( ST MICHAELS, MD – Friday, March 15, 2019 ) The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is hosting a newly consequence this June, Maritime Day, to help celebrate both the start of its structure of a new Maryland Dove and, more by and large, the traditions kept alert in its working Shipyard .CBMM ’ s shipwrights and apprentices are a tangible connection to the Chesapeake ’ s rich people floor of boatbuilding, and this June 1 event invites the public to be a part of it. Shipwrights will give demonstrations of versatile nautical skills throughout the day, including steamer flex mast hoops, shaping a dugout canoe canoe, blacksmithing, and splicing. All demonstrations will be held in and around the boatshop, and members of CBMM ’ s floating fleet of historic vessels will be dockside .
At 10am, CBMM ’ s annual Blessing of the Fleet will be held, where newly constructed five-log canoe Caroline and the rest of the floating flit will be blessed by the Rev. Kevin M. Cross of The Church of the Holy Trinity in Oxford, Md. Cross will besides offer prayers for a safe and big boat season, and for those mariners whose lives have been lost at ocean. Shipwrights and apprentices began working on Caroline in the fall of 2018, building the Tilghman Island-style canoe from excess loblolly ache logs used in the historic restoration of Edna E. Lockwood. A daily blog detailing each step of the human body can be found at cbmmshipyard.org .
structure on Maryland Dove, a reproduction of the 17th-century trade embark that accompanied the first european settlers to what is now Maryland, will kick off in the afternoon following a brief ceremony. As share of the festivities, guests will have the luck to see the new ship ’ randomness purpose and help make trunnels, or big wooden nails, that will be used during its construction.
Maryland Dove is owned by the State of Maryland and maintained and operated by Historic St. Mary ’ mho City. CBMM was selected to build the newest iteration of the boat, with construction starting in June and her launch targeted for deep 2021 .
Running from 10am–4pm, Maritime Day festivities will besides include discounted boat rides, and local food and swallow. entree to Maritime Day is included with CBMM ’ s general admission, which is $ 15 for adults ; $ 12 for seniors ( 65 and astir ), college students with ID, and retired military ; $ 6 for children ages 6–17 ; and free for active military, children ages 5 and younger, and CBMM members. promote tickets and more information can be found at cbmm.org/maritimeday.
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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum will celebrate the start of construction on the new Maryland Dove ( pictured docked at its homeport in Historic St. Mary ’ s City ) on Saturday, June 1, at its Maritime Day celebration. To learn more, inflict cbmm.org/maritimeday .
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CBMM ’ s annual Blessing of the Fleet will be combined with this year ’ s June 1 Maritime Day. During the 10am ceremony, the Rev. Kevin M. Cross of The Church of the Holy Trinity in Oxford, Md., will bless CBMM ’ s floating fleet of historic vessels and volunteer prayers for a safe and big boating season. For more details on Maritime Day, visit cbmm.org/maritimeday .
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Maritime Day, scheduled for Saturday, June 1, invites the public to be a part of its connection to the Chesapeake ’ s full-bodied history of boatbuilding, with CBMM Shipwrights to give demonstrations of respective nautical skills throughout the day. As part of the day ’ randomness celebrations, newly constructed five-log canoe Caroline and the rest of CBMM ’ s floating fleet will be blessed by the Rev. Kevin M. Cross of The Church of the Holy Trinity in Oxford, Md. For more details, visit cbmm.org/maritimeday .
