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2007 - Mistress In Photos



2007 - MWC New Webpage for Ship's Store



2007 - July - GB Wins Coaster Class in Race



2007 - Maine Windjammer Cruises Publishes Cookbook



2007 - Grace Bailey History - 125th Birthday - Part II



2007 - Grace Bailey History - 125th Birthday - Part I



2007 - Mattie's Lifelong Passion For Windjammers Part II



2007 - Mattie's Lifelong Passion For Windjammers Part I



2006 - Photographer Frederick J. LeBlance records History



2006 - Musicians On Board the Grace Bailey



2006 - MWC Celebrates 70th - Williamsons 20 yrs as Owners



2005 - July - GB Wins Great Schooner Race - Coaster Class



2005 - Travel Channel features the Grace Bailey



2004 - Captain J.R. Braugh



2004 - July - GB Wins Great Schooner Race - Coaster Class



2004 - Grace Bailey used as Expedition Schooner



2004 - MWC Starts First Enewsletter



2004 - Letter from Williamson with Pictures



1991 - Billings reunite on Mercantile - ancestors built.



1990 - Updated History of the Grace Bailey



1978 - Mercantile History - Pictures of Billings-Part II



1978 - Mercantile History - Pictures of Billings-Part I



1939 - Schooner Mattie to 1990



1938 - Mercantile ~ owners ~ ports ~ masters ~ to 2003



1936 - Capt. Frank Swift trades cargo for passengers



1916 - Mercantile built by Billings in Little Deer Isle



1882 - Grace Bailey - built in Patchogue, NY ~ History



1881 - Schooner Mabel



2007 - MWC New Webpage for Ship's Store



Visit our new store on our website listed under Old Salts Ship's Store and order for the holidays, a birthday, anniversary or Valentine's Day.

Our new Ship's Store page offers our new cookbook, Grace Bailey pens, gold and silver jewelry, canvas bags, coffee mugs and water bottles; hats and caps, aprons, windbreakers, fleece, sweatshirts, denim shirts and a variety of T-shirts; music CDs, posters and charts of the bay. Clothing was chosen for its practicability on deck and for everyday wear: good comfort and appearance at reasonable prices.

Hand-scrimmed in Camden, Maine on Fossil Mammoth Ivory (approximately 10,000 to 30,000 years old). Available with an 18" black Neoprene cord or 18" Sterling Silver Rope Chain - $85.00.


14K Gold Earings made by our local jeweler and come in a gift box. $310.00* *See website. See our silver or gold pendants in Hot Deals. Also Ann's new cookbook offered in Hot Deals!


Sterling Silver Charm of MWC Schooner - $20.00


100% ring spun cotton, logos of Grace Bailey, Mercantile and Mistress, colors beige, dark green, navy, purple, gray and orange, sizes run big, S, M, L and XL - $38.00. Also have zippered for $42.00. We also have fleeces to keep you warm.


"Official Old Salt" T-Shirts with Gwyas Williams cartoon "America's Playgrounds Windjammer Cruise" which was in the New Yorker Magazine circa 1950 and also given to us. Logo on front, big picture of cartoon on back.

100% preshrunk cotton - white only - Sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL, and a few 3X.


Many other T-shirts on our website with a variety of colors and boat logos, also denim shirts and windbreakers.

We have three varieties of canvas bags. The first one is a pigment-dyed, raw edge, enzyme-washed canvas. Adjustable cotton webbing shoulder strap with antique brass slider and D-ring. Large snap with magnetic snap exterior and interior zippered pockets. Storage side pockets. Size 16" x 11 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Canvas Bag #1908 - $34.00


Our next canvas bag has a large tote bag with a large open main compartment with snap closure. Self-fabric handles. Inside hanging zippered pocket and front pocket. 18 1/4" x 15" x 10 1/4" - pigment-dyed canvas - 100% cotton.

Canvas Bag #1901 - $19.00


Our last bag is pigment-dyed canvas cinch sack - 100% cotton, heavy enzyme-washed canvas with cotton webbing straps. Main compartment, zippered front pockets. Size 14 1/2" x 17 1/2"

For more see the November 2007 MWC Enewsletter.



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