1. There is still a skipjack in my backyard.
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This is because a long long time ago I married her owner. Catch the pronouns.
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2. He doesn't look exactly like this anymore. But there are times he can still pull it off.
3. A skipjack is a Big Deal in the rarefied air of Chesapeake Bay Preservationists. A Really Big Deal. And a skipjack is astronomically, insanely and cataclysmic-ally expensive. Really expensive.
4. So a foundation was created.
They clearly need help. If you can help, please visit www.thebaylab.org
5. Meanwhile work continues with a goal of hoisting her back overboard (out of my backyard) this spring.
What follows is a re-cast synopsis of the scary work done in 2010 that ultimately assured the Chesapeake Bay Field Lab which owns the vessel that she would be able to return to service.
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Work completed in 2011 is also documented and will begin appearing on this blog at the end of these re-published 2010 videos, photos and stories.
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