1976 FSS Yearbook

1776 — Bicentennial Regatta — 1976 Annual Homecoming to Muscongus Bay and Friendship Friendship Sloop Society Friendship, Maine, July 29, 30, 31, 1976

Elizabeth Regina Jarvis Newman, Builder Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 ,v n. . t (207) 244-3860 *I Dictator Model .1 X,X 26′ x lr x 5′ 25′ Pemaquid Model n 5300 Ibs., Sail Area 761 25′ x 21′ x 8′ 8″ x 4′ Displacement 17,500 Keel – 2000 Ibs., Sail Area 432 Displacement 7000 She is Friendship’s sweetheart, and although honored only by the term “secretary,” she is everything to the Friendship Sloop Society from cus- todian of cannon ammunition to garde-malade in sickness and cheer-leader in health. The Society will never have, and neither will Fort Knox, enough money to recompense her for her unstinting faithfulness to Friendship Sloopers. Smiling, she answers the good letters, and smiling she does the drudgery of replying to odd correspondence that she should (probably) file in the cuddy. As secretary, only she can do a good part of this booklet. She arranges, manages, and supervises all meetings, and her notes at the speakers’ table are explicit, competent, adequate, ample, and correct. (“What’s next?” . . . “Ask Betty.”) She buys the trophies, calls the newspapers with race results and other stories, tells inquiring tourists about motels, arranges accommodations for reporters and photographers, finds waitresses for the skippers’ banquet, takes orders for the beer run, finds berths for would-be crew members, feeds transient sloopers, remembers everybody, loves everybody, and finds time to do many other things. Locally, she fritters her idle time in good deeds — visiting shut-ins and elderly on schedule, bringing goodies and brightening each corner. She is a registered ambulance attendant and drops all else if the ‘phone rings and a run to the hospital comes up. She paints better than most, does needle- work, and she could teach Oscar how to cook. Each morning she tele- phones about half the homes in Friendship to be sure all is well, and if all is not well — “What can I do?” Unfortunately, Betty is “from away.” Born in Lexington, Massachu- setts, her training in Phys Ed brought her to Friendship (with Al) as an attendant at Oceanward Camp. They bought a home here, and bought the Wallace lobster wharf. Thank God, they’ll never leave. For so many things, and for being you, we thank you, Betty Roberts, we love you — and with no strings attached we dedicate this Sloop Days booklet and the Bicentennial Regatta to you. To the Friendship Sloop Society, Queen Elizabeth is here. 1

Friendship Sloop Society PRESIDENT Dr. Henry O. White (owner of Sarah Mead) VICE PRESIDENT Jack Cronin (owner of Tannis) SECRETARY Betty Roberts — Friendship, Maine TREASURER Ernst Wiegleb (owner of Chris.iy) 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, Herald Jones, Albert Roberts, Betty Roberts, Lincoln Ridgeway 1976 Committees RACE COMMITTEE William Danforth, Chairman Connie Pratt, Elbert Pratt Randy Danforth OFFICIAL HANDICAPPER Cyrus Hamlin PROGRAM COMMITTEE John Gould, Betty Roberts Newton Hinckley BEATRICE PENDLETON SCHOLARSHIP FUND William Pendleton TOWN COMMITTEE Douglas Lash, Chairman Everyone in town willing to help ASSISTANT SECRETARIES Nancy Penniman, Dot Gould, Caroline Zuber MASSACHUSETTS BAY RACES Lincoln Ridgeway — Race Committee Chairman David Graham — Assistant OFFICIAL PIPER Donald Duncan OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER Bill Olsen OFFICIAL CANNONEER Al Roberts Again — In Friendship This is the 16th annual homecoming, and the Friendship Sloop Society welcomes all to the Bicentennial Regatta. This program booklet will tell you about the sloops, give the time of events, and introduce you to the kindly professional and business friends who support our publication. You will also find here certain pleasantries and diversions related to the gen- eral subject. Every effort has been made to bring the public a congenial magazine of merit which will widen the company of Friendshippers, and continue the interest that has made our annual homecoming a major summer event on the Maine coast. In 1977, the homecoming dates will be July 28, 29, and 30. When the lady asked what time the next to the last boat in the race would cross the line, Everett Walker told her honestly that he didn’t have the faintest idea, but that he was a little curious as to why she was interested in the next to the last boat in the race. All we know is what she said. She said, “My husband is probably on it.” Credit: Cover illustration by Maude Olsen, Friendship. FOLLOW THE RACES ON THE GOOD TIME CAPT. BOB FISH Iv. 11:30 a. m. and Iv. 1:45 p. m. Fares — $3.50

Past Regatta Winners 1961 Governor’s Trophy — VOYAGER (one race) 1962 Governor’s Trophy — EASTWARD Eda Lawry Trophy — AMITY Lash Bros. Trophy — EASTWARD 1963 Governor’s Trophy — DOWNEASTER Eda Lawry Trophy — JOLLY BUCCANEER Lash Bros. Trophy —EASTWARD 1964 Governor’s Trophy — EASTWARD Eda Lawry Trophy — CHRISSY Lash Bros. Trophy — EASTWARD Palawan Trophy — MARGIN 1965 Governor’s Trophy — DIRIGO Eda Lawry Trophy — CHRISSY Lash Bros. Trophy — DIRIGO Palawan Trophy — HERITAGE Wonalancet Trophy — HERITAGE 1966 Governor’s Trophy — EASTWARD Eda Lawry Trophy — CHRISSY Lash Bros. Trophy — EASTWARD Palawan Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER George Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Jonah D. Morse Trophy —CHRISSY 1967 Governor’s Trophy — DIRIGO Eda Lawry Trophy — not awarded, race called for fog Lash Bros. Trophy— not awarded, race called for fog Palawan Trophy —CHANNEL FEVER Morrill Trophy — EASTWARD (presented for finishing in fog) Jonah D. Morse Trophy — BLACKJACK 1968 Governor’s Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN Eda Lawry Trophy — CHRISSY Lash Bros. Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN Palawan Trophy — HERITAGE Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Jonah D. Morse Trophy — CHRISSY 1969 Governor’s Trophy — EAGLE Eda Lawry Trophy — EAGLE Lash Bros. Trophy — ECHO Palawan Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Jonah Morse Trophy — EAGLE Anjacaa Trophy — FRIENDSHIP Seiler Trophy —CHANCE 1970 Governor’s Trophy — EASTWARD Eda Lawry Trophy — GLADIATOR Lash Bros. Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN Morrill Trophy — COCKLE Bruno & Stillman — PHOENIX Jonah Morse Trophy — BLACKJACK Anjacaa Trophy — EASTWARD Palawan Trophy — COCKLE Jarvis Newman Trophy — PHOENIX Seiler Trophy — TANNIS Gould Grandfather Trophy — GLADIATOR 1971 All three races cancelled because of fog and lack of wind. Gladiator Trophy — SEPOY Seiler Trophy — VIDA MIA Nickerson Trophy — SARAH MEAD 1972 Governor’s Trophy — ELLIET Eda Lawry Trophy — CHRISSY Lash Bros. Trophy — TANNIS Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Bruno & Stillman — SALATIA Jonah Morse Trophy — CHRISSY Anjacaa Trophy — ELLIET Palawan Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Class D Overall — PHOENIX Jarvis Newman Trophy — ELLIET Seiler Trophy —SARAH MEAD Gould Grandfather Trophy — TANNIS Gladiator Trophy — VOGEL FREI Nickerson Trophy — VOYAGER 1973 Governor’s Trophy — SARAH MEAD Eda Lawry Trophy — DICTATOR Lash Bros. Trophy — PATIENCE Morrill Trophy— CHANNEL FEVER Bruno & Stillman Trophy — MAGI Jonah Morse Trophy — CHANCE Anjacaa Trophy — SARAH MEAD Palawan Trophy —CHANNEL FEVER Class D Overall —CALLIPYGOUS Jarvis Newman Trophy — SALATIA Seiler Trophy — GYPSY Gould Grandfather Trophy — Kim Newman (DICTATOR) Gladiator Trophy — S EPOY Nickerson Trophy — Kip Files (CHANCE) 1974 Governor’s Trophy — DICTATOR Eda Lawry Trophy — DICTATOR Lash Brothers Trophy — TANNIS Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Bruno & Stillman — HOLD TIGHT Jonah Morse Trophy — DICTATOR Anjacaa Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN Palawan Trophy — GYPSY Class D Overall —HOLD TIGHT Jarvis Newman Trophy — HOLD TIGHT Seiler Trophy — MAGI Gould Grandfather —SCHOODIC (Joshua Whitehouse) Gladiator Trophy — TANNIS Nickerson Trophy — Ebenezer Gay, Jr. (DIANA) Dr. Hahn Trophy — ANNA R 1975 Governor’s Trophy — DICTATOR Eda Lawry Trophy — AMOS SWAN Lash Bros. Trophy — SARAH MEAD Morrill Trophy — COCKLE Bruno & Stillman —SALATIA Jonah Morse — DICTATOR Anjacaa Trophy — HIERONYMUS Palawan Trophy — COCKLE Class D Overall — ANNA B Class D Overall —SALATIA Tie Jarvis Newman Trophy — SALATIA Seiler Trophy — BLACKJACK Gould Trophy — TANNIS Gladiator Trophy — EAGLE (A) Nickerson Trophy—RIGHTS OF MAN Surprise Trophy — RAY OF HOPE Trophies Following is a list of the trophies presented each year and what they are presented for: Governor’s Trophy — to overall winner in Classes A & B Eda Lawry Trophy — to Class A winner of Saturday race Lash Bros. Trophy — to Class B winner of Saturday race Morrill Trophy — to Class C winner of Saturday race Bruno & Stillman Trophy — to Class D winner of Saturday race Jonah Morse Trophy — to Class A overall winner Anjacaa Trophy — to Class B overall winner Palawan Trophy — to Class C overall winner Jarvis Newman — to winning 25′ Pemaquid design Friendship Seiler Trophy — to the friendliest Friendship Gould Grandfather Trophy — to the racing sloop with youngest crew member Gladiator Trophy — to the sloop coming the greatest distance Nickerson Trophy — to the sloop with the youngest skipper that actually was in command during the races. New Trophy (to be named later) awarded to the boat or boats in Class A & B that finishes overall in the exact middle, point wise. Post Office Trophy (POT) — to skipper judged most worthy of it!!! President’s Message Welcome! Fair wind! Friendship! Fellowship! Hearty Times! Bicentennial Fun! Thank You All! Best Always, — Hank

A. S. FALES & SON GENERAL STORE GETTY GAS Telephone 354-6431 Gushing, Maine The Personal Book & Stamp Shop Social Stationery Greeting Cards Open: Tues. thru Sat., 10:30-5:00 Main Street — Thomaston Telephone 354-8058 R O C K L A N D , MAINE Your Quality Department Store Gifts-Crafts Route 22O South Friendship Street Waldoboro, Maine 04572 Miriam (tncl Bill Bens List of Events FIRST RACE THURSDAY, JULY 29 9:30 A. M. Skippers’ Meeting 12:00 Noon Starting Time of First Race “Gam Night” for Skippers & Sloops SECOND RACE FRIDAY, JULY 30 9:30 A. M. Skippers’ Meeting Starting Time of Second Race Chicken Barbecue 12:00 Noon 6:00 P. M. 6:30 P. M. Water Events for Youngsters Harbor Lights – at dusk THIRD RACE SATURDAY, JULY 31 9:00 A. M. Skippers’ Meeting 10:30 A. M. Parade of Sloops 12:00 Noon Start of Third Race 12:00 Noon Lobster meal served continously until 6:00 P. M. on hillside facing the Harbor. Snacks and lobster meals served in several places. Information Booth will give full particulars. Open House at Boat Shops and Museum. Please make use of the free “Village Shuttle” to see these points of interest. 7:30 P. M. Awards Banquet served in the Town Hall by reservation only. MASSACHUSETTS BAY RACES — Aug. 28 & 29 Corinthian Yacht Club — Marblehead, Mass. CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE PROGRAM WILL BE NOTED AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH AND ON THE WHARVES.

DOWNEAST AIRLINES ROCKLAND TO BOSTON Twin Engine All-Weather Aircraft Charter Service Anywhere in the Continental United States and Canada Air Ambulance — FAA & VA Approved Flight School FLIGHT SCHEDULE Leave Arrive Leave Arrive Rockland Boston Boston Rockland (B) 7:30 A (B) 9:00 A Daily 10:00 A Daily 12:30 P Daily 3:00 P (A) 5:30 P 8:30 A 10:00 A 11:00 A 1:30 P 4:00 P 6:30 P 8:45 A 10:15 A 11:15 A 1:45 P 4:15 P 6:45 P 9:45 A 11:15 A 12:15 P 2:45 P 5:15 P 7:45 P (A) Except Saturday (B) Except Sunday For Flight Information and Reservations Call Rockland 207-594-2171 Logan International Airport, Boston, 617-569-3126 Scholarship Gift Shop Your attention is directed to the Sloop Society Gift Shop at the shore. Here, all manner of gifts and souvenirs are available through Sloop Days. Proceeds go to the Beatrice Pendleton Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides financial help each year to Friendship high school students who are in need and are going to higher education. List of Friendship Sloops No. & Name i. 2 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 21. 22. 23. Voyager Dictator Golden Eagle Content Eastward Tannis Amity Mary Ann Shulamite Easting Vigor Vida Mia Retriever Jolly Bucaneer Chrissy Blackjack Wilbur Morse Ellie T Depression Class Built By Length Present Ownt A A A B B B A B B B B C B A A A B B A Charles Morse Robert McLain 1904 A. F. Morse 1910 S. M. Ford 1961 James Chadwick 1956 W. S. Carter 1937 Wilbur Morse 1900 Lash Bros. 1958 S. Gannett 1938 C. A. Morse 1920 Morse (Thomaston) 1946 E. L. Stevens 1942 Gannet 1942 McLain 1909 Charles Morse 1912 Wilbur Morse 1900 Carlton Simmons 1947 John Thorpe 1961 1899 30′ 31′ 26′ 25′ 32′ 38′ 30′ 31′ 24′ 29′ 30′ 30′ 22′ 30′ 33′ 30′ 26′ 32′ John Kippin Ipswich. Mass. Jarvis Newman Southwest Harbor, Me. William Haskell Marblehead, Mass. Robert Edwards Montclair, N. J. Roger Duncan Belmont, Mass. & East Boothbay, Me. John D. Cronin Sturbridge, Mass. James R. Wiggins Brooklin, Me. Dr. Joe Griffin Damariscotta. Me. James & Pauline Doolittle Five Islands, Me. James R. Pierpont Milford, Conn. Robert K. Emerson Hancock Point, Me. David King Kittery Point, Me. John W. Rice Scituate, Mass. Ernst Wiegleb Pleasant Point, Me. William Pendleton Searsport. Me. Karl Heiser C’undy Harbor, Me. Dwight Foster Newport News, Va. Lloyd Olson 24. Ancient Mariner A 26. Virginia M A Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse 1910 Boothbay, Me. 25′ H. C. yibber Waterford, Conn. 28′ Jaxon yibber Waterford, Conn.

Boothbay Railway Museum ROUTE 27 BOOTHBAY Ma/ne’s On/y 2 ff. Operating Railroad General Store and Antique Autos Grand Banks Schooner Museum 100 Commercial Street Boothbay Harbor, Maine 142-foot SHERMAN ZWICKER, one of the last of the Grand Banks fishing schooners. Historic marine exhibits. Stem to stern ship’s tour. OPEN DAILY 9 to 9 from May 25 to mid-September MARRINERS INC Free Estimates HIGHWAYS • DRIVEWAYS • PARKING AREAS HOT MIX • COLD MIX CRUSHED STONE • SAND AND GRAVEL Camden Street, Rockport, Maine Telephone 236-4317 Waldoboro Western Auto Associate Store – Home Owned – Ervin and Glenn Wooster Telephone 832-5111 Route 1, Waldoboro, Maine 04572 Auto Parts – Household Items – Bikes – Fishing Equipment Speed Equipment Also Available No Shipping Charges On Most Items 10 List of Sloops – 28. 32. 36. 37. 39. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 48. 49. 50. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 62. 63. 64. 66. 67. Bounty Nomad MarGin Chance Downeaster Pam Gypsy Sazerac Flying Jib Dirigo Channel Fever Surprise Heritage Rights of Man Eagle Echo Right Bower locaste Old Baldy Tern Sarah Mead Columbia Kochab Amicitia Venture Hieronymus B A C A B C C A B B C B C B A B A B B B C B B A B Gannett 1932 Wilbur Morse 1906 Wilbur Morse 1916 Lash Bros. 1963 Carlton Simmons J. P. Hennings 1 963 Judson Crouse 1939 Wilbur Morse 1913 W. S. Carter 1936 Lash Bros. 1964 F. A. Provener 1939 Philip Nichols 1964 Elmer Collemer Murray Peterson 1962 Lash Bros. 1965 Wilbur Morse 1915 Lee Boat Shop Rockland 1965 1912 J. S. Rockefeller 1965 Jerry Maxwell 1969 Newbert & Wallace 1 965 Lester Chadbourne Speers 1953 Lash Bros. 1 965 Morse 1912 Ralph Stanley 1962 22′ 33′ 25′ 32′ 30′ 26′ 23′ 35′ 30′ 30′ 33′ 33′ 29′ 30′ 31″ 72′ 33′ 25′ 21′ 30′ 23′ 28′ 33′ 27′ 33′ Richard Bailey ‘ . ,i- Peekskill, N. Y. ^ ^.jM^*- Montague Miller Noank, Conn. Wm. Blodgett Waldoboro, Me. Alan Goldstein Key Largo, Fla. Virginia Grew Dover, Mass. Kenneth Billings Manchester, Mass. Robert Lash Orland, Me. Donald Ailken, Woodside, Calif. Joseph Barth, Alna, Me. Roland Barlh. Alna, Me. Robert Snyder, Whitefield, Me. Newton Hinckley Friendship, Me. Ernest Sprowl Searsmont, Me. Gordon Winslow Southport, Me. Bill Payne Monhegan, Me. 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. Richard Salter New York Franklin Perkins Lancaster, Mass. Dr. Henry O. White Camden, Me. Fran & Lee Green Tonawanda, N. Y. Holbrook Smith Boothbay, Me. Jeff Pontiff Quincy, Mass. John Porteous Prouts Neck, Me. Albert Neilson Avondale, Pa. 11

LASH BROTHERS BOATYARD FRIENDSHIP, MAINE Telephone 832-7048 “Dirigo” Friendship Academy of Folklore (Back Side Campus) An unincorporated, disorganized, non-tax-exempt institution dedicated to the cultural uplift of the Friendship waterfront * * * * * Now proudly offering two full-length, two-sided, stereo recordings of authentic Down Maine conversations and stories: 1. Newt Hinckley Visits With John Gould At Friendship Back River 2. The Fastest Hound Dog In The State Of Maine The one titillates with numerous pleasantries done with TRUTH and VERACITY; the other relates the incredible tale of Wytopitlock’s speedy rabbit hound. For sale at Wallace’s Market, D. C. Lash’s Hardware, Belts House, and other fine stores in the area. Or, postpaid by mail at $5.95 each from Friendship Academy of Folklore Friendship, Maine 04547 WILLIAM C. PAGE 4<3cht Broker 25' PEMAQUID CLASS FRIENDSHIP SLOOP, Well Built by Ed Coffin, 1971. Cedar Over Oak, Bronze Fas- tened (Topsides Varnished). Two berths in Cuddy Cabin. Large Com- fortable Cockpit. 6 H. P. Johnson in Special Motor Well. Red Cotton Sails. Like New Condition. Asking $10,000. Many other auxiliaries available, please call or write for complete details and lists of offerings. PAGE MARINE SERVICES Yacht and Commercial Vessel Brokerage 26 SEA STREET, CAMDEN, MAINE 04843 TEL. (2O7) 236-2383 12 List of Sloops - 1X<^ 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 80. 82. 83. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 96. Lucy Anne B Coast O Maine B Margaret Motte Gladiator A Temptress Dauphine Patience B Omaha Packet C Beagle Emmie B B Sepoy B Morning Star Perseverance D Ann Frances B Allegiance B Eagle Apogee D Avior B Salatia D Phoenix D Puffin B Anna R. B Diana D Voyager B James Hall 1967 Vernell Smith 1966 Morse Boatyard 1967 McLain 1902 Philip Nichols 1934 Pamet Harbor Camden, 1951 Malcolm Brewer 1965 Morse 1901 C. Morse 1925 C. A. Morse 1905 F. Buck & E. L. Adams 1941 A. Morse 1912 Bruno & Stillman 1969 J. D. Maxwell 1974 Albert M. Harding 1970 McKie Roth, Jr. 1969 Bruno & Stillman 1969 McKie Roth, Jr. 1970 Jarvis Newman 1969 Bruno & Stillman 1970 Basil Day James S. Rockefeller 1970 Kenneth Rich 1970 Jarvis Newman & James Rockefeller 1970 Lash Bros. 1965 25' 30' 30' 32' 33' 26' 30' 35' 26' 28' 35' 28' 30' 38' 24' 22' 30' 22' 25' 30' 25' 25' 25' 32' Otis Maxfield { Louds Island, Me. , ' John Rutledge ''"SSS Westwood, Mass. Michael Grove Sharon, Mass. William Zuber, Friendship, Me. Stuart Hancock, Manasquan, .N. J. Sea Scout Shop "Admiral Dunn" Westerly, R. I. Philip C. Morse, Jr. Naples, Fla. Francis W. Hagerty Cohasset, Mass. C. F. Hansel, Jr. Cranford, N. J. Donald Ives Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Mrs. John Glenn Centre Island, N. Y. Robert Fairbanks Riverside, Conn. Robert Wolff Cambridge, N. Y. John Lasuer, Jr. Hampton, N. H. Jeremy D. Maxwell Spruce Head, Me. Albert M. Harding Kennebunkport, Me. Henry S. Goodwin Avon, Conn. H. M. Landemare Toms River, N. J. Julia & Bertha Chittenden Edgartown, Mass. Cyrus, Jed, Cynthia & Philip Lauriat Southwest Harbor, Me. Alfred Beck Exeter, N. H. K. S. Axelson Waldoboro, Me. Kenneth Rich New London, N. H. Ebenezar Gay Hingham, Mass. Bernard MacKenzie Scituate, Mass. 13 List of Sloops f^* /^^* ^fcC' 7^^G£r£&4ft<&f£'E ^^^&CUL/CAJt* •^ *r*"******'*1'* *TW+*f'l>‘ FOR A LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIP TRY MAINE “FOR A ‘SHORE THING’ IN COASTAL MAINE” ® REAL ESTATE TRY 1 IV 1 § C. R. deROCHEMONT, Realtor 106 PLEASANT ST., ROCKLAND, MAINE (207) 594-8124 04841 : ‘; ‘ ,|>|; ; – ; ‘ ‘ : i _ jfd^B&atinS9HRUbfct…^**«ttt. ^^.-.J..^, ^.-.. _ ^^^^^^^^^•^^•B nwKflll^^^^^HI^Rl^M^Hl^^^^l^^^^^HHIw!&. .u^M^D^HBH^^V^^H^^^^^M^^D^^Hlh 4V ^HiitN^ *b&3 fr3HK»^^IHB~^B^E’-SRRHB9E iHi NgU^Siy ‘ ~-^^»^y[^/’3MHK^iM^ « * sffl ~ Tlr’Tl’*i>slf|i^ p”*^^^^^*JH**^BwBBB5r|JL^^|H£HH • J • ‘ -‘• *• -” ‘ » JfffiblwK i»-:d” • • ^YJ^-*’-‘^*^-iyrMM'”^*M””””’*’**”Bll^™^^^^r*vT^^HE JE^ ^ • ” fr*..:: aft rfiiilrijjjy^’^HfSg.. .-v^-^^fe^;….'”^^^S..v-.^^5s- . ^F*rl85sSSSf5KS?-*FwI«^ –* ~1 WINDJAMMMER WHARF LERMOND’S COVE (Chart 209) ROCKLAND, MAINE Excellent dockage for yachts up to 150’ in length, in landlocked cove, protected from all winds. 1 T water mean low tide. 1 10 and 220 elec- tricity outlets. 175 feet of float space. Fresh water available, also hot showers. Entire facility enclosed with chain link fence, watchman day and night. Area well lighted, very handy to all stores. For dockage information and reservations: Telephone (207) 596-6060. If God had intended man to have fibreglass boats He would have created fibreglass trees! ‘ 97. j j 98. ‘; 100. ! 101. 103. 104. 105. 106. : 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. ‘ 112. j i in. 1 i 114. E 1 115. 116. . 1 1 18. ,! 9- i ~>-> i, m. s ‘ • ’23. 126. 127. Gannet Down East Morning Watch Inverary Sol aster Cockle At Last Hold Tight Magi Loon Petrel Amistad Amos Swarm Secret Yankee Pride Pearle Kittiwake Tinqua Leading Light Wenonah Valhalla Island Trader Ray of Hope . Resolute Whim Lucy S D D D C D D D B B D D D D D D D B B 1903 Bruno & Stillman 1970 Backman’s Boatyard 1970 Bruno & Stillman 1970 Jarvis Newman 1970 Elmer Collemer 1950 Bruno & Stillman 1970 Jarvis Newman 1970 Passamaquoddy & Bill Johnston 1970 G. Cooper 1933 Robert White 1971 W. A. Morse Philip Nichols 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Bruno & Stillman 1971 Elmer Collemer 1960 Francis Nash & Ed Coffin, 1 97 1 Charles Burnham Chester Spear 1939 1890s 27′ 30′ 26′ 30′ 25′ 28′ 30′ 25′ T?’ 31′ 23′ 26′ 27′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 30′ 27′ 25′ 28′ 20′ 28′ Rodgers Pierce i Derry, N. H. Dodd Family ‘” 4 St. Clair, Mich. Donald Starr Boston, Mass. Norman MacNeil W. Newton, Mass. Dr. Curtis Ruff Butler, Pa. Widgery Thomas, Jr. Portland, Me. Dr. Thomas Risley Beverly, Mass. John Cassidy Bangor, Me. Bill Johnston Northeast Harbor, Me. Earl White Spencerport, N. Y. Robert White League City, Texas Edward Kaelber Northeast Harbor, Me. Melvin Cohen Port Clyde, Me. James Craig Sea Bright, N. J. Morris Goldsmith Huntington, N. Y. Robert Rilling Durham, N. H. Warren A. Locke Milton, Mass. George Shaw Durham, N. H. Richard Sonderegger Marquette, Mich. Paul D. Wolfe Pittsburgh, Pa. Robert Mosher San Diego, Calif. Ed Coffin Owls Head, Me. Charles Burnham South Essex, Mass. Wm. A. Flanders Abington, Mass. Jonathan Smith Concord, Mass. 14 15

