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Thus wrote Joe Richards, winner of last year's Winthrop Bancroft award, and author ofthe Friendship epic "Princess-New York." These pleasing, restless words momentarilyprompted a brief check on the wind and the Society's engine and lines.

From the seven founders back in 1961, the Society has grown to 251 members. Wherefourteen sloops lined up for the start of that first race in Friendship, more than forty sloopsnow participate in the annual regattas at New London, Marblehead and Boothbay. The littlelaptop computer that will calculate this year's race results proves we are keeping up withthe times, and in the off season it keeps tabs on our finances, which are sound. Brilliantyoung Friendship high school graduates are continuing their college education with helpfrom Pendleton Scholarships. Yearbooks each year add color and fact to Friendship history.The popular Newsletter reports on our active lives and increases friendships by attractingnew members. Critical historical records and sloop files are now safely stored at the MaineMaritime Museum. And each year we pay honor to our beginnings...we return to-Friendship.

The Society flourishes because we have valuable objectives above and beyond self inter-est; members enjoy working together; they provide a constant source of fresh ideas andobserve a regular turnover of officers. Yes, we take things seriously, yet we are quick tolaugh, even at ourselves. I th ink Joe would feel pleased that not too much fair wind getsaway when the Society is sleeping.

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Friendship Sloop Society Officers 1992CommodoreVice-CommodoreSecretary

TreasurerHistorianMeasurerRace Committee ChairmanMembership and PublicityCommittee ChairmanFriendship Day ChairpersonsNew London Race Committee

Marblehead Race Committee

Pendleton Scholarship Fund Chrmn.Yearbook EditorNewsletter Editor

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William M. Rand, Jr.James WilsonCaroline Cronin

David BellBetty RobertsRichard SalterBruce MorangDouglas Amsbary

Betty Roberts & Bill ZuberJack Vibber

David Graham

Elbert PrattRoger DuncanJohn Wojcik

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The Bill Hadlock Memorial AwardThis award is given in memory of our past Commodore and skipper of Heritage, Bill

Hadlock. It is given for:Safe sailing and sound seamanshipFamily participationSharing knowledge and helping othersSupporting the aims of the SocietyAppreciation of the beauty, charm, and splendor of the Maine coast.

This year the award was given to Ernst Wiegleb, owner of Chrissy. Ernie sailed Chrissywith his sons in almost every race from 1962 through 1981 with complete dedication andconsummate sk i l l . Four times he won the Jonah Morse trophy for the fastest sloop builtbefore 1920. In 1969 and 1970 Ernie rebuilt Chrissy almost single-handed. He has alwaysbeen a staunch supporter of the Society and has served as treasurer since 1971.

Ernst Wiegleb died in November 1991, but not until after he had heard with delight ofthis award. An appreciation of his life appeared in the winter Newsletter. It is well worth re-reading.

The Bancroft AwardThe Bancroft Award is given in memory of Winthrop Bancroft, owner of Elicia III and

an enthusiastic supporter of the Society. It is awarded tor an unusual contribution of theFriendship tradition. It might recognize an outstanding voyage, the launching of a newsloop, or the restoration of an old one. It might recognize the work of a poet, a painter, or amodel maker. A committee appointed by the Executive Committee awarded the trophy thisyear to Joe Richards, author of "Princess-New York." Joe bought Princess in 1938, rebuilther himself, and sailed her to Florida. In 1952 he published her dramatic story, a storywhich has inspired many of his readers to buy, build, or rebuild Friendship sloops.

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Twenty-five years ago, in 1967, two families in New Jersey spent a rainy April Sundayafternoon searching for a used mast that would be suitable for a 36-foot strip-plankedFriendship sloop hull rapidly nearing completion. In a boatyard in the headwaters ofBarnegat Bay, they spied two Friendship sloops, both named Downeaster. Both sloops werefor sale; both were white. One had the builder's name and the year 1963 carefully carvedunder the bowsprit. The other, the one that attracted the eye of the builder of the Friendshiphull nearing completion, had the numbers 86611 carved in the deck beam. The cabin roofleaked, the sloop needed refurbishing, but the hull seemed sound. The two families retreat-ed to drier quarters, called the owner, made an offer, and found themselves co-owners of aFriendship sloop.

In 1967, the men of these two families sailed this white Friendship sloop namedDowneaster home to Friendship for the Friendship Sloop Society Regatta. In the dusty atticof the Rockland Custom House, after hours of poring over the records, they found that theirsloop had been built by Alexander "Bugs" McLain on Bremen Long Island. It was launchedin 1902 and had been named Gladiator. The Harbor Master typed a letter confirming theentry, and they drove triumphantly back to Friendship. The Authentication Committee ofthe Friendship Sloop Society viewed the carefully carved 86611, and officially declaredthat another "original" Friendship Sloop had been found and had come "home".

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These two families, Stu and Dorothy Hancock and Bill and Caroline Zuber, ownedGladiator together for 20 years. Bill (who sold the still-unfinished hull) owned a boatyard,did the maintenance and repairs, and provided the dockage and storage. Stu and Dot sharedin the expenses of insurance and supplies, and both families sailed the sloop home toFriendship again in 1970, after a new topmast and upper sails had been added, and the colorof the hul l changed to what they fondly called "Gladiator Green." Friends came from nearand far to sail, and racing trim was achieved by the movable ballast of kids and adults shift-ing from port to starboard. In December 1971, the Zubers bought some land in Friendship"for retirement" and perhaps to camp during summers.

Gladiator sailed in New Jersey waters during the summer of 1972 without the Zubers,who had managed to find a way to spend the summer on Hurricane Island in PenobscotBay. Better yet, Bill found a way to earn a living in Maine, working on the boats of theHurricane Island Outward Bound School, and the "retirement property" in Friendshipbecame home to the Zuber family. Gladiator sailed for the last time from New Jersey toMaine in the fall of 1973. From 1974 through 1982, Gladiator was moored at HurricaneIsland, and the Zubers sailed the Maine coast whenever free time allowed. Stu and DotHancock came to Maine for two weeks each summer, and Gladiator raced dur ing the regat-tas.

By 1982, Bill was beginning to wonder what was below the concrete in the bilge near themast step, and how to stop the leaks in the forefoot where rust was evident. He hadGladiator taken on a trailer to his home in Friendship, and bu i l t a plastic house over her. Heplanned to take a month off in the fall to do some serious repair to the hul l . However, jobcommitments intervened, and five years later, in June of 1987, the newly rebuilt Gladiatorwas relaunched at age 85. The story of the rebuilding would take another volume.

Sadly, Dorothy Hancock died during the rebuilding years, and didn ' t get to sail onGladiator again. Stu and Bill agreed amicably in 1988 to end the years of shared owner-ship. Bill and Caroline Zuber became sole owners, and Stu an "Owner Emeritus."

