The Annapolis Maritime Museum Presents
New Exhibit on Four Area Boating Clubs

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 public is invited to an opening 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 the summer, 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.

The exhibit at the Barge House will be open on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sundays from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. through August. The Barge House is located on the Eastport peninsula at the foot of Second Street on Back Creek at 133 Bay Shore Drive.

From Annapolis City Dock, cross the Spa Creek Bridge to Eastport, turn left at the second light onto Chesapeake Avenue, turn right onto Second Street, turn left onto Bay Shore Avenue, just before the end of Second Street. The Barge House is the second building on the right. See map and driving directions.

For more information, call 410-263-9446.