Newsletter of the Friendship Sloop Society Winter/Spring 1994 Editor’s Notes The Annual Meeting was again held in the wonderful setting of the New England Center of the University of New Hampshire. The social gathering before the meeting again appears to be a big hit with everyone attending. There were a number of “exhibits” for everyone to look at, and of course many a friendship to renew with those we haven’t seen in a while. The business portion of the meeting was longer than planned, since there was much discussion concerning the proposed amendments to our Constitution, but those changes will help the organization to continue to operate. We don’t expect future business meetings to be that lorig. One item of concern that we heard at the meeting was the dip in the level of participation at our regattas. The number of sloops at the New London, Boothbay and Marblehead gatherings was down from prior years, and is of concern to the organizers of those events. We ask that you consider participating in one of these events this coming season. If you have an idea that you think would increase the number of sloops, please drop us a line or pick up the phone and let us know your idea. You may also receive a call from a member of the executive board asking for your ideas and opinions of the Boothbay rendezvous. I have recently spoken with Miff Lauriat in Southwest Harbor and he is in the process of making plans for another regatta on Mount Desert Island. Last year was their first, and it had a pretty good turnout of sloops. There will be more details regarding all the upcoming events in our next edition in June, but mark your calendar now with the dates of these events which are printed on page 3. As the editor of the newsletter, I am always looking for ideas and stories for each edition. In future editions, we hope to profile sloops and their owners, particularly those from beyond the New England area. If you’d be interested in doing a profile on your sloop, please drop me a line. I’m sure our members would enjoy reading about other sloop owners. We are also looking for articles on maintaining, sailing, and outfitting that you think would be of value to th other members. Many of us have our little “tricks of the trade”. Send us yours, we’re hoping to publish those in a future edition. Annual Meeting Held at the New England Center Caroline Cronin, Society Secretary, has submitted the following report: The Annual meeting was held on Saturday, November 20th at the New England Center on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. Commodore Jim Wilson called the business portion of the meeting to order at 3:42 PM. In his opening remarks, Jim discussed different events that members of the Society have been involved in which include Sail Boston ’92, the launching of Desiree, the launching of the destroyer Paul Hamilton at Bath, the floating of ChrlSSy by Harold Burnham, and the rebuilding of the Gannett which might be launched next summer. He also mentioned the not-so-good news such as the disappearance of the locaste, the sloop October 4th which sank on Oneida Lake, New York, and that Cyrus Hamlin had passed away this year. Jim went on to say how impressed he was with the dedication and enthusiasm displayed by members of the Society. Jim introduced the past Commodores who were present at the meeting, the officers of the Society, honorary members, and members who were attending their first annual meeting. Jim then reviewed the schedule of events for the meeting which were: Secretary’s Report: Caroline Cronin Caroline’s minutes of the 1992 annual meeting were approved by the membership. Caroline listed the membership status as follows: Boat Owners 114 Full Members 56 Co-Operative 40 Honorary 9 Total 219 She mentioned that there were 14 new members in 1993 with 5 of the new members being boat owners. Caroline then read a letter from Norman Surlock about the tragedy of October 4th and how she sank in the Oneida Lake. (Continued to Page 2)

Annual Meeting (Continued from Page 1) Treasurer’s Report: David Bell David began by stating that the executive board decided to change the fiscal year from December 31st to September 30th so that the Society would get a better idea of how we are doing financially. All the events for the summer are over at this time so that there is no income nor bills to be paid. David did not discuss the budget for it was to be a topic of discussion later in the meeting. Pendleton Scholarship Fund: David Bell David mentioned that $4,100 has been awarded to six students. He then stated that $4,000 was the estimated income from the principal, and that the scholarship fund is always looking for donations to keep the principal high and enable the scholarship fund to award money to students . Regatta Reports: New London: Jack Vibber – Jack stated that they had perfect weather and the seven boats that attended had a good time. Marblehead: David Graham – David stated that this year had