2017 Official Race Guide: Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race

2017 OFFICIAL RACE GUIDE

MARBLEHEAD TO HALIFAX OCEAN RACE

July 9, 2017 marbleheadtohalifax.org

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Massachusetts Welcome

30 Race Map

9 Nova Scotia Welcome

33 Things to Do in Nova Scotia

11 Marblehead and Halifax Welcome

35 Canada 150 Across the Nation

Race Guide Editorial Ed Bell, BYC Kathy Large, RNSYS Derek Mason, RNSYS

13 BYC Welcome

37 Sambro Lighthouse:

Ad Sales and Sponsorship Brenda Bravener, Chair BYC George Archibald, Chair RNSYS Bill Greenwood, Chair RNSYS Richard Refuse, Chair RNSYS Elisabeth Strecker, BYC Gretchen Fisher, BYC

17 Perspectives from the

Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race Guide Race Guide Chairs Derek Mason, RNSYS Jennie Aspinall, BYC

Photography Craig Davis, BYC © Craig Davis Design and Production Services New Venture Media Group Rita Fucillo, Laura Jarvis (857) 366-8131

Bright as a New Penny

15 RNSYS Welcome

39 Arthur Love’s Story 41 A Marblehead Sailor in Europe

Race Directors

19 A Brief History of the MHOR

44 Race Winners Through 2015

21 BYC Ashore Information

46 First to Finish Through 2015

23 RNSYS Ashore Information

50 RNSYS Trophy List

25 Schedule of Events

54 BYC Trophy List

27 Welcome to Historic Marblehead

58 Index of Advertisers

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MASSACHUSETTS WELCOME

Greetings from the Governor of Massachusetts On behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Karyn and I welcome you to the 37th biennial running of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.

Co-hosted by two world-renowned yachting clubs—the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron—this internationally celebrated event gives us an opportunity to witness the very best in yachting, and brings together different communities for the enjoyment of sport and comradery.

Please accept our warmest wishes for another successful race, and most of all enjoy this incredible expedition of athleticism!

Charlie Baker Governor of Massachusetts

Greetings from U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton As a sailor and Marblehead native, it is with great pride that I welcome you to the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race of 2017. Our town has always been tied to the sea. From native and immigrant fishermen to yacht designers and sail engineers, from the men who rowed Washington across the Delaware and founded the U.S. Navy, to the young racers at Pleon today, we are proud of our maritime heritage and intent on ensuring its future. Thank you for being a part of that legacy this week.

Seth Moulton U.S. Congressman Massachusetts’s 6th District

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NOVA SCOTIA WELCOME Greetings from the Lieutenant Governor As Her Majesty’s representative in the province, I am delighted to offer a warm Nova Scotian welcome to the participants of the 37th biennial running of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.

There have long been ties between Boston and Halifax and the Marblehead race serves to reinforce that bond. Co-hosted by two illustrious yachting organizations—the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron—this race epitomizes the very best in sailing. This reputation is reflected in the international interest in the race and that it has been running for over seven decades. The race is also a wonderful opportunity to rekindle old friendships and create new ones.

I congratulate the participants, organizers and volunteers of this important event, and I send my best wishes for a safe and enjoyable race. I hope you will have a safe journey home and that you will soon return to Nova Scotia.

Greetings from the Premier of Nova Scotia On behalf of the province of Nova Scotia, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the racers participating in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2017.

Sport and competition are an important part of life for all Canadians, helping us to lead healthy lifestyles and build community pride. Events like this are important to Nova Scotia, as they bring together community members and participants from near and far to celebrate sport and being active.

Congratulations to all those who helped make this event possible. I hope you have an opportunity outside of the races to experience our beautiful province.

Best wishes for a fun, safe and successful competition.

The Hon. Stephen McNeil, M.L.A. Premier of Nova Scotia

Greetings from the Rear Admiral The Marblehead to Halifax open ocean yacht race is an enduring display of practical marine skills, a competitive endeavour on a tough ocean and neighbourly relations of two maritime giants, Canada and the United States.

These same virtues are shared by the navies of our two countries. While we collaborate in the surveillance of the sea lanes of approach to our continent and demonstrate our enduring alliance in operations at home and abroad, as sailors we fundamentally share your enthusiasm for facing the challenge of the sea. Your mastery of the open ocean environment and the unique qualities of your boats is a reflection of our shared traditions as mariners, managers, leaders and warriors.

Our shared experience on the sea helps all of us communicate the essence of this great estate, its remarkable beauty and bounty, and the requirement for our constant attention to protect it.

John F. Newton Rear Admiral Royal Canadian Navy

The Royal Canadian Navy wishes every crew member and yacht the best of success, both at the personal and team level.

While you are racing, we are following your progress and helping assess the ever-present challenges of the sea that few other citizens of our countries dare face.

May the winds blow steady and fresh, the fog hide your opponents and starry nights inspire your thoughts. Good luck all.

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MARBLEHEAD & HALIFAX WELCOME

Greetings from the Board of Selectmen of Marblehead On behalf of the Board of Selectmen and the Town of Marblehead, I take great pride in offering a warm, traditional Marblehead welcome to all participants in the Marblehead to Halifax Race.