In 1989, Gladiator came home to Friendship Harbor and began to earn her way again,this time by taking paying passengers for day trips and charters. Usually Gladiator sails inthe middle reaches of Muscongus Bay, where the hard-working descendants of her firstowner are still fishing. A favorite trip is a sail to the western headwaters of Muscongus Baypast Cow Island through the narrow passage at the southern end of Bremen Long Island.With a favorable tide and the summer southerly breeze, Gladiator loves to sail past thelong-deserted homestead of her builder on the westerly shore of the island. The McLainfamily seemed to build stout, lasting sloops. The Estella A at Mystic Seaport was bu i l t by aMcLain, as was Dictator, currently being restored by Jarvis Newman in Southwest Harborfor her new owner, a member of the same family who had owned and sailed her in the1930s.

Today, Gladiator is still sailing in her 90th year, in the same waters where she firstworked. Bil l and Caroline Zuber moved to Friendship, bui l t a home, and raised their familyhere because of a Friendship sloop. Their oldest son married the daughter of a Friendshiplobster fisherman, and their youngest son will soon be a licensed capta in l ike his dad.Owning a boat for 25 years is somewhat unusual; buying a 65-year-old boat and still own-ing and sailing it when it is 90 years old is rather uncommon. The Zuber family will tell youthat they like living in a town called Friendship; they enjoy sailing their Friendship sloop inthe area where she was bui l t ; and, that in bringing Gladiator home, they are r.ot "fromaway" in their hearts.

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Eagle Island Sailboat Racesby Ralph Stanley

The Eagle Island sailboat races were the highlight of the season for the visitors at theJohn H. Quinn-and-family guest house on Eagle Island in Penobscot Bay. These races wereheld each year from about 1903 through 1916. Eagle Island residents, both local and sum-mer people, looked forward to this event with considerable excitement and interest. Therace course most used was a triangle — Eagle Island light to Babbidge Island to BrownCow Ledge and return.

The race committee was usually made up of Frank Smith, Richard Cleveland, RichardHammond and John H. Quinn. At the end of the race there was a celebration, and prizeswere awarded for first, second and third places.

The prizes, usually cups, were provided bydonations from the summer people and entrancefees. The cup pictured here is now at the villagelibrary at Bernard in Tremont, Maine, in the careof the Tremont Historical Society. It was proba-bly won permanently by Lewis Freeman Gott ofBass Harbor in 1916, although the date is notinscribed, making him a three-time winner of thecup.

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Eagle Island Prize CupWon By

Sloop Merry WingsOwner & Master Lewis F. Gott

Bass Harbor, Me.

number of inscriptions:Sept. 5, 1908

Won BySloop Lilac

Owner & MasterDeForrest H. Gray

So. Brooksville, Me.

Aug. 17, 1911Won By

Sloop Merry WingsOwner & Master

Lewis F. Gott, Bass Harbor, Me.

Aug. 21,1913Won By

Sloop LottieOwner & Master

DeForrest H. Gray, So. Brooksville, ME.

Aug. 1915Won By

Sloop Lulu MarionOwner M.D. Chatto

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Sloop Florence A. GyndolenWalter Gray, Cape Rosier, Me., Owner

W.N. Goodell, Bucks Harbor, Me., Master

Sept. 1909Won By

Sloop Florence A. GyndolenWalter Gray, Cape Rosier, Me., Owner

W.N. Goodell, Bucks Harbor, Me., Master

Aug. 8, 1912Won By

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Aug. 13, 1914Won By

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Lewis F. GottBass Harbor, Me.

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There seems to have been no race in 1910. Perhaps it was foggy weather.There are four other cups at Eagle Island in the possession of Robert L. Quinn. These

cups are smaller, one being inscribed "1906" only, and another "1903 Catherine Marie."The Catherine Marie was a 36' Friendship sloop built by Wilbur Morse and owned by JohnH. Quinn. She was used as a general purpose boat for the island.

Other sloops not named on these cups that participated in the races were: White Bear,owned by the Fullers and Kings of Bear Island and sailed by John Johnson or Harold Ball;and Glen Rose, owned by the Harrimans of Butter Island. The Catherine Marie was usuallysailed by Ed Howard and did well in a heavy wind.

Linda Billings of Little Deer Isle says that her Aunt Laura as a young woman worked onEagle Island at the Quinn Guest House and sailed in one of the races. She said she wasnever so seasick in her life.

The races at Eagle Island were usually followed by others at Butter Island and BucksHarbor, each a few weeks apart.

Many of the sloops were Friendship sloops, but it seems any sloop was eligible to enterthe race. Due to the variety and different sizes of the sloops, a system of handicapping wasadopted. Sounds familiar.

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from Under Tarazedan account of Freedom's Saint John River cruise in 1991

by Tom Halsted

We motored from Saint John as far as Pt. Lepreau, then had a beautiful sail across Mace'sBay. On the way we saw a porpoise, sailed through a huge raft of loons, and passed a nest-ing bald eagle as we motored the last half-hour into L'Etang Harbor. This is a largelyunpopulated area, really many little interconnected harbors, but the waters are full ofsalmon farming operations. It is also a lovely place, with bold shores, deep water, and manyli t t le coves tucked into the dark wooded shoreline. It was a long but totally satisfying day -47 miles in 12 hours.

We anchored, as our old edition of the Cruising Guide advised us, just inside CrazyPoint, next to the floating shack that was part of a salmon farming operation. It was calledGranger Cove.

We should have had a newer edition along. The day started early with a rude surprise. At0215 I felt a bump that was not the dinghy bumping against the hul l and realized that myfeet were considerably higher than my head (I slept athwartships, with my head to port andmy feet to starboard). We had not only grounded out; we were soon high and dry - an acuteembarrassment to us both. We pulled on sweaters and seaboots, found a flashlight andscrambled down the high side of the vessel (though we could have stepped off the low sideonto dry land), collected the dinghy and rowed across to the nearby float-cum-fishingshack. We sat in the cold on the float, gazing up at the starlit sky. Suddenly Dickexclaimed, "there's Tarazed!" - the star for which his WWII ship, a refrigerator supplyship, was named. That was about the only satisfying aspect of our plight. It was cold, andthe rest of the night was long. Dick stretched out on a plank bunk inside the shack, but Ifound it too cold and didn't feel like going back to poor old Freedom for more clothing, so Ipaced around on the float awhile, rowed out to one of the salmon pens anchored nearby(three-feet-long fish were jumping and splashing around in the dark), then went back to thebeach and waited for the sun to come up and the tide to come back in.

The sun rose on a sorry sight: the beautiful little ship lying there like a beached whale.Miraculously, though rocks were all around her she lay only on soft sand. Even the anchorwas high and dry. Apparently salmon farmers sleep late; none came by to discover ourplight, though a passing power cruiser did pause briefly to make sure we were all right andwe waved it on. By 0730 Freedom was afloat again, and it could almost have been only abad dream.

We dreaded the scornful jeers we would surely get when we later confessed to our gigan-tic miscalculation. Instead, so far I have found that telling the story has only produced com-parable tales from yachtsmen who've had similar experiences, though no one brags about it.

I intend to adopt the attitude that you've not really cruised until you've gone thoroughlyaground.

