The Vessel:

The M/V Miss Clare is an authentic Chesapeake Bay "deadrise." Built in Cambridge,
Maryland in 1979, the Miss Clare was a charter sports-fishing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean
for eleven years. It is certified by the United States Coast Guard to carry 27 passengers for hire.

The Captain:

Ralph Hazel, Jr. is a professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Delaware Technical Institute, a Chesapeake and Delaware Canal historian, and the fourth generation of his family to ply the waters of the Chesapeake in a workboat. An experienced waterman, Capt. Hazel's first experiences with the C&D canal were with his father aboard the tug Convoy, which operated from Town Point dock at the western entrance to the canal, assisting shipping traffic and recording ship's information along the canal.

His grandfather, Harper Hazel was a timberman who worked to move log bundles through the canal locks.

Hazel's great-grandfather, Capt. Jacob Truss, operated the wooden steam tug Wistar out of Chesapeake City for Back Creek Towing Company, towing barges back and forth through the canal. During his lifetime he witnessed Civil War battles while operating a tug along the Potomac.





The Vessel: The M/V Miss Clare is an authentic Chesapeake Bay "deadrise." Built in Cambridge, Maryland in 1979, the Miss Clare was a charter sports-fishing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean for eleven years. It is certified by the United States Coast Guard to carry 27 passengers for hire. The Captain: Ralph Hazel, Jr. is a professor of Anatomy and Physiology at Delaware Technical Institute, a Chesapeake and Delaware Canal historian, and the fourth generation of his family to ply the waters of the Chesapeake in a workboat. An experienced waterman, Capt. Hazel's first experiences with the C&D canal were with his father aboard the tug *Convoy,* which operated from Town Point dock at the western entrance to the canal, assisting shipping traffic and recording ship's information along the canal. His grandfather, Harper Hazel was a timberman who worked to move log bundles through the canal locks. Hazel's great-grandfather, Capt. Jacob Truss, operated the wooden steam tug *Wistar* out of Chesapeake City for Back Creek Towing Company, towing barges back and forth through the canal. During his lifetime he witnessed Civil War battles while operating a tug along the Potomac.