This episode will cover a fast moving nor’easter that swept along the Chesapeake Bay and Choptank River, along with many other arrest of Delmarva. The hardest hit though were the men on the water. With barely any time to prepare, circumstances set upon them and left them fighting for their lives.
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Sources:
Baltimore Sun 2/4/1939
The Daily Times 2/4/1939
The Daily Mail 2/4/1939
DEADLY 1939 SQUALL PREYED ON BAY'S WATERMEN The 10-Minute Storm that Turned into the ‘Worst Tragedy in Skipjack History,’ 1939 - Secrets of the Eastern Shore
Choptank River - Wikipedia
Deal Island’s Annual Skipjack Races and Island Fest | VisitMaryland.org
About Skipjacks
Link to Google Books Sample of Christopher White's "Skipjack: The Story of America's Last Sailing Oysterman"
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