As the Yachting Capital of the World and the Birthplace of the American Navy, I can think of no more appropriate forum for this event.

Co-sponsored by our own Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron of Halifax along with dedicated organizers and volunteers, the three-hundred-sixty-three nautical mile race will without doubt prove to be splendid indeed.

Our best wishes to all for a safe and competitive event.

Jackie Belf-Becker Chair, Marblehead Board of Selectmen

Jackie Belf-Becker, Chair Marblehead Board of Selectmen

Greetings from the Mayor of Halifax As Mayor of Halifax and on behalf of Regional Council, I am delighted to extend greetings and a warm maritime welcome to all participating in the 2017 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.

I wish to acknowledge with gratitude the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron and the Boston Yacht Club for co-sponsoring the 37th biennial running of this prestigious competition. I also want to recognize the commitment and dedication of the accomplished organizers and volunteers who work diligently to ensure the success of this first-class event.

Have fun as you take part in one of the longest-running ocean races in North America. Sail safely and may fair winds sail you quickly into the welcoming arms of our beautiful city.

Mike Savage Mayor of Halifax

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BYC WELCOME Greetings from the Commodore I am honored to be serving as Commodore of the Boston Yacht Club during the running of the 37th Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race. The event represents a wonderful and enduring relationship between our club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron that covers 110 years of racing and camaraderie.

I have had the honor of doing the race three times in past years as crew, but it wasn’t until my turn as race chairperson in 2015 that I really understood what goes into making this event so special.

There is an amazing group of volunteers and staff on both sides of the course, connected with two of the most welcoming yacht clubs you will find. This looks to be a banner year with a historically large international fleet of competitive cruiser/racer yachts. More participants bring strong competition and lively social events, the tenants of a great ocean race.

Peter Fein BYC Commodore

None of this would be possible without a generous group of sponsors, some who have supported many editions of the race. Please support their businesses and let them know you participated in the MHOR. The BYC prides itself on our hospitality and I am looking forward to extending a hand of welcome to all participants, sponsors, race staff and distinguished guests from RNSYS.

Greetings from the MHOR Race Chair The history of the MHOR is striking—with this year’s 37th running, it really is the granddaddy of ocean races. Since 1905, the variety of sailors and yachts that have taken part is no exception: we welcome many new competitors, new generations of familiar families and old friends of MHOR who have competed for many years. Again this year, the yachts range from the traditional to the cutting edge and we look forward to some keen competition and possibly the thrill of a new time record. Most importantly, relish the experience. The course is accessible to all, and the weather and tides create legendary challenges that make for good short stories and tall tales!

I am honored and appreciate being a part of the historic collaboration between the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron and the Boston Yacht Club. I want to say a huge thank you to all the terrific, untiring volunteers and members who make up our Boston Yacht Club team and to all our sponsors who make this possible.

Jennie Aspinall BYC MHOR Chair

Enjoy the pre-race events and I wish you fair winds, no fog and fast sailing to Halifax.

MHOR Committee—BYC Race Chair Jennie Aspinall Race Director Anne Coulombe Race Committee Karen Tenenbaum Budget Director Rick Humphries Registration Betsy Fermano Virginia Smith Customs Liason Janet Todaro Safety at Sea Seminar Coordinator Carl Lessard Waterfront Rick Fishkin VIP Boats Mike Mentuck

Spectator Control Mike Michaud

Hospitality JuLee Colella

Officer of the Day Coordinator Anne Moses

Dockmaster Ken Breen

Boat Inspection Coordinator Nick Horsley

BYC General Manager Britony Wells

Mooring Coordinator Jason Maher

BYC Flag Officers

Website and Communications Joe Guglielmo Fletcher Boland Public Relations Ed Bell Race Book Joe Guglielmo Social Danielle Bulger Landside Operations Tom Scott Rick Fishkin

Commodore Peter Fein Vice Commodore Jennie Aspinall Rear Commodore Dave Bows Secretary Julie Livingston Treasurer Rick Humphries Fleet Captain Mike Michaud

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RNSYS WELCOME Greetings from the Commodore On behalf of the members of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, it is my pleasure to welcome participants in the 2017 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Yacht Race.

The dedication of the volunteers both in Marblehead and Halifax, who make this race possible, deserve acknowledgment and our collective thanks. We also recognize with appreciation the participation of the many thousands of sailors who have competed during the history of the race.

I extend my thanks to all who have helped: the organizing committees, the volunteers, the competitors and the staff. Above all, I recognize the contribution of our sponsors, for without their support, this race would not take place.

David Stanfield RNSYS Commodore

May you have fair winds and a swift and safe passage, all enhanced by the camaraderie and keen competition!

Greetings from the MHOR Race Chair The Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race is a tradition shared between the RNSYS and the Boston Yacht Club. I consider myself fortunate to have participated in the race on many occasions and now have the pleasure of hosting you at the finish of the 37th running of this race.

Please enjoy our warm Nova Scotia hospitality and we look forward to seeing you, your family and friends at our Club. May you have fair winds and great sailing.

