"Camden Maine" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Camden Maine" by Doug Mills

Camden Maine birthplace of the windjammer industry.

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The Maine Windjammer Project started in 2007 to preserve the modern history of the Maine Windjammer and to make it available to the generations to come.

This historical archive is available to museums and for historical research.

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"Marry Day" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Marry Day" by Doug Mills

America's first schooner built for the windjammer trade, Mary Day at her dock in Camden Maine.

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The Maine Windjammer Project started in 2007 to preserve the modern history of the Maine Windjammer and to make it available to the generations to come.

This historical archive is available to museums and for historical research.

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"Original Windjammer Fleet" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Original Windjammer Fleet" by Doug Mills

Grace Bailey and Mercantile, part of the original windjammer fleet started in Camden Maine by Frank Swift.

These photos are from the historical archives of the Maine Windjammer Project.

The Maine Windjammer Project started in 2007 to preserve the modern history of the Maine Windjammer and to make it available to the generations to come.

This historical archive is available to museums and for historical research.

For more info contact: dougmills@shootmainestudios.com

"Sailing Off Rockland Maine" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Sailing Off Rockland Maine" by Doug Mills

America's first purpose built windjammer, the Mary Day, sailing off Rockland, Maine.

These photos are from the historical archives of the Maine Windjammer Project.

The Maine Windjammer Project started in 2007 to preserve the modern history of the Maine Windjammer and to make it available to the generations to come.

This historical archive is available to museums and for historical research.

For more info contact: dougmills@shootmainestudios.com

"Mary Day" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Mary Day" by Doug Mills

Mary Day, America's first purpose built windjammer sailing off Owls Head, Maine.

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"Angelique" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Angelique" by Doug Mills

Maine windjammer Angelique in the fog near Stonington Maine.

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"Mary Day" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Mary Day" by Doug Mills

Schooner Mary Day, the first purpose built windjammer, anchores at Rockland, Maine before the Great Schooner Race of 2012.

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"2016 Great Schooner Race" The Maine Windjammer Project

"2016 Great Schooner Race" by Doug Mills

Angelique, Mistress and Isaac H Evans during the 2016 Great Schooner Race.

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"Moonlight" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Moonlight" by Doug Mills

Camden Maine, birthplace of the windjammer, my moonlight.

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"Maine Windjammers" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Maine Windjammers" by Doug Mills

Maine windjammers Stephen Taber, Victory Chimes and American Eagle gather off Rockland Maine for the Annual Maine Windjammer Parade.

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Maine Windjammers Sail Out For Race Week

Rockland, Maine - Each year on the forth of July there are parades in every corner of this nation, but few like the one in Rockland Maine.  It started about 10:30 under a warm sunny sky with a good stiff breeze.  However, in this parade most of the participants were over 100 years old.  They were the historic schooners of the Rockland windjammer Fleet.


Fourth of July week is Race Week for these historic wooden boats.  Passengers board on Sunday night for a week of sailing the waters of Penobscot bay, visiting quaint fishing villages that dot the coast of Maine, finishing the week with The Great Schooner Race From Islesboro Island to Rockland Maine.  This year there are more than 20 of these beautiful wooden vessels expected to take part in this Maine sailing tradition. For more information on The Great Schooner Race or the vessels of the Maine Windjammer Association go to: http://www.greatschoonerrace.com/

"Sailing From Rockland" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Sailing From Rockland" by Doug Mills

Maine's tall ship Victory Chimes and Heritage sailing from Rockland Maine.

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"Historic Schooners" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Historic Schooners" by Doug Mills

Historic schooners Stephen Taber, 1871, Harvey Gamage, 1973, Lewis R. French, 1871, Nathaniel Bowditch, 1922, and Heritage, 1983, at Rockland Maine for the 2012 Maine Windjammer Parade.

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"The Grace Bailey" The Maine Windjammer Project

"The Grace Bailey" by Doug Mills

The Grace Bailey or Mattie, built 1882, one of Frank Swift's original windjammers, in the fog at Camden Maine.

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"Stephen Taber and American Eagle" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Stephen Taber and American Eagle" by Doug Mills

Maine schooners Stephen Taber and American Eagle sailing into Rockland Maine.

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"Schooner Mary Day" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Schooner Mary Day" by Doug Mills

Schooner Mary Day, the first purpose built windjammer, prepares to set sail from Camden Maine.

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"Angelique" The Maine Windjammer Project

"Angelique" by Doug Mills

Maine windjammer Angelique off Rockport Maine during the Great Schooner Race.

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"America's Oldest Schooners" The Maine Windjammer Project

"America's Oldest Schooners" by Doug Mills

America's oldest schooners, Lewis R French and Stephen Taber both built 1871, sail into WoodenBoat Cove in Brooklin Maine.

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The Maine Windjammer Project

The Maine Windjammer Project was created to preserve a photographic record of the golden age of the Maine windjammer for the generations to come.

The golden age of sail is long gone, but, on the coast of Maine the golden age of the Maine windjammer is at its height. Imagine if you could know ahead of time the important moments of history and be there to photograph that moment. So many historic moments have gone by unrecognized by those present and only later realized the significance of that very moment.

There was a time when sail was king on the coast of Maine. The lime trade, granite & marble, lumber from virgin forests, ice and the fishing trades all employed sailing craft to move their products. The lime trade alone employed over 200 two masted schooners in Rockland and the surrounding coastal Maine towns.

Steam powered vessels were making some of the longer trans-Atlantic runs and the passenger trade up and down the coast. However, for coastal trade and the hundreds of islands located just off the coast of Maine sail is still king.

On any given day, the coastal waters would be filled with these two masted schooners delivering cargo to and from all the coastal towns. They are the lifeline for those living on the islands, delivering everything from lumber to butter and even your grandfather’s new Sunday suit.
Today only a handful of the sailing vessels remain. Many of them were simply used until they were worn out and replaced by a new one. During the Great Depression, thousands of these boats were just abandoned where they stood and left to rot.

There is, however a place where during the summer and fall you can still see these historic vessels sailing the clear blue waters the Atlantic much the way they have for the past 200 years. Penobscot Bay is located on the coast of Maine and on any given day in the summer you may be able to see as many as 15 or more of these proud sailing vessels, known as windjammers. Many of these boats have been sailing for over 100 years! They are truly living history.

The Maine Windjammer Project started in 2007. It is an ongoing project to document the modern history of the historic windjammers on the coast of Maine. Many of these boats are over 100 years old two are over 142 years, launched in 1871. This unique photographic history covers from 2007 to the present, sailing, haul out and the special events, such as The Great Schooner Race 2010 to present.

This extensive archive is available to maritime and American history museums and those doing research on these last surviving boats.

The Maine Windjammer Project: www.mainewindjammerproject.com

For additional information contact Doug Mills at: dougmills@shootmainestudios.com