We happened to catch Free Spirit’s act yesterday afternoon on Great Cove’s windy stage. Or, maybe it was just a rehearsal for the famed Eggemoggin Reach Regatta that will end in the Cove this Saturday. In any case, the performance rated five stars.
Free Spirit is a 33-foot Concordia sloop built in 1948. She’s been owned and sailed for decades by Jon Wilson, founder of famed WoodenBoat Publications and School in Brooklin. She reportedly was the first design in the process that evolved into the historic line of Concordia Yawls.
Yesterday, Free Spirit continued to live up to her name. Here she is taking a bow, literally:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on August 1, 2022.) For a few more images of the performance, click here: