1967 FSS Yearbook

The Spirit of ’67 — you figure it out . . . THIS HALF-PAGE CONTRIBUTED BY ANDREW CROWE & SONS, Inc. •** *” *• ” ” ‘” ~ I” i” r «- «^_J-_^_»-_^_ir__f .__!__ ^ _.„ , * ENJOY MAINE ALL YEAR >v Set your course for a cruise of Maine each month. Sail the coast in Friendship Sloops and Six-Mas- ters. Plenty for landlubbers too! SIGN ON WITH: $4.75 Per Year (10 Issues) The Magazine of Maine CAMDEN, MAINE 04843 26 New Sloops Until you have opened a door a find a smiling, happy face beaming at you with an indescribable proud look, and heard the voice behind the infec- tious appearance remark “I own a Friendship Sloop” you have not really experienced the height of enthusiasm the human personality can radiate. Mr. John Rutledge of Westwood, Mass., has just launched his sloop “Coast of Maine,” built by Vernell Smith. John’s biggest problem will be his home port, as Westwood is a few miles From the salty deep, but this has not dampened his enthusiasm one little bit as he gayly commutes to Massachusetts Bay. I also recall at the last two or three regattas a man standing behind the announcers on the race finish line with high powered binoculars trying to make identification of the next sloop approaching. Also at several Friend- ship Sloop launchings the same man was on hand to see the pretty sloops slide down the ways for the first time. It was plain — Donald Hall was hooked by the Friendship Sloops. Don (from the School of Education at the University of Mass.) has purchased “OLD FRIENDLY” known to regatta follow- ers as L’AIGLE D’OR which raced in Friendship in the first regatta in 1961. Holt C. Vibber of Waterford, Conn., has a major problem of rebuilding. I doubt if anything could kill his enthusiasm. Imagine driving to Maine in the uncertain weather of November to attend the annual meeting! Holt also attends each regatta just to see and be near Friendship Sloops and other people interested in them. His sloop is not completed and will not be ready in time for this year’s regatta, but he and his son will one day sail ANCIENT MARINER to Friendship. Kenneth Rich and his wife of New London, N. H., are building their own Friendship Sloop. They also arrived at the annual meeting with that well- known gleam in their eyes. We wish them good luck with the building, and will eagerly await the appearance of the new sloop from New Hampshire. We are really devastated at the sale of one of the most popular sloops in the fleet. As several skippers at the Gloucester Race remarked, “There goes the queen of the fleet.” The sale of JOLLY BUCCANEER and her removal to southern waters is a blow to all enthusiasts and particularly the townspeople, photographers, newscasters, and — et tu Brute-? We understand Dick and Gloria Swanson have bought a new “Morgan” centerboard boat and we wish them much happy sailing, but the view of “Jolly Buc” with her sepia sails and,wonderful family crew will never be forgotten in Friendship. Another sad moment was when Bob Trayes announced he wished to sell the WANDERER. The only sad thing about it is the fact we will no longer see that happy jolly Bob Trayes unless we can talk him into coming to Friend- ship to help from shore. The sale of WANDERER to Mr. Jay Hubbard of Manchester, Mass., gives us the opportunity of welcoming another kindred spirit to our ranks. We well remember the year WANDERER and RETRIEVER were signed up for the regatta, and at race time neither had arrived in the harbor. The by-word around Friendshirj was “tri3 RETRIEVER had turned back (Continued on Page 29) 27

Compliments BROWNELL & CO., INC. Potwarp and Heading Twine Distributed Through Manset Marine Supply Co. Earl A. Stanley A n d W. C. Ladd and Sons INSURERS « ROCKLAND FRIENDSHIP 28 to retrieve the WANDERER.” This brings us to RETRIEVER which has also changed hands. Mr. John Rice of Scituate is now the proud owner. Our warmest welcome to Mr. Rice and Mr. Hubbard, and we look forward to their sailing to Friendship for the regatta. Never question the devotedness of Warren Smith of Long Island, N. Y., who purchased SWAN. He called Friendship, Maine, in mid-winter just to talk Friendship Sloops and to converse with someone in Friendship. It is regrettable SWAN needs so much work thai she will be unable to race with us this summer, but if at the regatta you see a starry-eyed man named Smith wandering around sloopless, — walk up and say, “Hi, Warren.” Our newest sloop is not yet launched as of this writing, but if all goes well MARGARET MOTTE will hit the water on May 6th. This sloop will be launched in Thomaston, Maine, as the proud possession of Michael Grove of Milford, Conn. Happy Sailing, Mike! Florida and Jacksonville are a long way to come for a race, but still the ardent fan, Carlton Wilder, keeps in touch as a very new member of the Society. Carlton bought ELICIA III which used to be berthed in Boothbay by Winthrop Bancroft. Mr. Bancroft, still a staunch supporter of the Society, sold ELICIA to Mr. Wilder, who in turn renamed the sloop COMESIN. We hope she will do just that (come in) but realize the distance is a deterring factor. Carlton says he is going to try to make it though. Bill Thing and VENTURE are not new to Friendship, but as the sloop was not complete, Bill didn’t race and was not a member until last summer. As a matter of fact a story states Bill built the galley on a trip to Friendship to visw the regatta one year. Maybe the length of the trip and empty stomachs determined the time for accomplishing this pressing