Skipjack Martha Lewis

	Martha Lewis Training Videos - This section contains video/audio of how to cast on and off the bowline, and how to adjust, douse, and secure the jib sheet.

A basic Summary of the History of Martha Lewis
A list of Skipjacks by oyster board number throughout MD & VA.
A list of actively dredging Skipjacks by year and county.
Percent of Oyster Harvest by Gear Type.
Bushels of Harvest by Gear Type.	Donate to the Skipjack
Useful Links, recommended reading, and basic sailing information.
Martha Lewis Brochure - has boat facts and mission info (in Adobe .pdf)
CREW NEEDS CALENDAR	Shop at Amazon.com by visiting this link (or click below) and a portion of your purchase goes to help support the CHC!
Skipjack Sailing Manual (in MS Word) Skipjack Sailing Manual Diagram A (web link) Skipjack Sailing Manual Diagram B (Adobe .pdf) Skipjack Sailing Manual Diagram C (.jpeg image) Information on Fishing Battery Light, Turkey Point Light, and Concord Point Light (the 3 visited on our Light House Cruise).

Useful Information/Reading/Links

Basic Sailing Information:	Recommended Reading:
Animated Knot Tying - this is an easy way to learn to tie bowlines, reef knots, and hitches which are very important! Ashley Book of Knots - if you enjoy tying knots, this book covers it all. The Mariner's Bible. Points of Sail - a good animated way to learn. Basic Sailing Theory - good articles and general information. Sailing Terms - a good reference for 'sailorspeak'. Animated Sailing Terminology Mark Rosenstein's Sailing Page "If you can't tie knots, tie lots!"	About Skipjacks: Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks Oyster Facts: The Oyster The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay Havre De Grace: Havre De Grace, MD (Images of America) Chesapeake Bay: Pirates on the Chesapeake The Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake: A Novel (James Michener) Magazines Wooden Boat Maritime Life and Traditions (a recent article on Skipjacks in Issue 28 ) Spinsheet Magazine (out of Annapolis; free and available at most West Marine stores) Chesapeake Quarterly (a publication by the Maryland Sea Grant, and it's free)
Educational Station Help Sheets
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation SAV Quiz Water Quality Fact Sheet Water Quality Quiz Navigation Fact Sheet Some nice Bay Related Quizes
Useful Links:	Martha Lewis Fast Facts
USCG Vessel Search - look up a boat by vessel name. National Trust's 11 most endangered places (Skipjacks!) Skipjack - the Maryland State Boat Skipjack Boats - in Wikipedia Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - Skipjack Restoration Deal Island Skipjack Races MD Watermen Association General Skipjack Info Skipjack Sunday - beautiful B&W images Martha Photos Havre De Grace Maritime Museum	Chesapeake Bay Fast Facts \| More Bay Info
	Oystering Facts
	General Skipjack Rigging \| Martha's Rigging

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List of Remaining Skipjacks:

