Class A Shines in the 2013 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race

Congratulations to all the racers in this year’s Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.  In last year’s race,  Woodwind, Heron and Prom Queen, the top three Class A schooners (from 40′ to less than 50′) all beat the elapsed and corrected time of the … Continue reading

Class A Dominates Great Chesapeake Schooner Race – Woodwind Wins on Elapsed and Corrected Time

In our previous post about the Great Chesapeake Schooner Race we focused on the Class AA schooners, the big boats over 50′. Big boats sail faster, right? Not necessarily.  (Thanks to Paul Caroll for pointing out our oversight.) This year, the Class … Continue reading

The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race 2011

Last Friday, 39 schooners set off from Baltimore, Maryland sailing 127 miles down the Chesapeake to Portsmouth, Virginia in the 22nd Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.  This year the first schooner to cross Thimble Shoal with an elapsed time … Continue reading