The Republican journal., 1896-06-25
Yachts and Boats.

Alexis Gross of East Belfast has a sailing
canoe, 16 feet long, built by himself and
neighbors the past spring.
C. E. Mclntire and DR.. Piper of Rockport
went to Pulpit Harbor last week and took
their yachts. the Surf and Nokoms, out of
winter quarters.
Willis Williams of Camden has launched
the sioop he built last winter and has named
her the Migrator. 1t is said he will go to
Florida in her and spend the winter there.
l.. A. Coombs of Vinalhaven when out
sailing recently carried away his mast
Capt. Isaac Dunbar came to the rescue in
the Sasin and lowed in the Coombs yacht.
The new Decrow yacht was launched FRI
day and sets very prettily in the water. She
had no inside ballast, and with that added
ought to carry easily large spread of can
vas.
The Yacht Meneek, built at Pulpit Harbor
by C. F. Brown the past winter for Geo. W.
Wheelwright of Boston, had a trial spin last
week with the owner and his wife on board,
and they were much pleased with the craft
The sloop yacht Phantom of Bangor arriv-
ed here Monday evening. She is a modern
craft, built for speed, and equipped with
spinnaSer boom, etc. She was built at Cal
ais and this is her first season in Penobscot
waters.
Sch. P. NJ. Bonnie sailed Tuesday on a
week. cruise with Messrs. W. F. Bean, Geo.
1T nd
Faunce Woodcock. They were to go first TO
Bass Harbor, do some fishing off the Duck
Islands and visit Isle au Haut before return
ing.
f. X. Harris, who is spending the summer
at his cottage on Holbrook's Island, came to
Belfast Saturday in his cat-boat Rowena, ac-
companied by his friend, Mr.. Stevens, who
had been his guest for a few weeks. They
took the steamer City of Bangor for Boston
in the afternoon.
The steam yacht Varuna, owned by j..
Montgomery Sears of Boston, was in port
last Friday forenoon. She was built in 1893
for r. H. White and sold to Mr.. Sears. She
is now under charter for six weeks to Mr..
Hutchings of Boston, who is spending the
summer at Castine.
The first race of the season of the Penob-
scot Yacht Club was sailed at Rockland
June 18th. The entries We're only three in
number, but they gave the prettiest exhibit
ton ever seen in Penobscot waters. They
had stralg ht out course, wind abeam to the
first buoy, a run before the wind of four
miles to the second buoy, and beat to the
owned by Capt Isaac Dunbar of Ninalhaven,
proved the winner by a little more than II
minutes. The summary:
Name and owner. Time, Cor. time.
SaSln, Dunbar. ...,...,.....2 II 40 2 05 80 l.5
Cornet, Fuller ~ - 80 2 Y 30
Ida, Elliott. . IS 90 II 90 1-5
Messrs. Chas, r. Coombs, r. G. Dyer and
3. y, Hazeltne, Jr., of Belfast and Fred
Hollins of Boston started Saturday after
noon for a cruise in Capt. r. H. Coombs
sloop Eagle, their objective point being Egg
Rock in East Penobscot bay, a great resort
for sea fowl. Light winds and calms pre-
val led and they anchored that night in Sat-
urday Cove. The next day they proceeded
down the bay and made landing on Egg
Rock, which did not belle its name, for it
was literally covered with eggs. They ar
rived in Gilkey's Harbor on the return Sun
day evening just as the squall struck, and
came home Monday morning. An incident
OF the trip was the seeing of a large whale
off Saturday Cove,