This is Wild Rose in Great Cove last week during one of those moments when sun, haze, and still air and water transform craftsmanship into fleeting works of exquisite art.
Rose is a 14-foot “Maine Coast Dory” and part of the WoodenBoat School’s fleet. That notch in her stern is for a sculling oar with which a standing person can propel her similarly to the way gondolas are propelled in Venice. Fishermen on the high seas, however, mostly sat among the lines and fish and pulled two long oars.
(Brooklin, Maine)