Here you see the 118-foot schooner GRACE BAILEY resting in Great Cove Thursday like a contented hen surrounded by her chicks. It might look like she’s putting up sails, but she’s apparently just letting her sails go slack to lessen vessel movement in the shifting breezes. (Note the wind in her U.S. flag and private signal [name] flag.)
This is GRACE’s fifth visit to the Cove this cruising season that I’ve seen, and it probably won’t be her last. She was on a six-night adventure with music, according to her schedule. She’s a grand old lady that bespeaks her first name. Launched in 1882, GRACE now hails from Camden, Maine. Here’s a closer look at her in repose:
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on September 4, 2025.)