Working Skipjacks of Deal Island
Author | : Brice N. Stump |
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Release | : 2016-08-01 |
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ISBN | : 9781532315466 |
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Author | : Brice N. Stump |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-08-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781532315466 |
Author | : C.R. Webster |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2013-05-16 |
Genre | : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) |
ISBN | : 9781483972220 |
This book is about the Maryland State Ship, the Skipjack. They are working boats that work on the Chesapeake Bay. They were first built in the late 1800's with a fleet of 1500. Now there are less than 25. These Skipjacks dredge for oysters or "drudge" as the Captains call it. They make their living dredging and I never knew what hard work was involved or the upkeep expenses which explains why many ships are no longer working vessels. The scenes are centered on the Tangier Sound, where I was raised. My Dad and grandfather were waterman. My Dad had a severe injury on the Claude Somers, captained by Captain Zack Taylor, when his arm got caught in the winders that pull of the dredges that drag the bottom of the Bay. He survived but was unable to work on the water. I still remember that day. There are many small chapters in this book, information taken directly from surviving captains or their families. Each year the Skipjacks race in the Deal Island Chance Lion's Clubs Annual Skipjack Races. The Skipjacks are as old as 100 years. One of the Captains is 91 and the youngest is 41. They told me tales of close calls, of blinding storms and ice treachery. I found it to be fascinating, a heritage passed on to their families. This book is a keepsake for them to have forever.
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Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Channels (Hydraulic engineering) |
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Author | : Claudia Mouery |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738567754 |
Four communities along Deal Island Road in Somerset County form the area known as Deal Island. Legend says the island was originally called Devils Island and was settled by pirates. Deal Island served as a prominent landmark as Capt. John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay. For generations, the area has been mostly a watermen's community, but now it is also home to many retirees.
Author | : David Berry |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738553634 |
Chesapeake is an Algonquian word meaning "great shellfish bay," and for decades, the oyster was the undisputed king of Chesapeake Bay shellfish. Early settlers reported them to be as large as dinner plates, and the reefs or rocks in which they lived were large enough to be hazards to navigation. In 1884, fifteen million bushels of oysters were harvested and shipped around the world. The skipjack was the perfect vessel for sailing into the Chesapeake Bay's shallow waters and dredging for oysters, and each winter, hundreds of these wooden craft set out across the bay's cold waters. The oyster population of the 21st century is a fraction of what it once was, and the skipjacks have disappeared along with them. No longer economically viable, the boats have been left to rot in the marshes along the bay. Only 25 boats are still operational, and fewer than five still dredge.
Author | : Christopher White |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2011-12-16 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1442210885 |
In Skipjack, Christopher White spends a pivotal year with three memorable captains, each at the helm of a wooden oystering sailboat unique to the Chesapeake Bay, in what has become the only wind-powered fishing fleet in America.
Author | : William B. Cronin |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2005-06-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801874352 |
An appendix documents the many small islands that have dropped entirely from view since the seventeenth century.