On May 9, 1946 the three-masted schooner Lucy Evelyn, destined to become a landmark on Long Beach Island, cast off her tow line off Massachusetts and set a course to the southeast toward the Cape Verde Islands, near the coast of Africa.
The voyage had gained national attention for several reasons: This was a renewal of a trade route interrupted by the war since 1940, and the schooner was making the voyage without any auxiliary power or even a radio on board, which evoked memories of the days of…
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