A touch of 17th century in Baltimore
June 23, 2008
Earlier today, I went to the Inner Harbor to report on the arrival of the Spirit of 1608, a replica of the boat Captain John Smith used to explore the Baltimore area 400 years ago.
Before I got there, I envisioned the boat to be larger than an Inner Harbor water taxi. When I saw the crew members rowing up, I knew I had overestimated…
The sailors were volunteers from the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum in Reedville, VA and they are the ones who built the Spirit.
One of the sailors, Bill Rogers, told me the average age of the crew is 70 (he’s 74).
“We live on the water, that tells the story,” Rogers said.
Interestingly, the lumber that was used to build the boat came from trees toppled by Hurricane Isabel.
Check out Saturday’s edition of the Daily Record for the full story and check the Web site for more multimedia coverage.
RICHARD SIMON, Multimedia Reporter
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It really is amazing how small that boat is. I can’t image Smith plus 12 crew members on that thing for months at a time! To say they were a lot tougher than us back then would be an understatement!