1982 FSS Yearbook
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FRIENDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY PRESIDENT Alfred Beck (owner of “Phoenix”) VICE PRESIDENT William Hadlock (owner of “Heritage”) SECRETARY Caroline Zuber Friendship, Maine HONORARY SECRETARY Betty Roberts, Friendship, Maine TREASURER Ernst Wiegleb (owner of “Chrissy”) HISTORIAN Betty Roberts, Friendship, Maine HONORARY PRESIDENT Bernard MacKenzie (owner of “Voyager”) HONORARY MEMBERS Cyrus Hamlin, William Danforth, John Gould Albert Roberts, Betty Roberts Committees RACE COMMITTEE Bruce Morang, Chairman Leo Campbell, Bill Johnston Bruce Lanning, Elbert Pratt Robert Rex OFFICIAL HANDICAPPER Cyrus Hamlin GIFT SHOP COMMITTEE Sue Mueller, Connie Pratt PROGRAM COMMITTEE Caroline Zuber, Beverly Zahner Michele Janes TOWN COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Bill Zuber BEATRICE PENDLETON SCHOLARSHIP FUND William Pendleton OFFICIAL PIPER Donald Duncan OFFICIAL CANNONEER Elbert Pratt 22′ wood 25′ glass 25′ wood 25′ glass 30′ wood 30′ glass 30′ wood 30′ wood 31′ glass 31′ glass 31′ glass 31′ glass 33′ wood Friendship Sloops For Sale 1976 1978 1965 1980 1972 1969 1965 1968 1979 1976 1978 1978 1939 Complete descriptions on these Friendships are available as well as other sail and power boats. Newman Marine Jarvis Newman, broker Box 1147, S. W. Harbor, Me. 0467V 244-5400 “Super Sailor” “Super Sailor” design is classic foul weather cover-up. Keeps you warm, dry, shaded, snug and hangs on, all handsome- ly; Ivory Fisherman’s wool with con- trasting bands of color in slicker-mate shades of yellow, green, scarlet or navy. Comes in plain ivory or black, red or camel color bands, too. $45 plus Maine tax. Add 2.50 for UPS, please. DIANE BROTT Six Bay View Camden, Maine 04843 (207) 236-2692 major credit cards catalog, two dollars
H Graphics ‘ * Screen Printed Textiles ‘ * Fund Raising * * Advertising * Resale * Route One — Warren Main Street — Camden 273-3247 PASSKEY FROM DEPOSITORS… YOU WON’T WANT TO BANK WITHOUT IT! THE BANK DEPOSITORS TRUST IN MEMORIAM Lincoln Ridgway Everett R. Walker Honorary Member Lincoln Ridgway of Marblehead, Massachusetts, died last August just before the event which he had enthusiastically supported over the years — the Friendship Race Weekend held at the Corinthian Yacht Club. Those Friendship Sloop owners in attendance paid tribute to his memory with a floral wreath upon the waters and continued the events as Line wished. His long-time efforts in behalf of the Society will never be forgot- ten, and other members will continue the tradition which he began. The “Voice of Friendship”, Everett R. Walker, died last winter in Friendship. For many years he announced the races and the results over the loudspeakers set up at the harbor during Friendship Sloop Days, and his wealth of information about Friendship and the sloops was enjoyed by thousands of people over the years. As with the sloops which are no longer sailing, they are gone. . . but not forgotten. Dedication The 1982 Friendship Sloop Yearbook is dedicated to a perfectly matched pair — Connie and Elbert Pratt. Sloop Society supporters from its very inception, they have put in countless hours of observing from the bridge of the committee boat, driven many miles to participate in offseason meetings, and cheerfully welcomed visitors who mistook the enormous Logan-Pratt red “cottage” as the Friendship Yacht Club. Connie has worn many hats, race committee, Sloop Society secretary, scholarship shop chairman, and gourmet chef for untold numbers of pic- nic lunches served aboard the race committee boat. Elbert, a member of the race committee since the beginning of the races in Friendship, dresses his flag pole with appropriate messages to the Friendship sloop fleet and recognizes each arrival and departure with a salute from his own private cannon. Connie and Elbert have achieved one of their goals in life as they are now permanent residents of Friendship, living on the original homestead in a new “Restalrig.” The color and the size of their home has changed but not the warm “Welcome to Friendship” expressed by these two very special people. S.B.A. , Elbert Pratt in 1961 on deck of the Committee Boat (Palawan) with George Owen and Carlton Simmons. (Photo by Dick Watson)
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the books. Mrs. Hall continued to serve as trustee along with Wilma Burns and the late Laura Jameson. The three were a great help during those early years of settling the library in its new home. Here it remained until January of this year. From the beginning we planned it to be a gathering place for friends who could visit while finding something to read. Naturally there were times when one had to be strict — when younger readers instead of doing their homework came only to socialize. Rearranging the furniture discouraged this practice. The library because of its central location soon became an information center. We like to think we did help and the lost ones soon found their way. I especially remember one time, on a cold winter evening about closing time, Nancy Penniman and I were taken by surprise to have a young couple come in seeking a place to spend the night. They were from Alaska! They said they’d heard about Friendship and her sloops and decided to come. We had no choice but to send them to Moodys! We have been told for a small town we have a wonderful collection of books and magazines. One visitor from England remarked how surprised he was to find the “London Illustrated News” in our small library. A summer reader gives us this subscription. After the new town hall was built the old hall was only used to house the library. The old hall now needed major repairs and although various ways to save it were considered it was always decided it would cost too much to maintain. Could the town afford a new building? There were friends of the library serving on the building committee who thought it could and at a special town meeting a dream became a reality. Welcome to our new home — The Friendship Armstrong Memorial Library. Phyllis McFarland Photo Courtesy Robert Lucas, The Courier Gazette Alexander “Bug” McLain Sloop builder on Bremen Long Island, Me. Photo Courtesy Boutilier Photos Autobiography of a Friendship Sloop I guess when you get to be 80 years old you have a right to ramble on about things that have happened to you during your lifetime. When I was born over on Bremen Long Island in March of 1902, there were more than fifteen others like me waiting for the right tide and weather to be launched. My builder, “Bug” McLain (named Alexander by his parents) worked right along with his father and brothers on the island. He had built me extra heavy and deep for my owner, Daniel Sim- mons from up to Waldoboro. Daniel had paid $450 for me, and started me right off fishing and hauling lobsters. I didn’t have an engine until I was nine years old. That engine was so big, and took up so much room in my hold, that they took away my document because I wasn’t big enough! When I was a teenager, the Great War came along and I didn’t have much work. After the war ended, I was sold and the new owner put in a smaller engine and got my papers back. I was still fishing offshore and doing some smacking, but the times were changing. I could still sail some fast, and kept my lines pretty trim. I got another new owner and he took me south to the Chesapeake, I think it was. He thought that I needed some work done, so he re-planked me with cypress and fixed up my cabin. I wasn’t working much, just sailing and cruising along the coast. I must have still kept my looks, because lots of folks kept taking pictures of me. That sure is funny sailing country down there. There is hardly any water deep enough for me (I draw over six feet) and there are no rocks. Talk about boats! I never saw so many all crowded into that part of the ocean. Instead of working all week and resting on Sunday, like up in Maine, I rested all week and maybe got to sail on the weekend. I must say that all my owners took good care of me. They each tried to keep me as best they could, but age has a way of making that pretty hard. Finally, when I was 65 years old, my owner put a “For Sale” sign on me because he was going to get married and wouldn’t have any time to keep me sailing. I was sure some lucky! Not just one but two families bought me. One of my new owners had a boatyard, and the first thing you know he had me up on his railway and looked me over real good. I got poked and patched and painted and then — I heard that I was going to be sailing home to Maine! You can bet I was some happy to be coming home in my 65th year.
