Here, we see the Coastal Schooner Lewis R. French traveling south out of Great Cove yesterday morning, a hot and still time with no sailing wind up yet.
She spent the night in the protection of the Cove as she often has in pre-plague years. Seeing her yesterday was an injection of hope. Maybe we shall have a normal, glorious summer.
The 101-foot French was launched in 1871 out of Christmas Cove, Maine. She was built there by the French brothers and named after their father. In her youth, her life was varied and hard: Among other things, she freighted bricks, granite, fish, lime, firewood, and Christmas trees. She has no internal engine. If you look closely, you might see that she was being pushed out of the Cove yesterday by her powerful yawl boat.
But, who needs diesel power when – most of the time – the winds in our area easily fill your sails? Heere’s an archive image of her sailing in the Cove:
Leighton Archive Image
(Brooklin, Maine)