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19th Annual Homecoming Friendship Sloop Society Friendship, Maine 1979 July 26, 27, 28 Dedication

This book is for Ernie Ernst Wiegleb is the owner-skipper of "Chrissy", built by Charles Morse in 1912. That makes "Chrissy" a Class A original... and most of us will agree those words also describe Ernie. He's the Treasurer of the Friendship Sloop Society and has been since most of us can remember. His quiet counsel and willing hands have aided many Friendshippers. His rich, Jarvis Newman, Inc. colorful intellect makes him a unique friend. We salute him for his 77 years, his lovely boat, and his Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679 dedication to the Society. We wish him fair winds and good (207)244-3860 31' Dictator Model 25' Pemaquid Model sailing. 31'x 26'x 11'x 5' 25'x21'x8'8"x4' Keel - 5300 Ibs., Sail Area 761 Keel - 2000 Ibs., Sail Area 432 1 Displacement 17,500 Displacement 7000 Friendship Sloop Society

PRESIDENT Donald Huston (owner of "Eagle")

VICE PRESIDENT "Each year to Alfred Beck (owner of "Phoenix")

SECRETARY ancient friendships Connie Pratt — Friendship, Maine

HONORARY SECRETARY adds a ring, Betty Roberts, Friendship, Maine

TREASURER as to an oak" Ernst Wiegleb (owner of "Chrissy") -James Russell Lowell ASSISTANT TREASURER Carlton Simmons — Friendship, Maine

Heading home. HISTORIAN Carlton Simmons — Friendship, Maine We make record of the passing in February, 1979, of Christine HONORARY PRESIDENT Wiegleb, 74, wife of Ernst Wiegleb. It was for her spirit and Bernard MacKenzie (owner of " Voyager) charm her husband named his Friendship Sloop "Chrissy". HONORARY MEMBERS Cyrus Hamlin, William Danforth, John Gould, Nona March, 53, died in March, 1979, in Connecticut. A long- Albert Roberts, Betty Roberts, Lincoln Ridgeway time summer resident of Friendship, she was the Society's official spotter and race committee hand. Her quiet charm and 1979 Committees efficiency will be missed by the Society. RACE COMMITTEE BEATRICE PENDLETON William Danforth, Chairman SCHOLARSHIP FUND Elbert Pratt, Randy Danforth William Pendleton

OFFICIAL HANDICAPPER PROGRAM COMMITTEE Cyrus Hamlin Bruce Morang, Connie Pratt

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OFFICIAL PIPER Philip J. Nichols, 84, died in March Betty Roberts Donald Duncan 1979. The society and his Round MASSACHUSETTS BAY RACES Pond neighbors will remember him Lincoln Ridgeway — Race Committee Chairman as a quiet, talented man who built David Graham — Assistant Sloops named "Surprise", "Secret", OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER OFFICIAL CANNONEER "Result", and "Pressure" in the Bill Olsen Al Roberts rich tradition of Muscongus Bay. Our 1979 cover girl is "Estella A," who for 30 years was a working Ma- tinicus lobsterman, owned by H. J. Ames, and named for his daughter, Mrs. Julia Estella Ames Ripley. "Estella A" is now exhibited at Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Conn. Kenneth Mahler Photo, —Photo by J. Malcolm Barter Courtesy of Mystic Seaport 3 IT PAYS TO SAVE REGULARLY AT

Depositors Trust Company

MEMBER FDIC

GAAAAGE SHIPBUILDERS, INC. South Bristol Maine (207) 644-8181

Coastal Schooner Shenandoah

FRIENDSHIP MARKET The President's message Groceries, Meat and Produce It's a pleasure for me to welcome you all aboard - new and old 832-4283 skippers, friends and associate members of the Friendship Friendship, Maine Sloop Society, for this the 19th annual homecoming. Friendship OWNED BY THE JOHN BLACK FAMILY offers us the opportunity to gather each year in good fellowship for three days of gamming and racing equal to any we could have anywhere, and our thanks go to all the hardworking Society members and friends of the Society who make it possible. MAINE COAST Our Society has grown in 19 years and continues to flourish. We must be doing something right. If you own a Friendship, you BOOK SHOP should be a member of our Society. We're continuing to accept Main Street more (and slower) boats. Yours in Friendship, and for continued good sailing, Damariscotta, Maine 04543 ;AWNE COAST ;BOQK SHOP 563-3207 President Donald Huston Owner-Skipper of "Eagle" List of Events

iittons FIRST RACE Traditional Men's Clothing THURSDAY, JULY 26 The Finest European and American Sailing Attire

36 Bay View Street, Camden, Maine 9:30 A. M. Skippers' Meeting 12:00 Noon Starting Time of First Race MEDUNCOOK COUNTRY STORE "Gam Night" for Skippers & Sloops Friendship, Maine 04547 SECOND RACE FRIDAY, JULY 27 HARDWARE — MARINE SUPLLIES — PAINT 9:30 A. M. Skippers' Meeting APPLIANCES — RCA TV'S 12:00 Noon Starting Time of Second Race WOOD STOVES — GIFT ITEMS 6:00 P. M. Chicken Barbecue 6:30 P. M. Water Events for Youngsters Harbor Lights - at dusk "THE LAND OF REMEMBERED VACATIONS" THIRD RACE ETHELYN P. GILES, INC. SATURDAY, JULY 28 MIS® BANK BUILDING STATEWIDE COMMERCIAL BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE 04538 9:00 A. M. Skippers' Meeting (207) 633-4350 10:30 A. M. Parade of Sloops 12:00 Noon Start of Third Race Ethelyn P. Giles, Realtor Phyllis P. Cook, Realtor 12:00 Noon Lobster meal served continuously until 6:00 P. M. on Res. Phone 633-5362 Res. Phone 633-4109 hillside facing the Harbor. Snacks and lobster meals served in several places. Information Booth will give full particulars. THOMASTON HARDWARE CO. 7:30 P. M. Open House at Boat Shops and Museum. THOMASTON, MAINE Please make use of the free "Village Shuttle" to see these (formerly Studley's) points of interest. Awards Banquet served in the Town Hall by reservation "Where You Can Find Almost Everything" only. MASSACHUSETTS BAY RACES —Aug. 25 & 26 A TRUSTWORTHY STORE Corinthian Yacht Club — Marblehead, Mass. Telephone 354-6521 CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE PROGRAM WILL BE NOTED AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH AND ON THE WHARVES. 7 The Personal Book & Stamp Shop Past Regatta Winners