TheFisherman

byKaren Looram

A subtle blend of salt air and pine awakensThe gloom of the early morning fog

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off to meet the new day.Haul the traps — make the catchBefore the day's work is done.

Home through the pinks and blues of a tranquil sky.

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Dictator, 1904-1992by Jarvis Newman

Dictator winning the 1981 race.

For more than 20 years I've had an ongoing relationship with Dictator, a wooden-hulledfriendship sloop that was b u i l t and launched in 1904.

I bought her back in 1971 from the Chesney family of Deer Isle. The Chesneys hadjwned Dictator for 46 years, and she was tired. And she needed extensive restoration.

It took the best part of two years to restore her - with a lot of help from Ralph Stanley,)ne of Maine's truly remarkable boat builders.

We completely restored Dictator wi th a new diesel engine, a new cabin and a larger:ockpit to fit our needs for fami ly sail ing and cruising. Four berths, a complete galley, and alew head added to her comfort. That done, we re-launched her in July 1973.

For nine years my wife Susan, our daughters Kathe and Kim, and I sailed her around Mt.Desert Island and at Friendship for the annual sloop races in July.

With my father and mother, Laurence and Eleanor Newman, and other family members,ve competed several times in the Retired Maine Skippers' race at Castine. We thoroughly:njoyed sail ing her there and once we came excruciatingly close to a first-place finish -

until two competitiors with a lot more sail passed us on the last leg as though we werestanding still.

We sailed her in winds of up to 50 knots, with eight-foot seas, and we also had a fewknockdowns. But even when the base of the mast and ports were under water, she was com-fortable and stable.

I enjoyed sailing Dictator single-handed even though hoisting the main and pulling in thejib by hand was work, since winches aren't traditional on Friendships.

In 1982, despite some misgivings, we sold this lovely sloop to Dr. George Pappas ofOssining, New York. It seemed we couldn't find time enough to sail her and, besides, ourdaughters had grown up and found other interests. Hindsight tells us it was a mistake.

For eight years Dictator sat, neglected I thought, in a Hudson River marina with little use.I visited her several times in that time just to see how she was doing, and I anguished.

In the fall of 1990, Dr. Pappas donated her to Full Sea of Greenport, Long Island, and shewas trucked there that December. Once again she drew some care and attention. Her enginewas rebuilt, and a new boom was made.

Then, a f te r I spotted a sma l l ad in WoodenBoat, I contacted her owner, DavidKiremidjian, and offered my services to help restore her for a new owner.

But David Kiremidjian clearly had other ideas. "Why not buy her and restore her yourselfand make sure she is brought back the way you want?" he asked.

In the end, as he kept repeating that line, it was an offer I couldn't refuse. So, after manylengthy phone conversations, 1 bought her back, trucked her to Southwest Harbor last July,and started working on her in my shop.

Now, my father, the retired lobsterman and fisherman, at 85 joined me in helping bringDictator back to life. Without getting into the details, let me say I knew it would be a longand difficult undertaking. But, as imposing as it was, this was a job I simply had to do.

As I started stripping the spars and refinishing the boat, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chesney ofDeer Isle came to my shop in August to have a look. Peter was the son of Alan Chesney,Dictator's owner back in 1925. He in turn called his son, Peter M. Chesney of California,who said he'd like to have her back in the family.

The following month the younger Chesney came to Southwest Harbor to inspect thesloop and negotiate a sale. In a matter of weeks we reached an agreement with one specialstipulation - I'd continue the job of repairing and renovating Dictator over the winter.

As I write this, I can attest that she's looking far, far better than she did last July. Most ofthe cockpit has been replaced and several areas of dry rot are but memories.

As a two-time owner of Dictator, 1 find it's a pleasure to look ahead and think that in acouple of months Alan Chesney's son and grandson and their families will be enjoying thegrand old sloop again.

1904 - Robert McLain, Builder1904-1910 Steve Gray1910-1913 Roy Sargeant1913-1923 FredTorrey1923-1925 William Raynes1925-1971 Alan Chesney1971-1982 Jarvis Newman1982-1990 George Pappas1990-1991 Full Sea1991-1992 Jarvis Newman1992-- Peter Chesney

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My grandfather, James Logan, first came to Friendship at the behest of his good friendRobert Armstrong to inspect the Y.M.C.A. camp on Crotch Island. The Logan family likedFriendship so much that, in 1907, he had a summer cottage bui l t on Davis Point overlook-ing the harbor. Grandpa considered oil lamps and candles to be too dangerous, so he had agasoline engine installed in the garage to charge the array of wet cell batteries which sup-plied electricity to the house. There was no public electricity on the Point at that time.

Since the family would be in residence all summer, while Grandpa would be away mostof the time, he hoped to find someone who could maintain the generator, take care of theproperty, and also take him and the family on picnics and trips around the bay. Thus, oneday, he went down to the wharf and asked if anyone had time to take him on a l i t t le triparound the harbor. Elbridge Albion Winchenpaw volunteered to take him in his Friendshipsloop. While sailing, Grandpa told Mr. Winchenpaw that he needed someone to take thefamily and friends around Muscongus Bay and on picnics. He also hoped that that personwould have t ime to do chores around the cottage. Thus, Ellie, as everyone soon came to callhim, took on the Logan family and the care of the Logan property. To complete this story,Eli ie renamed his Friendship sloop Ruth Logan for Grandpa's youngest daughter andmoored it in front of the house.

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Advantages of the Gaff RigBy Francis West, Jr., Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

For sixteen years I have been racing Erda, a McKee Roth 22-footer, in the Holmes HoleSailing Association handicap series in Vineyard Haven, where we conduct 12 races a year,most of them around triangular courses. We have a great variety of hulls and rigs, from old-timers to the very modern boats ranging from 16' to 50' in length. Readers may recall thestory in the 1987 Friendship Yearbook of Erda winning the big Moffett Race in NantucketSound. Considering the fact thaVl installed a 7h.p. Vire engine in 1980, Erda's racingrecord is quite respectable. My only regret is that I've never been able to get her up toBoothbay to pit her against her sisters.

All this racing has given me an abundant opportunity to compare the gaff and marconirigs at close hand. This article is based on those observations.

The typical gaff rig sloop will have a large mainsail and a moderate-sized jib, or jib andstaysail. These three sails will give you all the area you need for light winds, and for heavywinds the mainsail can be reefed. The jibs are small enough to be left up in anything lessthan half a gale. The sail plan is stretched out fore and aft, resulting in less heeling for agiven sail area than in a marconi-rigged sloop with its tall, narrow mainsail and overlappinggenoa jib.

When reefing in heavy weather, the gaff is lowered with the sail, thus reducing theweight and windage aloft, producing a sort of snugged-down effect. Reefing the mainsail

instead of taking in the genoa jib favorably maintains good sail balance when it blows up.This will prevent excessive weather helm and consequent rudder drag. Almost all boats willincrease weather helm as the wind increases.