List of Sloops -£>ox. We fiave pictures of off -sfoops in I”1H Rockland Hobby Shop, Inc. 477 Main Street Rockland * RACE CARS – AFX * R/C AND U/C MODEL PLANES * ALL GAUGES MODEL TRAINS * LARGE PLASTIC MODELS * ROCKETS * ART SUPPLIES * CRAFT SUPPLIES * HOBBY TOOLS * STAMP & COIN SUPPLIES “Serving mid-coast Maine and featuring one of the largest selections of hobby merchandise in the state.” E. S. Bohndell and Son, Inc. Friendship Sloop Sails and Riggings ROUTE ONE ROCKPORT Telephone 236-3549 128. 129. 130. 131. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 149. 150. Schoodic Gisela R Narwhal Noahs ark Independence Four Sons Green Pepper Squirrel Friendship Red Jacket Tremolino Brandywine Renascence Psyche Matelot Ribbit Deliverance Fiddlehead Anna B Fiddler’s Green Woodchips C D B D B D A A B D B D D D D D Collemer & Lanning 1972 A. P. Schafer Jarvis Newman 1972 John Chase 1972 Bruno & Stillman 1973 Charles Collins 1973 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1973 Charles Morse 1920 Wilbur Morse 1900 R. P. Gardner 1973 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1973 McKie Roth 1968 Jim Hall 1974 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1974 Jarvis Newman Tom Morris 1974 Jarvis Newman 1974 Purslow & Partridge Carl Chase Jarvis Newman 1968 Irving Jones Jarvis Newman R. Jenkins Deschenes & Willett 31 25′ 25′ 30′ 30′ 22′ 25′ 46′ 25′ 21′ 25′ 25′ 25′ 25′ 31′ 25′ 25′ Bruce Lanning Winter Harbor, Me. Andrew P. Schafer .W-; Rosedale, L. I., N. Y. Jim Rosenbaum Milwaukee, Wis. John Chase Lynnfield, Mass. Frederick Schwarzman Far Hills, N. J. David Hussey Marblehead, Mass. James Wilmerding Huntington, N. Y. Dick & Theresa Dixon Stonington, Conn. William Van Zee Miami, Fla. R. P. Gardner Rowley, Mass. Helen & John Jurkowski Kingston, N. Y. Paul & Fraley Johnson Mark, Dave, Chris Campbell, Calif. Anna Hall Rowley, Mass. Peter Archbold Pittsford, N. Y. Gerard Miller Perrysburg, Ohio W. Mark Murphy Buffalo, N. Y. Capt. Gerald Purslow Hancock, Me. Dr. Eugene Myer Baltimore, Md. Winthrop Bancroft Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Roy O. Jenkins Waterville, Me. E. Thomas Willett Hojden, Mass. Jean Deschenes N. Grafton, Mass. 151. Departure 152. Ollie M. Kent Murphy 15’ W. G. Heath Hammondsport, N. Y. Kent Murphy Swampscot, Mass. 16 17

