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| 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. |
Experience the excitement and adventure aboard the schooner 'Spirit of Indepenence' during the 22nd Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race- Racing to Save the Bay. This year, I will join Captain J.C. Waters as part of the crew together with photographer/author Allen Graves reporting daily from the deck of the 'Spirit of Independence' as we set sail from our home port of Portsmouth, Virginia Sunday, October 9th, 2011 to our first destination; Baltimore, Maryland.
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| 2010 Parade of Sail, Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by Allen B. Graves. |
Venture along with us once again as we cover all of the news and excitement of the GCBSR events and activities through daily reports and photos. So bookmark and follow our blog - Schooner Racing on the Bay, as we prepare for the race and the excitement begins!
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| Schooners racing through high winds and heavy rain. GCBSR. Photo by Allen B. Graves |
The race begins Thursday, October 13th, 2011 at noon just south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis as a magnificent gathering of schooner-rigged vessels begin their adventure down the Chesapeake.
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| Jockeying for position at the beginning of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. |
Make sure you stop by and see the schooner, Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the waterfront in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia. For schedule of Schooner Days events, go to the
official 2011 Schooner Days blog.
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