“Angelique” sailed into Great Cove at mid-morning Thursday, right in the middle of sailing lessons at the WoodenBoat School there and before I could catch her coming in. The red-sheeted windjammer was on a six-night “unscripted” cruise, according to her schedule. As usual, she drew a lot of attention from the WBS sailors and others in the Cove.
“Angelique” anchored off Babson Island beach and her passengers were rowed ashore for exploration. The crew soon had a fire going on the beach for lunch. The seemingly elaborate meal may have been a lobster bake with corn on the cob. (That’s on the advertised menu for at least once on each of her cruises.) She slipped out of the Cove, again undetected by me, sometime in the afternoon.
As you may know or see, “Angelique” is a ketch, not a schooner. That is, “Angelique’s” foremast is her main (taller) mast, although that is not always clear at a distance when she’s got a topsail up on only her aft mast. She’s listed as being 130 feet long overall, was launched in 1980, and now hails from Camden, Maine. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 5, 2024.)