This is the first schooner of the year to appear in Great Cove. She snuck in and was basking at anchor in the lowering sun on Monday before we noticed her from the ridge and went down to take this closer look:
She’s the 125-foot long Mary Day out of Camden, Maine. She has classic mercantile coastal cruiser lines, but she was built in 1962 just for vacation cruises. (She reportedly has heat in every cabin!)
Early yesterday morning, she was still in the Cove with her protective tarp up. The tarp came down and the clouds started to form as she prepared to weigh anchor.
She left in mid-morning under ambiguous skies with only her two mainsails and one jib up:
She’s a frequent visitor to the Cove and always a welcome sight. Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on May 23 and 24, 2022.)