Newsletter of the Friendship Sloop Society Issue 3 Commodore’s Message Every year the Fall is when you stop and look at your sloop and wonder why you go through the ritual of getting her ready for next season when there just aren’t enough days in the Summer to sail. For your Commodores those days seem to be even fewer in number because of the responsibility of making sure the Society stays afloat. However, being Commodores does not last forever and our turn at the helm is coming to a close at this year’s annual meeting. It is obviously with some sadness that we pass on the flag to Larry and Debbie Plumer but it is also with some relief. We are looking forward to next summer when our responsibility extends no further than supplying rum for the soda people bring along when they stop by our sloop for a chat at the annual Homecoming! This message is our last official chance to thank all the membership for their support over the last several years, which included moving the Homecoming from Boothbay to Rockland. As we have said before, being Commodores has really been made easy because of the willingness of all the members to take on tasks and get them done. I will not try to list everyone who helped, for fear of forgetting somebody, but we thank you all and especially the executive committee that has worked with us to keep things running. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you. We look forward to the annual meeting and next summers sailing with a true understanding of what retirement means! Annual Meeting Reminder Saturday, November 16,1996 New England Center University of New Hampshire Campus Don’t Forget! – This year’s Annual Meeting has been moved up one week from the usual Saturday before Thanksgiv- ing date. Mark your calendar now and make your reservation at the Center. The Races at Rockland -1996 by Bob Rex – FSS Race Committee Chairman Rockland again lived up to its promise as a warm and welcoming environment for our Friendship “Homecoming”. Ken Rich and his assistants provided strong support for our activities. The racing proved to be almost a carbon copy of the 1995 event. The first race was held outside of the harbor on a relatively clear day (one could actually see Vinal Haven!). In a SSE breeze of about 9 knots after a start outside the breakwater, the fleet reached to Mark T6. followed by a beat to Mark I — a good distance out into West Penobscot Bay, There was a wind shift on the beat to I that favored some sloops. From I Division 1 had a broad reach to finish at C inside the harbor. Division II. sailing a longer course, rounded Mark F off Monroe Island. Considerable current was encountered there and in rounding Owl’s Head. Division I – Miff Lauriat’s Salatia led Gregg and Annette Merrill’s Celebration across the finish line by a comfortable margin, with John and Bill Rand in William Rand 3rd. Division II – With Murray McQuaid as skipper Anna B was first, followed a little over one minute later by our Society’s first president Bernie MacKcn/ie in Voyager and David and Loretta Westphals’s Toddy B only 30 seconds later. On the second day our old nemesis fog returned and along with a 2-5 knot ENE zephyr kept us inside the harbor with a short course twice around. This was a “you findum the buoy” race with a start at D in fairly confined waters. Division I – Celebration was first on corrected time by 30 seconds over Dick Stanley in Endeavour, with Salatia third. Division II – Anna B was again first. Jack and Mary Cronin’s Tannis was second and Toddy B third. Race 3 was also sailed in the same conditions, inside the harbor, start at B twice around the course, which was shortened on the second time around for Division II as the air grew lighter. The breeze was from the SSW at 5-7 knots at the start. Division I – Salatia won her second race of the series with second place going to Endeavour on corrected time over Celebration which was third. Division II – The third race was won by the Wcstphal’s Toddy B on corrected time. The Cronin’s Tannis was second and Charlie Burnham’s Resolute was third. Miff Lauriat skippering Salatia had a substantial edge in the seconds per mile for the 3-day event to win the State of Maine (Continued to Page 2)

