What country does Susan May and Chesapeake Bay have in common?
Susan May (skipjack) The "Sea Gull" is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1901 at Pocomoke City, Maryland. She is a 46 ft two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 15.9 ft and a depth of 1.6 ft ; her gross tonnage is 10 register tons. She is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. She is located at Wenona, Somerset County, Maryland.
Sarah May Sarah May (born 1972 in Northumberland) is an English author. Her first book, "The Nudist Colony" (1999), was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. Her other books include "Spanish City" (2002), "The Internationals" (2003), and "The Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia" (2006). A reviewer in "The Guardian" wrote of "Spanish City": "the world conjured into view by May's slanted approach to scene and dialogue is peculiarly charged and vivid."