The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-03
The Last Cruises Of the Season.

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SHORE DINNER AT BlCKNELLs AND ROUGH
TRIP TO IsLEsBORO FOR CLANS.
The yachting season in these ATTITUDES
seems unpleasantly brief Your craft is
hardly fitted out, in proper trim, and every
thing in running order, before the shortening
days, frosty nights and autumnal gales adj
monish you that it is time to write ''finis'' in
your log-book, haul down your colors and
place your pleasure craft in winter quarters.
The Marjorie goes out Of commission this
week with less cruising to her credit than in
former seasons, although speedier and more
comfortable than ever before. But one trip
has been made down the bay, and with re-
greet the annual visit to Isle au Haut las
been omitted. Some pleasant short sails
have been noted, and the two last are worthy
of mention for the contrast in wind and
weather they afforded. The hottest day of
the year the Marjorie left her moorings
bound to Saturday Cove and Islesboro.
The wind was from the southwest,
and light at the start. but soon
veered to the northwest and held in that
quarter but came in squalls. With sheets
off it was pleasant run down the shore,
passing close to the cottages and enjoying
the scenes on land as well as on the bay,
which was dotted with the sails of coasters,
most of them outward bound. At the Cove
it was expected to get some mackerel, but
none had been taken in the weir for day or
two. As the tide did not serve for claiming
until late in the afternoon it was decided to
remain at the Cove and partake of one OF
Bicknell's shore dinners. This one was to
certain extent an experiment, but it proved
complete success. Some Islesboro CLAIMS
which arrived most OPPORTUNITY furnished
one part of the feast, the garden supplied
green corn, and three fine Holsters, one for
each Of the party, We're obtained from the
car. The menu comprised baked CLANS,
broiled Holsters, green corn, hard tack and
bread and butter, and because of the heat it
was voted to dispense with coffee. About
the time the table was heaped high with the
empty shells Of CLAIMS and Holsters souther-
ly breeze sprang up and tempered the ex-
IRENE heat that had prevailed throughout
the day.
Between and 5 p. M the anchor was
weighed and the Marjorie stood across the
bay for landmark on the Islesboro shore,
to test a new claiming ground where the
bivalves We're said to be numerous and of
the largest size. 1t was a pleasant sail
across and the yacht was soon at anchor in
a snug little cove never before visited. The
dusk Of evening came before the tide had
reached point where the big bivalves were
to be found, but the rollers were filled with
very fair specimens and going on board
again the Marjorie was headed homeward.
The wind was completely gone, and after
dropping down the bay with the tide the
tender was sent ahead with a tow line and
Tor time we about held our own. When
the tide turned there was a little air aloft
which filled the gafftopsail; and while it
never attained the dimensions Of a breeze,
in the succeeding hours the wind came from
every point Of the compass. Fortunately it
was warm night, and mug Of hot tea at 10
p. m. reconciled the voyagers to their long
drift homeward At one a. III. the mooring
was reached, just in time to escape an ebb
tide that would have further prolonged the
trip.
"A week later the conditions We're differ
emit The wind was from the southeast and
the air SO cool that at one time it las con
cluded to defer the trip. However, good
crew was shipped and start made. AS the
Marjorie worked down the bay the flying
clouds indicated there would be no lack of
wind and it soon made itself felt aloft and
in the choppy sea it was creating. Off the
Camp Ground the yacht close-hauled and
still carrying her gafftorsail, was making
quite heavy weather of it, and some of the
party suggested returning. But on the other
tack, with the gafftopsail in and sheets start
ed little, the yacht worked up to windward
finely and took no water aboard save in an
occasional shower Of spray. The next tack
brought us into smoother water under the
lee of Long Island, and two hours from leav-
ing the moOring we We're at anchor in Turtle
Head cove. Here were found clans in
abundance and the rollers were soon filled.
Then after a short ramble all hands went
aboard again for the return trip. 1t was
fair wind and did not show its real strength
until the island was left a mile or two
astern. Then the sea began to roll up and
the wind to blow. The CLANS were in the
tender astern and as the little boat buried
to her gunwales, rose on the crest of a wave
with half her length in the air, or shot out
on one quarter or the other to bring up with
jerk Of the tow-line, Isl" said he expected
the clans were just about scared to death.
The yacht was handled mainly with view
to prevent spilling the clans; but she made
the run from Turtle Head to the red can buoy
off the monument in 40 minutes, and from
the buoy to the steamboat wharf in 10 min
utes. 1t is claimed that smaller boat has
made this distance in just half the time, or
shout IA miles an hour; but that may be set
down as tale for the marines.
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