The “Heritage” eased into Great Cove Wednesday afternoon and left earlier than usual yesterday morning. It was too early for a good wind and she had to be pushed out by her yawl boat, despite raising a good amount of canvas:
Two of the smaller Cove residents seemed to look on in sleepy adoration:
The “Heritage” is a big-boned lady with a nice shear to her. She’s listed at 145 feet overall and wears her distinctive topsail like a cocked beret. She was launched in 1983 and now hails from Rockland, Maine.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 5, 2024.)