Sailing on the Piankatank ~ Video
https://youtu.be/09XimWxZtlo

A dozen or so handmade wooden sailboats gather every spring at an old steamboat landing on the Piankatank River, a tidal river on the Chesapeake Bay. Sailors in the Old Bay Club of the Traditional Small Craft Association meet up with builders from the Deltaville Maritime
https://eyeinhand.com/2023/06/19/sailing-on-the-piankatank-video/
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Urbanna (something-something) Rum Appreciation, Rowing and Small Boat Meetup
View from our campsite. Jim Luton's Sharpie Skiff, now owned and sailed by his friend Kerry Fisher.

Vera England can tell you the entire official name. She told me four times and I sti
https://eyeinhand.com/2023/05/24/urbanna-something-something-rum-appreciation-rowing-and-small-boat-meetup/
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Sailing to Freedom
Escaping from Norfolk in Capt. Lee’s Skiff – The Underground Railroad by William Still

Hey, that's my boat!

I've been reading a lot lately, which feels good. I'll share here the ones that really rang a few bells in the old brain pan.

I found this one through a backdoor. When looking for the source of an image, I came across
https://eyeinhand.com/2023/02/07/sailing-to-freedom/
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