I would have called it a lifeboat, but it does get used for excursions to shore during a typical cruise aboard the schooner Louis R. French.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
Tag: Outdoors
Cruise ship tender heads for the shore
Many cruise ships to Rockland, Maine, are too big for the harbor itself. Instead, they drop anchor just beyond and ferry their passengers to the town.
This is how it looked from the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer.
For more schooner experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
Cool Beans in a crowded harbor
Pleasure boats are everywhere in Camden Harbor at the height of summer. It’s iconic Maine, after all. This detail was noted aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer as we set out for five days of prime sailing.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
What a Treat to explore
Officially, Treat Island is part of the city of Eastport, Maine, and once had its own thriving fishing village, school, and post office.
Today, though, nobody lives there. Instead, it’s one of the many preservations of the state’s coastline now held by the Maine Coastal Heritage Trust.
At low tide, it’s connected by a rocky breakwater to Dudley Island, which is officially in the town of Lubec.
The only way to get there, do note, is by water.
To take a quick tour upon landing, including its 7,000 feet of shoreline at the mouth of Cobscook Bay, check out the free photo album at my Thistle Finch blog.
Truly blue
On a clear day, the North Atlantic turns this incredible blue color.
This was seen aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French last summer while plying Maine’s Penobscot Bay.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions. You won’t get wet.
Looking for whales
Everybody on board the Eastport Windjammers’ Ocean Obsession was engaged in looking for the next whale to appear, as were a few other vessels beside Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada.
We did observe humpbacks, finbacks, and minkes on the outing, but the rare right whales are less frequently seen.
For more whale-watching experiences, take a look at my Lolling with Whales photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
Pendlebury Lighthouse in St. Andrews
No longer a working lighthouse, it remains a landmark in the New Brunswick seaside town on Passamaquoddy Bay.
It’s about eight miles from our home in Maine, but an hour-and-a-half drive away.
For more lighthouse images, take a look at my Beacons Above the Water photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
Raising the foresail in the morning
It’s a daily ritual if you want to go sailing. The breakfast dishes have been cleaned up and put away. Now the real fun begins aboard the historic schooner Louis R. French.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
The French at home in Camden
This is the Louis R. French at its berth in Camden, Maine. Cruises begin the night before departure as passengers arrive to settle in for their first night aboard.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
Ribbon of creamy fog
With the Camden Hills as a backdrop, a late afternoon fog rolls in over Maine’s Penobscot Bay.
For more schooner sailing experiences, take a look at my Under Sail photo album at Thistle Finch editions.
Jnana's Red Barn 