Below, you’ll see our old flame Angelique as the sun went down over Great Cove Wednesday. This was the fifth time that this jammer has overnighted here this year.
She was on a four-night “Watercolors” cruise among the islands, according to her schedule. The cruise included an optional painting workshop under the direction of an art teacher.
Early the next morning — so early that only lobstermen were working — she was sound asleep:
Angelique soon awakened and sent her passengers to explore the renowned WoodenBoat Publications and School campus. When they returned, the passengers helped raise her unique, burgundy-colored sails. (Those sails apparently were designed to imitate the old tan-bark color created by using tannic acid as a canvas preservative.)
She soon was gliding out of the Cove and raising her two jibs. As usual, all eyes were on her:
As you probably know, Angelique is a 130-foot topsail ketch out of Camden, Maine. (The basic difference between a ketch and a schooner is that the forward mast on a ketch is taller than the aft mast, while the forward mast on a schooner is the same height or shorter than the after-mast(s).)
Angelique was created in 1980 for the coastal cruiser trade. She looks a bit like a 19th Century English fishing trawler, but her original owner and designer has denied that this was intentional. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on August 7 and 8, 2024.)