The Deltaville Maritime Museum is proud to announce the addition of the vintage Virginia-built deadrise "Jennie May" to the fleet.

The "Jennie May" will be getting underway from 9 AM 'til 1 PM with passengers, the fourth Saturday of the month from May through November.

As an addition to the Holly Point Farmer's Market, the scheduled Discovery Cruises are 30 minutes long, departing from the museum's dock on Mill Creek to Jackson Creek and the Piankatank River.

Our cruises are free of charge but to help offset expenses, we encourage passengers to join the museum or to make donations accordingly.

The Deltaville Maritime Museum's mission is to help preserve the maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay through museum memberships, donations and our dedicated members and volunteers. After retiring from government service, Captain Pete Cardozo started the Discovery Cruises program in 2010.

Since then, the "Jennie May" is the 4th vintage Chesapeake work boat that he has commanded for the museum.

Pete has held a U.S. Coast Guard 100 Ton Master License continually since 1974 and has commanded government and commercial passenger carrying vessels throughout the U.S.

Description of the beautiful vintage work boat "Jennie May":   

The "Jennie May" was designed to look like a classic Virginia work boat of the 1950's, with a traditional round stern and was built in 1986 in Poquoson, Virginia by David Rollins

She is powered by a Perkins 85 HP diesel

35' length, 11' beam, 2'8" draft

Cruising speed of 7 knots

70 gallon fuel tank

Conventional wheel/helm in the pilot house, with a guinea stick/helm aft

Furuno radar, Furuno fish finder, (2) Garmin GPS. VHF marine radio

Two 12-volt batteries