1995 FSS Yearbook

FRIENDSHIP SLOOP DAYS Content, the flagship 1995 YEARBOOK & GUIDE THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY’S 35TH ANNUAL REGATTA

ROCKLAND-THOMASTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WELCOMES THE FRIENDSHIP SLOOP SOCIETY TO ROCKLAND, MAINE Join the Sloop Society members for public breakfasts daily, public supper and free entertainment on Wednesday. The pub- lic is welcome to attend the skippers’ meeting each morning, visit sloops dockside at the Public Landing. Other events include a USCG demonstration and rowboat races. OTHER SUMMER EVENTS July 4 ~ Thomaston 4th of July July 7-9 ~ Schooner Days August 3-6 ~ Maine Lobster Festival For more information on the area, contact the Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 508 • Rockland, ME 04841 1-800-562-2529 or 207-596-0376 Gifts for all Occasions • Department 56 Villages • Fruit & Gourmet Baskets • Beers’ Choice Limited • Music Boxes • Sno•$ /•ifSs&A’iy* .- FrSE£’*’iS£j7*:.i [|tfi»to store there was a small notice on the bulletin board telling of the Friendship races. Bruce said, “Oh, great — Marcia, these are the most beautiful sloops in the world. Let’s take the kids and go watch the races tomorrow.” On Al and Betty’s wharf was a notice that anyone interested in racing could leave his name and he would be called if he were needed, and Ern’s helmsman’s cow went into labor on Friday morning, and Bruce was tracked down, and that was the start of a 31-year love affair Bruce had with the Friendships.” Bruce raced with Ernie Wiegleb aboard Chrissy, where we came to respect his skill as a helmsman. From 1978 through 1982 he applied his skills as writer and editor to our yearbook, and in 1982 followed Bill Danforth as chairman of the Race Committee. With stopwatch, cannon and flags, not only did he manage the races but he arranged the whole regatta program year after year through 1992. In his last two years with us, his presence at the Boothbay regatta and at annual meetings was a strong link with our tradition. Bruce was a master of the written language. As a writer and newspaper editor, words were his business. He used them skillfully, affectionately, sometimes sharply, as a carpenter uses good tools. As a memorial to Bruce, his family has established an award to be given at the annual meeting for the best article submitted for publication in the yearbook. The editor of the yearbook sometimes must blue-pencil articles heavily to squeeze them into narrow spaces, so the original manuscripts, whatever their lengths, will be judged by the committee, and the winner will be asked to read the piece as written at the annual meeting. 3 Bruce N. Morang

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ANDREW WYETH AT THE OLSON HOUSE Spirit of a Place July 1 – October 29 FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM 352 Main Street, Rockland, Maine 04841 Tel: 207-596-6457 &MffU&& BMC TRUCKS • SALES • SERVICE • PARTS • LEASING • USED CARS (594-5563 179 Camden Street L.S. Route One 10 No Motor? Not Yet! by Lucy Bell and Peter Sellers Lucy Bell Lucy Bell is a 38-foot Friendship sloop constructed in a barn in Doylestown, Pennsylvania by her owner, Peter Sellers. She was begun in 1971 and launched in 1983 at the Brooklin Boatyard, where she was rigged. No Motor? by Lucy Bell Sellers From the beginning we decided Lucy Bell should have no motor. The reason for this was quite simple. We liked sailing; we didn’t like motoring. Peter and I had both come from a tradition of day-sailing, mostly in a motorless 28-foot knockabout. We knew that if we had a motor in our new boat, we would feel compelled to use it. So we set things up so that sailing was all we could do. Now, in our eleventh summer afloat, are we still pleased with our decision? Having no motor certainly has had a major influence on every aspect of our cruising. It has greatly altered the rules of the game. The rules we play by are not the same for us as for everyone. Sometimes we wonder if we are not playing a different game altogether. Our cardinal rule is to avoid deadlines. There is nothing worse than having to be somewhere when you can’t get there. Our solution is to avoid having to be somewhere. If we have a week clear for cruising, we plan a trip that ought to take four days. If we have three weeks, we plan a two-week cruise. With a motor, we could cover more distance. But continued on page 13 11

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BREAKFAST* LUNCH + DINNER Large variety of seafood 4 fine food 4 low prices Open 6 A.M. – 8 P.M. 7 Days A Week Call for Take-out or Delivery 4 596-7556 441 Main Street 4 Rockland Puffin’s Nest Gifts for all ages & occasions Quality T’s & Sweatshirts Maine-Made Gifts & Souvenirs Clothing • Cards • Candles Pottery • Pottery • Pottery OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 416 Main St. • Rockland 594-2660 26 Main St. • Belfast 338-5774 36-40 Main St. • Damariscotta 563-1815 Also visit our shop in Port Clyde Lighthouse Gift Shop 421 Main St. • 596-0012 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Eggs, Omelettes, Pancakes, Homemade Muffins Sandwiches, Subs, Burgers, Fresh Salads Great Lobster Rolls Lite Fare, Mexican, Cajun, Seafood, BBQ Ribs & Chicken Homemade Pies and Cakes A Great Selection of Maine’s Micro-Brewed Beers Wines, Coolers, Punches and Soda Serving until 8 pm 7 days a week Wishing the racers good weather & fair winds! 12 continued from page 11 we’ve been as far east as Cutler and as far west as Boothbay, and if we ever have the free time, as we always think we’re going to, we will go even farther. Another of our rules is to start looking for our anchorage about 3 p.m. We break this rule from time to time when we have a good wind and an appealing harbor still ahead. Still, we do try to anchor early, as the prospect of being caught without a refuge when the wind drops is an uninviting one. Once, when calm and fog set in at midday, we spent the night anchored in eighty feet of water off Schooner Head. It wasn’t a bad night, but we’re not eager to do it again. Getting in early has many compensations, however. It means you have plenty of time for exploring, reading, writing, fishing, etc. Yet another practice we have adopted to suit our motorless estate is to anchor always on three anchors. If you can’t motor your way out of trouble in the middle of the night, it’s better not to drag out of position in the first place. With three anchors set at roughtly 120° angles, we can sleep soundly. Once the main anchor is down, I row out to the other two, 25- pound Danforths, in the inflatable dinghy. It’s a satisfying task. We do not land at docks. We are deterred from doing so by visions of our 30-foot boom sweeping innocent bystanders into the sea. In fact, we give docks and other boats as wide a berth as possible. We rely on our tender, Therese, for quick transportation to and from the thick of things. Therese, by the way, is an essential feature of our whole cruising style. Built by David Leather of Essex, England and modeled on a North Sea fishing boat, she is a 15- foot lugger who tows beautifully and who rows as