Open Boat 'Finishes' Maine Coast

Seven Years of Piecemeal Passagemaking Amidst Rocks and Fog

Elyssa is a 22-foot “yawldory.” The Maine coast is more than 3,500 miles long, if you measure every nook and cranny. One can do nooks and crannies is a boat like Elyssa.

By MICHAEL LONG

Now hold on just a minute.

Of course it is impossible to “finish” the Maine coast, even if one could boast of visiting all 4,000-plus islands, or tracing every jagged inl…