1969 Nickerson Trophy — Ebenezer Gay, Jr. Social Stationery Governor's Trophy — EAGLE (DIANA) Eda Lawry Trophy — EAGLE Dr. Hahn Trophy — ANNA R Lash Bros. Trophy — ECHO 1975 Greeting Cards Palawan Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Governor's Trophy — DICTATOR Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Eda Lawry Trophy — AMOS SWAN Jonah Morse Trophy — EAGLE Lash Bros. Trophy — SARAH MEAD Anjacaa Trophy — FRIENDSHIP Morrill Trophy — COCKLE Open: Tues. thru Sat., 10:30-5:00 Seller Trophy — CHANCE Bruno & Stillman — SALATIA 1970 Jonah Morse — DICTATOR Governor's Trophy — EASTWARD Anjacaa Trophy — HIERONYMUS 88 Main Street Thomaston Telephone 354-8058 Eda Lawry Trophy — GLADIATOR Palawan Trophy — COCKLE Lash Bros. Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN Class D Overall —ANNA B Morrill Trophy — COCKLE Class D Overall — SALATIA Tie Bruno & Stillman — PHOENIX Jarvis Newman Trophy — SALATIA Jonah Morse Trophy — BLACKJACK Seiler Trophy — BLACKJACK PIERCE MARINE SERVICE Inc. Anjacaa Trophy — EASTWARD Gould Trophy — TANNIS Palawan Trophy — COCKLE Gladiator Trophy — EAGLE (A) "First Marina To Starboard As You Enter Boothbay Harbor" Jarvis Newman Trophy — PHOENIX Nickerson Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN MARINE Seller Trophy — TANNIS Surprise Trophy — RAY OF HOPE VHF CHANNEL 16 PRODUCTS Gould Grandfather Trophy — GLADIATOR 1976 1971 Governor's Trophy — LOON All three races cancelled because of fog and Eda Lawry Trophy — DICTATOR SERVICE & REPAIR — Mercury Outboards, Bertram Boats, Slickcraft Boats, Main- lack of wind. Lash Brothers Trophy — TANNIS ship Motor Yachts, Fiberform Boats, Mercury Inboard-Outboards, Complete Line Gladiator Trophy — SEPOY Morrill Trophy — GYPSY of Electronics, Silverton Boats, S-2 Yachts, Cape Dory, O'Day Boats. Dockage - Seiler Trophy — VIDA MIA Bruno & Stillman Trophy — ANNA B Nickerson Trophy — SARAH MEAD Jonah Morse Trophy — DICTATOR Moorings - Electricity - Ice - Showers - Water - Phone - Washer and Dryer. Visit 1972 Anjacaa Trophy — LOON Our New Marine Store. NOS Charts. Governor's Trophy — ELLIET Palawan Trophy — HERITAGE Eda Lawry Trophy — CHRISSY Class D Trophy — ANNA B CAROUSEL WHARF — BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE 04538 Lash Bros. Trophy—'TANNIS Jarvis Newman Trophy — SALATIA TELEPHONES (207) 633-2922 - 633-2923 Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Seiler Trophy — EASTWARD Bruno & Stillman — SALATIA Gould Grandfather Trophy — TANNIS Jonah Morse Trophy — CHRISSY Gladiator Trophy — DEPARTURE Anjacaa Trophy — ELLIET Nickerson Trophy — DAVID MAJOR Palawan Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Danforth Trophy — EASTWARD Service and Economy Class D Overall — PHOENIX P.O. Trophy — DEPARTURE Jarvis Newman Trophy — ELLIET 1977 Seiler Trophy — SARAH MEAD Governor's Cup — EAGLE Gould Grandfather Trophy — TANNIS Eda Lawry Trophy — EAGLE WALTER INSURANCE AGENCY Gladiator Trophy — VOGEL FREI Lash Brothers Trophy — NOAHSARK Nickerson Trophy — VOYAGER Morrill Trophy — CHARITY 1973 Bruno & Stillman Trophy — ANNA B WALDOBORO, MAINE — OFFICE: 832-4031 Governor's Trophy — SARAH MEAD Jonah Morse Trophy — EAGLE Eda Lawry Trophy — DICTATOR Anjacaa Trophy — LOON Lash Bros. Trophy — PATIENCE Palawan Trophy — CHARITY Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Herald Jones Trophy — ANNA B Bruno & Stillman Trophy — MAGI Jarvis Newman Trophy — DIANA LINCOLN O. ORFF ERNEST A. VANNAH Jonah Morse Trophy — CHANCE Seiler Trophy — TANNIS Anjacaa Trophy — SARAH MEAD Gould Grandfather Trophy — MORNING PHONE: 549-5249 PHONE: 832-4459 Palawan Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER STAR Class D Overall — CALLIPYGOUS Gladiator Trophy — APOGEE Jarvis Newman Trophy — SALATIA Nickerson Trophy — EDELWEISS Siler Trophy — GYPSY White Falcon Trophy — CHRISSY Gould Grandfather Trophy — Kim Newman P.O. Trophy — LOON (DICTATOR) Gladiator Trophy — SEPOY 1978 Nickerson Trophy — Kip Files (CHANCE) Governor's Cup — RIGHTS OF MAN 1974 Eda Lawry Trophy — DICTATOR Governor's Trophy — DICTATOR Lash Bros. Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN Eda Lawry Trophy — DICTATOR Morrill Trophy — HERITAGE SENTER>p^CRANE Lash Brothers Trophy — TANNIS Bruno & Stillman Trophy — ANNA B Morrill Trophy — CHANNEL FEVER Jonah Morse Trophy — DICTATOR Bruno & Stillman — HOLD TIGHT Anjacaa Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN /Zr-sy Jonah Morse Trophy — DICTATOR Palawan Trophy — HERITAGE /y ^•^•^ROCKLROCKLANDA , MAINE Anjacaa Trophy — RIGHTS OF MAN Herald Jones Trophy — PHOENIX Palawan Trophy — GYPSY Jarvis Newman Trophy — SALATIA Class D Overall — HOLD TIGHT Seiler Trophy — SCHOODIC Jarvis Newman Trophy — HOLD TIGHT Gould Grandfather Trophy — SALATIA Seiler Trophy — MAGI Gladiator Trophy — OLLIE M Your Quality Department Store Gould Grandfather — SCHOODIC Nickerson Trophy — TANNIS (Joshua Whitehouse) White Falcon Trophy — CHRISSY Gladiator Trophy — TANNIS P. O. Trophy— DOWN EASTER This sign means STEER CLEAR If you work or play on the lakes and water- You can get a free safety sticker to attach ways of Maine, this sign could save your life. to your boat mast as a reminder to steer Central Maine Power has hung hundreds of clear just by contacting any CMP office and these international orange markers on water- asking for it. You may also pick one up at spanning power lines throughout our serv- many marinas. And if you're a camp owner ice area. or counselor, the stickers are available for Why? Because the taller wood and metal camp use in the quantity you need. masts used on newer craft Electric power is a great and have created the potential helpful servant, but it must hazard of contact with over- be treated with respect. head powerlines. This sign Everyone must work to make acts as a safety warning to electricity as safe as possible. the boating public to STEER That's what the STEER CLEAR CLEAR. And since many summer camps sign and the located by lakes and ponds have an active sailing and boating program, the young Of" people using these facilities Central \e I should be taught to watch for this warning too. Power I

The much-traveled "Eastward" passes in review during Saturday's Parade of Sloops. That's Capt. Roger Duncan at the wheel. Photo by Bill Olsen

10 11 Classification of Sloops CLASS A — Originals built 1920 or before. CLASS B — Replicas built of wood 1921 or after. CLASS C — Near replicas. inflation CLASS D — Replicas built of other material than wood. List of beater. Friendship Sloops No. & Name Class Built By Length Present Owner 2. Dictator A Robert McLain 31' Jarvis Newman Smart investors know they have to generate 1904 Southwest Harbor, Me. 5. Content B S. M. Ford 25' Robert Edwards greater earnings for their savings than today's 1961 Montclair, N. J. 6. Eastward James Chadwick 32' Roger Duncan 10 Percent inflation...to stay ahead of it! Belmont, Mass. & East Boothbay, Me.

WSL's 8% Thousand Dollar Certificates will generate 8.44% Effective Annual 7. Tannis W. S. Carter 38' JohnD. Cronin 1937 Slurbridge, Mass. Interest when dividends are left untouched.'.. Now, you say that's not enough... but you're forgetting about our unique ability to COMPOUND CONTINUOUSLY 8. Banshee A Morse ...and that makes the difference! 9. Amity A Wilbur Morse 30' James R. Wiggins 1900 Brooklin, Me. In fact, WSL promises to just about DOUBLE YOUR MONEY in eight years!... And, even though we're prevented by law from advertising yields beyond 10. Mary Ann B Lash Bros. 31' Dr. Joseph Griffin an annual basis...a little simple arithmetic will show you what the ANNUAL 1958 Damariscotta, Me. INTEREST on one of our 8-Year Thousand Dollar Certificates actually works 11. Shulamite B S. Gannett 24' James & Pauline Doolittle out to be when you cash it in!... 1938 Five Islands, Me.

So, get out that pencil!... Better still, call us or stop in, and we'll be 13. Easting B C. A. Morse 29' James R. Pierpont 1920 Milford, Conn. glad to do it for you! 14. Vigor B Morse (Thomaston) 30' Robert K. Emerson Waldoboro 1946 Hancock Point, Me. 15. VidaMia C E. L. Stevens 30' David King 1942 Kittery Point, Me. Savings and Loan Association 16. Retriever B Gannet 22' John W. Rice 1942 Scituate, Mass.

17. Jolly Bucaneer McLain Waldoboro, Maine 1909 18. Chrissy Charles Morse 30' Ernst Wiegleb Telephones: Waldoboro: 832-7521 / Camden and Rockland: 594-4181 1912 Pleasant Point, Me.

The Safety of Your Savings is Insured to $40,000 by FSLIC 19. Blackjack A Wilbur Morse 33' Wilson Fletcher 1900 Bar Harbor, Me.

'Because of Government regulations, early withdrawal means a substantial penalty 21. Wilbur Morse B Carlton Simmons 30' Karl Heiser 1947 Cundy Harbor, Me.

12 13 List of Sloops - WEATHER for commercial fishing vessels or pleasure boats 24. Ancient Mariner A Wilbur Morse 25' H. C. Vibber is FAIR and so is the treatment at: (former Tern) Waterford, Conn. E3A*KI I-IAKKIK3LJI-I HAIMKJIMB 26. Virginia M A Wilbur Morse 28' Jaxon Vibber & TRUST COMPAIM V _ . _ 1910 Waterford, Conn. Bar Harbor CI^I4S! ' \ > Blua Hill ••Vrl^fi 29. Susan J^lvjp- •^^^jtjmj^^ Daar lala • •^•^•^•^ T **' ™f ^ * JM ^•^•^•^H i_ubeo 31. White Eagle A Wilbur Morse 28' John deSousa •Kjs^^^^i ^^firJi^B ^^•^•^^^^^^1H Northeaa Mllbrldgt aHarbor A hometown friend. Deltona, Fla. *^^^^^H Bouthwaat Harbor D.po«its inured 10 $40.000 by c D ' c mjjjjg^^^^^jjj^fjjjjmESP*ai5 32. Nomad A Wilbur Morse 33' Montague Miller M^aW^aW^awlawlHII^aWaWaWaWal 1906 Noank, Conn. >2 - 34. Pal o' Mine B Gannet 27' James B. L. Lane /y 1947 Winchester, Mass. m^^S* t s^, ^^ r^QGvicvHAltt', ^r^€&v€&l> ii 37. Chance A Wilbur Morse 32' Alan Goldstein FOR A 'SHORE THING' 1916 Key Largo, Fla.

IN COASTAL MAINE" ® 39. Downeaster B Lash Bros. 30' Virginia Grew REAL ESTATE 1963 Dover, Mass. 40. Comesin Erwin Jones 32' Carlton Wilder ^ C. R. deROCHEMONT, Realtor 1962 Jacksonville, Fla. 1 •/ 104 PLEASANT STREET H| 42. Pam C Carlton Simmons 26' Kenneth Billings 1Xj Manchester, Mass. ROCKLAND, MAINE 04841 II J. P. Hennings (207) 594-8124 J^ 1963 43. Gypsy C Judson Crouse 23' Robert Lash 1939 Orland, Me.

44. Sazerac A Wilbur Morse 35' Donald Aitken, Woodside, Calif. 1913 Joseph Barth, Alna, Me. Roland Barth, Alna, Me. Robert Snyder, Whitefield, Me.

Flying Jib B W. S. Carter 30' Newton Hinckley STORER LUMBER Lk. 45' 1936 Friendship, Me.

Dirigo B Lash Bros. 30' Ernest Sprowl ^^ LUMBER 1 - 1964 Searsmont, Me. 49. Surprise B Philip Nichols 33' Robert P. Phaneuf Chelmsford, Mass. "DufcriBcy J^K^fnf Complete Line of 50. Heritage C Elmer Collemer 29' W. K. Hadlock does it- •• best [ Murray Peterson South Freeport, Me. W*>^k BUILDING MATERIALS 1962 \\\. '*•'* A^i 52. Rights of Man B Lash Bros. 30' Philip Cronin ^\^Jr MASON SUPPLIES 1965 Cambridge, Mass. DUTCH BOY PAINTS 53. Eagle A Wilbur Morse 31' Donald Huston 1915 Nahant, Mass.

54. Echo B Lee'a Boat Shop 22' William Thon Rockland Port Clyde, Me. Friendship Street Waldoboro, Maine 1965 Telephone 832-5241 55. Right Bower 56. locaste A 33' Charles B. Currier, Jr. 1912 Silver Spring, Md. 14 15 L i L K• List of Sloops - TUGBOAT INN & RESTAURANT Cocktails and Dining 57. Old Baldy B J. S. Rockefeller 25' Frank West ' ^J in the Tug 1965 New York, N. Y. Seafoods and Steak Dinners in a Unique Restaurant with 58. Tern B Jerry Maxwell 21' Franklin Perkins an Unobstructed View of 1969 Lancaster, Mass. Boothbay Harbor 59. Sarah Mead B Newbert & Wallace 30' Ted Hanks Deckhouse Lounge 1965 Jefferson, Me. Entertainment 62. Columbia C Lester Chadbourne 23' Fran & Lee Green 633-4434 Tonawanda, N. Y. 100 Commercial Street 63. Kochab B Speers 28' Holbrook Smith Boothbay Harbor 1953 Boothbay, Me. 64. Amicitia B Lash Bros. 33' Jeff Pontiff WALDOBORO OIL COMPANY 1965 Quincy, Mass. 65. Gallant Lady A Morse 33' James Smith 1907 Toronto, Canada RANGE OIL — FUEL OIL — DIESEL OIL — LP GAS 66. Venture A Morse 27' R. Stevens Kleinschmidt Furnace Installation and Maintenance 1912 Pittsfield, Me. 24-Hour Emergency Service 67. Hieronymus B Ralph Stanley 33' Albert Neilson Business Phone — 832-4622 & 832-5700 1962 Avondale, Pa. Emergency and Night — 832-4622 68. Lucy Anne B James Hall 25' Otis Maxfield 1967 Louds Island, Me. LOUIS "RED" MARTIN — General Manager and Vice President 69. Coast O Maine B Vernell Smith 30' John Rutledge 1966 Westwood, Mass. Evinrude - MerCruiser - Grady/White - Old Town - Corson - OMC 70. Margaret Motte Morse Boatyard 30' Michael Grove SALES AND SERVICE 1967 Sharon, Mass. Visit Our New Pier and Marina 71. Gladiator A McLain 32' William Zuber, in the Historic Harbor 1902 Friendship, Me. r and Harbor Deck Restaurant Stuart Hancock, Manasquan, N. J.

74. Patience B Malcolm Brewer 30' John Arens w Harbor 1965 Milton, Mass. Corporation 75. Omaha Morse 35' C. F. Hansel, Jr. 1901 Cranford, N. J. Water Street at Dockside • Thomaston, Maine 354-2200 76. Packet C C. Morse 26' Michael Reidy 1925 Vineyard Haven, Mass. H. H. CRIE & CO. 78. Emmie B B DIV. OF TALMA, INC. 80. Sepoy B F. Buck & A. L.Adams 35' Robert Fairbanks 1941 Riverside, Conn. PLUMBING - HARDWARE - ELECTRIC 82. Morning Star A. Morse 28' Robert Wolff 328 MAIN STREET, ROCKLAND, MAINE 04841 1912 Cambridge, N. Y. DIAL 594-5505 BOILERS PAINTS 85. Ann Frances B J. D. Maxwell 38' Jeremy D. Maxwell 1974 Spruce Head, Me. FURNACES PLUMBING SUPPLIES WATER SYSTEMS 87. Eagle B McKie Roth, Jr. 22' Henry S. Goodwin ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES 1969 Avon, Conn. MARINE HARDWARE SPORTING GOODS ELECTRICAL 88. Apogee D Bruno & Stillman 30' H. M. Landemare KITCHENWARES 1969 Toms River, N. J.

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Salatia D Jarvis Newman 25' Cyrus, Jed, Cynthia & 1969 Philip Lauriat L.LBean ; Southwest Harbor, Me. Outdoor Sporting ; Phoenix D Bruno & Stillman 30' Alfred Beck Specialties 1970 Exeter, N. H. Puffin B Basil Day 25' K. S. Axelson MAIN STREET James S. Rockefeller Waldoboro, Me. FREEPORT, MAINE 04033 92 1970 FACTORY SALESROOM Anna R B Kenneth Rich 25' Kenneth Rich 1970 New London, N. H. OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY i 94. Diana D Jarvis Newman & 25' Ebenezar Gay 365 DAYS A YEAR James Rockefeller Hingham, Mass. I 1970 Write for Free Catalog Westwind A Morse 40' Herbert Crocker 1902 Wakefield, Mass. 1 96. Voyager B Lash Bros. 32' Bernard MacKenzie 1965 Scituate, Mass.

Gannet 27' Rodgers Pierce 1903 Derry, N. H. 1 98. Down East D Bruno & Stillman 30' James Beatty 1970 Sarasota, Fla. KLEINSCHMIDT & DUTTING 101. Minerva D Bruno & Stillman 30' David Hotelling CONSULTING ENGINEERS (former I nverary) 1971 Freeport, Me. 73 Main Street 104. Cockle C Elmer Collemer 28' Widgery Thomas, Jr. PITTSFIELD, Maine 04967 1950 Portland, Me.

105. At Last D Bruno & Stillman 30' George W. Kwass 1970 Andover, Mass.

"SPECIALISTS IN WATER RESOURCES" 106. Hold Tight D Jarvis Newman 25' John Cassidy 1970 Bangor, Me.

107. Magi D Passamaquoddy & 22' Bill Johnston Bill Johnston Northeast Harbor, Me. 1970

lift 108. Loon •HB IKt IJK 109. Petrel G. Cooper 31' Earl White WRKD AM 1450 1933 Spencerport, N. Y. 1 I|L 111. Amos Swann B W. A. Morse 26' Bill Butler FM 93.5 Camden, Me. ROC KL AND fmi 112. Secret B Philip Nichols 27' John Stiles, Robin Mackel 1971 Portland, Me. Douglas & Gail Foust Gorham, Me.

The Voice of Mid-Coast Maine 113. Yankee Pride D Bruno & Stillman 30' James Craig 1971 Keyport, N. J. AMERICAN COMPLETE NEWS • WEATHER 114. Pearle D Bruno & Stillman 30' Morris Goldsmith INFORMATION (former Solaster) 1971 Huntington, N. Y. RADIO NETWORK RED SOX BASEBALL 116. Tinqtui D Bruno & Stillman 30' Warren A. Locke 1971 Milton, Mass. 18 19 "Our little boat has been both List of Sloops - Here's reliable and a joy," says Geof Heath about his Friendship Sloop, 117. Leading Light D Bruno & Stillman 30' John R. Crumpton, Jr. Departure, in THE SMALL BOAT 1971 Oxford, Me. "TTie JOURNAL. Geof sailed his "pocket yacht" 1600 miles to the Friendship 118. Wenonah D Bruno & Stillman 30' Richard Sonderegger Sloop Races and came away with 1971 Marquette, Mich. the Gladiator's Trophy. SMALL 123. Resolute B Charles Burnham 28' Charles Burnham We share Geof's enthusiasm (and (former Maria) 1974 South Essex, Mass. yours) for small craft, and in THE SMALL BOAT JOURNAL we'll 128. Schoodic C Collemer & Lanning 31' Bruce Lanning BOAT focus on building techniques, design . 1972 Winter Harbor, Me. Journal traditions and innovations, repair and maintenance, cruising, trends, 130. Narwhal D Jarvis Newman 25' Jim Rosenbaum gear, and fun — from a small boat 1972 Milwaukee, Wis. a new magazine from point of view. It's the only magazine that will bring you 131. Noahsark B John Chase 30' John Chase 1972 Lynnfield, Mass. National Fisherman, absorbing small boat reading on and the only boating every page. 133. Independence D Bruno & Stillman 30' Frederick Schwarzman You can become a Charter 1973 Far Hills, N. J. magazine with the ac- Subscriber for the Special cent on you, the small Introductory Price of $9.50* 139. Tremolino D Jarvis Newman 25' Catherine Dickey boat sailor. (regular price $12.00). Send your 1973 Northeast Harbor, Me. check or money order, with your 141. Renascence B Jim Hall Anna Hall name and complete address, to: 1974 Rowley, Mass.