well as she sails. She is perfect not only for ferrying gear and people but also for negotiating crowded harbors and narrow rivers. She is too heavy to beach, however, which is why we have the inflatable Sea Dog as well. At this point we must admit that we do have some auxiliary power, a large sculling oar or “yuloh,” with which Peter can do very well in a calm if the current is not overwhelming. No wind combined with excessive current means anchoring. ‘ Don’t we sometimes get becalmed? And doesn’t it drive us crazy? Of course we get becalmed. And it can drive us a little mad. Mostly, though, we find ways to amuse ourselves until the wind comes up, which in these waters it almost always does, and when it does come up, we feel a joy far beyond what we would have felt if we had turned on a motor – or even known that we could have. After 11 years, do we wish we had a motor? We wish we had more wind every once in a while, but a motor? Not yet! Not Yet! by Peter Sellers When Lucy Bell says “Not yet,” she is choosing her words carefully. We enjoy sailing our sloop as she is and never have any intention of putting an engine in her, but my wife is not one to tempt fate. The majority of coastal cruising boats take to their motors when the conditions are the least bit adverse. Will they remain compatible with those who are depending on sail and oar? On our last cruise, when we let go our anchor in Pulpit Harbor and snubbed it after we had gained some sternway, it did not set properly. By the time we had let out more scope and set the anchor securely, we found ourselves closer than we liked to another yacht anchored astern. Rather than sail again, we decided to kedge ourselves cautiously over to another position. While we were conducting this operation, the owners of the yacht astern were returning aboard with a worried look. When we explained to them that we were kedging, they got up their anchor as fast as they could, and, when they had motored to a new anchorage, we heard them saying to an arriving yacht, “Don’t anchor next to those people!” The next morning as we were tacking out the narrow entrance of the harbor in a light air, using our sculling oar to help us along, the people we had disturbed the night before continued on page 15 13

Ralph W. Stanley, inc. Wooden Boats for Work & Pleasure Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 (207) 244-3795 DID YOU KNOW? SIMONEAU & NORTON CPAS has seven LOCAL Certified Public Accountants dedicated to serving the Midcoast area. Marianne Masters, CPA Dennis Norton, CPA Linda Drinkwater CPA Laila Mignone, CPA Margaret Sawyer, CPA Valerie Alex, CPA Richard Simoneau, CPA Providing Quality Computer, Financial, and Tax Services to Businesses and Individuals Since 1977 8 North Main Street, Rockland, Maine Tel. No. 594-9501 • Fax No. 594-7338 Great communities are diverse communities. We celebrate variety in our neighborhoods and hope you’ll stop by to sample our own version of local color. Shop’n Save continued from page t.t motored by with a look of silent puzzlement in their faces. Out in the open water, we seldom have close encounters with motorboats, except for lobster boats at work. In or out of harbor, the lobstermen are invariably friendly and understanding. Could it be that they recognize kinship between themselves and the boats that used to do the lobstering? Mainly, I think, they are very experienced at boat handling and, unlike many who are new to cruising, have a complete understanding of what we are up to. They are traditionalists and seem to appreciate the boats that say, “Not yet” to high- tech sailing. For whatever reason, a common greeting we get from lobstermen is a thumbs- up. Long-time cruising sailors in Maine know a Friendship sloop when they see one. They understand what we are doing, even if they think we are crazy. When other boats pass by close enough to speak, they generally say, “What a beautiful boat!” They do not say what would be the highest praise of all, “Doesn’t she sail well!” We think she does, and that is what we like about Friendship sloops more than how they look. That is our message; they are sailboats, not museum pieces. Not yet! Eastward Restored by Ralph Stanley Eastward After nearly 40 years of service, Eastward came to Ralph W. Stanley, Inc. this winter for extensive repairs. On April 25 she was on her way back to have her interior, which Roger had taken out previously, replaced. Repairs included a number of new planks, new butt blocks, 36 new frames, repair to the rudder step and a major repair to the keel. Topsides work included repair to the bulkhead, new cockpit coamings, toe rails, cap rails and quarter bitts. Guard rails and chain plates were also removed, rebedded and refastened. In order to do this work, space was rented from the Ocean House Co., owned by Dan Chalmers of Manset. The work was done by Timothy Goodwin and Jeff Gold, employees of Ralph W. Stanley, Inc. It gives us great satisfaction to know that through our efforts Eastward will again be sailing this summer. 15

For an outstanding assortment of quality apparel for men and women. We carry full lines of outerwear, swimwear, raingear, sportswear, dresses and accessories. In two mid-coast locations. Open 7 days a week 633-2293 • 236-3943 BOOTHBAY HARBOR & CAMDEN VILLAGE STORE & Children’s Shop Furnishings and gifts for homes, cottages and boats. Children’s boutique, sizes infant to 14. BOOTHBAY HARBOR 1-800-414-5144 ^GLADIATOR* SAIL A CLASSIC 1902 Class “A” Original Friendship Sloop SAILING DAILY DURING JULY & AUGUST Half-day, full-day & sunset cruises on beautiful Muscongus Bay from Friendship Harbor Town Landing. Available for charter or island-hopping. Reservations suggested. Call for information, dates available, times and cost per person (207) 354-8036* ‘Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., your call may be forwarded to our cellular phone aboard GLADIATOR. Please try again in a few minutes if we can’t answer in time. 16 The Sawzall by Harold Burnham Kids should not grow up thinking that a boat is a giant wooden yard orna- ment that Daddy swears at. With this in mind, last year I reached the point where it was time to stop working on Chrissy and start sailing her. I had spent much of the late winter, spring and early summer taking “Chrissy breaks” from my other jobs to restore Chrissy’$ shape, replace her deadwood, and re- build her bottom. I also had patched her deck enough to hold the boat together. Nevertheless, there was still much work to be done, the major portion of which would be shortening Chrissy’s cabin and extending her cockpit. Mike Ginn, build- er of the sloop Chebacco, advised me that “all it takes to get a sloop in the water is a deadline.” I told him that I intended to launch in a little over a week, and he gasped and got me his sawzall and a new blade. He said, “In that case, I think you’ll also need these.” My friend John Drake had dropped off a pile of wood left over from a Chinese junk continued on page 19 Chrissy on her way home 17