Dredge #	Built In:	Year Built	Hailing Port	Skipjack
1	Oriole, MD	1905	Tilghman Island, MD	Hilda Willing
2				Esther F.
4	Fishing Creek, MD	1904	Tilghman Island, MD	Reliance
5	Oriole, MD	1901	Baltimore, MD	Sigsbee
6			Left trade in 1971	Lena Rose
7	Deal Island, MD	1910	St. Michaels, MD	E.C. Collier
8	Wingate, MD	1955	Havre De Grace, MD	Martha Lewis
9	Pocomoke City, MD	1903	Trappe, MD.	Maggie Lee
10	Fairmount, MD	1891	Tilghman Island, MD	Ruby G. Ford
12	Guilford, VA	1904	Port Kinsale, VA	Virginia W.
14				Jessie Price
16	Piney Point, MD	1979	St. George Island, MD	Dee of St. Mary's
17	Oxford, MD	1968	Ridge, MD	Ada Fears
20	Sailsbury, MD	1902	Annapolis, MD	Stanley Norman
21	Crisfield, MD	1901	Tilghman Island, MD	Kathryn
22	Hudson, MD	1901	Worton, MD	Elsworth
24	Wingate, MD	1940	Tilghman Island, MD	Wilma Lee
25	Wingate, MD	1956	St. Michaels, MD	Lady Katie
28	Oriole, MD	1911	Middle River, MD	Nellie Byrd
29	Taylors Island, MD	1886	Cambridge, MD	Rebecca T. Ruark
30	Wingate, MD	1955	Cambridge, MD	Rosie Parks
34	Reedville, MD	1949	Crisfield, MD	Somerset
36	Hopkins, VA	1907	West Denton, MD.	F.C. Lewis
38				Annie Lee
39	Oriole, MD	1911	Tilghman Island, MD	Thomas Clyde
40				Bernie J.
41	Urbanna, VA	1906	Deal Island, MD	Ida May
44	Reedville, MD	1949	Deal Island, MD	City of Crisfield
47				Robert L. Webster
48	Deep Creek, VA	1908	Deal Island, MD	Clarence Crockett
49				Susan May
50	Wenonah, MD	1906	Baltimore, MD	Minnie V.
51	Reedville, MD	1953	St. Michaels, MD	Caleb W. Jones
52				Geneva May
53	Crisfield, MD	1948	Cambridge, MD	Helen Virginia
54			Tilghman Island	Lorraine Rose
55	Accomack County, VA	1911	Reedville, VA	Claude W. Somers
56				Sea Gull
57				Howard
58	Crisfield, MD	1904	Wenonah, MD	Fannie L. Daugherty
59	Harryhogan, VA	1955	St. Michaels, MD	H.M. Krentz
62				Anna McGarvey
63	Piney Point, MD	1984	Annapolis, MD	Connie Francis
65				Cathryn M. Lee
None	Cambridge, MD	1994	Cambridge, MD	Nathan of Dorchester
?	Norfolk, VA	1900	Cape Charles, VA	Norfolk
?	Champ, MD	1910	Chestertown, MD	Flora A. Price
None	Retired			Joy Parks
?	Champ, MD	1910	Tilghman Island, MD	Mamie Mister

** Data compiled from USCG Vessel Registry, MdDNR Fisheries Department,
and Crockett's Photo Gallery. Skipjacks in Italics are not actively sailing.
If you know of any changes to this list, please email firstmate@skipjackmarthalewis.org

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Skipjacks Harvesting Oysters by Year

Skipjacks Harvesting Oysters 2000-2004
Board#	Vessel	Captain/Owner	Home Port
2003-2004 Season
Somerset County
58	Fannie L Daugherty	Delmas Benton	Wenona, Md
34	Somerset	Walton Benton	Mt Vernon, Md
44	City of Crisfield	Arthur Daniels Jr	Wenona, Md
Talbot County
39	Thomas Clyde	Lawrence Murphy	Tilghman, Md
28	Nellie Byrd	Mike Hayden	Tilghman, Md
Harford County
8	Martha Lewis	CHC, Inc.	Havre De Grace, Md
2002-2003 Season
Somerset County
58	Fannie L Daugherty	Delmas Benton	Wenona, Md
34	Somerset	Walton Benton	Mt Vernon, Md
44	City of Crisfield	Arthur Daniels Jr	Wenona, Md
51	Caleb Jones	Richard Webster	Wenona, Md
Talbot County
39	Thomas Clyde	Lawrence Murphy	Tilghman, Md
28	Nellie Byrd	Mike Hayden	Tilghman, Md
1	Hilda Willing	Barry Sweitzer	Tilghman, Md
59	H M Krentz	Edward K Farley	Tilghman, Md
Harford County
8	Martha Lewis	CHC, Inc.	Havre De Grace, Md
2001-2002 Season
Somerset County
58	Fannie L Daugherty	Delmas Benton	Wenona, Md
34	Somerset	Walton Benton	Mt Vernon, Md
51	Caleb Jones	Richard Webster	Wenona, Md
Dorchester County
53	Helen Virginia	Ernest & Chris Barlow	Cambridge, Md
Talbot County
39	Thomas Clyde	Lawrence Murphy	Tilghman, Md
28	Nellie Byrd	Mike Hayden	Tilghman, Md
1	Hilda Willing	Barry Sweitzer	Tilghman, Md
59	H M Krentz	Edward K Farley	Tilghman, Md
21	Kathryn	H Russel Dize	Tilghman, Md
Harford County
8	Martha Lewis	CHC, Inc.	Havre De Grace, Md
2000-2001 Season
Somerset County
58	Fannie L Daugherty	Delmas Benton	Wenona, Md
34	Somerset	Walton Benton	Mt Vernon, Md
44	City of Crisfield	Arthur Daniels Jr	Wenona, Md
51	Caleb Jones	Richard Webster	Wenona, Md
*Dorchester County*
53	Helen Virginia	Ernest & Chris Barlow	Cambridge, Md
Talbot County
39	Thomas Clyde	Lawrence Murphy	Tilghman, Md
28	Nellie Byrd	Bart Murphy Sr	Tilghman, Md
1	Hilda Willing	Barry Sweitzer	Tilghman, Md
59	H M Krentz	Edward K Farley	Tilghman, Md
21	Kathryn	H Russel Dize	Tilghman, Md
2	Esther F	Randy & Lonnie Gowe	Tilghman, Md
Harford County
8	Martha Lewis	Mark Sanford	Havre De Grace, Md
? County
	(Pungy Schooner)
65	Cathryn M Lee	Jim Murphy/Ed Farley	?
		& Stephen Pagles

