Here you see the schooner “Stephen Taber,” which has no internal engine; it’s being pushed out of Great Cove early Thursday morning:
She had had a beach party at Babson Island on Wednesday and overnighted just off the island. The “Taber” had no sails up as she departed because it would have been a useless act – there was virtually no wind.
This 110-foot jammer out of Rockland, Maine, was on a six-night, full-moon-viewing cruise that featured wine and cheese-tasting, according to her schedule. (The Harvest Moon, a supermoon, was big and bright in our dark sky last week.)
The “Taber’s” schedule also states that, after this cruise, she’ll be conducting four more trips and then ending her season on October 11. Let’s hope her vast supply of good wine can keep her passengers warm and happy while they explore the Maine coast’s beautiful fall foliage. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 19, 2024.)