The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-01
P. Y. c..
The Spring Cruise Of the Fleet.

We have already published the start Of the
Portland Yacht Club on their annual Spring
cruise, and given an account of their trip as far
as Harpswell Our correspondent takes up the
thread of the story from there, as follows:
The feet reached Harpswell Point soon after
o'clock and came to anchor off the wharf.
After supper many of the party went on shore,
to the bowling alley and for q stroll, and later
enjoyed the music and singing on the different
| yachts. During the night it rained heavily and
on Sunday morning the weather seemed any
thing rather than propititious. After consul
tation on board the Commodore it was decided
to start for Wiscasset, and at half past ten the
fleet got under way, the wind blowing from the
south east and heavy jumping sea rolling in
The Oracle went through Potts Harbor and
some of the larger boats out by Mark Island.
The Oracle, Twilight and Idler held steadily
on. The wind died away and the fog settled
down, and they could do nothing but roll and
thrash about. Finally, just before reaching
Cape Small Point, as there seemed to be no
chance of getting to Wiscasset that night, the
Commodore sgnaled the Twilight and Idler,
the only boats in sight, and bore up for Cundy
lAalbOI db tlio VI ANOW olOeauVWo; o'A~
came to anchor there at 3 10 p. M, with light
Easterly air. The Sparkle returned to Harps-
well, and the Bonita and Tempus made har-
Dor at Horse Cove, near Wills Gut.
The evening was passed quietly on board, for
the day had been hard one and every one was
tired and hungry. There had been little cook
ing during the day on account of the heavy sea
and hearty dinner was not the least OF the
evening comforts. Our stout party we found
had lest five pounds by hard work, but had re-
covered that and three more during the even
ing. During the night it rained heavily again,
but cleared up somewhat by ten O'Clock and
then everybody went ashore and strolled about
and looked in vain for the missing yachts. At
ter dinner at p. m. we got under way with
N. N. w. wind, having reefed mainsails as we
had had to do most of the time. The course
was laid for Ragged Island and when near
there we were joined by the Sparkle from
Harpswell and by the Bonita and Tempus
from Quohog Bay The wind became fresher
and very squally and the fleet ran up Harps-
we'll Sound, anchoring in Harpswell Harbor at
81 p. m. After sunset the wind died away
and the fine moonlight night was greatly On
joyed rowing about from boat to boat, lis
tening to the music in the Sparkle, Bonita and
Idler The captain of the Sparkle, it seems,
had taken his boat on Sunday morning across
Harpswell Neck and Sound and communicated
with the Bonita and Tempus, and had arranged
to NEE the Commodore as was done.
Tuesday was fine, clear day, with fresh s.
W. breeze and tho feet got away together,
leaving one gun as lnemento OF our visit at IL
O'Clock, with orders to stand out around Half
Way Rock and rendezvous at Evergreen Land
ing for dinner. On the way down, however,
the wind freshenlDg greatly and becoming very
squally, double reefs were put in and most Of
the boats luffed away and passed through Potts
Harbor, the Bonita and Twilight only going
outside OF Mark Island Evergreen was reach
ed soon after two o'clock, and our last dinner
was taken with regret that it was our last.
After couple of hours spent in talking over
the cruise, the fleet got under way at half-past
five and started for home. The wind grew
lighter and reefs were shaken out. The lead
ing boats hove to for the Commodore to take
the lead and then filled away The whole squad
ron passed up the harbor in good shape to their
moorrngs, and the reports of the guns gave evil
dence of the end Of the cruise of 1882. r.