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“Home of the World’s Largest Collection of Moses Bottles 85 Commercial St. Boothbay Harbor 207-633-4225 ANTIQUES – HANDCRAFTS GIFTS – JEWELRY SCRIMSHAW 10 ROOMS FULL We’re celebrating with Exclusive Friendship Sloop Mementos Open 7 days a week • evenings, too! VILLAGE CASH and CARRY 125 Townsend Ave. 633-3421 Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 *PIZZA *ICE *BEER*WINE* • HOT & COLD SANDWICHES • FULL LINE OF GROCERIES FULL LINE i THE BOOTHBAY HARBOR REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE “The Boating Capital of New England”. WELCOMES THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY TO THE HARBOR ON THEIR SILVER ANNIVERSARY P.O. Box 356 Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 207-633-4232 Flagship Liberty bound up the Kennebec River for Bath COMMODORE’S MESSAGE An old-timer once remarked, “A Friendship Sloop has an in- sidious way of running her bowsprit, decorated trail boards, billet head, bob stay and all so deep into a man’s heart that he is harpooned for life.” This description could aptly characterize the feelings of many of our members within the Friendship Sloop Society. This year we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Friendship Sloop Society and it is time to reflect upon our goals, as well as our past achievements. Back in the early years there were many who predicted that although we had an interesting idea, the Society would not last and would soon pass into obli- vion. However, we are now celebrating 25 years of success and are still con- tinuing to grow. This has been largely due to the caliber of our membership, rather than due to the sloops. Most of us joined the Society because of the sloops, but soon realized a far richer benefit in the companionship of the members themselves. As time passed, many people were inspired by the closeness and camaraderie of fellow members. A mutual interest had been transformed into warm, rewarding personal friendships. Due to such co- operation and encouragement, our Society has enjoyed much success throughout the years. The members themselves have ensured a truly endur- ing Society. Some of the activities of the past were interesting and successful in terms of membership participation. These will be kept on the agenda, but there is always room for improvement. The officers of the Society solicit suggestions from the membership regarding activities in which they would actively participate. Rendezvous at Bath, Boothbay and Friendship this year offer a bit of something for everyone. With greater member participation we can do even better next year. We hope as many of you as possible will join in the summer activities and certainly will be on hand for the annual meeting. Only those who actively participate will feel the joy and pride generated by a resounding cannon salute from the Friendship hillside, as the graceful sloops with heart- piercing bowsprits return home once again. Dick Salter, Commodore Cover — Watercolor by Earl Barlow, East Boothbay, Maine

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Camden National Bank A. close friend, close to home. DOWNTOWN CAMDEN D CAMDEN SQUARE ROCKLAND D UNION D THOMASTON Member FDIC THE OWL AND THE TURTLE BOOKSHOP Camden, Maine 04843 Book Orders 207-236-2302 Customer Service 207-236-4769 WINDJAMMERS of the MAINE COAST by HARRY W. SMITH Descriptive and pictorial study of today’s fleet, including sketches of vessels and Maine’s wildlife. 123 pages — 20 color paintings -— 150 sketches. Autographed copies: $24.95 Hardcover; $16.95 Softcover + $2.00 postage Windjammer Notecards 2 each of 3 Maine Schooner paintings Box of 6 cards and envelopes: $5.95 P.P. Barnstable Originals 50 Harden Avenue Camden, Maine 04843 FRIENDSHIP SLOOP HOMECOMING RACE JULY 22 1961 (National Fisherman headline) by Betty Roberts Picture the smile of pride and satisfaction on the face of Bernard MacKen- zie that summer day in July when he sailed into Friendship Harbor for the first homecoming race of Friendship sloops. Bernard’s successful winning of a Boston Power Squadron Race in Voyager had germinated the idea of this homecoming event; and after six months of intensive planning between Ber- nard and the Friendship Town Committee, the race was finally to become a reality This was a dream come true. Now, twenty-five years later, this dream like the measles, has turned into an infectious one. Year after year more proud owners of Friendship sloops appear for the annual regatta and many more land lubbers dream of the happy day when they can leave the shore and join the fleet in their own sloops. This being our Silver Anniversary allows us the privilege of looking back at the past regattas with their good times and hard a first year had three outstanding features. First and foremost, it was a huge success, secondly it was a one-race event, and lastly it set up a unique handicapping system. The regatta is still a great annual event; the one-race event soon turned to three races; the distance handicap stayed in existence many years. In this special handicapping, every sloop sailed a prescribed distance in “handicap alley,” rounded a buoy set the exact distance for his handicap and snagged a lobster buoy tied to an anchor buoy to take back to the Race Committee as proof of completing his course. This was to simulate the Friendship sloop as a working lobster boat. Now one would suppose this task of grasping a small buoy would be fairly easy with an alert crew and a boat hook. It is said that Roger Duncan aboard Eastward retrieved his buoy but in the excitement of getting it aboard jammed the gaff handle through his mains’!. Fortunately Clarence Hale, sailmaker to Eastward and to many others, was aboard to repair the damage at once. Sarah Mead s crew lost he buoy overboard and someone had to jump in to get it. Easy? By W/d the fleet had grown so large it was deemed unsafe to have so many sloops jam- ming handicap alley. Thus, retrieving the small buoy was stopped in favor of group roundings of similar handicapped sloops. There are those skippers who still to this day regret dropping the fun of snagging the buoy. ^ After the second year’s regatta of three races, the Race Committee decid- ed to vary the start for 1963. Why not try something new? The plan was to have all participating sloops at anchor with crew below and only the skipper on deck. At a cannon shot all were to up-anchor, up-sails and set off to the westward on a race course which took them around islands and back into Friendship Harbor from the eastward. The leading sloops were becalmed in Morse’s Bay just before entering the harbor. The slow boats caught up with the leaders and a great drifting match of the entire fleet ensued. Suddenly a swing of the wind brought a good strong breeze and the entire fleet charged through the narrow channel into the harbor. What chaos! Everyone ashore held his breath as near misses, shouting, fast tacking, and a flood of sloops tried to maneuver for the finish line. This could have ended the regattas right there When all the sloops were safely at anchor, the only casualty had been 19

CAPPY’S camden, maine Continuous Service from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. We monitor Channel 16. Call ahead for box lunches. On the public landing, a short row from Wayfarer Marine Harborview from THE CROW’S NEST Eventually everyone shows up at Cappy’s Maine’s Boatbuilding Tradition Practiced & Exhibited Daily at The Rockport Apprenticeshop School of Wooden Boatbuilding Visitor’s Loft open May 30 – Oct. 18 Located on Rockport Harbor The Rockport Apprenticeshop Sea Street Rockport, Maine 04856 207-236-6071 Established 1982 – Lance R. Lee, Director RESORT 150 luxurious rooms overlooking the ocean 72 condominiums for rental or interval ownership 18-hole oceanside golf course indoor/outdoor swimming tennis children’s activities Marcels restaurant Breakwater Lounge Rockport, Maine 207-594-2511 sailboats NORTHEAST Yacht Sales & Brokerage 62 Bsiyview Street Cnrndcn, Maine 04843 (207) 236-9778 231 Front St. So. Portland, ME 04106 207/767-5978 ESTATE SALE 1982 FRIENDSHIP SLOOP ’32 Charter the Coast of Maine • Antigua • St Maarten Sun Yacht Charters 62 Bayview Street Camden, Maine 04843 (207) 236-9611 800-772-3500 Chrissy’s dinghy which was “diminished” acting as a buffer when two sloops almost collided. To show the fine caliber of these skippers, there was not one protest Needless to say, that race course has never been used again. ‘ A cruise-race of sloops to the 1964 World’s Fair in New York added a great deal of interest. Also, Dingo was launched and named on Maine Day of that Fair. 1964 also saw the start of an annual regatta in Marblehead sponsored by the Corinthian Yacht Club. The sloops’ popularity has also been proven by invitations to participate in OP-Sail, a reenactment of Arnold’s trek to Canada, and the last Tall Ships celebration in Boston. “Homecoming Day” has always been the oustanding race of each regatta. Saturday, the last day of the races, the sloops hoist up their sails and glide by the wharves. The name of the sloop, the name of the skipper and crew are broadcast for all to hear. People from all parts of the country arrive to see this spectacular sight as the boats sail down to the starting line. The fog has presented many interesting facets to running the regattas, mainly cancelling them. Contrary to public opinion we have held more races than we have called off. However, remember 1967? On Thursday we had a full race, Friday we cancelled on account of fog, but Saturday dawned bright and clear. So off they went. No sooner had the race started than the fog came in to join the fun. You guessed it — race cancelled. The next problem was to let the sloops “out there” know there was no more race, and this was more difficult as the fog became thicker. As we recall, Eastward and Surprise were the only sloops that navigated and finished the entire course. White Falcon with Bill Danforth and his Race Committee became a search/escort service. With the aid of radar they never gave up until all but one sloop was safely back on its mooring. The lost sloop turned up safe in the next town. The whole thing was finally accomplished about 9:30 p.m., but in the meantime the Awards Banquet back ashore looked like a deserted dinner party. Presenting trophies that year was a difficult job. Fog again attended the regatta full force in 1971, making this the only year all three races were called off. Remark heard around the wharf, “In spite of fog, we had a good time, made new friends, and used more ice.” Remember the joking between sloops, singing, and water balloon fights that marked the wait for the start of the race, only to fall dead quiet and serious once the first gun was fired? We could provide a list of sloops that have had rocks move right in their way. There was the Coast Guard handy to tow Jolly Buccaneer back to port when she sprang a leak during a strong wind, and Tannis lost her topmast and mast head, dropping sails and wood on the deck without hurting anyone. Eight smiling faces of Cronin children clawed their way out from under the sails to the relief and joy of everyone. Dr. Hahn on Depression was more concerned in catching mackerel during the race. He bragged at catching 51 during one race. As a matter of fact, he came in last every year. Thus he bought a trophy for the “Last one in” so he could win a prize, and that year someone was slower than he was. There was the “Honeymoon Sloop,” Windward. The Bracys gave the sloop to each other as a wedding present and the families deviated from the nor- mal wedding gifts by presenting them with an anchor, sails, rope, you name it. Jim Rockefeller on Howe Hill in Camden rebuilt Sazerac and to launch her