a low turnout of 10 sloops, and that it was difficult to run a good regatta with a low number of sloops. He mentioned that Dick Salter’s boat Messing About was the race committee boat. On behalf of the Corinthian Yacht Club, David then presented the Sloop Society with a portable marker (the one used in Boothbay). Jim thanked him and told him how important such a mark was in the Boothbay Regatta. Boothbay Regatta: Bob Rex – Bob thanked Bruce and Marcia Morang for their assistance and patience. He also thanked Dick Salter and George Pew for the use of their boats during the races, David Graham for loaning the portable mark, and Jim Wilson and Gerry Ross for their computer expertise. Yearbook: Roger Duncan Roger was very pleased with the 1993 yearbook and the quality of the story contributions he received. Roger stated that the Society got more than the three pages of ads required by Reade Brower and therefore did not have to spend the $900 to cover the yearbook, and that the situation would be the same for the 1994 yearbook. Roger is looking for articles and pictures for the yearbook. The bulletin board page is available at $20 per space and hoped that people would sign up after the meeting. The deadline for articles is April 15th. Newsletter Editor: John Wojcik John said that as usual he is looking for articles for the next newsletter. He also suggested that we start an idea exchange section where members could write in different ideas about building, maintaining and sailing Friendships. Beth & Rich Langton mentioned having a section for profiling some of the members and their contributions to the Society. Amendments to the Constitution: Bill Rand Bill first discussed the history of the U.S. Constitution and its origin, after which he began to discuss the Society’s constitution. Bill said that the last time the constitution was updated was in 1985. He had read the constitution and had made some changes that he thought would be appropriate. John Wojcik presented these recommended changes to the executive board at the October meeting in Bill’s absence. Bill stated that there were two types of changes made: 1. Minor grammatical changes (the membership voted these changes in unanimously). 2. Substantial changes which Bill would go over line by line. A motion was made and passed unanimously to discuss all of the items and to then go back and vote on each of the line items. After much discussion, the following changes to the constitution were voted: – The officers were reduced to Commodore, Vice Commodore, Secretary, and Treasurer – The Executive Committee be changed to be composed of the four officers plus the Chairmen of the Standing Committees and the immediate past Commodore – That since the Executive Committee appoints the Standing Committees, they be removed from the constitution. This calls for a new Secretary duty of maintaining a list of the committees and their duties. Add to the duties of the Executive Committee the responsibility of preparing an annual budget for the Society. – There was much discussion regarding the burgee and the proper way to fly it. After this discussion, it was requested that the secretary search for the original design of the burgee and then amend the constitution with the correct way of flying the burgee. It was voted, in the meantime, that the burgee be flown any way a member wishes. – It was voted that the dues, fees and assessments be approved by the membership at the Annual Meeting and remove the dollar amount from the constitution. – With the change of the fiscal year to October 1st thru September 30th, the dues due date was changed from November 1 st to June 1 st. 1994 Budget: Jim Wilson Jim discussed a number of charts he had created which showed that expenses have been higher than revenues which has been caused by inflation, fixed expenses, and lower membership numbers. We are running a bit behind on dues to cover expenses. Jim stated that the Society started the year with $780 and spent $1,740 to put the Society -$940 in the red for the year. Jack Cronin stated that he felt all regattas must be self- funding. A motion was made and seconded to raise dues as follows: (Continued to Page 3) – 2 –

Annual Meeting (Continued from Page 2) – Boat owners and full members dues: raise to $30 – Co-operative members: raise to $20 A motion was made that the Executive Committee make sure all other fees be raised to cover expenses as they see fit. This motion was withdrawn. A motion was made and seconded that the racing fee will be $30, and $40 for all entries received after the entry deadline. This was voted unanimously. Donations: Jack Cronin made a motion which was seconded that the Society donate $100 to the Bath Maritime Museum, and if the Society does not need to use the $900 for the yearbook in 1994, then increase the donation to $300. This was voted unanimously Bill Rand made a motion which was seconded and voted unanimously that the Society donate $300 to the