1988 FSS Yearbook

FRIENDSHIP SLOOP DAYS 1988 YEARBOOK AND GUIDE 28th Annual Regatta

That was the year the Ranger, built by Bath Iron Works for Harold S. Vanderbilt, defeated the British challenger.Endeavo/- //., in four straight races. Just four years later; in 1941, the Ranger went on to fight a greater battle in our country’s defense. < The rac- ing sloop was scrapped and the 110 tons of lead in her keel became a val- uable part of the raw material of the American war effort. It's all part of Maine's great maritime heritage. And we at Bath Iron Works are proud to share many of its finest moments. t937. A model of the Ranger is on display in the Bath Iron Works Exhibit at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. if BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION Bath, Maine 04530 FISHER FEATURES Patfot CuAidiM BftJi Belt Vtiiw, -.:-•- ' - - &U&UUM. Tip / Feature for feature, Fisher snowplows out-feature them all! Before you buy any other snowplow check-out the Fisher features. THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL IN THE 1988 FRIENDSHIP SLOOP RACES FISHER ENGINEERING Water Street Rockland, Maine 04841 1-207-594-4446 — SNOWPLOWS

Tfte preti lesf h’tttfc ^fiVvi 11-3, Dinner £- of eveio/ ST . ,3^4-055 -fro *M. P.O. – fr33-344*f-ft.£seRvAT.oNS J. Edward Knight & Co. * Specializing in Marine Insurance * MARINE • AUTO • HOME LIFE • BONDS • HEALTH & ACCIDENT Boothbay Harbor Tel. 633-4423 New Harbor Tel. 677-3606 FISH’S Deep Sea Fishing Sightseeing Excursions & Waterfront Motel Half Day & Full Day Fishing • Puffin Nature Cruises • Kennebec River- Bath Cruises • Original Lobster Hauling and Seal Watches • Sunset Sails • See lighthouses, playful seals, coastal wildlife, summer colonies & busy harbors • Departures from Pier 1, Boothbay Harbor. After a fun-filled day, stay at Cap ‘n Fish’s Motel on 65 Atlantic Avenue, ^ Boothbay Harbor • Air Conditioned/Heat • Sprinklers • Telephones • Color Cable TV • Excursion Pick Ups at Our Dock. For information or Reservations Call 633-3244 (Boats) or 633-6605 (Motel) 1987 Flagship Gladiator Commodore’s Message In last year’s message I mentioned that the health of an organization depends on the en- thusiasm and energy of its members. I want you to be assured that this outfit is very healthy! Al Zink, and Bob Brooks have done a great job tracing every Friendship sloop that ever existed on this planet, and increasing our membership tremendously in the process. Mary Cronin has adjusted all our compasses for us and got us all agreeing on which way north is. John Wojcik, Mary Cronin, Bob Brooks and some others have computerized more in- formation on us than the I.R.S. Sailer’s Mass Bay Friendship Sloopers may be a rowdy bunch, but they sure do keep things going in the off-season. Jack Vibber is running a great show for the lads and lassies to the south’ard. The Morang family is beyond reason run- ning races for us all over the East Coast. Roger Duncan’s editorial skills always produce a winner, despite what we don’t send to him on time. I owe a great deal of thanks to these people and others who have done a great job for us this year. The best way for me to honor their efforts is to ask all of you to encourage the family to gather whenever and wherever we can, to make new members feel at home and to enjoy all that has been prepared for us this sailing season. I will be on the float at Boothbay and Friendship and Bath to welcome home one and all. Bill Zuber, Commodore

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Friendship Sloop Society Officers 1988 Commodore Vice-Commodore Secretary Treasurer Race Committee Chairman Yearbook Editor Membership Committee Chairman Handicapper Historian and Secretary Emerita Piper Cannonneer Marblehead Race Committee Chairman Honorary President Honorary Members Friendship, Maine Norwell, Massachusetts R.F.D. 1, Box 539 Southbridge, MA 01550 Friendship, Maine North Reading, MA Box 66, East Boothbay, ME 04544 21 Chester Street Andover, MA 01810 William Zuber John Wojcik Mary Cronin Ernst Wiegleb Bruce Morang Roger Duncan Alvin Zink Cyrus Hamlin Betty Roberts Donald Duncan Elbert Pratt David Graham Bernard MacKenzie William Danforth, Dorothy Gould, John Gould, David Graham, Cyrus Hamlin, Bruce Morang, Marcia Morang, Albert Roberts, Betty Roberts, Ernst Wiegleb Published by Coastal Promotions, 10 Leland Street, Rockland Maine On The Cover — the William M. Rand, winner of the Governor's Cup in 1987. In Memory Of John Rutledge John and a companion took Coast o' Maine out of her home port in Kittery for a brisk sail near the Isles of Shoals last summer. John went forward and somehow got overboard. His companion got the sloop back to him promptly but was unable to get him aboard. Help came too late. The son of Lyman Rutledge, minister at the Isles of Shoals, John was an accomplished seaman from his youth. He put himself through M.I.T. by working for the Grenfell Mis- sion in Labrador aboard the Schooner Cluett. Later he was an engineer for the telephone company for many years, but he never lost his touch with salt water. Ted Brown, a neighbor who knew him well, calls him a genius. He was a seaman, a master of his profession, a delightful companion and a friend to many. We feel better having known him and we are all diminished by his loss. Program 1988 July 8, 9, 10 The Second Annual Friendship Sloop Regatta on Long Island Sound will be held at New London in connection with the Festival of Sail. Besides a race for Friend- ship sloops, there will be other races, festivities and entertainments afloat and ashore, such a gathering of different kinds of vessels, wood and steel, power and sail, as is seldom seen in one place, and a magnificent pyrotechnic display. There will be ample opportunity to share experiences with other sloop owners. Some free dock space will be available at City Pier. There is ample room to swing to your own hook, and moorings may be reserved at Burr's Yacht Haven or Marster's Marine Service, both on Pequot Avenue. July 23, 24 The fleet will rendezvous at Bath off the Maine Maritime Museum's Percy and Small Shipyard below the Bath Iron Works and the bridge. Vice Commodore John Wojcik in Banshee plans to lead a group of Massachusetts sloops eastward as he did last year. Call or write him at 347 Lincoln St., Norwell, Massachusetts 02061 for specific information. The tide will start flooding up the Kennebec River about noon and will be high at Bath about 1930. The Museum will have a launch on the river during the afternoon to assist any who may need help or guidance. Moorings will be available off the yard. On Sunday, July 24, there will be the