The reefing outhaul l ine is rove permanently along the boom and preferably set up with asmall tackle so the foot of the sail is pulled taut. A few reef points can be tied in to keep thebunt of the sail from hanging down, but I prefer to tie them all in for neatness and good sailshape. In the old days with cotton sails, we wouldn't dare reef without all points tiipd in forfear of stretching, while today we can "jiffy" reef because Dacron sailcloth is so strong.

The lower cost of wooden spars, Dacron halliards, no big winches and fewer sails can bea big saving with the gaff rig. And it is quieter, too, in the absence of a luminum.

The gaff rig is sturdy, partly due to its flexibility. The mast is allowed to bend slightly, asthe shrouds are not set up bar tight. Stresses are spread up and down the mast and gaff, notconcentrated at the masthead, and so compressive forces on the mast are low. The tall alu-minum mast of the marconi rig requires careful adjustment of all stays to keep it standingstraight and not bending.

Although it is well known that the tall , narrow marconi rig sails closer to the wind, and somakes faster time to windward, the gaffer, if her hul l factors are comparable, with hersheets not hauled in so hard, will be footing as fast and will be standing up straighter aswell.

On triangular courses, the windward leg has almost as much sailing distance as the othertwo legs combined, so the gaffer tries to make up by doing better on the off-wind legs.

The small jib on a gaff-rigged sloop requires less tension on the jib stay than a genoa tokeep the luff from sagging when on the wind. Boats about 30' or less will usually depend onthe mainsheet tension to pull the head of the mast aft when close-hauled to keep the jibstaytaut. Over that size, running backstays are required with the marconi rig to do that job. Theweather backstay is set up with a small winch or hand tackle for moderate tension. Somesag in the jib luff is allowable, especially if not racing.

The gaff mainsail is very powerful on reaching, close reaching, or broad reaching. I'mnot going to try to explain why, but I know it is true. The marconi boat will need a biggenoa to surpass it. On broad reaching, the moderate-sized jib and staysail will be gettingplenty of wind, while the genoa will be partly in the shadow of the mainsail and so lose alot of its drive. This is the situation where the gaff rig comes into its own, when the old rigcan equal or surpass the modern rig (unless the latter uses a spinnaker).

The genoa jib is very fast close-hauled in moderate winds but has the drawback of over-powering the boat in strong winds and can be stretched out of shape in very strong winds,so must be taken in. And who wants to go forward in that weather! With its very long over-lap, it often tends to backwind the mainsail and requires a big, powerful winch to sheet it in.

The marconi rig depends on the genoa, the spinnaker and other light sails to developspeed, while the gaffer does very well without them and with less crew work.

Sailing downwind the gaffer does fine under mainsail alone, simply because there wil l besufficient sail area, while her more modern competitor will require a poled-out genoa orspinnaker to pass her. The down side of the gaff rig is having to haul in a long main sheetwhen getting ready to jibe around a leeward mark, and the long boom requires more time toreef and furl. My friends, I think this is a small price to pay for all the advantages.

For years I have been wishing that a really fair test of the performance of the old and newcould be made. Precisely this has now been done in England at Southampton University(see The Apprentice for Fall 1987). Six very different rigs were tested, both on models in awind tunnel and by full-scale racing on the Solent with identical hulls, with most startlingresults. They show, among other things, that the gaff rig and the similarly shaped sprit rigwere best and about equal in performance to the marconi rig when beating, superior inreaching, and about equal in running.

In the eye of the traditionalist the gaff sail is more beautiful, and this could possibly be afaint echo of our seagoing past.

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On a warm summer day in late July 1967, a black-hulled sloop sailed into Friendship har-bor from the east'ard on a fading southwest breeze. It rounded the can buoy at the head ofthe harbor in a leisurely fashion and slowly beat past the lobster wharves and boat sheds.

As Blackjack approached her anchorage, a signal cannon boomed from the slope above.A figure on the fore-deck raised one arm and waved as he allowed the anchor rode to slidethrough his other hand. Bill Pendleton was ready for another weekend of racing. In the win-ter Bill taught math at Suffield Academy in Connecticut, but he spent his summers at thefamily home in Searsport. He came by his love for the sea and sailing naturally, since hisforebears, five generations of Pendletons back to the time of the Revolutionary War, werecaptains of schooners sailing in the coastal trade, as well as of square-rigged ships going toChina, India and around the world.

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Massachusetts, founder of the Friendship Sloop Society and a naval architect by profession.Ted Brown had sailed down from Kittery in his sloop Vida Mia. Ted worked at thePortsmouth Naval Base. John Thorpe of Woolwich was there in Elite T. He had built herfrom lines which he took from the sloop Florida. These were adopted for the "PemaquidClass" of Friendships. There was Stuart Ford of Bailey Island, who built Content when hewas 80. There was Ernst Wiegleb, a construction engineer on the Erie Railroad and a fierycompetitor on the race course, in Chrissy. Ernst was treasurer of the Sloop Society for 29years before his death in 1991. There was Bill Hadlock of Freeport in Heritage and GordonWinslow from Boothbay Harbor in Channel Fever, and we must not forget the genial Dr.Myron Hahn in Depression. He usually managed to catch a few mackerel during a race andoften, on the last day, brought back a couple of course markers to assist the race committeein its recovery work. These sloops and 20 to 30 more were in the harbor, waiting for thestarting gun at noon on the following day.

It was to these assembled sloop owners that Bill Pendleton proposed that the SloopSociety needed to do more than meet in Friendship each summer for two or three days ofracing and have an annual meeting in the fall. He said that the Society should have an ongo-ing project, such as a scholarship fund, with everyone working to make it grow. A gift shopselling Society memorabilia and items made by the members would be a good way tobegin. The crowds at the summer regattas could get this project off to a good start and con-tributions from Society members and friends would add more. The interest from the fundwould be used to help Friendship high school graduates who were planning to go on to col-lege. Bill felt that this would be an appropriate way for the Society to express its apprecia-tion to townspeople for all that they did each year to make the sloop races a success. Thus,at the annual meeting in 1967, the Society adopted a motion that the scholarship fund beestablished.

Since that date, 80 awards have been made. Last June the interest from the fund's certifi-cates of deposit provided about $5000 to be distributed among eight recipients. Thisamounts to about $600 per student. This does not go very far when college tuition, roomand board are $12,000 to $15,000 and up. These scholarships are important, because inFriendship today the average annual per capita income is $8,000. Bill Pendleton and hiscohorts understood the financial situation in Maine's small coastal towns, and they realizedthat this was the best way for the Society to say "thank you."

Unfortunately, with the present state of the economy, most interest rates are falling,including the interest rates on certificates of deposit at renewal time. Probably in anotheryear the income from the fund will be down substantially. And it is not just interest rates.Family income is decreasing as well . This all comes at a time when colleges are f inding itnecessary to increase their costs. For this reason, the trustees of the Pendleton MemorialScholarship Fund have been conduct ing a fund drive in Friendship and in the SloopSociety.

Friendship graduates receive an education in high school adequate for them to do well incolleges throughout the nation. They are serious in their intent to reach their goals. BillPendleton recognized the need. The Sloop Society authorized the fund, and the young peo-ple of Friendship have been using it responsibly. We are proud of them and their accom-plishments. We are confident that you wil l want to assist us with this program.

