Kalmar Nyckel

June 2nd we passed through the C&D Canal on our way to the Chesapeake Bay & got this reaction. Get our sailing season here: www.KalmarNyckel.org/schedule

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Baltimore, thank you for your hospitality! Next stop-Solomon’s Island Thursday afternoon. Catch up with us in Alexandria, VA next weekend for ‘Sails on the Potomac 250’

Potomac River here we come!!! And weather depending, with short stops in Baltimore, Solomon’s Island, St. Mary’s City, and Capital Yacht Club in DC! Destination: ‘Sails on the Potomac’ festival-Alexandria, Virginia’s 250th celebration! Farewell Delaware, see you for July 4th to ‘Celebrate 250 on the Riverfront.’

https://www.alexandriava.gov/Sails250

AHOY! Our 2026 Captain Kidd’s Pirate Day gallery from Saturday, May 23 is up. Stay tuned for our 7th annual pirate day in 2027! Photos by Cameron Wright & Jan Ross… more to come. https://knf.smugmug.com/2026-Capt--Kidd-s-Pirate-Day What's Up Delaware Wilmington and the Brandywine Valley Out & About Brandywine Buzz Macaroni Kid Wilmington-New Castle

2026 Capt. Kidd’s Pirate Day - Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Photos by Cameron Wright & Thom Unger

A few details for SailFest Cape Charles

The vendor market at SailFest Cape Charles is going to be amazing! Here is a list of vendors -
**Half Shell Bay Designs - Two Virginia Beach best friends have tapped into their creativity by designing handcrafted oyster shell art.
**Cape Charles Main Street - SailFest Cape Charles-branded merchandise
**Chesapeake Jewelers - You see, we believe in the legacy of the bay and incorporating it into beautiful jewelry creations.
**Coastal Creations - Whimsical wooden art inspired by sea life and coastal living!
**Nautibagsus -At NautiBagsUS, we fuse artistry with nautical charm, offering unique totes for beach and boat. All bags are handmade in Virginia!
**By the Bay USA - A small-batch lifestyle label inspired by the Eastern Shore — easy days, salt air, porch swings, and evenings that stretch a little longer.
**Heather Donis Designs - colorful nautical paintings printed on totes, tumblers, notecards, and prints.
**Douglas Draper - An ongoing series of drawings & paintings capturing the rugged and gritty nature of life as a Chesapeake Bay waterman.
**Donna Headley - Pottery and textile art
**Voiajer - Offering nautical themed art and jewelry supporting fair-trade and not for profit groups doing incredible work all over the world.
**Kilaarts - Handmade art originals.
**Kate Mancini - Folk Art with nautical coastal theme.
**Ahh-Mazing Threads - Handcrafted cotton rope bowls and embroidery.
**Eastern Shore Pottery - incorporating sea creatures nautical motifs, quirky fish lanterns, lidded crab jars, at JPJ Pottery-Janet Pane-Joyce's goal as a potter is to create pieces that surprise and amuse. And Blue Jay Pottery - BJ Rogers’s work is varied but recognizable in its quirky point of view. Color is a prime signature of all her work, pottery, or painting.
**Marina Pierce - Nature and nautical photography showcasing the birds, animals and habitats of the Eastern Shore with a goal of educating people and inspiring in them a desire to conserve this very special place we call home.
**Eastern Shore Salty - nautical home decor
**Susan Stark – Discover the paintings offered by this local fine artist.
**CC Mudworks - pottery inspired by the Eastern Shore of Virginia
**Chris Wagner - Chainsaw carvings
**Drizzles - oils, vinegars, gourmet foods, art

Sail250 Virginia includes several auxiliary ports — we’re giving deck tours at Alexandria’s Old Town “Sails on the Potomac” AND at SailFest Cape Charles
Plus the Parade of Sail in Norfolk on Fri 6/19.
https://shop.AlexandriaVa.gov/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=4000017
Come aboard our magical ship!

Kalmar Nyckel Timed Tickets - shop.alexandriava.gov Tour the Kalmar Nyckel, a 1997 reproduction of a Swedish ship that was built in 1627, each day of the festival. All advance timed-tickets have now been reserved; however, guests are welcome to wait in the walk-up lines, which will be admitted on board as space allows. There are multiple locations al...

That’s us! KalmarNyckel.org/schedule

The ship departed Wilmington, DE for its first voyage of the year under cloudy skies at 0800 Thursday 28 May. We’ve had some mechanical difficulties in Historic New Castle but sorting with our engineering team. Fair winds for the first leg through the C&D Canal & Chesapeake Bay next week.