ceremonial launching of an antique fantail launch rebuilt by the Apprenticeshop. The new exhibition building now under construction is quite well along. The rebuilding of locaste is at an interesting stage. The dory trawler Sherman Zwicker is alongside the wharf with exhibits and a slide show on dory trawling. The lobster- ing exhibit with a movie and a taped commentary by the late E.B. White is well worth revisiting. A shuttle bus will run to Bath for shoppers or for those who wish to visit the pictures, models, and artifacts in the Museum's Sewall House. In the evening there will be a lobster bake and entertainment at Percy & Small's. July 25 The fleet will proceed to Boothbay — either down the Sasanoa River or the Kennebec. The tide starts to ebb at Bath about 0900. One should plan to be out of the Kennebec River by 1400. The tide in the Sasanoa is less predictable but will probably start ebbing later than in the Kennebec. Moorings will be available off the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club behind McKown Point and the facilities of the Club will be available to the Society. July 26 & 28 Skippers will meet for announcements and race instructions at 0900 at the Yacht Club on both days. Races will be held at the discretion of the Race Committee on courses to be announced. On Thursday, July 28, after the final race, there will be an awards banquet at the Yacht Club. We expect Verne Broe to exhibit some of his marine paintings. July 27 The Race Committee has planned a Sealed Orders experience for this day. Skip- pers will meet at the Yacht Club at 0900 to receive their orders and instructions about opening them. Those who are able to find the way back to the Yacht Club after this assign- ment will hold an informal cook-out. July 29 Commodore Zuber in Gladiator will lead a parade of sloops past the Fisher- man's Memorial in the inner harbor and then the fleet will sail for Friendship. Several moorings will be available off the Armstrong's wharf west of the red beacon on the Friend- ship Long Island shore. There is fair anchorage here and ample space to anchor east of the beacon and off the town. A rendezvous and cook-out is planned. July 30 Friendship Day. There will be a parade of sloops past the wharf about 0900. The fleet will then officially disband. However, crews are urged to participate in the festivities in town including a parade, craft shows, athletic events, and a chicken barbecue, all for the benefit of the Fire Department and the Ambulance. August 21, 22 The Corinthian Yacht Club at Marblehead will conduct their 25th An- nual Friendship Sloop Regatta hosted by Race Committee Chairman David Graham, 7 Bat- chelder Road, Marblehead, Massachusetts 01945. It is hoped that a large fleet will gather to celebrate the occasion and to show Massachusetts yachtsmen what a gaff-headed sail looks like. September 3, 4 The Third Annual Race Rendezvous at the Gloucester Schooner Festival will be hosted by Gloucester Mayor William Squillace and the Cape Ann Chamber of Com- merce. Mike Costello is the Director. November 19 Annual Meeting and Banquet will be held at John Martin's Manor in South Portland. Annual Meeting 3-5; Social Hour 5-6:30; Buffet Dinner 6:30. Details, directions and specific instructions will follow later but SAVE THE DATE AND NOTICE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION. The Bill Hadlock Memorial Award This award was established in 1987 by the Hadlock family in memory of our late member, friend, and past Commodore, William K. Hadlock. It is awarded at the Annual Meeting to a member of the Society who: 1. Has promoted safe sailing by evidence of sound seamanship in conjunction with an abiding love of and respect for the sea. 2. Has nurtured and promoted family participation in the Society's activities. 3. Has shown a strong willingness to share knowledge and help others. 4. Has enthusiastically promoted the goals and aims of the Society. 5. Has been a strong advocate of the beauty, charm, and splendor of the Maine coast. In 1987 the award was given to Mary and Roger Duncan, owners of Eastward. Boothbay Harbor THE BOOTHBAY HARBOR REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WELCOMES THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY ON THEIR 28th ANNUAL REGATTA P.O. 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Ford joined the society in 1961 with "Content," a Pemaquid sloop which he built himself at Bailey Island in that year. He sailed in successive regattas, prov- ing himself to be an expert seaman, a good competitor and in every way a thorough sportsman. This article was recently brought to light by his daughter Margaret, to whom he had dictated it some years ago. Yawl Winjoy on the beach at Small Point A Friendship Yawl By Stuart M. Ford Shortly after the turn of the century, a fishing boat sailed into Mackerel Cove, Bailey Island, and tied up at the dock. To the local fishermen, she was just another of the Muscongus Bay sloops which were scattered up and down the coast in increasing numbers. She was also noticed by an experienced yachtsman, Mr. R. Huntington Woodman, a famous organist and composer of his time. He hurried down to the dock to look her over. The artist of the musical world recognized the artistry of the hard-working boat builder, and he feasted his eyes on her graceful lines — from the stern, bearing the name Little Foster, to the clipper bow with the leaves carved in the trailboard and the name W. Morse, Friendship. (Built by Morse Boat Shop, Friendship, in 1900 for Everett Newhall, N. Berwick) Mr. Woodman felt he had, at last, seen the hull of a dream-boat, and in due time he arrived in Friendship, Maine, to discuss a new boat with Mr. Morse. Mr. Woodman hoped for a boat which would sleep one person each side of the mast and two in the cabin, with enclosed head and ample galley, together with a cockpit large enough to take his guests on bright afternoon sails. This appeared to require about 35 feet over-all. With two young daughters, the questionable problem of picking up an expert crew, as well as having to take good care of his hands, which were his means of livelihood, both men realized that this size sloop might be too much to handle. So, it was decided to break up her sail plan and make her a yawl. They wisely decided that to get the proper balance under jib and jigger, or mainsail alone, it would be a good idea to call in a naval architect — John Alden. A yawl would no longer require a rounded transom for the mainsheet to slide around on a jibe, her stern lines were extended so that she had a smaller transom and a slightly more yacht-like stern, which was