Due to COVID19, our 2020 sailing season has been cancelled. We will carry passengers in 2021. Read More Here
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April 2, 2020
Our 2020 sailing season has been cancelled. Nathan remains tied up at her dock in Cambridge as the captains, crew and volunteers obey all current emergency health directives. We sincerely wish continued health to our volunteers and to the public who sail with us in happier times. Nathan is an open deck sailing vessel that is 45 ft long and 16 feet wide. It is very difficult to maintain social distancing for many people in this space. Our crew has to work together and follows strict Coronavirus safety protocols. Once the current emergency health measures and pandemic subsides and we […]
June 26, 2019
The Dorchester Skipjack Committee built, owns and operates the Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester to serve as a goodwill ambassador for Dorchester county and the Eastern Shore The Builders Nathan was designed by marine architect Harold Ruark and built by volunteers under the direction of master shipwright Robert S “Bobby” Ruark. Harold carved the trailboards and eagle and built the pushboat Gerry Horney fabricated or restored many of the metal fittings and parts. Over 10,000 hours of volunteer labor went into building the Nathan of Dorchester Some of the people who built the Nathan of Dorchester Bobby Ruark, Harold Ruark, Melvin […]
