Swans Island Coop Art

We had to hang out in Buck’s Harbor a little longer than anticipated since we needed a diver to exchange the zinc on the prop (neither Trip nor I had any interest in diving in Maine – we’ll pay for this). Once we left we headed down the Eggemoggin reach past the Brooklin Boat Yard and Little Deer Isle. The number of lobster pots toward the end of the reach was shocking – obviously a good place for a haul but tricky for boaters. Luckily we have a nearly full keel and a rudder that’s directly attached with a shoe so we run little risk of hooking a lobster pot. Added to that we were sailing and most of the risk comes when you’re motoring and the prop can wrap on the lines. As Lawrence has joked, these areas of lobster pots can look like an explosion in a Skittles factory and this was one of those situations. Luckily we were able to plow through and continue down into Jericho Bay.

Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse

closed for business – with those footings I can see why

 

 

 

Our destination was Burnt Coat Harbor on Swans Island. We were a bit shocked at the lack of boats until we realized that it was Sunday afternoon and many were already back in their homeports ready for the start of the week. We had a lovely sail into the harbor where we dropped the hook with only 3 other visiting boats. There’s not much on the island, but it’s pretty to look at. We hiked out to the lighthouse the following morning and prepped the boat to move on.

 

lobster pen – crates go up a conveyor belt, onto a truck, and it’s off to market