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Skipjack Thomas Clyde Readies for Oyster Harvest and Races at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
September 1, 2010 – 6:11 pmNo Comment
Up on the rail of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD for maintenance work, the Skipjack Thomas Clyde gets its bottom power-washed by Jimmy Murphy in preparation for this year’s oyster harvest and the September 6 Skipjack Races on Deal Island. The Thomas Clyde was built in Oriole, MD in 1911 and is owned by Captain Lawrence Murphy of Tilghman Island, MD. The Thomas Clyde is one of the few remaining skipjacks working as an oyster dredge boat. The Chesapeake Bay ... Read More
