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jys...@verizon.net
Feb 16, 2007, 8:55:19 PM2/16/07
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Joe,
What are some of your thoughts on the boats you've sailed on?
Jeff
sa...@buffnet.net
Feb 17, 2007, 7:36:55 AM2/17/07
to Maine Coast Windjamming
Hi Jeff
Grace Bailey was the first windjammer I was on
this was a 3 day cruise back in 2001. I was originally scheduled to
sail on Mercantile but Maine Windjammer Cruises combined both the 3
day and 5 day passengers aboard Grace Bailey. Beautiful ship , I must
say , she is a coasting schooner so she does have a lot of deck room
and being one of the larger ships in the fleet headroom is quite
generous. I am 6 ft tall so headroom is a consideration. Her captain
at that time was Kerry Phillips { I think he is back this year} and
first mate was JR Braugh who is currently a captain also. Had a really
good time. I was on Mistress in 2005 again 3 day trip, she is much
smaller, 46 feet cabins are accessed through hatches, would make a
really great boat for a family or a group of friends to charter. On
that trip we sailed to Castine from Camden among the sights we saw was
the schooner Bowdoin under sail as we entered Castine Harbor. Gotta
run now I'll continue about the other two boats
Grace Bailey was the first windjammer I was on
this was a 3 day cruise back in 2001. I was originally scheduled to
sail on Mercantile but Maine Windjammer Cruises combined both the 3
day and 5 day passengers aboard Grace Bailey. Beautiful ship , I must
say , she is a coasting schooner so she does have a lot of deck room
and being one of the larger ships in the fleet headroom is quite
generous. I am 6 ft tall so headroom is a consideration. Her captain
at that time was Kerry Phillips { I think he is back this year} and
first mate was JR Braugh who is currently a captain also. Had a really
good time. I was on Mistress in 2005 again 3 day trip, she is much
smaller, 46 feet cabins are accessed through hatches, would make a
really great boat for a family or a group of friends to charter. On
that trip we sailed to Castine from Camden among the sights we saw was
the schooner Bowdoin under sail as we entered Castine Harbor. Gotta
run now I'll continue about the other two boats
Joe
sa...@buffnet.net
Feb 17, 2007, 11:15:13 PM2/17/07
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Isaac H Evans 2003 and 2004, excellent boat skipper and crew Brenda
really works hard to ensure a great trip, this was the first schooner
that I ever got to steer, I did for an extended time, The food aboard
is excellent Eileen is a great chef. In the cabins headroom is a
little less than the GB I think I twice whacked my head against
crossbeams . The Evans has a lot of room aboard even on the second
trip which was nearly full the boat didn't seem overcrowded. Capt.
Brenda is a lot of fun to be around and maintains a spotlessly clean
vessel. I am not trying to put down the other boats I have been on
but she really seems to go the extra mile. Other nice things about
Evans lighter colored wood in cabins as well as white paint on
surfaces making the cabins a little brighter.
really works hard to ensure a great trip, this was the first schooner
that I ever got to steer, I did for an extended time, The food aboard
is excellent Eileen is a great chef. In the cabins headroom is a
little less than the GB I think I twice whacked my head against
crossbeams . The Evans has a lot of room aboard even on the second
trip which was nearly full the boat didn't seem overcrowded. Capt.
Brenda is a lot of fun to be around and maintains a spotlessly clean
vessel. I am not trying to put down the other boats I have been on
but she really seems to go the extra mile. Other nice things about
Evans lighter colored wood in cabins as well as white paint on
surfaces making the cabins a little brighter.
More To Come
Joe Rennie
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sa...@buffnet.net
Feb 22, 2007, 9:03:44 AM2/22/07
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Lewis R French sailed on in 2005, capt/ Owner Garth Wells, this is the
oldest in the fleet according to Capt Wells although the French did
spend many years as a motorized vessel hauling sardine cans to the
coastal canneries before being converted back to sail for the
passenger trade. She is about the same size as the Evans but is
somewhat narrower, she does not have the wide bow of most of the other
coasters. This probably makes her a somewhat better sailer, {she did
wind the schooner race several times over the years} and three jibs
and a topsail help also. Also Captain Wells did race sailboats as a
young man which I believe does force you to concentrate on keeping the
boat moving fast, they made a lot of adjustments to the sails. The
French got us on the first day to Burnt Cove Harbor by late afternoon
under a steady breeze, we were the third schooner in behind the Mary
Day and the American Eagle. The Stephen Taber , Nathaniel Bowditch and
Mercantile followed shortly afterwards. The French also has a keel
instead of a centerboard, but only draws 7 feet. We also stopped at
Bartlett Island {off west shore of Mt Desert Island} and had our
lobster bake there, hiked around a couple trails, saw a couple
building foundations and an old cemetary. Interior wise the French is
quite comfortable but is a tight fit and the interior woods are darker
than on other boats that I have been on > I had the single cabin
cabin A which is quite small I did sleep very well.
