Preview: A Sail Aboard HESPER – A Luke Powell Pilot Cutter
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September 15, 2023
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16 Responses So Far to “A Sail Aboard HESPER – A Luke Powell Pilot Cutter”
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Kathleen Roach says:
I have been dreaming of visiting Maine for the last 10 years or so, not quite sure of how to include some sailing. I will be visiting your website. Beautiful boat!
Steve Stone says:
Hi Kathleen. If you make it to Maine, there are countless ways to get on the water. You can look up the schooner fleet on the Maine Windjammer Association and I believe that HESPER is under new ownership and is chartering. Here is their instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/pilotcutterhesper/
If you’re creative and persistent, you can work your way into just about any harbor, find out who knows the most, and let the community know you’d like to charter, whether it’d be for an afternoon or longer. Occasionally invites come from locals for free but willingness to pay will get you further.
Joseph Wl Haley III says:
Thank you for that tour through the world of the ‘Pilot Cutter’. A more handsome sail I have never seen. I went back on Tom Culiffe’s site to see those Great Herring vessels that the ‘Clearances Highlanders’ built as well. There is so much more to lean than I ever expected from your site. Thank you from this old sailor!!
Peter Gossell says:
Inspiring, Thanks
David and Margaret Tew says:
Nice to see drone photography, the outer jib on a hankless furler and a fire blanket beside the sink in case of a stove flareup.
Clint Chase says:
Been seeing this one on my IG but not yet on the water – I will be trying to get out on her next year – she is one of the most beautiful boats I have seen in Maine.
Tom Holliday says:
We would love to have you! Check out our website for next years schedule if you haven’t yet!
Joseph Kilbride says:
Beautiful video that so captures the subject and mood. As always, watching these is like a mini vacation.
Mark MacLeod says:
Once more, OCH lay alongside with all skill.
Mike Anderson says:
Sweet…interesting how the lazy sheet runs through the middle of the bulwark (with a fairlead of course). 6:36.
Dave Ruberti says:
Hey Maynard – Nice to see you at the helm of such a lovely cutter!
Suzan Wallace says:
Wonderful!! Thanks for sharing them…been loving their design & purpose for a very long time~
Bill Page says:
Nice video on a lovely and most interesting vessel…
Mark Darley says:
Luke’s Pilot Cutters are hardy magical vessels. If you get a chance to sail on one, leap at it!
John Wujack says:
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Jonathan Lewis says:
Hats off! Beautiful.