Well, I had to sail from New Jersey to Friendship and back again with all kinds of gear and people aboard. I hated to sail away from Maine again, but I was getting good care and my new owners really loved me. When they bought me I had a different name, but they had found out my real name and age when they were in Maine, and they were happy that I was 65 years old and something they called a “Class A”. They did some serious repairs on my cabin sides, put in a diesel engine, and we sailed home again in 1970. That was an easier trip, because I now had a new topsail and I could really show my stuff. When we got back to New Jersey my families sailed me whenever they could, but I really didn’t like all the boats and sand and shallow ocean down there. The best news came when I was 71 years old (that’s quite a coincidence, because that’s my official Friendship Sloop Society number!). One of my families was moving to Maine — to Friendship! I was going to sail back home — and stay. Well, that was some trip. We got started late in the fall and ran into one of those hurricanes. It stayed off-shore, but those seas were some big. I was sure glad that “Bug” McLain had built me as stoutly as he had, because I really needed to be strong. Both of my owners were aboard, and they were sure pleased with me, too. It seemed to take us forever to get home, but it really was only 10 days. I spent that first winter in Maine in the water on one of the rivers. I had forgotten how cold Maine winters can get, after being south for so long. Spring finally arrived and my owner came and sailed me to my new Maine summer island. I was going to be moored in the anchorage at Hurricane Island in Penobscot Bay. Everywhere I sailed, people would come down to the wharf and talk to my owner. I was surprised at how many people around the islands remembered me and who had built me. It hardly seems possible that my families have owned me for fifteen years now. They gave me a big birthday party when I turned 75, and carved my name and my homeport on some beautiful transom boards. As you get older you appreciate those things that make you look good. Two years ago that cantankerous, smelly diesel engine finally froze up and died. It made me feel like a youngster again to not have an engine. I could sail the way I sailed when I was first built, and that granite ballast from the quarry on Hurricane didn’t make a racket and smell bad. My owners had such fun sailing me without an engine — but it was hard to get places on time with no wind. I even had to accept a tow in order to get to Friendship to race last year. I guess an engine is a necessary evil, and the new diesel seems to work better and certainly smells better. My owners aren’t getting younger, either, and neither they nor I can work as easily as we did as youngsters. I tell you, it’s great fun to be eighty years young, to be a Friendship Sloop, and best of all — to be able to sail in Muscongus Bay, see your birthplace, and be back in your hometown in your old age. GLADIATOR, #71 Gladiator #71 overtaking Chrissy #18 Photo Courtesy Boutilier Photos
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UJiwdft Wtclw 9nn Red fywkd Realwuuwl ami 303 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND, MAINE 04841 On Picturesque Rockland Harbor Telephone (207) 596-6661 SENTER^P^CRANE // AH^ROCKLAN MAINE Your Quality Department Store JW Uud&i A Complete Service from design to the finished product. THE COURIER-GAZETTE Published on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week, we are a hometown newspaper covering 26 communities. PRINTING DEPARTMENT All phases of fine printing from artwork to finished product are done in our modern Commercial Printing Department. THE COURIER GAZETTE One Park Drive Rockland, Maine 04841 Born in Maine. Raised in Port Washington (Wisconsin), she’s an American classic, she’s Tradition. A shapely lady, breathtakingly beautiful in a rather old fashioned way, caused a lot of talk around the Port Washington harbor this summer. Her name is Tradition, and she is a sailboat, a replica Friendship sloop of the kind designed as a workboat for east coast fishermen at the turn of the century. Four years in the making, the sailboat was mostly built by hand, the result of a love affair between a man and a dream. “I’d been thinking about the boat a few years before I decided to build her,” said Tradition’s owner and builder, Roger Nehrbass of Port Washington (Wisconsin) who admitted that back then he was not sure exactly what he was looking for, only that he would recognize it when he saw it. “I saw the sail plan in the July, 1975 issue of SAILING Magazine and fell in love with her,” he said. “I love the look of her. . .her lines.” Nehrbass and his wife Donna got a first hand look at Friendship sloops in 1976 when they visited Friendship, Maine, birthplace of the traditional American designed workboat. While there they attended the Friendship Days festival and saw the sloops under sail. The boats were available either fully built or ready to finish as bare fiberglass hulls. Since Nehrbass was determined to build as much of the boat as possible himself, he opted for the bare hull. He bought a hull from builder Jarvis Newman of Southwest Harbor, Maine. The dark green hull was made in a mold taken off a wood Friendship sloop named Dictator, built in 1904. In July of 1977, with a cradle he built to hold it, Nehrbass drove to Maine with a friend hauling a rented trailer and van to pick up the hull. “I had no idea what a bare hull was. There was no ballast, no deck, nothing,” he said. “All I had was a big, empty hole.” After the hull was parked next to his home on Noridge Trail, the first thing Nehrbass did was prepare the ballast with his two sons. This was done by melting 4,000 pounds of Smith Bros, gill net sinkers in their backyard, turning them into 50 pound pigs. Even in her ballast Tradition was true to her fishing boat heritage and the four year labor of love had begun. Boatbuilding was not new to Nehrbass, who had owned a 22-foot fiberglass sailboat he built from a kit. That boat was destroyed in the in- famous storm of 1977. “Even so,” said Nehrbass, “building this boat was the biggest challenge I ever took on. “I knew it would take a long time, but I never realized it would take four years.” Nehrbass has an engineering degree and works for the Wisconsin Gas Company, but woodworking has been his hobby for years.
