Schooner Virginia
Sets Record for Best Time
The Schooner Virginia set the current time to beat of 11 hours, 18 minutes and 53 seconds in the 2007 Great Chesapeake Bay Schoooner Race. She beat the previous record of 12:57:51 set by Imagine in the 2005 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.
Follow the Schooner Virginia in the Race
Photographer Steve Earley and reporter Aaron Applegate from The Virginian-Pilot joined the crew of the 122-foot schooner
Official Preview Program Online
Learn more about the schooners participating in the 20th Annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. The 'Official Preview Program' is available online. The publication is produced by SpinSheet Magazine.
Racing to Save the Bay
The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race (GCBSR) was 
founded to promote public awareness of the Chesapeake Bay's maritime heritage and to encourage the preservation and improvement of the Chesapeake's natural resources. We accomplish this goal by donating the proceeds of the race to one or more charitable organizations involved in conservation of the natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay. To date, $114,600 has been donated to support children's education programs of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
The race begins in Fells Point, in Baltimore, Maryland, and ends 127 nautical miles down the Chesapeake Bay in Portsmouth, Virginia. Entry is open to all schooner-rigged vessels.
More than 50 schooners participated in the 2008 race. For a complete list of the 2009 participants, click here. This year's race is the 20th anniversary of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.
We encourage you to join us to make this 20th anniversary race the best race ever!
Until then, we wish you fair winds and smooth sailing!
Susan Cocke, Virginia Race Chair
3001 High Street
Portsmouth, VA 23707
Phone: 757.650.3052
virginia@schoonerrace.org