The Races at Rockland -1996 (Continued from Front Page) Trophy, Celebration was next, followed by the Anna B. The corrected times of many of the sloops in the three races for both divisions were quite close. The skippers and crews showed great seamanship and navigational abilities in what was, for the most part, a very thick fog. The Race Committee owes a debt of gratitude to Rockland Yacht Club’s Commodore Francis Tax and his crew, and to Bruce Stedam, Les George, Hank Williams. Bill Keagan and others who provided us with assistance in setting marks and recording numbers as the sloops rounded. Without the safety factor of having their boats stationed at each mark, there is a doubt that we would have sailed the last two races. With every- one’s help we didn’t lose anyone! Our trophy presentations ran much more smoothly thanks to Marcia Morang and Penny Richards’ efforts. See you next year, same time, same place? Rockland Homecoming 1996 Results State of Maine Trophy Best Overall Performance Salatia Division I Herald Jones Trophy Salatia Bruno & Stillman Trophy Celebration Lash Brothers Trophy Endeavor Commodore’s Trophy Winslow Trophy Homecoming Trophy 4th Place Trophy Division II Anna B Toddy B Tannis Resolute Class A Wilbur Morse Trophy Gladiator Charles Morse Trophy Morning Star Alexander McLain Trophy Gannet Spirit of Friendship Gladiator Trophy Nickerson Trophy Owner/Builder Trophy Post Office Trophy Danforth Trophy R.W. Stanley Cup Liberty Trophy Jarvis Newman Trophy Chrissy Trophy Cy Hamlin Trophy Special Trophies Larry Plumer Gaivota Jason Plumer Dave Westphal (Tody B) Race Committee Morning Star Tern (Paul Haley) Voyager Salatia Mars’ Duncan Jarvis Newman Membership News by Doug Amsbary, Membership Chairman #33 Smuggler has been found! It is now currently owned by Mike Mulroney of West Kingston, RI. He told Rich Langton that it was a “project” sloop that was going down hill fast. He requested that we put it in our list of Sloops for Sale and would perhaps entertain the notion of giving it away to the right parties that would give it a suitable home. If you are interested in this offer, please give Mr. Mulroney a call at 401-782-4209. #68 Robin L, formerly owned by Ronald Terrenzi. has been acquired by Bill Cummings of Bristol, ME. Bill and his wife came to the Rockland Homecoming to see what the Society was all about. #206 Mary Eliza has been sold to Pam Burke of Amesbury, MA. She sails the Mary Eliza in the day charter business out of Boothbay Harbor. We recently learned that #192 Kervin Riggs has been acquired by Bill and Dori Mebane of Woods Hole. MA. The sloop will be kept in Eel Pond at Woods Hole. New members and some members that we haven’t seen for awhile attended the Rockland Regatta / Homecoming: Pam Burke owner of #206 Mary Eliza Paul Haley, Bob Quadros and Bob Hastings aboard #24 Tern Art & Louise Toncre, new owners of #13 Easting Jams Newman and his daughter Kathy made an appearance on the last day of the Rockland Homecoming and sailed aboard Easting. Sorry if we missed anyone but the list was done from memory. It is reported that Morning Star will be receiving a new canvas cabin top covering this winter. The membership chairman and his first mate Irene met Stu Rich, owner of #93 Anna R at the Port Clyde General Store. In the tradition of his father Ken, he graciously helped #156 Departure by locating a local sea urchin diver who unfouled our prop. He greeted us coming up to the mooring and said that Friendship Sloops stay on the store mooring gratis. Thanks Stu! We also met up with #91 Phoenix at McGlathery’s Island off of Stonington, ME. Tad showed us the four engine mounts that had sheared off on his way to the Marblehead Regatta, keeping him from participating in that event. Earlier in the summer we met Lucy Bell (no number issued) and their delightful crew in Pemaquid Harbor. We were invited aboard and found a cockpit suitable for a “clan” gathering rather than just the “family” size cockpits that we are all used to. Having no engine, Lucy Bell and Peter Sellers are quite content to sail when the tides and winds allow. Ms. Anne Franchetti of both Olbia, Sardinia Italy and Seal Cove. ME has joined our ranks. She had Ralph Stanley build her his 19′ Friendship (interpretation) similar to #151 Bucephalus. She has named the sloop the Ralph W. Stanley and it has been issued our newest sail number #263. (Continued to Page 3) – 2 –

Membership News (Continued from Page 2) Word has it that Wayne Cronin has purchased #52 Rights of Man from Phil Smith. Wayne will join us as a full member stepping up from the ranks of “Family member”. We have received word that Noel March, owner of #225 Philip J. Nichols will be changing the name of his sloop to Islandia. Martha Campbell of Belfast, ME has acquired #243 John Patrick from John Donahue. Bruce Lanning has sold #128 Schoodic to Allen and Madonna Browne of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Schoodic’s new homeport will be South Portland. The Membership Chairman would love to hear from you. If you have an}’ projects you intend to do on your sloop that you would like to share with us, have met up with other sloops on one of your cruises, or know of someone who would like to join — LET US KNOW! Memorial Service Held at Friendship by Caroline Zuber The sound of the bagpipes played by the Friendship Sloop Society’s Official Piper. Donald Duncan, drew a small group of friends to the site of the Friendship Sloop Society Memorial Stone above the Steamboat Wharf overlooking Friendship Harbor on Saturday. July 27th. Retired Methodist minister and Treasurer of the Society, David Bell, led a