Mom loved Jonesport but I think our simpathies lay with Beals Island. We loved that fact that their boatbuilders designed the fastest lobsterboats in Maine. The fastest in the 50's were sleek 33-38 footers, quite stripped down compared to the Phyllis.
In fact Moosabec Reach was the scene of yearly lobsterboat races. In the 1950's, Bernard "Benny" Beal in his boat, Stella Ann, dominated the winner's circle to the extent the races were cancelled for a number of years. But in this new century, boats such as the Why Not, Chip Ahoy, Lotta Money, and Flying Toothpick vie at breakneck speed for the title of fastest lobsterboat.
Dad liked the boat called the Thoroughbred and secretly wanted to test our Phyllis against it. I suspect it was like Gary Cooper wanting to race his horse at every chance in the movie "Friendly Persuasion."
Here's some good links to articles about the races:
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