The Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
St. Michaels, Maryland
October 7th and 8th
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Gee, I wonder who this salt is?  If I was part of a TV team; I, too, would interview this guy!  If anyone knows who he is let me know.

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Hi Ken,
I just took another look at the St. Michaels picts.  The Old Salt on page 4 (?) is John Tichenor (sp?) who is rowing his way down the ICW in stages of 10 days at a time when he can get away.  If I remember correctly, he plans on 30 miles per day or 300 miles per session and tries to do it every month. He works with the inner city boat building activity in New York, Floating the Apple, I believe. We run into him (not literally) at various events like the Small Craft Workshop at Mystic and the Wooden Boat Shows. He has been involved in many maritime
activities in many places according to the various stories I've heard from him and about him.  Don't ask me for details, however, I really can't remember enough.  He may be half way from St. Michaels to Florida by now.
Regards,
John
So many boats, so little time.  What a great weekend!
Jake Millar, a SWS member, and his brother, Scott, tooling around in a rowboat that had a sign on it, "Take Me For A Row!"

Jake is a Dovekie sailor from NJ.  He loves his boat and seems to know lots about sailboats in general.  He answered my question about those strange boats that were over on their sides as the crew rigged them.  Jake's answer is below.
Two 88 class St. Lawrence Skiffs were at this year's MASCF.  They are replicas of 1888 vintage racing boats.  One boat was built at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY and the other was built by the Alexandria Seaport Foundation in Alexandria, Va.  Both boats were funded by grant money and built by inner city youths with professional guidance.  These racing boats are 22' long with have a 4' beam, and two huge fully battened sails.  Rig set-up is done with the canoe on its side, then the four man crew right the boat and climb on.  The tippy rig requires fast action by the crew to keep the boat upright, lots of shifting of live ballast, and during heavy winds, as was the case at this year's MASCF, the crews spent a fair amount of time in the water!

Link to the Chesepeake Bay Maritime Musium via  http://www.cbmm.org/