Please make your check payable to thePendleton Memorial Scholarship Fund and mail it to:

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With the annual race underway, the sloopssooner or later must make Mark "G," Squirrel

Island. Some of us have spent more time contem-plating "G" than we wished-or felt necessary,occasionally trying to nudge it out of the way. V

But since it won't budge, "G" can at least serveas an intriguing diversion from the frustrations of

tides and those light airs around the island.Tacking toward the island's north shore, the sloops often get close to the "hotel beach."

Nearby hovers the haunting spectre of the Squirrel Inn burning on an October day in theearly 1960s. Had the wind been in the northeast, Squirrel would resemble Damariscovetoday; but fortunately a southeast wind fanned those horrifying flames harmlessly off theisland. Because competing tennis players used to stay at the inn, the fire finished off theNorthern New England Tennis Championships held annually at the island courts, visiblebeyond the wharf. Every August, crowds on bleachers and imposing judges viewed thetournament. Children were allowed but were decidedly silenced - not, however, the popularisland sage who, walking softly by, would intone, "The poor man's Newport...the poorman's Newport."

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The scene at the main wharf still goes on seven times a day, immortalized in an islandrefrain, "Hear the whistle blowing, see the people going, going back to Squirrel Isle..."often sung at the old Squirrel Casino. Another fire victim, the Casino was the setting for thesummer hops featuring the home-grown "Hennessy Five Star Orchestra," vaudevilles andcourtships, all of which, thankfully, survive today in the new town hall.

Hidden from full view by the majestic spruces and pines is Squirrel Island village, com-plete with post office, tea shop, chapel, and the Davenport Library. Dedicated in 1904, thelibrary contains rich histories of the island long before it was purchased by a "company ofLewistonians" and organized as an association in 1871. Time-honored collections as well ascurrent best-sellers provide a treasured resource for this well-read community.

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Luther Maddocks in Looking Backward recalls the laying of the pipeline to Squirrel as aninitial disaster because the pipe kept breaking of its own weight as it sank through deepwater to a hard bottom. Maddocks, however, contrived a wooden trough to float the pipe allthe way to the island. He assured skeptics that as soon as the pipe was filled with water, thetrough would sink, which it did, carrying the pipeline comfortably to the bottom and allow-ing fresh water to flow into island homes ever since. If this gives rise to further speculation,rest assured that a modern septic system now handles the disposal problem for the entire

15 On to the ultimate challenge: saving time by cutting the spindle. Not even the shoal draftWMR egged on by a harpy crew member with local knowledge, has dared this. Yet oneneed have no fears, for these particular rocks are indeed the "softest rocks" on the coast ofMaine as an ardent suitor of yore proclaims in a line of that aforementioned song..."sittingwith a'maiden on the old South Shore..." There is a less romantic but more pertinent expla-nation for this "soft spot" so often experienced by ardent racers: because the island is highand the rocks warm at this point, the wind lifts over the island, abandoning the sloops mtheir effort to get past the south shore.

While thus drifting, visions of Indians spearing fish from Gunner Point could well occupyyou Or picture a lone householder from Fisherman's Island making for Squirrel to cutwood in the 1600s, for even then his home island was bare. Or imagine Sir HumphreyGilbert's ship, coincidentally named Squirrel, foundering in 1583 in "outrageous seas."Take cheer, however, from his last words to the captain of a ship standing by, "We are asnear to Heaven by sea as by land."

Having spent my youthful summers swinging at tennis balls, dancing at the hops and rid-ing the spindle breakers, I find my contemplation dwelling on the many phantoms of thesewaters, but especially on a tall lady smiling and waving from her doorway above the spin-dle That would be Grandma. Of course she loved to watch the ships sail by her cottage, soit would amuse her to think, as I like to when we sail by, that "G" might just stand forGrandma.

photo by Emily R. Herman

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1992 ProgramJuly 4-5

July 10

July 12-17

July 18-19

July 20-23

July 24-25

August 15-16

September 5-6

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New London Regatta Because the Tall Ships parade in New York mayattract some sloops, we hope as many others as possible will come to NewLondon. There will be free dockage at the city pier, a picnic on the beachSaturday night, and an awards party at the Thames Yacht Club after theSunday race. For details, call Jack Vibber (203-442-7376).

Boston Sail Rendezvous Sloops which plan to participate in Boston Sail'92 will anchor off Hull to the eastward of Inner Seal Rock can. Plans forthe parade on July 11 are still f luid as we go to press. For details, call DickSalter (508-526-1004).

Cruise from the Boston Area to Bath Sloops from Massachusetts boundeast plan to cruise in company. For details, call John Wojcik (617-659-2820).

Bath Rendezvous Sloops will sail together up the Kennebec River onSaturday morning. The tide wi l l be fair from about 0800 un t i l 1400. Moor-ings wil l be available off the Maine Marit ime Museum below Bath. We areinvited to the celebration of the commissioning of USS Shiloh to be held atthe museum in the afternoon.On Sunday, July 19, at slack water (either about 0930 or 1530) there will bea parade of sloops. A chicken barbecue or a cook-out will be held in theevening. The museum wil l be open to Friendship sloop crews a l l day.

Boothbay Regatta On Monday, the fleet will sail to Boothbay Harbor.Moorings will be available off the Yacht Club in the West Harbor. Thetide wi l l be flooding u n t i l about 1600, so low-powered sloops may find theSasanoa River a problem. Late on Monday afternoon, the Central ParkModel Yacht Club wi l l hold races for model Friendship sloops off theBoothbay Harbor Yacht Club.On Tuesday there will be a skippers' meeting at 0830, followed by a race at1100.On Wednesday at 0900, Commodore Rand wil l lead the fleet in a paradepast the Fishermen's Memorial in Boothbay Harbor. There wil l be a race at1100. Wednesday evening there will be a party at the Lions Club nearby.Thursday there will be a race followed by an awards ceremony on theYacht Club deck. The outdoor fireplace will be available for those wishingto cook out.

On Friday the fleet will sail to Friendship. There will be an informalcook-out Friday night, breakfast ashore Saturday morning, followed by thecustomary flagpole ceremony to recognize our deceased members. A paradeof sloops (at about 1030) wi l l celebrate Friendship Day.

Marblehead Regatta Entry blanks and further information will bedistributed in July. For details, call David Graham (617-631-6680).

Gloucester Schooner Festival There will be races for Friendship sloopsas well as for other kinds of vessels including big fisherman-type schooners.Moorings and anchorage areas will be available behind the breakwater andin the inner harbor. For details and for information on the festivities ashore,call Mike Costello or Cal Morser (Mondays) at the Cape Ann Chamber ofCommerce (508-283-1601).

Annual Meeting This wi l l be held at the New England Center in Durham,New Hampshire. Overnight accommodations are available.

