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Visiting
Vessels for Sultana's Downrigging Weekend November 2-4, 2007: |
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KALMAR NYCKEL The Kalmar Nyckel is a recreation of the first colonial Swedish settlement ship to arrive in America at what is now Wilmington, Delaware. Launched in the fall of 1997, this ornately carved 17th century reproduction ship sails seasonally, carrying out her mission of good will, providing hands-on educational opportunities for school children and serving as Delaware's official tall ship ambassador. |
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PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II Pride of Baltimore II was commissioned in 1988 two years after the original Pride of Baltimore fell victim to a violent squall and was lost along with her captain and three crew members. Modeled after the famous Baltimore clippers, Pride II sails the globe as Maryland's goodwill ambassador. |
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SCHOONER VIRGINIA The schooner Virginia is a reproduction of an early 20th century Virginia pilot schooner, originally used to help guide vessel into Virginia's ports at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Launched in December 2004, the Virginia is one of the newest "Tall Ships" in the United States. |
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LADY MARYLAND Living Classroom's schooner and flagship Lady Maryland is a full-scale reproduction of a traditional 19th century Chesapeake Bay cargo schooner called a pungy. Lady Maryland is part of a fleet of vessels utilized by Living Classrooms Foundation that teach students about the history and environment of the Chesapeake. |
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SULTANA Sultana is a reproduction of her 1768 namesake used by the British Royal Navy to enforce the notorious tea taxes in the years preceding the American Revolution. Built in Chestertown and launched in 2001, the new Sultana's mission is to educate students of all ages about the history and ecology of the Chesapeake Bay. |
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SKIPJACK STANLEY
NORMAN The skipjack Stanley Norman is the flagship of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation educational fleet. Built in 1904 as an oyster dredger, today Stanley Norman sails with groups of students and teachers, teaching them about the environment of the Chesapeake Bay and the ongoing efforts to protect and restore it. |
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SKIPJACK ELSWORTH Owned and operated by Echo Hill Outdoor School in Worton, Maryland, the 1901, 72-foot oyster-dredging skipjack Elsworth is one of a handful of skipjacks remaining on the Chesapeake Bay. The Elsworth is currently used to provide live-aboard educational programs in environmental science and Chesapeake history. |
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MILDRED BELLE
Traditionally used to bring oysters to market and haul local seafood and produce, "buy-boats" were once a common sight on the bay. Mildred Belle is one of the few that remain and is part of a fleet of vessels utilized by the Living Classrooms Foundation to teach students about the Chesapeake Bay. |
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ANNIE D.
Built in 1957 in Deltaville, Virginia, the buy boat Annie D. is well know to anyone who spends their summer months on the Chester River. Annie D. is now part of the educational fleet of Echo Hill Outdoor School and is used extensively to provide live-aboard educational experiences for students. |
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MR. JIM |
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SPIRIT OF 1608 |
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