1979 FSS Yearbook
📄 Download PDF37iendship oioop “/ thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation.” Herman Melville 19th Annual Homecoming Friendship Sloop Society Friendship, Maine July 26, 27, 28 1979
Jarvis Newman, Inc. Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 (207)244-3860 31′ Dictator Model 25′ Pemaquid Model 31’x 26’x 11’x 5′ 25’x21’x8’8″x4′ Keel – 5300 Ibs., Sail Area 761 Keel – 2000 Ibs., Sail Area 432 Displacement 17,500 Displacement 7000 Dedication This book is for Ernie Ernst Wiegleb is the owner-skipper of “Chrissy”, built by Charles Morse in 1912. That makes “Chrissy” a Class A original… and most of us will agree those words also describe Ernie. He’s the Treasurer of the Friendship Sloop Society and has been since most of us can remember. His quiet counsel and willing hands have aided many Friendshippers. His rich, colorful intellect makes him a unique friend. We salute him for his 77 years, his lovely boat, and his dedication to the Society. We wish him fair winds and good sailing. 1
“Each year to ancient friendships adds a ring, as to an oak” -James Russell Lowell Heading home. We make record of the passing in February, 1979, of Christine Wiegleb, 74, wife of Ernst Wiegleb. It was for her spirit and charm her husband named his Friendship Sloop “Chrissy”. Nona March, 53, died in March, 1979, in Connecticut. A long- time summer resident of Friendship, she was the Society’s official spotter and race committee hand. Her quiet charm and efficiency will be missed by the Society. Philip J. Nichols, 84, died in March 1979. The society and his Round Pond neighbors will remember him as a quiet, talented man who built Sloops named “Surprise”, “Secret”, “Result”, and “Pressure” in the rich tradition of Muscongus Bay. —Photo by J. Malcolm Barter Friendship Sloop Society PRESIDENT Donald Huston (owner of “Eagle”) VICE PRESIDENT Alfred Beck (owner of “Phoenix”) SECRETARY Connie Pratt — Friendship, Maine HONORARY SECRETARY Betty Roberts, Friendship, Maine TREASURER Ernst Wiegleb (owner of “Chrissy”) ASSISTANT TREASURER Carlton Simmons — Friendship, Maine HISTORIAN Carlton Simmons — Friendship, Maine HONORARY PRESIDENT Bernard MacKenzie (owner of ” Voyager) HONORARY MEMBERS Cyrus Hamlin, William Danforth, John Gould, Albert Roberts, Betty Roberts, Lincoln Ridgeway 1979 Committees RACE COMMITTEE William Danforth, Chairman Elbert Pratt, Randy Danforth OFFICIAL HANDICAPPER Cyrus Hamlin ASSISTANT SECRETARY Betty Roberts BEATRICE PENDLETON SCHOLARSHIP FUND William Pendleton PROGRAM COMMITTEE Bruce Morang, Connie Pratt OFFICIAL PIPER Donald Duncan MASSACHUSETTS BAY RACES Lincoln Ridgeway — Race Committee Chairman David Graham — Assistant OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER Bill Olsen OFFICIAL CANNONEER Al Roberts Our 1979 cover girl is “Estella A,” who for 30 years was a working Ma- tinicus lobsterman, owned by H. J. Ames, and named for his daughter, Mrs. Julia Estella Ames Ripley. “Estella A” is now exhibited at Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Conn. Kenneth Mahler Photo, Courtesy of Mystic Seaport 3
IT PAYS TO SAVE REGULARLY AT Depositors Trust Company MEMBER FDIC GAAAAGE SHIPBUILDERS, INC. South Bristol Maine (207) 644-8181 Coastal Schooner Shenandoah FRIENDSHIP MARKET Groceries, Meat and Produce 832-4283 Friendship, Maine OWNED BY THE JOHN BLACK FAMILY MAINE COAST BOOK SHOP Main Street Damariscotta, Maine 04543 563-3207 ;AWNE COAST ;BOQK SHOP The President’s message It’s a pleasure for me to welcome you all aboard – new and old skippers, friends and associate members of the Friendship Sloop Society, for this the 19th annual homecoming. Friendship offers us the opportunity to gather each year in good fellowship for three days of gamming and racing equal to any we could have anywhere, and our thanks go to all the hardworking Society members and friends of the Society who make it possible. Our Society has grown in 19 years and continues to flourish. We must be doing something right. If you own a Friendship, you should be a member of our Society. We’re continuing to accept more (and slower) boats. Yours in Friendship, and for continued good sailing, President Donald Huston Owner-Skipper of “Eagle”