ample to take care of her jigger traveler. Fifty-five hun- dred pounds of cast iron were worked into the false keel. Her working anchor was equip- ped with quarter-inch chain, which gave a good hand-hold when breaking out the anchor, would dry quickly in the sun, and then could be run down through a deck collar into the chain locker below. She was finally launched, and was named the Winjoy for his daughters, Winifred and Jocelyn. The bill of $900 for the completed yacht was paid, and she sailed proudly to her mooring in Mackerel Cove, where she was a familiar sight for many years. The writer became an enthusiastic volunteer crew in 1909 and enjoyed afternoon sails on almost every bright day. In later years, he was included with other business friends of Mr. Woodman's in making an annual two-week cruise, which terminated each time in Southwest Harbor. This was as far as one could be sure to go and get back in the allotted time without engine, which was never installed. In 1915, Mr. Woodman's two daughters and their cousin, who became my wife the year, were invited on a cruise. The first evening, we got as far as Small Point Har but we were overtaken by thunder showers and variable winds, which fouled the anch during the night. At four o'clock in the morning, in a cold rain, the skipper heard breaker and, looking out, called the writer, who found that, in pajamas and bare feet, it was somewhat chilly. We had rigged a short boat boom to keep the tender from thumping us during the night, and the knots were so tight from rain that the skipper passed me a knife to cut the tender loose and work it under the boat's bow to take the 85-pound anchor on that side The writer rowed out, while the skipper payed out the line and, at his signal, the anchor was thrown overboard; however, the fluke caught on the gunwale of the tender and she filled half-full of water, but a kick with a bare heel, fortunately, dislodged it. As the skip- per started to haul in on the line, the Winjoy struck and, of course, there was no pulling her off under those conditions. The writer backed in carefully to the beach, dumped out the water, and dragged the tender up a short distance, and then waded out to the yacht, which was then lying on her bilge. The girls inside the dark cabin had quite a time getting into their clothes, but soon breakiast was ready, and the girls were sure the water in the dishpan later went uphill. The next day, with the help of a power boat, the Winjoy was hauled out into deep water, and we found she needed pumping more often than previously. For this reason, we stopped in Friendship and placed her alongside Mr. Morse's dock, with some water left in her, and to our surprise found that no water leaked out of her at low tide. That fall, when haul- ed, she was supported by her bilges, and then the weight of the keel opened up the leak, which was found and corrected. When Mr. Woodman was no longer able to handle his yacht, he gave her to his son-in- law, who sailed her until rebuilding would be necessary. At that time, her iron keel was dropped off, and she was half-buried in the yard for Mr. Woodman's grandchildren to play in. When her age finally made it a little dangerous for youngsters to take these dry-land cruises, her usable fittings were removed, and she was burned. The writer is glad that he did not see her final end. Winjoy afloat Boothbay Harbor s Looking Great And Signal Point is where you can see it all! One or two level homes with views of the harbor in three directions. Maine coastal architecture, summer lawns that lead down to Signal Point's deep water marina and the ocean. Here you have the ease of condominium services and the air of a close-knit New England village with year-round security and privacy - yet only a five-minute walk from Downtown Boothbay Harbor. Contact Darlene Brown at (207) 633-6637. Model home open daily. 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Harbor views. 87F Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 (207) 633-2290 100 Ton Marine Railway Yacht Storage & Repair Facilities East Boothbay, Maine 04544 207-633-3521 L' SAIL AT INEKIN BA RESORT Y Boothbay Harbor, Maine O4538 Tel. 633-2494 A scaconst resoit featuring activities for all the family. Lodge and Cabin?. Natural Setting. Infernal. Cur own fleet u! sailboats. Water skiing, fishing, swimming, beating, tennis, shuffle- tx>ard, television. Heated Salt Water Pool Overlooking Bay Write for folder. Main St., Wiscasset 882-7504 Ahoy! Sarah fans from here in Boothbay, All hands on deck for her new cafe, Down in Wiscasset just minutes away! See ad on page 25 and that’s all we’ll say! 17 Remembering Dixie My father had a summer home at Haven (Brooklin) in Center Harbor on Eggemoggin Reach. In 1920, when I was 15 and my brother 13, my father bought a Friendship sloop from a man in Castine whose name I either never knew or have forgotten. I remember that she had no name on her stern as she was brought over and anchored just off the beach in front of our house amidst great excitement on my brother’s and my part. At the dinner table that night, by family vote, she was named Dixie. She was about 28′ on deck, rigged with a jib-boom on a single jib with no top-mast. She had a tiller, not a wheel. We learned that she had been built by Wilbur Morse in either 1898 or 1899. She was in tolerable condi- tion and we kept her up well through the years as my father first taught us to sail and even- tually turned us loose, at first with the Reach as a limit, and later any and everywhere on the Maine coast. We loved that little vessel. In 1933 Dixie was sold to a man from New York (cannot recall his name) who came up to Brooklin with his teenage son to take delivery and sail her back to Long Island Sound. My brother and I hated to part with her but the urgency of earning our livings prohibited the long summer vacations of years gone by. The New York people spent the night with us, had breakfast, and sailed off in clear weather. We heard, a few days later by word of mouth from a lobsterman from Stonington, that Dixie had “come up on a ledge, hard” in the Fox Island Thorofare, knocked some of her bottom out, and had sunk. The people got ashore safely. That’s all we ever heard! A sad and stupid end to a splendid little vessel. We bought her 68 years ago, lost her 55 years ago. My memory of any further details has faded, but I’d love to have old Dixie in the record book one way or another. I enclose a few faded old snap shots of her and would very much appreciate their return in the self- addressed envelope. By the way, my model is in the Friendship Museum at Friendship, not in the museum at Bath which you mentioned. I fashioned her showing the fish well which we had remov- ed in 1920 so as to make a larger cockpit, and named the model after my wife, Barbara. My own model here at home is of course named Dixie, along with many other models which I’ve built in past years. Sincerely yours, Winston T. Kellogg

