Follow along with Peter Slack’s ongoing series about COASTAL QUEEN, a Chesapeake Bay Buy Boat built in 1928 and modified in the late 1950s to a cruising yacht. The series followed the entire restoration, and continues as COASTAL QUEEN charts a new course.
April 12, 2026 – COASTAL QUEEN Stories: Tangier Island “The Heart of the Chesapeake”
The Coastal Queen Restoration Series took us out to Tangier Island to hop aboard the last working Chesapeake Bay Buyboat, in the process we found an amazing group of watermen struggling to make a living on the water, while battling mother nature at the same time.
edgar gatewood says:
It’s important to keepTangier Island a part of our heritage.