilothouse schooner, is a wonderful mix of the traditional schooner rig combined with “ahead of its time” carbon fiber stay-less masts. In addition to two foresails and a mainsail, she can fly two additional staysails or spinnakers. Previously owned by the director of the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra, she was formally known as Sea Interlude. In 2005, Goodwind took second in Class C. GREEN DRAGON Class C Rated Length: 23.21 • Sec/Mi: 271.97 Former Names: Lady Millie, Brenda Lee Home Port: Manchester, MA Owner-Captain: Allan Bezanson Web: www.amschooner.org/node/76 Previous Races: 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006 planked with mahogany copper riveted to oak frames. Designed by Scotty Gannett and built by Chester Spear in Scituate, Massachusetts, the 33-feet on deck schooner was purchased in 1962 by Captain Bezanson and renamed for the Boston tavern known as the headquarters of the American Revolution. Starting with the owner’s marriage on board, family cruising has been her hallmark. She finished third in 1997, second in 2003, and took first place in her class in 2000 and 2002. Green Dragon, a traditional gaff schooner, is HERON Class A Rated Length: 38.49 • Sec/Mi: 171.81 Home Port: Solomons Island, MD Owner-Captain: Aram Nersesian Previous Races: 1997, 2000-2007 Heron, a 57-foot aluminum custom one-off staysail schooner designed by Dominique Presles and built by Chantiers Pouveau in La Rochelle, France, was completed in 1984. She has been under her present ownership since 1996 and is now located in Aram’s front yard on Mill Creek near Solomons Island off the Patuxent River. He requests that schooners passing by ‘give a shout to say hi’ – but not during the race as he will not, of course, be there. Heron won Class A in 2001 beating Woodwind on corrected time. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, she placed second in her class. JACOB JONES Class C Rated Length: 16.66 • Sec/Mi: 352.88 Home Port: New Yarmouth, MD Owners: Kristofer Younger and John Baker Captain: Kristofer Younger Previous Races: 2005-2007 Jacob Jones is a 31-foot Chuck Paine designed “downeast” topsail schooner. Built in 1983 of fiberglass by Mark Marine in New Hampshire, she is named after a commodore in the early U.S. Navy, and sails out of Worton Creek on the Chesapeake Bay. LADY MARYLAND Class AA Rated Length: 50.00 • Sec/Mi: 129.11 Home Port: Baltimore, MD Owner: Living Classrooms Foundation Captain: Rich Hilliman Web: www.livingclassrooms.org Previous Races: 1994-2007 designed by Thomas Gilmer and built in Baltimore by Peter Boudreau in 1986. Pungy schooners sailed the Bay in the 1800s and were famous for their speed with perishable cargo. Lady Maryland is painted in the traditional pink and green of the Pungy schooner. She is part of the Living Classrooms Foundation and offers educational programs for more than 7000 students each year. She won Class AA in 1997, 1999 and 2002; and placed third in 2006 and 2007. Lady Maryland, a 104-foot replica of a Chesapeake Bay Pungy schooner, was Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 15 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE PA R T I C I PAT I N G S C H O O N E R S C O N T I N U E D LETTIE G HOWARD Class AA Rated Length: 61.00 • Sec/Mi: 100.2 Home Port: New York, NY Owner: South Street Seaport Museum Captain: Denise Meagher Web: www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org Previous Races: 1999-2001 The Lettie G Howard is the last remaining example of a Fredonia-model Georges Bank fishing schooner. She exemplifies the type LIBERTATE Class C Rated Length: 27.37 • Sec/Mi: 236.54 Former Names: Peripatetic, Silversmith II Home Port: Annapolis, MD Owner-Captain: Peter Carroll Previous Races: 2006, 2007 Libertate will be racing in her third Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race