Pendleton Memorial Scholarship Fund. Bill Zuber made a motion which was seconded to donate $100 to the Friendship Museum, and to increase the donation to $300 if we did not have to fund the yearbook for $900. This was also voted unanimously. Nominating Committee: Dick Salter Dick read the list of nominees which consisted of the present officers. This slate of officers was voted in unanimously. Awards: Winthrop-Bancroft Award – Presented by Jack Cronin This award was presented to Consuelo Hanks in recognition of her wonderful art work. Bill Hadlock Award – Presented by Barbara Hadlock This award was presented to Bruce and Marcla Morang. The State of Maine Trophy was retired and Ralph Stanley is making a half-hull to replace it in 1994. Ralph showed the membership the progress he was making on the half -hull. The meeting was adjourned for dinner at 7:00 P.M., after which everyone returned to the Great Bay Room for the auction. Auction: The following items were auctioned off to benefit the Society and the New London Regatta: The following items were donated by Jack Vibber: Picture – Sloop Amanda Morse – Jonathan Leavy $30 Line drawing – 1900 Friendship Sloop – Andrea Wilson $17 Colored Print of Sloop on a windy day – Brian Flynn $40 Half Model made by Jack Vibber – Mary Clay Flynn $100 Donated by Carole Wojcik: Handmade Basket w/New England foods – Mary Cronin $44 The following items were auctioned off to benefit the Pendleton Scholarship Fund: Donated by Bill and Caroline Zuber: Pictures (6 identical of a Friendship) – $10 “Enduring Friendship” published 1970 – Sandy White $85 “It’s a Friendship” published in 1965 – Caroline Zuber $55 Consuelo Hanks Drawing of a Friendship – Peter Toppan $65 Donated by Betty Roberts: Complete set of Yearbooks – Jim Wilson $100 The meeting then adjourned to the Commodore’s suite for cocktails. Your Ideas & Opinions Please Members of the Executive Committee will be personally calling members asking them for their ideas and opinions on a number of subjects regarding the rendezvous at Boothbay. The ideas and opinions you provide will be used to plan our event. Unfortunately we can’t call everyone, so if you have an idea or opinion (critical or complementary) on the activities at Boothbay, or for that matter, any of the other events we participate in (New London, Marblehead, or the Annual Meeting), please call or write: Jim Wilson, Commodore or Bob Rex, Race Comm. Chairman 19 Elwyn Road 151 Grove Street Rye, NH 03870 Reading, MA 01867 603-431-7004 617-944-1481 1994 Schedule of Events New London Regatta July 9 & 10 Southwest Harbor Rendezvous July 16 & 17 Rendezvous and Races at Boothbay July 26, 27 & 28 Marblehead Regatta August 13 & 14 Annual Meeting – New England Center November 19 – 3 –

Sloop Society Financial Statement January 1 to September 30, 1993 Treasurer David Bell has submitted the following unaudited treasurer’s report: Receipts: Dues Boat Owners $ 980 Assoc. Members 220 CO-OP Members 150 $ 1,350 Rendezvous: Entry Fees 420 Banquet 1,907 BHYC Deposit Return 500 2,827 Miscellaneous: Burgees 205 Donations 80 Decals 10 Other 196 Misc.& Interest 7 496 Total Receipts 4,675 Disbursements: Administration: Officer Administration 410 Membership 68 Newsletter 595 Race Committee 143 Supplies (Burgees) >800 Other Administration 196 2,213 Rendezvous: Trophies 253 Race Insurance 321 Commemorative Plaques 272 USYRA Membership 75 Skip. Gifts & Present. 350 BHYC 676 Rendezvous Dinners 1,757 Other Rendez. Expense 150 3,854 Donations and Gifts: Friendship Museum 300 Pendleton Scholarship 411 Maine Maritime Museum 300 1,011 Meetings: Annual Meeting 200 Other Meeting Expense 0 200 Total Expenses 7,277 Total Receipts 4,675 Expenses over Receipts 2,602 Balance: Checking Account 495 Savings Account 285 Total 780 Trophy C.D. 2,000 Dues Reminder If you haven’t sent in your annual dues to Caroline Cronin, Society Secretary, please send them to Caroline at: 164 Sturbridge Road Charlton, MA 01507 Pendleton Memorial Scholarship Fund Report 1993 Financial Statement Elberi Pratt, President of the Scholarship Fund, has submitted the following report: Last June the Trustees of the Pendleton Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded a total of $4,100 to six students: one graduating senior from Medomak Valley High School and five college undergraduates who are continuing their educations in the school year 1993-1994. The people of Friendship will receive this information, formally, in an article in the March Town Report. In about a month the Secretary will be mailing letters to the Friendship seniors at Medomak Valley High School which will explain the terms under which they may apply for scholarship assistance for 1994-95. The trustees will be meeting again in early June to consider these applications. At the graduation exercises, the school provides the opportunity for a representative of each organization to make his awards. The Treasurer’s Report shows that the value