memorial service at 9:00 AM as part of the observance of Friendship Day in the Town of Friendship. Twenty years ago, in 1976, a flagpole was erected by the Society at this spot with a memorial plaque. The ravages of time eventually forced the retirement of the flagpole, which was replaced by a suitably engraved granite stone. A tradition of speaking the names of those members who are no longer with us was followed this year, adding Mary Lanning and Ted Brown to the growing list of those we remembered aloud and silently in our hearts. It’s worth the trip to drive down to Friendship Harbor to visit this spot and remember… Annual Meeting Notice Saturday, November 16, 1996 New England Center University of New Hampshire Noon – 3:00 PM – Pre-Meeting Events 3:00 – 5:00 PM – Business Meeting 5:00 – 5:30 PM – Auction 6:00-7:00 PM – Social Hour 7:00 PM – Dinner – $16.50 / Person 9:00 PM – ? Commodore’s Hospitality Suite Room Reservations – 603-862-2800 $79.00 Single / $89.00 / Night Sloops and Society Members Welcomed to Friendship by Caroline Zuber For the past two years, the owners of the former Moxie Estate on the northern end of Friendship Long Island have invited the members and friends of the Friendship Sloop Society to a cocktail party at their lovely home, followed by a lobster meal cooked and served by the owners and crew of Gladiator. In the early da of the Society, many sloop owners moored off the island, and have fond memories of bonfires and singing on the beach. We asked permission to use the pier for our cookout. The Loomis’s insisted that we come up to the house, hosted a cocktail parly, and insisted we use their barn for our cookout on Friday evening. Gladiator was the “fog ferry”, bringing guests from the mainland over to the island. The sloops attending were: #5 Content Commodores Richard & Beth Langton, Ruthic & Robert #6 Eastward Roger & Mary Duncan #71 Gladiator Bill & Caroline Zuber, Barbara Hadlock (former owner of #50 Heritage). Josh Williamson (former skipper of #247 Rita) #96 Voyager Bernard MacKenzie, Society Founder. Becky Durand. Ben Rice #157 Liberty Peter & Lorna Carter with Cameron Kingsbury Carter Members and friends of the Society who attended were: Honorary Secretary Betty Roberts. Richard Lozier, & Dick’s daughter & son-in-law Treasurer David Bell and wife Nancy Former Commodore Bob Lash, owner of #43 Gypsy with daughter Holly & son-in-law Tom First Selectman of the town of Friendship Carl Mueller & wife Sue (Carl helped sail Gladiator home to Friendship in 1973). Former Race Committee member Marcia Morang. daughter Penny Richards & granddaughter P.J. David & Charlie Holmes from Annapolis, MD, owner/builders of #261 Bluenose. Rockland Harbormaster Ken Rich and son Stu Rich, owner of #93 Anna R. (built by his grandfather and named for his grandmother) Art & Louise Toncre. owners of #13 Easting, now moored in Rockland. Members of the Society Norm & Lucy Southergill, Alice & Tom Loomis and two guests and their island caretakers. Belt}’ Roberts baked several dozen rolls. Nancy Bell made a delicious coleslaw, and the Zuber’s provided the lobsters, corn on the cob. cake, rolls, paper goods, etc. We had to charge $6 per lobster, but nobody complained. Other local persons brought cakes, salads and other goodies. Everyone had a wonderful time. Alice and Tom Loomis will shortly become members of the Society, and have already issued the invitation for next year. – 3 –

Sloop Society Financial Statement October 1,1995 to September 30,1996 Treasurer David Bell has submitted the following unaudited treasurer’s report: Receipts: Dues: Boat Owners $3,360.00 Associate Members 1,255.00 CO-OP Members 840.00 $5,455.00 Rendezvous: Entry Fees 970.00 Rendezvous Banquet 1,415.00 2,385.00 Meetings: Annual Meeting 1,848.00 Auction 811.00 2,659.00 Miscellaneous: Burgees 470.00 Donations 200.00 Decals 64.00 Chandlers’ 3.512.50 Other 459.00 Bank Interest 150.65 4,856.15 Total Receipts 15,355.15 Disbursements: Administration: Printing 169.38 Membership 317.24 Newsletter 888.09 Race Committee Expenses 169.65 Yearbook Print Fee 565.00 Postage 398.52 Supplies (Burgees/Decals) 1,066.43 Secretary’s Comp. 1.000.00 Other Administration 297.68 4,871.99 Rendezvous: Trophies 372.28 Race Insurance 321.30 Commemorative Plaques 270.00 USYRA Membership 75.00 Skippers Gifts & Presentations 202.73 Rockland 50.00 Rendezvous Dinners 1.725.00 Other Rendezvous Expense 89.00 3,105.31 Donations and Gifts: Friendship Museum 300.00 Pendleton Scholarship 405.00 Maine Maritime Museum 300.00 Other Donations/Gifts 50.00 1,055.00 Meetings: Annual Meeting 1,754.84 1.754.84 Miscellaneous: Chandlery 3,757.48 3.757.48 Total Expenses 14544.62 Total Receipts 15.35515 Receipts over Expenses 81053 Balance: Checking Account 1,084.79 Savings Account 2,780.82 Trophy C.D. 3,108.54 Pendleton Memorial Scholarship 1996 Financial Statement & Report On May 29. 