Annapolis Maritime Museum

Hours:
Saturday, 11 am-4 pm
Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
Free Admission

Exhibits

Schooners on the Chesapeake Bay
September 12 - December 31

Today we see schooners as beautiful pleasure craft, but they were the lifeline of commerce in the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern seaboard for more than 200 years. Chesapeake schooners were unique in design, born of the shallow waters of our rivers and creeks. The centerboard schooner was invented here, and the first sailboat racers were schooner captains.

September 12 - The Schooner America

Spinsheet Editor Dave Gendell on the 1851 Schooner America. He presents America's story with a focus on her time in Annapolis and a review of her strange demise. 7 p.m. Free, but a $10 donation to the Museum is encouraged.

September 25 - Clip Along: The quest for speed in Chesapeake boat design and the history of underwater investigations into historical Bay-built vessels

By Archeologist Stephen R. Bilicki. 7 p.m. Free, but a $10 donation to the Museum is encouraged.

October 1 - November 1 - The Art of Christine Diehlmann

Paintings and photographs of schooners on the Bay

October 3 - Celebrate The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race: Party Honoring the Captains and Crews

The race begins off the Bay Bridge on October 16, and ends at Thimble Shoals, near Hampton Roads. A moving parade of sail, the race benefits youth programs administered by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. See video of past races and hear from the captains about their vessels and the race. Meet the crews! 7 p.m. Admission $20.

Annapolis Maritime Museum
Bayshore Drive
(mailing address: PO Box 3088)
Annapolis, MD 21403

410 295-0104
info@annapolismaritimemuseum.org

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