Sediment and the Chesapeake
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDSediment is an important component of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Often viewed as a pollutant due to its impact on water clarity and potential to settle on bottom dwelling flora and fauna, sediment also has positive aspects in the estuary. The talk will cover a range of sediment related topics focusing on sources (watershed, shore ... Read more
The Last Days of the Schooner America Book Release Cruise
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDDavid Gendell's latest non-fiction book, "The Last Days of the Schooner America: A Lost Icon at the Annapolis Warship Factory" will be released in August 2024. The book reveals the extraordinary history of the iconic schooner and its unlikely but inextricable relation to the fast, focused rise of the Annapolis Yacht Yard as that facility ... Read more
Buffets, Bands and Beaches – Socializing on the Severn
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDBay Ridge Resort was developed in 1879 as a grand Victorian summer resort with a large frame hotel on the bluff near Tolly Point. Weekends were filled with USNA bands, lawn games, live animals, and frivolilties for those wealthy enough to come by ferry or rail. In the mid-1900s, Carr and Sparrow beaches were the ... Read more
History of Shipping in the Chesapeake Bay
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDEver since the colonists arrived here IN SHIPS, there has been shipping. Come discuss with us, the fascinating history and differences of early local maritime shipments and how drastically different things look today. History Monday Sunset Sails occur every Monday, May-September 22. Different topics and speakers vary throughout the season. Our bar includes a selection ... Read more
Greenbury Point – Towers to the Past
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDFor over the course of two world wars and well beyond, the people of Annapolis played golf next to and boated past America’s most top-secret military communication facility and didn’t have a clue they were living near our nation’s first line of defense. On our sunset sail, we will unravel the guarded government secrets that ... Read more
The History of Annapolis – City on the Severn
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDAnnapolis has a fascinating history, from its founding in 1649 as “Providence,” to the Golden Age of the 1760’s and 70’s, to the first peacetime capital of the United States, to the U.S. Naval Academy, and beyond. On this cruise, we'll hear all about the city’s past while we admire the skyline and beautiful waters ... Read more
History of Shipping in the Chesapeake Bay
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDDid you know that "ships" used to be about the size of the 74 foot Woodwind? Hard to imagine these days, join us as author and historian Dave Gendell and Mike Singer come to together to weave a path from the small ships of yesteryear to the behemoths of today. History Monday Sunset Sails occur ... Read more
Black-Side of the Bay
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDEngaging conversation sharing the history of the Bay's ties to the slave trade with the knowledge and skills that elevated the region's standing as a global powerhouse in the maritime and seafood industries, "Experiencing Black-joy as an Act of Resistance during Jim Crow," and growth of the areas Black middle class . History Monday Sunset ... Read more
History of Watermen on the Chesapeake
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDAnnapolis is known as a seafood hub on the East Coast, famous for its crabs and oysters. But how many people truly know where their seafood comes from and how it is caught? For generations, Annapolis has been at the heart of the Chesapeake Bay’s seafood industry, sustained by the hardworking watermen who have navigated ... Read more
Legends & Lore of the Annapolis Waterfront
Schooner Woodwind at Annapolis Waterfront Hotel Dock 80 Compromise Street, Annapolis, MDAuthor and lifelong Chesapeake Bay sailor David Gendell brings aboard a boatload of stories of the Annapolis waterfront including the colorful personalities and events that make the waters off Annapolis one of the world’s most vibrant sailing grounds. History Monday Sunset Sails occur every Monday, May-September 21. Different topics and speakers vary throughout the season. ... Read more