2024 Sailing Season is coming! See you April 13, 2024!
Woodwind was chartered by the Chesapeake Outdoor Group (COG). This group is a very positive force helping the Anne Arundel and Chesapeake Bay community. Their activities are wide ranging and we were pleased to have them on board. For more information follow this link: http://www.chesapeakeoutdoor.org. What is fun and fascinating for me is to meet such … Read more
Hello, I have sailed on Woodwind on numerous occasions. I brought my young (14 yrs.) niece to to enjoy her first sail on Tuesday, July 16th. We were on the 11 a.m. 2 -hour Public Cruise. She LOVED it. She volunteered to raise the sails and she got the opportunity to take the wheel. … Read more
I wish I had my better camera aboard! So, if you were on this cruise, seeing this post, please send me some pics. Many of my pics came out blurry. Local Everything…. what does that mean? To me, it means getting as much things locally sourced as you can and presenting it all on a … Read more
Temperatures were in the low 80s, winds were blowing around 15 knots all day, and interesting clouds kept the sun from shining directly on us. We had four really fun sails, and we were able to sail to the Bay Bridge and back on 2 cruises. The other 2 sails we sailed completely across the … Read more
What a day we had today on the Woodwind II. Not only was the weather spectacular and the winds great, but we had a wedding proposal on one of our sails and a wedding on another. I looked down from the steering wheel just in time to see Michael Casson slide down to one knee … Read more
What a fun day. We had a great group of kids out today from Camp Mclean in Virginia. They had a ball. Everyone that wanted a turn driving the boat came back and steered. Our crew Chris brought out a handful of lines and got a bunch of the kids interested in knot tying. And … Read more
More cargo is carried by ship then by any other means. That has always been true, especially for the Chesapeake area. The Chesapeake Bay’s 4000 miles of coastline has made Virginia and Maryland economic power houses. Until the invention of the automobile, the water was the road. You do not want to get in the … Read more
We had a wonderful Monday. The winds were light starting out but as the day progressed we ended up sailing in 10-15 knots by the end of the day. We had lots of audience participation in raising the sails today. Lots of families and kids. Sailing on one trip we ran across the Schooner Sultana, … Read more
Charlotte, Don, and I started the day by inspecting Woodwind II’s mainmast. We frequently perform inspections as a matter of maintenance to preserve the safety, performance, and aesthetic of our schooners. While gathering tools and materials for the inspection, we saw Woodwind sailing into Back Creek, where we were docked. I grabbed the boat’s camera, went … Read more
One of the reasons I enjoy what I do is because I get to share with others why sailing is so cool. Nina and her extended family came sailing for the first time. It took a little coaxing, but I was able to get Nina at the helm. This was her first time sailing and … Read more