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Friendship Trophies & AwardsEach year a number of awards and tropics are presented by the Society, both for success in racing atthe annual regatta as well as for other achievements related to the Friendship sloop tradition. In thetrophy descriptions below, permanent trophies are those given annually and held by the winner for ayear then replaced by a keeper trophy the following year. Annual tropics are new each year and arekept by their winners.

Special AwardsThe Bill Hadlock Memorial Award and the Bancroft Award are described on page 5.

Regatta TrophiesState of Maine Trophy: Presented by the Society each year for the sloop that accumulates the high-est total point score in the three days of racing, regardless of Division.

Division I Trophies (sloops 25' and under):Hcrold Jones Trophy, 1st in Division I: Presented by the Society, this annual trophy is in memoryof Herold Jones, the first secretary of the Society.Bruno & Stillman Trophy, 2nd in Division I: Given to the Society by the Bruno & Stillman BoatCo. of Newington, New Hampshire, builder of 30' fiberglass sloops, this beautiful ship's wheel is apermanent trophy.Lash Brothers Trophy, 3rd in Division I: This annual trophy is presented by the Society in thename of the Lash Brothers of Friendship, Maine, builders of Class B sloops, which are replicas of theoriginal sloops built by the Lash's ancestor, George Carter, of Bremen, Maine.

Division II Trophies (sloops 26' and over):Presidents Trophy, 1st in Division II: This permanent trophy is presented by the Society in honor ofits founders and its presidents for their leadership through the years.Winslow Trophy, 2nd in Division II: This a n n u a l trophy is given to the Society by Ann Cochrane,daughter of Gordon Winslow, former owner of Channel Fever and an enthusiastic early member ofthe Society.Homecoming Trophy, 3rd in Division II: Presented by the Society, this permanent trophy honorsthe annual homecoming of the sloops at their rendezvous.

Other Rendezvous TrophiesWilbur Morse Trophy, 1st Class A (original) sloop overall: This permanent trophy, presented bythe Society, is in memory of Wilbur Morse, builder of more Friendship sloops than anyone else.Jarvis Newman Trophy, 1st Pemaquid sloop overall: Presented by the Society, this beautiful halfmodel of a Pemaquid is a permanent trophy in honor of Jarvis Newman, builder of the first fiberglasssloops, the 25' Pemaquids, and 31' Dictators.Liberty Trophy, 1st bald-headed sloop in Division II: Donated by past commodore Dick Salter,this permanent trophy is in honor of his Liberty, a much-loved member of the fleet.The Stanley Cup, a special Race Committee award: A permanent trophy donated by DavidGraham of the Corinthian Yacht Club in honor of Ralph Stanley's many contributions to the Societyand his generous and selfless dedication to rebuilding the Club launch.Danforth Trophy, exact middle of the fleet overall: This annual trophy is presented by the Societyas a t r ibute to Bill Danforth for his many years as a dedicated Race Committee Chairman.Post Office Trophy, to the sloop most worthy of it: Donated by John Gould and presented by theRace Committee for the biggest goof in the fleet, this permanent trophy is a metal marconi-riggedFriendship sloop weathervane mounted in an old pot. John Gould claimed the vane when it wasreplaced by a more appropriate gaff-rigged sloop weathervane on the new Friendship post office.Owner-Builder Trophy: Presented by the Society annua l ly , this beau t i fu l ly crafted, nearly f u l l yplanked half-hull model is a permanent trophy awarded to an owner-builder in recognition of the ded-ication and effort required to build, rebuild or restore a Friendship sloop which the builder has thensailed to the rendezvous.Gladiator Trophy, sailing the furthest distance to the Rendezvous: A permanent trophy presentedto the Society by Bill and Caroline Zuber, who sailed their 1902 sloop Gladiator home from NewJersey to Friendship, where they restored it.Nickerson Trophy, youngest crew member on a racing sloop: Donated by Leon Nickerson, racecommittee chairman of the first regatta in 1961, this annual trophy is presented by the Society inrecognition of the impressive sight of that first regatta.Spirit of Friendship Trophy, good spirit trophy: Presented in fun by the prior year Spirit ofFriendship winner, who selects the new winner and provides the trophy, generally a bargain item froma flea market or yard sale. This a n n u a l trophy goes to the skipper who best exemplifies the spirit offriendship.

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1991 WinnersNew LondonJuly 13 and 14

Saturday, Class ACapt'n GeorgeRights of ManNoahsark

Class BElizabeth JaneFinest KindSolomon Gundy

Sunday, Class ARights of ManNoahsarkCapt 'n George

Class BElizabeth JaneFiddleheadSolomon Gundy

Walter DurantPhil SmithDick Willis

Bill OwensMike LooramBill Butcher

Phil SmithDick WillisWalter Durant

Bill OwensHarry JacksonBill Butcher

BoothbayJuly 23-25

State of Maine Trophy for Over-all WinnerWilliam M. Rand " Bill Rand, Jr.

Division I (25 feet and under)Herold Jones Trophy

William M. Rand Bill Rand, Jr.Bruno & Stillman Trophy

Solatia Miff LauriatLash Brothers Trophy

Bucephalus Alex Forbes

Division II (over 25 feet)Presidents' Trophy

Toddy David & Loretta WestphalWinslow Trophy

Chance Maine Maritime MuseumHomecoming Trophy

Phoenix Tad BeckCup

AnnaB Murray McQuaid

Class A ("Originals" i.e. built before 1920)Wilbur Morse Trophy

Chance Maine Maritime MuseumJonah Morse Trophy

Morning Star Robert Brooks, Judy O'Neal

CupGladiator Bill Zuber

Owner-Builder TrophyLeading Light John & Eve Crumpton

Danforth TrophyOllie M. Kent Murphy

Nickerson TrophyOld Baldy Robert Langton

Post Office TrophyMorning Star Robert Brooks, Judy O'Neal

Spirit of Friendship TrophyTed Brown

Jarvis Newman TrophySolatia

Gladiator TrophyRights of Man Phil Smith

MarbleheadAugust

Ridgeway Trophy (Over-all Winner)Phoenix Tad Beck

Division I (25 feet and under)1st Runner-Up

Old Baldy Jim Wilson2nd Runner-Up

Defiance Jonathan Leavy3rd Runner-Up

Puffin Suzanne Fleming

Division II (over 25 feet)1st Runner-Up

Resolute Charlie Burnham2nd Runner-Up

Ollie M. Kent Murphy3rd Runner-Up

Liberty Dick Salter

Gloucester Schooner FestivalAugust 31

At Last George KwassChebacco Mike GinnOld Baldy Jim Wilson

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BUILDER(S) LAUNCHEDCharles A. Morse 1906Robert E. McLain 1904Stuart M. Ford 1961James Chadwick 1956W. Scott Carter 1937Wilbur A. Morse C1900Lash Brothers 1958W. Prescott Gannett 1938Charles A. MorseWilbur Morse 2ndEdward L. StevensW. Prescott GannettCharles A. MorseWilbur A. Morse cCartton A. SimmonsJohn G. ThorpeUnknownWilbur A. Morse cBob McKean & Sid CarterWilbur A. Morse cWilbur A. MorseW. Prescott GannettNathaniel D. ClappWilbur A. MorseLash BrothersJ. Ervin JonesC.A. Simmons A J.P. HenningsJudson CrouseWilbur A, MorseW. Scott CarterLash BrothersMcKie W. Roth Jr.Philip J. NicholsElmer CollemerLash BrothersWilbur A. MorseLee BoatyardCharles A. Morse c

