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Mark Pellerin is a life-long boater—sail and power—who has spent a substantial amount of time on the ocean and inland waterways. As a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain, he operates a yacht management business with boats in Maryland and Maine, and also takes clients out for day sails for tours or instruction. He is also involved in real estate and in sales, specializing in marina and other commercial/industrial valuations.
Sailors on board 32 J/80s—racing sailboats that are roughly 27 feet long—tested their skills in the J/80 World Championship in the waters off Annapolis.
As a replica of an 1812-era privateer, the Pride of Baltimore II—built in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor in 1988—serves as an ambassador for the city to dozens of ports of call each year.
David Scheidt has been racing sailboats around the Chesapeake Bay since the mid-1970s. Successful in a number of different boats and classes over the years, he currently campaigns his J/35, Maggie, out of Annapolis. He gives back to his sport by volunteering to run regattas from time to time.
Lee Deihl is president of Chesapeake Seafood Brokers, LLC, in Reedville, Virginia. As a commercial fisherman in the Chesapeake Bay and coastal Atlantic, he uses CBIBS data every day when he heads out on the water.
Tom Kessler is an angler and crabber who lives in southern Pennsylvania. A member of the Coastal Conservation Association, he has had a love for the outdoors all his life.
John Davy is a Richmond, Virginia-area outdoor enthusiast who enjoys spending time on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay—be it exploring in kayaks or fishing or tubing from a small powerboat.
While Ken Pryor uses data from NOAA satellites to develop complex equations to describe potential weather, he also uses data from CBIBS buoys to double-check that what the satellites show matches what other observing platforms indicate.
Greg Garman, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Environmental Studies and research director at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Rice Field Station, located on the James River near Charles City, Virginia.
Sarah McGuire, education coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia (CBNERRVA), helps students connect with the Chesapeake Bay.