I've heard pungy prounounced with both the hard G or the j sound. (Pun-GEE versus Pun-Jee) There's only one on the bay now, a replica called Lady Maryland built by the Living Classrooms Foundation in 1986, by the same man that designed the Pride of Baltimore II schooner and a handful of other lovely boats that sail along the east coast (Virginia, I think Spirit of South Carolina, etc). Anyhow, she's a beauty to sail and smooth as anything. Lady M's very beam-y, the design making her very sturdy for cargo, especially during the 19th century, as Bat Goddess said. But she also resembles the Baltimore Clipper style, making her very fast - her hull speed is 12 knots.


As for Nancy King's comment, I've never heard of pungees/pungies being used for oyster dredging.