The Chesapeake Bay offers boaters almost unending enjoyment along its thousands of miles of shoreline—the land of pleasant living. But during August it can be hot, humid, and full of jellyfish.
When we heard that our publisher’s nephew, Bohdan Barnett, had built a Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) Expedition Wherry in his parent’s garage, we had to learn more.
Dave Henn, of Ellicott City, MD, is up-cycling pieces of nautical history into hand-crafted pieces of functional art, using wooden water skis, old charts, and even the bow of a Whirlwind powerboat.
We just spent a week cruising the Upper Chesapeake with my boating group, and I started to think about the benefits of having experienced boating friends.