“I love wood,” he said. “I like to pick up a piece of wood, look at it, turn it over in my hands and wonder what I can make from it. But it has to be something useful.” Nehrbass’s love for wood is obvious on Tradition, which is a showcase of native woods, splendidly joined, formed and finished. Her deck is made of varnished Douglas fir with black walnut trim. Inside, the hull is lined with maple, trimmed with cherry. The sole, or cabin floor, is of hickory and walnut. The spars were made from white spruce timbers selected by Nehrbass in an Upper Michigan forest. “We just picked out the tallest, straightest tree for the main mast,” he said, “and others for the gaff and boom.” The bowsprit, which measures 16 feet in overall length, is made of Douglas fir. Nehrbass designed the interior of the boat which includes four berths, a galley and a head. The first winter he did as much prefabricated cabinetry in his workshop on the second floor of the garage as he could. “Some parts were finished three years before they were ever installed,” he said. Most of the hardware on Tradition is bronze, while some is brass. Much of the hardware was also designed and made by Nehrbass or friends of his who are machinists. “As a workboat, she’s not meant to be a refined yacht, so things can look crude and still be very much in place,” he said, adding that whenever he had to make something for the boat he would comment: “That’s the way they did things traditionally.” The phrase was to resurface later when it came time to choose a name for the boat. Nehrbass recalled he was looking for a name that was not in present use on any boat in the harbor and not a registered name for any other Friendship sloop. He liked the name Tradition and so did the family. The work progressed steadily on the boat as it took form next to the garage. Nehrbass estimates that he put in a total of 4,500 to 5,000 man hours on the boat. He said that while he did get discouraged and disgusted at times there was only one major setback. The setback involved the method chosen to build the deck. Nehrbass had decided to use the W.E.S.T. (wood epoxy saturation technique) system. While everyone, including the experts who developed the system, claimed the process should work in theory, it did not in practice and the deck cracked. All the epoxy had to be removed by hand with small tools, a slow and painstaking undertaking. The deck then had to be redone. “Redoing the deck was the biggest setback,” said Nehrbass. “Without that delay we might have launched a year earlier.” Tradition was launched on July 16, 1981 — exactly four years and one day from the time her bare hull began its trek from New England. Wherever she is, on a trailer or in the water, Tradition is a traffic stop- per. She measures 31 feet in length on deck with an overall length of 43 feet including her bowsprit. Her beam is 11 feet and she weighs 17,000 pounds. Gaff rigged, she carries 760 square feet of working sail. Both her traditional lines and her unusual rigging cause comments and questions in the harbor. “What is it?” was a question frequently heard, according to Nehrbass. “A lot of people said she was the best looking boat in the harbor. She is a distinctive looking boat. You can see the power of the sails,” he con- tinued. “She’s a good sailor. She’s not slow. I made believers out of a lot of people this summer.” Four years is a large chunk out of anyone’s life. Was building Tradi- tion worth it? The answer was a thoughtful “Yes.” “It gave me a chance to show off my abilities and talent — like an artist shows off his paintings. Boatbuilding can be called an art form.” Some might even call it love. (Reprinted with permission from the Ozaukee Press, Port Washington, WI 53074. Story by Pat Gibes.) FRIENDSHIP TRAP COMPANY [/inyf-L*{aa ire cJLobiter Urapi ROUTE 97 FRIENDSHIP, MAINE 04547 PHONE (207) 354-2545 THE CHEECHAKO Lewis Point — Off Elm Street DAMARISCOTTA We set the Standard in Dining Excellence Serving Daily Except Monday Saturday Night Buffet — Featuring Steamship Round and Seafood Newburg Weekend Entertainment & Dancing “For Goodness Sake” No-smoking section is always available MEMBER: MAINE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
WALLACE MARKET FRIENDSHIP, ME ARCHIE & IVERNIA Gasoline — Oil — Groceries Meats — Hot Sandwiches Pizzas — Soda — Italian Sandwiches Ralph W. Stanley, inc. Wooden Boats for Work & Pleasure Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 (207) 244-3795 Friendship Sloop Society Gift Shop At the bottoâ„¢. pf ihe hill Op fen Thurs., Fvi., SQ^ t. 4:30 p.m. A It proceeds to the, Friendship Sloop Society Scholarship Winners of 1981 Friendship Sloop Days Regatta First on Thursday: Class A: Chance Class B: Noah’s Ark Class C: Heritage Class D: Phoenix First on Friday: Class A: Chance Class B: Sarah Mead Class C: Heritage Class D: Solatia Saturday Winners: Class A: Eda Lawry Trophy: Chrissy 2nd Place: Gladiator 3rd Place: Eagle Class B: Lash Brothers Trophy: Resolute 2nd Place: Noah’s Ark 3rd Place: Rights of Man Class C: G. B. Morrill Trophy: Heritage 2nd Place: Ragtime Annie 3rd Place: Schoodic Class D: Bruno & Stillman Trophy: Phoenix 2nd Place: Salatia 3rd Place: Liberty Jonah Morse Trophy: Chrissy Overall A Anjacaa Trophy: Noah’s Ark Overall B Palawan Trophy: Heritage Overall C Herald Jones Trophy: Phoenix Overall D Governor’s Trophy: Noah’s Ark Overall A & B Jarvis Newman Trpphy:Salatia Overall Pemaquid W. S. Danforth Trophy: Freedom Middle of Fleet Seller Trophy: Salatia Friendliest Friendship Gould Grandfather Trophy: Ragtime Annie Gladiator Trophy: Calypso Nickerson Trophy:.Loon Post Office Trophy (P.O.T.): Ray of Hope Curator for leading all other sloops around wrong buoy on Thursday. Owner/Builder/Skipper Trophy: Resolute Camden National Bank A close friend, close to home. DOWNTOWN CAMDEN CAMDEN SQUARE ROCKLAND UNION THOMASTON Member FDIC
Island Hopping by Betty Roberts For the last 21 years the fleet of Friendship Sloops has sailed around and tacked between the islands of Muscongus Bay. Thirteen of these pic- turesque isles which extend six miles to sea belong to the Town of Friend- ship. If in going ashore at Friendship you are lucky enough to join some old timer sitting on a lobster trap on the end of a wharf you would probably learn a great deal about these islands. Perhaps you open the conversation with a comment about the cold winter you had in Boston. Your new friend would respond; “Huh! Cold you say — I remember when I was living on Harbor Island it was so cold it froze the Friendship Harbor so far down that the Portland to Rockland boat had to leave freight at New Harbor. There was plenty of ice! We never got off Harbor Island for three months because of it. Yes, Sir, Harbor Island was a great place, but come a northerly wind you couldn’t keep your boat in the har- bor — had to take it to Otter Island deep cove for protection. Randall Davis built the “three bear house” on the island and when you see it you will understand how it got its name. Mr. Parson kept sheep there for a long time. I went lobstering while I lived there, and believe it or not I was paid 7 cents apiece for each lobster.” “Nearby is Cranberry Island. Here there were many beautiful houses, and a good school. One of the homes was moved off the island onto a big barge and floated to Friendship, moved ashore and half way up the hill from the wharves to a spot it still remains. The old folks say even the chimney was moved intact and the lady of the house cooked on the stove as it floated across the bay. The only mishap was the well fell overboard into the harbor, and