Wind, fog make for exciting Eggemoggin Reach Regatta Marilee wins Ames Cup in Castine Classic

Racing the Reach

From clear skies and brisk winds to patchy fog and high gusts, racing on Penobscot Bay tested captains and crews over three days of wooden boat regattas. “We had a little bit of everything,” Vela captain Havilah Hawkins said, racing in the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, the culminating race on August …

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Conditions ‘near ideal’ for Downeast Regatta

Circling off Castine Harbor

Castine—George Stevens Academy, in partnership with Maine Maritime Academy, hosted the annual Downeast Regatta under sunny skies and fair winds on Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13. Nineteen teams from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont competed in the two-day event, which took place off the Maine Maritime Academy …

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