1996 the Trustees of the Pendleton Memorial Scholarship Fund met to consider the Scholarships to be awarded to the college-bound seniors from Friendship who were graduating from Medomak Valley High School in June and to the earlier graduates now in College. Seven awards were considered. Five were approved for five seniors, graduating in June, for a total of $3,500. Two awards were approved for students now in college for a total of $1,000. Also, the Board received Elbert Pratt’s resignation, for health reasons, as President of the Board. However, he hopes to continue as a member of that board. Respectfully submitted, Elbert S. Pratt, President, P.M.S.F. Pendleton Scholarship Fund 1996 Financial Statement Balance in Savings Acct -October 1,1995 $ 727.05 Income: Donations: Individuals $ 105.00 Friendship Sloop Society 400.00 1995 Annual Meeting Auction 241.00 Old Yearbooks 46.50 Bottle Returnables 18.75 811.25 Memorial Gifts in loving memory of: 375.00 Capt. Bellhouse, Ted Brown, Norris Wentworth, Milfred Lawrence, David Merrill, Margaret Allen, Stella Spear Savings Bank Interest 12.94 Interest on Money Market Account 32.61 CD matures from Fleet Bank 4,770.52 Total Income $6,729.37 Expenses: Scholarships: Stacey Emerson, Clarissa $4,000.00 Watton, Amy Winslow, Corey Benner, Amand Barrett, Nathan Palang. Nathan Roberts, Jennifer Watton Added in Investments 12/11/05 1,000.00 Balances on Hand as of Sept. 30, 1996: Savings Account $ 197.76 Money Market 1,532.61 Investments as of August 30. 1996: Zero Coupon Bond Due 11/11/96 $ 1,000.00 Putnam Diversified Income Trust 21,718.84 Putnam Fund for Growth & Income, Class A 1,036.95 Putnam Fund for Growth & Income, Class B 14,528.06 Putnam High Yield Advantage Fund C/B 22,072.68 David W. Bell. Treasurer – 4 –

Advice to a Very Young Sailor… The following letter was published in the 1978 yearbook and wax written by liennet Noble which wax Bruce Morang’s penname. Bruce helmed Ernie Wiegleb ‘s Chrissy for a number of years at the races in Friendship. This letter is to Justin Wiegleb, Ernie’s grandson. Justin Wiegleb RFD1 Friendship, Maine Dear Justin, Your mother has written me suggesting you are now old enough to begin your education to become a sailor. It is to her everlasting credit she turned to me and not to your father to induct you into the fraternity. We must honor her always for that decision. I want you to understand I have nothing against your father that would stand up in court. It is true he is a sailor of sorts; but it is also true he is a professional fisherman… and the owner of a fiberglass stinkpot. And that, my boy, is a powerful indict- ment, redolent with provable crimes. Therefore, your mother’s decision to educate you to sailing is particularly commendable. So it is I offer you, your father on the one hand, and the Reverend Homer Melvin Schellenberger, Jr. on the other, as examples of what kind of sailor you can be. Both represent extremes of behavior. Your father is a yachtsman turned fisher- man, a rather expensive regression and a waste of good talent. Conversely, the Rev. Shellenberger is a spiritual advisor turned into what we call a strayed sailor. He abandoned good teach- ing, for instance, and now ships aboard Eagle, a sloop steered with a wheel! That’s the Nahant boat that no longer can visit Kittery by vote of that community’s Chamber of Commerce. Think of it! Somewhere between the intellectual shoals represented by those two “sailors” we must chart your proper course. To do that, I intend to discuss with you The Boat and its Parts; The Captain and Others; and, finally, Swearing. And so… The Boat and its Parts The boat you can see from your living room window, way down there on the riverbank, is your Grandfather’s Friendship Sloop Chrissy. It is a superior boat, a thoroughly lovely form and shape in or out of the water. Conversely, that hulk you bump into when you go out the back door is a stinkpot. The former “sails”; the latter makes noises and bothers lobsters. Note: Chrissy has a mast, a unique device from which we can hang sails and gain motive power (almost always). However, note Artful Dodger (a singularly apt name for your father’s stinkpot) has no mast… not even a bowsprit, and a remarkably homely stern. It is from appreciation of these subtle differences we fondly call Chrissy The Boat. What your father comes to call Artful Dodger will be covered in Swearing, but rest assured it won’t be called The Boat. The Boat has four basic parts: the bow, the stern, the port side and the starboard side. The bow is the pointy end; the stern is the other end. Now. when you stand on Chrissy’s deck facing the bow (or pointy end) you are looking “forward.” That which is behind you is the stern or “aft”. Thinking this over you will see this makes perfect sense. If that which is forward is before you, that which is behind you will come after you, most particu- larly if 3’our Grandfather has fastened the boat properly. For God’s sake, don’t turn