Moxie-Thompson House friendship “Inn b island Charters A collection of classic wooden sailboats and small craft at this 40-aore island Inn on Muscongus Bay complement the elegance, privacy and home-cooked meals. Write or call your hosts Rebecca Parsons and Bob Yambor for a brochure. P.O. BOX 297 – FRIENDSHIP, MAINE 04547 Telephone (207) 832-4959 Sailing Down East this Summer? Visit and enjoy a secure mooring, sauna before dinner, and fresh laundry for your departure. NAUTICAL CHART 13301 LAT 43° 57’48″N, LONG 69° 20’27″W VHF-FM CH 68 FOR “r- RESERVATIONS / VT ‘ Childrens’ Book SEAVV rTKe Stoop On Sale Pf-ter July I5tk, LIGHTHOUSE GIFT SHOP Friendship, flaine TeZ. 832-4-206 FRIENDSHIP MARKET MAIN ST. FRIENDSHIP, MAINE 04547 GROCERIES • MEAT • PRODUCE • ICE Mon.-Sat. 8:00-8:00* Sunday 9:00-8:00* ‘summer hours 832-4283 John & Norma Black: owners WALLACE MARKET FRIENDSHIP, ME ARCHIE & IVERNIA Gasoline — Oil — Groceries Meats — Hot Sandwiches Pizzas — Soda Italian Sandwiches FRIENDSHIP HOUSE “In the Village of Friendship” ANTIQUES COLLECTIBLES USEABLES Wed., Thurs., Fri., Most Sat. Open 10 to 5 832-6908 took her down the mountain with a pair of oxen in the old traditional way, only to put her in the water with a modern travelift. “Spooky,” a very pregnant black cat, jumped ship from the Jolly Buccaneer to Eastward one calm night when everyone was off to the Awards Banquet. Eastward thought someone was playing a trick on them — Jolly Buccaneer mourned the loss of their cat. It all ended happily, however, with the cat restored to her proper owner. One could keep on going with all the fun and good times, but through these past years there has been a great dedication to Friendship (the town), Friend- ship sloops, and to friendships. Strong ties, good times, camaraderie, good hard sailing, and lack of serious protests have created lasting bonds and a great Society. This account would not be complete without mentioning a Scholarship Fund which the skippers have set up for Friendship students to obtain further education after High School. The Pendleton Memorial Scholar- ship has been in existence seventeen years and has helped many Friendship students with educational expenses. This was the skippers’ way of saying “thank you” to the Town for letting them monopolize the harbor for three days each year and of having a part in continuing the Friendship tradition. There is no end to the memories of the last twenty-five years of the Friend- ship Sloop Society. Now we face the excitement and ambitions for the next twenty-five. May the Society grow and abound in more lasting memories and friendships. Mary Anne, Eastward and Ellie T. in the first regatta, 1961. FRIENDSHIP DAY For many years during the last full week in July, the Friendship Sloop Society descended on the small and busy lobstering village of Friendship for Friend- ship Sloop Days and the Homecoming Race on Saturday. Sloops choked the harbor and the wharves, and spectators choked the narrow road along the shore. The Fire Department Auxiliary, which runs the ambulance for the town, put on a chicken and lobster dinner to feed the large crowd and to help support their essential activities. In 1984, when the races were held in Boothbay, the Auxiliary conducted its own Friendship Day in the village. A parade, athletic contests for the young people, and a sale of crafts, gifts and antiques attracted a modest number of visitors. This year the Auxiliary will hold its fair on Saturday, July 26. The Society will take a small part in it by holding a parade of sloops, and some of the crews may stay to participate in Friendship Day, which now belongs to Friendship.

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The Personal Book & Stamp Shop Social Stationery Greeting Cards Open Mon.-Sat., 10:30 – 5 108 Main Street – Thomaston..TeI. 354-8058 Set back from Main Street, adjacent to the Knox Hotel Telephone 354-K058 Evinrude motors – Mercruiser & OMC Stern Drive – Privateer & Marathon Boats Eli & Pilot Dinghys & sailboats – Old Town Canoes – Cox Trailers SALES AND SERVICE Visit Our Pier, Marina & Restaurant and Harbor View Tavern in the Historic Harbor w Harbor Corporation Water Street at Dockside • Thomaston, Maine 354-2200 Windjammer Wharf – A Landlocked Marina In – Lermond’s Cove Rockland, Maine Excellent dockage for yachts up to 150′ in length, protected from all winds. 11′ water mean low tide. 110 and 220 outlets. 175′ of float space. Fresh water available, also hot showers. Entire facility enclosed with chain-link fence, watchman day and night. Area well lighted, very handy to all stores. For dockage information and reservations: Tel. 207—596-6060. 28 FACTS ON OUR FIBERGLASS FRIENDSHIPS by Jarvis Newman Being involved in the rebuilding of Dictator, with the help of Ralph Stanley, and sailing her with my family for nine years and over a thousand miles in all kinds of weather can only be described as pure enjoyment. Her hull slides through the New England chop with extreme ease and comfort. The stable hull with its 11′ beam and full keel really is a unique combination. Robert McClain was a genius when it came to designing this Friendship in 1912. This is why I decided in 1972 to continue the building of the well-proven 31′ Friendship Dictator in fiberglass, even though I had been building the 25′ Pemaquid model sloop in fiberglass for three years. A good article was writ- ten in Time-Life Library on Boating with the “Classic Boat” issue. This issue gives a very nicely detailed account of the rebuilding of Dictator (20 pages). By utilizing the same building techniques and hull laminates as the Hinckley Bermuda 40, all of our 31′ fiberglass hulls are the same weight and displace- ment as the original wooden one. The hulls are built entirely by hand using ten layers of matt and woven, thus giving a good 5/8″ thickness. The keel area has a thickness of 2 “, stem area of 6 ” and the deck shelf area 7/8 “. The feel of the fiberglass hull in the water is exactly the same as the original wooden Dictator. The major changes that were incorporated into the fiberglass Dictator model were to add a 5,200 Ib. lead keel (the original had inside ballast), install a 4-cylinder diesel inboard, design the propeller opening in the dead- wood so as not to remove any area from her 5′ rudder, install inside scuppers for both deck and cockpit drains, and keep the cabin sides low to emphasize her graceful sheer. Rebuilt Dictator under sail.

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That was the year that the Ranger, built by Bath Iron Works for Harold S. Vanderbilt, defeated the British challenger, Endeavor II, in four straight races. Just four years later, in 1941, Ihe Ranger weni on to fight a greater battle in our countrys – f~^’ ‘ ‘- defense. The racing sloop was scrapped and the 110 tons of lead in [/t(_J her keel became a valuable part of the raw material of the American war effort. It’s all part of Maines great maritime heritage. And we at Bath Iron Works are proud to share many of its finest moments. •j ” i ism t_x 1937. ® BATH IRON WORKS CORPORATION A (“ongokum Coni|wny Bath, M,iint’ 04530 This Muscongus Bay sloop, predecessor to the Friendship sloops, was owned by storekeeper Melvin Simmons of Bremen Long Island. Note the lapstrake construc- tion popular before builders turned to carvel planked boats. Boutilier Photo Annie Margie, 41-foot Friendship sloop built by Wilbur Morse in 1910, developed from the Muscongus Bay sloop above. COURTESY Friendship Museum 33

SAILMAKKR HASY CO 1 ION & DACKOIN SAILS TEL. (207) 633-5071 Estella A. Mysnc Seapon Photo BOX “• EAST BOOTHBAY, MAINE 04544 Docksides; the finest yachting shoes made in the USA. Westbrook, Maine 04092 Manufacturer of the official shoe of the US Sailing Team. Fox Islands Rowboat Traditional: adapted from a classic North Haven design from the 1920s, proven over the years. 10 ‘6 “length 48” beam Weight: 103 Ibs. Hull: 3 layers of hand-laid fiberglass $950 Fox Islands Boat Shop Box 445 • North Haven • ME 04853 (207) 867-4600 This picture, dated August 1906, shows builder Eugene McLain at far left with Steven Prior and Ed Merry seated in the front row. Standing, from left to right are, Leslie Collamore, Crosby Prior, Norman Carter, Orrin McLain, Chester Carter, and Elmer Willey. All but Merry are reported to have participated in boat building. Merry ran the store on Bremen Long Island until he sold it to Melvin Simmons and returned to Boothbay Harbor, Me. Boutilier Photo The sloop Myrtle E., later named Sky Pilot, was built around 1909 on the Island by Eugene McLain. Gene started building sloops in 1883 at age 20. His construc- tions included Martha E., Lottie, Champion, Mary C., Jenny Hooper, Mogul, Nettie, Briganza, Two Sisters, Rough Rider, Paul Revere, Uncle Sam, Myr- tle E. (later Sky Pilot and Jolly Buccaneer), Ralph A., and Mystic Bell. Nettie Winchenbach remembers that Gene sold one sloop, either Uncle Sam or Rough Rider, while he was fishing in her on the banks off Monhegan Island. Boutilier Photo 35