of the Fund at the end of 1993 was $52,593.21. The attached report is as of November, 1993: Income: Donations Plate Sales Bath Dinner Savings Bank Interest Total Income $ 785.00 30.00 110.60 42.50 $ 968.10 Balances as of November 16, 1993 Savings Bank $ 5,134.31 Certificate of Deposit 37,834.00 (Plus interest) Putnam U.S. Gov’t. Income 14,252.00 Trust (1,054 shares) Estimated Value of Principal $53,607.46 Awards: $4,100 in scholarships was awarded to six students at Graduation, June, 1993 to be paid in early December, 1993. Measuring of Sloops The Society Measurer and Handicapper, Dick Salter, is continuing his program to re-measure all sloops. Each year, 20% of the known sloops will be requested to re-measure even if there have been no changes since the last handicap application was filed. A handicap application will be sent to the owners of sloops numbered 1 to 50. If you have any questions or would like a set of instructions on how to measure your sloop, call or write Dick at: 151 Bridge Street Manchester, MA 01944 Tel: (508)-526-1004 – 4 –

Cyrus Hamlin Word reached us at the Annual Meeting that honorary member Cy Hamlin had passed away. Cy was our Official Handicapper for many years, and is credited with devising the handicap formula which is still used today. The following are parts of an article written by Cynthia Hooper Wallace that appeared in the 1972 Yearbook. “We first met Cyrus Hamlin and family at the First Annual Friendship Sloop Day. An invited guest, he literally “saved” the race when our handicap buoys sank. No problem for “Cy” – he sat down in the middle of Herald Jones’ living room floor with pocket slide rule in hand, and rated each boat’s finish on an elapsed-time basis. Fortunately for us, Cy agreed to serve as Official Handicapper for our races each year. This is no small service because Cyrus Hamlin is a busy man. He began his career in 1936 as an apprenticed draftsman and boat builder at the Mill River Boat Works, Oceanside, New York. In 1939, he moved to Maine where he was jointly employed by the Henry R. Hinckley Co. and the Southwest Boat Corporation in Southwest Harbor, Maine. His designs included several draggers, including the 97′ Bonaventure, the 65′ ferry, Vinalhaveil II, and 30′ W.S. Army mine yawls. His work also included supervision of a program to build six 44′ sailing yawls for the U.S. Naval Academy. Following the war, he was offered the first one-year work- study Fellowship ever given by the Experimental Towing Tank of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey. Cy established his own designing and marine survey office in 1956. Among his designs was a 27′ cruising sloop of which 26 eventually were built in Yugoslavia for the U.S. market, and many more sail and power yachts from 21′ and 45′ in length. When one’s work is as interesting and as varied as this, one wonders what is considered exceptional? Cy Hamlin calls his design of the 75′ Hudson River Sloop Clearwater for the anti-pollution group headed by folk singer, Pete Seeger, a “one-in-a-lifetime” job. Throughout his career, Cy Hamlin has brought pleasure and success to others through his designs and innovative ideas. He modestly sees nothing unusual nor outstanding in his remarkable career as he casually remarks, “It’d be boring if it were all the same.” The Friendship Sloop Society is proud to have him as an honorary member and fortunate to receive his unselfish annual service as our Official Handicapper.” Sail Magazine Calendar October’s picture in the 1994 “Sail” magazine calendar features Charlie & Maria Burnham’s Resolute hauled out for the winter on the banks of the Essex River on the site of the former Burnham and Story Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts. If the picture were taken today, there would be two additional Friendships pictured:: Harold & Kim Burnham’s Kim and the Chrissy, which Harold is rebuilding. Friendship Museum Each year the Sloop Society has donated a sum of money to the Friendship Museum, but we wonder how many of our members know anything about the museum. This article appeared in the book “It’s a Friendship”. A long felt need was finally met with the opening of the Friendship Museum in 1964. Al Roberts, a local lobster dealer had collected numerous articles having to do with Friendship’s two most important industries: lobstering and boat building, but he had no place available to display them properly. His idea was to set up a Museum filled with the memories of the town, its ways, and its people. This idea smoldered for a couple of years, and burst into being with the new interest brought about by the birth of the Friendship Sloop Society in 1961. By 1963, permission was given by the Foster family to use the one-room, brick schoolhouse as a Museum. The Friendship Museum was incorporated in February, 1964 and its doors were opened in June of that year with an open house party attended by 400 people. Before the first season was over, 2500 