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Ervin Jones, Boatbuilder Murray Hill Road, PO Box 37 East Boothbay, ME 04544 (207)633-3763 (207)633-2824 FOR SALE: 31 Bruno Stillman Friendship Sloop Teak Trim, Mahogany Interior, Universal Diesel, New Main Sail, Head Sail, Standing Head Room, Wheel Steering A Beautiful Boat for $39,500. Call (207)865-3292 or 773-6463 or write: RR2, Box 96, Freeport, ME. 04032 g The Coast by The Crew Of The WMR William M. Rand is a 22-foot symbol of three generations of Rands. John Rand built her in his father's barn in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and named her for his grandfather. His father owned the barn, was heartily in favor of the venture from the start, and was the venture capitalist, so is properly named as co-owner. Mrs. Rand, mother of the builder and wife of the capitalist, is the author of this account. William M. Rand, built by John Rand and owned by him and William M. Rand, Jr. She won the Governor's Cup in 1987. From the beginning of our adventures on the William M. Rand in 1982, we have ac- cepted the fact that there's no room for an inboard engine and hanging an outboard over the side was considered irreverent. Though there be penalties for such stubbornness and vanity, we have found even more rewards, so far. For instance, we now recognize that anchoring before dark, or getting to a race on time, or just moving through the water is a miracle. We like to think the Lord is smiling on us. It's a warm feeling. It is easy to forget, however, after drifting eight hours on Penobscot Bay in a calm, cold drizzle. The next day, though, that too is forgotten in an exhilarating eight-hour run from Owl's Head to Small Point before a strong easterly, despite continuing drizzle. It further justifies Roger's reasoning that if you don't count on an engine, it won't quit. Thus we're never disappointed. We are instead thankful — to others. Many a time the ocean has reached out to us in the form of a friendly tow. One day, as we fell behind the fleet on an airless passage from Boothbay to Friendship, we welcomed a tow from Eastward until we could spread our sails before a fresh southerly. Again, on a summer Sunday, Muscongus Bay had been flat all afternoon...and empty...not another vessel. It was now 7 p.m. A crew member was looking forward anxiously to a new job next morning in Boston. Out of nowhere a fisherman appeared with his family aboard, laughing and checking pots. A couple of toots and over they came to tow us into Friendship. The boat and the job were secure. Another year we ambitiously headed for Northeast Harbor after the races. Becalmed at dusk, east of Merchants Row, we were listening nervously to a forecast of a two-day north-easter and at the same time sizing up Enchanted Island for the night. It sounded just like what we needed as we drifted seaward on the outgoing tide. While the mate was below consulting the good book, the helmsman called out, "Are those people trying to hail us?" Binoculars revealed what at first loomed as a painted ship but soon materialized as long-time sailing friends who were supposed to be in the St. John River. "Where are you going besides nowhere?" they shouted. The honest answer was Swans Island, though this was becoming unthinkable in our circumstances. "Let's go," they said gamely. "Here's a line!" In minutes we were bounding across Jericho Bay and, just ahead of the storm, we "hugged up" safely to our mother ship in Burnt Coat Harbor. As the heavens descend- ed in furious downpour, we gratefully savored the enchantment of a hot meal in a real stand-up cabin with a real galley and again, real friends. An important ingredient for engineless slooping is a one or two-day weather cushion in the vacation schedule plus no firm commitment for when you may be stopping in on friends along the coast. With this approach, no one is disappointed and we don't have to rush. As the years go by and we still don't have power, we've come to appreciate more and more the slightest zephyr on a calm afternoon. To sit for an hour becalmed and finally see those small ripples develop on the water followed by a wiggle of life in the telltale is a great sensation. As the sloop gains headway, more often than not, the zephyr builds to a light breeze, enough to fetch her mooring at Cundy's Harbor or tuck into a carefully selected anchorage. Occasionally we have to buck nature. When the tide changed on us in Leadbetter Nar- rows once, himself climbed into the dinghy and towed us through, rowing as if for the finish line at Henley. Several boats sailed past us going the other way, the crews nodding hopelessly as if to say "that'll never work." But the oarsman, fueled by such doubts, trium- phed inch by inch. Another time the builder set out solo from Friendship on a sunny Fri- day morning heading for Boothbay to meet crew. The light northerly let go all together Feathering Propellers • Boat Fireplaces • • o/lnchors • TAUL E. I1LJKE, INC. EAST 'BOOTHBAY, 9VNE. Tel. (207) 633-4971 Unsurpassed Views Charm of Yesteryear ° Boothbay Harbor (207) 633-2474 about a mile shy of Jones Garden. Sheeting in the main and jib and with the tiller lashed amidships, he rowed the dinghy, towing the sloop for an hour...pleasant and needed exer- cise after a week of cruising. Eventually the southwest breeze came up, which quickly revers- ed who was towing who. Jumping back aboard and resuming helmsmanship, the skipper and boat were bobbing at the Boothbay Yacht Club by 3 p.m. At other times the WMR has responded well to paddling from the cockpit, not exactly like a birch bark canoe, but with respect. On one never-to-be forgotten occasion, however, we were thoroughly humbled...by the Kennebec.. .and in full view of the society at the Maine Maritime Museum. It severely tested our relationship with the Almighty, as well as with our friends. A squally southwesterly was bucking a strong outgoing tide in the river, and the combination was beating the little vessel like an egg. Several attempts to make the last available mooring were thwarted, in- cluding a dinghy entanglement, and the parting of the bronze-head of the boathook on the mooring buoy. Reaching safety was finally achieved by beating down-current at high speed and tossing a stern line to our saviors on the Maine Maritime dock. The sails were furled and the contrite little sloop was towed by the gallant Museum tender to the mooring. The boathook head was miracuously found lying on the mooring buoy and gratefully recovered. After five seasons of engineless slooping and stretching our luck with friends at sea and favorable weather, the builder is now thinking of equipping the sloop with sweeps. He is also thinking of building a larger vessel with a head and even an engine. PERCH ISLAND YACHT CLUB and GUEST HOUSE on Beautiful Line/cm Bay ^ Old Maine Style Yacht Club with Casual Atmosphere ^ Sit on Our Porch and Watch the Sloops Sail By ^ Have Your Own Clambake in our Picnic Area ^ Rooms with Bath 6k View of Bay >• Dockage 6k Moorings – ‘/2 Mile Walk to Carriage House Restaurant Ocean Point Road – Route 96 East Boothbay, Maine 04544 1-207-633-5753 George Bourette Commodore

