In 1956 shipwright Frank Prothero launched a boat he had been working on for six years. She was a 81' gaff-rigged topmast schooner, which he built for his own use, a project undertaken to please no one but himself. He named her Alcyone.

Alcyone sets eleven sails: mainsail, foresail, staysail, jib, flying jib, main and fore gaff topsails, fisherman, fore course, raffee and stunsail. These can be raised in different combinations to suit various wind conditions. The rigging is complex, but pleasingly logical, having evolved pragmatically over the last two hundred years.

Licensed Captains John "Sugar" Flanagan & Leslie McNish have owned and operated Alcyone for twenty-two years. She is a comfortable platform and can easily sail with 6 or more people.

Thursday Sail The Alcyone will be boarding from their dock in the Boat Haven Marina and will be ending up at the festival.

Contact information is Capt John “Sugar “ Flanagan (360) 5531-0356