this year. She is a Gazelle, designed by Tom Colvin and LIBERTÉ Class B --Not Yet Rated-Home Port: Annapolis, MD Owners: Chris and Jane Tietje Captain: Chris Tietje Web: www.theliberte.com Previous Races: 1998-2000, 2002-2007 Liberté, a three-masted staysail schooner with 1700-square-feet of sail, is 74 feet long and has an 18.5-foot beam. As an excursion LIBERTY Class B Rated Length: 38.77 • Sec/Mi: 170.52 Home Port: Jersey City, NJ Owner: Philip du Plessis Captain: Bill Noe Web: www.libertyschooner.com Previous Races: None Liberty Schooner, a 78-foot gaff-rigged steel schooner, is a unique learning environment used as a catalyst for life transformation. LIBERTY CLIPPER Class AA Rated Length: 62.47 • Sec/Mi: 96.92 Home Port: Boston, MA Owner: Schooner Liberty Clipper, Inc. Captain: Rob James Web: www.libertyfleet.com Previous Races: 1995-1999, 2002-2007 Designed by Charles Witholtz and built in steel by Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, Rhode Island, Liberty Clipper is a 16 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 of craft used widely on the Eastern seaboard from Maine to the Gulf Coast. Built in 1893, she fished for cod on Georges Bank, then for red snapper in Florida. She remained in the Gulf of Mexico until 1968, when she was purchased by the South Street Seaport Museum. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989 and rebuilt in 1993, she is a USCG Certified Sailing School Vessel and runs sail training and educational programs for students of all ages. built by James “Fred” McConnell in Parry Sound, Ontario, in 1980. She has a steel hull and is “junk-rigged,” but has a Marconi jib. After the death of her original owner, she did not sail for almost 20 years. Peter acquired her four years ago, and says that he is “still discovering more things about her that deepen [his] love affair with her.” She took third in her class in 2007. schooner offering educational and historic presentations, sunset cruises, theme parties, and other functions for up to 49 guests, she sails out of Falmouth and Annapolis with the seasons. Her crew is knowledgeable about the area’s environment, and her cargo is the history, lore and traditions of the era. Although Liberté does not make the run down the Bay, she attends the start with passengers on board and celebrates the race by donating part of her charter proceeds to the CBF. By coming aboard, passengers are given an opportunity to experience adventure and community that challenges them so that they can develop to their full potential. Her Leadership Coaching and Sail Training programs realize positive life change for teams and leaders of all ages to increase their effectiveness and influence in every area of their lives, in the office, in school or at home. gaff-rigged replica of the renowned Baltimore Clippers — made famous over a century ago for their speedy and safe rounding of Cape Horn on expeditions to the California Gold Rush. Completed in 1983, this 125-foot schooner is licensed to carry 115 passengers, which she does in Boston in the summer and in Key West in the winter. She features a state-of-the-art galley, modern overnight accommodations for 20 guests and a newly adorned grand salon. She won Class AA in 2005. Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. MALABAR II Class C Rated Length: 29.46 • Sec/Mi: 221.58 Home Port: Vineyard Haven, MA Owner-Captain: James Lobdell Previous Races: 2001, 2002, 2004 Malabar ll was designed by and for John Alden. She was built by the Morse Company and launched in 1922. Malabar ll is the second in the series of 10 schooners John Alden designed for himself. She underwent a MARTHA WHITE Class B Rated Length: 33.63 • Sec/Mi: 196.12 Home Port: Chestertown, MD Owner-Captain: Bob Kay Web: www.schoonertime.com Previous Races: 2005-2007 Martha White, a 65-foot double gaff-rigged wooden schooner is fashioned after the Bluenose of Nova Scotia. Built by Captain complete rebuild in 1955 in Camden, Maine, after which she sailed to Spain and back. She has been in the custody of Jim and Ginny Lobdell of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, for the last 32 years. Malabar ll was used in the movie “Message in a Bottle” in 1989, which was where she earned her recent rebuild in 2001. Earle Williams, her ribs and planks are from 200-year-old long-leaf yellow pine and fastened with trunnels (4000 locust pegs, ends split with 8000 wood wedges). With sails and hardware made in Lunenberg, she proudly glorifies her famous predecessor. Launched in 1973, she was recently acquired by Bob Kay to be used as a waterfront stage for playing bluegrass music with friends. Martha White finished second in Class B in the 2007 race. MISTRESS-58 Class B Rated Length: 34.53 • Sec/Mi: 191.22 Former Names: Happy Holiday, Janet, Lark, Kiddie III Home Port: St. Augustine, FL Owners: Skip & Kathleen Joest Captain: F.W. “Skip” Joest Web: www.1930schoonermistress.com Previous Races: 2007 Mistress-58 is a 1930 Eldridge McInnisdesigned Eastward Schooner, originally built in South Freeport, ME, by T. H. Soule. In 2000, Master Shipwright F. W. “Skip” Joest and his wife Kathleen purchased her after she had spent 70 years racing and sailing on the Great Lakes. Mistress was shipped to their home in St. Augustine, FL, where Skip took her down to a bare hull, replaced all the keel bolts, and then redesigned and rebuilt this classic schooner. Skip and Kathleen will be posting updates to their Web site as they race down the bay. MISTRESS-77 Class A Rated Length: 47.38 • Sec/Mi: 137.44 Former Names: Commodore Home Port: Key West, FL Owners: Chris and Glenn McCormick Captain: Glenn McCormick Previous Races: 1999-2002, 2004, 2005 in numerous Bermuda/Newport Races and the Fastnet Race in England. Upon Roosevelt’s death in the mid-60s, Mistress-77 went to the New York Maritime Academy, then through a succession of owners. In 1987, Chris and Glenn McCormick bought her and began a complete 20-year restoration. Since then, she has traveled from Key West to Maine and participated in the Classic Yacht Regatta in Antigua. But her favorite race of all is the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. Mistress-77, built in 1930, was designed by Sherman Hoyt and built for and raced by George Roosevelt, Teddy’s nephew. She participated MOUZZER Class C Rated Length: 15.86 • Sec/Mi: 365.94 Home Port: South River, MD Owners: Ron and Gail Hall Captain: Ron Hall Previous Races: None Mouzzer, a Tiki 38 design from James Wharram, was built over a 10-year period by her owners Ron and Gail Hall, with a little Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. help from their friends. Launched at the end of June of this year, her first outing was over Labor Day, with fitting out and rigging madly continuing throughout the three days of the cruise. Mouzzer’s owners are delighted to be back on the water, and they and the crew are looking forward to sailing with all of the wonderful schooners in the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 17 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE PA R T I C I PAT I N G S C H O O N E R S C O N T I N U E D MYSTIC Class AA Rated Length: 79.98 • Sec/Mi: 65.17 Home Port: Mystic, CT Owner: Voyager Cruises Captain: Amy Blumberg Web: www.voyagermystic.com Previous Races: 2007 Mystic, a three-masted square topsail schooner, is named for the town of Mystic, Connecticut, in honor of that town’s contributions to the MYSTIC WHALER Class AA Rated Length: 52.31 • Sec/Mi: 122.28 Home Port: New London, CT Owner-Captain: John Eginton Web: www.mysticwhaler.com Previous Races: 2001-2007 The Mystic Whaler