Exhibition
Racing and Cruising the Bay:
Boating Clubs of Anne Arundel County

June 2 - October 20, 2024

The Annapolis Maritime Museum's latest exhibit focuses on four Annapolis boating clubs as the first part of a series of exhibits on racing and cruising the Chesapeake Bay. Museum volunteers have collected the history of each club in photographs and artifacts for the presentation titled, "Racing and Cruising the Bay: boating clubs of Anne Arundel County / Part I: Annapolis Yacht Club, Eastport Yacht Club, Severn Sailing Association & the Seafarers."

The exhibit opened with a reception for the exhibit at the Barge House in Eastport on Sunday, June 2, 2002, from 5 to 7 p.m.

"These organizations are part of what makes Annapolis truly 'America's Sailing Capital,'" says museum founder and board president Peg Wallace. "But nobody has told their stories in such a comprehensive manner. We've worked with long-standing members of each of the clubs represented to rediscover wonderful archival photography and nearly forgotten treasures that help to bring those stories to life."

The exhibit, which will be on display at the Barge House through October 20, 2002, keys in on the Annapolis Yacht Club, Eastport Yacht Club, Severn Sailing Association, and the Seafarers as a representation of a fascinating cross-section of on-the-water activities, from open-ocean racing in large sailboats to one-design racing in sailing dinghies, to cruising in classic motor yachts. Future exhibits will eventually cover all the clubs ever active anywhere in Anne Arundel County.