Tour Hosts: Ligct, and Len Jahnke Town Landing Road • P.O. Box 35 Friendship, ME 04547 207-832-6646 In Connecticut • 203-647-1368 FRIENDSHIP MARKET MAIN ST. FRIENDSHIP, MAINE 04547 GROCERIES • MEAT PRODUCE • PIZZA- ICE HOT & COLD SANDWICHES Set Sail: Drop Anchor: Mon.-Sat. 8 A.M. 8PM Sunday 9A.M. 8P.M. 832-4283 John & Norma Black: owners | WALLACE’S MARKET | = Main Street = E Friendship, Maine s H GASOLINE |[ H CONVENIENCE STORE H = LOTTERY [5 H Hours: =j = Monday through Sunday EE = 8 A.M. – 8 P.M. = 832-2200 SYSTEMS Putting Computers To Work For Your Business Project management Systems design and integration Comprehensive training and support Jim Besse 2-15 River Street • Nonvell, MA 02061 (617) 659-6782 Let the LAURA B and the ELIZABETH ANN transport you into the magic of MONHEGAN ISLAND • inns & restaurants • galleries & shops • lighthouse & museum • flora & fauna • miles of walking trails Picturesque Monhegan Island offers something for everyone. Start your trip on the Mailboat. Making trips daily from Port Clyde. For schedule & reservations, call 207-372-8848 or write: Capt. James Barstow, PO Box 238-L, Port Clyde, ME 04855 continued from page 17 he had destroyed the year before. Using the sawzall, 16-penny spikes and John’s wood, I shortened Chrissy’s cabin, put in bulkheads, extended her cockpit seats to a new bridge deck, built a cockpit sole, and even installed the pump, all by the next day. Even though she had been literally thrown together with old junk, Chrissy looked good. But before Chrissy could launch, she needed some planking, a lot of cosmetics, paint, a steering gear, not to mention her spars and rigging. Ernie Wiegleb, Chrissy’s former owner, was known for his skills as a rigger. In his 50 years of ownership, Ernie managed to put more wires, ropes, halyards, blocks and lines on Chrissy’s spars than are found on the average clipper ship. What made matters worse, over the past 12 years these had been flooded in Ernie’s cellar and shifted from place to place so that the whole pile of rigging looked like a colander full of spaghetti with a few blocks and winches thrown in. How all this work got done on time is hard to explain. I like to think that a lot of people were happy to see someone giving an old lady a new chance and were willing to help. My wife, on the other hand, says that Chrissy is a seductive witch and that she used her powers to suck people in and make them work, and that I was the biggest sucker of them all. I would show up early in the morning or after a charter, and people would be there working and others would have come and gone. There were literally two shifts going until Chrissy’s launch seven days later. One person I must mention is Bruce Morang. Bruce, who had served as Chrissy’s helmsman for 17 years, showed up religiously, although at that time he probably had a lot more on his mind. He brought photographs and agonized over them, but eventually somehow managed to put together the puzzle of Chrissy’s rigging. As important as the work he did was the enthusiasm he provided. It fueled the project and inspired us all. Our deadline was reached, and we launched Chrissy into the tide at 6 a.m. on the 17th of July. What I am proudest of, however, is that with the help of friends, family and Mother Nature, exactly one year to the day from having sunk there, Chrissy returned to her home in Friendship with every sail set. Friend Ship by Gail Eberhardt Frank Stefanone and I decided in 1993 to start a charter business, conducting historical sailboat tours of the Buffalo, New York harbor at the western end of Lake Erie. We wanted to offer people an opportunity to learn more about what was once the greatest inland port in the world, and to learn from the deck of a ship that suited the history. That desire, coupled with Frank’s long-time interest in Friendship sloops, led us to Cape Cod, where we found Friend Ship, a 31′ Newman Dictator model Friendship sloop, built in 1981. Friend Ship was tired when we found her. She had served well as a charter vessel, first in the Caribbean, then in Hyannisport. Times change, and she had been set aside. She needed attention, but she was everything we had hoped to find. continued on page 21 19

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Rebirth of the Maine Sloop Gannet by Tom Miller In the late summer of 1991, a la££l boating magazine ran the following ad: “27’ Friendship sloop, Free! Registry #97. Is one of the oldest Class A sloops still in existence. Built 1903. Call or write if interested in rebuilding and preserving this boat.” I called and arranged to look her over, and on first sight the word “free” told the whole story. Gannet was trucked home on August 15, 1991 with numerous plywood patches to hold the old boat together. The truck driver said he would be surprised if the hull would stand a three-hour trip without falling apart. A wooden boat is said to have a soul, and that spirit must have held her together, as she arrived intact at her new home in New Hampshire. The welcoming committee asked what I intended to do with the newly-arrived pile of junk. “Just restore it,” I said. Gannet is a piece of history not intended to be messed with, and people years from now should know how these fishing boats were constructed at the turn of the 19th century. My philosophy about restoration is that old things should be kept the way they were built, so the ground rules were set: 1. Do not fool around with the existing shape, and accept the fact that the hull is not that of a racing yacht. 2. Wherever possible, duplicate the original woodworking. 3. Do not alter the rudder box, the concept of internal ballast, or the fisherman’s large cockpit and basic cabin. 4. Use only original materials – lead paint, tar, oak, cedar, pine, bronze, iron and canvas. I know some modern materials such as epoxy, fiberglass, plywood and all types of goo in theory could make reconstruction easier and possibly easier to maintain, but the fact that she has lasted this long without this technology must mean something! So I kept to my rules. At my first Friendship Sloop Society meeting I met Ralph Stanley, and after picking his brains on how to approach the building, we were off on the great endeavor. To begin with, all the lines were taken off the old hull and a work log established. A neighbor’s white oak trees were felled for ribs, white pine came from a road construction site, and cedar from ti 22 Maine. All sawing was done on my small circular saw in the back yard. A temporary building was constructed over the hull to allow year-round work. The first step was to screw ribbons of 1.5 x 1.5 strips to every other plank. Then bracing was installed along each ribbon to hold the boat’s shape. Props were put under the hull wherever they were considered necessary and, looking underneath, it took on the appearance of a young forest. Planks that did not have ribbons were removed, and the deck was, cut loose and lifted off. New ribs, cut from my neighbor’s white oak trees on a cold winter’s day, were steamed and set in place by a team of volunteers. The ceiling was cut out just before the new rib was ready for fitting and the old one removed. This was not difficult, as they had all rotted to dust! How did the old boat stay together? Maybe