is a tribute to the coastal trading schooners that plied New England’s waters a century ago. Built in 1967 and NORFOLK REBEL Class C Rated Length: 26.75 • Sec/Mi: 241.27 Home Port: Norfolk, VA Owners: Steve and Jesse Briggs Captain: Steve Briggs Previous Races: ALL! Tugantine Norfolk Rebel is a 59-foot steel sailassisted workboat with a removable bowsprit designed for towing and salvage. Built by Howdy Bailey Yacht Services and designed by Merritt PAQUITO Class A Rated Length: 41.11 • Sec/Mi: 160.52 Home Port: Magothy Beach, MD Owner: Jim Fanjoy Captain: Bill Fanjoy Web: www.paquitoadventure.com Previous Races: 2002-2007 A 69-foot custom schooner, Paquito was built in Cape Town, South Africa, by Paquito Marine Engineers. She was started in 1981 and PATRICIA DIVINE Class B Rated Length: 34.83 • Sec/Mi: 189.62 Home Port: Annapolis, MD Owner-Captain: Helmut Hawkins Web: www.classicsailing.com Previous Races: ALL! Patricia Divine offers luxury charters and sail training opportunities for up to 24 passengers. Her amenities include rare woods, tapestries, orientals and bronzes 18 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 United States’ and New England’s seafaring heritage and maritime history. Launched in 2007, she is 170 feet long, carries 8500 square feet of sail in 15 sails, has a viewing/dining salon and a lounge on the deck level, and 18 passenger staterooms below deck. She carries 36 passengers for two- to seven-day cruises in New England in the summer, the Chesapeake Bay in the spring and fall, and the Bahamas in the winter, as well as 150 passengers for day sails. rebuilt in 1993, she is stable and comfortable with many passenger amenities. In addition to chartering, Mystic Whaler is part of the Clearwater program’s Classroom of the Waves, which provides educational sailing trips for students along the Hudson River. She measures 83 feet on deck, with an extreme length of 110 feet. Displacing 100 tons, she carries 3000 square feet of sail. The Mystic Whaler placed second in 2004, and third in 2003 and 2005. Walter, her design was commissioned to use wind power. She sometimes works as an escort to tall ships, and participated in OpSail 2000 Festivities. In 1984 she circumnavigated Virginia and was featured at the New Orleans World’s Fair. Her first captain, Lane Briggs, the founder of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, passed away in September 2005. Capt. Briggs worked tirelessly to promote this race while encouraging sail training and promoting the Harbor of Hospitality, Norfolk, VA. Today, his sons Steve and Jesse are carrying on with this tradition. launched in 1987. She is built of steel plates and frame. Her deck is teak laid over steel plating. She initially cruised between Cape Town and Venezuela and eventually settled in Trinidad, where the Fanjoys found her. She participated in her first Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race in 2002. From there the family set sail from Annapolis for an eightmonth adventure in the Caribbean. By July 2004 she had sailed over 5000 miles. She is now based out of Baltimore and ready for charter. combined with contemporary electronics and accommodations. This steel 65-foot gaffrigged schooner has participated in every race. In 1992 she completed the course under fore only after she suffered damage to her mainsail rig. In 1999, 2004 and 2005, Patricia Divine finished second in Class B. It was written, “Oh Patricia Divine is a lady with class, and 14 antennae on each of her masts, and stainless steel winches, each modern device for to float down the Bay with martinis on ice.” Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. PEACE IV Class A Rated Length: 49 • Sec/Mi: 132.21 Home Port: Swansea, South Wales, UK Owners-Captains: Ann and Nev Clement Previous Races: 2006 Peace IV is a James Wharram Designs prototype Tiki 46 which was home built in Britain by her owners, Neville and Ann Clement. They worked only 3 1/2 years to build this 7-ton catamaran using plywood, fiberglass and epoxy. Launched in 2002, her maiden voyage was a transAtlantic. Ann and Nev live aboard, summering in Rhode Island and wintering in the Bahamas. PIRATES LADY Class AA Rated Length: 150 • Sec/Mi: Not Yet Handicapped Former Name: Phoenix Home Port: Key West, FL Owners: Skip and Deb Bradshaw Captain: Skip Bradshaw Web: www.schoonerpirateslady.com Previous Races: None Pirates Lady is a 71-foot gaff-rigged Trade Rover Schooner, Coast Guard inspected and licensed to carry up to 28 passengers and two crew. She travels the east coast of the US from Cape May, New Jersey, to Key West, Florida, including the Chesapeake Bay. She is available for private charters year-round. This will be her first Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II Class AA Rated Length: 73.18 • Sec/Mi: 76.13 Home Port: Baltimore, MD Owner: State of Maryland Captain: Jan Miles Web: www.marylandspride.org Previous Races: 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 20012004, 2006, 2007 by Thomas Gilmer and built by Peter Boudreau as a successor to the Pride of Baltimore, which sank in a freak squall north of Puerto Rico in 1986. During the War of 1812, hundreds of Clippers ran blockades, preyed on enemy ships and greatly disrupted British commerce. Chasseur, the largest and fastest clipper, earned the nickname “Pride of Baltimore” following a daring voyage to England. Today the Pride of Baltimore II serves as a goodwill ambassador for Maryland and the Port of Baltimore. She placed second in her class in 2007. A replica of the swift sailing Baltimore Clippers, Pride of Baltimore II was designed PROM QUEEN Class B Rated Length: 34.12 • Sec/Mi: 193.45 Former Names: Mitzvah, Pegasus Home Port: Cambridge, MD Owners: Roger and Paula Worthington Captain: Roger Worthington Previous Races: 2003-2007 Prom Queen, a 56-foot aluminum schooner designed by Dominique Presles and built in QUINTESSENCE Class C Rated Length: 20.38 • Sec/Mi: 302.07 Home Port: Forked River, NJ Owner-Captain: Paul Gray Web: www.cardinalsailing.com Previous Races: 2007 Quintessence is a replica of an early 20thcentury Maine Friendship sloop, Dictator, from which a mold was developed and a Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. 1977 in France, is owned by Roger and Paula Worthington, who entered their first race after bringing the schooner up from Florida. In Roger’s words, “Paula and I are indebted to Prom Queen for providing the opportunity to experience what it is like to be among the [GCBSR] volunteers and the captains and crews of these wonderful vessels and to participate in this event.” She placed third in 2005 and first in 2006. “Dictator Class” of sloops was developed. Unlike the sloops, Quintessence was rigged as a schooner, making her truly “one of a kind.” Currently sailing out of Forked River, New Jersey, she is a regular sight on Barnegat Bay. She entered the race for the first time in 2007, winning her class and Best Overall Finish with the largest margin (corrected time) over the second-place finisher in her fleet. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 19 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE PA R T I C I PAT I N G S C H O O N E R S C O N T I N U E D RESOLUTE Class A Rated Length: 37.57 • Sec/Mi: 176.02 Former Name: Grey Fox Home Port: Annapolis, MD Owner-Captain: John Slade Previous Races: 2000-2003, 2005-2007 Resolute is a Ron Holland and Gary Hoyt designed fiberglass Freedom 39 Pilothouse schooner. A sistership of Saorsa and Goodwind (who placed second in 2005), she was built by Tillotson Pearson in Rhode Island in 1984. She is fast and has an unusually efficient cat rig. In 2005, she took first in Class C, received Line Honors for First at Windmill Point, and was the winner of the Howdy Bailey Belt Buckle for Best Corrected Time at Windmill Point. In 2006, Resolute came in second. SALLY B Class B Rated Length: 34.28 • Sec/Mi: 192.57 Former Name: Yargo Home Port: Galesville, MD Owner-Captain: Daniel MacLeod Previous Races: 1997, 1999-2007 and second in 2001. She officially placed third in 2003 and 2004. However, Sally B actually placed first in Class B in 2004 but did not receive an award due to a transcription error. Her owner accepted this graciously, and we thank him for that. In 2005, Sally B placed fourth. Last year, she came in third in her class. Her owner lives aboard this 65-foot steel J. Murray Watts-design built in Norfolk by Spivey in 1970. Sally B almost raced with us in 1997 but was sidelined with a blown engine at the last moment. In 1999 she placed fourth in her class SHANTY Class B Rated Length: 33.38 • Sec/Mi: 197.49 Former Name: Free Spirit Home Port: Norfolk, VA Owner-Captain: Scott Rogers Previous Races: 2004-2007 Shanty, a steel 50-foot Merritt Walters Merry Rover design, was launched in 1995 in Panama City, Florida, by John Vinning. Purchased in 2002 by Scott Rogers, she was brought to her new home in Norfolk, Virginia. This is Shanty’s fifth year in the race. SINGING GYPSY Class C Rated Length: 23.52 • Sec/Mi: 269.02 Former Name: Sanderling Home Port: Suffolk, VA Owner-Captain: Karla Smith Previous Races: 1995, 1996, 1999, 20002007 re-rigged as a schooner by Lane Briggs to enter the race in 1995. She was built to be an economical family gunkholer: cheap, and easy to build and to sail. Only a few of these classic sharpies are still afloat. Her owner adopted her in 1999 as a sail training vessel for Girl Scouts on Chuckatuck Creek. She remains a lovely sight, true to L. Francis’s intentions, and true to Capt. Smith’s and Capt. Briggs’s dedication to sail training for youth. Singing Gypsy is an L. Francis Herreschoff Meadowlark ketch built by Alan Vaitses and SULTANA Class B Rated Length: 31.70 • Sec/Mi: 207.28 Home Port: Chestertown, MD Owner: Sultana Projects, Inc. Captain: Bob Brittain Web: www.schoonersultana.com Previous Races: 2001-2007 A replica of a Marblehead topsail schooner, Sultana was originally designed and built in 1767 to be used by the British Royal Navy 20 The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 to enforce the notorious tea taxes in the years preceding the American Revolution. Designed by Benford Design Group and built by John Swain in Chestertown of white oak and framed with osage orange, she relaunched in the spring of 2001. More than 8000 students of all ages take part annually in an educational experience encompassing sailing the Chesapeake and exploring the life of an 18th-century sailor during classroom outreach. Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. VIRGINIA Class AA Rated Length: 77.77 • Sec/Mi: 68.58 Home Port: Norfolk, VA Owner: Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation Captain: Nicholas Alley Web: www.schoonervirginia.org Previous Races: 2005-2007 Launched in 2004, Virginia, a wooden 122foot gaff topsail knockabout, was designed WHISPER Class C --Not Yet Rated— Home Port: Galesville, MD Owner-Captain: Kenneth Ringle Previous Races: None Whisper is a Tancook whaler, a type of fishing schooner that evolved between 1860 and 1900 at Tancook Island, Nova Scotia. She was designed by George Stadel and built in by Peter Boudreau and built by Tri-Coastal Marine in Norfolk. She is a replica of the last sailing pilot schooner in use on the Chesapeake Bay. She is a living symbol of Virginia’s historic maritime past and is used to promote educational and economic programs for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She placed second in her class in 2005 on corrected time. In 2007, she won her class, setting the current record time of 11 hours, 18 minutes and 53 seconds. 