SAIL-IN
The Annual WoodenBoat Sail-In took place in Great Cove yesterday afternoon. This year, seven of Maine’s finest windjammers appeared here to honor WoodenBoat Publications and School. The School’s sailing classes ended last week, but the boatbuilding and other land-based classes will continue throughout September.
The weather for this Sail-In was good for the windjammers and their excited passengers, but it was the kind of day that could drive photographers crazy: peek-a-boo sun, which at times became intense shafts of light that illuminated the jammers and produced glare on the water, and periods of gray and shadow that swallowed color and turned the vessels into silhouettes. But the temperature was in the high 60s (F) and the winds often gusted up to 10 miles per hour or thereabouts.
Below, you’ll find a few images of, and a bit of information about, the visiting windjammers (all hailing ports are in Maine):
“American Eagle,” launched 1930, hails from Rockland, reported overall length 122’:
“Angelique,” launched 1980, hails from Camden, reported overall length 130’:
“Heritage,” launched 1983, hails from Rockland, reported overall length 145’:
“J.&E. Riggin,” launched 1927, hails from Rockland, reported overall length 120’:
“Ladona,” launched 1922, hails from Rockland, reported overall length 105’ — she came late, this image taken the next morning:
“Lewis R. French,” launched 1871, hails from Camden, reported overall length 101’:
“Stephen Taber,” launched 1871, hails from Rockland, reported overall length 110’:
At about 2:30 p.m. yesterday, the visiting vessels were anchored or about to anchor in Great Cove to allow their passengers to enjoy the rest of the day, fine dinners, and a star-lit night with a bright waxing moon.
SAIL-OUT
The next morning (today) at sunrise, we got a bird’s-eye view of “Angelique” and “American Eagle” and, a little later, we got a panorama of the windjammer visitors:
By 10:30 a.m., all of the windjammers except “J.&E. Riggin” had raised sails and departed Great Cove. The “Riggin” anchored off Babson Island, apparently to conduct island activities and have a beach lunch. Here they are sailing out (or anchoring off Babson):
“American Eagle”
“Angelique”
“Heritage”
“J.&E. Riggin”
“Ladona”
“Lewis R. French”
“Stephen Taber”
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 10 and 11, 2024.)