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What does it take to get a 90-year-old Chesapeake Bay buyboat home from the Caribbean? A lot of ocean miles and a little bit of madness.
Marina Hopping

Schaefer's Canal House and Marina is back, and Jody Argo Schroath says this popular stopover in Chesapeake City North is better than ever.
Cruisin' the Marinas

Check out our Marina Showcase, newly updated for 2013. Click the map locator buttons to learn about some of the area's best marinas. (pictured: Ferry Pt. Marina)
Chesapeake Bay Magazine has teamed up with Bay Boat Buzz to create the largest exclusively Mid-Atlantic brokerage site on the Bay. Let the searching begin!

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Upper Bay Marinas
From Susquehanna River to Severn River on the Western Shore; North East River to Chester River on the Eastern Shore.

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Chesapeake Tides
Bay tide tables, including Baltimore, MD, Washington, D.C. and Hampton Roads, with tidal differences for 50 additional Chesapeake Bay locations.
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The Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War
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What does it take to get a 90-year-old Chesapeake Bay buyboat home from the Caribbean? A lot of ocean miles and a little bit of madness.

Schaefer's Canal House and Marina is back, and Jody Argo Schroath says this popular stopover in Chesapeake City North is better than ever.

Check out our Marina Showcase, newly updated for 2013. Click the map locator buttons to learn about some of the area's best marinas. (pictured: Ferry Pt. Marina)

Chesapeake Bay Magazine has teamed up with Bay Boat Buzz to create the largest exclusively Mid-Atlantic brokerage site on the Bay. Let the searching begin!