Here you see Grace Bailey crossing Great Cove and mooring off of the WoodenBoat School pier in the early morning fog Tuesday. She was on a four-night “Adventure”, according to her schedule, and might have overnighted off of Babson Island.

This is her second visit to the renowned School this summer. She moored among some of the sailing classrooms there and used one of her side boats to send her passengers ashore to explore the campus. Once the passengers returned, she hauled up their boat and began preparations for departure.

Grace was launched in 1882 and began hauling lumber and other goods along the coast two days later. She’s a two-masted schooner that runs 118 feet long overall and is 23,5 feet wide at her beam. She has a removable centerboard for sailing and can accommodate 29 passengers. As with many coastal cruisers, she has no inboard motor.

Soon after her passengers returned Tuesday, Grace’s crew began adjusting lines and raising sails.