Classic Boat
Each month, we explore the history of a classic boat, on the Chesapeake Bay and beyond.
May 22, 2023
The 35th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Festival and Coastal Artisans Fair returns to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels June 16-18.
April 27, 2023
A big Gray Marine V-8 for power, a throaty exhaust, lots of style, a touch of automotive history (automotive windshield glass), more than a little chrome, and plenty of bright finished mahogany woo
April 4, 2023
Jeff Smith extended his 1989 54-foot Egg Harbor Sportfisherman into the EZ2CY Aqua Epicurean, a 57-fo
March 6, 2023
The Glasspar G-3 model was the boating world’s speedster for teens in the 1960s. This go-fast waterski boat turned on a dime and took its owner on water adventures every time she left the pier.
January 22, 2023
If you’re one of those Chesapeake Bay boaters already looking ahead to spring, you’ll want to mark your calendar with the S
December 19, 2022
Liquid Asset is a 19-foot Chris-Craft Holiday built in 1951.
November 27, 2022
Chris-Craft's “Special Race Boat” was launched in the middle of the depression, late in the 1930s.
November 7, 2022
Have you ever taken a cruise along an historic local canal? I did.
October 19, 2022
This Riva speedboat has Diva on her transom.
September 26, 2022
Annapolis Yacht Club's Keels and Wheels event draws enthusiastic, appreciative classic boat and car enthusiasts.
September 13, 2022
Correct Craft is well-known for its Ski Nautique brand, although the company produced a wide variety of classic fibergla
August 5, 2022
Owens was the second best-selling boat builder in the world (after Chris-Craft), and was well regar
July 18, 2022
After two years of delays due to Covid, the Maryland Maritime Heritage Foundation (MMHF) finally pulled off the first annual Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival, which was held in Chestertown, MD,
July 11, 2022
Built to the E Class powerboat racing rules in 1928, Mis Leading Lady is a 26-foot restored Ventnor raceboa
June 17, 2022
“Chesapeake Bay-Built Boats” is this year’s theme for the 34th Annual Antique and
June 9, 2022
Gearheads of all ages descended on the Kent Island Yacht Club June 4-5 for the third-annual Chesapeake Bay Motoring Festival showcasing
June 6, 2022
This Lake 'n Sea boat is a classic for several reasons, one of which, is that there were only a few limited production runs back in the day.
April 29, 2022
Here’s a runabout whose popularity lives on.