1993 FSS Yearbook

FRIENDSHIP SLOOP DAYS 1993 YEARBOOK AND GUIDE 33rd* Annual Regatta

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I felt that Roger had both called me a fool for wanting to own and sail a living fossil and congratulated me for the good sense to do it. For me, sailing in wind and water with just the technology provided by bent wood, sail cloth, rope, and a magnetized needle was to provide balance to the frenetic, organized and somewhat predictable life I lead on shore in the computer industry. The need for this “technology antidote” must have been a rather common motivation in the Friendship Sloop Society, because it seemed that every other sloop owner I met in the Society worked for IBM. The decision to own the most beautiful sailboat I had ever seen was greeted by my sailing friends with a mixture of envy and pity. Friendship sloops, I was told, are beautiful to look at, but you don’t really want to attempt to own one. I mean, really, wooden boats are supposed to be just a bunch of organized rot held together by sheer force of habit. The advice I got was, “Buy fiberglass if you want to sail the boat, wood if you want to work on it.” Gaff-rigged boats are sailed by those who don’t care about the ability of a sailboat to sail to windward. I was being romantic, not practical, I was told. I did, however, get the feeling that each one of my detractors would have gladly traded places with me. After a few years of sailing an “impossible” rig, I came to fully appreciate the advantages that a sail plan such as the gaff rig on a Friendship has to offer. I’m also sure a few sailors of the more recent rigs wondered how that old gaff-rigger managed to sail past them. After a few years of owning a wooden boat, the physical exertion of sanding and painting really has provided the perfect antidote to the sort of mental exhaustion that comes in my line of work. And, I’ve finally stopped blushing at the “prettiest boat in the harbor” compliments invariably cast our way when we drop the mooring pennant. I suspect that these are the reasons that the Friendship sloop has survived these many years. Sloops were pretty boats when they were work boats, and they are pretty yachts now. Sloops were handy boats to sail a formidable load of fish to market then, and they are handy boats to sail a formidable load of friends and family on a day’s outing now. These attributes have served to attract the sort of special person to the Friendship sloop that Roger was referring to… the slightly daffy romantic who is sharp enough to want something useful, beautiful, and unique. For those of you who are dreaming about “going in Friendship sloops,” you can find encouragement, support and advice as well as a delightful time at any one of the Friendship Sloop Society events. We’re looking forward to meeting you there. James L. Wilson

For an outstanding assortment of quality apparel for men and women. We carry full lines of outerwear, raingear, sportswear, dresses and accessories. In two mid-coast locations. Open, 7 days a week 633-2293 BOOTHBAY HARBOR & CAMDEN VILLAGE STORE & Children’s Shop Furnishings and gifts for homes, cottages and boats. Children’s boutique, sizes infant to 14. BOOTHBAY HARBOR all on the Main Streets of town. get hooked & on Maine’s maritime history at Maine Maritime Museum & Shipyard A Summer 1993 and ongoing exhibitions i Apprenticeshop i Museum Shop i Moorings A Waterfront activities A Educational Programs and visiting ships Open daily, 9:30-5 p.m. $6 adults, $2.50 children, $16 families. Come aboard… Membership privileges include free admission. 243 Washington St., Bath, ME 04530 The Boothbay Harbor Region Welcomes The Friendship Sloop Society Quaint seacoast village, picture post- card scenery, many excursion boats, deep sea fishing, golf, unique shops and galleries, antiques, museums, variety of accommodations and restaurants, lighthouses and lobsters. Call or write for free brochure 207-633-2353, ext. 7 P.O. Box 356 F Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 Friendship Sloop Society Officers 1993 Commodore Vice-Commodore Secretary Treasurer Historian Measurer Race Committee Chairman Membership Chairman Publicity Chairman Friendship Day Chairpersons New London Race Committee Marblehead Race Committee Pendleton Scholarship Fund Chrmn. Yearbook Editor Newsletter Editor Piper Cannoneer Honorary President Secretary Emerita James & Andrea Wilson Richard & Beth Langton Caroline Cronin David Bell Betty Roberts Richard Salter Robert Rex Douglas Amsbary Robert Monk Betty Roberts & Bill Zuber Jack Vibber David Graham Elbert Pratt Roger Duncan John Wojcik Donald Duncan Elbert Pratt Bernard MacKenzie Betty Roberts Portsmouth, NH Edgecomb, ME 164SturbridgeRd. Charlton, MA01507 Box 354, Waldoboro, ME Friendship, ME Manchester, MA Reading, MA Franconia, NH Burlington, MA Friendship, ME 5 Soljer Dr., Waterford, CT 203-442-7376 7 BatchelderRd., Marble- head, MA, 617-631-6680 Friendship, ME Box 66, E. Boothbay, ME 347 Lincoln St. NorwelI,MA Milton, MA Friendship, ME Scituate, MA Friendship, ME Honorary Members: William Danforth, Dorothy Gould, John Gould, David Graham, Cyrus Hamilin, Bruce Morang, Marcia Morang, Bernard MacKenzie, Albert Roberts, Betty Roberts, Carlton Simmons. The Bill Hadlock Memorial Award This award is given in memory of our past Commodore and skipper of Heritage, Bill Hadlock. It is given for: 1. Safe sailing and sound seamanship 2. Family participation 3. Sharing knowledge and helping others 4. Supporting the aims of the Society 5. Appreciation of the beauty, charm, and splendor of the Maine coast. At the annual meeting the award was given this year to Al Beck, skipper of Phoenix since she was built in 1970. He has brought up his family, nautically speaking, aboard her so effectively that his son Tad is now a formidable skipper. Al was President of the Society in 1981 -82 and now moors Phoenix year-round in Carvers Harbor. The Bancroft Award The Bancroft Award is given in memory of Winthrop Bancroft, owner of Elicia III and an enthusiastic supporter of the Society. It is awarded for an unusual contribution of the Friendship tradition. It might recognize an outstanding voyage, the launching of a new sloop, or the restoration of an old one. It might recognize the work of a poet, a painter, or a model maker. A committee appointed by the Executive Committee awarded the trophy this year to John and Carole Wojcik for originating, maintaining and constantly improving the Newsletter, an important way of holding together a Society scattered through many degrees of latitude on both coasts and lakes between.

