In 2011, the Dorchester Skipjack Committee began coordinating the Annual Choptank Heritage Skipjack Race in Cambridge. Since the race's debut in 1997, we have been delighted to act as the host-city vessel for the event.

Racing for Pride

This is a race for pride, not prize. Each skipjack that participates receives equal show-up money. This is a race to preserve a vanishing heritage–and, of course, for bragging rights! Winning captains have their names engraved on the Heritage Cup Trophy, established by the National Bank of Cambridge, and receive smaller versions of the cup, engraved to commemorate their wins.

Over the years, the Nathan has continued to donate her show-up money back to the race fund in order to give the other boats larger shares. As many as nine or ten boats may participate, depending on their availability and, increasingly, their condition. The only other skipjack race still being held on the Chesapeake Bay is the annual Deal Island Labor Day Skipjack Race, which has been held for more than fifty years.

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