142. Psyche D 21' Peter Archbold The Small Boat Journal Pittsford, N. Y. 21 Elm Street, Box S Camden, ME 04843 * Canadian and foreign subscriptions $13.50, payable in U.S. dollars. 143. Matelot D Jarvis Newman 25' Gerard Miller Tom Morris Perrysburg, Ohio 1974

144. Ribbit D Jarvis Newman 25' W. Mark Murphy Tom Morris Buffalo, N. Y. ECONOMY CLOTHES IS YOUR 1974

145. Deliverance D Jarvis Newman 31' Capt. Gerald Purslow HEADQUARTERS FOR: 1974 Hancock, Me. Purslow & Partridge

147. Anna B D Irving Jones 31' Winthrop Bancroft Outdoor Apparel • Jeans & Corduroy • Rain Gear Jarvis Newman Boothbay Harbor, Me. • Fishing Boots & Leather Boots • Camping Supplies 149. Fiddlers Green R. Jenkins 25' Roy Jenkins By • WOOLRICH • LEV I • LEE • SERVUS BOOTS Waterville, Me. • HERMAN BOOTS • WRANGLER 151. Departure C 15' W. G. Heath ——— Sporting Goods Hammondsport, N. Y. By ADIDAS • NIKI • PUMA • BROOKS 152. OllieM. Kent Murphy Kent Murphy Swampscot, Mass. • NEW BALANCE • CONVERSE MAIL ORDERS ACCEPTED — MASTER CHARGE — VISA 153. Angelus Charles Collins 22' Charles Collins Bass River, Mass.

154. Muscongus A Albion Morse Albert Lindquist 1909 Wilton, Conn.

ECONOMY CLOTHES 155. The Wisdom of Solomon D Newman & Morris 25' Dr. Frank Shaw 464 MAIN STREET ROCKLAND, MAINE 04841 1975 Youngstown, Ohio TEL. 207-594-8636 156. Laperouse D Newman & Morris 31' Paul Lacouture 1975 Dayton, Ohio

20 21 V ^ List of Sloops - 1 M^\-> \' Robert Bruneau .L'. Ralph W. Stanley, 158. EvaR A E. Robinson (Marconi Rig) Stamford, Conn. " if^J^^f 1906 Rebuilding Morning Star 159. Pacific Child D Bruno & Stillman 30' John Nosworthy 1969 San Diego, Calif. Boatbuilding and Storage 160. Defiance McKie Roth 25' Morgan Hendry Southwest Harbor, Maine (Springa Leak) 1973 Newark, Del. 04679 161. Jenny B Sam Guild 22' Roland Shepard (Damien) 1976 Brunswick, Me. (207) 244-3795 162. I rene A C. Morse 38' John Clarke 1917 Vineyard Haven, Mass. 163. Reward Wm. Greene Wm. & Jean Greene Ueati's Rocklin, Calif.

AND GREENHOUSES 164. Jessie May A C. Morse 28' Dennis & Doreen Mayhew 1906 St. Clair, Mich. 165. Reunion B Niederer 25' Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oakey (former Skimmer) 1975 Alameda, Calif.

,67. Freedom Ralph Slanley 28' Richard & Helen Dudman 1976 Washington, D. C.

„, Loon Newbert & Wallace 30' Hugh Jacob 325 Old County Road Rockland, Maine Hugh Jacob & Sons Bath, Me. Telephone 594-8008 1974 Golden Anchor D J. Newman 31' Golden Anchor Inn '"• T. Morris Bar Harbor, Me. 1976 Rockland Savings and Loan Association Fool Star Sheehan-Drake 25' Jim Sheehan-Drake Carlisle, Pa.

SAVINGS AND HOME LOANS : 175. Edelweiss C David Major 15' David Major Putney, Vt. 1 178. Essential D Newman & Chase 30' Robert Stein Huntington, N. Y. 22 School Street Rockland, Maine 179. Celene G. Hargrove 22' Gregor Hargrove Telephone 594-8465 1977 Fredericton, N. B.

I 180. Banshee D Newman & John & Carole Wojcik Wojcik Norwell, Mass. [ 182. Charity C Apprentice Shop 21' Mr. & Mrs. Roland Shepherd Bath Museum Brunswick, Me. REALTORS 1978 183. Silver Heels D Tom Morris 25' Ed Carroll Ft. Collins, Col. Anthony Abbotoni, Broker 184. Perseverance B Simms 27' Wm. D. Reed ROUTE 1, WALDOBORO, MAINE 04572 (former Dottie G) Mystic, Conn.

185. Calypso B J. Philip Ham 27' J. Philip Ham Michael Abbotoni, Associate 1978 Holden, Mass. Tel. (207) 832-4433 186. Ragtime Annie C Nick Apollonio 22' BartlettStoodley Waterville, Me.

187. Peregrine Ralph Stanley Peter P. Blanchard, III 22 1977 Short Hills, N.J. 23 '•1 List of Sloops - I List of Sloops - i \ "''~~ 23. Depression A 32' Lloyd Olson , ,U-K~ \y Harbor, Me. •*-i-ts£t£3j*'i~- ''"i-Gfii 1899 I ^?=S^ Florence, Ala. 1938 Marshf'ield, Mass. 195. Princess A Wilbur Morse Joe Richards 41. Snafu 35' Alfred Gastonguay 1 Smyrna, Del. Beverly, Mass. 1 196. Bauneg Beg C Apprentice Shop 22' Mr. & Mrs. John Gruen 47. Galatea McKie Roth 30' John Kapelowitz Bath Museum Stratham, N. H. 1964 Mt. View, Calif. 197. Christania D Newman & Davis 31' William S. Davis 48. Channel Fever C F. A. Prove ner 33' Jim Nesbit 1978 Five Islands, Me. 1939 Fort Myers, Fla. 198. Baylady D Newman Lanning 31' Gary B. Mohr 51. W. A. Morse 32' Robert Morrison 1979 Virgin Gorda, BVI Metuchin, N. J. 199. Liberation D Newman & 31' Leo P. Thompson, Jr. 60. Old Salt A Rob McLain & Son 32' Leon Knorr Liberation Yachts Hope, R.I. 1902 Rowayton, Conn. V f 61. Windward B J. S. Rockefeller 25' George Dowley /\i\s in Italic are member boats that do not exist any more. / I\1\e but not forgotten. 1966 Syracuse, N. Y.

65. Gallant Lady A Morse 33' James Smith i Hl>\A 1907 Toronto, Ont. f 72. Temptress Philip Nichols 33' Sea Scout Shop ' ' ' "JHB* 1934 "Admiral Dunn" Non-Members Westerly, R. I. Charles Morse 30' JohnKippin 73. West Indian Pamet Harbor Richard Faredy 1. Voyager A Ipswich, Mass. (Dauphine) Camden, 1951 Naples, Fla. Wilbur Morse 47' Frank Smith 77. Beagle C. A. Morse Mrs. John Glenn 3. Finette A 28' 1915 Westfield, Conn. 1905 Centre Island, N. Y. A. F. Morse 26' William Haskell 79. Nimbus Fred Swigart 4. Golden Eagle A 32' 1910 Marblehead, Mass. New Orleans, La. Wilbur Morse 29' Robert Cavanaugh 81. Regardless B Wm. Williams 12. Friendship A Fred Dion 38' 1902 Compton, R. I. 1963 Swansea, Mass.