they never could get all the salt out of it again.” “Speaking of ice — a Friendship lobsterman remembers being aboard his father’s boat when he was a boy. They were anchored in the deep cove of Otter Island. Les dug clams and wanted to sell them so he put his clams on a sled and pulled them the length of Otter Island, across the ice to Friendship Long Island, down the length of that isle, across the harbor ice, and onto the mainland. Then he peddled the clams along the shore for sixteen cents a quart.” “Garrison Island is named for the stockade that was built in 1750 when the Indians were a threat. By 1755 there were 22 families living in the fort. Farming and fishing were done in the area, but at night all returned to the protection of the stockade. In 1757 the Massachusetts Assembly recruited and paid subsistence of 10 men to man the garrison. The next year a grandson of Gov. Bradford of Mass, rescued an Indian who had fallen through the ice in Friendship Harbor. Mr. Bradford figured the grateful Indian would leave his family alone in case of a raid. Not so. A group of Indians later attacked the Bradford homestead killing Mr. and Mrs. Bradford. Two sons were abducted and taken to Canada. Sarah, a daughter, grabbed her baby sister and hid under the bed until she thought the Indians had left. Then she ran for the garrison clutching the baby. The retreating Indians saw her and gave chase. Sarah made the gate of the garrison, and was pulled inside just as a tomahawk pierced her side. She did recover from her wound, and became grandmother to a good many Friendshippers. Then in 1765 the Indians made their last raid on the garrison capturing eight men, but not the fort. There is only an old cemetery on the island now linking the past to the present.” “Sarah Bradford married John Davis and they built a house on Friendship Long Island, and had 12 or 13 children. One day John took his 12 year old son fishing, and never returned. It was believed they were pressed into the British navy. Poor Sarah was faced with raising the family alone. One morning she had nothing for breakfast so she loaded her little boat with 3 bushel of corn and rowed to the mill at Goose River to have it ground. Then she rowed all the way back to the island to make breakfast for her family.” “General Henry Knox felt he had title to Sarah’s land, and one day ap- peared at her door on the island to take possesion. Sarah produced a birch bark deed received from the Indians. Knox wanted to argue the point, and would not leave. Sarah reached for a pan of boiling potatoes, and threw them at Knox. She must have made her point as he departed and never bothered her again. Later the island had a grist mill that was run by Sarah’s son Robert. Robert always claimed he would kill a Britisher to avenge his father’s fate. One day his chance came — he killed one for his father and one for himself, and then he died.” “Friendship Long Island boasted of 2 stores. One delivered groceries by horse and buggy all over the island. The other had molasses, vinegar, flour by the barrel, candy, yard goods, tin meat, ribbons, hair tonic, ax handles, rubber boots, etc. People came from surrounding islands to trade. Also there was a school for 40 children, a Post Office, 2 lobster pounds, and a quarry with boarding house, cook house, and blacksmith shop. The quarry was a busy place with 143 people living in the boarding house and working the quarry. Grants Tomb and Prospect Bridge, both in New York, were made with the granite from this quarry.” “Many of the islanders were carpenters, and you might like to know how they sawed their wood. They used to “whip saw” the planks. To do this bend down a birch, put a saw on the end, let the birch fly up and it would cut the wood.” “Morse Island was originally Carver Island. Seems there was a Carver girl that married John de Morse and they settled on the island about 1760 changing the name to Morse. This John de Morse was one of the ancestors of Jonah Morse that built the Friendship Sloops, but that gets into another whole story.” “The northeast point of this island is where the Morses built their house, and it is said this same site was once the camp of some Indians. In digging a well John de Morse discovered Indian remains so he dug his well in another spot. John bought the land from Gen. Waldo and the price was to — clear 4 acres in two months, and on the 29th of Sept. each year pay Gen. Waldo 2 peppercorns if demanded.” 23
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“John’s three sons (Cornelius, Oliver and Edward) built 2 wharves and a fish house, and operated 2 dry fish plants sending a boat load of dry fish to the New York market every week. From 1830-1836 this was the largest operation east of Gloucester. The fish house was a three story building. The first floor was where the fish were washed and salted, the second floor had the stored fish, tubs, dories, and gear. The third floor had a higher ceiling, and was used for building boats. It was from this same third floor that Warren Morse built Friendship Sloops. Can you imagine lowering a Friendship Sloop from a third floor, and having to make a 90 degree turn at the bottom?” “The Morse men were hard working. One winter they walked over the ice daily to Port Clyde to build a store. They kept sheep and one day while they were away timber wolves killed all of them. When they planted gardens they planted one for themselves and one for the Indians.” “It is believed that in the 16th century there was a French mission on this island.” “Well, sir, I see you getting itchy to get your Friendship Sloop off the mooring, and I could go on forever, but I got to haul traps. Let me just ask you, did you see the light on Franklin? That marks the entrance to the St. George River. Weymouth, fresh from England sailed up there in 1605, but that’s another story I’ll tell you another time. Have a fair wind, and win the race today.” 1982 Friendship Sloop Society Calendar 1982 July 24, 25 – Rendezvous Portland, Maine – 350 Celebration July 29, 30, 31 – Friendship Sloop Days August 21, 22 – Friendship Sloop Races, Corinthian Y.C., Marblehead November 22 – Annual Meeting VISIT ROCKPORT HARBOR DURING FRIENDSHIP SLOOP DAYS Luncheon – Dinner – Cocktails – On The Waterfront -LC^t «* R NOW OPEN ALL YEAR Come by car… or tie up your boat at our pier. Gulf gas & diesel fuel – 15-ton Travelift – Dockage & Guest Moorings Luke and Norma Allen 26 ROCKPORT HARBOR, MAINE Telephone 236-2330 Friendship Sloops by Andrew Pease Friendship, Maine, like many other towns along this state’s rocky coast has depended greatly on the sea for a living. Since it became a town in 1807, the most important resource this town has had is its aqueous sur- roundings. The sea has provided a way of transportation, a form of employment, and a source of food for the people of Friendship and the other communities in its vicinity. To show how important the relation- ship is between the sea and the people of this area — of the 8100 fishermen that were fishing the coast of Maine in 1800, 1000 of them were from Muscongus Bay, where Friendship is located. This means that almost one-eighth of the fishermen in the state were located in approx- imately one-twentieth of the coast. This is pretty strong evidence for showing the importance of the sea to the inhabitants of Friendship and the islands directly off her coast. In order to work efficiently in this type of environment, the fishermen needed a boat that would be able to take them out to their fishing grounds, get the job done, and then bring them back safely. The Friendship Sloop