WIll Greenwood RNSYS MHOR Chair

MHOR Committee—RNSYS Race Chair William Greenwood Race Co-Chair Michael Simms Race Director Richard Hinterhoeller Ashore Steve Debelie Dockmaster Ann Acland Finance Jane Filbee

Government Services Captain Stuart Andrews Prizes Christine Morrison Grace Trophies R.N.S.Y.S. Trustee Committee Finish Line Luke Porter Sponsorship P.C. Dick Rafuse P.C. Bill Greenwood Protocol P.C. George Chisholm Annette Marshall

Prize Presentation P.C. George Chisholm Annette Marshall Public Relations Kathy Large Race Book Derek Mason Apparel Jamie Oland Pat Wheeler RNSYS Commodore David Stanfield RNSYS General Manager Kevin Hurd

Yacht Services Jeanne Church

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PERSPECTIVES FROM THE RACE DIRECTORS

By Ed Bell

W

hen co-Race Directors Anne Coulombe and Richard Hinterhoeller begin planning for the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, it is the start of a two-year project.

“The evening we present the prizes in Halifax, we begin preparations for the next race in 2019,” says Coulombe, who represents the Boston Yacht Club of Marblehead. “We begin talking about what went well and what could be improved.”

Hinterhoeller, who is with the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax, is Race Director of the Route Halifax Saint-Pierre Race in the off years. It runs 365 nautical miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the small French Islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, which lie off the coast of Newfoundland at the entry to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Notice of the MHOR is published a year out. The Sailing Instructions are updated and published online with one month to go. As race day gets closer, the co-Race Directors lead the effort on fleet building. The 2017 fleet of elite vessels is a testament to that effort and the work of the MHOR committee members in Marblehead and Halifax.

Coulombe likes the joint sponsorship of the event by the BYC and RNSYS. “It

Anne Coulombe Co-Race Director, BYC

Richard Hinterholler Co-Race Director, RNSYS

is a real team effort,” she says. “We give them a great sendoff and they give them a wonderful welcome.”

“Richard comes from a boat-building background and he is most interested in the makeup of the fleet and the regulations regarding safety aboard the boats. I like managing all the race pieces that go into this event.

We really complement each other,” she continues.

During the off years, Coulombe has been Event Chair, Regatta Chair and Primary Race Officer for local, regional and international yacht races. She has certification as a U.S. Sailing Regional Race Officer.

Geoff Smith Race Director, BYC

Remembering Geoff Smith

Coulombe succeeded the late Geoff Smith as the BYC race director. “For more than two decades Geoff was absolutely committed to the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race,” she said. He was most interested in broadening the race to include more spectators. Smith was instrumental in getting GPS transmitters on the boats so interested people could follow the race on the internet. He also changed the configuration of the starting line so spectators could watch the start from shore.

“We owe him our thanks for his two decades of building this event,” Coulombe says. Smith died in 2016. 

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MHOR

By Captain Stuart Andrews

T

he Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race is rooted in the prosperous trade that existed between Nova Scotia and the “Boston States” during the 18th and 19th centuries. This north-south trade route existed before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and started soon after John Cabot landed in Newfoundland in 1497 (or Nova Scotia or Maine, depending on whose history you read). The movement of people, money and goods between what would become New England and the Canadian Maritime provinces was the economic engine of British North America.

With so much commercial and fishing traffic moving along this northeast-southwest corridor, and with the rise of recreational yachting in the 19th century which saw the establishment of yacht clubs including the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club (1837), the Boston Yacht Club (1866) and the Eastern Yacht Club (1870), it was almost inevitable that a race along this same familiar corridor would come to mind. As reported by William M. Thompson in the sailing magazine The Rudder, the yachtsmen of the Eastern Yacht Club decided, after watching the success of the race around Nantucket Lightship from New York to Marblehead, that it was “enough of a success to prompt a desire for something better in 1905, and a course to Halifax was decided on.”

Being rather uncertain how the participants of such a race might be received by their Canadian neighbours, the Eastern sent a committee “to feel out the ground at Halifax.” They returned to report that “they were

ambushed, so to speak, and rushed into camp in such a hurry, amid such vigorous friendly acclaim, that they were quite taken from their feet, and came back to report that Halifax was O.K., and its people had declared that they were anxious to entertain American yachtsmen.” The race was on.

The original entry list consisted of 15 yachts but for a number of reasons was whittled down to six: the schooners Hope Leslie, Elmina, Corona, Agatha and Black Hawk, and the sloop Sauquoit, all of the Eastern Yacht Club save Elmina (New York Yacht Club). The race began inauspiciously from Marblehead on August 21, 1905 in light airs. As reported, “So spiritless was

yacht club in the U.S.) teamed with RNSYS (the oldest yacht club in North America) and formalized the biennial event. There was a break in the race during WWII, but it resumed in 1947. Since that time, the MHOR has run continuously, alternating years with the Newport to Bermuda Race, and is considered the preeminent North Atlantic Ocean race. Oddly, in Boston it’s called the Halifax race and in Halifax it’s called the Marblehead.