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This sign means STEER CLEAR If you work or play on the lakes and water- ways of Maine, this sign could save your life. Central Maine Power has hung hundreds of these international orange markers on water- spanning power lines throughout our serv- ice area. Why? Because the taller wood and metal masts used on newer craft have created the potential hazard of contact with over- head powerlines. This sign acts as a safety warning to the boating public to STEER CLEAR. And since many summer camps located by lakes and ponds have an active sailing and boating program, the young Of” people using these facilities should be taught to watch for this warning too. You can get a free safety sticker to attach to your boat mast as a reminder to steer clear just by contacting any CMP office and asking for it. You may also pick one up at many marinas. And if you’re a camp owner or counselor, the stickers are available for camp use in the quantity you need. Electric power is a great and helpful servant, but it must be treated with respect. Everyone must work to make electricity as safe as possible. That’s what the STEER CLEAR sign and the Central e I Power I 10 The much-traveled “Eastward” passes in review during Saturday’s Parade of Sloops. That’s Capt. Roger Duncan at the wheel. Photo by Bill Olsen 11
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WEATHER for commercial fishing vessels or pleasure boats is FAIR and so is the treatment at: List of Sloops – 24. Ancient Mariner A (former Tern) Wilbur Morse 25′ H. C. Vibber Waterford, Conn. J^lvjp- •^•^•^•^ T **’ ™f ^ * JM •Kjs^^^^i ^^firJi^B ESP*ai5 mjjjjg^^^^^jjj^fjjjjm M^aW^aW^awlawlHII^aWaWaWaWal >2 – /y m^^S* t ii E3A*KI I-IAKKIK3LJI-I HAIMKJIMB & TRUST COMPAIM V _ . _ Bar Harbor CI^I4S! ‘ > Blua Hill ••Vrl^fi •^^^jtjmj^^ Daar lala • ^•^•^•^H i_ubeo ^^^^^H Mllbrldga ^^•^•^1 Northeaat Harbor A hometown friend. *^^^^^H Bouthwaat Harbor D.po«its inured 10 $40.000 by c D ‘ c ^ s^, ^^ r^QGvicvHAltt’, r^€&v€&l> FOR A ‘SHORE THING’ IN COASTAL MAINE” ® REAL ESTATE 11 Xj ^ C. R. deROCHEMONT, Realtor •/ 104 PLEASANT STREET ROCKLAND, MAINE 04841 (207) 594-8124 STORER LUMBER “DufcriBcy does it- •• best [ Friendship ^^ LUMBER J^K^fnf Complete Line of W*>^k BUILDING MATERIALS . ‘*•’* A^i ^^Jr MASON SUPPLIES DUTCH BOY PAINTS Street Waldoboro, Maine Telephone 832-5241 14 26. 29. 31. 32. 34. 37. 39. 40. H| 42. II J^ 43. 44. Lk. 45′ 1 – 49. 50. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. L i L Virginia M Susan White Eagle Nomad Pal o’ Mine Chance Downeaster Comesin Pam Gypsy Sazerac Flying Jib Dirigo Surprise Heritage Rights of Man Eagle Echo Right Bower locaste A Wilbur Morse 1910 A Wilbur Morse A Wilbur Morse 1906 B Gannet 1947 A Wilbur Morse 1916 B Lash Bros. 1963 Erwin Jones 1962 C Carlton Simmons J. P. Hennings 1963 C Judson Crouse 1939 A Wilbur Morse 1913 B W. S. Carter 1936 B Lash Bros. 1964 B Philip Nichols C Elmer Collemer Murray Peterson 1962 B Lash Bros. 1965 A Wilbur Morse 1915 B Lee’a Boat Shop Rockland 1965 A 1912 28′ 28′ 33′ 27′ 32′ 30′ 32′ 26′ 23′ 35′ 30′ 30′ 33′ 29′ 30′ 31′ 22′ 33′ Jaxon Vibber Waterford, Conn. John deSousa Deltona, Fla. Montague Miller Noank, Conn. James B. L. Lane Winchester, Mass. Alan Goldstein Key Largo, Fla. Virginia Grew Dover, Mass. Carlton Wilder Jacksonville, Fla. Kenneth Billings Manchester, Mass. Robert Lash Orland, Me. Donald Aitken, Woodside, Calif. Joseph Barth, Alna, Me. Roland Barth, Alna, Me. Robert Snyder, Whitefield, Me. Newton Hinckley Friendship, Me. Ernest Sprowl Searsmont, Me. Robert P. Phaneuf Chelmsford, Mass. W. K. Hadlock South Freeport, Me. Philip Cronin Cambridge, Mass. Donald Huston Nahant, Mass. William Thon Port Clyde, Me. Charles B. Currier, Jr. Silver Spring, Md. 15
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Here’s “TTie SMALL BOAT Journal a new magazine from National Fisherman, and the only boating magazine with the ac- cent on you, the small boat sailor. “Our little boat has been both reliable and a joy,” says Geof Heath about his Friendship Sloop, Departure, in THE SMALL BOAT JOURNAL. Geof sailed his “pocket yacht” 1600 miles to the Friendship Sloop Races and came away with the Gladiator’s Trophy. We share Geof’s enthusiasm (and yours) for small craft, and in THE SMALL BOAT JOURNAL we’ll focus on building techniques, design traditions and innovations, repair and maintenance, cruising, trends, gear, and fun — from a small boat point of view. It’s the only magazine that