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are available at $5 per copy from the United States Yacht Racing Union, Box 209 Newport R.I. 02840. For your $5, you’ll get a 6″x 9″ book of 117 pages of impossibly small type that no one over 50 can read without glasses, and no one under 100 can ever hope to fiiiv understand. ” •> And now comes the antidote: When you come to any of the four racing regattas schedul ed for this summer of 1988, we will distribute to each boat a waterproof card which con- tains the rules in brief, a simplified version of the critical right-of-way rules with which you and your crew can find quick, easy reference to guide you through most (not all) of the confrontations common to most race days. With these cards, it is our intent to make yours a happier and safer boat this year and for years to come. But let’s not kid ourselves: this simplified discourse on the right-of-way rules won’t solve all your problems forever. It will, however, help you look ahead and plan ahead as you approach the starting line and enter upon the race course. And for the rest of the rules hassle? Well, that’s why you have a Race Committee. That’s not to say we cannon-firers and flagwavers know all 117 pages of the IYRU rulebook by heart, but (like any lawyer worth his salt) we know where to look for the answers that will shape an indictment! Now, what happens when you protest a yacht, or another yacht protests you for a real or imagined rules infraction? The Friendship Sloop Society Race Committee, operating within the USYRU rules, will hold a post-race, pre-hearing of the grievance. That’s a meeting of the two skippers involved at which the race committee hears the complaint informally, giving both skippers ample opportunity to state their cases (no cutlasses involved); and giving the race committee an opportunity to assess the case and to explain the options open to the committee and to the skippers involved. Most of the time, our experience has been that skippers appreciate these informal pre-hearings; more often than not, a decision is agreed upon on the spot, handshakes are exchanged, and the incident is consigned to history. Failing resolution at a pre-hearing, the race committee may then order a much more for- mal hearing of the protest before a designated hearing committee of other skippers, at which written and oral testimony is offered by both the protesting skipper and the protested skipper. There’s a happier alternative to this protest, no-protest business. The USYRU calls it the 360-degree rule, and the 720-degree rule. Pay attention. Suppose you brush against a turning mark, or one of the finish line marks — both quite serious rules infractions. You can exonerate yourself by invoking Rule 52.2: “Reround the mark immediately (as soon as practical) without touching it. If the mark you have fouled is not surrounded by navigable waters, go off by yourself (out of traffic) and perform your 360-degree maneuver. Remember you have no rights-of-way over other vessels as you per- form this maneuver.” And now for the 720 Rule: Appendix 3 of Part IV (the USYRU Right-Of-Way Rule) gives you this option if you have infringed on another yacht’s rights: You may exonerate yourself by accepting on-the-spot the “alternative penalty” of making two 360-degree turns (720 total degrees). “The turns may be made in either direction, but both in the same direction, with the second 360 immediately following the first.” You are obligated to stay clear of all other racing yachts as you make your turns. The purpose of these penalty alternatives? We, and those who sail in the fleet with you, want you to acknowledge your infringement of the rules; BUT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE USYRU RULES, WE WANT YOU TO EXONERATE YOURSELF AND STAY IN THE RACE. And, if for any reason your 360 or 720 doesn’t appease the protester (or the protestee, for that matter), let’s talk it over at a post-race gam and see if we together can’t heal it up and hair it over and save the day for all concerned. Gordon Aymar, in the foreword to his Yacht Racing Rules and Tactics, concluded that yacht racing is “engagingly complicated.” “Rules,” he wrote, “were invented to keep people out of trouble with other competitors; tactics were invented to make as much trouble for them as possible. The two should not be confused.” “Don’t use knowledge of the rules as an offensive weapon; win races by sailing, not protests.” Amen, Brother Aymar. Is racing fun? It can be, and it should be.. .and it certainly is in keeping with the century- old Friendship tradition of proud skippers racing their contemporaries to be the first to market with lobster (or even bootleg whiskey!). 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The Blue Streamer by Bob Brooks & Judy Oneal Westwind, built by Charles Morse in 1902, is being rebuilt by John and Diane Fassak. The long, thin, blue streamer flown from a Friendship sloop’s gaff peak signifies a “Class V or “original” Friendship sloop built before 1920. It represents a commitment to preserve . proud part of Maine’s maritime past. Since few (if any) of these sloops were built for long life, it may be surprising how many ;xist today. Thirty of our 48 originals were registered with the Society in the 1960’s. Considering he age of the original fleet, the condition of some of the sloops when they were registered vith the Society, and the cost today to have an original professionally rebuilt, or the skills and dedication required by the do-it-yourselfer, it is remarkable that the fleet is as healthy as it is. Eighteen are active sloops, 14 are sloops currently ashore, 10 sloops are confirmed as being destroyed and 6 sloops are of unknown status. Of the 18 active sloops, 8 have attended one or more Society regattas or