was just the design to enable these fishermen to do these things. In the 1850’s, the men of Muscongus Bay had been using large dories and “Muscongus Bay boats” to fish in. The Muscongus Bay boats were lapstraked sailboats with a clipper bow, a gaff rig, a large cockpit, and a centerboard. The lapstrake planking enabled the fishermen to beach the boats without having to worry about them drying out in the sun and then leaking when put back in the water. They were approximately 26 feet in length with an 8 foot beam, and a 2 V* foot draft (with the centerboard up). Along with the centerboard, these boats had a single headsail known as a “jumbo”, which provided the fisherman a vessel that could be easily maneuvered among the ledges that they fished close to shore. Because of a fishing slump in the late 1800’s, offshore fishing became more popular. The fishermen in the Friendship region found a need to change the boat design they were using. The Muscongus Bay boats were just not large enough to provide the stability needed to withstand the rough weather in offshore fishing. After observing many boat designs, they found one that would be suitable for their purposes. This boat design was known as the “Gloucester sloop boat” and had been developed as a replacement for the uneconomical schooners that had fished the Georges Banks during the fishing slump. These boats were usually about 45 feet in length and except for the difference in size, looked fairly similar to the Muscongus Bay boats above the waterline. This page sponsored by Norman G. DeWeir 27
Even though the fishermen had found a design that would adequately meet the demands of offshore fishing, the cost of building these Gloucester sloops were beyond their means. So, in order to design a less expensive Gloucester sloop, they merely took the Gloucester design and cut down the dimensions. This new model has come to be known as the “Friendship Sloop”, and was so named because there were so many of them built in the town of Friendship. They were also built on the islands and in towns near Friendship, but not in the numbers that were produced in Friendship, itself. Most of these sloops were built by fishermen during the winter when fishing was hard because of the weather, to be fished in during the summer months, and then sold in the fall to another, less ex- perienced fisherman. This enabled them to keep busy ashore when the seas would not permit them to fish. Most of these sloops were 35 to 40 feet in length. Their main purpose was to provide a sturdy and safe boat that was fast enough for the fisherman to get his catch to market. They were also used for taking out parties on picnics and carrying light cargo back and forth to the neighboring islands. All of the Friendship sloops, also referred to as the “Maine sloop boat” in their early years, were built from wood, of which much was native. Oak was usually used for the keel, stem, and other structural pieces. This was brought to them via scow from Wiscasset. They used oak because it could be easily steamed to form and held fastenings very well. This is important for these boats would be fishing in rough seas. Pine was used for planking and decking. It was hauled down from the pine forests to the coast by oxen. This wood was good for planking because the boards were long and didn’t need to be steamed, which enabled the builder to produce the boats much faster. Pine also has the fine quality of coming together well after being in the water. This meant that the sloops would not leak very much or require much caulking. The spars were made from spruce. They would find good long, straight trees and shape them into a mast, boom, and gaff. Spruce was used because it is a sturdy wood and will not snap in heavy winds as easily as other woods might under similar stress. The sails of the Friendship sloop were made from canvas. They were cheap, durable, and many times outlasted the boat. In order to design and cut the sails to size, the canvas was stretched out on ice ponds. These ponds were very useful because many of the boats were built in the winter, so they provided the space and etching surface on which the sail design could be drawn and cut. After cutting the strips, the women took them to their homes where they sewed the pieces together with their own sewing machines. Roger Duncan (owner of the 31′ Friendship sloop “Eastward”) has described these sloops as a “fusion of form and function”. These boats are definitely both. “Friendships” are probably not only one of the most beautiful boats ever designed, but were very suitable for the demands placed upon them by the fishermen of Muscongus Bay. First of all, these sloops have a high, sharp clipper bow which helps to keep the cockpit dry. This was important because these boats didn’t have self-bailing cockpits as they do today. The water would either have to float in the cockpit or be let slip into the bilge where it would have to be bailed. The fishermen didn’t need this water in their boats for it would add weight which would slow them down and also make the boats not quite as seaworthy. Besides breaking waves for the sake of a dry cockpit, the sharp bow, by slicing through the waves, allowed the boat to slide along in the water, which helped increase the boat’s potential for more speed. Secondly, these boats were larger than the Muscongus Bay boats that were originally used. The increase in length helped to stop the pitching of the boat in rough seas, and the wide beam, which was usually about 1/3 the overall length, kept the boat from rolling. The beam also afforded these men a large, flat working area. They could carry their seining nets, lobster traps, and bait without having to worry about losing any of it overboard. The keel also played a significant role in keeping these sloops on their feet in heavy gales. The weight that the keel gave to the bottom of the hull kept these boats from rocking too much in the waves. It also was a major factor in the increase of speed that the boats gained over the Muscongus Bay boats. This is because, with the use of a keel instead of a centerboard, the sloops could now carry a larger set of sails. Another characteristic that made these boats faster was the design of the hull itself. This was a modified version of the Gloucester sloop “Fedonia”, which was designed by Edward Burgess. This design had a “cutaway underbody” that allowed the boat to flow through the water better than did the old working boats. Friendship Sloops are also known for being low waisted. The rail line from the bow to stern reaches a low at the cabin and then rises thereafter. This feature was a great help to the fishermen because it meant that they didn’t have to haul the heavy traps and nets high in the air before pulling them aboard. It was very convenient, especially when some of the lobstermen hauled an average of 60 traps a day. One of the best design ideas drawn into the plans for the Friendship sloop is the positioning of the mast. By moving the mast forward, so that it was placed 1/5 of the overall length from the bow, the ease of handling was much enhanced. It was customary for many of these fishermen to own their own boat, so they usually went out by themselves. By placing the mast forward, the fishermen could control the boat with just one sail: the mainsail. This meant that coming up to a trap or net, they could just let out the mainsheet and work on the trap or net without worrying about controlling the boat too. Along with the mast, the sail plan was suited to these working vessels. The sails were designed so that the sloops could be sailed in almost any weather. In the summer, when the winds were fair, many of the sloops carried topsails. They were used to increase the sail area so that in light winds, the sloops wouldn’t lose any speed. On the other hand, during the rough winter months, the sail area could be reduced, through the use of the reefing, so that the boats weren’t thrown around as much.
