Upper Bay marine dealers wanted
If you’re a marine dealer on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, the Chesapeake City Boat Show is looking for you. The 5th annual show is set for September 11-13 at the Chesapeake Inn & Marina on the C&D Canal, and they are currently looking for exhibitors for the weekend in Canal Town. Rick Elliott from Clarks Landing Sea Ray in Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbor in Chesapeake City, MD is putting the event together and has put out the call for dealers to come and join the event. To sign up, or for more information, call Elliott at 410-885-5007 or email relliott@clarkslanding.com.
The way to a boater’s wallet is through their stomach
Annapolis Community Boating (ACB) and Chevy’s Restaurant in Annapolis, MD are joining forces for a fund raiser that appeals to your stomach. On Thursday, July 9, anyone who brings a coupon downloadable at www.annaploisboating.org to Chevy’s for lunch or dinner will be contributing to ACB’s future community sailing and boating programs. The restaurant will be donating all proceeds from the July 9 meals to ACB’s future programs.
ACB is a collaborative program with multiple maritime organizations combining forces and facilities to increase public access to boating in Anne Arundel County, MD via presentations, lessons, free sails and more. They are also trying to raise funds for the establishment of a home port for their programs to operate from.
So, eat up, enjoy a little Tex Mex food and contribute to a good cause.
Small Craft Guild preserves and protects
An antique canoe built in 1930 by the Old Town Canoe Company in Maine was headed for the landfill before rescued by the Patuxent Small Craft Guild.
In a piece of good news out of Solomons, MD, an 80-year-old wooden canoe was recently saved from a fateful trip to the landfill by the Patuxent Small Craft Guild. The classic canoe was the most recent is a series of restorations by the guild. Maintaining as much of the original boat as possible, repairs to the craft included new can seats, replacement of a number of ribs, boat stem and top of another stem, and stripping of the fiberglass that covered the boat.
The boat is in the process of being re-canvased. Re-canvasing is a waterproofing process where the boat is dropped into a canvas sleeve, tacked and preserved with a mixture of linseed oil and silica powder. After curing for more than three weeks, the boat will be lightly sanded, painted and ready for a return trip on water.
The Patuxent Small Craft Guild is a group of boat enthusiasts working on Tuesday and Saturday mornings building, restoring, sailing and rowing traditional small craft at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, MD. The Guild members keep the museum’s collection of boats in good working order.
The Guild offers numerous opportunities for the public to join in and learn about some classic restoration and maintenance techniques, up to and including building your own 16-ft. canoe or 12-ft. rowboat. Anyone interested in learning about or helping to keep alive a fading piece of the Bay’s legacy can call George Sargent of the Guild at 410-586-2700 or email ssships@comcast.net.
And don’t forget the fireworks…
Independence Day is here and the celebrations have already begun. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see some spectacular displays over you favorite Chesapeake Bay locales. Here is our list of fireworks displays in the region. Have fun!
