Dear friends and fans,
As part of our ongoing 50 Years of Pride series, we’ve been revisiting the remarkable early years of Pride of Baltimore, tracing her launch, her growing reputation, and the many ways she quickly captured the imagination of people at home and abroad. This week, we pause to celebrate all of the people who helped shape Pride of Baltimore.
This is a full accounting of the crew, staff, board members, and shipwrights who played a role in her life. We also recognize the designer, builder, and sailmaker who brought her into being. Each name reflects a contribution, whether at sea, in the yard, or behind the scenes. Together, they built something lasting. That legacy continues today aboard Pride of Baltimore II, and in the work we carry forward.
We take a moment here to recognize and celebrate them.
We also take this moment to look ahead.
On May 14 Maryland’s iconic tall ship and official sailing ambassador, Pride of Baltimore II, will be ceremonially rededicated as we begin our commemoration of America’s 250th Anniversary.
You are invited to join us for this waterfront gathering marking several milestones: the 40th anniversary of the loss of the original Pride of Baltimore, the 50th anniversary of the vision that launched Pride, and the rededication of Pride of Baltimore II as she continues her mission representing Maryland at home and around the world.
FREE Public Event
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: 301 E. Pratt St, Pier 1, Baltimore, MD 21202
This is a free public event, but we encourage guests to register so we can plan accordingly.
Captains
G. Peter Boudreau
Paul B. DeOrsay
Armin E. Elsaesser III
Frederick Hecklinger
Jan C. Miles
Daniel Moreland
Melbourne Smith
Robert Wallace
Charles Whitcomb
Crew
Horton Beebe-Center
Nigel P. Bell
Richard Belofsky
Mark E. Bolster
Tracey D. Bowman
G. Peter Boudreau
James P. Bradley
Robert. M Brittain
Hilary Broadbent
Susan Burton
Richard Cadwalader II
Christopher Callahan
James Chesney
Wayne Chimenti
R. Whitney Christmas
Marc Craig
Andrew W. Crosby
Mark D’Anci
Andrew Davis
Peter Drury
Barry Duckworth
Robert O. Dulany
J. Devin Dwyer IV
John “Jolly” Eginton
Casey R. Fasicano
John “Sugar” Flanagan
Peter A. Flanagan
Robert J. Foster, Jr.
Sarah Fox
Carl P. “Rudy” Garvey
Charles “Rusty” Geis
Scott “Scooter” Gifford
Daniel C. Gould
Ven Gray
Katherine “Katy” Greene
Douglas C. Griffith
Steven M. Hadik
Randy Hanford
Scott E. Harman
Edward J. “Jay” Herman
Douglas K. Hoyt
Ellen F. Huebsch
Susan Huesman
Steve Hyman
P. Shane Jackson
Scott A. Jeffrey
David K. Jenkins
Geoffrey P. Jones
Peter “Pedro” Kalajian
Candide Kane
Charter C. Kays
Mark E. Kell
Thomas H. Kershner
Deborah P.E. Kessler
Stephen M. King
Mary C. Kirby
Michael Kozma
Daniel Krachuk
Jennifer L. Lamb
Vincent C. “Vinny” Lazzaro
Mary “Kate” Lonam
Julie “Jewels” Longhill
Charles P. McCaslin, Jr.
Laurie McCosh
Joseph K. McGeady, Jr.
James P. McGinn
Kathleen “Kim” McGowan
Leslie McNish
William Magee
Wendelyn Marks
Christopher Mays
Front Row: Chris Rowsom, Leroy Surosky. Second Row: Nancy Northrop, Kim McGowan, Kim Nelson, Chris Westergard. Back Row: Cindy Quinlivan, Scott Gifford, Jim McGinn, Jan Miles, Horton Beebe-Center.
William Merrill
Kate C. Nash
Albert A. Nejmeh
Kimberly “Pippi” Nelson
Patrick R. Nelson
Carroll E. “Skip” Newcomer, Jr.
John R. Norris
Cynthia North
Nancy Northrop
Paul M. Nosworthy
Linda Noyes
Stephen E. Olson
Christine Parker
Daniel S. Parrott
John Peterlin III
Paul R. Piccione
Frederick “Jud” Pitman
P. Noble Powell
Cynthia “Cin Bad” Quinlivan
Tracey J. Raab
Allen C. Rawl
Michael Rawl
Karen Raynes
Catherine T. Roberts
Peggy J. Roesler
Deborah W. Rowan
Richard “Lefty” Rowe
Christopher Rowsom
Bailey Saul
Jeannette F. “Nina” Schack
Jeffrey E. Simmons
Patrick Smyth
Richard Snyder
Erik Soper
Eric Speth
Andra Sramek
David Stout
Thomas Sullivan
Gail Summerskill
Gary “LeRoy” Surosky
Robert Sweet
Dean Taylor
Franklin W. Taylor
Steven Thal-Larsen
James L. Turney
George Velmachos
Robert Wallace
Michael Walsh
Laurie Watson
Mark E. Welling
Chris Westergard
Robert Whalen
Charles Whitcomb
Anthony Woodruff
Petrina Wright
Michael Yuhasz
Jean Zimmer
Designer
Thomas C. Gillmer
Builder
Melbourne Smith
Sailmaker
Nathaniel S. Wilson
Shipwrights
Jerome G. Batzer
Geoffrey M. Beck
G. Peter Boudreau
Joseph Cox
John Cunningham
Andrew Davis
Charles Floyd
Walter Greene
Douglas C. Griffith
John A. Hafner
Robert Halley
Japheth Hazell
Frederick Hecklinger
William James
Michael Kozma
Dennis R. Livingston
Robert E. Luke
David N. McKim
John Osterburg
Michael Peacock
Allen C. Rawl
Aguileo Sandoval
Philip J. Scalia
Patrick Smyth
Gerald Trobridge
Thomas G. Trobridge
Ira A. Vanterpool
James A. Wagner
Charles Whitcomb
Joseph Young
Simeon Young
Michael Yuhasz
Staff
Gail Shawe
Barbara Bozzuto
Myrna Rodriguez
Susan Winter
Board of Directors
William A. Beasman, Jr.
William H. Cowie, Jr.
Ann Stifler Hartman
Christopher C. Hartman
Alan P. Hoblitzell, Jr.
John C. Kidd
M. Eamonn McGeady
George V. McGowan
Jack Moseley
Donald D. Moyer
W. Bruce Quackenbush
Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.
Thomas Lowdermilk
Charles E. Partridge, Jr.
State of Maryland
Governor Harry Hughes
Baltimore City
Mayor William Donald Schaefer
As we honor all who have shaped Pride of Baltimore, we invite you to look ahead with us. Whether by joining us on May 14, sailing with us this season, or helping to share Pride’s story, you help carry this living legacy forward.
Approaching the 40th anniversary of the loss of the original Pride of Baltimore, we are grateful to the donors who have helped raise more than $20,000 toward the restoration of the Pride Memorial. With less than $10,000 remaining to reach our $30,000 goal, we are within sight of completing this important effort.
The restored Memorial is expected to return to Rash Field this summer, where it will once again stand as a visible and lasting tribute along Baltimore’s waterfront.
We invite you to consider making a gift in honor or in memory of those who built and sailed her, and those we lost, supporting the restoration of the Pride Memorial and helping to ensure their legacy endures. We are deeply grateful to all who have already supported this work in honor and in memory, and to the many loyal supporters who sustain Pride’s mission throughout the year.