race-rendezvous during the past three years; i.e., Easting (13), Ancient Mariner (24), Chance (37), Sazerac (44), Eagle (53), Venture (66), Gladiator (71), and Morning Star (82). Two other original sloops, Blackjack (19) and Irene (162), are active sailing parties during the season. The remaining eight can be seen in their home waters. In Maine are Amity (9) and Depression (23). At the Mystic Seaport in Connecticut is Estella A. (200). In the New York area are Dictator (2) and Omaha (75). Homeported in Hollywood, Florida, are Jessie May (164) and Tecumseh (242), and in Louisiana is Ayesha (41/137). Ayesha was first Snafu (41), a 35′ sloop which her then-owner believed, but could not prove, was built by one of the McLains. She was sold and taken south where she sank in the Miami River in 1969. Refloated, rebuilt and fiberglass encased, she was reregistered with the Society as No. 137, first as Wild Dutchman, then as Friendship, a 46′ sloop built by Wilbur A. Morse in 1906. Her mast-step has Wild Dutchman 1906 carved in it, and her trailboards list Wilbur A. Morse as the builder; however, considering that these are teak, the authenticity is in question. Sold from Miami to New Orleans, the sloop was renam- ed Ayesha after her new owner’s then-girlfriend. Now, four owners later, Ayesha’s home waters are Lake Pontchartrain. Recently relaunched after major rebuilds were: Gladiator (1987), Depression and Tecumseh (1986), and Jessie May (1985). The ten sloops no longer in existence are listed in the back of the Yearbook. If any reader knows anything about the following sloops, please drop a note to the Society. Friendship (12) was last seen about 1984 alongside a big, stone house across from the nursery on Route 77 between Tiverton Four Corners and Little Compton, R.I. The house has been sold and the sloop has disappeared. No. 51 (no name) is probably the mystery sloop of the Society. She was registered in 1965 by Robert Morrison of Metuchen, New Jersey, who wrote that he was rebuilding a 32′ Wilbur Morse sloop and wanted to join. In response to return correspondence he wrote that he wasn’t going to name her until he finished rebuilding. Since then, silence. Gallant Lady (65) was last seen in the Toronto area about 1980. We have been unable to contact the last listed owner. Beagle (77) (ex-Sea Queen) was sold in May 1970 to a retired mariner. She was last seen rounding the point, tiller in comb and the “ancient mariner” dancing a jig on the foredeck. Speculation echoed by the former owners is that the old man intended to “sail her to sea forever.” Vogel Frei (132), painted yellow and sailed by an Austrian adventurer from Miami, at- tended a regatta in Friendship in the late 1970’s. Since then, Vogel Frei has been sailed to Europe and at last word (several years ago), she was in the Mediterranean. Trumpeter (176) may possibly be the oldest registered sloop, if the claim that she was built in 1878 can be substantiated. She is claimed to have been built by Charles Morse, but 1878 seems a bit early for him. Two photos of her are in WoodenBoat #8. View them and draw your own conclusions. Her last known owner was Richard Gale York with ad- dresses in Houston, Texas, and Jackson, Mississippi. The final category of fourteen original sloops is simply called “Ashore.” This is a polite way of saying that some are actively being rebuilt, some rebuilding efforts are stalled, and some sloops will never go to sea again, save some miraculous rescue. Sloop out of Water (148) has been converted into a patio gazebo. This 38′ sloop was built in 1903 at Bremen by one of the Carters. From 1938 to 1960, she was named Eleda, then she was renamed Matehasi III. Aurora is a late-1890’s Bremen-built sloop of about 26′ length. She hasn’t been in the

water in twenty-five years. A major rebuild was partially completed by Jonathan and Lucinda Smith who registered her with the Society as Lucy S. (127). A couple of owners later, she was reregistered under her original name and assigned No. 203. Today she sits as a partial- ly rebuilt hull outside the gate to an Ipswich boat yard, her smart lines begging for some- one to complete her rebuild. On the upside, not all sloops currently “ashore” are going to remain there. John and Diane Fassak (along with Don Huston) are about four years into a five-year rebuild of Westwind (95). This 40′ Charles Morse 1902 sloop, when relaun- ched in 1989, will be the largest surviving original sloop. Also now scheduled for relaunch in 1989 is locaste (56), being rebuilt by the Appren- ticeshop at the Maine Maritime Museum. Her name is pronounced “Yo-cas-ta.” In Greek mythology she was the Queen of Thebes and both the mother and wife of Oedipus. Anyone desiring to rebuild an original Friendship sloop should contact the Society. Several of the sloops “ashore” are for sale, and we can put you in contact with the sellers. We would like to see each of them proudly sailing again, with that long, thin, blue streamer flying from the gaff peak. J. Richard! Construction General Contractor (207)273-3900 Joseph Richardi Owner P.O. Box 251 Warren, Maine 04864 “PORT CLYDE AKTS &. CRAFTS J .SOCIETY BROWSERS WELCOME! fM£. 04855” OPEN TUBS. -SAT. 9AM–5PM TUNE 17 – SEPT 9 •’• Monhegan Boat Line P.O. Box 238 Port Clyde, ME 04855 1-207-372-8848 njoy Monhegan Island, a picturesque land for painters, photographers, bird atchers. tart your trip on the original mail Dat, the Laura B. Making daily trips i Monhegan from Port Clyde, Maine. Call or write for reservations. Fares: $18 per person round trip. inn & meeting house Invites you to enjoy the unparalleled seren- ity available in “this quietest of seaside villages…” made famous by author Sarah Orne Jewett in her classic “Country of the Pointed Firs.” Slumber in the century-old Inn’s antique- filled rooms that overlook the harbor. Dine with an ocean view, on fresh seafood from icy Atlantic waters, served with tradi- tion tinged by innovation. But don’t stop there. Bring your small busi- ness conference to our Meeting House. Writs For color brochure: Box 149 Tenants Harbor. ME or call: 207-372-6346 The Philip J. Nichols The late Phil Nichols (1894-1979), the dean of the amateur Friendship Sloop builders, built five sloops. In 1934 he launched Result, now Temptress (72); in 1942 he launched Pressure, now Smuggler (33); and after retiring in 1961, he launched Surprise (49) in 1965 and Secret (112) in 1971. He had nearly completed his fifth, unnamed, sloop when he sold it, unrigged, in 1978 to a party in Rhode Island. This fifth sloop is now registered with the Society as Philip J. Nichols (225), but there is a story behind how the sloop was