Here’s a pleasant surprise that was anchored in foggy Great Cove yesterday morning and that many of you will recognize immediately:
It’s our old flame “Angelique” and she gets the prize for being the first windjammer to visit the Cove in 2024. Her schedule says that she’s on a six-night cruise that will focus on Acadia National Park and other sights on nearby Mount Desert Island.
“Angelique” is a 130-foot topsail ketch that’s easy to recognize by her unique dark red (“tanbark”-like) sails and large overhanging fantail. Her size is more apparent when she passes by conventional sailboats, such as “Martha,” a pocket cruiser that’s almost 20 feet (19’9”) long:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 6, 2024.)