“I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.” - John Masefield
I thought having an open assignment this week would be fun, but weather and time were not on my side.
Up until around 4:30 Thursday evening, I had no idea what my "open" assignment would be. I just have not had time to think.
While on my way to a 5:00 assignment (my third for the day), I came across my dream place (those who follow my blog know it as Chesapeake Boat Builders where I am definitely going to stowaway on one of their boats one day), and knowing that my last post was a tiny scooter (yes, I am shamed by not having time to make new posts since then), I decided I would shoot some of the biggest things around Crisfield. Boats!
I thought about shooting only big boats, and then I figured in order to throw a little spice into the pot, I would shoot some small boats. I filtered a couple of the photos to make it more interesting.
My light was not right and I didn't bother with a polarizer, so these are more snapshots than photographs, all taken on the run.
I shot a lot of boats on land. In a few weeks, boats will be moored in slips and on banks and docks for the season. Tis the season!
Before I begin, let me say that Crisfield is truly a mecca for boaters. If you own a boat, you most certainly need to visit us. We have a beautiful bay, and Somers Cove Marina is paradise.
The above boat is our boat. It's not big, but it will sleep two and it gets us around to the islands. I shot it at Somers Cove Marina where we store it during the winter. We will be putting her in her slip next week.
________________I had mentioned before about the craftsmanship that goes into the boats built by Chesapeake Boat Builders. Here is sneak peak inside their shop.
This is a 50 foot boat. It takes 4-5 months to build an average boat.
This is a 65 foot boat that will be used as a research boat. When completed, it will be sailed to Alabama. I "missed the boat" when I did not stowaway on the boat that was sailed to the Virgin Islands. I am thinking I have not seen the coast of Alabama in awhile.
A 38 foot boat.
This is Jake.
When completed, this will be Jake's boat. Let me take this opportunity to welcome our new neighbors who will be docking their boat at Somers Cove Marina. I mean,
Jake's boat. BTW, this boat is 44 feet in length and is just gorgeous.
“There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” - Kenneth Graham A big "thanks" to Mark at Sea Mark Marine and to Chesapeake Boat Builders who let me tromp all over their property.
