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The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner
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By Annapolis.com Staff
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Maryland.com
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 | | Photo courtesy of United States Boat Shows |
Dating back two hundred years to the era when cargo between Baltimore and Norfolk moved under sail, the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race draws vessels making their seasonal migration south. The race takes place October 16-20, 2002 starting just south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge off Annapolis.
The event starts on Wednesday, with a parade through the Inner Harbor followed by a friendly gathering for sponsors and participants in Fells Point as well as safety meetings for the captains. On Thursday the fleet musters for the start south of the Bay Bridge. By Saturday the fleet is moored all around Nauticus, Norfolk's National Maritime Museum, where participants, volunteers and sponsors celebrate with a pig and oyster roast and the awards ceremony. Dockside and onboard festivities continue on into the night as crews gather for the traditional "Sailors Evening" to gam and sing sea chanties. Sponsors join the crews on Sunday for a hearty farewell breakfast.
For more information, visit www.schoonerrace.org.
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