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Chesapeake Bay Deadrises
October 10, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm
The deadrise and cross-planked bottom style of boatbuilding started on Chesapeake Bay in the 1880s, when builders of wooden boats began to shift away from constructing vessels out of logs and into using planks to create hulls with a V-shaped bottom. Maritime journalist and historian Larry Chowning will share a look at the history and culture of the Chesapeake deadrise, which grew to be so popular that both Maryland and Virginia have named deadrise vessels as their state boats.
Chesapeake Bay Deadrises
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 10, 5:30pm
Location: Van Lennep Auditorium & available virtually
Cost: Suggested ticket price of $8 per participant
