The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007
Description: The term "Lobster Yacht" denotes a pleasure boat built on the lines of a working lobster boat. The term is more commonly used "away" than on Mount Desert Island. This name describes the look of these boats in a world where so many working and pleasure boats resemble each other. Boat builders on MDI would probably not use this term so this database generally uses the term "pleasure boat" and leaves the viewer to make his or her own distinction. The following publications and many others use the term Lobster Yacht: - National Fisherman, Volume 70, 1989 - Understanding Boat Design by Edward S. Brewer and Ted Brewer, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 1993 - The Illustrated Dictionary of Boating Terms: 2,000 Essential Terms for Sailors & Powerboaters by John Rousmaniere, W. W. Norton & Company, 1998 - Wooden Boat, Wooden Boat Publications, 2005 - Sorensen's Guide to Powerboats, 2 by Eric Sorensen, published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007 [show more]
Ralph Warren Stanley built this 26' lobster boat, for Louise O’Brien at his 1st shop at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor. Mrs. O'Brien used the boat for her employees, Julius “Judy” E. Mitchell (1902-1982) and his brother, George A. Mitchell (1915-1998) to go back and forth from Cranberry Island to her yacht. The lobster boat was later owned by boat builder James “Jimmy” Harold Rich (1932-2010).
Description: Ralph Warren Stanley built this 26' lobster boat, for Louise O’Brien at his 1st shop at 376 Main Street, Southwest Harbor. Mrs. O'Brien used the boat for her employees, Julius “Judy” E. Mitchell (1902-1982) and his brother, George A. Mitchell (1915-1998) to go back and forth from Cranberry Island to her yacht. The lobster boat was later owned by boat builder James “Jimmy” Harold Rich (1932-2010).
Left to Right: Eleanor Rebecca (Hodgkins) Carlson aka Becky Lynne Marie Birlem Donna Lee (Miller) Chick (1938-2017) Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016) Mary Elizabeth (Grindle) Berry Densmore (1938-2005) aka Betsy
Description: Left to Right: Eleanor Rebecca (Hodgkins) Carlson aka Becky Lynne Marie Birlem Donna Lee (Miller) Chick (1938-2017) Meredith Adelle (Rich) Hutchins (1939-2016) Mary Elizabeth (Grindle) Berry Densmore (1938-2005) aka Betsy
"Helen McColl" - 65'7" sardine carrier built in 1911 "Eva Grace" - 60' sardine carrier built in 1930 "America" - 47' sardine carrier built in 1908 "Arthur S. Woodward" - lobster smack - later sardine carrier built in 1949 "Henry O. Underwood" - third left on dock at foreground - 70' sardine carrier built in 1949 Several of the fishing boats in the photograph sport "scalers" - long box-shaped chutes on top of their shelters.
Description: "Helen McColl" - 65'7" sardine carrier built in 1911 "Eva Grace" - 60' sardine carrier built in 1930 "America" - 47' sardine carrier built in 1908 "Arthur S. Woodward" - lobster smack - later sardine carrier built in 1949 "Henry O. Underwood" - third left on dock at foreground - 70' sardine carrier built in 1949 Several of the fishing boats in the photograph sport "scalers" - long box-shaped chutes on top of their shelters. [show more]
The man on the tractor may have been Kenneth E. Billings (1915-2002) of Billings & Hamblen Construction. The vessel may be the "Carolyn J." built for Arnold Jenks and launched in the spring of 1962.
Description: The man on the tractor may have been Kenneth E. Billings (1915-2002) of Billings & Hamblen Construction. The vessel may be the "Carolyn J." built for Arnold Jenks and launched in the spring of 1962.
The lobster yacht at the end of the dock is the “Sarah Holloway” built in 2004-2005 for Tom Chappell, founder of “Toms of Maine.” She was designed by Ralph Warren Stanley and his son, Edward Warren Stanley, and built by Ralph’s son Richard Lewis Stanley. “Sarah Holloway” is 36’ and has a 465 HP Yanmar diesel.
Description: The lobster yacht at the end of the dock is the “Sarah Holloway” built in 2004-2005 for Tom Chappell, founder of “Toms of Maine.” She was designed by Ralph Warren Stanley and his son, Edward Warren Stanley, and built by Ralph’s son Richard Lewis Stanley. “Sarah Holloway” is 36’ and has a 465 HP Yanmar diesel.