Our summer fishing vessels are starting to come back into Naskeag Harbor in preparation for the lobster fishing season, which usually begins in June or early July. Here you see Judith Ann and Blue Sky in yesterday’s hazy heat:
Note that neither has a mast and boom for winter scallop dredging (“dragging”). There are several vessels in the Harbor that still are configured for scalloping, and I expect that they’ll be “de-masted” soon. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 1, 2023.)