around! Just stand there for a minute and digest all this fore and aft business. Once those parts arc mastered, you can proceed to compre- hension of port and starboard. Again facing forward, the port side is on your left, starboard on your right. The terms are ancient and immutable, and you must accept them and learn them. Of the two. port is more conversant. A man wears his wedding ring and his wristwatch on his left, or port side. He carries his wallet in his left rearside pocket (or nautically. portside just abaft the beam). I suspect you may be a bit young yet for any of those appliances, but perhaps your mother could hang a pot buoy on your left wrist to remind you of that lesson. And if by any chance she has erred and raised you as a lefthander (in which case all appliances are reversed) we’ll apply for a federal grant and convert you. The Captain and Others This may come as quite a shock to you. but your Grandfather is Captain of The Boat. You may take him for granted when you’re ashore, swipe his tools, or trifle with his newspaper… but from the moment he climbs over Chrissy’s starboard side he is The Captain, a term synonymous with the acts and pronounce- ments of God. You may have trouble accepting your Grandfa- ther in this context, but you must. It may be true that your Grandfather’s thunder and lightning are not nearly as impres- sive as God’s; but on the other hand, does God know how to start Chrissy’s engine? Indeed not! Could God figure out how to unwrap Chrissy’s topsail from the jackslay? I am inclined to doubt He could. But your Grandfather can. and that is why he is The Captain. The only other higher authority you are likely to meet in your lifetime is your Grandmother. As for the Others… well, they are quite identifiable. Most of those you see aboard Chrissy are your uncles, all known quanti- ties, but occasionally The Captain invites decent folks along. Usually the crew is made up of grunts, gophers, lumpers, side boys, cabin boys, tailors, movable ballast and beer drinkers. Then, of course, there is The Helmsman. He’s the one with the funny hat, the worried look and the special sandwiches. He is a loathsome lout, given to senseless attacks on innocent dinghies and photographers. Just remember you tolerate The Helmsman; but you jump when the Captain speaks. Swearing You cannot become a sailor unless you learn to swear. Now. I’m not talking about your idle, behind-the-woodshcd cursing. I’m talking about pluperfect swearing, the intricate art of expressing oneself succinctly and direct!}’ to the point. Word choice is the trick. A sailor uses words aboard he does not (and should not) use ashore, and each expletive is so set in the mind as to be instantly available when the proper occasion arises. (Continued to Page 6) -5-

Advice to a Very Young Sailor… (Continued from Page 5) For instance, there is a word invoked when you miss the mooring on the first try. Another expression is instantly recalled when the halyard fouls; still another is brought to mouth when Chrissy’s handicap is announced. The word choices are not uttered carelessly or quietly. Rather, they are given marvelous timbre, resonance and meaningful emphasis. Further, a truly good sailor should be able to swear for five minutes without once repeating himself! To acquire these skills you must become a careful listener; and nowhere in the Friend- ship fleet will you find better listening than aboard Chrissy. And that brings us back to your father. I have been working with him for many years. He is a half-decent seaman by now and as good a lobstcrman as you’ll ever be able to afford… but he doesn’t swear right. Maybe he has a deviated septum or a warped glotis. Whatever… I just don’t know where I failed him. We’ll just have to wait to see what he comes up with the first time he runs Artful Dodger up onto a kelp ledge. It will be interesting to compare his production with say, )’our mother’s when he tells her he’s run aground. Now, what I’ve given you here, Justin, is enough schooling to get you aboard The Boat, and that’s all you need for the moment. Don’t worry about the technical aspects such as where Chrissy’s six halyards are belayed, and why the throat and the peak must be raised together. The physical act of sailing is no more complicated than riding a bicycle… and (as with a bike) you’ll probably have to fall off a few times before you gel the hang of it. There’s more, of course. Tacking on headers, which sandwiches have the mayonnaise… it’s fussy business. But for now. just carry your pot buoy around in your left “hand, be kind to your Grandfather, and practice your swearing. Expectantly, Bennet Noble New London Windezvous Bashed by Bertha by Jack Vibber The New London regatta was bashed by tropical storm Bertha and the scheduled Saturday race was canceled by torrential rains. The Sunday weather was nice and we were able to squeeze in two races. Harvey Goodfriend’s Good Friend