A CENTURY OF SMOOTH SAILING THE SLOOP GLADIATOR OFFERS A FOND RETURN TO THE PAST AS IT PLIES THE WATERS OF MAINE WITH STYLE AND GRACE

The Boston Globe | July 20, 2003| | Copyright

FRIENDSHIP, Maine - Fans of the Friendship sloop are fond of saying the turn-of-the-century sailboat is hard to describe, but they know its graceful lines when they see them.

For unknowing eyes, the truth is less romantic. In this village's crowded harbor, the same salty waters where the wooden sailboats were built 100 years ago, picking out the lone Friendship sloop here on its home turf is hard to do. Imagine trying to make out a Model T in a mall parking lot: You eventually find it, but your eyes have to first pass over a lot of SUVs.

It is not just modern sail craft and motorboats idly ...

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