83. Perseverance D 20. Moses Swann A Morse 30' Bruno & Stillman 30' Dr. Robert Jacobson 1910 1969 Stockton, N. J. John Thorpe 26' 84. Philia Bruce Myers 22. Ellie T B Dwight Foster Kennebec Yacht, Inc. 22' 1961 1969 Yarmouth, Me. Newport News, Va. 24 f List of Sloops . Non-Members

86. Allegiance B Albert M. Harding 24' Albert. M. Harding 138. Red Jacket B R. P. Gardner 25' Christopher Day 1970 Kennebunkport, Me. 1973 Islesboro, Me. 89. Avior B McKie Roth, Jr. 22' Julia & Bertha Chittenden [ 140. Brandywine McKie Roth Paul & Fraley Johnson 1970 Edgartown, Mass. 1968 Mark, Dave, Chris Campbell, Calif. 95. West wind A Morse 40' Herbert Crocker Wakefield, Mass. 146. Fiddlehead Carl Chase 25' Capt. Harry A. Jackson Jarvis Newman USN (Ret.) 99. Buccaneer A Wilbur Morse 27' Eugene Tirocchi 1968 Groton, Conn. 1890 Johnston, R. I. I 148. Sloop Out of Water Joe Vinciquerra 100. Morning Watch Backman's Boatyard 26' Donald Starr Andover, Mass. 1970 Boston, Mass. .;• 150. Woodchips Deschenes& 25' E. Thomas Willett 102. Agustus Tim Bliss 37' Tim Bliss Willett Holden, Mass. Coconut Grove, Fla. Jean Deschenes N. Grafton, Mass. 103. Solaster D Jarvis Newman 25' Dr. Curtis Ruff 1970 Butler, Pa. 157. Liberty D J. Newman & 31' Dick Sal ter D. Salter Manchester, Mass. 110. Amistad Robert White 23' Robert E. Lee 1971 Houston, Texas 166. Schoodic ConcordiaCo. 25' Dr. Gerald Zel 1967 N. Dartmouth, Mass. 115. Kittiwake D Bruno & Stillman 30' Robert Rilling 1971 Durham, N. H. : 169. Defiance Dowd Dias 22' Frank Phinney Brooklin, Me. Brewer, Me. 119. Valhalla D Bruno & Stillman 30' Paul D. Wolfe ; 1976 1971 Pittsburgh, Pa. : 170. Lady of the Wind D J.Newman 31' William Manookian 121. Island Trader Elmer Collemer 27' Pamela McKee T. Morris New York, N. Y. 1960 Seattle, Wash. 1976

122. Ray of Hope B Francis Nash & 25' Bill Packer ? 173. Medusa D Ferro Cement 25' Ron Nowell Ed Coffin Plum Island, Mass. Marshall, Calif. 1971 174. D Newman 30' Arnie Standish & 124. Callipygous D Bruno & Stillman 30' Henk Vanderkolk Standish Jill Paperno 1971 Ontario, Canada Port Alberni, B. C.

125. Jacataqua Al Paquette 25' Edward Lewis 176. Trumpeter A Chas. Morse 28' Gale York 1969 Falmouth, Mass. Jackson, Miss.

126. Whim Chester Spear 20' Wm. A. Flanders 177. D N. E. Yacht 20' Kirk Rogers 1939 Abington, Mass. Kirk Rogers New Gloucester, Me.

127. LucyS 1890s 28' Jonathan Smith 181. Surprise E Patrick Ahearn 20' Richard Brownlie Concord, Mass. i 1975 Nahant, Mass.

129. GiselaR A. P. Schafer 25' Andrew P. Schafer 1969 Rosedale, L. I., N. Y.

132. VogelFrei B Wilbur Morse 30' Herman Samitsch aboard 134. Four Sons ,' B Charles Collins 22' David Hussey / i ' 1973 Marblehead, Mass. *rr~.5ijr \ /£fS 135. Green Pepper D Jarvis Newman 25' James Wilmerding '/JP^)!JL:;\>' /_ Jjp Tom Morris Huntington, N. Y. jVf' ' 9r V i/x^ • / I/ Jm • 1973 ////! -*n 'fA ' //i • //i \ — • — ^ -i,- -T*^ ... 136. Squirrel A Charles Morse Dick & Theresa Dixon j£'~2/ / ' V/i ' 1920 Stonington, Conn. 4|p— Jj ^^^^gE^Pi£j£_ **^~^ 137. Friendship A Wilbur Morse 46' William Van Zee __it^^Z 1900 Miami, Fla. 26 27 Non-Members The Retired Skippers' Race...

Niimi' Built by I'resent Owner Amity W. S. Carter Benjamin Plotkin, Norwalk, Conn. Annie Pode (ferro-cement) Angus (fiberglass) Elio P. Oliva, Centerville, Mass. Aurara Richard Steel, Rockport, Me. Ayesha C. A. Morse, 1900, 37' Betsy Darling D Elio-Oliva, 23'/i' Black Witch K. Rider Donald Davis, Newport Beach, San Francisco, Calif. Carolyn A. J. Rousseau, Warwick, R. I. Duchess Simms, Scituate H. Reese Mitchell, Houghton, Mich. El Yanqui Wilbur Morse Gene Peltier, Wilmington, Calif. Estelle A Rob McLain Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. Maria Charles Burnham Nor Easter Wilbur Morse Robert Synnestvedt, Jenkintown, Pa. Pemaquid III George McKennon, Sillery, Que. Red Wing Wilbur Morse Marjorie Debold, Middletown, Conn. Sea Gull W. S. Carter Mike Dolan, Hollywood, Fla. Spirit of Joshua James Tazelaar, McLean, Va. Spoondrift Harold Tweedy, New Rochelle, N. Y. Surprise Peter Boback, Fairfield, Conn. Tecumseh W. Morse Museum, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Volunteer Can net Brian Neri, Buffalo, N. Y. Wild Wind Robert Standen, Manhattan Beach, Calif.