just barely crossed the line ahead of Walter Durant’s Capt’n George in both Class A races. Harry Jackson’s Fiddlehead won in Class B with no second. Two more sloops were on their way to New London but returned home after hearing the weather report. The Saturday beach party was held on Sunday in the Thames Yacht Club building with food from the galley. There was also a free raffle offered in the club house and all skippers and crews were winners of some fine items. Auction Items Needed For the last few years, the business meeting of the Society has been concluded with an auction. The auction will be for the benefit of the scholarship fund and the operating fund of the Sloop Society. If you have any item that you think would be of interest to our members, and wish to donate it to the auction, please bring it along to the meeting, and please designate to which fund you would like the proceeds from your item to be allocated. Your donation will be greatly appreciated. Elbert Pratt Resigns as President of Pendleton Scholarship Fund May 29, 1996 It is with regret that I find it necessary, for health reasons, to submit my resignation as President of this Board. I have enjoyed sen ing with you and carrying out my duties as Presi- dent. But the time has come for someone with new energy and new perspective to take the helm and chart our course for the coming years. Thank you for your cooperation and inspiration. I believe that we have done well in serving the young people of Friend- ship. I know that we will continue to do our best to promote their educational well-being. I do hope to continue as a member of this body. Again thank you, Elbert S. Pratt Help Needed Race Committee & Newsletter Seeking Volunteers Race Committee Chairman Bob Rex is looking for volunteers who would be interested in joining the Race Committee. Volunteers would be provided an opportunity to assist the committee in their duties at the annual homecoming regatta, learn how to prepare and manage a sailing event, and also get a great view of the races. If interested, write to Bob at 151 Grove Street. Reading. MA 01867. Newsletter Editor John Wojcik is also looking for help in preparing the upcoming editions of the newsletter. He is in need of someone who could assist in editing the newsletter: determining content and obtaining or writing articles. If inter- ested, write to John at 347 Lincoln Street. Norwell. MA 02061. Sloop Society Chandlery Our store keeper, Doug Amsbary, has a number of items still available in the chandlery. These items will make great Christ- mas presents for your crew and friends and you can start your Christmas shopping at the Annual Meeting as Doug will have many of the articles at the meeting, or you can send Doug the order form from your membership renewal mailing. Send your orders to Doug at: RFD Box 1297, Cooley Hill Road Franco- nia. NH 03580. – 6 –

1996 Rockland Parade of Sloops bv Caroline Zuber It has become a tradition to have a “Parade of Sloops” whenever the Friendship Sloop Society gathers for its annual homecoming regatta, and this year in Rockland was no excep- tion. Co-commodore Beth Langton called me to ask if I would announce the parade, as I had “done such a good job last year.” I reluctantly agreed, with the proviso that she share the chore, and Harbormaster Ken Rich agreed to help spot the sloops and let us know the order in which they would parade by the floats in front of the newly-remodeled cupola atop the Chamber of Commerce building in Rockland. Betty Roberts agreed to help, too. The first thing to go wrong was the weather, but the Society is used to that… Fog. fog, fog. The next thing was that our spotter, Ken Rich, had another commitment, so we asked for, and got, terrific help from Penny Richards and her husband. The loudspeakers were finally adjusted properly, the sloops left the finger floats, and disappeared to our left into the fog. The plan was to regroup off the U.S. Coast Guard Station and head back to us, passing in review from our left to the right and thence out into the harbor for the start of the race. I started talking, then got Betty Roberts to give some history to the small crowd which had formed to watch the Parade, and then got Beth to talk about her sloop, and then I talked some more, and still no sloops. After what seemed like an eternity. Beth went to try to reach her Co-commodore on the handheld VHP of the assistant dockmaster. I heard later that she said something to the effect that “I DON’T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, BUT WE HAVE RUN OUT OF THINGS TO TALK’ABOUT! COME BACK AND PARADE!” It seems that several large fishing boats had decided to come into the fish pier just ahead of Content, so there was quite a delay. Eventually, the sloops did appear, as promised, and the parade was a great success. I have listed what the skippers wrote on each card for me to announce. We used the Sloop # as the