America's Star-Spangled Ambassador
Pride of Baltimore II’s starboard name board washed off the ship last summer during a robust sail between Charleston and Bermuda. We received a Facebook message earlier this month that the name board had turned up in the Bahamas on Cat Island, an island that runs along the Atlantic side of the Bahamas, not far … Read More
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Sparlandia before the bombogenesis (above) Sparlandia after the bombogenesis (below) Wreck of “Sparlandia” (winter shoreside storage and work shed for Pride of Baltimore II‘s spars) Well formed. Skilled crafting of several materials married together. A fine design. Several winter “voyages” successfully made. All came to a dramatic end during the bombogenesis wind storm in Baltimore … Read More
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Date: Mid-February, 2018 Position: Pride II’s Winter Maintenance Berth, Baltimore The winter maintenance crew are now gone to the four winds. Pride of Baltimore II lays empty of her gear under her winter cover – protected from sun and rain, sheltered from storms. Under the cover, she is open for full-length ventilation. Her spars (yards, … Read More
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Pride’s nonprofit operator seeks new funding to maintain its goodwill and economic development mission FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2018 Contact: Tom Waldron 410.962.5707; (c) 410.350.6637 BALTIMORE, MD – After marking 40 years of sailing the Chesapeake and around the world on behalf of the city of Baltimore and state of Maryland, the nonprofit operator … Read More
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Saturday, November 18 Position: Ocean Marine Yacht Center in Portsmouth, VA It is Saturday, November 18, and the yard crew is putting on the first full coat of bottom paint now. Meanwhile, Pride’s crew is prepping the topside planking for a full and final coat of black paint in a day or two. Engineering work … Read More
Categories: Captain's Log