Global Courant 2023-05-12 03:49:34
A 123-year-old schooner once declared the “Official Windjammer of Maine” by state legislators has new owners and will be leaving Maine.
Two brothers who have been sailors all their lives had the winning bid this week for the Victory Chimes, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Miles and Alex Pincus, who transformed two historic sailing ships into floating restaurants and bars in New York, have not yet decided what to do with the Victory Chimes. It will eventually leave Maine, but its final location has not yet been determined, a spokesperson said.
Miles and Alex Pincus, who operate two floating restaurants in New York, have not yet decided what to do with the schooner. It will eventually leave Maine, but its final location has not yet been determined, a spokesperson said.
The Victory Chimes, a last Chesapeake ram schooner of its kind, built in the early 1900s, has been auctioned and will soon leave Maine, where it is currently docked.
“We have admired Victory Chimes for quite some time. When she came up for auction, we felt responsible to step in and keep her. We have no plan yet but to get her to safe haven,” they said. said in a statement.
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Victory Chimes, which has been taking guests on pleasure cruises on the coast of Maine since the 1950s, became so synonymous with Maine that a 2003 state quarter featured a sailing ship modeled on the schooner.
Built in 1900, it is the last surviving Chesapeake ram schooner. The 131-foot, three-masted ship was built in Delaware as freighter Edwin and Maude before being refitted and renamed.
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The previous owner, Captain Sam Sikkema, said losses from the 2020 season, maintenance costs and impending Coast Guard compliance were some of the factors that “made a hill too big to climb”. The Victory Chimes were sold in an online auction by Keenan Auction Co. from Portland for $75,900, officials said.