THE BOAT
The Chesapeake 20 Association is the oldest surviving one design class on the Chesapeake Bay.
With boats dating back to the 1930s still racing, to ones built in the last decade, the class has enjoyed exciting longevity.
An Evolution Class.
The Chesapeake 20s have been evolving since the first one was built. Originally Hard-Chimed, the boat continually changed as Dick Hartge built them with Challenger becoming the first Round-Chimed twenties we think of today.
Original Wood
Twenties
1930-1940s
Sail Numbers 0-199
Hand-Built by a few different builders, but most surviving (and faster) ones were built by Captain Dick Hartge in Galesville, Maryland.
Fiberglass
Twenties
1990-Present
Sail Numbers 200-299
Molded from Endeavor in the 90s, these injected a new period of growth. Built by Chesapeake 20 Boatworks.
Cold-Molded
Twenties
2000-Present
Sail Numbers 300-399
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