Sandy (log canoe)

Summary

The Sandy is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe. She is a 28'-114" long sailing log canoe with two masts and a racing rig. Log-built, with carvel-fitted rising planks, the boat has a beam of 6'-814". She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay racing log canoes, carrying on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. She is located at Sherwood, Talbot County, Maryland.[2][3]

SANDY (log canoe)
Sandy (log canoe) is located in Maryland
Sandy (log canoe)
Sandy (log canoe) is located in the United States
Sandy (log canoe)
LocationSherwood Rd., Sherwood, Maryland
Coordinates38°45′40″N 76°19′9″W / 38.76111°N 76.31917°W / 38.76111; -76.31917
Architectural styleTilghman
MPSChesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.85002253 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". SANDY (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. ^ "Sandy #7 | CBLCSA". Sandy. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24.

External links edit

  • SANDY (log canoe), Talbot County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust