Maine Maritime History Test #3
Questions (Answers on Page 3)
1)Marblehead Boats were built in what town?
2)Who started the Sabre Company?
3) In the 1980s a well-known America’s Cup individual joined what boatbuilding company?
4) Who designed the Jarvis Newman 36?
5) What was Frank Day, Jr.’s of Brooklin nickname?
6) John Williams Company is located where?
7) What type of sailboats was Ralph Stanley known for?
8) In what town did the Boat School begin?
9) Harvey Church designed lobster boat models for what company?
10) Willis Beal first went to work for what Jonesportboatbuilder?
11) Mariner Beal’s nickname was?
12) J. Ervin Jones built where?
13) What type of boats is Walter Greene of Yarmouth known for building?
14) Where did Gus Skoog build?
15) Who operated Mitchell Cove Boat in Bernard?
16) Who runs Osmond Beal’s Boat Shop on Beals Island?
17) Who builds lobster boats in Searsport?
18) The South Shore models were designed by who?
19) What family operated Rockland Boat?
20) Who builds the Northern Bay models?
21) Jim Preston of Rogue Bluffs won a number of lobster boat racing titles with MARGUERITE G.
Who designed and built her?
22) Who built the schooner MARY DAY?
23) Where was the replica of the yacht AMERICA built?
24) The Crowley 36 offered by Beal’s Boat Shop of Milbridge was designed by who?
25) Who builds Hamptons in Brunswick?
26) Who was the well-known peapod builder of Brooklin?
27) The Southport 30 was built by who?
Questions (Answers on Page 3)
28) What type of tugboats do Washburn & Doughty build?
29) The America’s Cup yacht DEFIANCE was built at what yard?
30) Joel White joined what well known boatbuilder in Brooklin?
Bonus: Photo.
ANSWERS
1) Marblehead Boats were built in what town?
Biddeford
2) Who started the Sabre Company?
Roger Hewson
3) In the 1980s a well-known America’s Cup individual joined what boatbuilding company?
John Marshall, The Hinckley Company
4) Who designed the Jarvis Newman 36?
Raymond Bunker
5) What was Frank Day, Jr.’s of Brooklin nickname?
‘Jun’
6) John Williams Company is located where?
Hall Quarry
7) What type of sailboats was Ralph Stanley known for?
Friendship sloops
8) In what town did the Boat School begin?
Calais
9) Harvey Church designed lobster boat models for what company?
Repco
10) Willis Beal first went to work for what Jonesportboatbuilder?
Freddy Lenfesty
11) Mariner Beal’s nickname was?
Lovey
12) J. Ervin Jones built where?
East Boothbay
13) What type of boats is Walter Greene of Yarmouth known for building?
Multihulls
14) Where did Gus Skoog build?
Vinalhaven
15) Who operated Mitchell Cove Boat in Bernard?
David Schlaffer
16) Who runs Osmond Beal’s Boat Shop on Beals Island?
Erick Blackwood
17) Who builds lobster boats in Searsport?
Otis Marine Enterprises
18) The South Shore models were designed by who?
Calvin Beal, Jr.
19) What family operated Rockland Boat?
[Gronos]
20) Who builds the Northern Bay models?
Downeast Boats & Composites of Penobscot
21) Jim Preston of Rogue Bluffs won a number of lobster boat racing titles with MARGUERITE G.
Who designed and built her?
Ernest Libby, Jr.
22) Who built the schooner MARY DAY?
Harvey Gamage
23) Where was the replica of the yacht AMERICA built?
Goudy & Stevens, East Boothbay
24) The Crowley 36 offered by Beal’s Boat Shop of Milbridge was designed by who?
Calvin Beal, Jr.
25) Who builds Hamptons in Brunswick?
Richard Pulsifer
26) Who was the well-known peapod builder of Brooklin?
James Steele
27) The Southport 30 was built by who?
[David Nutt, Boatbuilder and Southport Island Marine]
28) What type of tugboats do Washburn & Doughty build?
Z-drive and ATBs (articulated tug and barges).
29) The America’s Cup yacht DEFIANCE was built at what yard?
Bath Iron Works, 1914
30) Joel White joined what well known boatbuilder in Brooklin?
Arno Day
Bonus: Henry R. “Hank” Hinckley