identifier, so they are not in the order of parade. Messing About – Committee Boat (The last shall be first…) Race Committee: Bob Rex, Jerry Burton, Jerry Ross, Leo Campbell, Dick Salter Advisors: Marcia Morang, Hugh Verry #5 Content – Richard, Beth, Ruthie and Robert Langton Presently Commodores of the FSS. Content was built by Stuart Ford of Bailey Island and launched in 1963. For Sale because families grow but boats do not! #6 Eastward – Roger Duncan, Mar}’ Duncan, Robert Duncan. Alec Duncan, Donald Duncan, and Ritchie Duncan. #7 Tannis – Jack and Mary Cronin. John Cronin, Cindy Cronin Christiansen, Andrew Cronin, Michael Cronin, Caroline Cronin Phillips, Matthew Phillips, Paul Schmittner, P.J. Richards (granddaughter of Bruce Morang), Roy Hamlin, Jonathan Levy (#169 Defiance). #24 Tern – Circa 1900 by Wilbur Morse. Owners Paul Haley & Betty Stubbs. Rebuilt by Jack Vibber. Crew: Bob Quadros, Bob Hastings, Jack Vibber #44 Sazerac – Wilbur Morse 1913. Homeport: Isleboro, ME. Captain/Owner Roger Lee, son George Brewster, and other too numerous to mention. #49 Windhorse – Homeport: Rockland, ME. 33′ Sloop built by Phil Nichols of Round Pond in 1964. Presently doing charter work in Rockland. Captain David Jones, crew: Cricket Tuppcr. Bill Heyermann, Mcaghan Jones, Hilary Carr. #71 Gladiator – Homeport: Friendship, ME. 33′ Sloop built by Alexander “Bug” McLain on Bremen Long Island in 1902. Owned by the Zuber family since 1967. Captain Andy Zuber. Josh Williamson. Laura MacDowell, Barbara Hadlock and Nivana Shaw. Advisor: Bill Zuber #82 Morning Star – Homeport: Sandy Point, Maine. An origi- nal Friendship Sloop built in 1912 by Albion Morse in Gushing. Skipper: Judy Oneal Crew: Bob Brooks & Charlene Churchwell from Macon, Georgia. #83 Perseverance – Homeport: Jericho, Maine. Skipper: Bob Jacobson Crew: Doug Jacobson, Jesse Jacobson. Glcnda Armandi. #90 Salatia – Homeport: Southwest Harbor, Maine. Built by Jarvis Newman in 1969. Skipper: Miff Lauriat. Crew: Jed Lauriat. Larry Sweet, Mark Kandutsch, Marge Russakoff, Tracey Haskell. #90 Phoenix – Homeport: Vinalhaven, Maine. Skipper: Tad Beck Crew: Dylan Jackson, Tristian Jackson, Jacob Harvey, Lizzie Kirkham. #96 Voyager – Homeport: Scituate, Mass. Skipper: Bernie MacKenzie, Founder of the Friendship Sloop Society in 1961. Length 33ft. Builder: Lash Brothers of Friendship. ME launched in 1972. Crew: Becky Durand. Ben Rice, John & Emily Bart. #97 Gannet – Homeport: Salem Willows, Mass. Built in 1903. relaumched in 1995 after major rebuilding. Owner: Tom Miller, Crew: Bill Cronin. Baron Peck and Mike (?). #105 At Last – Homeport: Manchester. Mass. Built in 1970. 30 ft. on deck, top-masted. Skipper: George Kwass, Crew: Walter Kwass, Dave Unterborn. #123 Resolute – Built in 1973 by Charlie Burnham in Essex, Mass. Captain: Charlie Burnham. Crew: Ted Burnham. Wayne Cronin. Maria Burnham. #128 Schoodic – Homeport: Winter Harbor, Maine Built in 1973. Owner/Skipper: Bruce Lanning, Crew: Vice Commo- dores Larry & Debbie Plumer and Family of 5, Janna Prosser. #131 Noahsark – Homeport: Kennebunkport, Maine Built in 1972. Owner/Captain: Nicholas Kingsbury, Crew: Eunice Sargent, Jim Snow #147 Anna B – Homeport: Boolhbay Harbor. Maine. Skipper/Owner: Murray McQuaid. Crew: Anna Grisel. Bill Kelley, Howard Singer. #156 Departure – Homeport: Pemaquid Harbor, Maine. Owners: Doug & Irene Amsbary of Franconia. NH. Crew: Bob Stein, Rev. Bill Carter, Charlie & David Holmes, owners of #261 Bluenose of Annapolis. MD. (Continued to Page 8) – 7 –

The 1996 Marblehead Regatta by David Graham, Marblehead Race Chairman August of 1996 was like the summer of 1996, which was on the average like the entire year; cold and wet. However, the second weekend of the month was shaping up to become a little more pleasant on the weather side than what we had been given up to that time. Saturday morning dawned with the overnight passage of a weak cold front that produced a lackluster north- westerly breeze that was forecasted to hold up until noon before veering around to the southeast and respectably filling in as our typical sea-breeze. So much for NOAA. The short ten minute ” AP” while every one of the assembled thirteen Friendship Sloops emptied out of the harbor to the adjacent starting area at Can “1”, was sufficient to accomplish the task, and at 10:10 AM on Saturday, August 10th, the “Warning” cannon was fired. The plan was to send all thirteen sloops in the two divisions on a short beat across the mouth of the harbor to Nun “2”; then on a rectangular course of 11.4 NM for Division II and a similar inside course consisting of 8.3 NM for the Division I sloops. All went well through the “Prepara- tory” cannon and the actual start. Then, as all the sloops were in the process of crossing the line, it happened. What little breeze we had to work with, began to shift. Our pre-planned beat turned out to be a reach until a few minutes later when the breeze also