Safe Harbor Great Island is a full service boat yard and marina located in picturesque Orr’s Cove. Send us an email – or better yet, come visit the yard!
419 Harpswell Islands Road, Harpswell, ME 04079
T 207-729-1639
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Open 7 Days/Week In-Season, May – Oct: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
PROJECT UPDATE – MAY 2015: The demolition work on the rotten and broken frames and sister frames was completed in April. One month later, our crew has finished the work of steaming, bending, laminating and fastening 40 new frames in the 1947 Alden ketch Alianza.
Now we’ll begin the process of re-installing the interior and ceiling, painting and varnishing inside and out, and rigging her to sail by mid-July. This classic beauty will be going strong once again!
Hope this is old news, and that Alianza is sailing again. I have 1970s photos if a new owner is interested.
Alianza sails every summer out of Chatham, MA. She winters and undergoes regular maintenance and refit work at Safe Harbor Great Island in Harpswell, Maine. You’ll be glad to know she still turns heads. If you’d like to send photos/articles our way, we’ll share them with the current owner. Our mailing address is 419 Harpswell Islands Road, Harpswell, Maine 04079. Send to the attention of Kristin. Thank you.
Joy,
I know that this message has been long time ago. I am an owner of Alianza for the past 12 years. Trying to keep her as new. Trying to collect as much information as possible about her…
Boat summer now in Hyanisport where I have mooring .
Will really appreciate any photos to information.
Best,
Yury Spektorov
Dear Roy,
Thank you again for your kind offer — if it still stands, I would be truly grateful. I have been the owner of Alianza for the past 13 years, and during that time a great deal of effort has gone into her restoration and preservation. She is now sailing out of Hyannisport and regularly participates in classic boat races, where she continues to turn heads.
It would mean a lot to me to learn more about her past. If you happen to have any photos, stories, or historical information about Alianza, I would be deeply appreciative if you could share them. Preserving her history is just as important to me as maintaining her condition today.
With warm regards and gratitude,
Yury Spektorov