will bring you absorbing small boat reading on every page. You can become a Charter S u b s c r i b e r for the Special I n t r o d u c t o r y Price of $9.50* (regular price $12.00). Send your check or money order, with your name and complete address, to: The Small Boat Journal 21 Elm Street, Box S Camden, ME 04843 * Canadian and foreign subscriptions $13.50, payable in U.S. dollars. ECONOMY CLOTHES IS YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR: Outdoor Apparel • Jeans & Corduroy • Rain Gear • Fishing Boots & Leather Boots • Camping Supplies By • WOOLRICH • LEV I • LEE • SERVUS BOOTS • HERMAN BOOTS • WRANGLER ——— Sporting Goods By ADIDAS • NIKI • PUMA • BROOKS • NEW BALANCE • CONVERSE MAIL ORDERS ACCEPTED — MASTER CHARGE — VISA ECONOMY CLOTHES 464 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND, MAINE 04841 TEL. 207-594-8636 20 List of Sloops – 117. Leading Light D 118. Wenonah D 123. Resolute B (former Maria) 128. Schoodic C 130. Narwhal D 131. Noahsark B 133. Independence D 139. Tremolino D 141. Renascence B 142. Psyche D 143. Matelot D 144. Ribbit D 145. Deliverance D 147. Anna B D 149. Fiddlers Green 151. Departure C 152. OllieM. 153. Angelus 154. Muscongus A 155. The Wisdom of Solomon D 156. Laperouse D Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Charles Burnham 1974 Collemer & Lanning . 1972 Jarvis Newman 1972 John Chase 1972 Bruno & Stillman 1973 Jarvis Newman 1973 Jim Hall 1974 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1974 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1974 Jarvis Newman 1974 Purslow & Partridge Irving Jones Jarvis Newman R. Jenkins Kent Murphy Charles Collins Albion Morse 1909 Newman & Morris 1975 Newman & Morris 1975 30′ John R. Crumpton, Jr. Oxford, Me. 30′ Richard Sonderegger Marquette, Mich. 28′ Charles Burnham South Essex, Mass. 31′ Bruce Lanning Winter Harbor, Me. 25′ Jim Rosenbaum Milwaukee, Wis. 30′ John Chase Lynnfield, Mass. 30′ Frederick Schwarzman Far Hills, N. J. 25′ Catherine Dickey Northeast Harbor, Me. Anna Hall Rowley, Mass. 21′ Peter Archbold Pittsford, N. Y. 25′ Gerard Miller Perrysburg, Ohio 25′ W. Mark Murphy Buffalo, N. Y. 31′ Capt. Gerald Purslow Hancock, Me. 31′ Winthrop Bancroft Boothbay Harbor, Me. 25′ Roy Jenkins Waterville, Me. 15′ W. G. Heath Hammondsport, N. Y. Kent Murphy Swampscot, Mass. 22′ Charles Collins Bass River, Mass. Albert Lindquist Wilton, Conn. 25′ Dr. Frank Shaw Youngstown, Ohio 31’ Paul Lacouture Dayton, Ohio 21
Ralph W. Stanley, Rebuilding Morning Star Boatbuilding and Storage Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 (207) 244-3795 Ueati’s AND GREENHOUSES 325 Old County Road Rockland, Maine Telephone 594-8008 Rockland Savings and Loan Association SAVINGS AND HOME LOANS 22 School Street Rockland, Maine Telephone 594-8465 REALTORS Anthony Abbotoni, Broker ROUTE 1, WALDOBORO, MAINE 04572 Michael Abbotoni, Associate Tel. (207) 832-4433 List of Sloops – 158. EvaR A 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 1 ,67. „, ‘”• : 175. 178. 179. I 180. [ 182. Pacific Child D Defiance (Springa Leak) Jenny B (Damien) I rene A Reward Jessie May A Reunion B (former Skimmer) Freedom Loon Golden Anchor D Fool Star Edelweiss C Essential D Celene Banshee D Charity C E. Robinson (Marconi Rig) 1906 Bruno & Stillman 1969 McKie Roth 1973 Sam Guild 1976 C. Morse 1917 Wm. Greene C. Morse 1906 Niederer 1975 Ralph Slanley 1976 Newbert & Wallace Hugh Jacob & Sons 1974 J. Newman T. Morris 1976 Sheehan-Drake David Major Newman & Chase G. Hargrove 1977 Newman & Wojcik Apprentice Shop Bath Museum 1978 V ^ M^> 1 – ‘ Robe Stamford, Conn. ” if^J^^f 30′ John Nosworthy San Diego, Calif. 25′ Morgan Hendry Newark, Del. 22′ Roland Shepard Brunswick, Me. 38′ John Clarke Vineyard Haven, Mass. Wm. & Jean Greene Rocklin, Calif. 28′ Dennis & Doreen Mayhew St. Clair, Mich. 25′ Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oakey Alameda, Calif. 28′ Richard & Helen Dudman Washington, D. C. 30′ Hugh Jacob Bath, Me. 31′ Golden Anchor Inn Bar Harbor, Me. 25′ Jim Sheehan-Drake Carlisle, Pa. 15′ David Major Putney, Vt. 30′ Robert Stein Huntington, N. Y. 22′ Gregor Hargrove Fredericton, N. B. John & Carole Wojcik Norwell, Mass. 21′ Mr. & Mrs. Roland Shepherd Brunswick, Me. 22 183. Silver Heels D 184. Perseverance B (former Dottie G) 185. Calypso B 186. Ragtime Annie C 187. Peregrine Tom Morris Simms J. Philip Ham 1978 Nick Apollonio Ralph Stanley 1977 25′ Ed Carroll Ft. Collins, Col. 27′ Wm. D. Reed Mystic, Conn. 27′ J. Philip Ham Holden, Mass. 22′ BartlettStoodley Waterville, Me. Peter P. Blanchard, III Short Hills, N.J. 23