The final aspect of these Friendship sloops that made them so well adapted to their environment, is the fact that they were fairly inexpen- sive. The fishermen on the waters of Muscongus Bay were not wealthy, but, in fact, were striving to keep food on the table for their families. On the average, these men earned between $100 – $175 in a good year. This was little even in those years, and many of the fishermen had to have gardens that they grew as a supplement to feed the family. The boats that they built cost them between $350 and $700, depending on what they used for wood and other materials. As for whom should be given credit for the creation of the Friendship sloop design, there is much controversy. Most of the people in the vicinity of Friendship give the credit to a man named Wilbur Morse. After having fished the banks off Newfoundland as a teen, he decided to build boats that would be suitable for the fishermen near his home on the islands off the coast from Friendship. In 1874, he built his first Friend- ship sloop. It was 19 feet long and was built on Bremen Long Island. He continued building these sloops for half a century, until 1924. During that time span, it is estimated that he produced between 400 and 500 Friendship sloops. These were not all built on Bremen Long Island, though. In 1882, he and his brother, Jonah, moved to Friendship, where they set up shop on an upper level of a barn. This may seem a unique place to build a boat, and it was, but their major concern was to find a place for shelter — then they would figure a way to get the boat out of the barn and down to the harborside for launching. Unlike the other builders of that time, Morse built sloops in mass pro- duction. He employed about 10 men all the time, at a daily salary of $2, and always had at least two boats being built at the same time. While one of the boats was being finished, the other boat was being started. Between 1901 and 1903, Wilbur Morse’s boat yard was producing ap- proximately one boat every two weeks. As mentioned earlier, this large scale production of the vessels in Friendship is the reason for their being called “Friendship sloops”. Morse found that by selling the boats in quantity, he could charge a low price, and therefore entice the local fishermen to buy his boats instead of building their own. Although Wilbur Morse built many Friendship sloops, he was not the only person in the area to be building this design. While he and Jonah were working in Friendship, men such as the Carters, Priors, Collamores, and the McLain family – father and brothers – were building on Bremen Long Island. Many of these men don’t feel that they have received due credit for their work. They wish that the boats had not been called “Friendship” sloops, but should have been given a name that better describes the region where these boats were built. In 1900, for ex- ample, there were 22 Friendship sloops built on Bremen Long Island, which shows that Wilbur Morse’s shop in Friendship was not the only place where these craft were built in quantity. The reason for so many of these builders being located on the islands is two-fold. First, many of them were born there on the island, so it may have seemed natural for them to stay there and work as their families had. Secondly, because they were fishermen, they wanted to be able to get to their fishing grounds fast. By living on these islands they could catch the early morning wind before the fishermen on the mainland, and therefore get their catch to market more quickly so as to get the best prices for their fish and lobsters. Friendship sloops were used as working boats until 1915, the year that the marine engine became widely used. Even Wilbur Morse, who had built so many of these beautiful sloops began to slow down his mass pro- duction of sailing boats and started to build the now more efficient powerboats. He did, however, put a few engines in the Friendship sloops, two-cycle Knox engines from Rockland, but they just weren’t as efficient as the modern powerboats and many were left on the beach to rot in the sun. It wasn’t until the early 1960’s that the Friendship sloop saw a revival in its use — not as working boats this time, but as pleasure craft. So fast, able, and beautiful were these sloops that in 1960, after having won a Boston Power Squadron race with his Friendship sloop “Voyager”,a man named Bernard MacKenzie decided it would be a good idea to have an annual “Homecoming” at the place of their birth in Friendship. It was a very popular idea and in the spring of 1961, the “Friendship Sloop Society” was founded and that summer the first regatta was held. 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alike because, as yachts, they are fitted with the gear that meets the needs of each owner. The biggest change from the original design is the size of the sloops. Most of the new Friendships are about 25 feet long, although they range in size from 15 feet to 38 feet in length. Another big change is the material from which these sloops are built. In 1969, Jarvis Newman, a small boat builder, decided to build sloops out of fiberglass because maintenance and material costs were too high for wooden boats. He built a fiberglass replica of the 25 foot “Pemaquid” design of Abdon Carter. Soon after, many others were following suit. There are still some men who build Friendship sloops out of wood, and from original plans. To truly gain a grasp of the beauty and heritage of these Friendship sloops, one must venture down to Friendship on the last weekend in July and see these boats in action. A harbor filled with nearly 50 of these handsome traditional sailing vessels dressed in full sail is definitely a sight to behold. These Friendship sloops are living artifacts of an era in which vessels of sail were used as working boats. They are just as adaptable to the demands placed on them today as they were when they had to haul lobster traps and nets. Ed. Note: This article was written as a term paper by a young man who has just graduated from the University of Maine at Orono. He has spent summers in Friend- ship and hopefully will be back from his honeymoon in time to watch the sloops again this year. Incidently, his professor gave him an “A”. FRIENDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY Wherever you are, here’s the best reading International Marine Publishing Company jCamden, Maine The Finest in Marine Books and Prints National Fisherman 21 Elm Street, Camden, Maine 04843 The Magazine for Commercial Fishermen and Veteran Cruising People For additional information call (207) 236-4342 Join Us… The Friendship Sloop Society welcomes any interested person to become a member. Members receive all letters and publications of the Society, a membership card, and a window decal. The dues are payable annually, and have not been increased since the formation of the Society. We welcome your interest, and hope that you will support the purpose of the Friendship Sloop Society. The by-laws state “The purpose of this Society shall be to encourage the building and sailing of Friendship Sloops, and to provide a medium for owners and friends to meet and enjoy each other around a common interest.” If you share in this interest, please complete the membership application below. Complete and send to: Secretary Friendship Sloop Society Friendship, Maine 04547 Name Mailing Address Date: Type of Membership: Amount enclosed: Sloop Owner Associate $10.00 ( ) $10.00 ( ) Joint Cooperative (no vote) $15.00 ( ) $ 5.00 ( )
