The Skipjack races skipping all over the waters next to Deal Island

DEAL ISLAND, Md. – The famous Deal Island skipjack races have taken over the water, but today many smaller boats could not properly race because of the 30-mile-per-hour winds.

In First Place, Edd Farley’s boat the H.M. Krentz.

SkipJack Heritage Museum treasurer Bobby Shores still thinks the races went as smoothly as possible.

“The skipjack is part of the heritage of this area and the skipjack heritage museum as the words say we’re preserving that heritage and we’re even restoring a Skipjack called the city of Crisfield,” Shores said.

The City of Crisfield’s Skipjack will hopefully be available in next year’s races, an announcement is expected soon in early 2025.