She, more than any othSome of the happy er in my humble opinion, mariners were seen to looks the way a boat be making their way should look. Sadly, I back to their boats as failed to get any pictures late as 3 a.m. Sunday of her myself: Navarro morning, and although and Day were making there had been feeder me crank on a winch races on the Thursday much of the time. and Friday preceding The event was free of the big one, they were collisions and major probably just as happy mishaps, the only minor that there was no race in contretemps being the prospect for the day fate of the yawl ahead. Cimarron, which beAboard Valencia, we Photo by W.R. Cheney came entangled with a The regatta is a gathering of classic sailing vessels in a setting borrowed a motto from lobster pot. Since she that only brings the spectacle into sharper focus. Here, Paul the old Brooklyn was a “Classic” and not a Belkan’s old-gaffer claws her way to windward. Dodgers, to wit: “Wait “Spirit of Tradition,” we ’til next year!” In the fucan’t blame her misfortune on those new-fangled sep- ture we will be inspecting our spinnaker very carearate rudders. fully before any racing is contemplated. And speaking Evening saw the sunburned and windblown crews of next year, it’s already arrived, and this year’s edirepairing to the shore, where chef John Hacadi of tion is scheduled for this coming Aug. 7. For complete “Movable Feast” fame had prepared a spread of ribs, results of the 2009 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, visit barbequed chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, wa- www.erregatta.com. termelon and dessert. Then it was live music from W. R. Cheney sails the engineless Marshall 22 Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish along with guitarist Penelope out of Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island, Mike Dinallo of the Radio Kings. Maine.
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