Sailing Through Rockland Breakwater

Title

Sailing Through Rockland Breakwater

Artist

Jan Mulherin

Medium

Photograph - Digital Photography - Enhanced

Description

The wind was strong, and the ocean was very rough the day I visited Rockland Breakwater. This sailboat struggled through the wind, but seemed to barely move, just like the seagull in the foreground.

The Rockland Breakwater is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine. More than 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, it was built in the 1890s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers out of locally quarried granite to improve the harbor's ability to shelter ships from coastal storms. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

The breakwater extends south from Jameson Point (marking the northern point of the harbor mouth), and has a total length of 4,364 feet (1,330 m). It is built out of locally quarried granite, and has a roughly trapezoidal cross-section, its seaward face sloping more gradually than the harbor side, in order to better take the battering of sea waves. The top of the breakwater is about 43 feet (13 m) wide, while its underwater base is an estimated 175 feet (53 m) wide. The visible top is formed out of coursed granite blocks. About 700,000 tons of rock were used in its construction. The breakwater is believed to be unique among Army Corps 19th-century breakwaters in its exclusive use of local materials.

This image has been featured in the following Fine Art America Groups:

Images that Excite You: October 10, 2018
New England Photographers Photographing New England: October 13, 2018
Your Very Best Photography: October 20, 2018

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October 9th, 2018

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