1964 by Chetley Rittal, who fashioned her with cedar planks over oak frames. With few comforts below but a double bunk, she is still a bit of a pleasure boat compromise from the workboat design of the original whalers. Whisper in light air can set an extremely powerful fisherman staysail, on halyards running to the blocks atop each mast. And like the originals, she surprises many a more modern yacht with her speed. WINDFALL Class C Rated Length: 28.29 • Sec/Mi: 229.77 Former Name: Samaritan Home Port: Ocracoke, NC Owner-Captain: Rob Temple Web: www.schoonerwindfall.com Previous Races: None Windfall was designed and built by Bob Marthai in 1981. Rob Temple bought her in October 1985 and has operated her as a 30-passenger day charter wintering in Everglades National Park and summering at her home port of Ocracoke, North Carolina. She sails tours through the home waters of Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, and her photo was featured in an article about him in National Geographic magazine in July 2006. WOODWIND Class A Rated Length: 47.88 • Sec/Mi: 135.8 Home Port: Annapolis, MD Owners: Ellen and Ken Kaye Captain: Ken Kaye Web: www.schoonerwoodwind.com Previous Races: 1993-2007 - from 2-hour public cruises departing historic, downtown Annapolis and sailing into the scenic Chesapeake Bay to private charters - and are based out of the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Woodwind II was featured in the movie “Wedding Crashers” as Christopher Walken’s character’s private sailing yacht. Woodwind won first over the finish, first in Class A and first overall on corrected time in 2003 and 2004. She took first place again in 2007 and third in 2006. Woodwind and Woodwind II are identical 74foot, wooden schooners that can accommodate up to 48 passengers each. These staysailrigged schooners offer varied sailing options Note: This is a preliminary listing. Fleet and handicap ratings subject to change. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 21 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE 2 0 0 8 R AC E E N T R I E S / R AT I N G S Rig Schooner Captain Rating Sec. per Mile Class AA Rated (Greater than or equal to 50 feet), Racing to Thimble Shoal Light, 127 NM Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Unstayed Lady Maryland Mystic Whaler A J Meerwald Lettie G Howard Liberty Clipper Amistad Pride of Baltimore II Virginia Mystic Gazela Pirates Lady Rich Hilliman John Eginton Jesse A Briggs Denise Meagher Rob James John Beebe-Center Jan Miles Nicholas Alley Amy Blumberg Scott Cointot Skip Bradshaw 50 52.31 54.84 61 62.47 62.67 73.18 77.77 79.98 100.64 150 129.11 122.28 115.32 100.2 96.92 96.49 76.13 68.58 65.17 38.95 N/A 3rd in 2007 2nd in 2007 1st in 2007 Class A Rated (40 feet to less than 50 feet), Racing to Thimble Shoal Light, 127 NM Unstayed Unstayed Marconi Marconi Marconi Marconi Gaff Marconi Marconi Gaff Gaff Resolute Goodwind Heron Antonina Adventurer-56 Paquito When and If Mistress-77 Woodwind Peace IV Spirit of Independence John Slade Greg Cantori Aram S Nersesian Vincent J Archetto Art Birney Bill Fanjoy Emyl M Hattingh Glenn McCormick Ken Kaye Ann & Nev Clement J C Waters 37.57 176.02 37.58 175.99 38.49 171.81 38.85 170.18 38.85 170.18 41.11 160.52 43.26 152.03 47.38 137.44 47.88 135.8 49 132.21 -Not Yet Handicapped- 2nd in 2007 1st in 2007 Class B Rated (30 feet to less than 40 feet), Racing to Windmill Point Light, 80 NM Gaff Marconi Gaff Gaff Marconi Gaff Marconi Marconi Marconi Marconi Gaff Marconi Gaff Gaff Gaff Ray Haywood Chris Tietje Michael Taber Bob Brittain Scott Rogers Bob Kay Rob Bader Roger Worthington Daniel MacLeod F W “Skip” Joest Helmut Hawkins John Parker Bill Noe Clifford T Smyth