[Public-List] old wooden boats

[Gordon White]

  My first "real" boat was a 34 ft wooden Tancook Island (Nova Scotia) 
schooner, built  on Mahone Bay in 1928. Belonged at one time to Arthur 
Fawcett, who the Annapolis contingent will recall as the founder of 
Fawcett's boat chandlry.  Name was Brigadoon.  When Joan had twins we 
had to sell her, that was in 1965. She went to as man named Nicholson, 
who lived in Stonington, Connecticut, who re-planked her and re-engined 
her. Years later we all, Joan, myself and the twins, had a day-sail on 
the boat off  Noank. Nicholson has since died and rumor has it that she 
is still sailing (maybe laid-up) in the vicinity of New London.  When we 
had her she was white, but the traditional Tancook colors are a green 
hull with yellow strake. She was gaff-rigged and had a topmast and we 
set a topsail. Very attractive character boat. I wonder if anyone on 
Long Island Sound has ever seen her and if she still exists?
(Brigadoon II is my Alberg)

- Gordon White, Deltaville, VA

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