While you’re cruising the Maine Coast IRING YOUR BOAT TO STONINGTON n beautiful Deer Isle Thorofare… • For gas or diesel engine installation or repair For electronics repair For hull repair For painting, either brush or spray For hauling For paint and hardware For winter storage For telephone, ice, showers and lobsters BILLINGS DIESEL AND MARINE SERVICES, INC. One of the most complete boatyards on the Maine coast. 207-367-2328 7 AJSV — 4 ?M. 207-348-6980 Nights- VHP Chan 16 Box 67, Stonington, Maine 04681 DAVID NLJTT BOATBUILDER L am in business to build and restore quality yachts. My time at sea, together with years of ex- perience in both traditional and contemporary construction tech- niques, allows me to meet your needs. We have recently completed a major reconstruction of ALSA- GER, a 42’ Carter I.O.R. tmlded steel sloop. Watch for DEPRESSION, our latest project, a total reconstruction of an 1899 Friendship sloop. I am glad to discuss your pro- jects large or small. Box 321, Ebenecook Rd., W. Southport, Maine 04576 Located at Brewer’s Boatyard 207-633-6009 Ralph W. Stanley, inc. Wooden Boats for Work & Pleasure Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 (207) 244-3795 ^ext to ^e ^arnc’en Yacht Club Johnson Outboards British Seagull 2-Spar Paint Boston Whaler Old Town Canoe Bo* 643, CoWw/, Mwu 04S43 AhM.CuLW7 236-3264 Eagle, built in 1915 by Wilbur Morse, and Endeavor, a fiberglass Dictator model built in 1979 by Newman and Genthner. Boutilier Photo Two “orignials” still sailing: Gladiator, built by Alexander McLain in 1902, and Chrissy, built by Charles Morse in 1912. Boutilier Photo 37

E.S.B., Inc. BOAT TOPS SAILBOAT DODGERS Route US 1 Rockport, Maine 800-225-5800 1-207-236-9597 — Brokerage — New Boat Sales & Rentals SEA ST., CAMDEN, MAINE ROUTE 1, ROCKPORT, MAINE 207-236-3149 SINCE • • BOHNDELL SAILS 1870 Following a proud heritage of traditional and modern sailmaking and rigging for _^r-r* – over 100 years. Sail Repairs – Alterations – Washing Services – Complete Rigging Services Splicing – Swaging – Custom Marine Upholstery E. S. BOHNDELL & CO., INC. U.S. ROUTE 1, ROCKPORT, MAINE (207) 236<3549 S MARINE SALES & SERVICE Wadsworth Street, Thomaston, Maine 04861 207-354-8777 We offer high-quality boats including Eastern's 18', 22' and 30' hand-laid fiberglass on traditional lines, Checkmate speedboats and Duranautic aluminum up to 16'. YAMAHA OUTBOARDS We service almost all makes. "MA n 2'.'' L.ii.fimi Sp !«' tat-ium Cunlur Cuiibulu wi!f; l>Mltjtif Vb SfXidai EXPECT A LOT Voyager, first flagship of the Friendship Sloop Society, built in 1906 by Charles Morse. Commanded by Bernard MacKenzie, first President of the Society, she was the win- ner of the Governor’s Cup in the first regatta in 1961. Carlton Simmons Photo r- Depression, built in 1899, probably in Boothbay Harbor, bought on the bank by Dr. Myron Hahn for $15, shown as she was when he owned her in 1965. She has now been rebuilt by David Nutt of Southport and is owned by Lloyd and Tina Olson. Boutilier Photo Start of the first regatta in 1961. Mary Anne leading with Eastward close astern. 39

A full selection of new and used boats for every budget, every taste and every need. • Cape Dory Trawlers – 28′ & 24′ rugged cruising yachts • Sundowner Tugs – 36′ & 30′ civilized cruising tugs • Shamrock – 17′, 20′ & 28′ keel-drive inboards • Intrepid – 40′ C.W. Paine-designed sailing yacht • Brokerage Service – multiple listings for saii, power and commercial Robinhood, Maine 04530 .Route 1 at Route 127 207-443-5798 (or 371-2525) SAMPLES SHIPYARD DIVISION OF PROSPER SHEVENELL & SON, INC Complete Yacht and Vessel Repairs Two Marine Railways 50 ton – 700 ton Moorings — Storage Commercial St. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 207-633-3171 HAMILTON MARINE YACHT BRAIDS, PAINTS, ELECTRONICS Complete Line of Marine Hardware Free Catalog Available RT. 1 SEARSPORT, ME 04974 WOODEN BOATS FIBREGLASS HULLS FINISHED COMMERCIAL OR PLEASURE POWER OR SAIL /. Ervin Jones, Boatbuilder Murray Hill Road, PO Box 37 East Boothbay, ME 04544 (207) 633-2824 PAGE MARINE SERVICES Vocfit and Commercial Vessel Brokerage WILLIAM C. PAGE STEPHEN W. OTTON 26 SEA STREET, CAMDEN, ME 04843 (207) 236-2383 or 236-8237 Member Yacht Architects and Brokers Association, Inc. Specializing in cruising auxiliaries and downeast type power cruisers of traditional design. Dion’s Yacht Yard CLASSIC RESTORATION CUSTOM WOOD REBUILDING AND REFINISHING HAULING AND STORAGE YACHT TRANSPORTING BOSUN’S LOCKER MARINE STORE YACHT BROKERAGE Ask for our brochure. P.O. BOX 600 48 BOWEN ROAD KITTERY, ME 03904 207-439-9582 Ray of Hope, now Eden, built in 1971 by Ed Coffin; Fiddler’s Green, built in 1978 by Roy Jenkins; Rights of Man, built in 1965 for Philip Cronin by Lash Brothers; and Phoenix, a fiberglass boat built in 1970 by Bruno & Stillman for Al Beck. Boutilicr Photo Hieronymus, built in 1962 by Ralph Stanley for Albert Nielson.

Specializing in fine Boat Lettering 633-3343 Quality, Professional Sign Services, Catering to All Designs and Sign Needs 53 Atlantic Avenue Boothbay Harbor, Me. 04538 CONTENT No 5 is for Sale. She was built on Baileys Island in 1961 by Stuart Ford and is a 25′ bald- headed Pemaquid being cedar on oak with a 23 h.p. Westerbeke diesel engine. She was refastened by Blakes’ Yard in Boothbay Harbor in 1983. She lies off the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and will be sailed in the 1985 races by Peter Edwards. _,, , . . • *,- nnn The asking price is $12,000 R. L. Edwards P.O. Box 643 Boothbay Harbor Maine 04538 (207) 633-3568 SAIL MAINE COAST in fully equipped Contest 38, 7 deluxe accommodations; Contest 29, sleeps 5; Sonic 23; Friendship Sloop; Catalina 30. BRISTOL South Bristol Maine. July-Sept. OFFSHORE LTD. 516-757-6735 or 207-644-8181 This Pretty FRIENDSHIP SLOOP WEATHERVANE knows where the wind is. She’s all rigged, freshly painted and ready to go with mounting bracket for just $49.95. Add $3.50 for handling & shipping. Maine residents add 5% Sales Tax. Send to: AX WOOD PRODUCTS, River Road Box 251, North Edgecomb, ME 04556 Heritage, designed by Murray Peterson and built by Elmer Collemer in 1960 for Bill and Barbara Hadlock, as seen from Eastward’s lee rail. T. Gray Photo Lucy Ann, now Robin L., built by James Hall in 1967, and Sazerac, built by Wilbur Morse in 1913 and rebuilt by James Rockefeller in 1967. Boutilier Photo

Tel. 633-2849 West Southport Just a short walk from Brewer’s Boatyard or Cozy Harbor “If your boat bags are too heavy, we’ll transport you in our Chevy! (or something with wheels)” :ull Line Of Groceries, Meats, Beer, Wine, plus Ice Sales Brewers Marine Mako Sea Way Mirro Craft Cox Trailers Evinrude Wiscasset, Me. 882-7561 Brokerage Full Service Boatyard 30 Ton Travil Lift Gas Fuel Ice 633-2970 Charters Brewers Yacht Sales Wellcraft Sea Ox Starwind Dell Quay Load Rite Trailers Johnson West Southport 633-2970 CommittedtoBetterEngineering ALSO DEALERS FOR first in outboards POINTER .HOBIE POWER Hunter 40 See all of the Hunters at our Sales Office Rte. ~, Northport, 10 miles North of Camden 23, 25.5, 28.5, 31, 34, 40, 45 CHARTER SERVICE and BROKERAGE 207-338-3285 Sail-A-Way RH) i • Box 974 – Bclfasl, Maine 04915 A Division of Hansen Marine Inc. CAP’S STORY by William M. Rand William M. Rand sailed Friendship sloops as a boy. His son, William M. Rand, Jr., financed the construction of a Friendship sloop built by his son, John Rand, and named William M Rand. This is a piece from Cap’s Story, William M. Rand’s autobiography, published by permission of his son, William M. Rand, Jr. The scene is Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay. One day the Howard boy was playing and fell off a fence in his yard and broke his arm. The nearest doctor was at Sunset, Deer Isle. Ed came to the Quinn’s to ask for the use of the sloop to get the doctor and he asked if I would come to help him. Off we started and sailed to the entrance to Southwest Harbor* where there was a little cove nearest Sunset. Ed jumped into the tender to row across the flats and told me to tack back and forth across the entrance and not to get inside two points of land. It was delightful—a warm, sunny day, a gentle breeze, and back and forth I sailed under one jib and the mainsail. A Friendship sloop will not come around without the use of the jib. On one tack the jib sheet caught and I had to go forward to free it. As I ran back along the deck, I slipped on a rope and went overboard. Fortunately the jib was not sheeted in and the sloop came into the wind. I swam to it and had to come aboard by climbing up the bob stay to the bowsprit. Back in the cockpit, I got the sloop sailing again and thought it would be well to take off all my clothes and dry them out, which I did, by hanging them on the rigging— shirt, pants, underwear and socks—and then snuggled in the warm cockpit and sailed with an eye out ahead for keeping a course. Suddenly I heard a shout of “Bring her to,” and looking in back of me where Ed was, there with him in the tender was the doctor and the doctor’s wife. I grabbed my pants and shirt and made a dive into the cabin as I whirled the wheel to bring the sloop into the wind. To that unexpected guest, the doctor’s wife, it must have been a ridiculous sight to see a little boy diving into the cabin. At least it was funny enough to make me the butt of jokes for the rest of the summer. There was a fisherman who visited the island [Eagle Island] with his sloop and he did me the honor of selecting me to accompany him on a three-day fishing trip off shore for cod, haddock, and hake, handlining and salting down our catch. . . . That fishing trip gave me the first insight into methods used by the natives navigating along the coast. As we sailed up the bay before a southeast breeze, a thick blanket of fog shut everything from sight. I was sent to the bow with a fog horn and with orders to report everything I saw or heard, and I couldn’t see more than 30 yards ahead. Soon I heard ospreys scream- ing but paid no attention to them when the captain hollered, “Hear them birds?” “Yes,” I answered. “Well them’s fish hawks and we are just off the Porcupines, for that’s where their nest is.” He headed a little to the eastward and soon I shouted, “I hear surf ahead.” He said, “All right, come aft—that’s the rote on Hard Head; there ain’t any place in the bay where the waves hit a flat cliff with the boom they make on Hard Head.” Very shortly after that we picked up the loom of Eagle Island and heard the bell’on the lighthouse there. * Probably the author refers to what is now called Northwest Harbor.