Steamboat Wharf (Now Harlan Wallace Wharf) 1900-1915 Letters, we get letters. . . From Edmonds, Washington came two letters from new co-owners of a 25′ Friendship Sloop, the “AMIE”. Hal and Pauline Hanson with Perry Lovelace bought the sloop last year. Hal writes: “This boat was built from the information in Chapelle’s American Small Sailing Craft. (Pemaquid, ex. Florida). Bob Holcomb of Ket- chican, Alaska, built her in 1978 of red (western) cedar on oak, with Douglas fir for heavy timbers. The top two strakes are Alaska yellow cedar as is the shear shelf. Spars are Sitka spruce, and the cabin and cockpit are oak. Holcomb sailed the boat in S.E. Alaska before sailing to Seattle in 1979 with his wife and 4 year old son. As he is living in Spokane, he was unable to get to sail his boat. We saw it at the Wooden Boat Show on Lake Union in Seattle and made a deal. Pleased to have it.” We are pleased to welcome a new member sloop, #213, the AMIE. From Green Cove Springs, Florida, members Marjorie and Carlton Wilder wrote of being selected for jury duty last fall. Since they live aboard their Friendship sloop, the “COMESIN” #40, moored off their lot on the St. John’s River about 20 miles south of Jacksonville, they decided to sail up to the city and stay at the marina while performing their civic duties. Since Friendship Sloops are relatively rare in Florida, Marjorie was quite startled to see not one, but two Friendship sloops entering the river. They were #208 “Friendship” and #209 “Friend Ship” on their way south to the Caribbean for the winter. Capt. Hank Warjonen had them built last year and plans to charter them from various ports, ultimately in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Wonder what sloop news will be in the mailbox today? 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 material than wood No. 2 5 6 9 16 18 21 22 24 27 37 40 42 43 44 45 &Name Dictator Content Eastward Amity Retriever Chrissy Wilbur Morse Elite T Ancient Mariner Sarah E Chance Comesin Selkie Gypsy Sazerac Flying Jib Class A B B A B A B B A B A B C C A B Built By Robert McLain 1904 Stuart M. Ford 1961 James Chadwick 1956 Wilbur Morse 1900 Gannet 1942 Charles Morse 1912 Carlton Simmons 1947 John Thorpe 1961 Wilbur Morse Circa 1900 Robert B. McKean 1939 Wilbur Morse 1916 Irvin Jones 1962 Carlton Simmons J. P. Hennings 1963 Judson Grouse 1939 Wilbur Morse 1913 W. S. Carter 1937 Length 31′ 25′ 32′ 30′ 22′ 30′ 30′ 25′ 25′ 25′ 31′ 32′ 26′ 23′ 33′ 30′ Present Owner Jarvis & Sue Newman Manset, ME Robert Edwards Naples, FL Roger & Mary Duncan East Boothbay, ME James R. Wiggins Brooklin, ME John & Clarice Rice Scituate, MA Ernst Wiegleb Pleasant Point, ME Karl Keiser & Thomas Olson Cundy’s Harbor, ME John Collins, IV East Hampton, NY Holt & Virginia Vibber Waterford, CT Eldon & Elizabeth Homsey Wilmington, DE Alan Goldstein Winter Harbor, ME Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Wilder Green Cove Springs, FL Albert McDougall Byfield, MA Bob & Jane Lash Orland, ME D. Aitken, Woodside, CA R. Barth, Alna, ME R. Snyder, Whitefield, ME D. Stover, Alna, ME Kevin Crowley Newburyport MA
KLEINSCHMIDT & DUTTING CONSULTING ENGINEERS 73 Main Street PITTSFIELD, Maine 04967 “SPECIALISTS IN WATER RESOURCES” Cousens Realty 207-596-6433 235 Camden Street Rockland, Maine 04841 Caroline Zuber Realtor® • Associate Notary Public Home: 207-354-8036 REALTOR Tun FIRST Member FDIC Serving: Damariscotta (207)563-3195 Boothbay Harbor (207)633-5149 Waldoboro (207)832-5373 “Finding Ways to Serve You Better Every Day” 50 52 53 56 57 59 61 64 66 68 70 71 75 82 84 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 101 Heritage Rights of Man Eagle locaste Old Baldy Sarah Mead Windward Amicitia Venture Robin L Symbolon Gladiator Omaha Morning Star Philia Salatia Phoenix Puffin Anna R Diana Westwind Voyager Minerva C B A A B B B B A B B A A A D D B B D A B D Elmer Collemer Murray Peterson 1962 Lash Bros. 1965 Wilbur Morse 1915 Charles Morse 1907 J.S. Rockefeller 1965 Newbert & Wallace 1963 J. S. Rockefeller 1966 Lash Bros. 1965 Morse 1912 James Hall 1967 Roger Morse 1967 Alexander McLain 1902 Morse 1901 Albion Morse 1912 Kennebeck Yacht 1969 Jarvis Newman 1969 Bruno &Stillman 1970 Basil Day & James Rockefeller 1970 Kenneth Rich 1970 Jarvis Newman & James Rockefeller 1970 Morse 1902 Lash Bros. 1965 Bruno &Stillman 29′ 30′ 31′ 33′ 25′ 30′ 33′ 27′ 25′ 30′ 32′ 35′ 28′ 22′ 25′ 30′ 25′ 25′ 25′ 40′ 32′ 30′ Bill & Barbara Hadlock South Freeport, ME Philip Cronin Cambridge, MA Donald Huston Nahant, MA Charles Currier, Jr. Washington, D.C. Rev. Frank West Garrison, NY Ted & Consuelo Hanks Jefferson, ME Ruth & David Westphal Northeast Harbor, ME Jeff & Susan Pontiff Plymouth, MA R. Stevens Kleinschmidt Pittsfield, ME Patrick & Robin Farrin Boothbay, ME Christopher Beebe Branford, CT William Zuber Friendship, ME Stuart Hancock Manasquan, NJ C. F. Hansel, Jr. Cranford, NJ Robert Wolff Cambridge, NY Richard Condon Atkinson, NH Cyrus, Jed, Cynthia & Miff Lauriat Southwest Harbor, ME Anne & Alfred Beck Exeter, NH K. S. Axelson Waldoboro, ME Kenneth & Anna Rich New London, NH Ebenezer Gay Hingham, MA Herbert Crocker Wakefield, MA Bernard MacKenzie Scituate, MA David Hotelling
Friendship Plumbing & Heating Incorporated Sherman & Helen Baird 832-5327 594-8691 G.E. Appliances – Fuel Oil – Red Jacket Water Systems Traditional Men’s Clothing The Finest European and American Sailing Attire 36 Bay View Street, Camden, Maine WEATHER for commercial fishing vessels or pleasure boats is FAIR and so is the treatment at: BAR HARBOR BANKING & TRUST COMPANY 105 At Last D 106 Hold Tight D 107 Magi D Bruno &Stillman 30′ 1971 Jarvis Newman 25′ 1970 Passamaquoddy & 22′ Bill Johnston 1970 George Kwass Andover, MA John & Brigette Cassidy Bangor, ME Bill & Maggie Johnston Northeast Harbor, ME 109 112 113 115 117 118 122 123 125 128 130 131 135 Petrel Secret Yankee Pride Kittiwake Leading Light Wenonah Ray of Hope Resolute Billy Budd Schoodic Narwhal Noahsark Green Pepper B G. Couper 1933 B Philip Nichols 1971 D Bruno &Stillman 1971 D Bruno &Stillman 1971 D Bruno &Stillman 1971 D Bruno &Stillman 1971 Nash & Coffin 1971 B Chas. Burnham 1973 Al Paquette 1970 C Collemer& tanning 1972 D Jarvis Newman 1972 B John Chase 1972 D Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 31′ 27′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 25′ 28′ 25′ 31′ 25′ 30′ 25′ Michael Brown Dorchester, MA Robert & Elizabeth Monk Burlington; MA James & Peg Craig Keyport, NJ Gardner & Sandy Mason Killingworth, CT John & Eve Crumpton Oxford, ME Scott & Beth Newsham Pasadena, MD William & Catherine Payne Monhegan Island, ME Charles & Maria Burnham Essex, MA Fred & Anne Holbrook Rochester, MA Bruce & Mary Lanning Winter Harbor, ME Jim Rosenbaum Milwaukee, Wl John & Miriam Chase Lynnfield, MA Harper Sibley Miami, Fl 139 Covenant D 141 Renascence B 142 Albatross D 146 Fiddle Head D 149 Fiddler’s Green B 152 OllieM. B 154 Muscongus A 1973 Jarvis Newman 25′ Tom Morris 1973 James H. Hall 1975 25′ Peter Archbold 21′ 1976 Jarvis Newman 25′ Carl Chase 1968-1970 R. Jenkins 1978 25′ Kent Murphy 32′ 1977 Albion Morse 1909 28’ Douglas & Michelle Jacoby Marblehead, MA Malcolm & Lucy Myers Deerfield, NH Stephen & Annette Locke Rochester, NY Harry & Rebecca Jackson Groton, CT Roy Jenkins Waterville, ME Kent F. & Olive G. Murphy Swampscott, MA Albert & Jimmy Lindquist Wilton, CT
