Here you see the 110-foot Stephen Taber in Great Cove at dawn yesterday after overnighting there:
She departed impressively about 10:30 a.m. yesterday with both principal sails up and two jibs flying. This was her third visit to the Cove this year.
The Taber is a good example of a traditional 19th Century Maine coastal cruiser – flat-bottomed, centerboard, no motor. She was launched in 1871 and hails from Rockland, Maine, now. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on July 3, 2024.) Happy Independence Day!