project. Anyway, Bill — welcome to the Society. Shortly after the regatta last year a Friendship Sloop came into the harbor. HIERONYMUS was making her first appearance. This new sloop owned by Albert Neilson of Avondale, Pa., was built by Ralph Stanley of Souhtwest Harbor, Me. Mr. Neilson’s son was really excited as he told of meeting BLACKJACK which was heading home from the regatta, and in pass- ing someone aboard had saluted them and yelled that they looked like a beautiful Friendship. The boy was very proud that the sloop was recognized and belonged to him and his family. Start the boating season of 1967 with a bang —! That is exactly what the relaunching and renaming of SAZERAC is going to do. It is claimed every cannon in the area will be fired to herald the rebirth of SAZERAC as she descends from Bald Mountain to her beloved home on the sea. George Morrill, our great supporter and now owner of this original sloop will be on hand to have the thrill of competing in our races and will carry on SAZERAC’S contention for honors so ably started by our oldest racing skipper, Clinton Merrill. Good luck, George. We know many new sloops may have slipped our notice, but we hur- riedly assure you space is the eliminating factor. In future issues we’ll get to all, but rest assured every hand in Friendship is outstretched to welcome any and all Friendhip Sloops to this our seventh regatta. 29

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One of these stories had to do with a race he sailed in when he was a boy — a race won of course by the boat he was on, the sloop "Clara Benner." As I remember the story the "Clara Benner" had trimmed everything in Friendship so when the Rockland Yacht Club invited all boats to enter a Regatta on Sep- tember 5, 1878, his Uncle Webb Thompson who was one of the owners of the "Clara Benner" decided to see what she could do in a yacht race. He took my grandfather, then a boy of fourteen, along with Will Hamlin, as the crew. Will Hamlin, a sailmaker by trade, had mads the sails for the "Clara Benner" when she was built at the Cobb wharf far up at the head of Friendship Harbor. The race was sailed over a five mile course in Rockland Harbor so that spectators on the wharves could have a good view. Two boats from the Rockland Yacht Club had been taking first and second place in the races for a couple of years. These two, the "Nettie Pendleton," owned by C. H. Pen- dleton, and the "Maud" owned by S. H. Boynton were out to beat each other and didn't realize that the "Clara Benner" was winning until it was too late. After the race the captain of the "Nettie Pendleton" allowed as how the Friendship boat wouldn't have won if he hadn't been intent on beating the "Maud." Captain Webb retorted that if that was the way he felt about it why not go back out and settle the matter then and there. Webb was not unaware that the wind had freshened from the southwest during the afternoon and that the stronger the breeze the better the "Clara Benner" sailed. My grandfather said "Tillson's Wharf was black with people when we went out for our private race and this time we really trounced the 'Nellie Pendleton'." The Friendship crew went home with first prize, a silver fruit bowl, and the joy of having beaten the best boats in the area. My grandfather always claimed that the publicity from that race interested people in Friendship Sloops for the first time. From then on the boat shops of the town had plenty of orders. As more sloops were built it became the custom to take the fastest of the year's lot to Rockland to show people there what a Friendship Sloop could do. In 1884 a Friendship Sloop won the Rockland Regatta and the next year it was decided to have a yacht race in Friendship as part of a big fourth of July celebration. That race was different from the present ones. That time (Continued on Page 39) 37 Suburban Propane MODERN GAS SERVICE AND APPLIANCES . . . ANYWHERE JAMESON & WALLACE PLUMBING - HEATING - WATER SYSTEMS U. S. ROUTE 1 832-5516 WALDOBORO Everybody including the men who go on our trawlers that bring in the fish from the sea to be processed in this most modern plant enjoy watching the sloop races and wish the FRIENDSHIP SLOOP DAYS Every Success. M/V Ocean M/V Surf M/V Squall M/V Tide M/V Wave M/V Storm M/V Crest 40 Fathoms Fisheries, Inc. ROCKLAND - MAINE Larson Boats - Holsclaw Trailers Sporting Goods Winterize and Storage BOATS MOTORS TRAILERS FALLER'S MARINE & SPORT SHOP Park and Payne Telephone 594-7300 Rockland, Maine 38 not all the sloops in the area entered. Evidently boat owners didn't want to race then if they didn't have a good chance of winning. Also there were no handicaps given. It was a straightaway race. The following is an account of the race 82 years ago as it appeared in the Courier-Gazette, Tuesday, July 14, 1885. Friendship "The following account of the Fourth of July Regatta at this place was received too late for publication last week: the morning opened fine with the wind S.S.W. and moderate. At 9 A. M. the wind breezed up a little and the small boats began to collect from all directions, some to join in the race and others to witness the sail. The route was determined from Cook's Wharf around Wreck Island and back to said wharf: whole distance 8 miles, out and back. The race was to commence at 12n., but owing to some delay did not start until 12:55 P. M. Only five boats entered, although there were thirty boats with their white sails dotting the harbor. The boats that entered were as follows: ALICE 29 ft. owned by Wm. Geyer, built by W. Morse and sailed by C. C. Wincapaw; boat owned by Horace Delano, 23V2 ft. built by A. Morse; boat ADDIE LEE 26!/2 ft., owned and built by S. W. Delano and sailed by Capl. Ambrose Simmons; boat owned by N. Thompson 251/2 ft., built by W. Carter, and sailed by Leslie Thompson; boat owned by C. W. Stimpson, Jr., Port Clyde, 31 ft., and sailed by G. Simmons. The breeze freshened and when all things were arranged the start was made as follows: H. Delano's took the lead; next followed by N. Thompson's, the ADDIE LEE, ALICE, ALERT, Stimpson's yacht. It was quite exciting to watch the little boats haul, digging to windward. The ADDIE LEE took the lead and got far ahead around Wreck Island, fifteen minutes ahead of the next best boat, and came in on the home stretch far ahead, leaving the other boats with but little difference between them." The men and the boats of this early sloop race are gone now but descen- dents of both will be on hand for Sloop Days in Friendship this summer. Once again the harbor will be white wirli sails, only this time all the sloops will be in the race. Because of the careful figuring of handicaps these sloops will approach the finish line as a fleet. The winning skipper will probably find the second place boat only a few yards behind him. He won't come sailing in alone as "Cap Am" did with the rest of the fleet still way out near Wreck Island. Perhaps this year there will be a fourteen year old boy in one of the crews — a boy who vividly remembers for the rest of his life the thrill and excitement of racing in a Friendship Sloop just as my grandfather did. 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Write or telephone for your free "Catalogue F" to: SALTWATER FARM DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE 04543 40 Conversation Piece There is one thing about building a sloop along traditional Friendship lines, it makes for great conversation, especially among the boat minded. For the past 4 years, I have been putting together a replica of "Pema- quid" — the lines taken from that "bible on boats," Chappelle's "American Small Sailing Craft," and the interest that has been generated is amazing. Wilbur Morse and Abdon Carter really started something. For instance, there was a boating friend of mine who, when I launched a small 16 ft. skiff back in 1962 said, "These small boats are alright, but when are you going to build something with some size? You know, big enough to sleep aboard." That did it, in the fall we started construction on the 25 footer, "Lucy-Anne." A fellow from Lowell has been my most ardent fan, and comes over regularly to give me advice. He kind of favors a Friendship, he says because one week of his honeymoon was spent in "White Eagle," and aside from the time his bride was swept overboard by the boom, he has had good sail- ing ever since. Worried about ballast, he contributed several chunks of lead, because as Chapelle says, "I have no record of 'Pemaquid,' but from a memory, and this may be faulty, she had about 900# of iron in her." Then there was Joe Ruest, who is quite a boat builder in his own right. He comes down on fair days, and gives little hints like, "When you're ready to sand her topsides, let me know, and we'll come up and get rid of that clapboard effect where the planks meet." Another time last spring, a dentist from New York City drove up in a Cadillac to have a look at the Sloop. He climbed all over and when asked if he was also building a Sloop he said, "Well in a way, you might say I was." "Where are you building it?" I asked. "Oh, I'll show you," he stated. A little taken aback at this I followed him up to the car, and out of the trunk he produced several pieces of transparent plastic, and a hull, partially completed of the same stuff, all to a scale of 1" to the foot. He was so interested to see how the wooden pieces actually went into the hull full size that he came back the next day. After this we retreated to the house for coffee and more Sloop talk. Once a family of four, father, mother and two children, came over to see what was fast becoming the "Country's Wonder." They had seen a Friendship one time in Maine waters, and were curious to see what one looked like close up. A local resident, friend of mine, got so excited about this sloop building he asked me "What about a mast and spars?" I told him, "Well, I haven't thought too much about that yet. Why were you asking?" "Well think no more about it, I'll make them for you!" he said. Now if you don't think that is a chore, just contemplate a piece of timber 8" square and 28' long resting in your cellar. To Bob this was a pleasant challenge. With broad axe, draw shave, and plane, he produced a mountain of shavings, but from it all emerged a beauty of a mast, tapered and fitted all according to plan. How's that for Friendship! Everyone asks, "How's the boat coming?" "When is the launching date?" "Oughta be quite a whing-ding when shs goes over!" Enough champagne has been promised to float the craft come launch- ing day. There may be a little left over to create more conversation. In any event, there has been a lot of satisfaction in the building of this little Sloop. And so as you read this, expect to look out over Friendship Harbor and see "Lucy-Anne," a new Sloop in the fleet come racing days, July - 1967. 41 FISHERMAN'S WHARF INN and MOTEL Restaurant - Cocktail Lounge Rooms Roothbay Harbor, Me. 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