Yield to swimmers: annual Chesapeake channel closure Sunday

Vessel traffic will be limited during the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim event on June 9. GCBS photo

The Coast Guard will limit vessel traffic in part of upper Chesapeake Bay when as many as 650 competitors dive in for the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim June 9.

The temporary regulated area Sunday spans a narrows on either side of the William P. Lane Jr. Memorial Bridges that carry Highway 50 across the bay. The area will extend 500 yard north and south of each span, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. as swimmers make their way from Sandy Point State Park northeast of Annapolis, Md., across 4.4 miles to Kent...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/yield-to-swimmers-annual-chesapeake-channel-closure-sunday/

New ownership at Weems & Plath

Nautical equipment supplier Weems & Plath, Annapolis, Md., has a new president and owner.

Longtime company president Peter Trogdon, announced “a change of watch” at the company he has served and owned for the last 23 years, when new owner Michael Flanagan took the helm Sept. 24.

Michael Flanagan is the new president and owner of Weems & Plath. Photo courtesy Weems & Plath.

A business owner with a specialty in manufacturing, Michael Flanagan is an experienced offshore sailor and longtime fan of Weem...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/new-ownership-at-weems-plath/

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