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Specialists in cottage Dirigo" leads! by J. Malcolm Barter closings ... and openings! The handicap rules Race Secretary John Letcher passed out in the ward room of the Maine Maritime Academy's training ship State of Maine Water on or off ?... Enough gas? ... Utilities o.k,? ... The people at at Castine, covered both sides of an 11 by 8 Vz -inch sheet of paper, and Jameson's of Waldoboro, are experts at getting your second home ready were full of square root signs and other cabalist data understood only by for the season, or closing up after you leave . . . Call Gordon Webster at slide rule sailors and people like Cy Hamlin, our Friendship Sloop So- 832-5516 and he'll fill you in on all their services and the really modest ciety handicapper. cost . . . Jameson's of Waldoboro also takes care of island homes ! But for the first time at least there was some advantage given to boats with wooden hulls that don't carry genoa jibs. There was a notation on Dirigo's sheet, however, that the mathematicians hadn't got around to fig- uring the area of her gaff topsail, and therefore she shouldn't carry it. Nothing was said about not carrying the jib topsail. The race secretary was immediately informed that even with back- stays, it's difficult to fly a jib topsail without the support of the gaff top- sail; the topmast loops like a coachman's whip as it is with everything properly rigged to strengthen it. PLUMBING/ HEATING/ RADIO SHACK Fortunately, he was a reasonable cuss, but just to be sure it was all waldoboro maine phone 832-5516 right with the other Friendshippers in the race, Jarvis Newman of Dictator water systems • propane gas • gas and electric appliances and Joe Griffin of Mary Anne were invited into the act. "Sure, carry your topsails," they said. Both had beaten us before with their bald-headed rigs. Besides, they're good sports. 28 29 A bit of explanation is necessary about that very peculiar down east He received the Henry Whitney Challenge Cup for winning the race. classic — the Maine Retired Skippers' Race. First of all, to qualify a The trophy was donated by the late Frank Hatch and presented by his son, skipper must be at least sixty-five years old and born in the State of Maine, Frank Hatch Jr., who acted as master of ceremonies. Since Dirigo had male or female, it makes no difference, although it wasn't until recent years come in last in 1977 and won the clamhod for that distinction, young Frank that lady skippers first appeared. Most skippers sail yachts belonging to (who was later the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Governor of someone else. A few, like 73-year-old Ernest Sprowl of Searsmont, own Massachusetts), couldn't resist quoting scripture: "The first shall be last the boat they sail; in Ernest's case, of course, Dirigo. and the last shall be first." Then he handed Ernest the R. J. Smith trophy Yachts cannot carry spinnakers, drifters, and other special downwind for being the owner of the winning boat, the Revere Bowl from the Na- sails on the leeward run. They are allowed, however, to use one whisker tional Council of Senior Citizens, and the Mace Eaton award for being the pole to wing out a genoa, but it must be hanked on the head stay with the first planked wooden boat to finish. When we went into Eaton's dock to same number of hanks used when going upwind. Of course, for a Friend- take the women folk aboard for the run back across Penobscot Bay to a ship Sloop with its barndoor of a gaff-headed mainsail, a downwind run mooring at Bayside, the young wharfinger on duty summed up the general is a blessing. And on Dirigo, if we can get that jib topsail wung-out and feeling when he said, "By gawd, it was some good to see a wooden boat pulling, we can go like a train of cars. finally beat those rich bastids in their fiberglass racing machines." Somehow we have a feeling the fiberglass boys (they're really not all Another peculiarity of the Retired Skippers' Race in recent years has rich bastids at all) will have something to say about the handicap system been the regulation of starting times by the velocity of the wind. There before the 28th sailing of the Maine Retired Skippers' Race on August 18. are different colored flags for 9, 12, and 18-knot winds with instructions Be kind of nice, though, if a few more Friendship Sloops were on hand printed on paper of matching color to tell you when to start. to show 'em it doesn't necessarily have to be a one-shot deal. As it happened we were rated for a 12-knot breeze, and Dictator, with Footnote: Crewing for Captain Ernest Sprowl were Harold Wing of Jarvis' father, Captain Laurence Newman, 72, of Manset at the helm, got Searsmont, Doug Lash of Friendship, Wayne Kimball of Castine (signed a two-minute lead before Mary Anne, skippered by 78-year-old Carl Sim- on in the ward room of the State of Maine) and Mai Barter of Waldoboro. mons of Nobleboro, started. Dictator with her lead got well down the bay Nancy and Joanne Lash, who usually "man" the foredeck did not make towards the Islesboro Ledge can, and Mary Anne squeaked by us on the the Castine trip this year. They've been eating crow ever since. port tack soon after the start. But we tacked covered, and overtook her. Dictator w'as now Skipper Sprowl's target. After rounding the Islesboro can, we gradually gained on Dictator, but she rounded the leeward mark just ahead of us and stepped out in (Editor's Note: Mai Barter retired this year as Down East Magazine's front on a close reach as the wind freshened. Our topsails overpowered senior editor, and author of that publication's "Letter from Home." He'll us a mite, and Ernest had a hard wrestle with the tiller until we rounded still contribute to North by East, another Down East feature. But to most the bell buoy off Dice's head for the second lap around. Then the wind of us he's Helmsman Emeritus in the Friendship fleet, and as tenacious a steadied, and it was perfect topsail weather on the uphill leg again to the racing man as we've ever met. You'll see Mai at the helm of "Dirigo" this Islesboro Ledge can with a strong ebb tide. year.) Dictator rounded the can ahead of us, and then seemed to stand still. Captain Newman said later he couldn't get his headsails to draw. Every- thing was drawing on Dirigo, however, and with two of the crew out on the bowsprit, one holding the clubfooted forestaysail (remember only one whisker pole allowed, and that was being put to good use winging out the jib topsail), we headed for the finish with a clear field ahead and most of the fleet of some thirty boats well astern. Captain Marie Wood in the big yawl Ghana gained on us some, and nipped Dictator at the finish. A fiberglass job also caught Mary Anne, but all three Friendship Sloops were right up there, and Dirigo was the first Friendship to win the race since it started 27 years ago. THE It was great feeling to receive what the late Ed Earle, former yachting of Damariscotta writer of The Boston Herald, used to call the "nitro nod" as we went by the Coast Guard buoy tender serving as the race committee boat. And it Serving the Area for Over 115 Years was an even greater thrill for Captain Ernest Sprowl at ceremonies back on "EXPERIENCE COUNTS" the dock. 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by John and Mary Cronin Last year we had decided to sail the "Tannis" back to Salem right after the Skippers Banquet, but to our dismay the rains set in and the weather CHECK THE FISHER FEATURES was miserable. We decided to get a good night's sleep and wait for Sun- day morning. Fisher plows are custom designed for each vehicle. The We were anxious to get going. Shelley's wedding was scheduled for unique shape of our blade picks up and casts snow August 12th and we had a million things to do before the big day. Our aside smoothly. The tripping edge is swift with minimum only consolation was that they wouldn't start without us for we had the snow loss. Other features include: bride aboard! • Safety plow lights • Heavy duty safety chain Sunday morning dawned crystal clear — 10-15 knot winds — a beau- Speedcast moldboard • Rigid headgear assembly • tiful day! We got under way early, but we were shorthanded for the long • Power angling/crossover • Chilled cast mushroom sail home. The Captain and First Mate were joined by Shelley, Billy (11 relief shoes • Steel blade guides Vehicle attaching assembly yrs. old), Caroline (10 yrs. old), Jeff (8 yrs. old) and Wayne (7 yrs. old). We could see the Burnhams on "Resolute" heading toward Pemaquid while we sailed straight out and found ourselves averaging about 5 knots. When the wind slackened, we power sailed, but generally maintained 5 knots. We checked our speed and distance periodically of Seguin Light. Our knotometer refused to cooperate, but everything seemed to check out as we went along. Caroline passed around peanut butter and crackers; Billy took the helm for awhile; Jeffrey and Wayne played boats; Shelley "soaked up a few rays"; and the Captain and First Mate straightened out the cabin after a full week in Friendship. We were about 12 or 15 miles off Portland Light at 1300 hours and found ourselves off Boone Island at sunset. Mount Agamenticus was vis- ible in the background and the whole crew watched the gorgeous sunset. The night was cool, clear and VERY BLACK! There was no moon. It was impossible to see a shore line or the horizon. You could not even see FISHER ENGINEERING Box 529 Rockland, Maine 04841 the waves or ripples on the ocean. Stars were visible overhead, but they gave no illumination to the black night — only an indication of which way was "up!"

38 39 Visibility as far as lights were concerned was unlimited. We timed J. EDWARD KNIGHT & CO. Boone Island with the stopwatch and everything checked out perfectly. We took radio bearings on three positions and checked out within 2/10 of a INSURANCE mile of where we thought we were. By this time, our younger crew was tired, so they bunked down for the night with promises from the Captain BOOTHBAY HARBOR 633-4423 that they would be awakened if anything exciting happened. NEW HARBOR 677-3606 In the. distance, along the shore, we could see lights we thought to be Portsmouth (actually, it was Isles of Shoals) and lights we decided were If You Sail The Maine Coast or Around Isles of Shoals (actually, Cape Ann). Lights ashore were very clear — visi- The World We Can Offer The Best bility was still unlimited, and we were (we thought) about 15 miles off Isles in Yacht Hull and P. & I. Coverage. of Shoals. Now if you lay a course from Isles of Shoals to the outside of Cape Ann, your true compass course would be 160°. If you lay a true course from Cape Ann to the outside of Cape Cod light, you lay a course of 154° At this point the working crew was physically and mentally exhausted and continued with the anticipation of reaching Salem before daybreak. We were taking turns sleeping — two hours on, one hour to sleep; two hours on, one hour to sleep. Not enough sleep to keep us fresh, coherent or alert. We were to realize later that we could NOT possibly have seen Ports- mouth for we were too far out to sea. So what we assumed in our exhausted state of mind to be Portsmouth was actually the Isles of Shoals and each set of lights coming up, we moved "back" one set of lights! NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS At daybreak, we had a landfall and the Captain tried desperately to make the landfall Cape Ann. OH HOW HE TRIED!! It would be im- AMERICA'S FINEST SEAFOODS possible to visualize how hard he worked to place that piece of land on the Raw Breaded — Pre-Cooked — Battercrisp shore of Cape Ann! In examining the charts of Cape Ann, he found Pil- grim Cove. Why couldn't they have a monument like the one at Province- Form Breaded Fillets — Flavortex Fillets town? But no monument showed on the chart—just a cove! We had never NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS seen a monument at Cape Ann before — but neither had we seen such Tillson Avenue, Rockland, Maine 04841 white sandy beaches! Beautiful stretches of beaches! Maybe, somehow 594-8401 we were on the inside of Cape Ann? Even the inside of Cape Ann is rocky! Who was he kidding? We found a whistle buoy! HAH! That would prove we were at Cape Ann! We sailed for the buoy — it proved to us one thing — we were not Fishermen with boats up toBO* at Cape Ann! Billy insisted that the Captain get a chart of Provincetown — Billy was convinced we were in Provincetown — that we had sailed SEINERS Our Small Railway Is AVAILABLE TO YOU. right by Salem! DRAG6ERS - Reasonable Rates We could not believe that we had sailed by Salem — now we had anoth- er eight or ten hours of sailing — all the way back! The Captain finally SHRIMPERS - Free & Firm Estimate SCALLOPERS conceded — we were off Cape Cod light. We had to sail back! It was sev- - Complete Marine Services LOBSTER BOATS en A.M.!!! We had another day's sail ahead of us! AN EXPERIENCED CREW IS ON HAND TO WORK OUT YOUR PROBLEMS We poured ourselves three tall gin and tonics — and turned the "Tan- LARGE OR SMALL, QUICKLY & CHEAPLY. nis" over to Bill, Carol, Jeff and Wayne. They knew their way back to MARINE & INDUSTRIAL FABRICATION, RIGGING - METAL AND WOODWORKING Salem from here! We had only about 3 hours of sleep in the past 24 hours and were exhausted. Let them sail back for us — they could do it — and For free estimates please drop in or call Perry Holmes I. Beam. 85' Safe !l L., 1000 Sale caj Ve««l L., 300 Sate, c we turned into our bunks! Tons, a1 DfHt M.L.W NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS SHIPYARD is not just for larger boats We can handle NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS SHIPYARD and welcome commercial fishing boats of all 79 Mechanic Street 1-594-8401 Rocklanti, Maine

