Classic Wooden Sailboat Rendezvous and Race

A fun gathering of classic wooden sailboats to showcase their history and elegance and provide an informal opportunity to compete in a low-key race against similar vessels!

Media Contact: Maria Museler, maria.museler@gmail.com , Event Coordinator

Owners of wooden-hulled sailboats new and old built with designs drawn prior to 1970 are invited to register their boats now.

Wooden sailboats designed on or after 1970 may also be eligible (if they meet the spirit of the event).

Designed to showcase the history and elegance of American sailing, the "Classic" is a unique race and a fun gathering of classic wooden sailboats. With the boats on display at the National Sailing Hall of Fame's public docks, it features on-shore activities open to the general public in addition to the race, which can be watched from City Dock and several other places on-shore.

The 8th Annual "Classic"provided an informal opportunity for boats of all different sizes and designs to compete together in a low-key race against other wooden vessels. The event has grown each year, with boats ranging in size from 8-feet to 65-feet and traveling from as far away as Canada to participate. That record was broken in 2017, when sailors from the Sydney Flying Squadron, Australia's oldest open boat sailing club, visited Annapolis to participate using their own fleet of historical 18-foot skiffs, which they shipped here from Australia specifically for this event.

18-foot skiffs, called "Aussie 18s" by their owners, are considered by many to be the fastest class of sailing skiffs, began racing on Australia's Sydney Harbor in 1892 and later in New Zealand. 

8TH ANNUAL (2017) RACE RESULTS:
Position	Boat	Finish Time
CRUISING DIVISION
1	Silent Maid	1:32:09
2	Spellbound	2:13:34
3	Lacerta	2:14:34
4	Myrtea	2:18:17
5	Winsome	2:19:10
6	Whitecap	2:29:22
7	Witchcraft	3:07:10
8	Howard Blackburn	3:07:15
9	Lena	N/A
DAYBOAT DIVISION
1	Conflict	1:41:47
2	Hope	1:44:47
3	High Cotton	1:50:53
4	Bull	1:54:08
5	Bear	2:12:39
SPIRIT OF TRADITION DIVISION
1	Woodwind I	2:03:26
2	Woodwind II	2:03:37
SYDNEY HISTORICAL 18-FOOT SKIFF DIVISION
1	Aberdare	1:58:52
2	Alruth	2:08:57
3	Australia IV	DNF
DINGHY DIVISION
1	Albatross	2:31:42
2	Morgaine	N/A

2017 NOR (Notice of Race) - Click here for PDF
2017 SIs (Sailing Instructions) - Click here for PDF

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7TH ANNUAL PHOTOS ARE ONLINE - CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ALBUM!

7th Annual (2016) Race Results:

Boat	Class	Start Time	Finish Time	Corrected Finish Time	Overall Position	Position in Class
Exotic Material	Dinghy	11:56:00	13:07:46	13:10:26	1	1
Hope	Star	12:15:00	13:23:11	13:19:31	2	1
Honalee	Dayboat	12:04:00	13:21:30	13:21:30	3	1
Conflict	Star	12:15:00	13:31:49	13:28:09	4	2
Sashay	Star	12:15:00	13:31:52	13:28:12	5	3
Trout	Star	12:15:00	13:32:26	13:28:46	6	4
Morgaine	Dinghy	11:10:00	13:15:49	13:33:49	7	2
Bear	Dayboat	12:16:00	13:38:51	13:34:51	8	2
Spellbound	Cruising 2	12:00:00	13:33:46	13:35:06	9	1
Mouette	Dayboat	12:15:00	13:38:49	13:35:09	10	3
Lacerta	Cruising 2	11:58:00	13:34:06	13:36:06	11	2
Woodwind 1	Spirit of Tradition	12:09:00	13:39:29	13:37:49	12	1
Elf	Cruising 2	11:52:00	13:33:55	13:37:55	13	3
Albatross	Dinghy	11:47:00	13:33:37	13:39:17	14	3
Woodwind 2	Spirit of Tradition	12:09:00	13:41:20	13:39:40	15	2
Myrtea	Cruising 1	11:41:00	13:35:00	13:42:40	16	1
Bull	Dayboat	12:16:00	13:48:30	13:44:30	17	4
Winsome	Cruising 2	11:47:00	13:44:44	13:50:24	18	4
Sigi	Cruising 1	11:14:00	13:52:48	14:09:28	19	2
Lena	Cruising 1	11:39:00	14:17:50	14:26:10	20	3
Bufflehead	Dayboat	12:05:00	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
Witchcraft	Cruising 2	12:04:00	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
Joyce Elaine	Cruising 1	11:31:00	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF

 

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Results & Photos from Past Classics

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The 2015 6th Annual Rendezvous & Race

2015 Classic Race PHOTOS! CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO GALLERY!

Thank you to Kate Gahs for these photos.

6th Annual (2015) Race Results:

Note: 24 Entries. 13 Finishers.

