April 22, 2008 by FirstMate.

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Privateer Day 2008

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April 22, 2008 by Director.

This past weekend the Skipjack Martha Lewis traveled down to Baltimore to participate in the Fells Point Privateer Day sponsored by the Fells Point Development Corp. The skipjack left Havre de Grace on Friday at approx. 11:30 am and arrived in Baltimore shortly after 5 pm travelling roughly 48 miles. The blue skies & fair winds made for an enjoyable trip for the crew; Captain Greg, Amy, Corky, Bernie, Peggy, Ulrich, & Cindi.
Satudary we started our morning at Jimmy’s for a hearty breakfast at 7 am then prepared for the festivities which started at 11. We drew a fair crowd as Amy was hoisted up the mast for varnishing & greasing the mast as the rest of the crew gave walk on tours & did other maintainence. It was very interesting to see all the different and some unique costumes walking about. The day finished off with a pirate battle complete with cannon fire from the Pride II & Lionest, then we headed out with a private charter for a relaxing and picture perfect evening in the Baltimore Harbor.
Sunday morning we got an early start back to Havre de Grace with gray skies and brisk winds. Rounding the channel near Fishing Battery Island we encountered 3-4 ft waves and gusting winds as we watched lightening off to the west. Docking at Tidings was a slight challenge as the waves and wind pounded. Lines tide, gear off loaded, onward home

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April 21, 2008 by FirstMate.

We’re starting a new season of Sailing here at the CHC, and in honor of that we hope to have a good collection of news and new blog writings here to keep our supporters up to date.

Check by often!

Amy

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