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St. Michaels, Maryland--Fishing boats known as skipjacks are mored in the waters of the Miles River. Once a fleet of over two thousand skipjacks existed to harvest the oysters of the Chesapeake Bay. Today there about thirty skipjacks. The skipjack was designated the state boat of Maryland in 1985.

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St. Michaels, Maryland--Fishing boats known as skipjacks are mored in the waters of the Miles River. Once a fleet of over two thousand skipjacks existed to harvest the oysters of the Chesapeake Bay. Today there about thirty skipjacks. The skipjack was designated the state boat of Maryland in 1985.