Whatever its name, the race begins in the early afternoon on the first Sunday after July 4th at Tinker’s Gong just outside Marblehead Harbor. It runs approximately 360 Nautical miles northeast across the

It predates the first running of the Newport– Bermuda…and is believed to be the longestrunning offshore ocean race in the world. the start that the photographers who tried to make pictures of it got nothing worth reproducing. The boats barely drifted away from the line, and all the afternoon they remained within sight of the shore they were trying to leave behind.” Of course, the wind eventually picked up and the 125 foot Elmina (New York Yacht Club) was the first to finish in just under 46 hours. The visitors were hosted by the Squadron for several days at their clubhouse on the Halifax waterfront, then situated where the Westin Hotel now stands.

This informal race continued sporadically until 1939 when BYC (the third oldest

Gulf of Maine and through the strong tidal currents at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy (a blessing or a curse and sometimes both), thence up the shore to a finish in Halifax Harbour.

In 2017, this race has been running, with a hiatus or two, for 112 years. It predates the first running of the Newport– Bermuda and the Transpacific yacht races by a year (both began in 1906) and is believed to be the longest-running offshore ocean race in the world. (The America’s Cup (1851) is not an offshore race and the Chicago–Mackinac race (1898) is not an ocean race.) 

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BYC ASHORE INFORMATION

Hospitality

Ice

Banks

Internet Access

The Hospitality Desk is located in the clubhouse.

Banks and ATMs are available within walking distance of the BYC.

Boston Yacht Club

Don’t forget the social activities planned for skippers and crew during the week. Check with the Hospitality Desk for planned activities, visit MarbleheadtoHalifax.com for the Schedule of Events, or refer to page 25 of this guide.

Dining and Social Activities

The ice machine is located on the BYC dock.

The BYC is WiFi enabled. Any WiFiequipped computer or device can access the Internet anywhere in the Club or Yardarm area and, in many cases, from your yacht.

Laundry Service, Showers

Laundry machines are located at the Harbormaster’s Office. Check with the Hospitality Desk for the locations of laundry and dry-cleaning facilities in Marblehead.

The BYC’s Gazebo and bar offer informal dining on the outside deck of the main building, or enjoy the Commodore’s Lounge (business casual) for Chef Brian’s cuisine at lunch or dinner.

Reservations are highly encouraged.

Showers are available in the BYC Yardarm and the Harbormaster’s Office, and additional portable bathrooms with showers are located next to the BYC Yardarm.

Gear Shipping

“Local Favorites” brochures are available at the front desk noting the location of banks and ATMs, restaurants, hospitals, taxis and more.

Gear transportation to Halifax will be provided. Please pick up forms and pay the fee at registration. The trailer is located at the front gate.

Harbormaster’s Office

The Harbormaster’s Office is on Ferry Lane, just past The Landing Restaurant (Front Street) to starboard as you enter the harbor.

Local Favorites

Registration

All boat owners are to register their boats at the Registration Area in the Yardarm, the gray building to the left of the main Club building as you walk up from the dock.

Reservations

Reservations are recommended for the Commodore’s Lounge and Clubhouse Dining Room. Make them at the front desk or call 781-631-3100.

Ship’s Locker

Visit the Ship’s Locker in the tent or across from the front desk to purchase T-shirts and other race memorabilia as well as BYC merchandise.

Shopping

There are many unique shops in Marblehead, including gift boutiques, antique shops and ship’s chandleries.

Opportunities for shopping and dining are available within walking distance of the BYC.

Transportation

Transportation from the BYC parking lot can be arranged for short, local trips during the day. See the Officer of the Day on duty or the Hospitality Desk for arrangements.

Airport transportation is available from Boston Coach (800-672-7676) or North Shore Shuttle/Be Driven (978-744-8660).

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RNSYS ASHORE INFORMATION

Yacht Services & Information

Your One-Stop Liaison Shop—this information centre is located on the south side of the main yard in the MEC Sailing Centre near the main jetty and is run by Jeanne Church. Jeanne and her team of volunteers will deal with all inquiries regarding accommodations, reservations, mail, courier deliveries, internet connections, messages, telephone, laundry, tourist information, airline reservations, automobile rentals and posted race results, etc.

“Race Duds” souvenir apparel will be available for purchase near Yacht Services in both Canadian and U.S. dollars.

Telephone: 902-446-RACE (7223) Fax: 902-477-6298 (Clubhouse) Please refer family and friends to these numbers and have any courier packages directed to: Yacht Services c/o RNSYS, 376 Purcell’s Cove Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3P lC7

Customs & Race Inspection Requirements

All vessels must report to the Customs & Inspection Dock immediately upon arrival. Customs officials will be in attendance to clear all yachts at the RNSYS.

Ice, Gas, Oil, Diesel Fuel

These products may be purchased from the Dock Office at the Water and Pumpout Facilities at the Squadron jetty.

Upon clearing Customs & Inspections, yachts may, depending upon the level of traffic, be given the opportunity to immediately proceed to the fuel dock in order to take on fuel and water and to pump out holding tanks.

