BBS 
FOREST. AND STREAM. 
TRACK CHART OF 
5AS500N'<5 ROCKPORT TRIP IN 1904. 
WILLIAM LAMBERT BAMAKO. 
Dotted surfaces indicate (ess thdn three fathoms. Septh 
Lighthouses are shown thus — *, 
RiVei*s shown only to bridge. 
[Dec 24, 1904. 
Weymouth. 
SASSOON. 
From a pen-and-ink sketch made by W. L. Barnard. 
N. and a bit gusty. Reefed sail very comfortable — rail 
about three inches out. 
We had a beautiful sail across the Bay in a nice 3-foot 
sea, raising the Gurnet Lights just as we lost the Mar- 
coni towers, but half an hour before the water-tower 
disappeared. The tide was evidently stronger than our 
leeway was great, so made course west. 
We reached the Gurnet whistler at 11 :i2, and then 
had a battle royal with the ebb tide as we ran up between 
the numerous buoys. A story is told of a man who 
thought red buoys should be left to port and black ones 
to starboard; it took him a week (fourteen high tides) to 
get up to the Plymouth docks. There is certainly some 
basis for this yarn, as at low tide the channel inside the 
harbor is the only water in sight. After passing the 
Duxbury Light at 12 :o6, we found that the tide set 
diagonally across the channel (this at two-thirds ebb) 
until well inside of the Plymouth beach. 
After passing the last black buoy (S. No. 13), we held 
S. by W. *4 W. up a narrow channel running off the 
steamboat channel and anchored at 1:15 P. M. in 8ft. of 
water where the chart called for 13ft. I have heard that 
the heavy ice of the winter of 1903-1904 in settling on the 
mud flats caused the mud to work out into the channel, 
and from what I have seen this summer at Hingham, 
Scituate and Plymouth, I am inclined to believe this 
theory. We had to have bow and stern anchors out to 
keep us in the channel. 
Friday, June 24.- — Under way at 8:11, just after high 
Once up with the Allerton buoy, we made slow work 
bucking the ebb. We passed Hull Gut and kept on for 
the West Way, when we got knocked down to the cabin 
house by the S.W. wind which jumped to a two-reef 
blow without any warning whatever. We "babied" her 
along until well into Hingham (best known as Hull) Bay, 
where we anchored, tied in two reefs and shifted jibs. 
We then jogged up and down the Bay waiting for the 
tide to serve enough for us to get into Hingham, but as 
the breeze continued to freshen, we beat up as far as 
Crow Point, and anchored in three fathoms at 4 145. Put 
out stern anchor on account of the tide, which runs like 
a mill-race, but it started the stern anchor until we had 
swung around stern to wind. I shifted the warp forward, 
and there we lay, bow to tide, port quarter to a three-reef 
breeze, and both anchor warps tailing off aft from the 
bow chocks. 
After supper we felt too lazy to shift, so lay there all 
night. 
Saturday, June 25. — Under way at 8:20 on the last of 
the flood and under one-reef beat up to our moorings, 
and made fast at 8:45. 
II. — To Marblehead. 
Sunday, July 3. — After sleeping aboard Sassoon while 
at her moorings, I was up at 3:45 and hurrying through 
an al fresco breakfast, made sail at 4:20 in a light 
When abreast of Egg Rock, the wind backed a bit, so 
that we eased our- sheets slightly and made better 
progress in the longer sea. On reaching Marblehead we 
found the breeze more moderate, and running up to the 
head of the harbor anchored in 15ft. by the lead at 1 :oi 
P. M. Tide two-thirds flood. 
In the afternoon we took friends out for a short spin 
under whole sail. On returning to the anchorage, Pres- 
cott Keyes came alongside with Scapegoat for a short 
talk. 
Monday, July 4. — The early morning was calm and 
hazy. We cleared just before ten o'clock in a light S.W. 
air that proved to be S.E. when we got outside. The 
Corinthian Y. C. was starting its morning races as we 
passed out, and the scene was most animated. 
