Our Story
BornRaisedin Bay Country
We make chart shirts, signal flags and hometown hoodies in St. Mary’s County, Maryland.
Bay Country is the water and the towns around it.
For us that means the creeks of St. Mary’s County, the Eastern Shore across the Bay, and the Delaware shore.
Why “7th & Bay”
A name with a place in it.
I grew up in Delaware, a few minutes from the water in any direction. Marsh, lake, pond, bay or ocean, there was always something close.
In 2014 I moved to St. Mary’s County. The water here comes in creeks and coves instead of open beach, but having it close by feels the same.
The name comes from a few places. St. Mary’s County has a 7th District. The house I grew up in was number 43, which adds up to seven. Mostly, I liked how it sounded next to the Bay.
I started 7th & Bay because I wanted more say in what I wear. Most of what I found didn’t have much to do with where I live. I wanted clothes built around the places I actually spend my time: the creeks, the marshes, the Bay and the small towns along it.
Everything we make is designed here, one piece at a time. If it doesn’t look like it belongs on a dock in St. Mary’s or out on the Eastern Shore, we don’t make it.
Ian KotchFounder · California, Maryland
What we make
What we make
Home Waters ChartsFive engraved-style charts of the water we know, No. 7–11.Shop the chartsNo. 7–11 →- Next dropSignal 01Nov 27 · the list gets in Nov 25SignalMaritime signal flags with what each one means. Signal 01 lands Nov 27.Get on the listNov 27 · get on the list →
Hometown hoodiesYour town across the chest of a duck camo hoodie, from Leonardtown to Lewes.Shop hometownSouthern Maryland →
SolunarAn almanac page of the moon’s phases, for people who fish by the moon.Shop SolunarAn almanac moon →
What we stand for
How we make things
Places you can find
Every chart is a real stretch of water and every hoodie is a real town.
Bright on purpose
We use Blaze orange and signal lime because you can spot them across a creek.
Both shores
The Western Shore, the Eastern Shore and Delaware. Bay Country is bigger than one county.
How we make it
How it’s made
- 01Drawn in Southern MarylandEvery chart, flag and mark is drawn here, one design at a time.
- 02Printed when you orderTees on Comfort Colors, hoodies on Independent Trading Co., prints on heavy matte paper. Printed or embroidered to order by our production partner, so nothing sits in a warehouse.
- 03On its way in 2–5 business daysFree shipping over $100. If it arrives damaged, defective or wrong, we replace it.
Both shores
One bay. Two sides of it.
Western Shore
Southern Maryland, where we’re based: St. Mary’s, Calvert and Charles, on the Potomac, the Patuxent and the Bay.
- No. 7St. Clement’s Bay
- No. 8Solomons
- No. 9Point Lookout
- St. Mary’s County
- Leonardtown
- St. George Island
- Chesapeake Beach
St. Mary’s County · Leonardtown · St. George Island · Chesapeake Beach
Eastern Shore
Across the Bay: Kent Island down to Crisfield and Smith Island, and over to the Delaware beaches.
- No. 10Tangier Sound
- No. 11Rehoboth Bay
- Hooper’s Island
- Tilghman Island
- St. Michaels
- Cambridge
- Easton
- Southern Delaware
Hooper’s Island · Tilghman Island · St. Michaels · Cambridge · Easton · Southern Delaware
Numbered places have a Home Waters chart. Don’t see your water? Tell us →
Our promise to you
See you on the water.
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