Full dress ketch

[J. Dillon]

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3314/fulldressketck092407gm4.jpg

Took this image today of a "full dress ketch". She was anchored off a Hospice not in the image but to the right of the tent.

I can only imaging what for. Can anybody venture a guess ?

BTW she had no auxiliary as I saw her later being towed by a boat along side.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3068/dressketchunderway09240xr5.jpg

A great day for a sail.:)

JD

[rbgarr]

Perhaps a hospice client asked to be buried at sea??

[capnharv]

Or maybe one last sail. . .

[Nanoose]

...or a donation to a fundraiser?

[dredbob]

That ain't no ketch, at least to an old Chesapeake Bayman; that's properly a Bugeye, which was considered to be more a form of schooner. The masts and sails were named schooner fashion, from aft, main, fore, and jib, with nary a mizzen to be found.

Some old books and magazine articles actually refer to them as "bugeye schooners".

Of course, nowadays most would call it a ketch, but it's nice to keep up nautical traditions.

Bob

[Hughman]

And bugeyes typically used a yawl boat as propulsion. This one looks elderly - could you see a name?

[djn]

It might be the boat built for Burle Ives. His was a scaled up version of Josh Slocums boat. Cheers.

[J. Dillon]

You know Dredbob I knew it wasn't a ketch but I had forgotten what it was called. Getting senile I guess.

I sailed on one out of Port Washington LI back in 74. The one in the post might be the same one for all I know. It looked like it was heading back to Sound school in New Haven harbor.

Didn't catch the name but as Nanoose posted it might be a fund raiser event with all the flags it looked like a festive occasion.

I'll see if I can find out more.

JD