** Data courtesy of the MdDNR Fisheries Department

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Percent of Harvest by Gear Type
Legend

Season	HT	DI	PT	PD	SJ
1989-90	75	12	8	3	3
1990-91	52	18	25	1	3
1991-92	38	16	33	2	10
1992-93	57	20	14	2	7
1993-94	60	25	15	<1	<1
1994-95	61	18	19	1	1
1995-96	57	13	23	3	4
1996-97	74	9	9	5	3
1997-98	67	13	11	5	4
1998-99	69	14	9	6	2
1999-00	62	16	12	5	3
2000-01	56	22	12	5	3
2001-02	41	20	18	12	6
2002-03	21	17	33	22	4
2003-04	6	20	15	51	7
2004-05	8	20	9	52	6
2005-06	17	24	33	21	2

*preliminary data March 2006

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Bushels of Harvest by Gear Type
Legend

Season	HT	DI	PT	PD	SJ
1989-90	309,723	47,861	31,307	11,424	14,007
1990-91	219,510	74,333	105,825	4,080	14,555
1991-92	124,038	53,232	108,123	6,344	31,165
1989-90	309,723	47,861	31,307	11,424	14,007
1990-91	219,510	74,333	105,825	4,080	14,555
1991-92	124,038	53,232	108,123	6,344	31,165
1992-93	71,929	24,968	18,074	1,997	8,821
1993-94	47,309	19,589	11,644	787	133
1994-95	99,853	29,073	31,388	1,816	2,410
1995-96	115,677	25,657	46,040	6,347	7,630
1996-97	130,861	16,780	15,716	8,448	6,088
1997-98	191,079	37,477	30,340	14,937	10,543
1998-99	294,342	58,837	36,151	25,541	8,773
1999-00	237,892	60,547	44,524	18,131	12,194
2000-01	193,259	75,535	43,233	18,336	8,820
2001-02	62,358	30,284	26,848	17,574	8,322
2002-03	11,508	9,745	18,627	12,386	2,432
2003-04	1,561	5,422	3,867	13,436	1,728
2004-05	5,438	14,258	6,548	37,641	4,000
2005-06	23,095	31,747	44,062	28,857	2,782

*preliminary data March 2006
** An item reported in the news from a non-DNR source that Power Dredging
is the dominant reason for the 2006 increase, and that the harvest data are
therefore misleading, is incorrect.FACT: 2006 harvest increase is due to increases
from HT, DI, PT. See table of bushel harvests above. PD harvest actually declined.

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Legend:

HT = Hand Tongs

DI = Diver

PT = Patent Tongs

PD = Power Dredge

SJ = Skipjack

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