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31 DICTATOR WANTED! Oh, they've got "Nellie" the Oyster Sloop, "Annie" the Sandbagger, Noank Smacks, Cowhorns, Herreshoffs, and even a genuine East Booth- Now available in Fiberglass bay steamer, down at the Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. But to a Friendshipper, the prettiest sight at Mystic Seaport is Rob deck and hull with custom McLain's 75-year old "Estella A" which he built on Bremen, Long Island, completed cruising interior Maine in 1904 for H. J. Ames, a Matinicus lobsterman, who named his boat after his daughter, Mrs. Julia Estella Ames Ripley. We've combined the expertise of five and have comparable galley and Trouble is, "Estella A" needs some help. Jarvis Newman, Inc. and the crafts- storage space, plus a private head. manship of Squadron Yachts to Her $65,250* "sail away" price in- Ships Carpenter Will Ansel, of Mystic Seaport's du Pont Preservation offer "sail away" replicas of the cludes Hood sails and Westerbeke Shipyard, reports "Estella A" to be in excellent health, and to our eyes original Dictator. Our replicas sleep diesel engine. *effective 2/1/79 she certainly looks as good as the day she came out of the reconditioning shed at the Newbert & Wallace yard in Thomaston, Maine in 1971. But she's missing some of those hard-to-find gadgets and gilhickies that will make her look like what she was and is — a working lobsterman. Will reports she has all her sails, spars and standing rigging, and that from his Contact Leo Thompson at (401) 732-0610 own experience at her helm "she sails like a dream." The restoration task LIBERATION \ACHTS, INC

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"ON SCENIC COASTAL U.S. ROUTE 1 AND ACADIA HIGHWAY" So the call has gone out to Friendshippers who might have some of Next to Jed's Restaurant, Route 1, Belfast, Maine this 1904-vintage gear, or know of someone who might. It might mean rummaging around in the back of some interesting boat sheds, but no one UNIQUE GIFTS & CONFECTIONS ever died of doing that. If you get lucky, we'll guarantee delivery to Mystic. Or you might want to get in touch directly with Willits D. Ansel, Ships Carpenter, Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Conn. 06355. But whatever, the next time you find yourself hurrying down Inter- state 95, or loafing through Long Island Sound, find time to drop in at HOLMES PACKING CORP. Mystic, a museum dedicated to America's maritime heritage. They're open year-round, and sailors afoot or afloat are always welcome. ROCKLAND and EASTPORT Bruce N. Morang

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Let me say at the outset it is not my style to push myself into company or circumstances I have not earned. But as we sit here in Friendship Har- ^lo o po bor swapping lies, and waiting for wind among the traditions of Charles and Wilbur Morse and Rob McLean, what is the harm of invoking Gen- esis, and specifically Noah? Noah, you will recall, had a good job and worked hard at it for most of his 600 years. I have always admired good jobs and hard work. But I feel the real bond between Noah and me, and most Friendshippers, would &RAPHIC have been the fact Noah was an "approximate" shipbuilder, and (even -_> r I- . more so) an "approximate" sailor. Those are virtues most of us have Town landing R.oa.a_ worked hard all our lives to achieve and sustain. Those are virtues that 832-4085 Box 35, jfVi'erzcLsk! p, would have made us very welcome in Noah's boat yard, and even aboard with him and Shem, Ham and Japheth and all the rest. Noah's whole life, it seems, was devoted to approximations. You will When it comes to Chevrolet cars and trucks, recall The Architect sent him a rather loose set of specifications to build quality mobile homes and the best in service — the Ark. What The Architect wanted was a vessel made of gopher wood, 300 cubits l.o.a., with a beam of 50 cubits, and a depth from feel to rail Let our family cap of 30 cubits. The rig to drive her was left up to Noah, but something tells me she might have been gaff-headed, with grand tops and whatnot. help your family At any rate let us assume so. The Architect further specified the vessel have three deck levels, and access for boarding to be through a door in the side (port or starboard left to the option of the builder), similar to the old side-loading Portland ferry, I presume. What interests me and set me to thinking about Noah's chore is that a cubit is "approximately" 18 inches. Now, if you slowly multiply 300 times 18 inches, you come up with a vessel that lays out to about 5400 inches, or approximately 450 feet from stem to sternpost. That's quite a project, Serving Mid-Coast Maine proudly and Noah must have been grateful The Architect gave him 600 years to finish her off. and professionally since 1938 Now, we have this marvelously adept and chosen man striding purpose- fully up and down his boat yard laying down (or lofting up) the lines of his creation using the classically approximate measure of the distance from Harold C Ralph the tip of his elbow to the tip of his middle finger: ergo, one cubit, or "ap- proximately" 18 inches, from the Latin "cubitum," the elbow. Further, CHEVROLET & MOBILE HOMES The Book says Noah lived to sail that vessel in 15 cubits of water, and with quite a crowd of moveable ballast aboard, from here to Ararat, a voyage of 150 days! Rather brings to mind the sight of John Cronin taking "Tan- Route One, Waldoboro, Maine Tel. 832-5814 or 832-5321 nis" out harbor bound for Cow Island Ledge!

52 53 Whatever. The pity of it all is that we do not use the ancient cubit any- more. Approximation has fallen on bad times. Congress is pushing us toward the metric system. True, such units of measure as "foot" and "pace" persist despite Congress and the fact your foot and your stride (pace) are m different than mine. The classic "fathom" persists, also, although it began with us as the distance between the extremities of a man's outstretched arms. We now accept the fathom to be "approximately" six feet, and we call it six feet on our nautical charts. One "mile" we still observe is derived from the Roman "mille," or one thousand Roman paces. And it matters not that Romans (apparently) took giant strides, or that you and I would only walk 4588.9 feet of the required 5280 in one thousand strides. The other mile we observe, of course, is a nautical distance of 6076.- 1033 feet. That's an interpolative distance, mostly, to accommodate the navigational concept of 60 nautical miles for each degree of latitude sailed. Besides, it is convenient for us sailors to talk so; it heightens the mystery surrounding our trade; it makes us suitably different; and we like that. And the Devil take Congress and that platinum-iridium bar, displayed in the Pavilion de Bretuil at Sevres, that someone claims is the standard length of something called a "meter!" But I would not want to leave this pleasant company without chal- lenging you with Noah's grandest approximation, that of gathering about us two of every kind to share the voyage . . . Which two Congressmen would you vote for? Which two Selectmen? Should we merely muster the League of Women Voters on Al's dock and choose two at random? Or should we insist on the luxury of being very careful? The start of a hard day at the office. Enough. Let us go sailing. (None of the foregoing should be construed (even approximately) to Listening to the Gospel according to Bill Danforth... the daily, refer in any way to how or why John Chase built his "Noah's Ark." Be- pre-race skippers' meeting. sides, John Chase has never grounded out on Ararat.) —Photo by Bill Olsen

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Maine's seagoing heritage and boatbuilding skills preserved at four historic B MM sites at Bath. Summer hours: Open daily 10-5 "Rights of Man' and "Heritage" spar for position off Load's Island. Photo by Bill Olsen 54 55 BOHNDELL SAILS Sails and Rigging Repairs • Washing Roller Conversions Recutting • Jiffy Reefs Rope & Wire Splicing The E. S. BOHNDELL & SON, INC. U.S. ROUTE 1, ROCKPORT, MAINE (207) 236-3549 CamdeCompliments of n Voice National Meet Everett Walker. Most people who have read this annual Sloop book and followed its Bank call to the shores of Muscongus Bay on the last weekend in July have heard "The Voice." It is aired on only three days of the year and is used to bring the thrills and excitement of the Friendship Sloop Races to those shorebound souls who have no way of getting out onto the course. "The Voice," clear and jovial, welcomes the spectators to Friendship and provides a rundown of each day's events, with information on the Downtown Camden • Camden Market Place • Union • Rockland availability of essential comforts, for all within earshot. It exudes cheery confidence as it discusses the characteristics of the Friendship PORT-OF-CALL FOR BOATING sloops, gives bits of information about particular sloops, their owners ACTION IN THE BOOTHBAY HARBOR REGION! and families, lists formidable statistics during the Saturday Parade of Sloops, and demonstrates enthusiastic enjoyment as two or more boats fight it out in the last few yards to the finish. How often we have heard Brewer's Maine Coast the phrase booming over the loudspeakers, "Isn't that a beautiful sight!" Boatyard, Yacht Sales, "The Voice" imparts a color to the day's events which makes them memorable for all who come to the regatta. Inc. Inc. Do you know "The Voice"? Would you recognize its owner? 633-3482 Probably not, though many of you have rubbed elbows with him as he 633-2970 has gone to and from his lookout from which he oversees the events at the harbor. White-haired, slight, this distinguished-looking gentleman, FULL SALES AND SERVICE FACILITIES — Cruisers; Marine Trader Trawlers, Pace- maker, Viking and Todd Boats. Sail Auxiliaries: Islander, Paceship and Island now retired and living in Friendship, has been carrying out this duty Trader Auxiliary. Services: Marina, Dockage, Moorings, Ship's Store, Storage and faithfully for 15 years. His name is Everett Walker. Repair, Charts, Laundry and Showers and 30-Ton Open-End Travel Lift. Thanks, Ev, for a job well done. We look forward to many more ON LOCATION AT years with you at the microphone making Sloop Days brighter and more BREWER'S BOATYARD — Ebenecook Harbor, West Southport, Maine 04576 enjoyable for all of us.

