Our History

On January 29, 1977, Dean Worcester and 13 of his friends met at the Naval Academy and founded the Chesapeake Traditional Sailboat Association. The members’ seven schooners and three other traditional boats organized to “increase opportunities for racing, cruising and group activities of traditional boats.” That mission continues today. Explore some of our history in this archive of past newsletters:
The front page of this March, 1977, edition of the ASA Newsletter documents the founding of the CTSA. View the entire issue here.