List of Sloops – 23. 25. 27. 28. 30. 33. 35. 36. 38. 41. 47. 48. 51. 60. 61. 65. 72. 73. 77. 79. 81. 83. 84. 24 Depression A Sea Duck Red Coat B Bounty B Kidnapped Smuggler B Mary C MarGin C Eleazar B Snafu Galatea Channel Fever C Old Salt A Windward B Gallant Lady A Temptress West Indian (Dauphine) Beagle Nimbus Regardless B Perseverance D Philia 1899 Morse Boatyard (Ketch Rig) Bob McKean Sid Carter Gannett 1932 Philip Nichols 1942 N. D. Clapp (Marconi Rig) W. S. Carter 1938 McKie Roth 1964 F. A. Prove ner 1939 W. A. Morse Rob McLain & Son 1902 J. S. Rockefeller 1966 Morse 1907 Philip Nichols 1934 Pamet Harbor Camden, 1951 C. A. Morse 1905 Fred Dion 1963 Bruno & Stillman 1969 Kennebec Yacht, Inc. 1969 32′ 25′ 28′ 22′ 28′ 20′ 25′ 38′ 35′ 30′ 33′ 32′ 32′ 25′ 33′ 33′ 28′ 32′ 38′ 30′ 22’ i “”~~ Lloyd Olson , ,U-K~ y Harbor, Me. •*-i-ts£t£3j*’i~-
List of Sloops 86. Allegiance 89. Avior 95. West wind 99. Buccaneer 100. Morning Watch 102. Agustus 103. Solaster 110. Amistad 115. Kittiwake 119. Valhalla 121. Island Trader 122. Ray of Hope 124. Callipygous 125. Jacataqua 126. Whim 127. LucyS 129. GiselaR 132. VogelFrei 134. Four Sons 135. Green Pepper 136. Squirrel 137. Friendship 26 . B B A A D D D B D B B D A A Albert M. Harding 1970 McKie Roth, Jr. 1970 Morse Wilbur Morse 1890 Backman’s Boatyard 1970 Tim Bliss Jarvis Newman 1970 Robert White 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Elmer Collemer 1960 Francis Nash & Ed Coffin 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Al Paquette 1969 Chester Spear 1939 1890s A. P. Schafer 1969 Wilbur Morse Charles Collins 1973 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1973 Charles Morse 1920 Wilbur Morse 1900 24′ Albert. M. Harding Kennebunkport, Me. 22′ Julia & Bertha Chittenden Edgartown, Mass. 40′ Herbert Crocker Wakefield, Mass. 27′ Eugene Tirocchi Johnston, R. I. 26′ Donald Starr Boston, Mass. 37′ Tim Bliss Coconut Grove, Fla. 25′ Dr. Curtis Ruff Butler, Pa. 23′ Robert E. Lee Houston, Texas 30′ Robert Rilling Durham, N. H. 30′ Paul D. Wolfe Pittsburgh, Pa. 27′ Pamela McKee Seattle, Wash. 25′ Bill Packer Plum Island, Mass. 30′ Henk Vanderkolk Ontario, Canada 25′ Edward Lewis Falmouth, Mass. 20′ Wm. A. Flanders Abington, Mass. 28′ Jonathan Smith Concord, Mass. 25′ Andrew P. Schafer Rosedale, L. I., N. Y. 30′ Herman Samitsch aboard 22′ David Hussey Marblehead, Mass. 25′ James Wilmerding Huntington, N. Y. Dick & Theresa Dixon Stonington, Conn. 46′ William Van Zee Miami, Fla. Non-Members 138. Red Jacket B [ 140. Brandywine 146. Fiddlehead I 148. Sloop Out of Water .;• 150. Woodchips 157. Liberty D 166. Schoodic : 169. Defiance ; : 170. Lady of the Wind D ? 173. Medusa D 174. D 176. Trumpeter A 177. D 181. Surprise E i / j£’~2 4|p— Jj __it^^Z R. P. Gardner 25′ Christopher Day 1973 McKie Roth 1968 Islesboro, Me. Paul & Fraley Johnson Mark, Dave, Chris Campbell, Calif. Carl Chase 25′ Capt. Harry A. Jackson Jarvis Newman 1968 USN (Ret.) Groton, Conn. Joe Vinciquerra Andover, Mass. Deschenes& 25′ E. Thomas Willett Willett Holden, Mass. Jean Deschenes N. Grafton, Mass. J. Newman & 31′ Dick Sal ter D. Salter Manchester, Mass. ConcordiaCo. 25′ Dr. Gerald Zel 1967 N. Dartmouth, Mass. Dowd Dias 22′ Frank Phinney Brooklin, Me. 1976 Brewer, Me. J.Newman 31′ William Manookian T. Morris 1976 New York, N. Y. Ferro Cement 25′ Ron Nowell Marshall, Calif. Newman 30′ Arnie Standish & Standish Jill Paperno Port Alberni, B. C. Chas. Morse 28′ Gale York Jackson, Miss. N. E. Yacht 20′ Kirk Rogers Kirk Rogers New Gloucester, Me. Patrick Ahearn 20’ Richard Brownlie 1975 / i ‘ *rr~.5ijr ‘/JP^)!JL:;>’ jVf’ ‘ 9r V i/x^ • ///! -*n ‘fA / / ‘ V/i ‘ ^^^^gE^Pi£j£_ **^~^ Nahant, Mass. ,’ /£fS / _ Jjp / I/ Jm • ‘ //i • //i — • — ^ -i,- -T*^ 27
