What a great weekend, aside from the extreme heat! Pictures from the weekend, courtesy of sailfastphoto.com.

Well it’s finally here, the start of the 2010 Log Canoe Season! Today (Saturday June 26th) there will be one race, starting at or around 2:30pm. Then two races on Sunday (June 27th) I’m assuming that the first race will be a 10:00am Start and the second race will be a 2:00pm or 2:30pm start.

The winter was pretty intense this year and Canoe season came up very quick, which is a nice alternative to 22 inches of snow. This will be our 151st year of organized Log Canoe Racing which we are all proud to continue the tradition.

The JayDee has been stripped down, and refitted (restored) this winter and sailed her first sail last night. Successfully!! It is not only exciting to see a Log Canoe get restored and become faster, stronger, better, but also this will add another 20-30 years onto her life span for the next generation keeping this ancient sport alive.

Come down to the MRYC or the Miles River today around 2pm and support the Log Canoes!

NODDY is looking for a few good boardmen. We plan on sailing most of the weekends this year and consistent experienced crew makes the difference! Please contact Brad Johnson at …[email protected]…or my cell —410-708-0769..

Check out the **Race Schedule **page for the 2010 racing schedule!

Kyle Leaverton, a boardman from *Mystery *and film student at Wilmington University, is making a documentary about the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes as a whole and need yours help! Kyle is looking to interview anyone involved in Log Canoeing, especially those who have owned and sailed for many years. He is also looking for any pictures and stories, which I’m sure there are quite a lot out there! And if anyone has any footage/video of a Log Canoe under sail or a race that would be awesome as well.

Kyle will be available from April 3rd to April 10th to interview anyone interested in participating in this project.

Please contact him at,

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(410) 708-5365

[email protected]

It’s my 28th Birthday today so everyone celebrate!

***Update: *[06/20/2010] *Jay Dee is all finished and was luanhced friday June 19th at the MRYC, she is sitting on her trailer and Canoes Harbor awaiting the start of the racing season. *

The mighty Jay Dee was taken to Campbell’s Boat Yard in Oxford hauled out of the water flipped over and stripped of her fiberglass in the effort to remove excess water and preserve her for generations to come. The project will take most of the winter and is very exciting for the fleet to keep the Canoes maintained and racing!

Check back often as I will be updating the slide show as the progress continues.. {Updated 06/20/2010} [pictobrowser 23882489@N04 72157622441336493]

From Duke Adams, “John West, foretender and boardman on Patricia and then Oliver’s gift for over 35 years died early January 2010 from pancreatic cancer. He was a great friend, crew mate, and honest gentleman and will be missed by all that knew him. -Crew of Oliver’s gift”