Gimbels Emporium A new store with old Victorian charm overflowing with gifts and accessories to please all ages Table Linens – Flatware Stoneware – Jewelry Steiff Toys Hohner Harmonicas Muslin Curtains Wallpaper – Colonial Paints Clocks – Lamps Custom Lampshades Large Selection of Waterford Crystal Fine China – Haviland Lenox – Rosenthal Spode – Royal Doulton Royal Worcester -‘Mikasa BRIDAL REGISTRY 64 Maine Street — Downtown Brunswick PORT-OF-CALL FOR BOATING ACTION IN THE BOOTHBAY HARBOR REGION! Brewer’s Boatyard, Inc. 633-2970 Maine Coast Boat Sales, Inc. 633-3482 FULL SALES AND SERVICE FACILITIES CRUISERS: MARINE TRADER TRAWLERS • PACEMAKER • VIKING • TROJAN • TODD BOATS SAIL AUXILIARIES: ISLANDER • IRWIN – PAGESHIP • ISLAND TRADER AUXILIARY SERVICES: MARINA • DOCKAGE • MOORINGS • SHIP’S STORE • AIR • STORAGE & REPAIR • CHARTS • LAUNDRY & SHOWERS ON LOCATION AT: Brewer’s Boatyard _ West southport, Maine 045/6 18 List of Sloops 153. Angelus 154. Muscongus A 155. The Wisdom of Solomon D 156. Laperouse D 157. Finestkind D 158. Eva R A 159. Pacific Child D 160. Springa Leak 161. 162. Irene A 163. Reward 164. Jesse May A 165. Skimmer 166. Schoodic 167. Freedom 168. Loon 169. Defiance 170. Lady of the Wind 171. Golden Anchor 172. Fool Star Charles Collins Albion Morse 1909 Newman & Morris 1975 Newman & Morris 1975 J. Newman & D. Salter E. Robinson (Marconi Rig) 1906 Bruno & Stillman 1969 McKJe Roth 1973 Sam Guild C. Morse Wm. Greene C. Morse Cliff Niederer Inverness, Calif. Concordia Co. 1967 Ralph Slanley 1976 Newbert & Wallace Hugh Jacob & Son 1974 Dowd Dias Brooklin, Me. 1976 J. Newman T. Morris 1976 J. Newman T. Morris Sheeh an- Drake 22’ Charles Collins i Bass River, Mass. ‘ ^ ‘”fc Albert Lindquist Wilton, Conn. 25′ Dr. Frank Shaw Youngstown, Ohio 31′ Paul Lacouture Dayton, Ohio 31′ Dick Salter Manchester, Mass. 33′ Robert Bruneau Stamford, Conn. 30′ John Nosworthy San Diego, Calif. 25′ Morgan Hendry Wilmington, Del. 22′ Didier Dorot Mamaroneck, N. Y. 38′ Warren Huguley Fair Haven, N. J. Wm. & Jean Greene Rocklin, Calif. Stanley Gatt Oak Lawn, 111. 25′ Walter G. Andrews Belvedere, Calif. 25′ Dr. Gerald Zel N. Dartmouth, Mass. 28′ Richard & Helen Dudman Washington, D. C. 30′ Hugh Jacob Bath, Me. 22′ Frank Phinney Brewer, Me. 31′ William Manookian New York, N. Y. 31′ Golden Anchor Inn Bar Harbor, Me. 25′ Jim Sheehan-Drake Carlisle, Pa. Listings in Italics are member boats that do not exist any more. Gone but not forgotten. Non-Members 3. Finette A 8. Banshee A 12. Friendship A Wilbul Morse 1915 Morse Wilbur Morse 1 902 47′ Frank Smith Westfield, Conn. 30′ Benjamin Waterworth New Bedford, Mass. 29′ Robert Cavanaugh Compton, R. I. 19

Non-Members (continued) 20. 23. 25. 27. 29. 30. 31. 33. 34. 35. 38. Moses Swann Depression Sea Duck Red Coat Susan Kidnapped White Eagle Smuggler Pal-o-Mine Mary C Eleazar A A B A A B B B Morse 1910 1899 Morse Boatyard (Ketch Rig) Bob McKean Sid Carter Wilbur Morse 1902 Wilbur Morse Philip Nichols 1942 Gannet 1947 N. D. Clapp (Marconi Rig) W. S. Carter 1938 30′ 32′ 25′ 28′ 41′ 28′ 28′ 27′ 20′ 38′ Larry Harris New Orleans, La. Laurence Bershad Marblehead, Mass. Eric Osborn Bristol, R. I. Restored Sinclair Kenney Edgewood, R. I. James B. L. Lane Winchester, Mass. Nathaniel Clapp Prides Crossing, Mass. Capt. David Smith Marshfield, Mass. S. E. GUILD CUSTOM BOATBUILDING Pleasant Point Gushing, Maine 354-2309 THOMPSON’S NAUTICAL JEWELRY GOLD AND SILVER A FINE SELECTION OF GEMS FOR CUSTOM JEWELRY OPEN 10:00-5:00 TUESDAY thru SATURDAY Back Meadow Road Damariscotta 563-5280 20 Non-Members (continued) 40. 41. 47. 51. 60. 61. 65. 79. 81. 84. 95. 99. 102. 124. 125. Comesin Snafu Galatea Old Salt A Windward B Gallant Lady A Ni mbus Regardless B Philia Savoy A Buccaneer A Agustus Callipygous D Jacataqua Erwin Jones 1962 McKie Ruth 1964 W. A. Morse Rob McLain & Son 1902 J. S. Rockefeller 1966 Morse 1907 Fred Dion 1963 Kennebec Yacht, Inc. 1969 Morse Wilbur Morse 1890 Tim Bliss Bruno & Stillman 1971 Al Paquette 1969 32′ 35′ 30′ 32′ 32′ 25′ 33′ 32′ 38′ 22′ 40′ 27′ 37′ 30′ 25′ Carlton Wilder Jacksonville, Fla. Alfred Gastonguay Beverly, Mass. John Kapelowitz Mt. View, Calif. Robert Morrison Metuchin, N. J. Leon Knorr Rowayton, Conn. George Dowling Syracuse, N. Y. Anthony Menkel, Jr. Birmingham, Mich. Fred Swigart New Orleans, La. Wm. Williams Swansea, Mass. Bruce Myers Yarmouth, Me. Frank & Marcelle Savoy Beverly, Mass. Eugene Tirocchi Johnston, R. I. Tim Bliss Coconut Grove, Fla. Henk Vanderkolk Ontario, Canada Edward Lewis Falmouth, Mass. 132. Vogel Frei : 137. Friendship / 148. Sloop Out of Water Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse 30′ Herman Samitsch aboard 46′ William Van Zee 1900 Amity Annie Pode Angus Aurara Black Witch Carolyn Dottie G. Duchess El Yanqui Estelle A Maria Nor Easter Pemaquid III Princess Red Wing Sea Gull Spirit of Joshua Spoondrift Surprise Tecumseh Volunteer Wild Wind Built by W. S. Carter (ferro-cement) (fiberglass) K. Rider Simms, Scituate Simms, Scituate Wilbur Morse Rob McLain Charles Burnham Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse Wilbur Morse W. S. Carter W. Morse Gannet Miami, Fla. Joe Vinciquerra Andover, Mass. Present 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 McKinnon, Sillery, Que. Joe Richards, Key Biscayne, Fla. Marjorie Debold, Middletown, Conn. Mike Dolan, Hollywood, Fla. James Tazelaar, McLean, Va. Harold Tweedy, New Rochelle, N. Y. Peter Boback, Fairfield Conn. David Carr, Palm Beach, Fla. Brian Neri, Buffalo, N. Y. Robert Standen, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 21