Non-Members Niimi’ Amity Annie Pode Angus Aurara Ayesha Betsy Darling Black Witch Carolyn Duchess El Yanqui Estelle A Maria Nor Easter Pemaquid III Red Wing Sea Gull Spirit of Joshua Spoondrift Surprise Tecumseh Volunteer Wild Wind Built by W. S. Carter (ferro-cement) (fiberglass) C. A. Morse, 1900, 37′ D Elio-Oliva, 23’/i’ K. Rider Simms, Scituate Wilbur Morse Rob McLain Charles Burnham Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse W. S. Carter W. Morse Can net I’resent Owner Benjamin Plotkin, Norwalk, Conn. Elio P. Oliva, Centerville, Mass. Richard Steel, Rockport, Me. Donald Davis, Newport Beach, San Francisco, Calif. A. J. Rousseau, Warwick, R. I. H. Reese Mitchell, Houghton, Mich. Gene Peltier, Wilmington, Calif. Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. Robert Synnestvedt, Jenkintown, Pa. George McKennon, Sillery, Que. Marjorie Debold, Middletown, Conn. Mike Dolan, Hollywood, Fla. James Tazelaar, McLean, Va. Harold Tweedy, New Rochelle, N. Y. Peter Boback, Fairfield, Conn. Museum, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Brian Neri, Buffalo, N. Y. Robert Standen, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Specialists in cottage closings … and openings! Water on or off ?… Enough gas? … Utilities o.k,? … The people at Jameson’s of Waldoboro, are experts at getting your second home ready for the season, or closing up after you leave . . . Call Gordon Webster at 832-5516 and he’ll fill you in on all their services and the really modest cost . . . Jameson’s of Waldoboro also takes care of island homes ! PLUMBING/ HEATING/ RADIO SHACK waldoboro maine phone 832-5516 water systems • propane gas • gas and electric appliances 28 The Retired Skippers’ Race… Photo by Jon Laitin, Courtesy Down East Magazine Dirigo” leads! by J. Malcolm Barter The handicap rules Race Secretary John Letcher passed out in the ward room of the Maine Maritime Academy’s training ship State of Maine at Castine, covered both sides of an 11 by 8 Vz -inch sheet of paper, and were full of square root signs and other cabalist data understood only by slide rule sailors and people like Cy Hamlin, our Friendship Sloop So- ciety handicapper. But for the first time at least there was some advantage given to boats with wooden hulls that don’t carry genoa jibs. There was a notation on Dirigo’s sheet, however, that the mathematicians hadn’t got around to fig- uring the area of her gaff topsail, and therefore she shouldn’t carry it. Nothing was said about not carrying the jib topsail. The race secretary was immediately informed that even with back- stays, it’s difficult to fly a jib topsail without the support of the gaff top- sail; the topmast loops like a coachman’s whip as it is with everything properly rigged to strengthen it. Fortunately, he was a reasonable cuss, but just to be sure it was all right with the other Friendshippers in the race, Jarvis Newman of Dictator and Joe Griffin of Mary Anne were invited into the act. “Sure, carry your topsails,” they said. Both had beaten us before with their bald-headed rigs. Besides, they’re good sports. 29
A bit of explanation is necessary about that very peculiar down east classic — the Maine Retired Skippers’ Race. First of all, to qualify a skipper must be at least sixty-five years old and born in the State of Maine, male or female, it makes no difference, although it wasn’t until recent years that lady skippers first appeared. Most skippers sail yachts belonging to someone else. A few, like 73-year-old Ernest Sprowl of Searsmont, own the boat they sail; in Ernest’s case, of course, Dirigo. Yachts cannot carry spinnakers, drifters, and other special downwind sails on the leeward run. They are allowed, however, to use one whisker pole to wing out a genoa, but it must be hanked on the head stay with the same number of hanks used when going upwind. Of course, for a Friend- ship Sloop with its barndoor of a gaff-headed mainsail, a downwind run is a blessing. And on Dirigo, if we can get that jib topsail wung-out and pulling, we can go like a train of cars. Another peculiarity of the Retired Skippers’ Race in recent years has been the regulation of starting times by the velocity of the wind. There are different colored flags for 9, 12, and 18-knot winds with instructions printed on paper of matching color to tell you when to start. As it happened we were rated for a 12-knot breeze, and Dictator, with Jarvis’ father, Captain Laurence Newman, 72, of Manset at the helm, got a two-minute lead before Mary Anne, skippered by 78-year-old Carl Sim- mons of Nobleboro, started. Dictator with her lead got well down the bay towards the Islesboro Ledge can, and Mary Anne squeaked by us on the port tack soon after the start. But we tacked covered, and overtook her. Dictator