Yesterday morning was mostly overcast and there was little wind, but we had three coastal cruisers enchanting Great Cove: “Angelique” and “Lewis R. French,” both of which overnighted from the previous evening, and “Mary Day,” which stopped by for a visit just before mid-day. We’ll show “Angelique” and “Lewis” in this post and maybe get to “Mary” in a day or so.
“Angelique’s” red tanbark sails and unusual profile are unmistakable to Cove watchers. Launched in 1980, she’s 130 feet long overall and the only Maine windjammer that is configured as a gaff-rigged topsail ketch.
This is “Angelique’s” fifth visit here that I’ve seen in the four summer months and she may be back before her season ends on October 7.
The 101-foot “Lewis R. French’s” well-sheared gray hull and schooner configuration also are familiar to us. She’s one of the oldest cruisers in the fleet, having been launched in 1871. She needed a push from her yawl boat to get going in yesterday’s light air.
This is the third time that I’ve seen her visit this year and her season also ends on October 7.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 28, 2023.)