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Schooner Racing on the Bay: 21st Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race - A Retrospective by John Beauchamp
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Thursday, October 21, 2010. 21st Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race - A Retrospective by John Beauchamp. John Beauchamp aboard the schooner "Spirit of Independence.". With a budding interest in sailing and only a few days of training on a 2 person dingy sailboat, I took a leap of faith and signed on as passenger aboard the Spirit of Independence, stationed in Portsmouth, VA for the 21. Spirit of Independence" ship's bell. Photo by Allen B. Graves. We learned the ringing of the bells to define the ...
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: Schooner Racing on the Bay - A Photographic Essay of the 21st Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race
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Saturday, October 16, 2010. Schooner Racing on the Bay - A Photographic Essay of the 21st Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. Jim Dyson, Whitney Rayl, Capt. Joy Waters, Peter Mulhern, Ester Simpson, John Beauchamp, Allen Graves, Faye Bailey, and Capt. JC Waters soon after finishing the race with our race banner signed by all. By the time we got below the Bay Bridge at Annapolis we began to set sail to be ready for the appointed start time of 13:40 hours. Setting sails in preparation for the start.
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: The 22ND Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race- Schooner Racing on the Bay
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Friday, October 7, 2011. The 22ND Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race- Schooner Racing on the Bay. Port view taken from the deck of the schooner "Spirit of Independence" during the beginning of the 21st Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. Photo by Allen B. Graves. 2010 Parade of Sail, Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by Allen B. Graves. Y, as we prepare for the race and the excitement begins! Schooners racing through high winds and heavy rain. GCBSR. Photo by Allen B. Graves. Posted by Joe Elder.
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: October 2010
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Schooner DOLPHIN Auction November 18th. Schooner DOLPHIN to be auctioned in New Haven, CT. You may view photos of the boat’s present condition at http:/ picasaweb.google.com/schoonerdolphin/RefitPhotos2009? See the website for full history, plans and refit photos at http:/ www.schoonerdolphin.com/index.htm. Of course the boat is not finished and ready to go sailing, a lot more work needs to be done, but she could be. Schooner DOLPHIN refit plan. Here are websites for two of her...
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: Your Hole In The Water: The Schooner Virginia Under Fire
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Saturday, November 6, 2010. Your Hole In The Water: The Schooner Virginia Under Fire. The Schooner Virginia docked at Norfolk's Nauticus. Photo by Claire Trego Goodwin. Editorial: Your hole in the water. Virginia taxpayers shouldn't be forced to support private causes, like a schooner. October 27, 2010. Tied up to a dock in Norfolk is a wooden-hulled, two-masted, schooner-rigged, 122-foot long reminder of the kind of dubious decisions that elected officials sometimes make when the public money is flowing.
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: October 2011
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Schooner Spirit of Independence getting underway. Photo by Alison Elder. Plans of raising sails as we rounded the corner were delayed with only a slight breeze out of the northwest that was so light that raising the sails would only make them slat and swing back and forth with each movement of the vessel, so we pushed on under the power of the Spirit's diesel engines. A container ship in front of us on the Elizabeth River. Photo by Allen B. Graves. Sunrise silhouettes the Spi...
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: November 2010
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Saturday, November 6, 2010. Your Hole In The Water: The Schooner Virginia Under Fire. The Schooner Virginia docked at Norfolk's Nauticus. Photo by Claire Trego Goodwin. Editorial: Your hole in the water. Virginia taxpayers shouldn't be forced to support private causes, like a schooner. October 27, 2010. Tied up to a dock in Norfolk is a wooden-hulled, two-masted, schooner-rigged, 122-foot long reminder of the kind of dubious decisions that elected officials sometimes make when the public money is flowing.
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: Schooner DOLPHIN Auction November 18th
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Schooner DOLPHIN Auction November 18th. Schooner DOLPHIN to be auctioned in New Haven, CT. You may view photos of the boat’s present condition at http:/ picasaweb.google.com/schoonerdolphin/RefitPhotos2009? See the website for full history, plans and refit photos at http:/ www.schoonerdolphin.com/index.htm. Of course the boat is not finished and ready to go sailing, a lot more work needs to be done, but she could be. Schooner DOLPHIN refit plan. Here are websites for two of her...
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Schooner Racing on the Bay: Day One- Underway
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Schooner Spirit of Independence getting underway. Photo by Alison Elder. Plans of raising sails as we rounded the corner were delayed with only a slight breeze out of the northwest that was so light that raising the sails would only make them slat and swing back and forth with each movement of the vessel, so we pushed on under the power of the Spirit's diesel engines. A container ship in front of us on the Elizabeth River. Photo by Allen B. Graves. Sunrise silhouettes the Spi...
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