Maximum length of stay is 30 minutes.

Alternatively, please contact the Dock Office to arrange an appointment for a later time to come alongside for fuel, water and pump-out services. Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

Laundry

Laundry machines are available in the Spar Loft. Contact Yacht Services for information on the nearest additional laundry and dry cleaning services available.

Marina Services

Upon clearing Customs & Inspection, yachts will be directed by the Dockmaster to an appropriate marina, mooring or anchorage as available.

Yachts may be required to use their own anchors, and rafting is encouraged.

Tender service will be provided 24 hours a day and sailors are to hail this service on Channel 68, calling “squadron launch.”

Meals

Information regarding meal service can be found in the RNSYS Schedule of Events on page 25.

Medical Assistance

Professional, medical and dental assistance can be provided while you are in Halifax. If you require a doctor, please do not hesitate to contact Yacht Services.

Money Exchange

See Yacht Services during the Race Week for banking information.

Rental Cars & Taxis

There will be a taxi stand on site next to Yacht Services. Rental car information will be available at Yacht Services.

Showers

The Spar Loft contains showers.

Additional shower location information is available from Yacht Services.

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BOSTON YACHT CLUB Thursday, July 6–Saturday, July 8

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

• Thursday 12 pm–5 pm; Friday 10 am–6 pm; Saturday 8:30 am–10:30 am: Registration open in Yardarm; Hospitality desk open in Clubhouse Main Lounge.

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Friday, July 7

Monday, July 10

• 5:30 pm–6:30 pm: Gosling’s Rum and Ipswich Ale tastings under the tent for race sailors/guests (wristband, over age 21 event, bring I.D.).

• Food and Beverage service—Club House. *depending on vessel arrival times and in accordance with Provincial Alcohol Service Laws

• 6:30 pm–11 pm: Buffet dinner and dancing under the BYC tent, featuring Better than Nothing band. All race participants are welcome (wristband). Additional guest tickets available for purchase at registration/hospitality desk.

Tuesday, July 11

• 5 pm–11 pm: Outdoor gazebo grille and bar open.

Grille to close at 9 pm; bar to close at 11 pm.

• 11 am–4 pm at Club House: Lunch Buffet: Cabbage rolls, garden salad, Caesar salad; $15 inclusive.

Saturday, July 8

• 5 pm–6:30 pm at Club House: Dinner Buffet: Baked meat and cheese lasagna, baked vegetable lasagna, garlic toast, Caesar salad, garden salad; $22 inclusive.

• 7:30 am–9:30 am: Continental breakfast, clubhouse, 1st floor (wristband).

• 10 am (tbc): Walking tour of Old Marblehead.

• 12 pm–2 pm: Regular lunch service available, clubhouse, reservations are highly encouraged.

• 12 pm–11 pm: Outdoor gazebo grille and bar open.

• 12 pm: Skippers meeting in BYC Tent.

• 5 pm–8 pm: Informal beverage tasting (wristband) and appetizers in Gazebo area, accompanied by live jazz music.

Raffle drawing for Wednesdays in Marblehead books.

• 7 am–10 am at Club House: Breakfast Buffet (see below for breakfast items); $14 inclusive.

Wednesday, July 12 • 7 am–10 am at Club House: Breakfast Buffet (see below for breakfast items); $14 inclusive (included in wrist band/ticket package).

• 11 am–4 pm at Club House: Lunch Buffet: beef stir fry or meatballs with rice, Caesar salad; $15 inclusive.

• 5:30 pm–8 pm Spar Loft: Charbroiled full pig pork roast, baby red potatoes, steamed vegetables, potato salad and pasta salad; $30 inclusive (included in wrist band/ticket package).

• 7 pm–10 pm: Live Music—Spar Loft Stage: Martin Jazz Trio.

Sunday, July 9

• 7 pm–10 pm: Casino Night!—Poker, blackjack, roulette.

• 7:30 am–9:30 am: Continental breakfast, clubhouse, 1st floor (wristband).

Thursday, July 13

• 12:55 pm: Warning signal for the first start off Marblehead Neck.

• 12 pm–dusk: Outdoor gazebo grille and bar open.

• 7 am–10 am at Club House: Breakfast Buffet (see below for breakfast items); $14 inclusive (included in wrist band/ticket package) • 11 am–4 pm at Club House: Lunch Buffet: Barbecued 1/4 chickens, pasta salad, garden salad; $15 inclusive.

• 3:30 pm: V.I.P. reception at Club House

WRISTBAND PACKAGE

• 5 pm: Awards Ceremony & V.I.P reception at the Spar Loft

In Marblehead, competitors are able to purchase “wristbands” for ashore programs in Boston and Halifax. Following the start of the race, Boston Yacht Club is to e-mail RNSYS a list of all individuals who have purchased a wrist band. Upon arrival in Halifax the competitor exchanges their wrist band at yacht services for an envelope containing the following: • 1 breakfast ticket for Wednesday, July 12 • 1 breakfast ticket for Thursday, July 13 • 1 dinner ticket for Wenesday, July 12 at the Spar Loft

• 5 pm–6:30 pm at Club House: Dinner Buffet: Rib Fest, barbecued beef ribs with multiple sauces to chose from! Served with potato salad, coleslaw and broccoli salad; $25 inclusive (Spar Loft if poor weather).