Roland A. Genthner, Inc. Cities Service Distributor Waldoboro Station Moody’s Motel and Restaurant WALDOBORO PHONE 832-5362 Estella A. 22 MODERN UNITS – HEAT – TELEVISION RESTAURANT OPEN 24 HOURS HOME COOKED PASTRY PHONE 832-7468 Proprietors: Mr. and Mrs. Percy Moody Nathaniel S. Wilson SAILMAKER Visit us at our New Location at Hodgdon Brothers Repair Yard Box 71 East Boothbay, Maine 04544 Tel. (207) 633-5071 Mystic Seaport Photo The Hams Join Us 22 The “camp” of the amateur radio operators on McCauley’s “19th Green” at Back River was photographed by Vincent L. Carr of South Port- land, operator of Wl WAS. About the only edifice not shown is the tent of Jim and Bonnie Hartley, W1DIS, Raymond. After the races the group re- laxed well into the evenings, and the lobster feed that graced one evening was a notable experience that was noised around the world afterwards when the hams called other hams from here to New Zealand and bragged about what fun they were having in Friendship. The 1975 races of the Friendship Sloop Society had a concerted, or- ganized, system of ship-to-shore communication — a free service on the part of some “hams.” This injected something new into the program, and was so successfully carried out that revisits by these amateur radio opera- tors seem to be a must not only for the folks handling the races, but for the hams themselves — they left on the Sunday morning agreeing their outing had been extremely enjoyable and they would come back. The ham lives in a freemasonry of esoteric language, zealously intent on his hobby, and back of his personal pleasure with his “shack” and his “rig” he believes there is a strong public service aspect. He is ready in all manner of ways to perform herioically if occasion requires. Floods, famine, fires, pestilence — often a ham plays a part in rescues, warnings, relief. All the world, for him, is a direct-dial, local call. He is nameless, because radio uses “handles” instead of names. Jim, Art, Joe — that’s all they use, plus their prized call letters and their locations. They’re everywhere, CQ, CQ, CQ, and when they make contact the conversation is often limited to how the signal comes in, what their power is, and things that non-hams find of little interest. It was Jim of W1DIS, Raymond, Maine, who set up 23

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talk to other hams all around the world about what a good time they were having. The nights were respectably cool, but not too cool for comfortable camping. Jim and Bonnie, along with W1DIS, slept in a tent; the others had sophisticated campers and vans. When the Friday race was cancelled, the hams drove out to look at places of interest in the area. Each night they sat about a campfire until late. Sunday morning they broke camp, driving away talking to each other, and the broad airwaves, about what a wonderful time they had at Friendship. As they drove, talking, toward Route 97, a small sign had been prepared to bid them farewell. It said: TNKS 73’s Pis Rpt 1976 This caused the reply: RCD OK TU CUL In ham lingo, this translates: “Thanks, best wishes (regards), please repeat in 1976.” And the answer: “Received OK, thank you, see you later.” In other words, FB. (Fine business all around.) ALFRED STORER “t)utehBo/ does it- •• best;! Friendship Street Coal – Lumber Complete Line of Building Materials Dutch Boy Paints Waldoboro, Maine Telephone 832-5241 HALL FUNERAL HOME Serving Friendship 832-5541 26 Here It Is^ Pete Sloops listed in this booklet are classified A, B, C, and D, and race each in her own class. This is thus explained: In 1961 a single race was held, the first homecoming contest of the newly formed Friendship Sloop Society. It was the next year that the fleet was divided into two classes — A and B. It was in 1964 that the annual Sloop Days booklet had the following: In setting up a regatta for these sloops we have been confronted with many problems, not the least of which has been classification. For three years the sloops have raced under two classes — Originals (those built prior to 1915), and Replicas (the more recently built sloops). This year we have felt it necessary to include three classes: A, Originals; B, Replicas; C. Near Replicas. When the first fiberglass sloops appeared, the fourth class, D, had to be set up, and this is established to include ferro-cement, etc. The term “near-replica” is a condescension to the fact that as the original Friendship Sloop developed amongst the numerous boatbuilders of this area, she took on variations — some minor, some not so minor — and many a boat appeared which was not wholly within the basic tradition. There had to be a point where the committee could say, “That’s close enough.” Hence, Class C. Ornithological Report Last year’s program booklet told how a fake owl had been put on the mast of the Flying Jib to scare away a fishhawk. Lobstermen say it will work with seagulls. It didn’t work with a fishhawk. One came right away, perched on the owl, and ate a fish. 27

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VISIT ROCKPORT HARBOR DURING FRIENDSHIP SLOOP DAYS Luncheon – Dinner – Cocktails – On The Waterfront Come by car . . . or tie up your boat at our pier. Gulf gas & diesel fuel – 12 ton Travelift – Dockage & Guest Moorings Luke and Nor ma Allen Open April thru December ROCKPORT HARBOR, MAINE Telephone 236-2330 D. C. LASH HARDWARE FRIENDSHIP, MAINE 832-7781 “DIRIGO” DAVID KENNISTON Lobsfer Trap Stock Route One Warren, Maine 44 Some of the vessels were captured by the British. Some were run ashore and burned. Nearly all were abandoned. The sailors and marines commenced a retreat through the vast wilderness to the Kennebec. After great suffer- ing, many of them reached the forts on the river. The General Court, after a thorough investigation of the affair, pronounced sentence incapacitating Commodore Saltonstall from ever holding a commission in the service of the state, and honorably acquitting Generals Lovell and Wadsworth. — From The History of Maine, Abbott (Editor’s note: This excerpt is included here as foot- note to the Bicentennial, showing Maine’s contribution to the Revolution. General Peleg Wadsworth was grandfather of Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, late of Portland.) No Shadow Candlemas, 1976, was not a day for woodchucks in the vicinity of Friendship. The harbor took its worst lacing from nature in the memory of anybody, and if a groundhog had darst show, he’d-a been blown by the wind clearn to Belfahst. It was an anxious day, but actual damage was slight. One boat parted fasts and came down on another, no great harm done, and two went aground. During the night, everybody with a boat in the harbor was standing around expecting trouble and praying for none, and the wicked wind kept up into the morning of the third. Gerald’s skiff swamped. The whether boys on the airwaves didn’t seem to agree on what was going on. The barometer slid to close to 28, and that was certainly a record as well as being hurricane stuff. One boy said a high-low-jack from Ber- muda had tangled with a frisker of the Great Lakes, and another said it was a prairie freak that joined a Nova Scotia breeder. Whatever it was, it was a mess maker from away back, and gave Friendship Harbor its roughest day. Not too much lobster gear was out at the time, so damage to traps wasn’t on folks’ minds, but the threat to moored boats was real enough. There was no sun all day, so the woodchucks didn’t matter anyway. 45