visitors had signed the guest book. Mrs. Wardell McFarland was available for the job of curator and a more knowing one would have been hard to come by. “Carrie” as she is generally known, was a stepdaughter of Jonah Morse, (Wilbur’s partner and yard foreman for years). The answer to any question pertaining to Friendship is generally on the tip of her tongue. She has intrigued visitors from far and near with her local knowledge, and is in love with her job. The building itself is a museum piece. It was built in 1851 as a one room schoolhouse. To discourage the practice of moving the schoolhouse each year when a new school board was elected, it was decided it should be built of brick. Thus it has stood at its present location for 114 years, which might be a record for Maine Schoolhouses. In 1923 it was abandoned, and remained unused until the Condon family bought it and remodeled it in 1927. A cement floor was poured, and a fireplace added. It served as a community meeting place until the Museum was opened in 1964. At that time it was cleaned up, painted, and pointed up and now serves as a charming resting place for an intriguing history of a wonderful town. The building itself is responsible for much of the charm of the Museum. The thought that every time a home was broken up, sold, or burned, a part of the history of the town was lost, was disturbing. Now much of the memorabilia of Friendship is housed and proudly displayed in a reasonably fireproof building where anyone who is interested may spend hours looking at pictures and records of the town. While this is not strictly a marine museum, a great part of it necessarily has to do with the sea because of the location of (Continued to Page 7) – 5 –

Yearbook Help This year we will again have a 48-page yearbook with a color cover. Twenty-four pages will be devoted to preserving the history and traditions of the Friendship Sloop, the purpose for which our Society was founded. Again we have agreed to help the publisher financially and to show our appreciation by guaranteeing three pages of advertising at $300 per page. Last year we were successful in selling the advertising and again we are asking for your help. We have included in the newsletter an advertising rate sheet. If you would like to help this effort at a modest price, take a space on the Bulletin Board page for $20. Send your check and copy to Roger Duncan by April 15. And remember that we need articles and photographs to make our 24 pages worth preserving. These, too, should reach Roger by April 15. Roger’s address is: P.O. Box 66 East Boothbay, Maine 04544 Thanks to Dave Graham & the Corinthian YC This past year at the Rendezvous in Boothbay, the Race Committee made use of a large inflatable portable mark. This mark enabled the committee to change Ihe course during the race because of changes in wind speed and direction, thickening fog, etc. This mark was made available to the Society through Dave Graham’s efforts who delivered the mark to Boothbay the morning of the first race after driving to Maine in the early morning from Marblehead. The mark proved to be such a success that the Race Committee asked to be budgeted the necessary funds to purchase a mark in 1994. But again Dave Graham and the Corinthian Yacht Club came to the rescue. At the Annual Meeting, Dave presented the Society with our own portable mark. Our thanks to Dave and to the Corinthian. Class A Birthdays There are a number of member Class A sloops that are celebrating significant “birthdays” in 1994. Our congratulations to the owners and crews of the following “Senior” members of the fleet: 95 Years: #23 Depression Lloyd & Tina Olson, Boothbay, ME 90 Years: #2 Dictator #200 Estella A. 85 Years: #154 Muscongus 80 Years: #31 White Eagle Traditional Half Model Bronze House Markers Dan West, whose father “Pat” West owns Erda out of Holmes Hole (Vineyard Haven), has produced four half model bronze house markers, one of which is a Friendship Sloop. Dan’s brochure reads in part: “The Fairtide Company is pleased to introduce a new series of cast bronze house markers. Nathaniel Eldridge (Dan) West of Martha’s Vineyard, a descendant of the Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book family, hand-carved these scale half models representing four traditional east coast sailing workboats from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each is modeled in full relief and shows details of the actual vessel. The well-known Edson Foundry has created these plaques directly from Dan West’s wooden patterns. They are hand cast and tumbled to a low-lustre finish. Each measures approximately 10″ x 10″ and weighs 9 pounds. Bronze mounting screws are included. Custom engraving is available in Roman typeface.” The plaques sell in galleries and shops for $149 plus $30 engraving charge and $7 shipping. They are being offered to Sloop Society members for $100 plus shipping and engraving. If interested in purchasing a house marker, call or write Dan at: Fairtide Company RR1 Box333B Chilmark, MA 02535 Tel. 508-645-9059 Peter Chesney, Burbank, CA Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT Capt’s. Cove Seaport, Bridgeport, CT William Cronin, Sturbridge, MA Newsletter Editor If you have any ideas or articles or that you would like to pass along to the editor, please send them to: John Wojcik 347 Lincoln Street Norwell, MA 02061 – 6 –

