The Annual Wooden Boat Sail-In took place yesterday within waves of fog pouring into Great Cove from Eggemoggin Reach, not to mention occasional rain and often-dying winds. As far as I can tell, nine classic Maine coastal cruisers sailed in, although four of them arrived in total fog and I only discovered them early this sunny morning. I’ll show each of the windjammer visitors from yesterday and end with a few images from today.
Here we see Victory Chimes, the queen of the windjammer fleet. She’s a 170-foot long, three-masted schooner that was built in 1900. She now hails from Rockland, Maine, and reportedly is for sale.
Angelique’s red sails stood out in the fog and rain. She’s a 130-foot long ketch that was built in 1980. and now hails from Camden, Maine,
The Stephen Taber didn’t stop when she got into the Cove; she sallied here and there with considerable exuberance. She’s a 110-foot long schooner that was built in 1871. and now hails from Rockland, Maine,
The Lewis R. French came into the Cove from the south followed by a boat of photographers from the WoodenBoat School marine photography class. She’s a 101-foot long schooner that also was built in 1871 and now hails from Camden, Maine,
Ladona (usually pronounced “lah DOE nah’), with her white hull and white sails, sometimes disappeared in the fog. She’s a 108-foot long schooner that was built in 1922. and now hails from Rockland, Maine,
During one break in the fog and very light rain, we could see the five windjammers that arrived before we got totally socked-in. From the left, you’ll see the Lewis R. French lowering sails, Angelique with her red sails down, the Stephen Taber still sallying around, two small boats of observers, the Victory Chimes showing her size, and Ladona coming in under full sail.
Today — the “day after” — the sun rose on a calm Great Cove and sleeping passengers who apparently partied in last night’s fog and rain.
The Mary Day was close enough to photograph. She’s a 125-foot long schooner that was built in 1962 and now hails from Camden, Maine,
I could see the yellow-hulled Heritage from our deck as the rising sun found her. She’s a 145-foot long schooner that was built in 1983. and now hails from Rockport, Maine, I also was very fortunate to catch her, Angelique and Victory Chimes with sails up, heading south in the morning.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 13 and 14, 2022.)