On Eggemoggin Reach

 

The Reach is a ten-mile long stripe of saltwater between Deer Isle, Maine and the towns of Brooklin and Sedgwick on the mainland. Eggemoggin Reach connects Blue Hill Bay and Jericho Bay at the eastern end with Penobscot Bay on the western. Eggemoggin is an Abenaki word. It translates to "the fish weir place". It's a "Reach" because, thanks to the prevailing SW wind, it can often be sailed 'on a reach', i.e. perpendicular to the wind, a very favorable point of sail. Here are some boats we encountered over the last few weeks of sailing.

"Gesture", at work and (below) at rest. Sparkman & Stephens design, an ocean racer built  1942.

                                                         

"Luna" is simplicity afloat. The Buzzards Bay 25 is a Herreshoff design from early 1900s.

Schooner Angelique

"Wild Horses" built at Brooklin Boatyard, 1998.

Lobster yacht.

International One-Design, a class of sailboats developed about 90 years ago for day-racing.

Good old Scout, the trusty station wagon of the seas. I think she sees more of the Reach than any other boat in Center Harbor. Cape Dory 25, built 1975.