“Have. youv PUOTD cl- Transposed mio a per> f «!&.• Tv-ver«Js.V,ip ” 831-7<3>X >tis.- .’^/»J:-‘7 aineational ank We Gail Help. Member PDIC Main Street, Thomaston — 354-2525 Union and Limerock Streets, Rockland — 594-4471 155 Queequeg D 157 Liberty D 159 Pacific Child D 160 Defiance 162 Irene A 163 Reward C 164 A 167 Freedom B 168 Loon B 171 Golden Anchor D 172 Fool Star B 175 Edelweiss C 178 Essential D 180 Banshee D 182 Charity C 183 Silver Heels D 184 Perseverance B 185 Calypso B 186 Ragtime Annie C 187 Peregrine B 189 Tradition D Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1975 Jarvis Newman Dick Salter 1975-80 Bruno &Stillman 1969 McKieRoth 1973 C. Morse 1917 William Greene 1975 C. Morse 1906 Ralph Stanley 1976 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1976 Jim Drake 1981 David Major Jarvis Newman Carl Chase 1 9 7 7 Jarvis Newman John Wojcik 1 9 7 8 Apprentice Shop Bath, ME 1977 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1978 W. Simms 1963 J.Philip Ham 1968-1978 Bolger&Apollonio 1975 Ralph Stanley 1977 Jarvis Newman Roger Nehrbass 1977-81 25′ Marc Roman Riviera Beach, FL 31′ Alice & Dick Salter Manchester, MA 30′ John & Doreen Nosworthy San Diego, CA 23′ Morgan & Vita Hendry Wilmingham, DE 38′ John & Mary Clarke Vineyard Haven, MA 25′ William & Jean Greene Rocklin, CA 28′ Doreen & Dennis Mayhew St. Clair, Ml 28′ Richard & Helen Dudman Ellsworth, ME Newbert& Wallace 30′ Hugh Jacob & Sons 1974 Hugh and Ruth Jacob Bath, ME 31′ Lorenzo Creamer, Pres. Golden Anchor Inn Bar Harbor, ME 25′ Jim Drake and Ann Sheehan-Drake Carlisle, PA 15′ David Major Westminster West, VT 25′ Robert Stein Huntington, NY 25′ John & Carole Wojcik Norwell, MA 22′ Leo & Sue Campbell Reading, MA 25′ Ed & Karen Carroll Ft. Collins, CO 27′ William & Elizabeth Reed Higganum, CT 27′ J. Philip & Beverly Ham Holden, MA 27′ Barry & Judy Stoodley Unity, ME 27′ Peter Blanchard, III Short Hills, NJ 31′ Roger & Donna Nehrbass Port Washington, Wl
Moody’s Motel and Restaurant WALDOBORO PHONE 832-5362 22 MODERN UNITS – HEAT – TELEVISION RESTAURANT OPEN 24 HOURS HOME COOKED PASTRY PHONE 832-7468 Proprietor: Mr. Moody SINCE 1870 BOHNDELL Following a proud heritage of traditional and modern sailmaking and rigging for 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) 2363549 W. C. LADD SONS Insurance Since 1854 ROCKLAND — WALDOBORO — FRIENDSHIP VINALHAVEN — NEW HARBOR BELFAST — CAMDEN 190 Aikane 191 Bauneg Beg Jarvis Newman Carl Chase 1978 Apprentice Shop Bath, ME 1978 31′ H. C. Marden, Jr. Wilmington, DE 22′ John & Nancy Oliver-Gruen No. Berwick, ME 196 197 201 202 205 206 . 210 211 212 213 Endeavor Christania Endeavor Arrival Daystar Mary Eliza John-B Ansa Achates Amie B Ralph Stanley 1979 Jarvis Newman William Davis 1 9 7 8 D Jarvis Newman James Genthner 1978 D Jarvis Newman Robert Niedrach 1979-81 C Richard Mosher Under Construction D Jarvis Newman Carl Chase 1 9 7 9 D ElioOliva 1974 B James Hamilton 1981 Nick Roth 1980 B BobHolcomb 27′ 31′ 3V 31′ 28′ 31′ 23′ 27′ 22′ 25′ Shaw Mudge Harrington, ME William Davis Five Islands, ME James Genthner Fairhaven, MA Robert & Anne Niedrach Amherst, NH Richard & Sally Mosher Kalamazoo, Ml Wyndham Clarke Washington, D.C. Al Perrin Canandaigua, NY James & Ann Hamilton Andover, MA Richard Leigh Nashville TN Hal & Pauline Hanson 214 Gaivota 1978 Jarvis Newman Malcolm Pettegrow 1982 31’ Perry Lovelace Edmonds, WA John & Barbara Bush Cotuit, MA Sloops that are Gone but not Forgotten… 8 Banshee 17 Jolly Bucaneer 29 Susan 55 Right Bower 78 Emmie B 108 Loon 111 Amos Swann 116 Tinqua 43
Maine’s Mo/or Summer Evenf Maine Seafoods Festival ROCKLAND August 6 – August 8 Three Days of Fun and Feasting Non-Member, Numbered Sloops THOMASTON HARDWARE CO. THOMASTON, MAINE (formerly Studley’s) “Where You Can Find Almost Everything” A TRUSTWORTHY STORE Telephone 354-6521 Evinrude – OMC Stern Drive – Grady/White – Privateer – Old Town – Corson – Mercruiser SALES AND SERVICE Visit Our Pier and Marina in the Historic Harbor f and the Seascape Restaurant w Harbor Corporation Water Street at Dockside • Thomaston, Maine 354-2200 AA 1. Voyager 3. Finette 4. Golden Eagle 7. Tannis 10. Mary Ann 11. Shulamite 12. Friendship 13. Easting 14. Vigor 15. Vida Mia 19. Black Jack 20. Moses Swann 23. Depression 25. Sea Duck 26. Virginia M. 27. Red Coat 28. Bounty 30. Kidnapped 32. Nomad 33. Smuggler 34. Pal O’Mine 35. Mary C. 36. MarGin 38. Eleazar 39. Downeaster 41. Snafu 46. Dirigo 47. Galatea 48. Channel Fever 49. Surprise 51. (No Name) 54. Echo 58. Tern 60. Old Salt 62. Columbia 63. Kochab 65. Gallant Lady 67. Hieronymous 69. Coast O’Maine 72. Temptress 73. West Indian 74. Patience 76. Packet 77. Beagle 79. Nimbus 80. Headway 81. Regardless 83. Perseverance 85. Ann Francis 86. Allegiance 87. Eagle 88. Apogee 89. Avior 97. Gannet 98. Down East 99. Buccaneer 100. Morning Watch 102. Agustus 103. Solaster 104. Cockle 110. Amistad 114. Pearle 119. Valhalla 121. Island Trader 124. Callipygous 126. Whim 127. Lucy S. 129. Gisella R. 132. Vogel Frei 133. Independence 134. Four Sons 136. Squirrel 137. Friendship 138. Red Jacket 140. Brandywine 143. Matelot 144. Ribbit 145. Deliverance 147. Anna B. 148. Sloop out of water 150. Woodchips 151. Departure 153. Angelas 156. Departure (former Laperouse) 158. Eva R. 161. Jenny 165. Reunion (former Skimmer) 166. Schoodic 169. Defiance 170. Lady of the Wind 173. Medusa 174. 176. Trumpeter 177. 179. Celene 181. Surprise 188. Maude 192. Kervin Riggs 193. Lady 194. Huckleberry Belle 195. Princess 198. Baylady 199. Liberation 200. New Venture 203. Aurora 204. Marie-Ann 207. Lanette-M 208. Friendship 209. Friend Ship The Friendship Sloop Society lists of members and non-members are maintained by Secretary Caroline Zuber in Friendship. Any corrections, errors or omissions to these lists should be promptly brought to her attention.
Trophy Update The Race Committee and Executive Committee of the Friendship Sloop Society have voted to make some changes in the trophies awarded in Friendship. There will be three trophies awarded to the first three sloops overall in the Friendship Regatta, regardless of class designation. The Governor’s Trophy, originally awarded to only Class A and B sloops, will now be presented to the first overall sloop. A new trophy, the President’s Trophy, will be awarded to the second overall sloop. This trophy was donated to the Society by Matt Spaulding of Northeast Marine Insurance Company in recognition of the Presidents of the Friendship Sloop Society and their efforts in founding and leading the Society over the years. Third place overall winner will receive the Seller Homecoming Trophy. It was becoming very difficult to determine the “Friendliest Friendship” since most all who come to Friendship to race exhibit that trait. The win- ner will now have to race and be friendly, too! These three trophies will be awarded in addition to the traditional trophies for winners in each class. All trophies will be presented on the lawn in front of the Pratt’s porch overlooking the harbor at approx- imately 6 p.m. after Saturday’s race, followed by the lobster and chicken dinner. All are welcome — sloop owners, crew members, friends, townspeople, visitors. Hope to see you there! 1982 Trophy Winners Call Toll free outside fl.l. In R.I, call collect 800-343-9311 401-846-3271 126 Thames Street Newport, Rhode Island 02840 OT 31 Water Street Mattapoisett,MA 02739 617-758-3715 At rtortkeast “Marine JnAW&nce, yacht in3Urgn.ee is a. Specially, not A sideline..
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