St. Michaels in Talbot County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Miniature Skipjack, Spat

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 5, 2011

1. Miniature Skipjack, Spat Marker

Inscription. A fairly simple and inexpensive boat to build, the skipjack became a popular workboat in the 1890s. Built in 1969, this miniature version of a skipjack was a sturdy, swift daysailer particularly suitable for Chesapeake Bay waters.

Length: 23’3”, Width: 6’8”, Draft: 1’6”

The Formula for a Skipjack—
Find the length on deck; Greatest Beam=1/3 length of deck; Length of Boom=Length of Deck; Length of Centerboard=1/5 length on deck; Mast rakes about 75 degrees to the load waterline; Masthead comes directly over point of greatest beam

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed. It was located near 38° 47.238′ N, 76° 13.17′ W. Marker was in St. Michaels, Maryland, in Talbot County. It was on North Talbot Street. This marker is on the grounds of the Chesapeake Maritime Museum. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Saint Michaels MD 21663, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was on the Eastern Shore. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Too Much of a Good Thing (a few steps from this marker); Delaware

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(a few steps from this marker); Dorothy Lee (a few steps from this marker); Rebuilding Rosie Parks (a few steps from this marker); Iconic Chesapeake Light (within shouting distance of this marker); Point Lookout Fog Bell Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); How the Screwpile Lighthouse Got Its Name (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Michaels.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Miles River (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Hooper Strait Lighthouse (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has been replaced by the linked marker.

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 5, 2011

2. Miniature Skipjack, Spat Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, November 5, 2011

3. Miniature Skipjack, Spat Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.