w’as now Skipper Sprowl’s target. After rounding the Islesboro can, we gradually gained on Dictator, but she rounded the leeward mark just ahead of us and stepped out in front on a close reach as the wind freshened. Our topsails overpowered us a mite, and Ernest had a hard wrestle with the tiller until we rounded the bell buoy off Dice’s head for the second lap around. Then the wind steadied, and it was perfect topsail weather on the uphill leg again to the Islesboro Ledge can with a strong ebb tide. Dictator rounded the can ahead of us, and then seemed to stand still. Captain Newman said later he couldn’t get his headsails to draw. Every- thing was drawing on Dirigo, however, and with two of the crew out on the bowsprit, one holding the clubfooted forestaysail (remember only one whisker pole allowed, and that was being put to good use winging out the jib topsail), we headed for the finish with a clear field ahead and most of the fleet of some thirty boats well astern. Captain Marie Wood in the big yawl Ghana gained on us some, and nipped Dictator at the finish. A fiberglass job also caught Mary Anne, but all three Friendship Sloops were right up there, and Dirigo was the first Friendship to win the race since it started 27 years ago. It was great feeling to receive what the late Ed Earle, former yachting writer of The Boston Herald, used to call the “nitro nod” as we went by the Coast Guard buoy tender serving as the race committee boat. And it was an even greater thrill for Captain Ernest Sprowl at ceremonies back on the dock. He was so loaded down with gold and silver trophies he could hardly hold them all. 30 He received the Henry Whitney Challenge Cup for winning the race. The trophy was donated by the late Frank Hatch and presented by his son, Frank Hatch Jr., who acted as master of ceremonies. Since Dirigo had come in last in 1977 and won the clamhod for that distinction, young Frank (who was later the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts), couldn’t resist quoting scripture: “The first shall be last and the last shall be first.” Then he handed Ernest the R. J. Smith trophy for being the owner of the winning boat, the Revere Bowl from the Na- tional Council of Senior Citizens, and the Mace Eaton award for being the first planked wooden boat to finish. When we went into Eaton’s dock to take the women folk aboard for the run back across Penobscot Bay to a mooring at Bayside, the young wharfinger on duty summed up the general feeling when he said, “By gawd, it was some good to see a wooden boat finally beat those rich bastids in their fiberglass racing machines.” Somehow we have a feeling the fiberglass boys (they’re really not all rich bastids at all) will have something to say about the handicap system before the 28th sailing of the Maine Retired Skippers’ Race on August 18. Be kind of nice, though, if a few more Friendship Sloops were on hand to show ’em it doesn’t necessarily have to be a one-shot deal. Footnote: Crewing for Captain Ernest Sprowl were Harold Wing of Searsmont, Doug Lash of Friendship, Wayne Kimball of Castine (signed on in the ward room of the State of Maine) and Mai Barter of Waldoboro. Nancy and Joanne Lash, who usually “man” the foredeck did not make the Castine trip this year. They’ve been eating crow ever since. (Editor’s Note: Mai Barter retired this year as Down East Magazine’s senior editor, and author of that publication’s “Letter from Home.” He’ll still contribute to North by East, another Down East feature. But to most of us he’s Helmsman Emeritus in the Friendship fleet, and as tenacious a racing man as we’ve ever met. You’ll see Mai at the helm of “Dirigo” this year.) THE Damariscotta (207) 563-3195 of Damariscotta Serving the Area for Over 115 Years “EXPERIENCE COUNTS” Member F.D.I.C. Waldoboro (207) 832-5373 31
