Island Blossom

The Island Blossom is a Chesapeake Bay log canoe, built in 1892, by William Sidney Covington in Tilghman, Maryland. She is a 32 ft 7.5 in (9.944 m) sailing log canoe with a beam of 6 feet 7.5 inches (2.019 m). Double-ended, her bow is sharp with a straight, slightly raking stem and a longhead, and she has a sharp stern. The canoe is privately owned by the family John C. North II, descendants of Mr. Covington, and races under No. 9. She is one of the last 22 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay log canoes, carrying on a tradition of racing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that has existed since the 1840s. Skippered since 1999 by Corbin Penwell of St. Michaels, Maryland, Island Blossom has won a record 13 consecutive High Point trophies for the fleet's overall season winner, finishing first overall from 2009–2022 (the fleet skipped the 2020 season due to COVID-19). This streak topped the previous mark of six in a row originally set by Doug Hanks Sr., also aboard Blossom, between 1981-1986 and matched by Tyler Johnson on Persistence from 1998-2003 and Blossom under Penwell from 2009-2014. Island Blossom has won 16 High Point trophies overall since 2004. She is located at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland.[2][3]

ISLAND BLOSSOM (log canoe)
Island Blossom is located in Maryland
Island Blossom
Island Blossom is located in the United States
Island Blossom
Nearest citySt. Michaels, Maryland
Coordinates38°48′0″N 76°13′10″W
Built1892
ArchitectCovington, William S.
Architectural styleTilghman
MPSChesapeake Bay Sailing Log Canoe Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.85002255 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Maryland Historical Trust". ISLAND BLOSSOM (log canoe). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. "Island Blossom #9 – CBLCSA". Island Blossom. Chesapeake Bay Log Sailing Canoe Association. 2010-07-24. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-07-29.


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