According to The United States LightHouse Society, Execution Rock Lighthouse in the Long Island Sound was built in the 1840’s and finally lit about 1850, some 36 years before our ClockTower. I jumped at a chance yesterday to sail out from City Island and take a look.
The Boulinér is a 37foot Seidelmann Yacht designed as a sloop and built for cruising/racing in the late 1980’s. She’s in race ready shape today.
Boulinér flies a mainsail and a Genoa jib, and she’s as pretty below deck as she is above.
Yesterday was sunny and hot and pleasure craft were all over the sound.
We took a northeast windward heading, tacking back and forth out towards the lighthouse.
Legend has it the name ”Execution Rocks” recalls a dreadful practice during the Revolutionary War when men were chained to the rocks at low tide, then allowed to drown as the tide swelled in.
It was a beautiful day on the water and for awhile,
I took the helm!
Yes! Thank you Boulinér.
And thank you Joyce! and Captain Roy!
Bouliner (Boo-lin-ay). French for "close to the wind".
ReplyDeleteWhen there is wind ;)