named. While Phil was building his own sloops, he helped the late Bob Gardner set up Red Jacket, now Unicom (138), and then he helped dentist Harry Quick set up for a hull to be con- structed out of Fer-A-Lite, a trademarked mixture of cement and fiberglass resin and hardener applied over a specialized wire mesh. Harry Quick so appreciated the friendship and help given by Phil that he made the Rhode Island party an offer they couldn’t refuse. If they would name the sloop Philip J. Nichols, Harry would buy the sails. They did so name it and Harry provided a beautiful set of cot- ton, vertical-cut traditional sails. Old Salt In January 1966, the late Leon Knorr registered with the Society, Old Salt (60), a 32′ Friendship sloop built by Robert McLain & Son in 1902. In 1976, his estate sold the sloop to two men who took her to the old Parker Boat Yard in Chester, Connecticut, and com- menced a major rebuild. While rebuilding from 1976 to 1979, alongside Old Salt was a 1926 51′ Malabar schooner being rebuilt. It was love at first sight, and when the principal owner/rebuilder of Old Salt had the opportunity to buy into the schooner, he did so, thereby abandoning Old Salt where she lay until 1987. In the meantime, the boat yard changed ownership and the accrued yardbill on Old Salt exceeded the amount currently being paid for seaworthy sloops; consequently, ownership was signed over to the boatyard. The boatyard had several offers for Old Salt, but a typical offer refused was $100 and “I get to leave her here while I rebuild her.” Old Salt has recently been purchased and moved to the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, Connecticut. It is reported that her new owner intends to make some repairs, spruce her up and launch her in the pond at the club. The Club specializes in banquets and functions, so she’ll be available for weddings, etc. Anyone want to get married on a Friendship Sloop? & HULL WARRANTY Yamaha Outboards • Mercruiser Fisher Aluminum • Eastern 18:22′ Boats Achilles Inflatables • Loadrite Trailer Hauling • Repairs • Slip Rental • Storage Brokerage Jeff Armstrong Owner Phone 354-8777 Snori porl-cra L Wadsworth St. «* If Jill* Thomaston, Me 04861 YAMAHA Expect a tot. •

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RocklandMaine LOBSTER CAPITAL of the WORLD FESTIVALS of the SEA MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL SCHOONER DAYS July 8, 9, 10 Harbor Park, Rockland Aug 5 6 7 “The Great Schooner Race” Harbor’ Pgrk| Rock|and “41st Annual” FOR MORE INFORMA TION WRITE: RocklandArea Chamber of Com merce, P.O. Box 508F, Rockland, Maine 04841. Phone 207-596-0376 SUPERMARKETS Harbor Plaza, Rockland “Where you’re someone special” It Takes Time! How long does it take to build a Friendship sloop? Wilbur A. Morse and crew could go from keel to laying to launch in about six weeks. Ralph W. Stanley, and similar present day builders with small crews, probably want about six months. The average do-it-yourselfer optimistically hopes for two years, plans on four years, and takes six or more years (if he doesn’t give up first). How about 20 years? Paul Edwards (Mattituck, New York) poured the keel for the 23′ Yankee Belle (#219) in 1963 and launched her in 1983. She sailed so well that he regretted not finishing her sooner and for not making her larger. These regrets were offset when he purchased Yankee Lady (145), a 31′ sloop, so now he owns two sloops. How about 25 years and counting? There is a sloop behind sail number 120 which in past Yearbooks has been listed as “reserved for Carlton Simmons.” She is strip planked on the Wilbur Morse (21) model. When Carlton retired, she was sold to John Lichtman of Friendship who has continued, as time allowed, towards her completion. Appropriately, she has been named Persistence. She will carry White Eagle’s spars and rigging. How about 50 years? Rich Mosher is scheduled to launch Daystar (205) this summer. Her keel was laid before World War U and passed through several estates before Rich bought her and moved her into his garage in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Building a 28′ sloop in your garage doesn’t leave much room to work! Daystar is blue and white and carries a bit of tradition as her portlights (and some other hardware) were salvaged from the Captain Pierce, an original sloop now derelict in a Chicago boatyard. KNIGHT MARINE SERVICE HOW…35 TON TRAVELIFT KNIGHT MARINE SERVICE 525 Main St. Rockland, Me. 04841 DOCKSIDE -.– OFFICE 594-9700 594-4068 A heavyweight hooded sweatshirt in solid white with Maine on front in a 2-color print—Columbia blue on navy. Youth S(6-8), M(10-12), L(14-16P Adult XS(32), 3(34-36), M(38-40), L(42-44), XL(48) Price postpaid — Youth $16.95 Adult $17.95 Please send Maine hooded sweatshirt(s) Size Color Size Color Maine Residents add 5% sales tax. Canadian residents add 50* per shirt. Name Address_ City_ Check Enclosed Visa MasterCard Card no. Signature State_ — Zip- American Express _ Exp. Date Goldsmith’s Sporting Goods & Clothes Shop 464 Main St., Rockland, Me. 04841

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18884988 ^ochland ^auinaA ana cLoan ~^j$5ocialion 22 School Street Rockland. Maine 04841 (207) 594-8465 Good ideas built on solid tradition THE COURIER-GAZETTE Published on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week. We are a hometown newspaper covering 26 communities. THE WEEKLY COURIER Visiting every home in the midcoast area once a week with news of what is going on. THE COURIER-GAZETTE One Park Drive Rockland, Maine 04841 594-4401 W.C. Ladd & Sons, Inc. Insurance since 1854 14 School Street, Rockland, Maine 04841 207-594-2111 New Harbor, Maine 04554 207-677-2862 Route 1, Waldoboro, Maine 04572 207-832-5252 12 Main Street, Belfast, Maine 04915 207-338-3950 20 Mechanic Street, Camden, Maine 04843 207-236-3386 Damariscotta Center Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine 04543 207-563-1331 Buy Direct and Save up to 70%* NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS FACTORY OUTLET in Rockland 3 lb.-6 Ib. Boxes: Pre-Cooked Fish Portions • Fish ‘n Cheese • Shrimpettes • Formed Fish Portions • Raw Breaded or Unbreaded Portions EADY-TO-COOK FREEZER TO OVEN NO WASTE *Factory seconds — visually blemished only OPEN Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. llson Ave., Rockland, Maine 1-207-594-8401 Ask for John Murgita $ Additional $1°° OFF a box with this coupon $ SLOOPS REGISTERED WITH (Deleted Sail Numbers SAIL 1 2. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 27. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 77, 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. *— — . SLOOPNAME LENGTH VOYAGER DICTATOR CONTENT EASTWARD TANNIS AMITY MARY ANNE SHULAMITE FRIENDSHIP EASTING POSH VIDA MIA RETRIEVER CHRISSY BLACKJACK MAINE ISSUE ELLIE T. DEPRESSION ANCIENT MARINER SEA DUCK SARAH E. KIDNAPPED WHITE EAGLE NOMAD SMUGGLER PAL 0′ MINE MARY C. MARGIN CHANCE ELEAZAR DOWNEASTER COMESIN SELKIE GYPSY SAZERAC FLYING JIB DIRIGO GALATEA SURPRISE HERITAGE -None- RIGHTS OF MAN EAGLE ECHO IOCASTE OLD BALDY CATHY SARAH MEAD OLD SALT WINDWARD COLUMBIA KOCHAB AMICITIA GALLANT LADY VENTURE HIERONYMUS ROBIN L. COAST O’MAINE SPIRIT GLADIATOR TEMPTRESS WEST INDIAN PATIENCE OMAHA BEAGLE HEADWAY REGARDLESS MORNING STAR PERSEVERANCE PHILIA ANN FRANCES ALLEGIANCE EAGLE APOGEE ERDA SALATIA 30′ 31′ 25′ 32′ 38′ 30′ 31′ 24′ 29′ 29′ 30′ 30′ 22′ 30′ 33′ 30′ 25′ 30′ 25′ 36′ 25′ 21′ 28′ 33′ 28′ 27′ 20′ 25′ 31′ 38′ 30′ 32′ 26′ 23′ 35′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 33′ 29′ 32′ 30′ 32′ 22′ 33′ 25′ 21′ 30′ 32′ 25′ 23′ 29′ 33′ 33′ 27′ 33′ 25′ 30′ 30′ 32′ 33′ 26′ 30′ 35′ 28′ 35′ 38′ 28′ 30′ 22′ 38′ 24′ 22′ 30′ 22′ 25’ BUILDER Charles A. Morse Robert McLain Stuart M. Ford James Chadwick W. Scott Carter Wilbur A. Morse Lash Brothers W. Prescott Gannet Wilbur A. Morse Charles A. Morse Wilbur Morse 2d Edward L. Stevens W. Prescott Gannet Charles A. Morse Wilbur A. Morse Carlton Simmons John Thorpe Unknown Wilbur A. Morse Morse Boatyard THE FRffiNDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY Represent Sloops No Longer In Existence) BUILT 1906 1904 1961 1956 1937 1902 1958 1938 1902 1920 1946 1942 1942 1912 1900 1947 1961 1899 1900 UNK R.McKean/W.S. Carter 1939 Unknown Wilbur A. Morse Wilbur A. Morse Philip J. Nichols W. Prescott Gannet Nathaniel D. Clapp Unknown Wilbur A. Morse W. Scott Carter Lash Brothers J. Ervin Jones Simmons/Hennings Judson Crouse Wilbur A. Morse W. Scott Carter Lash Brothers McKie W. Roth Jr. Philip J. Nichols Elmer Collemer Wilbur A. Morse Lash Brothers Wilbur A. Morse Lee Boatyard Charles A. Morse James S. Rockefeller Jeremy D. Maxwell Newbert & Wallace Robert McLain & Son James S. Rockefeller Lester Chadbourne Speers Lash Brothers Morse Wilbur A. Morse Ralph Stanley James Hall Vernell Smith Roger Morse Alexander McLain Philip J. Nichols Pamet Harbor Boat Malcolm Brewer Wilbur A. Morse Charles Morse F. Buck & E.L. Adams Fred Dion Albion Morse Bruno & Stillman (01) McKie Roth, Jr. Jeremy Maxwell Albert M. Harding McKie Roth, Jr. Bruno & Stillman (02) McKie Roth, Jr. UNK 1914 1906 1942 1947 1962 UNK 1916 1938 1963 1962 1963 1939 1913 1937 1964 1964 1965 1962 UNK 1965 1915 1965 1907 1965 1969 1963 1902 1966 UNK 1953 1965 1907 1912 1962 1967 1967 1967 1902 1934 1951 1965 1901 1905 1941 1963 1912 1969 1969 1974 1970 1969 1969 1970 Newman(P02)/Newman 1969 OWNER John Kippen, Ipswich, MA Dr. George N. Pappas, Scarborough NY Richard & Beth Langton, Edgecomb ME Roger & Mary Duncan, East Boothbay ME Jack & Mary Cronin, Sturbridge MA James Russell Wiggins, Brooklin ME Dr. Joseph Griffin, Damariscotta ME Nicholas Kingsbury, Kennebunkport ME Unknown; last seen ca. 1984 at Little Compton RI James & Beverly Pierpont, Milford CT Curt & Jeanne Harding, Boothbay Harbor ME George & Cindy Loos, Cape May Court House NJ John & Clarice Rice, Scituate MA Ernst Wiegleb, Gushing ME Wilson Fletcher, Bar Harbor ME Steven & Joyce Marsella, Cranston RI John G. Collins IV, East Hampton NY Lloyd & Tina Olson, Boothbay ME Holt & Virginia Vibber, Waterford, CT Unknown; last seen ca. 1970 at Marblehead MA Eldon Homsey, Wilmington DE Unknown; reportedly sunk ca. 1965, raised & rebuilt Rev. John R. DeSousa, Deltona FL Craig & Joan Rowley, Amston CT Unknown; last seen ca. 1985 at Jamestown RI James B.L. Lane, Winchester MA Nathaniel D. Clapp, Prides Crossing MA Marilyn Pritoni, Waldoboro ME Maine Maritime Museum, Bath ME Unknown; last seen ca. 1977 on the Hudson River Armand DeGrenier, Newburyport MA Carleton Wilder, Green Cove Springs FL Capt. Fred Perrone, Plymouth MA Bob & Jane Lash, Orland ME Roland Barth, Alna ME & Alan Lewis, Boston MA Kevin J. Crowley, Brentwood NH Bill Leavenworth, Searsmont ME Don Murry March ’87 departed CA for Caribbean Steven & Eliza Bailey, Tenants Harbor ME Barbara P. Hadlock, South Freeport ME Unknown; being rebuilt ca. 1965 at Metuchen NJ Philip M. Cronin, Cambridge MA Donald Huston, Nahant MA William Thon,-Port Clyde ME Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Me James & Andrea Wilson, Portsmouth NH Ted & Cathy Chase, New Harbor ME Ted Hanks, Jefferson ME Joe Calvanese, Plantsville CT David Westphal, Northeast Harbor ME Unknown; reported sold 1980 to Portsmouth NH Tom Gervais, Vineyard Haven MA Jeff Pontiff, Plymouth MA Unknown; last seen ca. 1980 at Toronto R. Stevens Kleinschmidt, Pittsfield MA Albert P. Neilson, Honey Brook PA Patrick Farrin, Boothbay ME Rutledge Family, Kittery Point ME John D. Worth UI, Camden ME William Zuber & Stuart Hancock, Friendship ME Pete Sherman, Westerly RI Unknown; last seen ca. 1974 at Naples, FL Rev. John Arens, Westwood MA William Monicr, Sparta NJ Unknown; sold May 1970 to Staten Island Chris & Julie Head, Lowell MA Unknown; last seen ca. 1979 at Port St. Lucie.FL Judy Oneal-Brooks, Nashua NH Robert L. Jacobson, Carversville PA Richard Condon, Waitsfield VT Jeremy D. Maxwell, Spruce Head ME Hale Whitehouse, Cape Porpoise ME William & Susanne Young, Coventry RI Dr. H. Maurice Landemare, Tom’s River NJ Francis “Pat” West, Vineyard Haven MA Miff Lauriat, Cornville ME HOMEPORT Ipswich MA Ossining NY Boothbay Harbor ME East Boothbay ME Salem Willows MA Benjamin River ME Damariscotta ME Kennebunkport ME Milford CT Boothbay Harbor ME Cape May, NJ Scituate MA Pleasant Pt. 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Rockport-Camden-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce ‘WHERE THE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA” Best wishes to the 1988 Regatta of Friendship Sloops You’re welcome to visit our year-round area 207-236-4404 P.O. Box 919, Camden, Me. 04843 One Good Label Deserves Another the engineered gear Henri-Lloyd and The Admiral’s Buttons team up to provide the world’s finest foulweather gear which has proven, time after time, to have no match for protection, durability or comfort. Call or write for your free Henri-Lloyd catalog, or stop in the store and see why we are Maine’s number one dealer of Henri-Lloyd, and why we will sell no other gear. 36 Bay View Street Camden, Maine 04843 (207) 236-2617 _— — 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 109. 110. 112. 113. 114. 115. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. l si 1 31. 152. 1 s^ i j j . 1 ^A 1 34. 155. 1 ^fi 1 JO. 157. 159. 160 161. 162. 1