Class / Finish		Boat		Elapsed Time
"Diesel 1" Class
1st Place		HOWARD BLACKBURN		1:20:20
2nd		NIGHTSHADE		1:13:45
"Diesel 2 " Class
1st Place		SPELLBOUND		1:01:30
2nd		WINSOME		1:15:37
3rd		LACERTA		1:06:35 * (0:44 Start Penalty)
DNF		VIGNETTE
"Unleaded" Class
DNS		WAYFARER
"Premium" Class
1st Place		BEAR		1:09:12
2nd		HONALEE		1:08:29
DNF		BULL
"Jet Fue l" Class
1st Place		WOODWIND II		0:54:53
2nd		WOODWIND I		1:03:11
"Star" Class
1st Place		HOPE		0:59:50
2nd		CONFLICT		1:02:09
3rd		SASHAY		1:02:40
4th		TROUT		1:03:46

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The 2014 5th Annual Rendezvous & Race

 

Click here for 2014 photo gallery

 

Click here to read the blog entry by Schooner Woodwind's Captain Ken with photos.

 

 

CORRECTED TIME FINISH POSITIONS

“Unleaded” Class (Centerboarders):
1st	WINDMILL – Woody
2nd	FRENCH LEAVE - Snipe
3rd	MORGAIN - Acorn 10
“Premium” Class (Dayboats):
1st	HOPE Star
2nd	TROUT Star
3rd	HONALEE Rozinante
4th	BULL Sandbagger
5th	BEAR Sandbagger
“Diesel” Class (Cruising):
1st	ELF 35' Lawley Cutter
2nd	ADVENTURER Alden Malabar VI
3rd	VIXEN Wiley 36 Tankook Whaler
4th	NIGHTSHADE Diddikai Ketch 36
5th	LACERTA Concordia Yawl  (mh)
6th	SPELLBOUND Cutts and Case 47
7th	VIGNETTE Dickerson 41 Cutter
8th	HOWARD BLACKBURN Alden 48
DNS	SOLANA III Laurent Giles Wanderer
DNS	BERWYN Ralph Wiley 38
DNF	WINSOME Nielson Gumdrop
DNF	WITCHCRAFT Crowinshield Cutter
“Jet Fuel” Class (Spirit of Tradition):
DNF	WOODWIND I
DNF	WOODWIND II

First, Second, and Third Place finishers in each class received an awesome looking flag to show off at future events.

Thanks to all everyone for making this a Classic Wooden Sailboat Rendezvous & Race an event to remember.

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The 2013 4th Annual Rendezvous & Race

Check out the photos from the 2013 4th Annual Classic!

4th Annual Race Results
Classic Wooden Sailboat Regatta
September 21, 2013 (Pursuit start - time at finish):

"Unleaded" Class:
1st		EXOTIC MATERIALS -Albacore	Time: 13:16:07
2nd		ACORN	DNF
"Premium" Cla ss:
1st		SASHAY	13:31:08
2nd		HONALEE	13:31:18
3rd		TROUT	13:34:31
4th		BEAR	13:55:32
5th		BULL	14:13:04
"Diesel" Class:
1st		MUSTANG	13:26:39
2nd		HOWARD BLACKBURN	13:37:39
3rd		SPELLBOUND	13:40:48
4th		LACERTA	13:50:19
5th		VIGNETTE	13:54:54
6th		NIGHTSHADE	13:55:51
7th		ELF	13:56:21
8th		WINSOME	14:04:36
9th		SURF BIRD	14:08:34
10th		WITCHCRAFT	14:10:21
11th		KITTIWAKE	14:10:33
12th		TIME	DNF

 

List of Boats Participating in the 4th Annual Race (2013):

Boat Name		Length		Owner or Skipper
Kittiwake		32'		Stephan Abel
Berwyn		38'		Carolyn Abernethy
Witchcraft		59'		Dave Butler
Elf		58'		Rick Carrion
Spellbound		44'		Edmund Cutts, Jr.
Trout		22.7'		Tom Gahs
Winsome		36'		Ken Gummerson
Surf Bird		48'		Richard Hall
Exotic Material		15'		Barney Harris
Grizzly Bear		33'		John Hedger
Mustang		32'		Simon King
Stradivarius		14'		Doug Loup
Mistress		76.5'		Glenn McCormick
Honalee		29.5'		Paul Miller
Sashay		22.8'		Elliott Oldak
Howard Blackburn		57'		Mark Roesner
Time		34'		Mark Scott
Nightshade		36.5'		Donald Shea
Howard Thorklson		57'		Howard Thorklson
Bear		28'		NSHOF
Bull		28'		NSHOF
Lacerta		39.83'		Mark Walter
Morgaine		10'		Kristin White
Vignette		41'		Peter Oetker
Myrtea		32'		Rob Rowlands

 

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Watch a video with photos from the Classic Rendezvous & Race

 

Sponsored by the NSHOF and Chesapeake Traditional Sailboat Association

The Classic Wooden Sailboat Rendezvous and Race is an annual event with significant public exposure in downtown Annapolis. Contact Maria Museler ( maria.museler@nshof.org ) for more information, or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities.