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Shallop race promises to be a bit more tortoise than harePublished 05/01/08
It could go down as the slowest boat race ever in Annapolis waters.
At high noon Saturday, three replicas of 17th-century wooden boats will race around a triangular course as part of the Maryland Maritime Heritage Festival.
The replicas are based on the open boat, or "shallop," used by Capt. John Smith as he famously documented the Chesapeake Bay 400 years ago. But don't expect sleek sailboats. The shallops are slow, and the crews might have to row more than sail to make it through the course. The shallop race will pit Maryland against Virginia, as one of the shallops was built here and the other two were...
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