All along the Breakwater
Rockland’s schooner parade: A great afternoon for a sail
Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00am
Local schooners Heritage, Angelique and Victory Chimes parade through Rockland Harbor on a perfect day for sailing, July 11. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
(Photo by Bob Trapani)
A. E. Riggin. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Lewis R. French. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Victory Chimes and Isaac A. Evans. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Angelique and a Friendship sloop pair up for a few minutes. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
ROCKLAND HARBOR — A steady breeze kept the sails full on the schooners and smaller sailboats that showed up for the annual Parade of Sail, July 11, off the Rockland Breakwater. The event showcases the local fleet of windjammers, which circle through the harbor and back out to sea.
Twelve windjammers moved in from across Penobscot Bay, leaving ample space between each other, and proudly heeled along before an appreciative crowd that had gathered on the Rockland Breakwater.
There, Jim Sharp, a former schooner captain who is now the curator of the Sail, Power and Steam Museum in Rockland, emceed the event from his stationary helm at the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse.