Friday, July 14 • 7 am–10 am: Breakfast service available at Club House.

BREAKFAST BUFFET: Tuesday–Thursday; eggs, hash browns, sausage, bacon, juice

*Schedule subject to change

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WELCOME TO HISTORIC MARBLEHEAD

By Julie Livingston, BYC Secretary

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f this is your first visit to Marblehead, then welcome. You’re in for a treat! If you’ve been here before, you’re sure to find some new and interesting experiences.

Marblehead dates to the early 1600s and many of its original homes still stand today.

You’ll notice as you walk around the historic town that many of the older homes have plaques indicating the date of origin and the

of Marblehead took aim on the British fleet, providing cover for Old Ironsides. As you walk to Fort Sewall, you get a sense of the early days on Marblehead Harbor.

Marblehead, less than 20 miles north of Boston, is a wonderful place to live and commute. Many are even lucky enough to live and work in this majestic setting. The town boasts an active arts community—

ty productions. Just the sights and sounds of our community provide an interesting backdrop to your visit.

And the restaurants—there’s everything you could want from sandwich shops and pizza to fine dining, and everything in between.

There’s much to see and do in Marblehead—tour, shop, dine or just enjoy the harbor views.

Marblehead dates to the early 1600s and many of its original homes still stand today. original owner. There are more than 200 historic homes that pre-date the Revolutionary War. Abbot Hall, at the peak of Washington Street, is the home of the Archibald Willard painting, The Spirit of ’76. The historic Jeremiah Lee Mansion, on Washington Street, is open for tours and is one of the finest architectural examples of its era. Tory Path was the home of the British headquarters, and down the street is St. Michael’s Church, dating back to the early 1700s. The Old Town House is home to the G.A.R. Museum and houses many artifacts from the Civil War. Marblehead is proud to be the Birthplace of the American Navy, although neighboring Beverly also lays claim to the title. It’s been a friendly rivalry.

In 1814, The U.S.S. Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) sought haven in Marblehead, fleeing the British navy. Legend has it that the men

from visual to performing arts, there’s always something to do.

The Marblehead Arts Association located in the King Hooper Mansion hosts openings for area artists and is home to an artisan shop where local handcraft can be purchased. The ever-changing inventory makes it a “must stop” on your tour.

Six galleries of exhibits by artist members and invited artists change every six weeks.

There are one-of-a-kind crafts and fine art, including jewelry, pottery, glassworks and textiles at affordable prices. New work for sale by member artisans changes every three months. Marblehead Arts Association is free and open to the public. Hours: Tues.–Fri. and Sun. 12–5 pm; Sat. 10 am–5 pm. 781-631-2608.

Marblehead Little Theatre on School Street is home to communi-

Marblehead Arts Festival

A prelude to the race, one of the town’s premier summer events is the three-day Marblehead Arts Festival.

“We hope sailors will be able to come early to enjoy our historic town,” BYC Vice Commodore Jennie Aspinall says.

“The Arts Festival is the perfect way to turn the international ocean race into a quintessential New England vacation.”

The Festival will be held July 1–4, featuring music, visual arts, written and film arts and events for family fun and enrichment.

It has been one of the summer’s highlights for more than 50 years.

The BYC and Marblehead welcome sailors. It really is the best place to be over the Fourth of July. The climax comes on the night of the fourth with fireworks and the harbor illumination. Sailors visiting Marblehead for the MHOR will have a spectacular view from the Boston Yacht Club. 

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Photo: Marblehead Arts Association (Herb Goldberg Tavern Exhibit)

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RACE MAP Peggy Burke was navigator on board Starlight Express when the SC70 set the race record that stood until 2011. She has also navigated on 10 other Marblehead to Halifax races, on board boats that usually placed in the top three of their classes. The rules for a successful race, she says, are simple: • Sail the rhumb line. Each year I have seen boats sailing toward Boston after they start so that they can keep their spinnakers full. Chasing the breeze offshore usually does not pay off. If the wind is from ahead, time your tacks to make sure you stay on the rhumb line.

• Have a race plan, and stick to it. Don’t keep second-guessing yourselves.

• The skipper must take charge. I have never sailed a successful race where the tactics were decided by crew consensus.

• Rigidly enforce the watch schedule. A well-rested crew usually does not make mistakes.

HOW TO WIN THE MHOR

• Go inside Brazil Rock. Once you are around, you are usually home free.

• Current is King. I usually advised the skipper to go inside of Blonde Rock, about 20 miles west of Brazil Rock, rather than go to sea.

By then you will have an idea of how you will fare against the tidal currents around Brazil Rock.

• Keep the boat moving. At some point you will probably run into light air. This is a real test of crew skill and resolve.