that old spirit thing again? The remaining old planks, having served their purpose, were stripped off, and the new Gannet began to emerge from the remains. The cedar was planed to the right thickness, and after reading Bud Macintosh’s book How to Build a Wooden Boat, and again with Mr. Stanley’s advice, planking commenced. Gannet immediately began to take shape, and I thought, “A few more weeks and I will be done.” How wrong! For it has taken another two years, and to date I have logged over 3,000 hours, replacing everything except the keel, rudder post, mast and spars. The keel was replaced in the ’70s and is still sound. Once again I called Mr. Stanley to ask what size floor timbers I should use. He told me the larger the better, so I used 2x14s. Hot tar was then poured into the bilge to seal the gap between the keelson and the garboard. The deck was planked with cedar and covered with canvas. Trimming her out will be varnished oak. All original hardware will be used, both galvanized iron and bronze. I tracked down a local blacksmith to do the iron work and made patterns to be cast at a nearby foundry. A rigger from Maine did the wire work in the traditional manner. Nothing like the smell of pine tar! The sails some day will be replaced by canvas look-alikes. Gannet has led me to many helpful and interesting people whose advice was invaluable and who, with a genuine interest in the project, directed me to other untapped resources. Gannet is now nearing completion, and this is a sweet sorrow. Her re-launching will be planned as soon as my wallet has recovered from the bottomless pit… Gannet by name, Gannet by nature! This will hopefully be in the spring of 1995. My thanks go to many people who assisted me in the project and whose help made it all possible. These include Ralph Stanley, Mike Kinsley, Maloney Rigging, Authentic Forgery, Gram Pen- dlebury, John Kall- felz, Dave Cassidy, Spalding Foundry, Frank Durham, Ken Cogswell, Jim Smith, Jim Levitt, Alan Taylor and all the other unnamed people who gave me moral support. I must not forget the cat Snoops… but that is another story. This has been a true Friendship in the making. 23

PAUL E. LUKE, INC. Custom Yachts Fireplaces • Automatic Feathering Propellers 3-Piece Storm Anchors Full Winter Services P.O. Box 816, East Boothbay, ME 04544 TEL (207) 633-4971 A. Franklin Luke FAX: (207) 633-3388 Friendship Sloop EASTWARD Capt. Roger F. Duncan ‘ — Rubicam Photo if. Sailing Parties Up to 6 Passengers Day and Half-day (207)633-4780 66, East Boothbay, ME 04544? Box “”forgettable Maine Monhegan Island Trip scenic trails, inns, galleries Harbor Tour a short scenic cruise – day & night Sail on a Friendship Sloop sail the ocean blue for hours Lobster Supper Cruise delicious food and beautiful scenery choice of lobster or chicken vessels: BALMY DAYS II MARANBO II BAY LADY (207) 633-2284 800-298-2284 CAPTS. BOB AND BILL CAMPBELL Pier 8 62 Commercial Street Boothbay Harbor ME 04538 24 Sailing With Maggie (Maggie is a Magellan Geographic Position System) from “Freedom’s Cruise to Boothbay and Back” by TomHalsted About a mile south of Isle au Haul, thrusting up from 15 fathoms of water, looms a bare rock with the forbidding name of Roaring Bull Ledge. It’s marked by bellbuoy “R2,” 500 yards to the south, a tall red and white steel tower anchored to the rocky seabed at 43° 59′ 22″ N, 68° 37′ 55″ W. In a heavy sea, the buoy clangs incessantly, and the seas crash hard on the steep rock sides of Roaring Bull, sending spray high in the air. I had marked the Roaring Bull bell as a waypoint for our navigation. There we would turn northeast toward Swan’s or Long Island after 35 miles of slogging east-northeast from Old Man Ledge, north of Monhegan. As I had been doing all day, I pricked off the geographic coordinates for the buoy on the chart and entered them in Maggie’s data bank. We motored through the fog, hour after hour, taking turns at the tiller or as lookout, blowing the fog horn every two minutes, trying to keep warm and dry. We talked, as we always do, about everything: the bird-life around us, Freedom’s performance, whether to get a steering wheel next year (no), roller furling for the jib (yes, decidedly), the Friendship sloop races, Bill Clinton’s troubles, Joy’s art, Helen’s busy public-affairs schedule, our children, my efforts to get back to Washington, the state of the world, Helen and Dick’s upcoming trip to South Africa, the fog and rain and cold. About 4:00 in the afternoon we were approaching Roaring Bull. A heavy sea was running, and the fog was still fairly thick. Maggie was telling us we were fast closing in on the buoy: .1 miles to go; .09 mi., .08, .07, .06, .05. At .04 miles, she said “close,” and we began to watch for the bell. .03, .02, and .01 miles showed up on the screen. “Arrived,” it proudly announced. But no bell was in sight. We turned off the engine and listened. Nothing but the sound of waves lapping on the hull and the rain dripping off the boom. Well, our chart was old and tattered, and maybe the bell had been moved since the chart continued on page 27 25

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A Celebration of Watercraft Treasures The Maine Watercraft Museum and its members salute the Friendship Sloop Society membership and other wooden boat enthusiasts. We hope you’ll take the time to enjoy some of our boats on display at the regatta and then cruise on over to Thomaston to see our extensive collection of antique wooden watercraft. 4 Knox Street Landing on Thomaston’s historic waterfront Open 7 days, May 31-October 15, 10-5 PM Admission: Adults $4 Seniors/Students $2 Children under 5 free Rental boats available by the hour at our smallcraft livery 207-354-0444-1-800-923-0444 FOR SALE Kochab 28.5′ Class B Friendship Sloop Cedar Over Oak • Built 1953 Teak Cockpit • Roller jib Near New 18 hp Diesel Sleeps Three Head – Stove – Ice Box Underside and Topside just Professionally Refurbished In Excellent Condition Offered at $19,900 Call Tom Gervais 508-693-2790 Ask Yourself… What do you expect from your insurance company? If your answers include the following, • COST SAVINGS – sensible rates, no re-survey costs, easy payment plan, personal fleet discount, year-to- year rate stability, group discounts. • RELEVANT COVERAGE – agreed value policy, towing, trailering, off- shore coverage, medical coverage, liability coverage, in-water storage/ice damage. • UNIQUE EXTRAS – “six pack- coverage, live-aboard coverage, hurri- cane hauling reimbursement, extend- ed navigation endorsements. • KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF – marine background, wooden boat owners of classic runabouts, motor- yachts, sailboats – offshore, inshore, cruising and racing experience. • EFFICIENT SERVICE – quick quotes, speedy processing, prompt claims handling. We should be insuring your boat. Call or write for a free brochure or quote 1-800-959-3047 P.O. Box 188 Mystic, Connecticut 06355 Brendan Sails Solo by Thomas L. Berry July 4, 1994. Independence Day. Freedom. What a day to spread wings and venture forth into new horizons. Brendan, my nine-year-old son, did just that. This saga actually begins over a year earlier. He and his older sister, Mariel, had taken sailing lessons together in Annapolis. Near the end of the summer, Brendan asked if he could take the dinghy for a sail. I told him I’d be happy to rig it for him, but that I wanted to be with him when he took it out for the first time. His youth reared itself and he rebelled. He wanted to sail solo! I told him that he could steer and trim sails by himself; I just wanted to be there as an observer. He listened to little of this and announced that he wasn’t going to go for a sail. So much for sailing lessons, I thought. The next year they had another great week at sailing school and picked up on water skills: canoeing, knots, weather, rules of the road… On July 3, Brendan said he wanted to sail the dinghy. I gave him the same criteria as the previous year. He agreed I could go along. What a difference a year makes! Without giving him a chance to change his mind, we rigged the dink, clambered aboard and set sail down Cockey’s Creek, Brendan minding the tiller with one hand, the sheet with the other, a determined look on his face, and his father stretched out, happily watching a budding master exercise his new-found knowledge. Back on the dock, I gave Brendan a high-five and announced, “Congratulations, Bren, you’ve passed the test. You can take Little Wenonah out by yourself.” He rightfully beamed with pride. “Wanna take her out?” “No, not today, Dad,” he responded with assurance. Then came Independence Day. I was lounging on the dock when I heard the dink rattling in the water behind me. I turned around to see Brendan climbing aboard and loosening sheets. “Wanna go for a sail by yourself?” I asked. His nonchalant reply was a simple, confident “Yea.” I helped him get the boat ready, and off he went, again in light winds, but this time alone. I rushed up to the house to grab the video camera and returned to catch him sailing down the creek. My wife was right behind me, watching him as only a mother is capable and firing questions to which only a father can respond. “Is he okay? Is he wearing a lifejacket? Does he know what he’s doing? Did you tell him how far out he could go? What if he capsizes? Look, he’s tacking!” Brendan sailed on down the creek. Part of me was filled with pride. Another part wondered how far he would go. To the totem pole? Around the corner into the river? Five miles to the bay? To the Caribbean? He sailed to just where anxiety arranged itself in his dad’s stomach, then casually tacked about and headed for home. July 4 may be Independence Day for America, but a lad gained his nautical independence on the same date. He expanded his own horizon. The open sea is his only limit, and, as sailors know, there’s really no boundary there, either. So sail on, Brendan, sail on. 34 35

1995 Program NEW LONDON WINDEZVOUS – JULY 8 & 9 Races both days – Brilliant fireworks – Picnic ashore Saturday Call or write Jack Vibber, 5 Soljer Drive, Waterford, CT 06385 (203) 442-7376 SOUTHWEST HARBOR RACE – JULY 22 Call or write Miff and Marge Lauriat, 20 East Ridge Road, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 • (207) 244-4313 ROCKLAND HOMECOMING – JULY 24-27 Free berths alongside the City float Moorings available and plenty of room to anchor Monday: Bring-your-own cookout 5-6 p.m. Tuesday: 8:00 Breakfast under the tent 9:00 Skippers’ meeting 11:00 Race 4:00 Rowboat races and Atlantic Challenge demonstration 5-6 Bring-your-own cookout Wednesday: 8:00 Breakfast under the tent 9:00 Skippers’ meeting 10:00 Parade of Sloops 11:00 Race 4:00 Public tour of sloops at City float 5-6 Chicken barbecue and jug band concert Thursday: 8:00 Breakfast under the tent 9:00 Skippers’ meeting 11:00 Race 5:00 Award Ceremony and bring-your-own cookout MARBLEHEAD REGATTA – AUGUST 12 & 13 Races both days, with dinner Saturday night at the Corinthian Yacht Club and Awards Ceremony Sunday. Call or write David Graham, 7 Batchelder Drive, Marblehead, MA01945 • (617)631-6680 GLOUCESTER SCHOONER FESTIVAL – SEPT. 2 & 3 Moorings and anchorage space in Gloucester. Races for small boats, with a special race for Friendship sloops on Saturday Mayor’s Race for big schooners Sunday – Fish fry – Awards ceremony ANNUAL MEETING – NOVEMBER 18 New England Center, Durham, New Hampshire 38 1994 Winners NEW LONDON REGATTA 1 st: Fiddlehead 2nd: Finest Kind BOOTHBAY REGATTA State of Maine Trophy: Tannis Division I Division II Herald Jones Trophy, Solatia Commodore’s Trophy, Phoenix Bruno-Stillman Trophy, William Rand Winslow Trophy, Anna B. Lash Brothers Trophy, Banshee Homecoming Trophy, Toddy B Class A Wilbur Morse Trophy, Gladiator Charles Morse Trophy, Chance Alexander McLain Trophy, Sazerac Danforth Trophy, Chance R.W. Stanley Cup, Sazerac Liberty Trophy, Sarah Meade Jarvis Newman Trophy, Salatia Chrissy Trophy, Mary Lanning Spirit of Friendship, Bill Cronin Gladiator Trophy, Banshee Nickerson Trophy, Robert Langton Owner/Builder Trophy, Harold Burnham Post Office Trophy, Race Committee MARBLEHEAD REGATTA Ridgeway Cup: Undetermined Division I Division II 1 st Runner-Up Kim Undetermined 2nd Runner-Up Defiance Chrissy 3rd Runner-Up Tannis SOUTHWEST HARBOR Phoenix GLOUCESTER SCHOONER FESTIVAL 1st: Tannis 2nd: Resolute 3rd: At Last 39

Sloops are classifed: Class “A” — “Originals” built prior to 1920; Class “B” = “Replicas” & “Near-replica.1,-” built after 1920 Length On Deck (L.O.D.) rounded’to nearest foot: TBL = To Be Launched; OLD = Built before WW II; c = circa Builder names separated by “&” built together; separated by “/” built sequentially Alphanumeric in “Buiider(s)” column is builder’s mode! & hull number (if known) Sail Name of Sloop 1. VOYAGER 2. DICTATOR 5. CONTENT 6. EASTWARD 7. TANNIS 9. AMITY 10. MARY ANNE 11. SHULAMITE 13. EASTING 14. POSH 15. VIDA MIA 16. RETRIEVER 18. CHRISSY 19. BLACKJACK 21. WILBUR A. MORSE 22. ELLIET. 23. DEPRESSION 24. TERN 27. SARAH E. 31. WHITE EAGLE 32. NOMAD 34. PAL O’ MINE 35. MARY C. 37. CHANCE 39. DOWNEASTER 40. COMESIN 42. SELKIE 43. GYPSY 44. SAZERAC 45. FLYING JIB 46. DIRIGO 47. GALATEA 49. WINDROSE 50. HERITAGE 52. RIGHTS OF MAN 53. EAGLE 54. ECHO 57. OLDBALDY 58. CATHY 59. SARAH MEAD 50. OLD SALT 61. WINDWARD 62. COLUMBIA 63. KHOCHAB 54. AMICITA 66. VENTURE 57. HIERONYMUS 58. ROBIN L. 59. COAST O’ MAINE L.O.D. Builder(s) 30′ Charles A. Morse 31′ Robert E. McLain 25′ Stuart M. Ford 32′ James Chadwick 38′ W. Scott Carter 30′ Wilbur A. Morse 31′ Lash Brothers 24′ W. Prescott Gannett 29′ Charles A. Morse 30′ Wilbur Morse 2nd 30′ Edward L. Stevens 22′ W. Prescott Gannett 30′ Charles A. Morse 33′ Wilbur A. Morse 30′ Carlton A. Simmons 25′ John G. Thorpe 30′ Unknown 25′ Wilbur A. Morse 25′ Bob McKean & Sid Carter 28′ Wilbur A. Morse 33′ Wilbur A. Morse 27′ W. Prescott Gannett 20′ Nathaniel D. Clapp 31′ Wilbur A. Morse 30′ Lash Brothers 32′ J. Ervin Jones 26′ C. Simmons & J. Hennings 23′ Judson Grouse 35′ Wilbur A. Morse 30′ W. Scott Carter 30′ Lash Brothers 30′ McKie W. Roth Jr. 33′ Phillip J. Nichols 29′ Elmer Collemer 30′ Lash Brothers 32′ Wilbur A. Morse 22′ Lee Boatyard 25′ James S. Rockefeller 21′ Jeremy D. Maxwell 30′ Newbert & Wallace 32′ Robert A. McLain & Son 25′ James S. Rockefeller 23′ Lester Chadbourne 28′ Speers 33′ Lash Brothers 26′ Wilbur A. Morse 33′ Ralph W. Stanley 25′ James H. Hall 30′ Vemell Smith Launched Owner(s) & Winter Residence 1906 Tina Bliss Moir, Staten Island NY 1904 Peter M. Chesney, Burbank CA 1961 Rich & Beth Langtori, Edgecomb ME 1956 Roger & Mary Duncan, East Boothbay ME 1937 Jack & Mary Cronin, Sturbridge MA c!900 James Russell Wiggins, Brooklin ME 1958 Dr. Joseph Griffin, Damariscotta ME 1938 Frank & Janet Muddle, Cushing ME 1920 James & Beverly Pierpont, Key Largo FL 1946 Curt & Jeanne Harding, St. Thomas USVI 1942 George & Cindy Loos, Cape May Courthouse NJ 1942 Phil Rotondo & Susan Franklin, Scituate MA 1912 Harold & Kim Burnham, Essex MA c!900 Wilson Fletcher, Bar Harbor ME 1946 Richard Brown, Port Townsend WA 1961 John G. Collins IV, East Hampton NY 1899 Lloyd & Tina Olson, Boothbay ME C1900 Philadelphia Maritime Museum 1939 Havre de Grace Maritime Museum C1914 William A. Cronin, Sturbridge MA 1906 Tom Ash, North Weymouth MA 1947 James B.L. Lane, Winchester MA 1962 Roger Burke, Ipswich MA 1916 Maine Maritime Museum, Bath ME ‘1963 Forrester B. Valle, Washington ME 1962 John & Linda Livingston, Jacksonville FL 1963 Captain Fred Perrone, Plymouth MA 1939 Bob & Jane Lash, Orland ME 1913 Roger Lee, Weston MA 1936 Kevin J. Crowley, Brentwood NH 1964 Windjammer Cruises, Newport RI 1964 Don Murray, Sausalito CA 1964 David C. Jones, Bethel ME 1962 Frank & Brinna Sands, East Thetford VT 1965 Philmore H. Smith Jr., West Springfield MA 1915 Captain Donald Huston, Nahant MA 1965 Thomas McCobbe, Pomfret CT 1965 Jim & Andrea Wilson, Rye NH 1969 Ted & Cathy Chase, New Harbor 1963 Ted Hanks, Jefferson ME 1902 Joe Calvanese, PlantsvilleCT 1966 David Westphal, Mt. Desert ME C1950 John & Kimberly Bundza, Barrington NH 1953 Tom Gervais, Vineyard Haven MA 1965 Jeff Pontiff, Plymouth MA 1912 William A. Sauerbrey III, Mystic CT 70. WINGS OF THE MORNING 30′ Roger Morse 71. GLADIATOR 73. WEST INDIAN 74. PATIENCE 75. OMAHA SO. HEADWAY !2. MORNING STAR S3. PERSEVERANCE i4. PHILIA !5. HEIDI LEE !6. ALLEGIANCE !7. EAGLE !8. APOGEE !9. ERDA 10. SALATIA U. PHOENDC 40 32′ 26′ 30′ 35′ Alexander McLain Pamet Harbor Boat Malcom Brewer Norris Carter 35’ Fred Buck & ‘Skip’ Adams 28′ Albion F. Morse 30′ Bruno & Stillman (01) 22′ McKie W. Roth Jr. 38′ Jeremy D. Maxwell 24′ Albert M. Harding 22′ McKie W. Roth Jr. 30′ Bruno & Stillman (02) 22′ McKie W. Roth Jr. 25′ Newman (P02)/Newman 30′ Bruno & Stillman (03) 1962 Albert P. Neilson, Honey Brook PA 1967 Ronald Terenzi, Bristol ME 1967 John Bundza & Peter Keefe, Barrington NH 1967 Rodney Flora & Jill Schoof, Georgetown MA 1902 Bill & Caroline Zuber, Friendship ME 1951 Christoff Skoczylas, Kenora, Ontario 1965 Rev. John Arens, Needham MA 1901 Adrian Hooydonk, South Thomaston ME 1941 Jay Theise, Newton Centre MA 1912 Judy A. Oneal-Brooks, Sandy Point ME 1969 Robert L. Jacobson, Hoboken NJ 1969 Betty & Al Whritenour, St. Augustine FL 1974 Matthew & Heidi Gabrilowitz, Cranston RI 1970 Hale Whitehouse, Cape Porpoise ME 1969 Captain James Russell, Scituate MA 1969 Paul & Libby Collet, Freeport ME 1970 Francis ‘Pal’ West, Vineyard Haven MA 1969 Miff Lauriat, Southwest Harbor ME 1970 Tad Beck, New York NY Homeport Great Kills Harbor NY Deer Isle ME Boothbay Harbor ME East Boothbay ME Salem WillowsMA Benjamin River ME Damariscotta ME Cushing ME Milford CT Boothbay Harbor ME Cape May N J Scituate MA Essex MA Northeast Harbor ME Port Townsend WA Three Mile Harbor NY Pleasant Cove ME Philadelphia PA Havre de Grace MD Rebuilding Rebuilding Essex MA Islesboro ME Bath ME Spruce Head ME Jacksonville FL Plymouth MA Buck Harbor ME Islesboro ME Newburyport MA Newport R I Sausalito CA Rockland ME Bremen Long Is. ME Newport R I Nahant MA Bremen ME Kittery ME New Harbor ME South Bristol ME Plantsville CT SomesvilleME Great Bay NH Vineyard Haven MA Plymouth MA Mystic CT Southwest Harbor ME Bristol ME Great Bay NH Buck Harbor ME Friendship ME Kenora Ont CataumetMA Spruce Head Island ME Rebuilding Sandy Point ME Jericho Bay ME CotuitMA Wickford R I Cape Porpoise ME ScituateMA Lewis Cove ME Vineyard Haven MA Southwest Harbor ME Carvers Harbor ME 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 109. 112. 113. 114. 115. 117. 118. 119. 120. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 159. 160. 161. 162. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 174. PUFFIN ANNA R. DIANA WESTWIND VOYAGER GANNET BUCCANEER MORNING WATCH GOOD HOPE TODDY SOLASTER COCKLE AT LAST LINCOLN D. MAGIC PETREL SECRET YANKEE PRIDE BASCHERT GOOD FRIEND LEADING LIGHT WENONAH VALHALLA PERSISTENCE EDEN RESOLUTE CALLIPYGOUS BILLY BUDD WHIM MARIA SCHOODIC GISELA R. NARWHAL NOAHSARK INDEPENDENCE BEAR HATSY SQUIRREL AYSEHA UNICORN LYNX KATIE E. ALBATROSS FAIR AMERICAN JOSIE YANKEE LADY FlDDLEHEAD ANNAB. SLOOP OUT OF WATER FIDDLER’S GREEN WOODCHIPS DEPARTURE OLLIEM. ANGELUS MUSCONGUS QUEEQUEG DEPARTURE LIBERTY PACIFIC CHILD DEFIANCE SUMMER WIND IRENE VERA JEAN REUNION SCHOODIC FREEDOM LOON DEFIANCE LADY OF THE WIND GOLDEN ANCHOR AMNESTY – NONE – 25′ James Rockefeller/Basil Day 1975 25′ Kenneth Rich 1970 25′ Newman (P03)/Rockefeller 1971 40′ Charles A. Morse 1902 32′ Lash Brothers 1965 27′ Unknown 1903 29′ Wilbur A. Morse c!911 26′ Bernard Backman 1970 30′ Bruno & Stillman (07) 1971 35′ Lubbe VoB [Germany] 1972 25′ Newman (P04)/Newman 1970 28′ Elmer Collemer 1950 30* Bruno & Stillman (05) 1971 25′ Newman (P05)/Newman 1970 22′ Passamaquoddy (01)/Johnston 1970 31′ G. Cooper 1933 27′ Philip J. Nichols 1971 30′ Bruno & Stillman (14[aJ) 1971 30′ Bruno & Stillman (08) 1971 30′ Bruno & Stillman (12) 1971 30′ Bruno & Stillman (10) 1971 30′ Bruno & Stillman (14[b]) 1971 30′ Bruno & Stillman (15) 1971 30′ C. Simmons/J. Lichtman TBL 25′ Francis Nash & Ed Coffin 1971 28′ Charles A. Burnham 1973 30′ Bruno & Stillman (17) 1971 25′ Al Paquette 1969 20′ Chester Spear 1939 21′ Charles A. Burnham 1971 31′ E. Collemer/B. Lanning 1973 25′ Andrew P. Schafer 1969 25′ Newman (P06)/Newman 1972 29′ John Chase 1972 30′ Bruno & Stillman (21) 1973 22′ Passamaquoddy/Collins 1973 25′ Newman (P07)/Morris 1973 28′ Charles A. Morse 1920 35′ McLain? OLD 28′ Robert P. Gardner 1973 25′ Newman (P08)/Morris 1973 25′ James H. Hall 1974 21′ Peter Archbold 1976 25′ Newman (P10)/Morris 1974 25′ Newman (P09)/Morris 1974 31′ Newman (D02)/Lanning 1974 25′ Newman (P01)/C. Chase 1970 31′ Newman (DOl)AIones 1974 38′ Norris Carter 1905 25′ Roy O. Jenkins 1978 25′ Deschenes & Willetto at TBL 15′ W. Prescott Gannett 1936 32′ Kent F. Murphy 1977 22′ Passamaquoddy/Collins 1975 28′ Albion F. Morse 1909 25′ Newman (PIl)/Morris 1975 31′ Newman (D03)/Morris 1975 31′ Newman (D04)/Salter 1980 30′ Bruno & Stillman (03) 1969 22′ McKie W. Roth Jr. 1973 22′ Sam Guild & Bill Cannell 1976 38′ Charles A. Morse 1917 30′ Charles A. Morse 1906 25′ Clifford G. Niederer 1975 25′ Concordia Company 1967 28′ Ralph W. Stanley 1976 30′ Newbert & Wallace/Jacob 1974 22′ Eric Dow 1976 31′ Newman (D05)/Morris 1976 31′ Newman (D06)/Morris 1976 25′ Jim Drake 1982 31′ Newman (DOT)/unfinished TBL Oneida Lake NY Rebuilding Vinalhaven ME Rebuilding ScituateMA Salem WillowsMA Johnston R I Mystic CT SalemMA Lake Huron M I Deer Isle ME Norman M. Sulock, Baldwinsville NY Stuart L. Rich, Tenants Harbor ME Ebenezer & Diana R. Gay, Hingham MA John & Diane Fassak, Mansfield MA Bernard W. MacKenzie, Scituate MA Tom Miller, New Boston NH Tirocchi Family, Johnston RI Dan Stevens, Mystic CT Barta & Lee Hathaway, Newburyport MA Mary L. Morden, Bad Axe MI Dr. Curtis C. Ruff, Falmouth ME Rupert & Regma Hopkins, Miller Place NY Mt. Sinai Harbor NY George Kwass & Steve Bloom, Andover MA Manchester MA John Herron, New York NY SomesvilleME Paul Moorhead & Rebecca Otter, Clairbome MD ClairborneMD Robert & Paula Libby, Cape Porpoise ME Cape Porpoise ME Bob & Bette Monk, Burlington MA WinthropMA James J. & Margaret E. Craig, Keyport NJ Keyport N J Bill & Carol Schunemann, Braintree MA Harvey & Lee Goodfriend, Simsbury CT John & Eve Crumpton, Oxford ME Thomas L. Berry, Pasadena MD Paul & Sally Wolfe, Pittsburgh PA John Lichtman, Friendship ME Douglas Tarr, Bar Harbor ME Charles A. 