Kevin Foley -- Not Yet Rated -- -- Not Yet Rated -- 30.89 212.29 31.7 207.28 33.38 197.49 33.63 196.12 2nd in 2007 33.82 195.04 34.12 193.45 34.28 192.57 3rd in 2007 34.53 191.22 34.83 189.62 36.43 181.51 38.77 170.52 -Not Yet Handicapped-Not Yet Handicapped- Class C Rated (Less than 30 feet), Racing to Windmill Point Light, 80 NM Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Marconi Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff Junk Gaff Gaff Gaff Gaff 22 Bonny Rover Liberté Dove II Sultana Shanty Martha White American Spirit Prom Queen Sally B Mistress-58 Patricia Divine Edlyn Rose Liberty Free Spirit Hindu Cashier Royce Reed Mouzzer Ron Hall Jacob Jones Kristofer Younger Quintessence Paul Gray Celebration Paul Schaub Delight David Kabler Green Dragon Allan Bezanson Singing Gypsy Karla Smith Adventure Charly Holmes Farewell Linda Meakes Norfolk Rebel Steve Briggs Libertate Peter L Carroll Windfall Rob Temple Cuchulain Bill Durkin Malabar II James Lobdell Whisper -- Not Yet Rated -- 15.86 365.94 16.66 352.88 20.38 302.07 1st in 2007 20.79 297.41 22.17 282.34 23.21 271.97 23.52 269.02 24.01 264.41 26.48 243.43 2nd in 2007 26.75 241.27 27.37 236.54 3rd in 2007 28.29 229.77 28.43 228.75 29.46 221.58 -- Not Yet Rated -- All ratings are tentative and subject to change at the race committee’s discretion. The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 THE GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOONER RACE 2 20 00 07 7O OF FF FIIC CIIA AL LR R AC ACE E R RE ES SU ULT LTS S Yacht Captain/Owner Home Port Class AA, 127 nm 1. Virginia Nicholas Alley 2. Pride Of Baltimore IIJan Miles 3. Lady Maryland Peter Bolster 4. Mystic Whaler John Eginton 5. Liberty Clipper Rob James 6. A J Meerwald Jesse A Briggs 7. Mystic Amy Blumberg 8. Gazela Scott Cointot Norfolk, VA Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD New London, CT Boston, MA Port Norris, NJ Mystic, CT Philadelphia, PA DNS: Unicorn Tiffany Kriwan Fort Pierce, FL Class A, 127 nm 1. Woodwind 2. Antonina 3. Munequita 4. Heron 5. Adventurer 56 6. Resolute 7. Goodwind 8. Britanya 9. Paquito Ken & Ellen Kaye Vincent J Archetto Mike Lawrence Aram Nersesian Art Birney John Slade Greg Cantori Ed Kern Bill Fanjoy Annapolis, MD Townsend Inlet, NJ St Petersburg, FL Lusby, MD Annapolis, MD Annapolis, MD Pasadena, MD Lusby, MD Edgewater, MD Yacht Captain/Owner Home Port Class B, 80 nm 1. Adventurer 65 2. Martha White 3. Sally B 4. Prom Queen 5. Edlyn Rose 6. Sultana 7. Shanty Mark Faulstick Robert Kay Daniel MacLeod Roger Worthington John Parker Bob Brittain Scott Rogers Norwalk, CT Chestertown, MD Galesville, MD Cambridge, MD Baltimore, MD Chestertown, MD Norfolk, VA DNF: Mistress 58 F W Joest St Augustine, FL DNS: Voyager Peter Phillipps DNS: Patricia Divine Helmut Hawkins DNS: Bonny Rover Ray Haywood Class C, 80 nm 1. Quintessence 2. Farewell 3. Libertate 4. Norfolk Rebel 5. Willow 6. Rosemary Ruth Green Cove, FL Annapolis, MD Norfolk, VA Paul Gray Forked River, NJ Linda Meakes Baltimore, MD Peter Carroll Fredericksburg, VA Lane Briggs (Forever) Norfolk, VA David Ware Rockport, TX Richard Hudson Islamorada, FL DNF: Ann Elizabeth Paul Schaub DNF: Renegade Lee Werth Baltimore, MD Fairport Harbor, OH DNS: Cuchulain Bill Durkin DNS: Jacob Jones Kristofer Younger DNS: Adventure David Holmes DNS: Stella Polaris Thomas Meers DNS: Delight David Kabler DNS: Singing Gypsy Karla Smith Pasadena, MD Hockessin, DE Annapolis, MD Galena, MD Machipongo, VA Suffolk, VA The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2008 23 Lowest Prices in Annapolis! 10,000 SAILS IN STOCK! B & N O AC NEW SAILS ASSOCIA TE S ANNAPOLIS, MD USED SAILS HARDWARE 410-263-4880 116 Legion Ave. Annapolis, MD Store Hours Monday - Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
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