began to die on us. The reach then turned out to be a struggle. Where have we heard that scenario before? So much for NOAA. Eventually in the course of the late morning, a weak and feeble sea breeze did develop, but it had barely enough strength to provide steerage throughout the race course. Meanwhile, the race committee boat Pegasus was turned over to the regular Saturday race crowd and the colors were then hoisted aboard the race committee boat Messing About, which would fly her colors for the remainder of the two-day regatta. Back on the race course, it was a mighty slow pace. During the early after- noon, after the fleet had been followed for a while. Messing About went to work and set up the finish line back at Can “1”. where there was ample time for her trusted crew to solve half the world’s problems — the other half would be left for yet another day. while the sloops of Divisions I and II were to finish the race as the had started — with a struggle. The pace remained agonizingly slow. Eventually, they all finished (and in a few cases — were finished by the committee). Other than that, the day had been pleasant with visibility to the horizon. All that was needed was a little more breeze. Oh well, maybe tomorrow — but we all agreed to stay away from NOAA, at least for a while. The guest speaker following the Saturday evening dinner, was an old friend of the Society, Captain George Duffy. George is a 1939 graduate of Teddy Brown’s school, the Massachusetts Nautical School, forerunner of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Following graduation. George found a berth as third officer on the American Leader. During our entry into WWII, the Leader was intercepted by a German “Q” ship, a raider. The crew of the Leader were taken as prisoners by the Germans who then sank the Leader at high sea in the Atlantic before proceeding south, eventually rounding Cape of Good Hope and up the western side of Africa into the Indian Ocean where the “Q” ship rendezvoused with a submarine of the Japanese Empire. The remainder of George’s WWII days were spent as a guest, along with his crew, of Japan. But it was his story of the friendship that developed with the German captors after WWII that was the highlight of George’s presentation — an insight into living history. Sunday morning was not only bright and clear, but with a stiff breeze that was lacking the day before; not too much but just the right velocity to provide everyone with a thrilling race around government buoys at a distance of 9.1 NM for Division II and of 6.4 NM for Division I, both divisions again starting at 10:10 from Can “1”. If the race was thrilling, the finish was a classic; one that every race committee person dreams about with rails nearly awash and with both divisions finishing at the same time. Alas, if only a video camera had been aboard, maybe this report would be unnecessary. To its credit, NOAA forecasted the day correctly. Guess we may start listening again. In the end, the results of the two day get-together were perhaps a mixture of both days. At the awards presentation of Sunday afternoon, the trophies were given accordingly: Overall Winner – The Ridgway Trophy #7 Tannis Division I Division II 1st Runner-up #169 – Defiance #123 – Resolute 2nd Runner-up #24 – Tern #105 – At Last 3rd Runner-up #258 – Kim #97 – Gannet 1996 was a season full of schedules; full to the extent that the second weekend of August is “yours”. Over the years it has been reserved for the Friendships and now there are many other events that have crept into the traditional August schedule that literally fill the month. Still, the second weekend has become traditional as the reserved weekend for the Friendship Sloop gathering at Marblehead. During these weekends, the tradi- tional races at (now) Rockland are always promoted, even though they may be eleven months down the road. Parade Of Sloops (Continued from Page 7) #157 Liberty – 32′ Length on deck, 44′ LOA. Peter & Lorna Carter, daughter Camden Kingsbury Carter of York, Maine. Crew: Chuck Stacy, Joan Thompson #180 Banshee – Homeport: Mattapoisett, Mass, on Buzzards Bay. Owners: John & Carole Wqjcik – Crew: David & Nancy Bell – David is the FSS Treasurer. #196 – Endeavor – Homeport: Southwest Harbor, Maine. Skipper: Richard Stanley, Owner: Betsy Holtzman Crew: Bill Chamberlain, Abe Noyse, Jeff Cronin, Todney Flora & Jill Schoof, owners of #70 Wings of the Morning. #218 – William M. Rand Homeport: Cundy’s Harbor, Maine. Crew: William M. Rand, Jr., Priscilla Rand, Allison Dana Rand. Lori Rand, John Rand,- Elizabeth Rand Alego. #227 Celebration – Homeport: Bayville, Maine. Crewed by: Merrill brothers, sisters and cousins. #257 Toddy B – Homeport: Key Largo. Florida. Built by Dave Westphal in 1992 in Key Largo, widened in 1995 (Note: Under- statement of the year!) Capt: Dave Westphal, 1st Mate: Loretta Westphal. Crew: Tom Hart. Debbie Sanders. Tony Sanders. -8-