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Annapolis, MD - Join the captain and crew on board the Wilma Lee, one of the last remaining skipjacks. Learn the history and importance of the skipjacks that plied the waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
More than 800 skipjacks once dredged for oysters along the Maryland and Virginia shores, but there are less than 15 skipjacks still sailing today.
The Wilma Lee is owned and sponsored by the Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park, whose mission is to preserve the maritime heritage of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Event Times:
June 28 and 29 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Sandy Point Marina
*Park entrance fees apply: $4 per person
Wilma Lee Facts:
- The Wilma Lee dredged for 60 years.
- She survived running into the Tilghman Island drawbridge and was dismasted.
- In 1995, she was rescued by Herb Carden of Kinsale, Virginia and underwent a five-year restoration.
- After restoration, she has diesel engines, air-conditioning, a generator, electric refrigeration, a microwave and an electric stove/oven.
- In 2012, she was donated to Ocracoke Alive.
- In 2014, she was severely damaged by Hurricane Arthur.
- Her builder, Bronza Parks, was killed by a client after a dispute over construction costs of an 18-foot boat.