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James S. Rockefeller 1965Jeremy D. Maxwell 1969Newbert & Wallace 1 963Robert A. McLain & Son 1 902James S. Rockefeller 1966Lester Chadbourne C1950Speers 1953Lash Brothers 1965Wilbur A. Morse 1912Ralph W. Stanley 1962James H. Hall 1967Vernell Smith 1967Roger Morse 1967Alexander McLain 1902Malcom Brewer 1965Norris Carter 1901Fred Buck 8 "Skip' Adams 1941Albion F. Morse 1912Bruno & Stillman [01] 1969McKie W. Roth Jr. 1969Jeremy D. Maxwell 1974Albert M. Harding 1970McKie W. Roth Jr. 1969Bruno & Stillman [02] 1969McKie W. Roth Jr. 1970Newman (P02) / NewmanBruno & Stillman [04]James Rockefeller / Basil DayKenneth RichNewman (P03) / RockefellerCharles A, MorseLash BrothersUnknownWilbur A. Morse cBernard BackmanBruno a Stillman (07)Lubbe Vosz (Germany)Newman (P04) / NewmanElmer CollemerBruno & Stillman (05)Newman (P05) / NewmanPassamaqucddy (01) / JohnstonG. CooperPhilip J. Nichols

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Wiegleb Family, Gushing MEWilson Fletcher, Bar Harbor MEDuncan & Susan Blair. Los Alamos CAJohn G. Collins IV. East Hampton NY

Lloyd & Tina Olson. Boothbay MEPhiladelphia Maritime Museum. PhiladelphiHavre de Grace Maritime Museum, Havre cWilliam A. Cronin, Sturbridge MATom Ash, North Weyrnouth MAJames B. L. Lane, Winchester MANathaniel D. Clapp, Prides Crossing MAMaine Maritime Museum, Bath MEForrester B. Valle. Washington MEJohn & Linda Livingston, Jacksonville FLCaptain Fred Perrone. Plymouth MABob & Jane Lash, Orland MERoland Barlh, Alna ME a Alan Lewis, Boston MAKevin J, Crowley, Brentwood NHBill a Judy Wasson, Thomaston MEDon Murray. Sausalilo CASteven & Eliza Bailey, Tenants Harbor MEFrank a Brinna Sands, East Thetford VTPhilmore H. Smith Jr.. Westfield MACaptain Donald Huston, Nahant MAWilliam Thon, Port Clyde MEMaine Maritime Museum. Balh ME

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Norris CarterRoy O. JenkinsDeschenes & Willet / UnfinishedW. Prescott GannettKent F. MurphyPassamaquoddy / CollinsAlbion F. MorseNewman (P11) / MorrisNewman (D03) / MorrisNewman (D04) / SailerBruno & Stillman (03)McKie W. Roth Jr.Sam Guild S Bill Canneil

Charles A. MorseCharles A. MorseClifford G. NiedererConcordia Co.Ralph W. StanleyNewbert 4 Wallace f JacobEric DowNewman (DOS) / MorrisNewman (D06) / MorrisJim DrakeNewman (D07) / UnfinishedDavid MajorAhern (B5) / UnfinishedNewman (P13) I Carl ChaseNewman (P12) / WojcikAhern (63) / BrownlieAprenticeshopNewman (P14) / MorrisSimms YachtsJ. Philip HamNick ApollonioRalph W. StanleyHarvey GamageNewman (D09) / NehrbassApprenticeshipWilliams 4 BouchardHarvey GamageClifford G. NiedererWilbur A. MorseRalph W. StanleyNewman (D11) / DavisNewman (012) / LanningNewman (D13) / LiberationRobert E. McLainNewman (DOS) / GenthnerNewman (D14) / Niedrach 1Jason Davidson 1

1971 Bill & Carol Schunemann, Bralnlree MA1971 Harvey 4 Lee Goodlrlend, Slmsbury CT1971 John 4 Eve Crumpton, Oxford ME1971 Beth 4 Mike Mullen, Pasadena MD1971 Paul 4 Sally Wolfe, Pittsburgh PAT B L John Lichtman, Friendship ME1971 Douglas Tarr, Bar Harbor ME1973 Charles A. Burnham, Essex MA1971 Richard & Tina Sharabura, Toronto, Ontario, Ca1969 Holbrook Family, Rochester MA1939 Peter Llndblom, Hanover MA1971 Frank Friend, Essex MA1973 Bruce 4 Mary Lanning, Winter Harbor ME1969 James O'Hear, Sag Harbor NY1972 James Rosenbaum, Milwaukee Wl1972 Richard R. Willis, Ipswich MA1 973 Frederick G. Schwarzmann, Bernardsvllle NJ1973 Jim Horigan, Reading MA1973 Richard C. Kennedy, NobJeboro ME1920 Larry & Stephanie Moxon, Mystic CTOLD Larry Thomas, New Orleans LA1973 Chris Day, Islesboro ME1973 Al 4 Jimmy Lee Lindquist, Columbia Falls ME1974 Frank D'Agosta, Jonesport ME1976 Stephen 4 Annette Locke, Brockport NY1974 Francis P. Mclntire, Santa Maria CA974 Bruce 4 Trudy Andrews, Ghent NY974 Paul & Carolyn Edwards, Mattituck NY970 Harry Jackson, Groton CT

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T B L Neil Allen, Orleans MA936 Dr. Llewellyn Bigelow, Alexandria VA977 Kent F. Murphy, Swampscott MA975 Jim 3. Elaine Carter, Everett MA909 Dave Barbieri, Fairfield CT975 Mark Roman, Riviera FL975 Doug 4 Irene Amsbary, Sugar Hill NH980 Peter Carter, York ME969 Preston Schiwitz, El Cajon CA973 Morgan L. Hendry, Wilmington DE976 Norman McNeil, Watertown MA

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Ha! Hanson, Edmonds WABill & Kathy Whitney, Newton MADavid Colinan, Lincoln RlJohn F. Nichols, Takely by Stortford, Herts., EnglandDr. Peter Haynlcz, East Stroudsburg PAWilliam M. Jr. 4 John B. Rand, Raymond MEPaul 4 Carolyn Edwards, Maltituck NYHal C. Mardon, Wilmington DEAlvln J. Zink Jr., Andover MAMclnnes Family, Belpre OHBrian Flynn 4 Mary Clay, Brooklyn Heights NYJim Wainwright, Gig Harbor WASigurd A. Knudsen Jr., Freeport MELarry Piumer, Newbury MAGreg 4 Annette Merrill, Southbury CTJohn F. Fitzgerald, East Walpole MAWalter & Joan Durant, Mystic CTDavid MacClain, Marlborough CTWilliam C. Butcher. Suflield CTPeter C. Toppan. Scltuate MAHarry & Pat Armstrong, Winter Park FLD. William Owens III, Branlord CTMike & Karen Looram, East Haddam CTSteve Morrissey, Kingston NHRandy Caruthers, New Castle NHSteve Ulwick, Wakefield MAMike 4 Jayne Ginn, Jupiter FLPhilip L. Holt. Brunswick MEDan Gould, Phil Rice & Dave Beeman, Charlestown MA