56 57 VILLAGE • BEACHES • ISLANDS Indentured to "Select Listings of Coastal Maine" • ISLESBORO: 396 ft. of magnificent frontage backed by 20 mostly forested acres. $5,000. down, balance over 10 years at only 8% . . . "Resolute" Price . . . $40,000.00 • ISLESBORO: 18 spruce covered acres with 440 feet of enchanting front- age on Daily's Cove. Offered at $31,500.00 • ISLESBORO: A 1-acre gem overlooking Gilky's Harbor. Good road, elec- tricity, and protected deep water anchorage. A mini-estate for only $22,000.00 • MORRILL: A handsome high meadows tract with long views, its own fresh- . water pond, good road and electricity, only minutes from Penobscot Bay. Offered at $28,000.00 • LINCOLNVILLE: 650 feet of spruce covered frontage on Penobscot Bay backed by 13 acres with 150 feet on U.S. Rte. 1. Minimum downpayment, interest and time can be negotiated. A prime investment location. • BELFAST: Marvelous recreation or motel location. 925 feet of southerly oriented frontage on Penobscot Bay. Backed by 15 acres to U.S. Rte. 1 highway. This is offered at a very reasonable, considering its assets $125,000.00 • BELFAST: 20 forested riverfront acres of real fine hardwood. Excellent future building locations off old town road. A real fine Belfast bargain at $10,000.00 • ROCKPORT-CAMDEN: We have on Spring Mtns. southern slope 26 hard- wood acres. The small camp has an elevation of 770 ft. and views go from Monhegan Island to Cadillac Mtn. and all the ships and isles between! $10,000.00 down. • VINALHAVEN: At Buccaneers Basin at the head of a deepwater estuary, we have 100 pristine acres of water frontage and high elevations with long dramatic views. There is also one of Maine's most interesting summer homes here, and the whole enchanting package is offered at only $175,000.00 • COLUMBIA FALLS: In excellent Salmon country we have 60 acres of fie^d and forest. The best hunting and fishing they say in the East! It's a sports- man's investment special at $20,000.00 • BELFAST: Beautiful brick home for large family. 6 bedrooms, 21/2 baths, 3 year old wood or oil fired hot water boiler assures economical heat. Se- cluded backyard. All community advantages are close by this attractive brick home $49,500.00 by Charlie Burnham, et al • BAYSIDE: Overlooking anchorage and green, some furnishings included. In the spring of '69 I found Chapelle's book American Small Sailing Could be a delightful year-round home if insulated. Asking $25,000.00 Craft. That previous year a relative had proposed buying a boat together • FRANKLIN: A picturebook, 4 acre private island, covered with big spruce Something about "Partnerships are poor ships" was keeping the project and pines, convenient to the mainland and offered for fast spring sale for only $14,500.00 in abeyance. I had always admired schooners, and in Chapelle's book was • LINCOLNVILLE: 35 forested acres. Good road, electricity. $16,500.00 a nice "one-master." Building a boat would be an honorable way out of Successful gen. store and home available soon. Inquire. Granit Dock the partnership! and Gallery. Many of above properties will be owner financed. With complete secrecy, great confidence, and no knowledge, I quickly • Elegant col. 4 sq. home, conveniently located with view of Harbor and Bay. scaled down the Pemaquid lines to 22.5 feet and in January, 1970 started All conveniences, fireplaces, must be seen Asking $67,500.00 to build "for use that summer." Bob Gardner, who happened to be at Bart- T\^l CALL US — WE'LL COME TO YOU lett's mill when I picked up the keel, thought I might be a little optimistic about the time schedule. He was building a seemingly enormous 30' boat *. AQUA-TERRA ENTERPRISESJNC. on lines from someone (!) named Phil Nichols (now known to me as the dean of amateur boat builders). I was more than a little surprised to think .^lifti REAL ESTATE AND MARINE BROKER that there were other "one-masted schooners"; and what about this group CAPT. GEORGE HENRY JENNINGS — P.O. Box 459, Belfast, 338-3705 called the Friendship Sloop Society? We soon met other members, includ- ARAAIT C. KINNEY, Associate, 338-4344 ing John Chase and Jack Kippin, respectively building and rebuilding Across from Golf Course, Bay Side, Northport sloops.

58 59 My neighbor, Dana Story, heard about the project, and with his ad- was officers' quarters. After we had explored that from attic to cellar and vice, we were able to launch the "Maria" in '71 —just in time to get to found nothing of any value to ship or crew, we set upon the trail again. Soon Friendship for the year of the FOG! Luckily, the family went in the car. we came to the wreckage of a mess hall with the remnants of a grand piano. To avoid any repeats with the FOG the next year, five of us, including Ted, From this we salvaged a few souvenirs. 7; Harold, 5; and Deb, 2, sailed to Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Islands. From there we pushed onward into the depths of the jungle of trees The boat was too small! and black flies heading southerly again until we came upon a jail. When We then started the "Resolute" and returned to Cuttyhunk in a 28.5 we went in we found it in shambles, as is most everything on that island, footer. The second time it was easier. In '74 we defied the elements and but the bars over the windows were still intact. It is most interesting to ventured east to Casco Bay and Jewell Island. The water was warm, there look out upon the world from barred windows. Gaining nothing from the was no FOG! Maine was great, and since then we've "come back" to jail but that thought, we proceeded to one of the towers and climbed it. Friendship every year. Looking out over the island and the sea, we decided to head toward a ce- Quite by accident we have found a way of living together where we ment structure, south of the tower. As we came closer to it, we found it must put up with each other. We have more bunks per unit volume than was an ammunition bunker. When we entered, we were enveloped in dark- the "Tannis"! On the trip to and from Friendship we tend toward "gypsy- ness. We turned on our flashlights and let our eyes adjust. The bunker ism not pirating, despite our flag and cannon. was a maze of passages and concealed booy traps. We came across a lad- To make more sense out of this story, included below are unexpurgated der. Climbing it, we found that we were in a small look-out, or fire direc- comments by others in the crew. tion center for what was probably an 18" gun judging by the hole that was Maine Thieves its emplacement. We left Star Island, Isles of Shoals. We sailed towards Cape Porpoise. From here we went across the Island, heading for what must have been When we ported it was low tide, so we kids decided to dig some clams on the main living place for most of the men installed there. In this area we the flats. We dug; well, Ted (the oldest) dug with a clam fork. We also found showers, toilets, sinks, etc., that had all been smashed to remove the dug with a plastic salad spoon (which I broke in the end). We got about a copper fittings. Also, I think I should mention that on this side of the island half bucket of clams. We rowed back to the Resolute, had supper, and is quite a patch of raspberries, if you like having fresh raspberries in your went to town. Then we came back to the mother ship, listened to the radio, pancakes. and went to sleep. We found a fit place for our treasure, the location of which I am for- While we were asleep, the sea gulls came and ate all the clams; every, bidden to divulge. I will say that if you visit Jewell Island, somewhere single one! They left the shells all over the decks. They also left their call- buried among the bunkers, towers, mess halls, trees, and jeep trails is a ing cards. We woke up in the morning to find the mess and unfortunately small box containing the boundy of the Friendship sloop Resolute of Essex. CLEAN IT UP! Ted Debbie When You Least Expect It I remember saying, "Hey, Ted" and then I was in the water pushing Clarification of "Comments" my foot against the boat so I wouldn't get caught in the propeller. We were Most of the neighbors were understanding. It was the sawdust all over going the wrong way through the Cape Cod canal and it was night. My the house, the plans under the living room rug with the furniture piled in mother came out of the cabin saying, "Harold? Harold!" She looked behind one corner most of the time, and a yard that looked like "Tobacco Road" the boat and saw me swimming with a cushion someone had thrown me. all of the time that I couldn't handle. A consolation was meeting all those I said, "Don't worry about me, Mum, I'll be all right . . ." The boat went wonderful friends and sharing so many "mug-ups" during the building. by, turned around, and picked me up. I was cold! When you're on a boat, Since launching we've had many beautiful trips and some hair-raising you must be always alert. Things happen when you least expect it. moments as well (see Harold). Traveling with all those kids and cousins Harold gives me a headache just thinking about it. But knowing they'll always re- Exploring Jewell Island member makes it worth the effort. I bring plenty of munchies for them, That afternoon we shoved off from the mother ship at a fast pace to- hide "surprises," buy lots of books at all age levels to read aloud, and also ward the end of that boxy little cove with its small cliffs on one side and trees stash away snorkel gear, fishing lines, games, puzzles, etc. The only way growing right down to meet the sea on the other two. When the keel hit they sign their "papers" is to threaten them with no shore trips for movies the gravel beach, we bailed out. Between us we carried a shovel and a or ice cream. They argue a lot, but give in eventually. How else can one small box containing the bounty of the previous cruise around the Cape be an official pirate? We haven't yet had a full-fledged mutiny, despite of Cod. Quickly we made for the cover of the trees and came upon what Captain Bligh. So join us in the next trip. We have a good time, make a seemed to be some sort of jeep trail, one of the many we found criss-cross- lot of noise, and look forward to "coming home" again. ing the island. We proceeded in a somewhat southerly direction along the First Mate trail until we stopped to examine a decrepit old house which we believed

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