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SMALL BOATS A great many Friendship sloops were small boats, 28 feet and under, sail- ed by one or two men to haul lobster traps, tend trawls, or go handlining, and the small boat tradition is being continued in the Friendship Sloop Society. Perhaps the best known ‘of the small boats was Pemaquid, ex-Florida, built by Abdon Carter on Bremen Long Island in 1914. After several years fishing, she was sold to Willard Thorpe as a yacht. He took off her lines, from which his son John built Ellie T. in 1960 and Stuart Ford built Content in 1961. Pemaquid was then sold to Andrew Hepburn who had her lines taken off by Charles MacGregor. These lines were printed by Howard Chapelle in American Small Sailing Craft and were for years the only Friendship sloop lines easily available. These were used by James Rockefeller to build Old Baldy and Wind- ward. Old Baldy was then used as a plug by Jarvis Newman to build at least 18 fiberglass replicas. Meanwhile, McKie Roth in Edgecomb developed a 22-foot sloop based on the Pemaquid model, three of which are Eagle, Avior, and Kerwin Riggs. From Roth’s designs George and Chester Harris of Passamaquoddy Yachts built Ellen Anne, and using her for a plug, built Magic and about a dozen others. Then the Quoddy molds were unfortunately lost in a fire. Patrick Ahern, using a Quoddy hull as a mold, built about ten more 22-foot sloops, the first of which was Seal. Many of these hulls were finished by Elio Oliva. In 1977 Ahern sold the molds to Henry Grew in Dover, Massachusetts. Finally Ahern developed a 19-foot fiberglass sloop from a Bolger design. #177, Surprise and Periwinkle and three more were built from this mold. The small boats, whether of fiberglass or, like William Rand, built of wood at home, are important to the Society, partly because they are of our tradi- tion and partly because they are the easiest and least expensive way in which one can get afloat in a Friendship sloop. In a smaller boat, too, the large mainsail is not so big but what it can be easily controlled by one person of ordinary physique. And it is through the narrow companionway and tiny cuddy of a small boat that valued new members will enter the Society. The chart below shows the family tree of the modern fiberglass Friendship sloops. It was prepared by Alvin J. Zink, owner of Seal, and he did much of the research for this article. Service and Economy WALTER INSURANCE AGENCY WALDOBORO, MAINE — OFFICE: 832-4031 ERNEST A. VANNAH PHONE: 832-4459 PEMAQUID and 22-FOOT FRIENDSHIPS – FAMILY LINES – HULLS 1914 FLORIDA — 1925 PEMAQUID — 1935 Lines Taken Off – 1951 Hull and Sail Plan- 1960 ELLIE T. 1961 CONTENT OTHERS: WOOD 1 Abdon Carter, Builder —Willard Thorp, Owner — Charles McGregor, N.A. —Howard Chapelle, N.A. 1965 OLD BALDY — Rockefeller 1969 Hull & Deck Mold — Newman 1969 First Fiberglass PEMAQUID – SALATIA OTHERS: About 20 — Jarvis Newman Continuing Sources: Ahern, Newman, Harris, “FRIENDSHIP SLOOPS” ’85 12 May ’85 AJZ Molds Lost in Fire McKie Roth Plans 1969 EAGLE 1970 AVIOR 1977 KERWIN RIGGS OTHERS: Wood 1968 ELLEN ANNE – Passamaquoddy 1968 Hull & Deck Mold — Quoddy 1969 First Fiberglass 22-ft. MAGI OTHERS: About 12 — Quoddy L New Molds from Hull via Oliva-Ahern 1974 First Ahern Hull 22-ft. SEAL Others: 10 by Ahern 1977 Molds to Grew, Dover. MA COMMERCIAL & PLEASURE VESSELS OF ANY SI2E POWER OR SAILBOATS PRICE IS IMPORTANT, THE NATURE OF THE PROTECTION IS VITAL 835 Forest Ave. Portland, ME 1-207-774-5653 W. C. LADD 2L&. SONS Insurance 14 School St. ROCKLAND 594-2111 Route 1 WALDOBORO 832-5252 NEW HARBOR 677-2862 Since 1854 20 Mechanic St. CAMDEN 236-3386 12 Main St. BELFAST 338-3950 LIFE-HEALTH-GROUP-AUTO-HOME-MARINE PENSIONS-TAX SHELTER-BUSINESS INSURANCE