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Whatever. The pity of it all is that we do not use the ancient cubit any- more. Approximation has fallen on bad times. Congress is pushing us toward the metric system. True, such units of measure as “foot” and “pace” persist despite Congress and the fact your foot and your stride (pace) are different than mine. The classic “fathom” persists, also, although it began with us as the distance between the extremities of a man’s outstretched arms. We now accept the fathom to be “approximately” six feet, and we call it six feet on our nautical charts. One “mile” we still observe is derived from the Roman “mille,” or one thousand Roman paces. And it matters not that Romans (apparently) took giant strides, or that you and I would only walk 4588.9 feet of the required 5280 in one thousand strides. The other mile we observe, of course, is a nautical distance of 6076.- 1033 feet. That’s an interpolative distance, mostly, to accommodate the navigational concept of 60 nautical miles for each degree of latitude sailed. Besides, it is convenient for us sailors to talk so; it heightens the mystery surrounding our trade; it makes us suitably different; and we like that. And the Devil take Congress and that platinum-iridium bar, displayed in the Pavilion de Bretuil at Sevres, that someone claims is the standard length of something called a “meter!” But I would not want to leave this pleasant company without chal- lenging you with Noah’s grandest approximation, that of gathering about us two of every kind to share the voyage . . . Which two Congressmen would you vote for? Which two Selectmen? Should we merely muster the League of Women Voters on Al’s dock and choose two at random? Or should we insist on the luxury of being very careful? Enough. Let us go sailing. (None of the foregoing should be construed (even approximately) to refer in any way to how or why John Chase built his “Noah’s Ark.” Be- sides, John Chase has never grounded out on Ararat.) “Rights of Man’ 54 and “Heritage” spar for position off Load’s Island. Photo by Bill Olsen m The start of a hard day at the office. Listening to the Gospel according to Bill Danforth… the daily, pre-race skippers’ meeting. —Photo by Bill Olsen MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM B MM Maine’s seagoing heritage and boatbuilding skills preserved at four historic sites at Bath. Summer hours: Open daily 10-5 55
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My neighbor, Dana Story, heard about the project, and with his ad- vice, we were able to launch the “Maria” in ’71 —just in time to get to Friendship for the year of the FOG! Luckily, the family went in the car. To avoid any repeats with the FOG the next year, five of us, including Ted, 7; Harold, 5; and Deb, 2, sailed to Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Islands. The boat was too small! We then started the “Resolute” and returned to Cuttyhunk in a 28.5 footer. The second time it was easier. In ’74 we defied the elements and ventured east to Casco Bay and Jewell Island. The water was warm, there was no FOG! Maine was great, and since then we’ve “come back” to Friendship every year. Quite by accident we have found a way of living together where we must put up with each other. We have more bunks per unit volume than the “Tannis”! On the trip to and from Friendship we tend toward “gypsy- ism not pirating, despite our flag and cannon. To make more sense out of this story, included below are unexpurgated comments by others in the crew. Maine Thieves We left Star Island, Isles of Shoals. We sailed towards Cape Porpoise. When we ported it was low tide, so we kids decided to dig some clams on the flats. We dug; well, Ted (the oldest) dug with a clam fork. We also dug with a plastic salad spoon (which I broke in the end). We got about a half bucket of clams. We rowed back to the Resolute, had supper, and went to town. Then we came back to the mother ship, listened to the radio, and went to sleep. While we were asleep, the sea gulls came and ate all the clams; every, single one! They left the shells all over the decks. They also left their call- ing cards. We woke up in the morning to find the mess and unfortunately CLEAN IT UP! Debbie When You Least Expect It I remember saying, “Hey, Ted” and then I was in the water pushing my foot against the boat so I wouldn’t get caught in the propeller. We were going the wrong way through the Cape Cod canal and it was night. My mother came out of the cabin saying, “Harold? Harold!” She looked behind the boat and saw me swimming with a cushion someone had thrown me. I said, “Don’t worry about me, Mum, I’ll be all right . . .” The boat went by, turned around, and picked me up. I was cold! When you’re on a boat, you must be always alert. Things happen when you least expect it. Harold Exploring Jewell Island That afternoon