The Seagull by David T. Turnbaugh

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The Seagull ( Skip Jack )

By mid-December the days have grown short and as the sun grows low, the Chesapeake skipjacks make their last runs over the oyster beds. The late autumn winds have picked up and taken on the chill of winter, and the usually placid Chesapeake now becomes a bay to respect. For more than 100 years skipjacks have harvested under these conditions and hopefully will continue to do so for a long time to come.

STATS OF THE SEA GULL:
Size: 46.6x 15.9 x4.3
Built: 1924 - Crisfield, Maryland

The Seagull ( Skip Jack ) by Artist David T. Turnbaugh

The Seagull ( Skip Jack )
by David T. Turnbaugh
19" x 29 1/4"
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Maryland's Eastern Shore watermen are unique in America. So are their boats, the Skipjacks. They're the only sailing vessels still in use commercially in the U.S. Unfortunately, both are quickly moving toward extinction. In Workin With the Wind, Doug Stephens has preserved for all time in vivid prose and stunning photographs the joys and tribulations of life on the Chesapeake. In these pages you'll meet tough, weathered men like Captain Dicky Webster, who exchange financial security, comfort, and ease for brutally cold winter winds on open water and backbreaking labor for the joy of being free. These are a people apart. Some, especially those who live on Smith Island, Deal Island and Tangier Island, speak with a blend of Elizabethan English, Southern drawl and Delmarva colloquialisms.. They understand neighborliness in a more profound sense than most of us. They need to. Their well-being might well depend on a neighbor. Yet, they're friendly. When Stephens approached Captain Dicky and others with his plan to photograph the men and their vessels in action, he found himself accepted as one of the crew. In following months, he helped dredge for oysters, rode the bos'n's chair to the crow's nest for unique pictures, swabbed decks, steered the Caleb W. Jones through the still, gleaming water of the Chesapeake - all the while documenting his experiences with pen and camera.

Working The Wind by Doug Stevens

Format: Hardcover Book
Category: Photo Essays
Number of pages: 142
Each Book is Hand Signed by The Author

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