Oerene and scenic seacoast inn, open May IStoOctober 14.Charmingco!onialand contemporary rooms. Swimming pool. Color TV. American and continental cuisine; restaurant and cocktail lounge open June 12 ’til inn closing. Near all the popular Boothbay Harbor activities. For brochure, reservations, Call 207-633-4200 or write: David Dudley, Manager A-6, East Boothbay, ME 04544 -. BOOTHBAY, MAINE . 27 BOOTH6AV HARBOR, M&-. (207) £33-3900 |Your Hosts: Mary Ev and Howard Friant Vour vacation to this co/orfu/ New England Seaport will be a memorable one. You’ll delight In the beauty of the rocky coast, the harbor with its lobster boats, the schooners at dock and the scenic cruises around the islands. Whatever your nends, desires or wants, we ‘II strive to give you ine best. RESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED VISIT ROCKPORT HARBOR DURING FRIENDSHIP SLOOP DAYS Luncheon – Dinner – Cocktails – On The Waterfront JuB^t <* fo OPKN ALL YEAR Come by car...or tie up your boat at our pier. Gulf gas & diesel fuel - 15-ton Travelift - Dockage & Guest Moorings ROCKPORT HARBOR, MAINE Telephone 236-2330 LEWIS POINT DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE 04543 Not all roads lead to Cheechako — yours should! A no smo/c/ng section is a/ioays available Reservations now accepted 563-3536 SWAPPING LIES By Bruce N. Morang One hundred miles from the nearest high tide, on Route 20 in Charlton, Massachusetts, two Friendship sloops spend the winter in Jack Cronin's barn- board and plastic shed. The shed is long and wide enough to hold comfortably Cronin's 38-foot Tannis and Bob Phaneuf's 34-foot Surprise. And thanks to the sheet-plastic radiators, enough heat can be wrung from the winter sun to make the shed comfortable for the watermen who gather there on weekends to swap lies and fuss over the work two big Friendships need nearly every winter. But why 100 miles inland? And why Charlton, a place most sailors never heard of? Well, to fully understand any of that you have to know something of Jack Cronin, Cronin Cabinets, Cronin Marine, Tom Sawyer, and a lady named Mary Cronin who sends out the bills and gently superintends things. You also have to understand something of the mystique of healthy lying. For our purposes here, Jack and Mary Cronin began 18 years ago with Tannis, five children and a growing company called Cronin Cabinets. That melange has now grown to Tannis, eight children, Cronin Cabinets, Cronin Marine (described on the business card as a Division of the Cronin Company), and they will soon lay the keel for a Malabar schooner which is going to look very impressive being trailered 100 miles down the Massachusetts Turnpike to Boston and salt water. It is to Cronin Marine that the Tom Sawyer connection may be fairly made. Cronin Cabinets is now a booming business operated solely by Cronins, usually nine out of the ten on most days. Only Shelly Cronin, who is now married and living in New Jersey, misses out on most payrolls. But Cronin Marine is far less a familial democracy, and (given the 100 miles to salt water) far less evident, particularly if you turn your back on the big boat shed. The marine division is more an autocracy, more the sole province of Jack Cronin and his third son, Bill Cronin. And that's where the Tom Sawyer lesson comes in. Wooden boats are as endless a chore as Aunt Polly's white picket fence, and to facilitate their chores, the Cronins, father and son, in- voke Sawyer shamelessly. They do it by dropping words here and there about how "we're going to side that boat shed this weekend if you're going to be around. Wouldn't want you to miss it." Or, "You ought to see what Phaneuf's new transom's going to look like. Saturday'd be a good day to come out." And so they come, just as shamelessly as their hosts; and so it is the work at Cronin Marine continues apace. The shed gets sided, Tannis gets laved and stroked, and Surprise gets her new transom, trailboards and fiberglass decks. And the white picket fence of Friendshipping gets yet another whitewashing. And Mary sends out the bills. Now, to the business of swapping lies. Watermen don't really lie to each other; it just sounds as if they do to outsiders. What they do, you see, is put more varnish on the stories than they do the rail cap. Doesn't really pay to over-varnish a rail cap anyway. And so it is that Cronin's nap going home from Maine a season or two ago caused him to miss a right hand turn into Salem Sound, and his crew woke him up off Provincetown. A careful listener to that story can see how much better that nap gets varnished as the years OREIOHOUSE "A two-minute walk from the Boothbay Yacht Club" Gourmet Food Fabulous View Reasonable Prices Reservations Suggested Breakfast and Dinner 207-633-5381 Lakeview Road, Boothbay Harbor BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE FISHERMAN'S WHARF RESTAURANT Quiet luxury in our newly renovated dining room affords a full view of the harbor. LOBSTER-STEAK SEAFOOD at its best EXCURSION BOATS Open 7 days a week rel: 207-633-5090 / 633-4925 ITALIAN AMERICAN CUISINE Fresh Maine Seafood Full Lunch & Dinner Menu Your "Cocktail Break" Place Bask in the sunshine aboard our second story enclosed deck for a respite from your summer activities. On the By-Way Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 Tei. 633-6193 Restaurant and Oyster Bar Summer Hours 7 d'ays a week Dining: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Bar: 11 a.m. - Midnight Winter Hours Dining: Wed.-Thurs. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Frl.- Sat. 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Bar: Wed. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sundays 11 a.m. - 4 "SUNDAY BRUNCH" go by, so much so that by the time the new Malabar is standing in frames, Provincetown will have become the Azores. Just you wait and see. Other lying business includes florescent tales of wearing topsails when you really shouldn't, the outrageousness of the currents of the Merrimac, the Ken- nebec and the Sasanoa, and the patent unfairness of the race committee's handicap ratings. 'Course, when you get into those stories, all the scrapers have to stop scraping so you can hear what needs to be heard; and when the scrapers stop, Mary only gives the boys about five minutes before she comes over from the office to see what's the matter. So maybe it isn't lying after all, but just that the stories don't always get finished and put in focus. Maybe. And those lunch hours out at Cronin Marine! Less than a cable length away down Route 20, you see, is Gallagher's, an oasis fully licensed by the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, and which is remarkably patient with what the barmaid calls "the sawdust crowd" when they come in to have their lunch. Even she, draped over her taps, hangs on every liar's word, and is thrilled by the exotic tales of far-off places the sawdusters talk about . . . . places like Richmond Island, Monhegan, the Devil's Elbow and Boon Island (which one sawduster was just insisting he passed three times on the same tide one night). That must be heady listening for a barmaid who probably's never been east of Worcester. Well, anyway, the first truckload of two-inch oak plank for the new Malabar arrived at Cronin Marine, and of course it had to be stacked and sticked just so, and they talked away that Saturday in March. When the keel timber comes, it will probably take a whole weekend of talking. And so it goes as the Tom Sawyers, senior and junior, way out there 60C in highway tolls from Boston, peddle their white picket fence to anyone who'll stop to admire Tannis and Surprise. But by whatever chemistry, the work gets done. And Mary just smiles and keeps sending out the bills. Spruce ;point inn ON THE OCEAN • Tennis Courts • Cocktail • Saltwater Lounge Pool • Golf'nearby • Fresh Water • Famous for Pool Fine Food Ideal Facilities for Meetings and Weddings June and September date BOX 237F BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME. 04538 1-207-633-4152 SAIL AT L1 RESORTnr Boothbay Harbor, Maine Tel. 633-2494 A seacoast resort featuring activities for all the family. Lodge and Cabins. Natural Setting. Informal. Our own fleet of sailboats. Water skiing, fishing, swimming, boating, tennis, shuffle- board, television. Heated Salt Water Pool Overlooking Bay Write for folder. 53 hosts: The Towles here to se " ' NORTH STAR MOTEL Rte 27 - Boothbay 207-633-4237 "Gateway to Boothbay Harbor" HARBOR MOTOR COURT Rt. 27, Boothbay Harbor Come enjoy Boothbay in the Fall . . . Special off-season rates Starting at $25 a day. Spacious Grounds Kitchenettes 1- or 2-Room Units Swimming Pool Telephone 207-633-5450 P.O. Box 326 THE FLAGSHIP motor inn Rte 27 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 207-633-5094 • Harbor's Newest Motel • Conveniently located to harbor activities • Cable T.V. • Telephones • Restaurant & Lounge • Swimming Pool • Reasonable Rates • Open all year - Reservations by phone or mail. Robinson's Wharf JUST ACROSS THE DRAWBRIDGE IN Soufhport Gift Shop featuring all Maine Made Items Picnic tables on the wharf overlooking Townsend Gut Maine's busiest waterway. Snack Bar Lobsters & Clams to eat on wharf or on Inside tables Maine Shrimp - Fresh Crabmeat Take-out 633-3830 or 633-3033 Beer & Wine Served Open June 15 - Sept. 7 11-9pm A New Exhibit: Lobstering and the Maine Coast by Nathan Lipfert, Curator, Maine Maritime Museum The Maine Maritime Museum is working on a unique exhibit: one which tries to tell the whole story of the Maine lobster fishery. This fishery is almost never seen in historical perspective and many important aspects of it have been completely forgotten. An entire new exhibit building with 5,000 square feet of space is being devoted to this project. The building was originally the 19th-century S. A. Jones sailloft in Waldoboro, and later served as the museum's Apprenticeshop building (the Apprenticeshop now occupies another building at the museum). Placed on a new foundation at the museum's Percy & Small Shipyard complex, and with the eastern roof line extended, the old sailloft is an impressive and attrac- tive structure, which lends itself perfectly to an exhibit on lobstering. Although the exhibit will have its share of models, dioramas, pictures and labels, the emphasis will be on reality—real things that the visitor can see, touch and smell (sorry—no tasting). The first thing visitors will see when they come in the door will be the main character in this drama—the lobster itself. Live lobsters will move about in a large tank simulating their natural environment. Displays will explain how lobster biology and our understanding or lack of understanding of it have affected the fishery and its regulation. One display here will show how the size limits have changed over the years as reflected in the lobstermen's gauges or measures. From there the visitor will pass into the cannery portion of the exhibit. Few people today realize that the canneries were a major market for lobsters in the 19th century, before improved transportation made it possible to ship lobsters inland alive. The exhibit will emphasize the importance of lobster can- ning by presenting to visitors a full-size mock-up of parts of a 19th-century cannery. Authentic can-making tools for the manufacture of hand-soldered cans will be interpreted, as well as the cooking, packing and sealing process. Coming out of the cannery, the visitor will view a double diorama of