we shoved off from the mother ship at a fast pace to- ward the end of that boxy little cove with its small cliffs on one side and trees growing right down to meet the sea on the other two. When the keel hit the gravel beach, we bailed out. Between us we carried a shovel and a small box containing the bounty of the previous cruise around the Cape of Cod. Quickly we made for the cover of the trees and came upon what seemed to be some sort of jeep trail, one of the many we found criss-cross- ing the island. We proceeded in a somewhat southerly direction along the trail until we stopped to examine a decrepit old house which we believed 60 was officers’ quarters. After we had explored that from attic to cellar and found nothing of any value to ship or crew, we set upon the trail again. Soon we came to the wreckage of a mess hall with the remnants of a grand piano. From this we salvaged a few souvenirs. From there we pushed onward into the depths of the jungle of trees and black flies heading southerly again until we came upon a jail. When we went in we found it in shambles, as is most everything on that island, but the bars over the windows were still intact. It is most interesting to look out upon the world from barred windows. Gaining nothing from the jail but that thought, we proceeded to one of the towers and climbed it. Looking out over the island and the sea, we decided to head toward a ce- ment structure, south of the tower. As we came closer to it, we found it was an ammunition bunker. When we entered, we were enveloped in dark- ness. We turned on our flashlights and let our eyes adjust. The bunker was a maze of passages and concealed booy traps. We came across a lad- der. Climbing it, we found that we were in a small look-out, or fire direc- tion center for what was probably an 18″ gun judging by the hole that was its emplacement. From here we went across the Island, heading for what must have been the main living place for most of the men installed there. In this area we found showers, toilets, sinks, etc., that had all been smashed to remove the copper fittings. Also, I think I should mention that on this side of the island is quite a patch of raspberries, if you like having fresh raspberries in your pancakes. We found a fit place for our treasure, the location of which I am for- bidden to divulge. I will say that if you visit Jewell Island, somewhere buried among the bunkers, towers, mess halls, trees, and jeep trails is a small box containing the boundy of the Friendship sloop Resolute of Essex. Ted Clarification of “Comments” Most of the neighbors were understanding. It was the sawdust all over the house, the plans under the living room rug with the furniture piled in one corner most of the time, and a yard that looked like “Tobacco Road” all of the time that I couldn’t handle. A consolation was meeting all those wonderful friends and sharing so many “mug-ups” during the building. Since launching we’ve had many beautiful trips and some hair-raising moments as well (see Harold). Traveling with all those kids and cousins gives me a headache just thinking about it. But knowing they’ll always re- member makes it worth the effort. I bring plenty of munchies for them, hide “surprises,” buy lots of books at all age levels to read aloud, and also stash away snorkel gear, fishing lines, games, puzzles, etc. The only way they sign their “papers” is to threaten them with no shore trips for movies or ice cream. They argue a lot, but give in eventually. How else can one be an official pirate? We haven’t yet had a full-fledged mutiny, despite Captain Bligh. So join us in the next trip. We have a good time, make a lot of noise, and look forward to “coming home” again. First Mate 61
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The crew of “Tannis” putting in a hard day at the office. Corinthian’s launch tries to set a line in soft going. Vintage gaff-headers rendezvous in ancient Marblehead each August. 68 Much-traveled “Schoodic” always comes west for the fun. John Kippin’s “Voyager” tacks across “Tannis.” He made it! John Chase’s “Noah’s Ark” comes flying home. 69
Results … Thursday Race: Class A Class B — Class C — Class B — Class C — Class D — Saturday Race: Class A — Class D — Friday Race: Class A — Class B — Class C — Class D — 70 71
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