Another of Maine’s Summer Events Maine Seafoods Festival ROCKLAND August 5-6-7-8 Four Days of Fun and Feasting Untie* Owe A Complete Service . . from design to the finished product. THE COURIER-GAZETTE One Park Drive Rockland, Maine 04841 THE COURIER-GAZETTE Published on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of each week, we are a hometown newspaper cov- ering 26 communities. COURIER PUBLICATIONS Special publications include annual edition State O’ Maine Facts; Maine Coastal Cooking; Jubilee Cookbook; Maine Cook- ery, Then and Now; Waldo Tyler’s World; Cuddles, The True Story of a Befuddled Maine Woodchuck. THE COASTAL COURIER A summer weekly, covering items and current events of in- terest to our summer visitors. Maine’s major tourist publica- tion. PRINTING DEPARTMENT All phases of fine printing from artwork to finished product are done in our modern Commercial Printing Department. 46 Philip Nichols, Round Pond Philip Nichols of Round Pond and his fifth Friendship. She’s “all set and ready to go ‘cept for puttin’ overboard,” but he doesn’t know if she’s for sale. (Photo by David Littleton-Taylor, Lincolnville.) At 82, Philip Nichols of Round Pond says he’s “slowed some,” but in mid-April he seemed to have wintered well, and his dooryard was literally littered with fitted firewood ready for the shed and next fall. He said he hadn’t started all his wood yet, because his Model-A tractor needed a valve job, and he’d been doing the job up in the woods rather than bring it to the shop. He hoped to get it running that afternoon. Philip Nichols has built five Friendship Sloops, alone and from scratch, and they have been as pretty as any and prettier than some. The fifth, un- named, is “all set and ready to go ‘cept for puttin’ overboard,” and when asked if she is for sale Philip said, “I don’t know.” A very shrewd a-la-Nichols guess might be that she will come forth some day as Idunno. His first was the Result of his inexperience; the second was built under Pressure; the name of the third was to be a Surprise; and the fourth’s name was a well-kept Secret. When Phil talks to you, there’s a twinkling to his eyes that suggests he is always amused at some little thing nobody else knows about. A bit of family tree goes with Phil’s story. Captain Thomas Nichols of Round Pond was a blue-water man who took his square riggers the world 47

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coves. These vessels were not exactly fishing vessels, but were transporters of fish. The fish were caught by people living along our coast and on our islands, and were brought to Damariscove to be ready for loading when a vessel came. These vessels were not very big — the Mayflower was one of them, and she had been coming to Maine for fish before she was chartered to haul Pilgrims. She was about 180 gross tons. But even so, seven such ships coming here to load salt fish presupposes something of an established business. There must have been wharves, derricks, sheds, flakes, housing, and probably even a boatyard for repairs. Enough so we can argue that Maine was a rather busy place before the arrival of the Pilgrims. In general, the area of this fisheries activity that was identified with Monhegan and Damariscove extended from Georges River on the east to New Meadows River on the west. A region near enough to the rendezvous so a fisherman could bring his products in a sloop and deliver them to the broker. Muscongus Bay, and Friendship, would thus be within the area. In 1622 the number of English ships coming here for fish had increased to 32, and the number of people living here to service the fisheries business had grown accordingly. The Mayflower had brought 102 Pilgrims, but half of them failed to survive the rigors of the first winter. The folks in Maine, however, had things in control, and were prosperous. It was in 1622 that Governor Winslow of the Plymouth Colony sailed the shallop up to the Damariscove Islands and begged needed food from the Maine fishermen. All this, too, was recorded in the Plymouth journals, and Governor Win- slow was careful to set down that the fisherman of Maine made no charge for the food they loaded into the Pilgrim shallop. (Ed. note: The word “shallop” derives from the same Dutch word that gives us “sloop.” In French it came out as “chaloupe,” and in Dutch it was “sloepe.” Coming into English through German, we received it as “sloop.”) Some 84 English families were living in the Monhegan-Damariscove region by that time — greatly outnumbering the fifty or so surviving Pil- grims. They were not, however, in a single colony; they were living here and there on the islands and along the main. They were certainly well enough off so the gift of a boatload of food to the Pilgrims caused them no hardship. But what kind of people were they? The historian has told us, and here is the quotation: These (Maine) men were generally reckless adventurers. Some were runaway seamen, some fugitives from justice, and some those vagrants of civilization, who, by a strange instinct, seek seclusion from all civil and religious restraints. The state of society was distinguished by its lawlessness. Every man followed his own impulses unchecked. The grossest immoralities prevailed. The Indians were cheated and outraged in every way to which avarice, appetite, or passion could incite depraved hearts. There was no sabbath here; no clergy to proclaim the gospel with its alluring promises and its fearful retributions. Some royal commis- sioners were sent out to investigate affairs. Their report was appalling. This led the Plymouth Company (Ed. Note: — this was not the Pilgrim’s Plymouth, but the one in England, and the company was the grantee of Maine lands from the 52 The Rev. Mr. Merrill has a poor reception. Crown) to adopt vigorous measures to reduce Maine society to some condition of law and order. Three gentlemen were sent over, — Robert Gorges as governor, Francis West as admiral, and the Rev. William Merrill, invested with authority to manage public affairs. Their power seems quite absolute. They were instructed “to do what they should think just and fit in all cases, capital, criminal, civil, and military.” The Rev. William Merrill, an Episcopal clergyman, was commissioned to endeavor to establish the institutions of religion among this rude people, who were more difficult to be influenced than the Indians. Mr. Merrill ‘met with such a reception, that he soon aban- doned the effort as hopeless, and returned to England in dis- gust. So we cannot boast that our ancestors were on a par with the pious Pilgrims. We cannot say that they had the qualities to commence founding a great and honored nation. But, we can say that if it hadn’t been for the wicked fishermen of the Friendship region, those pious Pilgrims would have died of starvation and been erased from memory. People who feed Pilgrims can’t be all bad. And what would have become of the Pilgrims if our Friendship-Monhegan-Damariscove-etc., people, back in 1622, had been upright and god-fearing, and lacked the redeeming virtue of Charity? That is a good Bicentennial question. 53

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