After the winter we Maine sailors have endured, we’ll take almost anything as a sign of spring. And the sight of a Herreshoff Araminta dangling in the straps over the water at Rockport Marine was just enough to make us swerve off the road and snap a few pictures. Never mind that there’s still a skim of ice on Rockport Harbor. Or that this particular 33-foot ketch wasn’t headed overboard anytime soon, but had actually just been off-loaded from a trailer after an overland journey from Washington state. Any boat, but especially one reported to be L. Francis Herreshoff’s favorite, this close to the water has got to be a harbinger of warmer weather and of the time when we can all see our own boats slipping into the water.
For an excellent article about the Araminta design, click here.
Photos of Herreshoff Design Provides Welcome Sign of Spring
