It’s foggy as I write and it’s been foggy every other early morning this week. This gives us all a chance to play that popular game known as “Name That Windjammer!” For example, can you name this windjammer that was in Great Cove yesterday morning just by looking at what the fog has let us see of her:
Here are some of the hints that are exposed: she’s large; she’s got two masts and they’re schooner-configured; her Captain keeps her mainsail up as a stay sail overnight; she flies a topsail, and her sails are white (which eliminates “Angelique”).
If you guessed the 145-foot Heritage out of Rockland, Maine, you would have been correct. As the fog lifted, her unique yellow hull with red, white and blue bands were revealed:
This is her third visit to the Cove this cruising season. She’s on a six-night “Full Moon” cruise, according to her sailing schedule. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on June 16, 2025.)