"Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge" Sets Sail Today

     Solomons, Md. -- Mariners are advised that the Southern Maryland Sailing Association (SMSA) will sponsor its annual “Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge” sailing races on the Chesapeake Bay, from Sunday, July 17, through Tuesday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Up to 160 participating sailboats will race in three fleets on three separate, designated course areas located at the mouth of the Patuxent River, near Solomons. Interested mariners may contact the SMSA’s Chief Race Officer aboard the 53-foot Hatteras MAVOURNEEN on marine band radio channel 16 VHF-FM or at telephone (301) 481-8665. For any comments or questions, contact Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Waterways Management Division, at telephone (410) 576-2674 or email Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Chart : 12270.