Friendship Museum (Continued from Page 5) Friendship. The sloops for which the town is famous play an important part in our history and in our Museum, but we show every aspect of our friendly little town. What the future will bring is a difficult question to answer. Already we have more articles than we can display. Will the Museum grow and prosper? Will it remain as it is? Will it die because of lack of interest and funds? So far we are optimistic. Time will tell, Betty Roberts sent along an update to this story: “the Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. We are open July and August and by appointment other times. We published a book “Friendship Long Island” as related by Iran Morse on island living in older days. We also have two beautiful model Friendship sloops on display, built with the hold.” Suit of Sails for Sale Rich Hilsinger, Director of the WoodenBoat School, informed us that they have a suit of sails available from the Friendship Sloop Channel Fever. They will sell them individually or as a complete suit. Rich says they are all in good condition. All the sails were made by Fortune and the square footage of the sails is approximate. New Staysail Grommets on Foot Older Staysail Grommets on Foot Jib Topsail Jib 6.5 oz. cloth Main Topsail 3.8 oz. cloth Main 7-8 oz. cloth Reef Points 4’5″ and 8’6″ up luff Luff Leach Foot Head Area Asking 31’3″ 27′ 13’9″ 180′ $600 30’10” 26’9″ 13’9″ 180′ 400 27′ 20’2″ 10’11” 120′ 400 21’5″ 18’5″ 9’8″ 100′ 400 7’3″ 17’4″ 9’10” 12′ 100′ 400 20′ 36’6″ 24’8″ 20’2″ 522′ 1,800 $4,000 Spars For Sale Barbara Hadlock, who along with her late husband Bill owned Heritage, has the following spars available for sale: Mast – 45′ 6″” (has 5 coats of spar varnish) $2000 Club – 12′ 500 All the spars are of Sitka Spruce and were made by Pidgeon Hollow Spar Company. Call or write Barbara at: PO Box 65 So. Freeport, ME 04078. (207)-865-6775 Membership News Doug Amsbary, Membership Chairman, has sent along the following news about our members and sloops: At the Annual Meeting I was informed by Peter and Nancy Toppan (#232 Compromise), that #16 Retriever has a new owner, Mr. Philip Rotundo of Scituate, Mass. Mr. James Russell of Scituate, Mass, is the new owner of #87 Eagle. There appears to be getting quite a “crowd” of Friendships in Scituate Harbor these days! I would like to correct a statement that was made in the last newsletter in regards to the sloop #181 Aurora. After doing some research we found that this sloop was previously named Robre and is not a newly launched sloop as initially thought. #49 Surprise was sold to David Jones of Bethel, Maine. #209 Friend-Ship was sold to Capt. Frank S. Stefanone of West Seneca, New York. He has informed me that he plans to take sailing parties out of Buffalo Harbor on Lake Erie. He mentioned that he has travelled from Key West to Boston to locate the right vessel and finally settled on a Friendship Sloop. She was originally built as an excursion boat and was previously operated out of Hyannisport, Mass. #54 Echo was sold to Mr. Thomas McCobbe from Bremen, Maine and Promfret, Conn. She is a 21′ scaled down Pemaquid. Mr. McCobbe indicated that he has to keep careful watch on the tides in order not to get caught out and not be able to get back to his mooring near the mud flats up in Bremen. #80 Headway was purchased by Jay Theise of Newton Centre, Mass. Through the previous owner we were told that he keeps her in Edgartown, Mass. #170 Lady Of the Wind has recently been sold to James Halbkat of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I was informed that she has recently been renamed LOTW. I’m sure she is enjoying the warmer waters of South Carolina more than her previous home in New York. An invitation has been extended to him to join the Society. I also received a post card from Roger Duncan that the unfinished Ahern hull #177 owned by Tim Hoffman of Camden, Maine has been christened Liberty and will be commissioned this summer. Tom Kiley at Cannel Paine & Page has been most helpful in keeping us abreast of sloops that have been sold or traded. I would like to pass along a hearty thank you to him. Sloop Society Pins Available Lapel pins, in the form of the Society burgee, are available for purchase to benefit the general treasury. These pins are 7/8″ long and are a cloisonne finish, and feature a military type clasp. They can be purchased for $6.00 each. If interested, send a check made payable to the Friendship Sloop Society to: John Wojcik 347 Lincoln Street Norwell, MA 02061 – 7 –