EASTERN MAINE C O A S TA L C U R R E N T

Most successful boats have sailed the rhumb line right from the start

WESTERN MAINE C O A S TA L C U R R E N T

Keep your track over the bottom constant; pay attention to currents

Marblehead

Resist the temptation to sail east in the early stages

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D The prevailing wind is from the southwest

B AY O F FUNDY

Halifax

N O VA S C O T I A The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world

Sometimes the wind dictates a course above the rhumb line; beware of being sucked up into the Bay of Fundy

The current can run fast close to shore Cape Sable, with its dangerous shoals, is the make-or-break point for the race

NOVA SCOTIA CURRENT

Beware of light winds near Cape Sable, especially in the early morning

Blonde Rock marks the beginning of the shoals off Cape Sable

Brazil Rock: the state of the tide will dictate whether to stay outside or go inside. Arriving as the ebb starts will slingshot you around the rock and toward Halifax: a flood tide can push you up toward the Bay of Fundy and perhaps out of the race

Race Record 30 hours 46 minutes 52 seconds

Set by Bella PITA, 2011

NORTHEAST CHANNEL

(a 75-foot Bill Tripp-designed custom yacht) Bella PITA

GEORGES BANK

Map by Pip Hurn

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RACE TO HALIFAX, SLOW DOWN ON THE WAY HOME

By Kathy Large

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eading up to the 2017 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, your attention will be focused on your crew, your boat and all the decisions you need to make to race your best possible race. But you may be thinking of taking things a bit slower on the way home to the U.S. The Race will land you in Nova Scotia in the middle of a busy summer tourist season. The week you arrive, the TD Halifax Jazz Festival is underway bringing world-class music to the Halifax waterfront. During the daytime, there are free performances, and at night under the tent, headline talent takes the stage while others perform at multiple venues across the city. For example, over the weekend after the race, you could hear Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Thundercat

or the Preservation Hall Jazz Band if you are lucky enough to find a ticket.

If you prefer a leisurely sail back, you could call in to a port somewhere in St. Margaret’s Bay to take in the Peggy’s Cove Area Festival of Arts. A studio tour of 34 locations is scheduled for July 14–16.

And then, there is the internationally famous fishing town of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home of Nova Scotia’s one and only Bluenose.

The town is full of restaurants, art galleries and the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, right on the waterfront. If you arrive on a Tuesday or a Thursday, you can take in Glimpses, a live theatrical performance that presents vignettes depicting events in the history of the area.

When you are on the water, keep your eyes peeled for tall ships. The whole

fleet will be moving from Maine along the coast of Canada and through the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Quebec City for an event that starts on July 18.

A number of crews make it a point to stop in some of Nova Scotia’s south shore fishing villages such as Liverpool, the town that honors the history of the privateers, or Shelburne, to get to know the province. Or before you push off to cross the Gulf of Maine again, consider a stop in the Yarmouth area to stock up. You could find a local summer festival underway and there is bound to be a lobster on offer.

For detailed information, try the Tourism Nova Scotia website, novascotia.com. 

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Photos: Tourism Nova Scotia (Top: Halifax Jazz Festival; Bottom Left: Tall Ships; Bottom Right: Shelburne)

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CANADA 150 ACROSS THE NATION

By Andy Fillmore

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017 marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of Canadian confederation—150 years since four provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario) were united into one dominion: Canada.

To mark the occasion, our nation is undertaking a year-long celebration, what you’ve probably heard referred to as “Canada 150.”

It is an opportunity for Canadians to come together as a vibrant, diverse and inclusive country, using a whole-of-government approach to spark an economic, cultural and social legacy. It’s a chance to strengthen Canadians’ patriotism and advance a spirit of inclusiveness in the building of Canada’s future.

As the Governor General, The Right Honourable David Johnston, has said: “Our 150th anniversary is more than a party; it is an opportunity to project an image of

what kind of country we are and what we want to be in the future.”

Canada 150 has four major themes under which Canadians from every walk of life will come together: diversity and inclusion, youth, environment and national reconciliation.

Inspired by these themes, Canadians have been the major drivers behind Canada 150, and have proposed an abundance of initiatives. To support these projects, the Government of Canada developed a fourpronged plan to encourage active participation in Canada 150. They are: sponsoring Pan-Canadian Signature Initiatives (more than 35 large-scale projects across Canada), supporting community-driven projects, funding community infrastructure and leveraging all federal institutions to maximize the power and legacy of Canada 150.

Although Canada 150 is now well underway, there remain plenty of events happening in Halifax in the coming months,

including the fleet of Tall Ships visiting Halifax for the 2017 Tall Ships Regatta, July 29–August 1; free National Parks, such as Citadel Hill Historic Site; and the 100th anniversary of the Halifax explosion.

I hope that through the remaining summer months into autumn, you’ll join in the Canada 150 celebrations happening in Halifax and across the country. I’ll see you there!  Andy Fillmore is the Member of Parliament for Halifax. You can reach him by phone at 902.426.8691, by email at andy.fillmore@ parl.gc.ca, or in person at 1888 Brunswick Street, Room 808.

