Endeavor being prepared for launch with Freedom alongside. Endeavor was the first Friendship sloop Ralph Stanley built for himself and not for an order.
Description: Endeavor being prepared for launch with Freedom alongside. Endeavor was the first Friendship sloop Ralph Stanley built for himself and not for an order.
The Morning Star and Freedom were two Friendship sloops worked on by Ralph Warren Stanley. in this image they are seen sailing off Mount Desert Island in October. He was completing the rebuild of the Morning Star for Robert Wolfe when Richard "Dick" Dudman asked him to build a new Friendship. The two sloops were finished in Ralph's shop at the same time.
Description: The Morning Star and Freedom were two Friendship sloops worked on by Ralph Warren Stanley. in this image they are seen sailing off Mount Desert Island in October. He was completing the rebuild of the Morning Star for Robert Wolfe when Richard "Dick" Dudman asked him to build a new Friendship. The two sloops were finished in Ralph's shop at the same time.
The Morning Star with alternate planks removed during rebuilding. Ralph Warren Stanley rebuilt this Friendship sloop for Robert Wolfe in 1976. Just about all of the original materials of the sloop were replaced during the rebuild.
Description: The Morning Star with alternate planks removed during rebuilding. Ralph Warren Stanley rebuilt this Friendship sloop for Robert Wolfe in 1976. Just about all of the original materials of the sloop were replaced during the rebuild.
Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
Description: Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
In 1973 Peter Iselin owned the boat. Its name was Donabu, which is an Irish war cry. Skippered by Charles Crofoot. Later the boat was renamed Cygnet and owned by Jean Burden.
Description: In 1973 Peter Iselin owned the boat. Its name was Donabu, which is an Irish war cry. Skippered by Charles Crofoot. Later the boat was renamed Cygnet and owned by Jean Burden.