a Maine cove whose inhabitants are involved in the lobster fishery. The cove will be shown in 1880 and again in 1920, after the introduction of power boats and the passing away of the lobster canneries. The next section will deal with the marketing of lobsters, particularly with the modes of transportation used to bring the lobsters to market. There will be a model of a sailing wet-well lobster smack, a small truck with a load of lobster crates, and a model of an airplane carrying live Maine lobsters to dis- tant parts of the world. The visitor will then reach the section dealing with the Maine lobsterman and his special niche in coastal life. A lobsterman's cockpit, modified into a small audio-visual theater, will serve as a resting place where visitors can watch a video tape on the daily work routines of a lobsterman. The visitor will also be able to walk into a lobsterman's fish house to see all his gear and listen to an audio tape of a lobsterman talking about his life and the lobster fishery. Other displays in this area will focus on the coastal economy — the lobster- man's need to make money from other sources, the many workers in industries 55 related to the lobster fishery, etc. Large scale models of lobsterboats, made by lobstermen and boatbuilders, will help interpret the basics of lobstering to laymen. Downstairs will be devoted to lobsterboats and their gear. Visitors will be standing on a wharf, with four of the museum's collection of historic lobster- boats displayed in the "water" alongside the wharf. Only one of the boats will be obviously similar to the modern conception of "the Maine lobsterboat," but all were lobsterboat types in their day. Visitors will be able to view their interiors, outfitted for lobstering, from the wharf and will be able to get down in the "water" (actually a dry area) to see and compare the hull shapes of the different boat types. The Maine sloop boat, or Muscongus Bay sloop, is represented by the Ranger, newly restored at the museum's Apprenticeshop. A second boat, the Kingfisher, is an early powered Hampton boat built in 1904. Also on display will be a powered peapod, originally built as a sailing peapod for lobstering in the 1890s, and a Deer Isle powered lobsterboat, with canvas spray hood and wooden steering shelter, built in 1930. Around the lower floor's wharf will be the fronts of wharfside buildings, which visitors will enter to view exhibits on lobsterboat types which are not displayed in the prototype (the Reach Boat and the Jonesporter, for example) and on the various types of gear. The lobster trap's evolution will be seen, and the various types of warp, buoys, toggles and other accouterments. Displays of technological improvements will include engines of all types, pot haulers, and the electronic navigation gear which equips the modern lobsterboat. Other lobsterboat types will be displayed out- side the exhibit building in the Kennebec River. f The staff of the Maine Maritime Museum knows of no other exhibit anywhere which ap- proaches the thoroughness with which this one will treat the Maine lobster fishery and its history. In conjunction with the exhibit, the museum plans to publish a history of the lobster fishery, which will also be a catalogue of the exhibit. Many books have been written about lobsters and lobstering, but very little has been published about the history of the fishery. The museum plans to open the exhibit on August 17, 1985, with the book being available at the same time. Lobster Factory 1881 FRIENDSHIP SLOOPS A BOOK REVIEW By Hugh Williams Friendship Sloops by Koger Duncan is a remarkable book. It will appeal strongly to two kinds of readers: sailors interested in the inception, develop- ment and subsequent history of a beautiful and highly indigenous type of boat; and those who are attracted by a detailed study of the background that pro- duced her — a little-known society, primitive and insular, that existed on the extreme periphery of post-Civil War America. The first four or five chapters deal mainly with the men and the environment that produced the Friendship sloop. The rest offer a comprehensive and thoroughly documented history of her evolution from the workhorse of a local fishing industry to her emergence as a very distinctive yacht, backed by a large group of admittedly rabid afficionados. Many of the boats embodied this transition individually. Of 221 yachts cur- rently registered with the Friendship Sloop Society, about 32 were built be- tween 1890 and 1920 and began life as fishing boats. Their history is epitomized in the career of Dictator, built on Bremen Long Island in 1904 by Robert E. McLain. She fished out of Deer Isle till 1930, when Alan Chesney purchased her for use as a yacht. In 1971, after Dr. Chesney had died, Mount Desert boatbuilder Jarvis Newman acquired her rather unpromising remains, towed Welcome to the 1985 Friendship Sloops from wove Luxury at the Water's Edge • 1820 House Dining • Dockage, Moorings • Sandy Beach • New Heated Pool OPEN 'TIL OCT. 20 Rt. 96 E. Boothbay, Me. 04544 Tel: 207-633-2800 GROVE FAMILY, RESTAURANT , M«w •ii. n Authentic Down East Maine Cuisine •'' Featuring Seafood at its Best Open Daily 6:30am-8pm Weekends till 9 Come join us for a taste of the way things used to be MC/VISA - cocktails Tel. 563-3765 them to his Southwest Harbor shop, and completely rebuilt her. In 1974, the born-again Dictator, equipped with a brand-new set of Hood sails, showed up at the annual Friendship Sloop Regatta and won both the Governor's Cup and the Eda Lawry trophy! But genuine immortality was yet in store for her. Before her re-launching in 1973, Newman had used the restored hull for a plug and made a fiberglass mold, so that Dictators clones are now commercially available as fast, sea- going yachts. The book contains a list in Appendix A of all sloops registered with the Socie- ty, complete with provenance and pedigree of each, plus a dozen not registered but believed to be still sailing. Chapter 4, "How They Built a Friendship Sloop," contains a minute, somewhat technical account of how these graceful little ships were turned out by men with little formal education, using primitive hand tools and whatever materials the woods or the local blacksmith shop could provide. They were striking examples of maximum performance for minimum investment. In cur- rent cant, they were highly cost-effective. Superb drawings and photographs prevent the technical explanations from being at all formidable. Chapters 8 and 9 will be of special interest to prospective backyard builders. A surprising number of Friendship sloop owners have built their own boats, usually from classic plans and usually of wood. Ed Coffin's account of the construction of Ray of Hope is delightful, and those fascinated by state-of- the-art materials will enjoy the description of a current construction in Fer-a- Lite® by Dr. Quick of Wiscasset. V Friendship Sloops DISCOVER THE WORLD OF FRIENDSHIP SLOOPS This fine new book by Roger Duncan gives you the history of Friendship sloops, tells about the people who built and sailed them, details the peculiarities of their construction and rig, and even explains how to sail one. There's a complete list of all known Friendship sloops and a wonderful collection of photographs. 208 pages, 128 illustrations, 8'/2" x 11". Order your copy today from International Marine Publishing, 21 Elm Street, Camden, Maine 04843. Please send me. . copy(ies) of Friendship Sloops I—I My check or money order is enclosed. D Charge to my VISA or MASTERCARD # at S35.00 + 5% Maine sales tax + UPS & handling TOTAL n 2.00, TTT Exp. date Name Address . City . State. -Zip. The eleventh and final chapter, "How to Sail a Friendship Sloop," is an altogether fitting conclusion. It includes suggestions about rigging (jib downhauls, reefing gear, shroud tension); about docking under sail, and when and how to reef; or how to get the most out of her in soft going or uphill in a stiff breeze. There is even a polar diagram to aid the Friendship newcomer in achieving that fragile compromise between pointing well and sailing fast. This reviewer can attest to the soundness of the advice simply by recalling Eastwards near-solid record of wins during the early races of the Friendship Sloop Regatta with Captain Duncan himself at the helm and his son Robert as master tactician. For this particular reader, however, the most original and penetrating sec- tion of the book consists of the first three or four chapters. These deal with the fishing, farming and boatbuilding community that existed on Bremen Long Island from the late 18th century till the early 20th. Particularly engrossing are the paragraphs on the local economy which produced these boats. An especially enlightening feature is the table on page 15 comparing the cost charges for store goods and tools in 1891-93 with current prices for the same articles; it constitutes part of a discussion of living standards in those days and addresses the debatable question of whether fishermen were better off finan- cially then than now. The McLains, Priors, Carters, Morses and Collamores had all moved from Bremen Long Island to the mainland by the mid-1950s, but the account of how, for almost two centuries, they drew both sustenance and livelihood from ocean, soil and forest is both accurate and movingly perceptive. They were skillful, resourceful craftsmen. Courage was something they simply took for granted, which was as well, considering the distances they had to go for lumber and hardware, or to catch and market fish, or how they had to face sickness and isolation many miles from railways or even improved roads. When pic- tures of such communities are presented nowadays, they are usually either romanticized through bogus folk ballads or disneyfied by the backhouse humor of some stand-up comic. The truth is otherwise, and we can be grateful for Duncan's depiction of it. There is no viewpoint from which these people would prefer to have been judged than by the quality of their boats. One afternoon a few years ago, a venerable scion of the McLain tribe, himself a superb boatbuilder, was describing a winter on Bremen Long Island. He said nothing about hardship or depriva- tion, but was eloquent about the number and quality of the boats launched that spring. "If you wanted a boat built right in those days," he concluded, "you couldn't do better than to come to any of my uncles. They could build to beat anything afloat." An instant of silence. "Come to think of it," he added, "I don't know but my aunts could, too." Friendship Sloops, by Roger F. Duncan; International Marine, 1985; hard- cover, $35.00. MORE FRIENDS Feasibi!il •• jf&KmgmJK&y ^ ' Planning ZZ..,.,.. epre*»eniaiion KLEEVSCHMIDT & DUTTCNG CONSl'LTESG ENGINEERS 75 Main Street. Pillsfield, Maine 04967 207-487-3211 207487-3328 THINGS TO DO andHalf-day (207) 633-4780 Sailing Parties Up to 6 Passengers Box 66 East Boothbay, Maine Largest collection of lighthouse material in America. Open daily 10 A.M.