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December 6, 2021

Mid-Atlantic

Peter Bass
Destinations

Cold realities and a warm escape

The biennial Charleston Bermuda Race, which covers 777 nautical miles from Charleston, S.C., to St. David's Head in Berumda, returns May 21.
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Race born from taste for blue water

Charleston, S.C., solo ocean racer Brad Van Liew made it two wins in two ocean sprints as he sailed into Wellington, New Zealand, to claim victory in the second leg of the Velux 5 Oceans solo round-the-world yacht race.
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Global race leader sets course for his Charleston home port

The Apprentice for a Day program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritiime Museum in St. Michaels offers the public a chance to learn traditional Chesapeake boatbuilding techniques.
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News Notes Mid-Atlantic March 2011

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Chesapeake marine police turn camera's eye on Bay

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News Notes Mid-Atlantic - February

The start of the 102nd Mackinas Race was a chance for a Chesapeake Bay sailor to sample freshwater racing.
Great Lakes

Chesapeake sailor earns his stripes on a Great Lake

Chesapeake Bay sailor David Benedict decided he had one last 'long cruise' in his bones and jumped at the chance this summer.
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Mission accomplished on our final 'grand loop'

Skipper Larry Vazzano, at the helm, and crew were returning from a day of racing when they spotted fellow mariners in distress.
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Chance encounter leads to rescue

Rarely seen boats such as this Gar Wood runabout can be inspected at the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show in South Carolina.
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South Carolina wooden boat show returns

Three miles north up Patapsco River is the head of Baltimore's Inn Harbor and city center, marked by towering downtown office buildings and hotels.
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The best of Baltimore begins at the deck of your boat

The theme was distinctly nautical when a Maryland couple wed aboard their 24-foot EdgeWater center console.
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Maryland couple marries aboard the boat they love

The annual one-two punch of sail and power return to the Annapolis waterfront in October.
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Fall boat shows to converge on Annapolis

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Mid-Atlantic News Notes October 2010

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Deadly storm routs Chesapeake boaters

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Mid-Atlantic News Notes September 2010

The racing was near ideal for this year's Charleston Race Week. Among the young sailors taking to the sport is Riley Chadwick, 12, aboard the No. 6 boat, Cujo (center).
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Young sailors find fair winds on Charleston Harbor

Baltimore will be the setting for the next Trawler Fest.
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Trawler Fest makes a move to Baltimore

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Alcohol leads to deadly crash, jail time

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News Notes - Mid-Atlantic August 2010

It took more than 100 firefighters to extinguish the February blaze at the Burgess, Va.-based yard.
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Rebuilding a tradition

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News Notes - Mid-Atlantic July 2010

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Historic lightship overhaul is nearing completion

Watermen were paid $400 per day to help retrieve abandoned crab pots from the Bay.
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Crab-pot program nets cash for boaters