Virginia's Government still doesn't understand (or care) about the importance of Menhaden to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
Might want to include the bay steamers that ran up and down the bay and up the creeks and rivers. The transportation backbone of the region for more than a century. And don't forget all the ferries either!
Can anyone give me information on Artist George Wendt who drew these beautiful Chesapeake Bay Workboats in pen and ink in the 1970, s ? I have A collection of 4 and would like to know about the artist! Thank you !
Not all deadrises have square sterns. Many have the lovely round stern, and a few of the older girls still have the classic Diamond Stern.
And you forgot the gorgeous Hooper Island Draketails.
Hey Joseph, you have a sharp eye! We replaced the photo skiff photo. Thanks.
If you look closely, that's a CAROLINA SKIFF, which is a flat bottomed, fiberglass scow.
A real Chesapeake Bay skiff was built of qood, with a pointed bow, and most often a flat bottom, but they were also built as a modified deadrise.
I was very surprised that the Bugeye was not mentioned at all.
Seriously? You describe skiffs as flat-bottom boats and show a picture of a round-hulled boat. But worse, you talk about schooners on the Chesapeake Bay and show a picture of Alma, a scow schooner that only ever sailed on the San Francisco Bay and some tributaries. That's 2,500 miles away from the Chesapeake. Surely you can do better than this!
Yes dont forget the Buyboats and Dont forget about the Pungy Schooners..They were small, bay - built 1 to 2 masted schooners with flush decks, low sides and deep draft with big round bilge bellies for hauling cargo offshore , up and down the coast and to Baltimore from Bermuda ..They used to haul fruit from Bermuda back when one had to get fresh fruit or not get it at all... The big cargo freighters didn't bother with the short run to Bermuda to get fruit..they cost too much to operate so they had to get paid more for long hauls of more expensive cargos..They left the Bermuda runs to the little "bannana boats" , the Pungy boats..There are no authentic Pungy's left afloat, but the "Lady Maryland" is thought to be an accurate replica. Some clever wood boat builder ought to make a yacht version or two. Good luck finding the drawings for one , although one drawing does exist..A boat commissioned in Virginia in about 1850..
Very nice! Dont forget about the old Buy Boats and Menhaden Steam Ships.
Thank you!
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Virginia's Government still doesn't understand (or care) about the importance of Menhaden to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
Might want to include the bay steamers that ran up and down the bay and up the creeks and rivers. The transportation backbone of the region for more than a century. And don't forget all the ferries either!
Can anyone give me information on Artist George Wendt who drew these beautiful Chesapeake Bay Workboats in pen and ink in the 1970, s ? I have A collection of 4 and would like to know about the artist! Thank you !
Not all deadrises have square sterns. Many have the lovely round stern, and a few of the older girls still have the classic Diamond Stern.
And you forgot the gorgeous Hooper Island Draketails.
Hey Joseph, you have a sharp eye! We replaced the photo skiff photo. Thanks.
If you look closely, that's a CAROLINA SKIFF, which is a flat bottomed, fiberglass scow.
A real Chesapeake Bay skiff was built of qood, with a pointed bow, and most often a flat bottom, but they were also built as a modified deadrise.
I was very surprised that the Bugeye was not mentioned at all.
Seriously? You describe skiffs as flat-bottom boats and show a picture of a round-hulled boat. But worse, you talk about schooners on the Chesapeake Bay and show a picture of Alma, a scow schooner that only ever sailed on the San Francisco Bay and some tributaries. That's 2,500 miles away from the Chesapeake. Surely you can do better than this!
Yes dont forget the Buyboats and Dont forget about the Pungy Schooners..They were small, bay - built 1 to 2 masted schooners with flush decks, low sides and deep draft with big round bilge bellies for hauling cargo offshore , up and down the coast and to Baltimore from Bermuda ..They used to haul fruit from Bermuda back when one had to get fresh fruit or not get it at all... The big cargo freighters didn't bother with the short run to Bermuda to get fruit..they cost too much to operate so they had to get paid more for long hauls of more expensive cargos..They left the Bermuda runs to the little "bannana boats" , the Pungy boats..There are no authentic Pungy's left afloat, but the "Lady Maryland" is thought to be an accurate replica. Some clever wood boat builder ought to make a yacht version or two. Good luck finding the drawings for one , although one drawing does exist..A boat commissioned in Virginia in about 1850..
Very nice! Dont forget about the old Buy Boats and Menhaden Steam Ships.
Thank you!
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