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masted, flat-bottomed, blunt-bowed cargo carrier, one that
plied the waters from Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts
to Maine. Her hold was usually filled from stem to
stern with lumber.
Lily was sail-powered — she still has no engine — so the
price of fuel didn’t matter, and with her flat bottom she
could traverse shallow bays and rivers where her deepkeeled
counterparts dared not venture. She was built with
a single mast, but the transformation from cargo carrier to
passenger yacht included the addition of a second mast. She
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PHOTO PROVIDED
Richard Brown walking the planks as he begins building the Lily in the
1970s. She was built in response to the oil embargo and began hauling
cargo in 1978.
The Lily sails from the Riverwalk Pier in Stuart three times daily in the
morning, afternoon, and evening.
Jamie Miscoski enjoys the sun on
her face and the breeze on her skin
during a morning sail on the Lily.
