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Jenny Norman is a Bugeye, a type of vessel indigenous to the Chesapeake Bay.
Bugeyes reached their height of popularity in the 1800's as oyster dredgers and
agricultural cargo haulers between the eastern and western shores of the
Chesapeake. Their most notable features are their raked masts, leg o' mutton sails
and shallow draft which allowed them to navigate freely in the muddy shallows of the
Chesapeake.
Launched in 1982, Jenny Norman was built by Jim Richardson of Lloyds, Maryland in
his retirement. He had built and repaired boats of the Chesapeake's fishing fleets for
years and felt it was finally time to build a boat for himself. He chose the bugeye
because it was a simple rig to sail and the number of specimens still afloat was
certainly dwindling. Needless to say, after his death and only a few years of sailing
the boat, Jenny Norman was sold out of the family and sat quite neglected for ten
years. We found her in 2000 thanks to a lady named Lila Line who has written many
articles and even a book about Jim Richardson and Jenny Norman (Granddaddy
Builds a Bugeye, now out of print). We bought her that year and directly trucked her
to Maine to complete
the rebuild.
Three years later after replacing the stem, nearly half of the planks and frames, a new
deck and deck cabins, casting new lead ballast, rebuilding a husky old Sabb diesel,
and obtaining the vessel's initial US Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection, we put
Jenny Norman into service as a charter boat in July of 2003.
Bugeyes reached their height of popularity in the 1800's as oyster dredgers and
agricultural cargo haulers between the eastern and western shores of the
Chesapeake. Their most notable features are their raked masts, leg o' mutton sails
and shallow draft which allowed them to navigate freely in the muddy shallows of the
Chesapeake.
Launched in 1982, Jenny Norman was built by Jim Richardson of Lloyds, Maryland in
his retirement. He had built and repaired boats of the Chesapeake's fishing fleets for
years and felt it was finally time to build a boat for himself. He chose the bugeye
because it was a simple rig to sail and the number of specimens still afloat was
certainly dwindling. Needless to say, after his death and only a few years of sailing
the boat, Jenny Norman was sold out of the family and sat quite neglected for ten
years. We found her in 2000 thanks to a lady named Lila Line who has written many
articles and even a book about Jim Richardson and Jenny Norman (Granddaddy
Builds a Bugeye, now out of print). We bought her that year and directly trucked her
to Maine to complete
the rebuild.
Three years later after replacing the stem, nearly half of the planks and frames, a new
deck and deck cabins, casting new lead ballast, rebuilding a husky old Sabb diesel,
and obtaining the vessel's initial US Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection, we put
Jenny Norman into service as a charter boat in July of 2003.
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Jenny Norman is a US Coast Guard Inspected Vessel carrying a maximum of 23
passengers. With her generous beam and chair-height cabin tops for seating, even
with a full boat, our guests enjoy a roominess difficult to find on many charter boats.
passengers. With her generous beam and chair-height cabin tops for seating, even
with a full boat, our guests enjoy a roominess difficult to find on many charter boats.
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