Photo Gallery
Schooners big and small arrive in Camden Harbor to kick off Windjammer Festival
Capt. Doug Lee, in suspenders, and guests aboard his schooner, Heritage, wave as they finish tying up at the Camden Town Dock. Meg Sharp, the Camden Windjammer Festival official greeter, is on the dock, having delivered a welcome pineapple to Lee. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Camden Harbormaster Steve Pixley. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Schooner Heritage makes the turn at the head of Camden Harbor Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Camden Deputy Harbormaster Jim Leo gives the thumbs up while assisting the schooners as they arrive in the harbor Friday afternoon for the 2014 Windjammer Festival weekend. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Having arrived back in Camden Harbor after a four-day cruise, the crew of the schooner Mary Day keeps working Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
The schooner Angelique. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Capt. Jim Sharp’s voice can be heard each Friday during the annual Camden Windjammer Festival. He provides commentary on the history and schooner style of each vessel as it enters the harbor, and encourages the crowd to welcome each with three rounds of ‘hip, hip horray!’ (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Many of the schooners in the fleet have no engines, so yawl boats, skiffs and other small boats are used to push, pull and turn the big boats into tight spaces. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
There is a schooner open house Saturday, from 2 to 4 p.m., offering a prime opportunity check out what they look like topside, as well as check where you would eat and sleep if you decided to take a three-, four- or six-day cruise. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Cannons are traditions aboard most of the schooner fleet, and for some, arrival into Camden Harbor means it’s time to break out the bagpipes. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
A yawl boat helps the schooner Stephen Taber into Camden Harbor Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Despite Friday’s increase harbor activity, cormorants and other sea birds kept swimming and feeding. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Schooner Isaac H. Evans. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Camden residents Charlie Gale and Bob Walther spent Friday afternoon towing yawls from the outer harbor to the inner harbor, where extra crew met their incoming schooners or the smaller boats were stored on the town’s dinghy float for later use. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Just about full in Camden Harbor Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Daily rowers Sue and Sam Manning spent Friday escorting Camden Windjammer Festival greeter Meg Sharp to meet the incoming schooners and welcome them with gifts and flags to fly. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
The 140-year-old, 110-foot-long Stephen Taber fills half of the back side of the Camden town dock. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Capt. Rick Bates, owner of the schooner ‘little’ Appledore, and his dog, Perry, were a welcome help to the schooners as they maneuvered, dropped anchor and pivot-turned, and eventually were pushed back into the berths on the town docks Friday. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
(Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
The daysailer Lazy Jack unloads passengers returning from a two-hour sail Friday. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Schooner Olad, another of Camden’s daysailer fleet, arrives back at the harbor Friday afternoon to unload and reload passengers. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Sue and Sam Manning row back out of the head of Camden Harbor Friday, with Windjammer Festival greeter Meg Sharp tagging along for the ride. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Capt. Doug Lee, in suspenders, and guests aboard his schooner, Heritage, wave as they finish tying up at the Camden Town Dock. Meg Sharp, the Camden Windjammer Festival official greeter, is on the dock, having delivered a welcome pineapple to Lee. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Camden Harbormaster Steve Pixley. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Schooner Heritage makes the turn at the head of Camden Harbor Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Camden Deputy Harbormaster Jim Leo gives the thumbs up while assisting the schooners as they arrive in the harbor Friday afternoon for the 2014 Windjammer Festival weekend. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Having arrived back in Camden Harbor after a four-day cruise, the crew of the schooner Mary Day keeps working Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
The schooner Angelique. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Capt. Jim Sharp’s voice can be heard each Friday during the annual Camden Windjammer Festival. He provides commentary on the history and schooner style of each vessel as it enters the harbor, and encourages the crowd to welcome each with three rounds of ‘hip, hip horray!’ (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Many of the schooners in the fleet have no engines, so yawl boats, skiffs and other small boats are used to push, pull and turn the big boats into tight spaces. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
There is a schooner open house Saturday, from 2 to 4 p.m., offering a prime opportunity check out what they look like topside, as well as check where you would eat and sleep if you decided to take a three-, four- or six-day cruise. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Cannons are traditions aboard most of the schooner fleet, and for some, arrival into Camden Harbor means it’s time to break out the bagpipes. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
A yawl boat helps the schooner Stephen Taber into Camden Harbor Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Despite Friday’s increase harbor activity, cormorants and other sea birds kept swimming and feeding. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Schooner Isaac H. Evans. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Camden residents Charlie Gale and Bob Walther spent Friday afternoon towing yawls from the outer harbor to the inner harbor, where extra crew met their incoming schooners or the smaller boats were stored on the town’s dinghy float for later use. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Just about full in Camden Harbor Friday afternoon. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Daily rowers Sue and Sam Manning spent Friday escorting Camden Windjammer Festival greeter Meg Sharp to meet the incoming schooners and welcome them with gifts and flags to fly. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
The 140-year-old, 110-foot-long Stephen Taber fills half of the back side of the Camden town dock. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Capt. Rick Bates, owner of the schooner ‘little’ Appledore, and his dog, Perry, were a welcome help to the schooners as they maneuvered, dropped anchor and pivot-turned, and eventually were pushed back into the berths on the town docks Friday. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
(Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
The daysailer Lazy Jack unloads passengers returning from a two-hour sail Friday. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Schooner Olad, another of Camden’s daysailer fleet, arrives back at the harbor Friday afternoon to unload and reload passengers. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
Sue and Sam Manning row back out of the head of Camden Harbor Friday, with Windjammer Festival greeter Meg Sharp tagging along for the ride. (Photo by Holly S. Edwards)
CAMDEN — Friday afternoon was one glorious weather day in the Midcoast, making for a seriously pleasant time to sit alongside the harbor and watch the action as schooners made their to the head of Camden Harbor, and tied up at the town docks.
Today was the first day of the 2014 Camden Windjammer Festival, and Saturday and Sunday have plenty of activities lined up.
For more information about what’s happening, click here. Or better yet, just head down to the harbor and go with the flow. There is absolutely nothing wrong with spending this weekend in Camden, wandering around, enjoying the bevy of competitions and exhibitors set up on the public landing.
The restaurants and shops will be busy, and traffic through town will be slow, but it’s Labor Day weekend, and we really wouldn’t want it any other way. Oh, and if that wasn’t enough, the National Weather Service has now called off the showers predicted earlier for Sunday...we know, we feel your pain. It’s tough being in Maine this time of year, what with all the things to do and the beautiful weather and all.
Stop by the PenBayPilot.com booth on the waterfront, where we will be posting stories and photo galleries throughout the weekend. You can also pick up a free copy the new Wave magazine there.
Editorial Director Holly S. Edwards can be reached at hollyedwards@penbaypilot.com or 706-6655.
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