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Legendary yacht designer Olin Stephens is featured
in this short article from
Portland Magazine. This article chronicles the
appearance of well-known individuals at bed and
breakfasts throughout Maine. The content of the
article is quoted below.
PENTAGOET INN
Nothing can slow down legendary naval architect
Olin Stephens. "He's nearly 100 years old, and he's
still making million-dollar boats and coming to
Maine every summer," marvels Jack Burke, owner of
the Pentagoet Inn. "Whenever he comes, he insists on
eating in our Passports Pub"-an eclectic room
covered ceiling to floor with photographs of
20th-century world leaders, including one of
Stephens himself in his younger days, when he
designed the 1937Americas-Cup-winning J-sloop
Ranger, the pride of Bath Iron Works, with W.
Starling Burgess. "He's a statesman, very old
school-and, mind you-very humble. Celebrities today
may have the bling, but this man can walk into a
room and be respected like a god among sailors,"
Burke says. Stephens will be back in Maine for the
July 31 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta.
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