Castine—The George Stevens Academy sailing team hosted teams from Maine and around New England over the weekend in the Downeast Regatta. The weekend saw sailors take to Castine Harbor in gusting conditions on Saturday, which caused several boats to capsize, including the George Stevens Academy team of Ryan Mitchell and …
Blue Hill—While the majority of the spring sports teams have had little time on the field, the weather has not stopped the George Stevens Academy sailing team from taking the water for both practice and competition. The team was on the water for the first time April 6 and 7, …
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 …
Castine—The 2018 Castine Classic Yacht Race sets sail at 12 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, on a 19.6-nautical mile course, ending in Camden. The race kicks off three days of competitive sailing, culminating in the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta on August 4. The Castine Harbor bell will sound to begin the …
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 …
Blue Hill—The frigid temperatures and dreary weather has not stopped this year’s sailing team from George Stevens Academy. The team, after spending just one day practicing out on the water, traveled to Marblehead, Mass., to compete in the Maine Invitational on April 7. Of the six races Eagle sailors competed …
MDI—The George Stevens Academy sailing team took a seventh-place finish out of 11 teams at the Great Harbor Regatta Saturday, May 27, on Mount Desert Island. The Eagles narrowly missed a sixth-place finish, as Isleboro took that position in a tie break with George Stevens. The GSA A division team …
Castine—Twenty teams from high schools as near as George Stevens Academy and as far as Marblehead, Mass., raced in the 19th annual Downeast Invitational Regatta, a two-day event held in Smith Cove and hosted by the GSA varsity sailing team and Maine Maritime Academy, on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, …
Photo courtesy of Bill Neufeld
The George Stevens Academy varsity sailing team raced in Marblehead, Mass., against Mount Desert Island and Marblehead sailing teams in the Maine invitational on April 8-9 under Coach Bill Neufeld, gaining experience in strong winds on Saturday. From left, sophomores Oceana Ragot and Tess Williamson,, freshman Silas Murnik, and sophomores Hattie Slayton, Kattie Forrest, and Marie Boulet.
BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy sailing team captured a fourth-place finish out of 13 teams at the Great Harbor Regatta Saturday, May 28, on Mount Desert Island. The team was only four points away from third place and 13 points away from second, according to head coach Bill Neufeld. “[It] …
