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Friendship Sloop
Gaff-rigged sailboat / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Friendship sloop, also known as a Muscongus Bay sloop or lobster sloop, is a gaff-rigged working boat design that originated in Friendship, Maine around 1880 and has survived as a traditional-style sailboat.
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