— 4 P.M., June 1 - Oct 15 or by appoint- ment anytime. Free. • "Shipbuilding on the Coast of Maine" thru Oct. 15 • Maine Lighthouse Conference Oct. 18-20 104 Limerock Street Rockland, Maine 04S41 Tel. 207-594-4950 MAINE WINDJAMMER SCHOONER LEWIS R. FRENCH BUILT IN CHRISTMAS COVE IN 1871, HAILED FROM BOOTHBAY HARBOR 1877-1882 SALUTES HER YOUNGER SISTERS FROM FRIENDSHIP AND OFFERS SAILING VACATIONS JUNE THRU SEPTEMBER 3 day $235 6 day $340-400 Sunday Daysails for Groups of up to 36 CAPT. JOHN C. FOSS Tel. (207) 594-8007 or 594-7617 Box 482F Rockland, Maine, 04841 BALMY DAYS and MARANBO II PIER 8 BOOTHBAY HARBOR MONHEGAN ISLAND ONE HOUR TOURS NIGHT TRIPS Write: Box 102, Boothbay Harbor, Me 04538 or Call (207) 633-2284 List of Member Friendship Sloops Classification of Sloops: CLASS A— Originals built 1920 or before CLASS B— Replicas built of wood 1921 or after CLASS C— Near Replicas CLASS D— Replicas built of other materials than wood SLOOPS REGISTERED WITH THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY Wo. & Name 1. VOYAGER 2. DICTATOR 3. FINETTE 4. GOLDEN EAGLE 5. CONTENT 6. EASTWARD 7. TANNIS 8. BANSHEE 9. AMITY 10. MARY ANNE 11. SHULAMITE 12. FRIENDSHIP 13. EASTING 14. PATRICK 15. VIDA MIA 16. RETRIEVER 17. JOLLY BUCCANEER 18. CHRISSY 19. BLACKJACK 20. MOSES SWANN 21. WILBUR MORSE 22. ELLIE T. 23. DEPRESSION 24. ANCIENT MARINER 25. SEA DUCK 26. VIRGINIA M. 27. SARAH E. 28. BOUNTY 29. SUSAN 30. KIDNAPPED 31. WHITE EAGLE 32. NOMAD 33. SMUGGLER 34. PAL O'MINE 35. MARY C. 36. MARGIN 37. CHANCE 38. ELEAZAR 39. DOWNEASTER 40. COMESIN 41. SNAFU 42. SELME 43. GYPSY 44. SAZERAC 45. FLYING JIB 46. DIRIGO 47. GALATEA 48. CHANNEL FEVER 49. SURPRISE 50. HERITAGE 51. 52. RIGHTS OF MAN 53. EAGLE 54. ECHO 55. RIGHT BOWER 56. IOCASTE 57. OLD BALDY 58. TERN 59. SARAH MEAD 60. OLD SALT 61. WINDWARD 62. COLUMBIA 63. KOCHAB 64. AMICITIA Class 30A 31A 47 26A 25B 32B 38B 30A 30A 31 B 24B 29A 29B 30B 30C 22B 45A 30A 33A 30A 306 25B 30A 25A 25 28A 25B 22 41 21 28 33A 28 27B 20 25 31A 38B 30B 32B 35 26C 23C 35A 306 30B 30 33C 338 29C 32 306 31A 226 47 33A 25B 21 30B 32 25 23 28B 33B Built By Charles Morse Robert McLain Wilbur Morse A. F. Morse Stuart Ford James Chadwick W. S. Carter Morse Wilbur Morse Lash Brothers Gannett Wilbur Morse Charles Morse Wilbur Morse E. L. Stevens Gannett Eugene McLain Charles Morse Wilbur Morse Morse Carlton Simmons John Thorpe Unknown Wilbur Morse Charles Morse Wilbur Morse R. McKean/S. Carter Gannett Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse Philip Nichols Gannett N. D. Clapp Wilbur Morse W. S. Carter LaSH Brothers J. Ervin Jones Simmons/Hennings Judson Crouse Wilbur Morse W. S. Carter Lash Brothers McKie Roth F. A. Provener Philip J. Nichols Elmer Collemer Wilbur A. Morse Lash Brothers Wilbur Morse Lee's Boat Shop Wilbur Morse Charles Morse James Rockefeller Jerry Maxwell Newbert/Wallace R. McLain James Rockefeller Lester Chadbourne Speers Lash Brothers Present Owner 1906 John Kippen, Ipswich, Ma. 1904 George Pappas, Scarborough, N.Y. 1915 destroyed 1910 believed lost 1961 Robt. Edwards, Naples, Fla. 1956 Roger Duncan, E. Boothbay, Me. 1937 John D. Cronin, Sturbridge, Ma. destroyed 1902 James Wiggins, 6rooklin, Me. 1958 Dr. Joseph Griffin, Damariscotta, Me. 1938 James Doolittle, Five Islands, Me. 1902 believed lost 1920 James Pierpont, Milford, Ct. 1946 Harold Murphy, Dedham, Ma. 1942 Geo. Loos, N. Cape May, N.J. 1942 John Rice, Scituate, Ma. 1909 sunk 1912 Ernst Wiegleb, Friendship, Me. 1900 Wilson Fletcher, 6ar Harbor, Me. 1910 1947 1961 John Collins, E. Hampton, N.Y. 1900 Lloyd Olson, Boothbay, Me. ca1 900 Holt Vibber, Waterford, Ct. 1910 destroyed 1939 Eldon Homesey, Wilmington, De. 1932 Rich. 6aley, Peekskill, N.Y. 1902 believed lost believed lost 1914 Peter Throckmorton, Newcastle, Me. 1906 Craig Rowley, Amston, Ct. 1942 Sinclair Kenney, Edgewood, R.I. 1947 James Lane, Winchester, Ma. 1962 Nat. Clapp, Pride's Cross, Ma. Wm. eiodgett, Waldoboro, Me. 1916 Maine Maritime Museum, 6ath, Me. 1938 Capt. D. Smith, Marshfield, Ma. 1963 1962 Carlton Wilder, Gr. Cove Spr., Fl. Al. Gastonquay, 6everly, Ma. 1963 Capt. Fred Perrone, Plymouth, Ma. 1939 Robt. Lash, Orland, Me. 1913 R. earth ef a/., Alna 1937 Kevin Crowley, Newburyport, Ma. 1964 6ill Leavenworth, Searsmont, Me. 1964 John Kapelowitz, Mt. View, Ca. 1939 Jim Nesbitt, Ft. Myers, Fl. 1965 Robt. Phaneuf, Chelmsford, Ma. 1962 Bill Hadlock, S. Freeport, Me. Robt. Morrison, Metuchen, N.J. 1965 Philip Cronin, Cambridge, Ma. 1915 Donald Huston, Nahant, Ma. 1965 William Thon, Port Clyde, Me. 1915 destroyed 1907 Maine Maritime Museum, 8ath, Me. 1965 Dorothy Ahlgren, Kittery, Me. 1969 Ted Chase, New Harbor, Me. 1963 Ted Hanks, Jefferson, Me. 1902 Leon Knorr, Rowayton, Ct. 1966 David Westphal, N.E. Hbr., Me. believed lost 1953 Janet Hyland, Jamaica Plain, Ma. 1965 Jeff Pontiff, Plymouth, Ma. Friendship Cat Boat 1 5 ' Completely Wooden Gaff, rebuilt Rigged $2500 Holt C. Soljer Waterford, Vibber Drive CT 06385 203-442-7376 -•S -M 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 ^^^SiJ"' '' &•''-'"' '••' GALLANT LADY VENTURE HIERONYMOUS ROBIN L. COAST O' MAINE SPIRIT GLADIATOR TEMPTRESS WEST INDIAN PATIENCE OMAHA PACKET BEAGLE EMMIE B. NIMBUS HEADWAY REGARDLESS MORNING STAR PERSEVERANCE PHILIA ANN FRANCES ALLEGIANCE EAGLE APOGEE AVIOR SALATIA PHOENIX PUFFIN ANNA R. DIANA WEST WIND VOYAGER GANNET DOWN EAST BUCCANEER • . MORNING WATCH MINERVA AGUSTUS SOLASTER COCKLE t ;. '• 33 27A 33B 25B 30B 30B 32A 33 26 30B 35 26 28 37B 32 35 38B 28A 300 22 38B 24 22 30D 22B 25B 30D 25B 25 25D 40 32B 27A 30 27 26 30D 37 25D 28 The Silver Anniversary Race by ^gK8^ if qVic'^k 4^^ ^iSP^ 29.95/tape A COMPLETE VIDEO-TAPING SERVICE Thomas Block Douglas Roberts 1-207-563-1892 1-207-563-8597 Send check or money order to: P.O. Box 16 Walpole, Maine. ••"•'••'^ •/•••..«f Morse Morse Ralph Stanley James Hall Vernell Smith Roger Morse %£'' W''"' 1907 1912 1962 1967 1967 1967 Alexander McLain 1902 Philip J. Nichols Pamet Harbor Malcolm Brewer Morse Charles Morse C. A. Morse Reginald Wilcox A. Chenault III Buck/Adams Fred Dion Albion Morse Bruno/Stillman Kennebec Yacht J. D. Maxwell 1934 1951 1965 1901 1925 1905 1958 1954 1941 1963 1912 1969 1969 1974 Albert M. Hardng 1970 McKie Roth Bruno/Stillman McKie Roth Jarvis Newman Bruno/Stillman Rockefeller/Day Kenneth Rich 1969 1969 1970 1969 1970 1970 1970 J. Newman/Rockefeller 1 970 C. Morse Lash Brothers Bruno/Stillman W. Morse 1902 1965 1903 1970 1890 Backman's Boatyard 1970 Bruno/Stillman Tim Bliss Jarvis Newman Elmer Collemer 1971 1970 1950 "••"••A">:’ ‘M£- ‘•’ ‘ • V€lp ‘ ‘ ‘•” V7$^ James Smith, Toronto, Ont. R. S. Kleinschmidt, Pittsfield, Me. Al Nielson, Southwest Harbor, Me. Patrick Farrin, Boothbay, Me. John Rutledge, Kittery Pt., Me. John & Patricia Worth, Belfast, Me. Wm. Zuber, Friendship, Me. & Stuart Hancock, Manasquan, N.J. Sea Scouts, Westerly, R.I. Rich. Faredy, Naples, Fl. John Arens, Milton, Ma. C.F. Hansel, Cranford, N.J. M. Reidy, Vineyard Haven, Ma. Mrs. John Glenn, Centre Is., N.Y. burned Fred Swigart, New Orleans, La. Chris & Julie Head, Stow, Ma. Wm. Williams, Swansea, Ma. Robt. Wolff, Cambridge, N.Y. Robt. Jacobson, Stockton, N.J. Rich. Condon, Atkinson, N.H. J.D. Maxwell, Spruce Head, Me. A.M. Harding, Kennebunkport, Me. Henry Goodwin, Avon, Ct. H.M. Landemare, Tom’s River, N.J. J&B Chittenden, Edgartown, Ma. Lauriat Family, S.W. Harbor, Me. Alfred E. Beck, Exeter, N.H. K.S. Axelson, Waldoboro, Me. Stuart Rich, Roque Island, Me. Ebenezer Gay, Hingham, Ma. John Fassack, Cincinnati, Oh. Bernard MacKenzie, Scituate, Ma. Willis Collyer, Mattapoisett, Ma. James Beatty, Westerville, Oh. Eugene Tirocchi, Johnston, R.I. Donald Starr, Boston, Ma. David Hotelling, Freeport, Me. Tim Bliss, Coconut Grove, Fl. Dr. Curtis Ruff, Falmouth, Me. Widgery Thomas, Portland, Me. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. AT LAST 30 Bruno & Stillman 1971 HOLD TIGHT 25 Jarvis Newman 1970 MAGIC 22 PassamaquoddyYcht. 1970 LOON 35 Wilbur Morse 1905 PETREL 31 G. Cooper 1933 AMISTAD 23 Robert White 1971 AMOS SWANN 26 Wilbur Morse 1910 SECRET 27B Philip J. Nichols 1971 YANKEE PRIDE 30 Bruno/Stillman 1971 PEARLE 30D Bruno/Stillman 1971 KITTYWAKE 30 Bruno/Stillman 1971 TINQUA 30 Bruno/Stillman 1971 LEADING LIGHT 30D Bruno/Stillman 1971 WENONAH 30D Cruno/Stillman 1971 VALHALLA 30 Bruno/Stillman 1971 This number is reserved for Carlton ISLAND TRADER 27 Elmer Collemer 1960 EDEN 25 Nash/Coffin 1971 RESOLUTE 28B Charles Burnham 1973 CALLIPYGOUS 30 Bruno/Stillman 1971 BILLY BUDD 25 Al Paquette 1969 WHIM 20 Chester Spear 1939 LUCY S. 28 1890 SCHOODIC 31C Collemer & Lanning GISELA R 25 A. R. Schafer 1969 NARWHAL 25 Jarvin Newman 1972 NOAHSARK 30 John Chase 1972 VOGEL FREI 30 Wilbur Morse INDEPENDENCE 30 Bruno/Stillman 1973 FOUR SONS 22 Charles Collins 1973 GREEN PEPPER 25 Newman/Morris 1973 SQUIRREL 28 Charles Morris 1920 FRIENDSHIP 46 Wilbur Morse 1900 RED JACKET 25 Robert Gardner 1973 COVENANT 25 Newman/Morris 1973 BRANDYWINE McKee Roth 1968 JAMES HALL 25 James Hall 1974 ALBATROSS 21 Peter Archbold 1976 MATELOT 25 Newman/Morris 1974 JOSIE 25 Newman/Morris 1974 DELIVERANCE 31 Newman/Purslow/Part.1974 FIDDLE HEAD 25 Newman/Chase 1970 ANNA B. 31 Newman/Ervin Jones 1974 SLOOP OUT OF WATER FIDDLER’S GREEN 25 WOODCHIPS DEPARTURE 15 OLLIE M. 32 ANGELUS 22 MUSCONGUS 28 QUEEQUEG 25 DEPARTURE 31 LIBERTY 31 EVA R. 33 PACIFIC CHILD 31 DEFIANCE 23 JENNEY 22 IRENE 38 REWARD 25 JESSIE MAY 30 REUNION 25 SCHOODIC 25 FREEDOM 28 LOON 30 DEFIANCE 22 LADY OF THE WIND 31 GOLDEN ANCHOR 31 AMNESTY 25 MEDUSA 25 EDELWEISS TRUMPETER Roy Jenkins 1978 Deschenes/Willett 1975 Kent Murphy 1977 Charles Collins Albion Morse 1909 Newman/Morse 1975 Newman/Morse 1975 Newman/Sailer 1980 E. Robinson 1906 Bruno/Stillman 1969 McKie Roth 1973 Sam Guild 1976 Charles Morse 1917 William Greene 1975 Charles Morse 1906 Niederer 1975 Concordia Co. 1967 Ralph Stanley 1976 Newbert/Wallace/Jacob1974 Dowd/Dias 1976 Jarvis Newman Newman/Morris Jim Drake 1981 Ron Nowell Newman/Standish 15 David Major 28 Charles Morse George Kwass, Andover, MA Bill & Carol Reiff, Mt. Desert, Me. Nancy Kandutsch, Bar Harbor, Me. destroyed Michael Brown, Dorchester, Ma. Robert C. Lee, Houston, Tx. destroyed Robt. & Eliz. Monk, Burlington, Ma. James Craig, Keyport, N.J. Gardner Mason, Killingworth, Ct. lost John Crumpton, Oxford, Me. Beth Newsham, Pasadena, Md. Paul Wolfe, Pittsburgh, Pa. Simmons Pamela McKee, Seattle, Wa. Peter Thompson, Bar Harbor, Me. Charles Burnham, Essex, Ma. Rich. Sharabura, Toronto, Ont. Fred Holbrook, Rochester, Ma. Wm. Flanders, Abingdon, Ma. Jonathan Smith, Concord, Ma. Bruce & Mary Lanning, Winter Hbr., Me. Andrew Schafer, Newton, N.J. Jim Rosenbaum, Milwaukee, Wi. Richard Willis, Ipswich, Ma. Herman Samitsch Fred Schwarzmann, Far Hills, N.J. David Hussey, Marblehead, Ma. Harper Sibley, Miami, Fl. Larry Moxen, Mystic, Ct. Wm. Van Zee, Miami, Fl. Chris Day, Isleboro, Me. Paul Johnson, Campbell, Ca. John & Suzanne Sherburne, Deerfield, N.H. Stephen Locke, Rochester, N.Y. Gerard Miller, Perrysburg, Oh. Dr. Jos. M. White, Alexandria, Va. Gerald Purslow, Hancock, Me. Harry Jackson, Groton, Ct. C.M. McQuade, Jacksonville, Fl. now a patio in Ma. Roy Jenkins, Waterville, Me. Greg Reizran, Mystic, Ct. Kent & Ollie Murphy, Swampscott, Ma. Chas. Collins, Bass River, Ma. Al. Lindquist, Wilton, Ct. Mark Roman, Riviera Beach, Fl. J.A. Russell, Philadelphia, Pa. Dick Salter, Manchester, Ma. R. Bruneau, Stamford, Ct. J. Nosworthy, San Diego, Ca. Morgan Hendry, Wilmington, De. Gordon Towle, Landenburg, Pa. John Clarke, Vineyard Haven, Ma. Wm. Greene, Rocklin, Ca. Dennis Mayhew, St. Clair, Mich. Mason Stover III, Alameda, Ca. Dr. G. Zee, No. Dartmouth, Ma. Richard Dudman, Ellsworth, Me. Hugh & Ruth Jacob, Bath, Me. Bill & Beth McCallum, Bolton, Ma. Wm. Manookian, New York, N.Y. Golden Anchor Inn, Bar Harbor, Me. Jim Drake, Carlisle, Pa. Ron Nowell, Marshall, Ca. Standish/Paperno, Port Alberni, B.C. David Major, Westminster, Vt. Gale York, Jackson, Miss.

