Pride of Baltimore II Season Debut March 27, 2021
After a year of being under cover (See my October 31, 2020 blog entry on that) due to the COVID-19 pandemic this tallship awoke from her slumber and stretched out … Read More
Category: Tall Ships
Maryland Dove at CBMM March 9, 2021
Today was my fourth trip to see how the Maryland Dove construction is coming along at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. You can see my previous entries here: January 12, … Read More
Pride of Baltimore In Ordinary October 31, 2020
One casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that of the Pride of Baltimore II. She awoke from her 2019 winter slumber when she uprigged on schedule in the early … Read More
Nao Santa Maria November 3, 2019
This 28x8m (92x26ft) replica tallship was built in 2007 by Punta Umbría shipyards in Huelva, Spain and owned by the Nao Victoria Foundation. This foundation has built two other ships, … Read More
Wreck of the Peter Iredale August 2019
This 87m (285ft) long barque was built in 1890 by R. Ritson & Co. in Mayport, England for P. Iredale & Porter of Liverpool, England according to Wikipedia. I was … Read More
Baltimore Harbor Shipspotting June 23, 2019 Part 4
NavigationPage 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Further along the barges DBL 101 and Penn No. 120 were sitting waiting for work. The small tall ship Summer Wind owned by American Sailing … Read More
Coast Guard Barque Eagle Arrives in Baltimore March 23, 2019.
She made her final arrival to Baltimore, Maryland from her port call to Savannah Georgia on this day. You can see her departure video in this blog posting here. You … Read More
Stad Amsterdam Comes to Baltimore March 28, 2019
The Stad Amsterdam, a modern recreation of a clipper type sailing ship, came to visit Baltimore, Maryland yesterday hosted by Sail Baltimore. She was escorted to the inner harbor by … Read More
Coast Guard Barque Eagle Departs Baltimore March 10, 2019
I previously saw this ship on October 3rd as she arrived for Baltimore’s Fleet Week. You can read more about this ship as well as watch a video of her … Read More
Coast Guard Barque Eagle October 3, 2018
This beautiful ship made a grand entrance for Fleet Week in Baltimore, Maryland. The 295-foot USCGC Barque Eagle (WIX-327) is a training vessel for cadets at the Coast Guard Academy. Built in … Read More