Sailing Days

The Sweetie out of Grayland, Washington, might be the biggest boat ever seen on Mud Bay. Certainly she’s the most unusual (see photo, taken earlier today just before high tide). In fact, let’s not refer to the square-rigged replica as a boat as Sweetie looks big enough to be called a ship.

The Sweetie entered Mud Bay under a combination of sail and engine power. About 40 minutes later when she left, all of her sails had been rigged and she proudly headed back out into Dyes Inlet on wind power alone (see photo below).