BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:DorCo X-WR-CALNAME:CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER! 30th Annual Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race BEGIN:VEVENT UID:362152026-09-26 DTSTART:20260926T140000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260926T040000Z LOCATION:2 Yacht Club Drive\nCambridge Maryland 21613 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2 Yacht Club Drive\nCambrid ge Maryland 21613;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=2 Yacht Club Drive:geo:38.5754 36,-76.071890 GEO:38.575436;-76.071890 SUMMARY:CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER! 30th Annual Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE EVENT ORGANIZER\, SKIPJACK NATHAN\, AS OF SEPT. 25\nAT 1:30PM:\n\nDUE TO VERY HIGH WINDS WE ARE CANCELLING THE RIVE R PORTION OF THE\nCHOPTANK HERITAGE SKIPJACK RACE. INSTEAD WE INVITE EVERY ONE TO A\nSKIPJACK HERITAGE FESTIVAL AT THE COUNTY BULKHEAD\, BEHIND THE C OUNTY\nOFFICE BUILDING\, THE SHOW IS FROM 10 TO 12 NOON. WE WILL HAVE\nEXH IBITORS AND OFFER BOAT TOURS OF THE HISTORIC SKIPJACKS IN THE\nHARBOR. THI S SITE IS PROTECTED FROM THE HEAVY WINDS AND WILL BE A SAFE\nAND COMFORTAB LE PLACE TO WITNESS OUR MARITIME HERITAGE.\n\n \n\nWatch iconic Chesapeak e Bay skipjacks race on the Choptank River\nduring the 30th annual Choptan k Heritage Skipjack Race. Skipjacks are\nsail-powered oyster dredge boats that once plied Chesapeake Bay waters\nby the hundreds. Today fewer than 2 0 Skipjacks still sail\, and\nskipjack races help keep tradition alive and the boats afloat. \n\nThe race begins with a parade of boats at 10am hea ding out of\nCambridge Creek. The race itself starts around 11am. starting and\nfinishing right by Long Wharf\, depending on weather conditions. The \nbest views from Long Wharf Park in Cambridge\, MD. The race takes\nbetwe en 1 and 2 hours to complete. On shore activities and food will\nbe availa ble. \n\nThe Triple Crown of skipjack races starts with the Deal Island L abor\nDay race on September 7th which is held in out in Tangier Sound and\ nbest viewed by boat. The second jewel in the crown is the Skipjack\nHerit age Days Race\, held off Sandy Point\, just north of Annapolis and\nthe Ba y Bridge held on September 12-13 during the Maryland Seafood\nFestival. \ n\nOur Cambridge race is the third jewel in the Triple Crown of skipjack\n races and provides an excellent opportunity to see most surviving\ntraditi onal Skipjacks up close and under sail as they race on the\nChoptank River .  The Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race is sponsored by\nthe Dorchester Sk ipjack Committee\, and the host skipjack is the Nathan\nof Dorchester. \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE EVENT ORGANIZER\, SKI PJACK NATHAN\, AS OF SEPT. 25 AT 1:30PM:

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Due to very hig h winds we are cancelling the river portion of the Choptank Heritage Skipj ack Race. Instead we invite everyone to a Skipjack Heritage Festival at th e County Bulkhead\, behind the County Office Building\, The show is from 1 0 to 12 noon. We will have exhibitors and offer boat tours of the historic Skipjacks in the harbor. This site is protected from the heavy winds and will be a safe and comfortable place to witness our Maritime Heritage.

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Watch iconic Chesapeake Bay skipjacks ra ce on the Choptank River during the 30th annual Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race. Skipjacks are sail-powered oyster dredge boats that once plied Ches apeake Bay waters by the hundreds. Today fewer than 20 Skipjacks still sai l\, and skipjack races help keep tradition alive and the boats afloat.&nbs p\;

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The race begins with a parade of boats at 10am heading out o f Cambridge Creek. The race itself starts around 11am. starting and finish ing right by Long Wharf\, depending on weather conditions. The best views from Long Wharf Park in Cambridge\, MD. The race takes between 1 and 2 hou rs to complete. On shore activities and food will be available. \;

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The Triple Crown of skipjack races starts with the Deal Island Labo r Day race on September 7th which is held in out in Tangier Sound and best viewed by boat. The second jewel in the crown is the Skipjack Heritage Da ys Race\, held off Sandy Point\, just north of Annapolis and the Bay Bridg e held on September 12-13 during the Maryland Seafood Festival. \;

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Our Cambridge race is the third jewel in the Triple Crown of skipja ck races and provides an excellent opportunity to see most surviving tradi tional Skipjacks up close and under sail as they race on the Choptank Rive r.  \;The Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race is sponsored by the Dorchest er Skipjack Committee\, and the host skipjack is the Nathan of Dorchester.  \;

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