Introduction | Bay History | Hooper Strait Lighthouse | Oystering on the Chesapeake | Floating Fleet Steamboats on the Bay | Waterfowling | Small Boat Collection | Waterman's Wharf Small Boat Collection Displayed in the Small Boat Shed are a variety of working and recreational Chesapeake small watercraft. Several log canoes illustrate the adaptation of this Native American design by the English into a workboat they used for oystering, fishing, and traveling. During the 1800s, regional types of log-hull boats emerged known as Pocomoke, Tilghman, and Poquoson and these boats in the display demonstrate the remarkable differences in sails, hull shape, and rigging. Here you will also find simple skiffs used for oystering, fishing, and crabbing, which could be built quickly and cheaply by ordinary carpenters rather than professional shipwrights. A video introduces today's racing log canoes, a tradition that began when oystermen raced each other to the dock to get the best price for their oysters. Several other types of pleasure boats on display demonstrate the enduring popularity of sailing as a pastime on the Bay. One of the most popular classes of racing boat in American history, the Comet, is represented here by Zoea, built in 1932 by a local builder. Zoea is the first of more than 4,000 Comets built. HOME | ABOUT US | WHAT TO SEE & DO | VISITOR INFO | EDUCATION & OUTREACH MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS| NEWS & MEDIA | Copyright 2003, The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
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