More about the Skipjacks:
Saving the Skipjacks - The skipjack, Maryland’s state boat and a beloved symbol of the culture and heritage of the Chesapeake Bay, is disappearing. Because it ... continued

Save Our Skipjacks Task Force - In November 1999, the Maryland Commission for Celebration 2000 formed the Save Our Skipjacks Task Force. The Task Force considered ... continued

Maryland’s Commercial Skipjack Fleet Named Most Endangered - On June 6, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named the nation’s only remaining sail-powered commercial fleet one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The skipjack, ... continued

The skipjack became the Maryland State Boat in 1985 - Skipjacks are the last working boats under sail in the United States. In winter, fleets ... continued

Saving Oysters . . . And Oystermen - The 20th century was ending well for the oldest oysterman on the Chesapeake, until Art Daniels of Deal Island hauled up something in his dredge he had never seen before in all his years as a skipjack captain. cont'd

Preserving the Historic Vessels - Currently, restoration work for the skipjack fleet is on hold due to the construction on our Marine Railway. The railway is ... continued

Oyster Recovery Partnership - The Oyster Recovery Partnership is a coalition of organizations, institutions, businesses and individuals dedicated to helping restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay by ... continued

Book Review:  Skipjack: The Story of America's Last Sailing Oystermen by Christopher White - The skipjacks are all but vanished today. Last winter [2008-2009] only a single one hoisted its sails, and its captain was 88 years old. But 10 years ago as the 20th century drew to a close, author Christopher White moved to Tilghman Island for two years to document the twilight of oystering under sail and the cantankerous captains struggling to keep their imperiled way of life alive. "Skipjack" is his story.

Skipjacks - National Landmarks:
Kathryn
Rebecca T. Ruark
Helen Virginia
Hilda M. Willing


Skipjacks of Maryland Historical Trust:
Bernice J
Clarence Crockett
Claude W. Somers
E.C. Collier
Elsworth
F.C. Lewis
Fannie L. Daugherty
Helen Virginia
Hilda M. Willing
Howard
Ida May
Kathryn
Maggie Lee
Mary W. Somers
Minnie V
Nellie L. Byrd
Ralph T. Webster
Rebecca T. Ruark
Reliance
Ruby G. Ford
Sea Gull
Sigsbee
Stanley Norman
Susan May
Thomas W. Clyde
Viginia W.

Sail Aboard a Skipjack:
The E.C. Collier (exhibit only) -
http://www.cbmm.org/wh_exhib_oyst.html

The Dee -
http://www.skipjacktours.com/
The Elsworth -
http://www.ehos.org/workboats.html

The Ada Fears -
http://www.skipjackadafears.com 
The H.M. Krentz -
http://www.oystercatcher.com/hmkrentz.html
Maggie Lee (exhibit only) -
http://www.riverheritage.org/Preservation/html/maggie_lee.html

The Lady Katie (exhibit only) - http://www.thebluecrab.com/Skipjacks/SJ-Lady_Katie.html
F.C. Lewis Jr. (exhibit only) -
http://www.riverheritage.org/Preservation/html/lewis.html

Skipjack Martha Lewis - 
http://www.skipjackmarthalewis.org/

The Minnie V -
http://www.livingclassrooms.org/Facilities/MinnieV.html

Nathan of Dorchester -
http://www.skipjack-nathan.org/

Flora Price (exhibit only) -
http://www.riverheritage.org/Preservation/html/flora_historic_photos.html

Rebecca T. Ruark -
http://www.skipjack.org/
The Sigsbee -
http://www.livingclassrooms.org/Facilities/Sigsbee.html

Claud W. Somers -
http://www.rfmuseum.org/somers.html

Chesapeake Bay Dreaming -
http://www.baydreaming.com/skipjacks.htm
Soon after its introduction to the Chesapeake in the 1890s, the skipjack became the preferred oyster dredge boat. Some have ...

Uncertain Future for Skipjacks? - 
www.mdsg.umd.edu/CQ/V02N1/index.html
Call them killer angels. With their long lifting bowsprits, raked wooden masts and sweeping sheer lines, skipjacks not only recall but actually sustain the age of sail as we move into a new century...

Video:  Step Aboard the Rebecca T. Ruark
http://yourtrip.travelchannel.com/clip.aspx?
From the Travel Channel (Duration: 00:06:11)