Dan Traylor, Ft. Lauderdale FLJohn P. Donohue. Upper Darby PADavid R. Branch. Boca Raton FLJohn J. Caldbick, Seattle WARose S Hans P. Sinn, Huntington NYFrank V. Snyder, Greenwich CTGreg Hickey, West Hartford CTDorothy & Bob Reuman, Waterville MEWoodenBoat School, Brooklin MEAlex Forbes, Greenings Island MEJ. Robert & Etf Sherman, Corea MEWilliam L. McCarthy, Riegelsville PAHoward & Jeanne Haskins, Chester CTRobert E. Edmiston, Boulder Creek CAJohn Griffin, Rutherford NJ

Edmonds WA

East Greenwich R 1'ich, England

GeorgetcCundys Harbor

MattituckBluehill

ManchesterBelpre

Salem BayGig Harbor

South Freeport

M DME

BayvBuilding

iHe ME

Titusville F LStony Creek C T

Noank C TNew Castle NHNew Castle N H

Lynn M AEssex M A

Orrs Island MEBuilding

Hollywood F LSorr nto

Boca RatonSeattle

East BoothbayRockport

South LymeCape Split

Greenings Isla

Georgeto\gin M D

REGISTERED SLOOPS NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE: "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"SAIL SLOOPNAME (Former Names) L.O.D. BUILDER

190.203.207.

COMMENTS

Destroyed cl&SO at Lynn MADestroyed c1968 at New Bedford MASunk 1972 at Melbourne FL, destroyed during 1973 salvage attemptWrecked on Guillord CT sand bar October 1974, destroyed c1978 at Branford CTDestroyedc1982atWaterford CTDestroyed in the Spring 1984 at Noank CTWrecked Christmas Eve 1977 on sand bar at Hillsboro Inlet FLDestroyed ct985 at Waldoboro MEDestroyed October 1985 at Rockport MEDestroyed c1968 at Norwich CTDestroyed in the Fall 1987 at Westerly R IDamaged in storm, then destroyed in Fail 1980 at Vineyard Haven MABurned 1974 at Southport METwice hurricane damaged (Camille S. Betsy), destroyed c1979 at Slidoll LADestroyed c1972 at Stamford CTBlown ashore and wrecked November 1980 at Camden MELost rudder and wrecked July 1977 on Whahebac* Ledge MESunk in Hurricane David 1979; destroyed cl983 at Port Chester NYBlown ashore and wrecked in 45 knot gate c1982-3 at Marshall CABurned in February 1983 boatyard fire at Stonington MEAbandoned c1981 outside Green's Point Boat Yard, Ipswich MA, beyond repairBlown ashore and wrecked in Hurricane Bob 1991 at Beverly MA

"LOST" REGISTERED SLOOPS (UNKNOWN STATUS AND/OR LOCATION)If the Reader has ANY INFORMATION regarding these Sloops, please contact the Society

GOLDEN EAGLE (Queequeg)BANSHEEJOLLY BUCCANEER (Sky Pilot, Myrtle E.)MURRE (MOSDS Swann, Joeanna, Wanderer)VIRGINIA M. (Swan)BOUNTYSUSAN (Ocean Belle)MARGINCHANNEL FEVERRIGHT BOWER (Finnetto, Right Bower)TEMPTRESS (Pensive, Result)PACKETEMMIE B.NIMBUSLOONAMOS SWAN (Amos Swann)TINQUAEVA R.MEDUSAAIKANEAURORA (LucyS., Aurora)SAFE HOME (Daisy Nell, Lannette M.)

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45'30'281

22'41'25'33'40'33-26'37"30'35'26'301

331

25'31'2ff3V

Albion F. MorseWilbur A. MorseEugene McLainMorseMorseW. Prescott GannettCharles A. MorseUnknownF. A. ProvenerWilbur A. MorsePhilip J. NicholsCharles A. MorseReginald WilcoxA. T. ChenaultlllCharles A. MorseWilbur A. MorseBruno * StillmanEdward RobinsonRonNowellNewman (D10) / Carl ChUnknownHerbert Melquist

C1910OLD1906

019101917

1932

1902

OLD1939

1915

1934

1925

1958

1954

C1907c1910

1971

1906

1979

ase 1978

OLD1980

FRIENDSHIPSEA DUCK (Freya)KIDNAPPED (Fly-a-way)SMUGGLER (Cyrano, Suchel, Pressure)ELEAZAR (Gold ivy, Eleazar)- None - (Dream Boat?, Khanum?)GALLANT LADYWEST INDIAN (Dauphine)BEAGLE (Sea Queen)REGARDLESS (Friendship)DOWN EASTAMISTADCLARA (IslarxJ Trader, Etta May)VOGEL FREIBRANDYWINEREWARDTRUMPETER (Grace, Grace W., You 4 I)CELENE

Wilbur A. Morse 1902 Last seen c1983 at Little Comption Rl, ashore since c1968Charles A. Morse ? c1901 Ketch rigged 1951, sold to unnamed parties c1970, believed taken to MEUnknown (Bremen ME) 1921 Sunk oft Hull MA in August 1965 squall, salvage confirmed, believed sold to Rl partiesPhilip J. Nichols 1942 Owned by North Kingston Rl parties in 1963W. Scott Carter 1938 Advertised for sale in 1977, then located on the Hudson RiverWilbur A. Morse c1915 No information since registration with Society in 1965Morse 1907 Last known to bo at Toronto c! 980Pamet Harbor Boat 1951 Located in the Naples FL area until 1974, then goneCharles A. Morse 1905 Sold May 1970 to unnamed Staten Is, NY partyFred Dion 1963 Reported repaired in Manatee Pocket FL boatyard in 1979 enroute to CaribbeanBruno 4 Stiltman (06) 1970 Last known to be cruising the Caribbean Feb. 1987R.T. White/ R, E. Lee 1977 Sold in Galveston Bay TX area c1979 to unknown parliesElmer Collerner 1960 Sold March 1988 to unidentified parties, reportedly in Anacortes WA areaWilber A. Morse c1910 Cruising in Euopean waters in 1977, rumored to have wrecked on West Africa coastMcKie W. Roth Jr. 1968 Last known to be in the southern part of San Francisco Bay in themid-1970'sWilliam A. Greene 1975 Last known at Isleton CA with UOP student living aboardCharles A. Morse ? OLD Last known to bo in the Galveston Bay TX area in the mid/late 1970'sUnknown OLD Sold c1979 from Canada to unknown parties, believed to have gone to the Detriot area

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