| WINTER DRUDGIN' | ||||||||||
| Skipjacks are vessels of a vanishing fleet, the nation's last to work under sail. Dredging for oysters from November through March, these watermen are dependent upon the weather: ICE, COLD, WET, and WIND. But Capt. Wade loves it. "There's nothing prettier than to dredge under sail, when there's oysters to catch and you have a good crew." |
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| REBECCA IN THE MORNING ICE. SHE IS THE OLDEST IN THE FLEET, BUILT IN 1886. | ||||||||||
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| REEFING DOWN THE MAINSAIL BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH WIND | ||||||||||
| ON A GOOD DAY THE CREW CAN CATCH ABOUT 80 BUSHELS OF THEIR 150-BUSHEL LIMIT. YOU SEE SOME 35 BUSHELS HERE. | ||||||||||
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| FROM SUNRIS TO SUNSET, REBECCA HAULS OUT THE PRIZE OF THE CHESAPEAKE--THE OYSTER. JOIN WADEY FOR A WINTER DAY DRUDGIN' OR A SUMMER DEMONSTRATION. | ||||||||||