18' Old Town Molitor Sailing Canoe (1930)

This is an Molitor sailing canoe built by Old Town in 1921 and given to my grandfather. It has been in the family ever since – and stored in our barn in Surry, Maine for my entire life. The sail is a lateen rig set on solid wood spars. There is a short tiller attached to the middle thwart that controls the rudder through a line on each side of the boat. The decks are mahogany, 36″ and 24″ long.

This boat is great for sailing and for carrying a load of camping gear. On one excursion, my partner and I paddled to an island in Moosehead Lake, Maine, USA where we set up camp for 2 nights. We then spent a day sailing around the lake in the canoe.