oldest in the fleet according to Capt Wells although the French did
spend many years as a motorized vessel hauling sardine cans to the
coastal canneries before being converted back to sail for the
passenger trade. She is about the same size as the Evans but is
somewhat narrower, she does not have the wide bow of most of the other
coasters. This probably makes her a somewhat better sailer, {she did
wind the schooner race several times over the years} and three jibs
and a topsail help also. Also Captain Wells did race sailboats as a
young man which I believe does force you to concentrate on keeping the
boat moving fast, they made a lot of adjustments to the sails. The
French got us on the first day to Burnt Cove Harbor by late afternoon
under a steady breeze, we were the third schooner in behind the Mary
Day and the American Eagle. The Stephen Taber , Nathaniel Bowditch and
Mercantile followed shortly afterwards. The French also has a keel
instead of a centerboard, but only draws 7 feet. We also stopped at
Bartlett Island {off west shore of Mt Desert Island} and had our
lobster bake there, hiked around a couple trails, saw a couple
building foundations and an old cemetary. Interior wise the French is
quite comfortable but is a tight fit and the interior woods are darker
than on other boats that I have been on > I had the single cabin
cabin A which is quite small I did sleep very well.
Joe Rennie
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sa...@buffnet.net
Mar 2, 2007, 11:45:36 PM3/2/07
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On the French in 2005 we had a really good breeze the first day and
at one point were overtaken by the Mary Day which passed us at close
quarters, almost like a couple of times in sailing races.. After
passing us the Mary Day gybed {turning a sailboat by swinging the
stern through the eye of the wind as opposed to tacking or coming
about} and came back past us in the oppposite direction, it was quite
a show and I took a bunch of pictures of it
at one point were overtaken by the Mary Day which passed us at close
quarters, almost like a couple of times in sailing races.. After
passing us the Mary Day gybed {turning a sailboat by swinging the
stern through the eye of the wind as opposed to tacking or coming
about} and came back past us in the oppposite direction, it was quite
a show and I took a bunch of pictures of it
Joe Rennie
sa...@buffnet.net
sa...@buffnet.net
Mar 24, 2007, 11:02:57 AM3/24/07
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On the French on the last day we were out overhauled the Isaac H
Evans. They crossed us about a mile or so ahead of as we passed under
the bridge that connects Deer island with the mainland. They must have
been leaving Buck's Harbor we did catch up with them and pass them,
although the distance between the two schooners was too much for
really good photos.
The most comfortable of the ones I have been on would probably be a
tie between the Grace Bailey and the Isaac H Evans GB had standing
headroom IHE had somewhat larger cabins but all were doubles so if
the boat was full you would be sharing a cabin. The French had singles
but really small. If and when I sail on the French again I think I
would take only the bare minimum that I could get away with clothes
and other supplies wise although this would be good advice no matter
what schooner you are on
Evans. They crossed us about a mile or so ahead of as we passed under
the bridge that connects Deer island with the mainland. They must have
been leaving Buck's Harbor we did catch up with them and pass them,
although the distance between the two schooners was too much for
really good photos.
The most comfortable of the ones I have been on would probably be a
tie between the Grace Bailey and the Isaac H Evans GB had standing
headroom IHE had somewhat larger cabins but all were doubles so if
the boat was full you would be sharing a cabin. The French had singles
but really small. If and when I sail on the French again I think I
would take only the bare minimum that I could get away with clothes
and other supplies wise although this would be good advice no matter
what schooner you are on
On Mar 2, 11:45 pm, s...@buffnet.net wrote:
> On the French in 2005 we had a really good breeze the first day and
> at one point were overtaken by the Mary Day which passed us at close
> quarters, almost like a couple of times in sailing races.. After
> passing us the Mary Day gybed {turning a sailboat by swinging the
> stern through the eye of the wind as opposed to tacking or coming
> about} and came back past us in the oppposite direction, it was quite
> a show and I took a bunch of pictures of it
>
> Joe Rennie
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