Maryland
A Chapelle "Egret-type" Sharpie on the Upper Choptank
A sharpie cruiser found near Denton shows strong connections to Howard Chapelle's Egret-type designs. Local observation and plan comparisons explore the boat's likely origins.
Two-Mast Stickup Rig on a Pocomoke Canoe
Chapelle's drawings document a two-mast stickup rig used on a Pocomoke or Nanticoke log canoe. The article explains how the added jigger sail expanded the working canoe's sail plan.
"Honga" - A Double-Ender at Deal Island in 2006
Photographs from the 2006 Deal Island Skipjack Races document Honga, an elusive double-ended skiff. Later research adds clues about a boat that disappeared from view for many years.
How to Build "Lark" - A Deadrise Crabbing Skiff
Edward R. Thieler's model of the deadrise crabbing skiff Lark documents the boat's design and construction. Photographs and collection records provide useful details for builders and researchers.
"By rack of eye" - How to build (and use) a Smith Island outboard skiff
Edward R. Thieler's essay explains how Smith Island builders shaped practical outboard skiffs by experience and eye. It covers construction, handling, and the cultural setting of this enduring workboat.
Haynie Marshall’s “back-of-the-envelope” design – How to build a Smith Island Skiff
Haynie Marshall's informal sketch and Paula Johnson's interviews preserve the practical logic of building a Smith Island skiff. The article translates a boatbuilder's compact diagram into understandable construction guidance.
How to Build a Two-Sail Crabbing Skiff
Thieler's scale model and documentation explain the construction of a two-sail crabbing skiff based on the Simmons bateau of 1910. The material offers builders a close view of hull form, structure, and rig.
Kevin Brennan's Two-Sail Bateau Build - 1995
Kevin Brennan's photographs document the 1990s construction of Cinnamon Girl, a two-sail crabbing bateau based on Chapelle's recorded lines. The sequence preserves a rare modern build of the traditional design.
Two-Sail Crabbing Bateau by Simmons 1910 - Three Plan Tracings
Three surviving tracings document the Simmons two-sail crabbing bateau recorded by Chapelle in 1942. Together they clarify the sources and later interpretations of this important design.
Two-Sail Crabbing Bateau by Simmons 1910 - Plans & Offsets by Josef W. Liener
Josef W. Liener's drawings provide an alternate plan and offsets for the Simmons two-sail crabbing bateau of 1910. They complement Chapelle's earlier documentation of the same boat.
A Unique Unicorn - Stickup Skiff in Cambridge Creek, 1899
An 1899 photograph from the Chapelle collection shows an unusual stickup skiff in Cambridge Creek. The rare rig and hull combination raise questions about a locally adapted working craft.
How to Build a Miles River Cabin Skiff
Edward R. Thieler's Anna Virginia model documents the Miles River cabin skiff in scale. Photographs and research notes show the arrangement, construction, and rig of this distinctive Chesapeake workboat.