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Hendry, Wilmington DE Norman E, MacNeil, Woods Hole MA Bob Wakefield, Falmouth ME Dennis Mayhew, Niceville FL Mason E. ‘Ric’ Stober III, Concord CA Elton ‘Toby’ Hall, South Dartmouth MA Richard Dudman, Ellsworth ME Edward Brennan, Newcastle ME Jonathan & Vivi Leavy, Newton MA Weymouth MA Groton CT South Freeport ME Pasadena MD Ben Avon PA Building Bar Harbor ME Essex MA Toronto Ont MattapoisettMA Lake Champlain NY Rebuilding Winter Harbor ME Noyack NY MilwaukeeW I Cape Porpoise ME Oxford MD Swampscott MA Round Pound ME Mystic CT Lake Ponchartrain LA Islesboro ME SomesvilleME Jonesport ME Brockport NY Port St. Louis CA Southwest Harbor ME Embden, Germany Groton CT Boothbay Harbor ME Patio Gazebo Yarmouth ME Unfinished Alexandria VA SwampscottMA Bass RiverMA Bridgeport CT Riviera Beach FL Pemaquid Harbor ME York Harbor ME San Diego CA Round Pond ME Falmouth MA Rockland ME Choctawhatchee Bay FL Oakland CA South Dartmouth MA Isleford ME Round Pond ME WinthropMA James Halbkat Jr., Hilton Head Island SC Hilton Head Island SC Peter Metzler, Sorrento ME Jim Drake, Carlisle PA Arnie & Jill Standish, Brunswick ME Bar Harbor ME BaltimoreMD Unfinished 41

1/3. hDELWEISS IS’ 177. LIBERTY 19′ 178. ESSENTIAL 25′ 180. BANSHEE 25′ 181. AURORA 19′ 182. MUSCONGUS 22′ 183. SILVER HEELS 25′ 184. PERSEVERANCE 27′ 185. SINE DIE 27′ 186. RAGTIME ANNIE 27′ 187. PEREGRINE 27′ 189. TRADITION 31′ 191. ANNABELLE 22′ 192. KERVIN RIGGS 22′ 193. LADY 32′ 194. HUCKLEBERRY BELLE 25′ 195. PRINCESS 26′ 196. ENDEAVOR 25′ 197. NATANYA 31′ 198. BAY LADY 31′ 199. WILD ROSE 31′ 200. ESTELLA A. 34′ 201. ENDEAVOR 31′ 202. ARRIVAL 31′ 204. MARIE-ANNE 27′ 205. DAYSTAR 28′ 206. MARY ELIZA 31′ 208. LADYSHIP 31′ 209. FRIENDSHIP 31′ 210. THE SLOOP JOHN B. 22′ 211. ANSA 22′ 212. ACHATES 22′ 213. AMIE 25′ 214. GAIVOTA 31′ 215. ELLEN ANNE 22′ 216. AMITY 39′ 217. ODYSSEY 33′ 218. WILLIAM M. RAND 22′ 219. YANKEE BELLE 23′ 220. AiKANElI 31′ 221. SEAL 22′ 222. LA!>Y JEANNE 16′ 223. CORREGIDOR 25′ 224. TRUE LOVE 19′ 225. PHILIP J. NICHOLS 28′ 226. DESIREE 31′ 227. CELEBRATION 25′ 228. CAIRDEAS 22′ 229. CAPT’N GEORGE 30′ 230. HEGIRA 25′ 231. SOLOMON GUNDY 22′ 232. COMPROMISE 22′ 233. PRINCESS PAT 22′ 234. ELIZABETH JANE 22′ 235. FINEST KIND 22′ 236. AUNTY POOLE 25′ 237. CHRISTINE 19′ 238. VIKING 22′ 239. CHEBACCO 30′ 240. RAVEN 26′ 241. BLUE SANDS 34′ 242. TECUMSEH 36′ 243. JOHN PATRICK 22′ 244. WESTlNDIAMAN 30′ 245. LAPALOMA 25′ 246. DAME-MARISCOTTA 19′ 247. RITA 35′ 248. TIMBER 22′ 249. BABY BLUE 25′ 250. BELFORDGRAY 29′ 251. BUCEPHALUS 19′ 252. – NONE – 30′ David Major Ahem (B5)/Hoffman Newman (P13)/C. Chase Newman (P12)/Wqjcik Ahern (B3)/Brownlie Apprenticeshop Newman (P14)/Morris Simms Yachts J. Philip Ham Nick Apollonio Ralph W. Stanley Newman (D09)/Nehrbass Apprenticeshop Williams & Bouchard Harvey Carriage Clifford G. Niederer Wilbur A. Morse Ralph W. Stanley Newman (Dl l)/Davis Newman (D12)/Lanning Newman (D13)/Liberation Robert E. McLain Newman (D08)/Genthner Newman (D14)/Niedrach Jason Davidson Richard E. Mosher’ Newman (D15)/Clarke Newman (D16)/Lanning Newman (D17)/Pettegrow Passamaquoddy/Oliva James D. Hamilton McKie W. Roth Jr. Bob Holcomb [Alaska] Newman (D19)/Pettegrow Passaraaquoddy Yachts W. Scott Carter Shoreline Boats John B. Rand Paul G. Edwards Newman (D20)/Pettegrow Ahem (01)/Zink Richard L. Mclnnes Newman (P17J/P. Chase James Eyre Wainwright Philip J. Nichols Chris Sparrow/Larry Plumer Newman (P15)/Hodgdon Ahern (10)/Fitzgerald Bruno & Stillman (09) McKie W. Roth Jr. M.W. Roth Jr/W.C. Butcher Ahern (OS)AVhite Harry Armstrong M.W. Roth Jr/D.W. Owens Sam Guild & Geoff Heath Harry Bryant Ahern (Bl)/Patten Ahem/Ulwick Bruno & Stillman (22)/Ginn Rodney Reed Boston Boat Company Charles A. Morse Ahern (05)/Hersey Bruno & Stillman (18) Unknown [BC, Canada] Ahem (B6)/Shelley Apprenticeshop Rick Conant/Greg Fisher Newman (P18)/Pettegrow WoodenBoat School Ralph W. Stanley Harry Quick/J.R. Sherman 1975 David Major, Putney VT 1994 Tim Hoffman, Camden ME 1977 Robert M. Stein, Huntington NY 1978 John & Carole Wojcik, Norwell MA 1975 Bill Finch & Carol Rose, Beverly MA 1977 Harry Oakley Jr., Old Lyme CT 1978 Jack A. Sanders, Jefferson City MO 1963 Denis & Kathie Paluch, Chicago 1L 1978 Christopher J. Dodd, East Haddam CT 1975 BartlettH. StoodleyJr., Unity ME 1977 Peter P. Blanchard III, Mount Desert ME 1981 Roger Nehrbass, Port Washington WI 1978 South Street Seaport, New York City NY 1977 John Chase, Friendship ME 1978 Linwood Carriage, South Bristol ME 1977 Brian & Mary Clare, Gloucester VA 1908 Joe Dubois & John Harror, Sarasota FL 1979 Betsey Holtzmann, Southwest Harbor ME 1978 Joe & Miriam Hliva, Greenwich CT 1978 Captain Bill Campbell, Boothbay Harbor ME 1979 James Peck, Waverly PA 1904 Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic CT 1979 James Genthner, Fairhaven MA 1981 John & Carole Wojcik, Norwell MA 1977 Diana Echeverria, Seattle WA 1989 Rich & Sally Mosher, Kalamazoo MI 1979 Wyndham Clarke, Washington DC 1981 Bruce Witt, West Southport ME 1981 Captain Frank S. Stefanone, West Seneca NY Friendship ME Camden ME Huntington NY MattapoisettMA Beverly MA Sshelter Is. NY The Lake of the OzarksMO Chicago I L North Cove CT Camden ME SomesvilleME Port Washington W I Museum Display Friendship ME South Bristol ME Gloucester VA Rebuilding Southwest Harbor ME Greenwich CT Boothbay Hbr. ME Sargentville ME Mystic Seaport CT NantucketMA Rebuilding Severn RiverMD Kalamazoo M I Annapolis MD Boothbay Harbor ME Buffalo NY 1974 Al Perrin, Canandaigua NY Canandaigua Lake NY 1982 James D. Hamilton, Andover MA Islesboro ME 1980 Richard C. Leigh, Nashville TN Charleston SC 1978 The Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle WA SeattleWA 1982 Bill & Kathy Whitney, Newton MA CataumentMA 1968 David Colinan, Lincoln RI East Greenwich R I 1941 John F. Nichols, Takely by Stortford, Herts., Eng. Ipswich UK 1972 Dr. Peter Haynicz, East Stroudsburg PA GeorgetownMD 1982 John B. Rand, Raymond ME Cundys Harbor ME 1983 Paul & Carolyn Edwards, Mattituck NY Mattituck NY 1984 Hal C. Marden, Wilmington DE Boothbay Harbor ME 1984 Bill & Ollie Davison, Methuen MA Great Bay NH 1982 Jeanne & Raymond Dupree, Fayetteville NC Fayetteville NC 1981 Brian Flynn & Mary Clay, Brooklyn Heights NY Salem Bay MA 1983 Jim Wainwright, Gig Harbor WA Gig HarborWA 1981 Sigurd A. Knudsen Jr., Freeport ME South FreeportME 1993 Lary Plumer, Newbury MA NewburyportMA 1980 Greg & Annette Merrill, Southbury CT BayvilleME 1990 John F. Fitzgerald, East Walpole MA Fairhaven MA 1970 Walter & Joan Durant, Mystic CT Mystic CT 1980 David MacClain, Marlborough CT Stonington CT 1984 William C. Butcher, Suffield CT Branford CT 1979 Peter & Nancy Toppan, Scituate MA ScituateMA 1987 Harry & Pat Armstrong, Winter Park FL Titusville FL 1985 D. William Owens III, Branford CT Stony Creek CT 1981 Mike & Karen Looram, East Haddam CT Noank CT 1970 Ken & Judy Hayes, York ME KitteryME 1975 Robert D. Hamilton, Greenfield MA Center Harbor ME 1980 Steve Ulwick, Wakefield MA Lynn MA 1987 Mike & Jayne Ginn, Jupiter FL Jupiter FL 1965 Philip L. Holt, Brunswick ME Orrs Island ME TBL D. Gould, P. Rice & D. Beeman, Charlestown MA Building 1902 Dan Traylor, Ft. Lauderdale FL Hollywood FL 1979 John P. Donohue, Upper Darby PA Sorrento ME 1971 David R. Branch, Boca Raton FL Boca Raton FL 1969 John J. Caldbick, Seattle WA SeattleWA 1983 Rose & Hans-Peter Sinn, Huntington NY East Boothbay ME 1989 Frank V. Snyder, Greenwich CT RockportME 1979 Greg Hickey, West Hartford CT South Lyme CT 1983 Dorothy & Bob Reuman, Waterville ME Cape Split ME 1992 WoodenBoat School, Brooklin ME WoodenBoat ME 1986 Alex Forbes, Greenings Island ME Greenings Island ME TBL J. Robert & Eff Sherman, Corea ME Building gail Name of Sloop 253. IOLAR 254. CHAOS 255. GENEVIEVE 257. TODDY B. 258. KIM 259. SPARTAN 260. NIMBLE L.O.D. Builder(s) Launched Owner(s) & Winter Residence 25′ W. McCarthy & G. Richards 1989 William L. McCarthy, Riegelsville PA 22′ Passamaquody (02)/Corea 25′ Emmet Jones 28′ Dave Westphal 22′ Harold Burnham 28′ Steve Merrill/Roland Shepard 25′ Nelson Cutler/Kim Smith c!972 Howard & Jeanne Haskins, Chester CT 1982 Robert E. Edmiston, Boulder Creek CA 1992 Dave & Lorretta Westphal, Key Largo FL 1992 Harold & Kim Burnham, Essex MA 1992 Roland Shepard, Brunswick ME 1994 Christopher Zirnmer, Halifax, Nova Scotia Homeport GeorgetownMD Essex CT Alameda CA Key Largo FL Essex MA Harpswell ME Hallifax N.S. “LOST” REGISTERED SLOOPS (UNKNOWN STATUS AND/OR LOCATION) If the Reader has ANY INFORMATION regarding any of these sloops, please contact the Society Sail Name (Former Name) L.O 12. FRIENDSHIP 29′ 25. SEA DUCK (Freya) 36′ 30. KIDNAPPED (Fly-A-Way) 21′ 33. SMUGGLER (Pressure) 28′ 38. ELEAZAR (Gold Ivy) 38′ 51. – NONE – (Khanum?) 32′ 56. IOCASTE 33′ 65. GALL ANT LADY 33′ 77. BEAGLE (Sea Queen) 28′ 81. REGARDLESS (Friendship) 39′ 98. DOWN EAST 30′ 110. AMISTEAD 25′ 121. CLARA (Etta May) 27′ 132. VOGEL FREI 30′ 140. BRANDYWINE 163. REWARD 25′ 176. TRUMPETER (You & I) 28′ 179. CELENE 22′ D. Builder(s) Launched Coments Wilbur A. Morse 1902 Charles A. Morse? c!901 Unknown 1921 Philip J. Nichols 1942 W. Scott Carter 1938 Wilbur A. Morse C1915 Charles A. Morse c!907 Morse 1970 Charles A. Morse 1905 Fred Dion 1963 Bruno & Stillman 1970 R.T. White/R.E. Lee 1977 Elmer Collemer 1960 Wilbur A. Morse c!910 McKie W. Roth Jr. 1968 William A. Greene 1975 Charles A. Morse? OLD Unknown OLD Last seen c!983 at Little Compton RI, ashore since C1968 Ketch rigged 1951, sold to unnamed parties c!970, taken to ME Sunk off Hull MA in August 1965 squall, salvage confirmed Owned by North Kingston RI parties in 1983 Advertized for sale 1977, then located on Hudson River No information since NJ registration with the Society in 1965 Sold 1992 to unidentified parties Last know to be at Toronto c!980 Sold May 1970 to an unnamed Staten Island NY party Repaired 1979 at Manatee Pocket FL enroute to Caribbean Last known to be cruising the Caribbean Feb. 1987 Sold in Galveston Bay TX area c!979 to unknown parties Sold March 1988 to unidentified Anacortes WA parties In Mediterranean in 1977, rumored as wrecked in West Africa Last known in south San Francisco Bay in the mid-1970’s Last known at Isleton CA in 1980’s; UOP student living aboard Last known to be in the Galveston Bay TX area in late 1970’s Sold c!979 from Canada to unknown (Detroit area?) parties 42 REGISTERED SLOOPS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE: “GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN” ed Coments Destroyed c!968 at Norwich CT Destroyed c!980 at Lynn MA Destroyed c!980 at New Bedford MA Sunk 1972 at Melbourne FL, destroyed 1973 Wrecked Oct. 1974 at Guilford CT, destroyed c!978 Destroyed c!982 at Waterford CT Destroyed Spring 1984 at Noank CT Wrecked Christmas Eve 1977 at Hillsboro Inlet FL Destroyed c!985 at Waldoboro ME Destroyed Oct. 1985 at Rockport ME Destroyed Fall 1987 at Westerly RI Destroyed Fall 1980 at Vineyard Haven MA Burned 1974 at Southport ME Destroyed c!979 at Slidell LA after Hur. Camille & Betsy Destroyed c!972 at Stamford CT Blown ashore Nov. 1980 at Camden ME Lost rudder & wrecked 1977 on Whaleback Ledge ME Sunk Hur. David 1979; destroyed c!983 at Port Chester NY Blown ashore in 45 knot gale c!982/3 at Marshall CA Burned in barn fire at Salisbury MA while being rebuillt Burned in Feb. 1983 boatyard fire at Stonington ME Destroyed Fall 1993 at Ipswich MA Blown ashore in Hurricane Bob 1991 at Beverly MA Sunk in squall Sept. 1993 on Oneida Lake NY FISHING SLOOPS BUILT IN 1905 & LICENSED IN THE DISTRICT OF WALDOBORO DocNo Sloop Name Where Built 201687 MAYNARD B. Bremen Long Is. 201758 TEDDY ROOSEVELT Friendship 201770 CUBANOLA Bremen Long Is. 201771 HIAWATHA Bremen Long Is. 201798 LIZZIE E. LESLIE Friendship 202352 CELESTA MAY Friendship 43 Sail Name (Former Name) L 3. FINNETTE (Right Bower) 4. GOLDEN EAGLE (Queequeg) 8. BANSHEE 17. JOLLY BUCCANEER (Myrtle E.) 20. MURRE (Moses Swann) 26. VIRGINIA M. (Swan) 28. BOUNTY 29. SUSAN (Ocean Belle) 36. MARGIN 48. CHANNEL FEVER 72. TEMPTRESS (Result) 76. PACKET 78. EMMIE B. 79. NIMBUS 108. LOON 111. AMOS SWAN (Amos Swann) 116. TINQUA 158. EVA R. 173. MEDUSA 188. MAUDE 190. AKANE 203. AURORA (Lucy S.) 207. SAFE HOME (Lannette M.) 256. OCTOBER 4TH (Friendship) .O.D. Builder(s) 40′ Wilbur A. Morse 26′ Albion F. Morse 30′ Wilbur A. Morse 45′ Eugene McLain 30′ Morse 28′ Morse 22′ W. Prescott Gannett 41′ Charles A. Morse 25′ Unknown 33′ F. A. Provener 33′ Philip J. Nichols 26′ Charles A. Morse 37′ Reginald Wilcox 30′ A.T. Chenault III 35′ Charles A. Morse 26′ Wilbur A. Morse 30′ Bruno & Stillman 33′ Edward Robinson 25′ Ron Nowell 32′ Harvey Gamage Launch 1915 C1910 OLD 1906 c!910 1917 1932 1902 OLD 1939 1934 1925 1958 1954 c!907 C1910 1971 1906 1979 1939 31′ Newman (D10)/Chase 1978 26′ Unknown 31′ Herbert Melquist 22′ Edgar Knowles C1898 1980 1985 Builder R.E. C.A. N. C.E. C.A. C.A. McLain Morse Carter Carter Morse Morse Length 31.4′ 36.5′ 35.4′ 35.4′ 30.5′ 30.5′ Width 10.6′ 13.5′ 12.6′ 12.6′ 11.2′ 11.2′ Depth Gross Net 5.4′ 6.0′ 6.0′ 5.8′ 6.0′ 6.0′ 8 13 12 10 8 8 6 8 8 7 5 5 Sole/Managing Owner Homeport W. W. Nash John Burgess Norris Carter Charles E. Carter Charles A. Morse W. H. Winchenbach Bremen Rockland Bremen Bremen Friendship Friendship

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