Beating out around "the Rock," we settled down to a 
long tack to the south'ard to pass outside of "the 
Brewsters." The thirty-footers passed close to windward 
of us on this leg, with Chewink IV. leading, but to lee- 
ward. However, she crossed Sauquoit's bow soon after 
the accompanying photograph was taken. 
We held along S. z / 2 W. until noon, at which time we 
heard the Boston forts firing the national salute. On 
sighting "three and a half fathom buoy" (N. No. 2), we 
found we could ease off a bit, so did so<, and made for the 
harbor entrance with a fair tide under our keel. We 
observed the boats inside the harbor sailing in a strong 
S.W. wind, while outside there was a fine little south- 
easter. At 12 :25 we shot from one breeze into the other 
without slowing up, and then beat in to the Gut in long 
tacks. 
WOOD END, CAPE COD. 
Photo by N. L. Stebbins. 
water. Two reefs and small jib on account of a strong 
S.W. wind with vicious puffs. We passed the knock- 
about fisherman, Helen B. Thomas, at anchor in the 
Gurnet Roads, and photographed her ; but alas ! we did 
the same thing by another boat on the same film. 
Reaching the Gurnet Rock buoy, we cut inside of the 
whistler and made for the High Pine buoy. After pass- 
ing the latter, we set whole sail and carried it nicely, 
despite some rather severe puffs off Brant Rock and the 
Scituate Cliffs. Nearing Davis Rock buoy, we met a 
flying fisherman with every rag set. His main topmast 
staysail was a beautiful sight— it looked as though 
chiseled from marble. 
We reached from Minot's Light to the Harding's Ledge 
gas buoy in 52 minutes, and had a close call from a three- 
masted schooner bound out in ballast. She was wallow- 
ing all over the road. I wondered why until, as she 
shot by, about forty feet from us, I saw one man busy 
on (he forecastle deck, two at the mizzentop, and "the old 
mar/ pacing the quarterdeck with no one at the wheel 
CHEWINK AND SAUQUOIT. 
! Photo by W. L. Barnard. 
W.-N.W.. wind. On reaching Crow Point, I anchored 
to await the coming of "the stewardess." There was a 
curious little swell working straight in up the channel for 
which ! could see no reason. Turned in at 5:30 for an- 
other hour of sleep. 
Under way again at 8:45 with double reefed mainsail 
and small jib, the wind having hauled to the N.W. and 
become very fresh. Beating down the narrow channel 
in short tacks at low water, we were uncomfortably 
crowded by the Boston steamer until she drew ahead. 
Passing out through the Gut at 9:30, we beat over to 
the Narrows, and rounding the "Bug" Light lorked down 
through Black Rock channel against a strong flood tide. 
We left Half Tide Rocks buoy well to starboard— the rocks 
being jam up against the buoy — and Commissioners' 
Ledge can to port. Close-hauled on the port tack, we 
could just lay for Marblehead Light, and had an ex- 
hilarating sail in a steep, hollow, three-foot sea. She took 
it very nicely, although occasionallv an over mobile crest 
swept aboard. 
BAKER'S ISLAND, SALEM BAY. 
Photo by N. L. Stebbins. 
Passing in under Peddocks Island at 1 -.27, we had to 
encounter a hard series of flaws, but having a better 
acquaintance with our boat than earlier in the season, 
took them all without huffing or easing her. The rest of 
the way to Hingham was sailed with the lee deck well in 
and a smother of foam, at the port shroud. Going in we 
followed all the devious windings of the channel up to 
our moorings, which were picked up at 2:12 P. M. 
III. — To Rockport. 
Saturday, Aug. 13.— The first mate being away, I had 
for crew two old college mates. They were aboard and 
waiting with mainsail set and clam chowder just cooked 
when I arrived from Boston. Breaking out the jib at 
once, we were off at 2:15. Wind moderate E. by S. We 
demolished the chowder while running out by Crow 
Point, and when passing Hull saw the special races in 
full swing. 
Reaching across from the Gut to Bug Light, we swung 