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Downcast Embroidery Wholesale —Retail Official Friendship Sloop Society logo and burgee We make a donation to the Friendship Sloop Society on every official item embroidered. Main Street P.O. Box 601 Wiscasset, Maine 04578 (207) 882-4240 Overlooking Beautiful Linekin Bay is LEEWkEP MOTEL & EFFICIENCIES Route 96, Ocean Point Road, East Boothbay, Maine 04544 Motel, Efficiencies, Cottages Color Cable TV, 165 Foot Pier, Beach, Fishing, Swimming, Scenic Cruises, Boat Moorings to 30 ft., Spectacular Sunsets, Lawns and Gardens to the Ocean’s Edge. Handicap Accessibility in 2 Units Summer 207-633-3681 • 1-800-854-0690 • Reservations highly recommended task in the middle of the sailing season. Please don’t drag the icebox lid across the teak seats. It scratches the varnish. Here I was with a list of “don’ts” when I wanted to be the perfect host and make everyone feel comfortable. One glorious sunny, light-wind day, I took my family and friends with their two children out for a day sail. I was the only one who knew a thing or two about sailing, of course. We set the main, staysail and jib, and slowly beat our way out the Magothy River. I was cautious, as we were being set a bit too much. Approaching a channel mark close to port, I decided that tacking was now the prudent thing to do and, according to the chart, there was room to do it. Wrong! I had no sooner turned the wheel than we were aground. My wife started the engine (in neutral) as I sprang forward past our lazing, startled guests to the mast. The main came down smartly atop the boom as its end hovered just above the water to port. Thank God for lazy jacks. Of course our guests wanted to know what was going on. I said “we’re aground” as I reached for the staysail halyard. Someone asked if they could get their sunglasses before they fell overboard. I tried to be gracious, but did I really give a damn if the glasses fell overboard (which they wouldn’t)? Then it was a quick bolt back to the cockpit to furl the jib. There’s nothing like roller furling on a traditional boat, is there? Embarrassed by this incident, I nonetheless calmly directed everyone to the port side and instructed them to grab the hand-hold on the cabin top and rock the boat in unison while I revved the engine in reverse. It took some doing to get the unison part down. Also, the simple direction of “throw your butts off the boat,” even after a lively demonstration, meant different things to everyone. Not surprisingly, the children caught on to what was to be done quicker than the adults. I wound up rocking from the end of the boom, with my wife at the throttle, all to no avail. Had it not been for a kind neighbor in the Wee Bit, powered by a 287 hp inboard, we’d still be where we never intended to be. Thanks, Alan. Had I been a guest or in my old “crew” position, I would have given it not another thought and reached for a brew. However, as the “skipper” I found myself dwelling on the grounding and explaining its ramifications in detail to our guests. I explained why all sails were lowered so quickly, why I went to the end of the boom, and why we stayed stuck to the damn bottom despite our best efforts. Talking helped my nerves… and embarrassment. Didn’t someone once say that you’ve never really sailed until you’ve run aground? But no one forewarns you that it’s a different feeling running aground as “crew” versus “skipper” of your own vessel. On the last weekend of my sailing season, my friend Joe and I were bringing Wenonah to Annapolis, a usually pleasant sail, for the start of the Tiller Club’s Fall Regatta (Regretta?) the next day. Fresh 15-knot winds allowed us to back away from the dock and immediately raise the main. After beating badly for a while, we looked at each other and decided it was time to fire up the engine. I turned the key and nothing happened. “Pshaw” (or something a little stronger), I muttered. What was planned as a four-hour sail now looked like an all-day and post-sunset affair. Wenonah had a lot of tacking ahead of her just to get out of the river. I immediately thought the worst: abandon tomorrow’s race and go back to the dock. That idea was

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