The West Wight Potter 15 has been used by SWS members for quite a while. Members John Zohlen and Jerry Culick had a pair years ago (Little Boy Blue and Blue Dot). I don’t know what happened to Little Boy Blue, but Don Barker picked up Blue Dot from Jerry.…
Author: Laszlo Morocz
2026 Spring Cruise
The Shallow Water Sailors, in their new incarnation as the Chesapeake Shallow Water Sailors (part of the Dinghy Cruising Association’s North America Chapter) held our 47th Annual Spring Cruise at the end of April. This year it was combined with the Calvert Marine Museum’s Solomons Maritime Festival to be part…
Beads & Boats – Part 1, A Parrel
It seems these days that anything destined to go onto a boat has to come from a specialty store, be stamped “marine” and cost triple what it costs elsewhere. Sometimes there’s a good reason for that, such as electrical equipment that will stand up to salt water and vibrations. Other…
Messing About in Boats Magazine Archives
Our friend Jerry Culik found this great resource. It’s a digitized archive of Messing About in Boats, the beloved unconventional boating magazine published by Bob Hicks. Publication ceased in 2022. Off Center Harbor is making the archive freely available (currently no subscription needed) on their website. It’s a work in…
My Chesapeake Light Craft Faering Cruiser
The Boat Here’s a great boat that I used to own – the Chesapeake Light Craft Faering Cruiser. It’s a slightly idiosyncratic design commissioned by a CLC customer for exploring the Chesapeake and its tributaries without the use of an engine. You sail it when you can, row it when…
Stray Boats
The problem There is a growing problem in Maryland waters – abandoned boats. We’ve all seen them from time to time. They may look like picturesque bits of nautica or trashy eyesores. In either case they are a problem. They can come adrift and be a navigation hazard. Even sitting…
Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival (MASCF) 2025
The first weekend of October means that it’s time once more for the Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival (MASCF) on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. SWS was well-represented and our folks sent in the following pictures: