Sandy (log canoe) explained

SANDY (log canoe)
Location:Sherwood Rd., Sherwood, Maryland
Coordinates:38.7611°N -76.3192°W
Architecture:Tilghman
Added:September 18, 1985
Refnum:85002253

The Sandy is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe. She is a 28'-1" 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'-8". 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.[1] [2]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{MHT url|id=921}} Maryland Historical Trust]. 2008-06-14. SANDY (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust.
  2. Web site: Sandy #7 | CBLCSA. 2010-07-24. Sandy . Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association.