177. 178. ESSENTIAL 179. CELENE 180. BANSHEE 181. SURPRISE 182. CHARITY 183. SILVER HEELS 184. PERSEVERANCE 185. CALYPSO 186. RAGTIME ANNIE 187. PEREGRINE 188. MAUDE 189. TRADITION 190. AIKANE 191. ANNABELLE 192. KERVIN RIGGS 193. LADY 20 N.E. Yaoht/K. Rogers 25 Newman/Chase 1977 22 G. Hargrove 1977 25 Newman/Wojcik 20 Patrick Ahearn 1975 22 Apprenticeshop 1 977 25 Newman/Morris 1 978 27 W. Simms 1963 27 J. Philip Ham 1978 27 Bolger/Appollonio 1 975 27 Ralph Stanley 1977 32 H. Gamage 1939 31 Newman/Nehrbass 1981 31 Newman/Chase 1978 22 Apprenticeshop 1978 22 Fitashim Boatworks 1977 32 Harvey Gamage 1978 194. HUCKLEBERRY BELLE 25 Niederer 1977 195. PRINCESS 196. ENDEAVOR 197. CHRISTANIA 198. BAY LADY 199. TRINITY 200. NEW VENTURE 201. ENDEAVOR 202. ARRIVAL 203. AURORA 204. MARIE-ANNE 205. DAY STAR 206. MARY ELIZA 207. DAISY NELL 208. LADY SHIP 209. FRIEND SHIP 210. THE SLOOP JOHN B. 21 1 . ANSA 212. ACHATES 213. AMIE 214. GAIVOTA 215. ELLEN ANNE 216. AMITY 217. ODYSSEY 218. WILLIAM M. RAND 219. YANKEE BELLE 220. AIKANE II 221. SEAL 222. LADY JANE 25 Wilbur Morse 1910 27 Ralph Stanley 1979 31 Newman/Davis 1978 31 Newman/Lanning 1979 31 Newmn./Lib. Yacht Co. 25 Newman/Foster 1 980 31 Newman/Genthner 1979 31 Newman/Niedrach 1981 27 Jason Davidson 1977 28 Richard Mosher 31 Newman/Clark 1979 30 H. Melquist 1980 31 Newman/Lanning 1981 31 Newman 1981 23 Elio Oliva 1974 22 James Hamilton 1981 22 Nick Roth 1980 25 Bob Holcomb 1978 31 Newman/Pettigrew 1982 31 Passamaquoddy Yts. 1968 47 W.S. Carter 1941 Shoreline Boats 1972 22 William M. Rand Jr. 1982 23 Paul Edwards 1983 Moore/Pettigrew 1 984 21 Ahern/Zink 1984 18 Dick Mclnnes Other sloops not registered with the Society but ANNIE PODE ANGUS AURORA AYESHA BLACK WATCH CAROLYN DUCHESS EL YANQUI ESTELLA A. NOREASTER PEMAQUID III RED WING SEA GULL SPIRIT OF JOSHUA SPOONDRIFT STELLA MARIS SURPRISE TECUMSEH VOLUNTEER WILD WIND (ferro-cement) Charles Morse, 1900 K. Rider Simms Wilbur Morse R. McClain Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse W.S. Carter Wilbur Morse Gannett Kirk Rogers, New Gloucester, Me. Robert Stein, Huntington, N.Y. Bruce Robinson, St. John, N.B. John & Carole Wojcik. Norwell, Ma. Richard Brownlie, Nahant, Ma. Ted Watson, So. Dartmouth, Ma. Wm. & Elizabeth Reed, Higganum, Ct. J.P. Ham, Holden, Ma. Barry Stoodley, Unity, Me. Peter Blanchard III, Short Hills, N.J. G.R. Axelson, Newburyport, Ma. Roger Nehrbass, Pt. Wash., Wis. destroyed John & Anne Boswell, Hanover, N.H. John Chase, Chapel Hill, N.C. Linwood Gamage, South Bristol, Me. Dr. J. Nofzinger, Florence, Ala. Joe Richards, Smyrna, Del. B. Holtzmann & B. Shields, SW Hbr, Me Richard Gilbert, Greenwich, Ct. Capt. Robert Fish, Boothbay Hbr., Me. Doug & Michelle Jacoby, Marblehd., Ma. Robert Foster, Mt. Desert, Me. J. Genthner, Fairhaven, Ma. Robert Niedrach, Amherst, N.H. D. Echeverria, Jamaica Plain, Ma. R. Mosher, Kalamazoo, Mich. Wyndham Clark, Washington, D.C. Scott & Daisy Edington, Essex, Ma. Tony Dewsnap, Boothbay Harbor, Me. Capt. Hank Warjonin, V.I. Al Perrin, Canandaigua, N.Y. James & Ann Hamilton, Andover, Ma. R. Leigh, Nashville, Tenn. H. Hanson & P. Lovelace, Edmonds, Wa P. Karoff, W. Newton, Ma., & J. Montgomery, Shrewsbury, Ma. David Colinan, Lincoln, R.I. John Nichols, New York, N.Y. P. Haynicz, East Stroudsburg, Pa. Wm. M. Rand Jr., Lincoln Ctr., Ma. & John B. Rand, Concord, Ma. Paul Edwards, Mattituck, N.Y. Hal Marden, Wilmington, Del. Alvin J. Zink Jr., Andover, Ma. Dick & Jane Mclnnes, Belpre, Oh. believed to be still sailing: Owner unknown Elio Oliva, Centerville, Ma. Richard Steel, Rockport, Me. Owner unkndwn Donald Davis, Newport Bch, Ca. A.J. Rousseau, Warwick, R.I. H. Reese Mitchell, Houghton, Mich. Gene Pelitier, Wilmington, Ca. Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Ct. R. Synnestvedt, Jenkintown, Pa. George McKennor, Sillery, Quebec Marjorie Debold, Middietown, Oh. Mike Dolan, Hollywood, Fl. James Tazelaar, McLean, Va. Harold Tweedy, New Rochelle, NY Ted Wells, Duxbury, Ma. Peter Boback, Fairfield, Ct. Museum, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Brian Nerl, Buffalo, N.Y. R. Standen, Manhattan Bch, Ca. FISH’S • WATERFRONT MOTEL • BOATTRIPS& • DEEPSEA FISHING to Friendship Sloop Days Boothbay Harbor, Maine Watch the Parade of the Friendship Sloops and Races from the deck3 of the • GOODTIMES II • or • PINK LADY • e For information and reservations: Call Pier I 633-3244 ^ (Cap’n Fish’s Motel 633-3636)

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