This photos were taken by Clay Taylor at our All-Star and Nationals at the Annapolis Maritime Museum in June 2008.

All-Stars winners were: First: Jonathan Barklett (North Sails) with Randy Watson in Starlight #302; Second: Joe Gibson (Quantum with Jason Currie and Bob Blomquist in Gracie #302; and Third: Stuart Walker with Roger Link in Osprey #203.

National winners were:  First: Roger Link and Derick Lynch in Osprey #203; Second: Peter and Mary Bell in Kit #205; Third, Bob Blomquist and Larry Carroll in Gracie #302; and Fourth (1st classic wooden boat) Alex Shafer and Nigel Pitt in Stormy #26

The Chesapeake 20 Fleet held 53 races at 17 events.  Fifteen Chesapeake 20s participated in these racing events.  There were 38 skippers including the All-Stars.  We had 375 boat starts, down from 437 in 2007.  There was a record number of Chesapeake 20s at our Nationals and Captain Dick Hartge Regatta.  However, participation was down at the Rock Hall, Nelson Parks, TAYC/Oxford, Summer Series and WRSC/Heintz Regattas.

The overall season champion is once again Roger Link, followed by Bob Blomquist and Ted Weihe.  We counted the top 20 finishes.  The Summer Series was won by Roger Link followed by Bob Blomquist and Ted Weihe with only three boats qualifying in six races.  The Fall Series was won by Bob Blomquist, second, Ted Weihe, and Robin Hartge in third with six boats qualifying in eight races.  The CBYRA High Point was won by Ted Weihe based on regattas listed in the CBYRA 2008 Yearbook.

There was higher participation from eight classic wooden Chesapeake 20s including Mermaid, Spirit, Contrary and Mischief that joined the active fleet in 2008.  Only three glass Chesapeake 20s consistently raced in 2008 and we missed steady participation from at least three or four glass boats that participated in only one or two events.  Several glass Chesapeake 20s did not show up at any events.

With 11 boats on the start line and four races, Roger Link in Osprey wins the Captain Dick Hartge Regatta on Sunday September 28, 2008. Peter Bell in Kit comes in second and Bob Blomquist, third with Gracie.  Also, sad news on the passing of Helen Orme, one of our Chesapeake 20 pioneers. 

On Sunday, September 14, we had excellent southerly wind with four races in our Fall Series at West River.  Gracie dominated with four wins; and Spirit and Picardy tied for second with the tie breaker going to Spirit.  Several boats are weighed and next year's National Championships (known as the Worlds in odd years) is announced for June 26-28, 2009 in Annapolis.

Five Chesapeake 20s compete in August 29th Annapolis to West River Race in varying conditions with Picardy coming in first:  five Chesapeake 20s also competed in August 30-31 WRSC Billy Heintz Annual Regatta with Maury Neibur finished first in Endeavor.