07-27-18

EIDER RETURNS TO SOUTH ADDISON

Arrived safely in Ports Harbor, Addison today after a tense morning of thick fog. We will be here for a bit tending to our house which is on summer rental.

07-25-18

Eider is Addison bound - in short hops with all this fog.  Miss the long run of spectacular weather.

N44°16.086' / W068°44.773'

Hi there, fog lifted enough this afternoon to make a short run up the bay.  Stopped at Pickering Island just short of Eggemoggin Reach.  Good to get out of Rockland Harbor and the constant rock and roll from boat wakes.  Sharing this foggy Anchorage with an adorable Fisher motor sailor. 

07-06-18 EIDER

Yesterday the twelve schooners in the annual windjammer race crossed the finish line in Rockland Harbor under full sail in a stiff NW wind.

The oldest, Stephan Tabor (1871) was first overall. The Lewis B French was also built in 1871. The most distinctive, Victory Chimes with her three equal height mast, was built in 1900. 

They are now anchored at the south end of the harbor.

Where else could you see something like this. It is a tribute to the beauty of the Maine coast. How fortunate we are.  Cheers,  Paul