“A lake…is the earth’s eye.” Henry David Thoreau See it aboard the Katahdin. Katahdin Cruises on Moosehead Lake. Sailing late June through mid-October Tel: (207) 695-2716 Fax: (207) 695-2367 PO Box 1151 Greenville, ME 04441 www.katahdincruises.com J u ly / A u g u s t 2 0 1 8 7 7 isn’t that… al estate” and a “minority owner of the At- lanta Falcons.” What a jolt it would be if the new Ranger were bought and brought back here to Maine. T he original Ranger cost $164,628.30 in 1937 (including one mast replacement). In 2016, the new Ranger was up for sale for $7.9M, according to Boat International. Today, she’s listed by Northrop & Johnson in Newport, Rhode Island, for $6.9M–priced for a quick summer sale. “There are on- ly nine of these in the world,” broker Ann Avery says of the J-Class sloops. “Here, suddenly, is a boat with a crew and plans, and they’ve all been canceled.” Prospective U.S. buyers will need to make the trip to Palma de Mallorca in Spain to have a look at this incredible looker. n FormoreinformationonthenewRanger’spastracesand events,visittheonlinestoryatwww.portlandmonthly.com/ portmag/2018/07/blast-from-the-past-extras/.