This post is devoted to boats I’ve seen, certainly been intrigued by, and then . . . failed to follow.  The 60′ Farallone, built by Luders for the US government in 1918,  certainly fits that description.  The only time I saw it back in 2017, at 99 years well maintained,  it was for sale, but the “for sale” notice is still up here, and it says nothing about whether it’s been sold. When i googled it again today, I discovered that my friend Tim Hetrick took photos of it six years ago, and includes a detailed account of her life here.  Farallone, where are you?

Both of the next boats I saw only once . . . May 2018, the day the Canal opened for the 100th season.  Troll hailed, or hails,  from Elburg NL.  She’s 58′ aluminum trawler and here are almost 100 photos of her with all the specs.  If you saw it, you’d recall, especially with that name and the orange paint.

Broadsword is the third vessel, and although it was westbound on the Erie Canal, she is now on the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands.  If you saw this 57′ yacht that crosses oceans, you’d remember it.  For lots of pics and info on the Finnish designer who has lived in Maine, click here. For more on Broadsword and sister vessel Koti, click here.

All photos by Will Van Dorp, Farallone was below lock E-2 and Troll and Broadsword upbound at the top of the same lock.

And as long as I have the Covid-19 ankle bracelet keeping me at my desk, there’ll be more Erie Canal posts very soon.