Maryland
Smith Island Double-Ender - "Kakie B"
A half-scale model of Kakie B preserves the distinctive shape of a Smith Island double-ended crabbing skiff. The article compares the model with Chapelle's documentation and related surviving craft.
"Cinnamon Girl" - The Last Two-Sail Crabbing Bateau
Cinnamon Girl, built by Kevin Brennan in the 1990s, carries forward the two-sail crabbing bateau recorded by Chapelle. Her survival and restoration connect a vanished working type to today's small-craft community.
Watermen's Tabernacle
A traditional tabernacle offers a practical way for one person to raise and lower a heavy mast. The article examines this useful fitting for aging sailors and small Chesapeake craft.
18 ft Two-Mast Sharpie - Chapelle's Own Design
Howard Chapelle's own 18-foot, two-masted sharpie design combines a compact hull with a practical cruising rig. The article presents the plan and identifies related material in the CBMM collection.
Sharptown Barge Plans and Offsets
Plans and offsets document the Sharptown barge, a rowing and sailing craft associated with the Chesapeake shad fishery. The article places the design in its regional working context.
Sharpie Plans in the CBMM Collection
An organized list of sharpie plans in the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum collection. The entries cover work by Chapelle and other designers and provide direct paths into the museum catalog.
CBMM Collections Online Search
A quick-start guide to searching the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's online collections database. It explains the catalog's quirks and offers practical methods for finding plans, photographs, objects, and archival material.
Chesapeake Bay Flatties in the CBMM Collection
A survey of plans, photographs, and models of Chesapeake Bay flattie skiffs in the CBMM collection. It brings scattered records together to clarify the many forms grouped under the name flattie.
Two-Masted Stick-Up Flattie Model by Edward Thieler
Edward R. Thieler's scale model reconstructs a two-masted Chesapeake stickup flattie. Collection photographs and research notes reveal the model's design sources and construction details.
Two-Masted Stickup Skiff on the Little Choptank - Photos by George Barrie, Jr.
George Barrie Jr.'s photographs record a two-masted stickup skiff working on the Little Choptank. The images provide rare visual evidence of the rig, hull, and boat in use.
Two-Masted Stickup Flattie - Plans at CBMM
Plans at CBMM document a Little Choptank River flattie carrying a two-masted stickup rig. The drawings illuminate a distinctive Chesapeake solution for adding sail area to a small working skiff.
The Age of Working Sail Returns to the Choptank
The home-built crabbing sharpie Caroline C. brought working sail back to the upper Choptank and Tuckahoe rivers. The article recounts her construction, launch, and sailing life.