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SAMBRO: BRIGHT AS A NEW PENNY

By Kathy Large

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ambro Island Lighthouse has been a beacon to sailors longer than any other lighthouse in the western hemisphere. And this year, as Marblehead to Halifax sailors greet the familiar red and white striped structure on their way into Halifax Harbour, they will find it in the best condition it has been for decades. The Canadian government spent $1.3 million in 2016 on a restoration project .

“It was so impressive that they used techniques and materials that were appropriate for the historic nature of the building and now it’s there shining like a new penny!” says Joe Flemming, the vice president of the Sambro Island Lighthouse Heritage Society. That group is working to preserve and protect the iconic structure which Flemming refers to as Canada’s “Statue of Liberty.” The Society is proposing that Parks Canada take over the site.

With the restoration complete and the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday this year, Flemming is hopeful the Canadian government will act in 2017.

“People want to go there. It’s a majestic and beautiful site. Most people are quite taken with the experience of standing on the Island and looking up at the lighthouse at close quarters.”

The light is similar to a rotating airport beacon, powered by solar cells. Its visual range is 24 nautical miles. The project involved repairs to the lantern, rebuilding sections of the interior metal staircase plus stonework and re-shingling and painting the lower exterior section of the tower.

Flemming says the lighthouse was created by the first act passed in the Nova Scotia

legislature and has been operating continuously since it was built in 1758. Pressure for the service came after numerous shipwrecks in the area due to many ledges and shoals. At one time, there was also a Sambro Light ship offshore and the Royal Canadian Artillery was stationed on the island to fire cannons as an early fog signal. Later, a fog horn was installed. It was turned off in 2007 at the request of local residents.

The Society says the lighthouse deserves recognition as it has been such a key landmark. All marine traffic coming into Halifax

white candy cane piercing through the horizon. I’ve had a chance to see it under those circumstances and know that I was going to be home soon. I can only imagine what it meant to some of those other people whose first view of Halifax was the Sambro light.”

It was also an important jumping off point for a famous Nova Scotia sailor.

Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail single-handed around the world, departed sailing eastward from the Sambro Island light station on July 3, 1895.

Although modern navigation equipment

…a light that gave hope and a sense they had made it to freedom and safety to begin their new life in Canada.

Harbour passes the light. Flemming talks about the many Canadian soldiers arriving home and their English brides all coming over the horizon and seeing that first glimpse of a light in the distance, a light that gave hope and a sense they had made it to freedom and safety to begin their new life in Canada, just like the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

“I had the experience myself. I was in the military for 12 years before joining Air Canada where I work now. No matter what the operation was that took you away, no spot on a plotter or a screen would give you the same feeling when you were coming home as taking your cup of coffee to the window on the bridge and looking for that big red and

has overtaken the role of lighthouses, Flemming says some still depend on Sambro Island: “I think there are still lots of recreational boaters who like to use traditional navigational methods and Sambro Island Lighthouse is as important for them as it was for sailors back in time. There is so much boating going on in this area— from Halifax to Rogue’s Roost or St. Margaret’s Bay and Chester.”

The Sambro Island Lighthouse Heritage Society periodically runs tours to the island, which lies a half-hour boat trip from shore.

Flemming says the frequency of those tours will increase as a way of showing Parks Canada the Society wants to be an on-going partner in preserving the lighthouse. 

Photo: Sambro Island Lighthouse Heritage Society

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ARTHUR LOVE’S STORY

By Ed Bell

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hen it comes to “The Halifax,” Arthur Love can claim dual citizenship.

At 83, he is the longest living member of the Boston Yacht Club (1951 to present) and a lifetime member of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, an honor bestowed in 1999.

“My parents loved the Canadian Maritimes,” Love explains. “Right after World War II had ended our family went on a summer trip in 1946 to Nova Scotia.” It was the beginning of a summer ritual for the Love Family, one that would be repeated over the next several years.

He joined the RNSYS as a junior member in 1948 and learned to sail on a 36-foot schooner called The Rainbow. His first memory of the Marblehead to Halifax race was in 1947. “We would go out onto the jetty and blow horns as the boats approached the finish line.” Love explains that the finish was closer to the mouth harbor in those days.

Love has fond memories of his boyhood summers in Nova Scotia. Before renting a summer home in Halifax, his family first went to Chester, NS, a “lovely seaside village about 45 miles south of Halifax. It was a beautiful place,” he says.

As a junior member of RNSYS, Love found Halifax Harbor a good place to learn to sail. There were a few close calls,

he says, big freighters were always coming and going and the crews aboard the big Caribbean ships “didn’t seem to care about us.”

Love’s first boat was a Bluenose 24-foot yacht built in Nova Scotia after World War II. He says the Bluenose was very popular at the time. It was handcrafted in the Maritimes. They required a crew of three, according to Love: a helmsman, jib man and someone on the mainsail. They later added a spinnaker and “jenny.”

“We named our boat Puffin after the Atlantic sea parrot,” Love remembers. “They swim by flapping their wings and do somersaults as they skim along the water. We

Love has raced the Marblehead to Halifax twice—in 1961 and in 1963. Both times he crewed aboard Canadian boats.

“Canadian skippers were very competitive, but also calm,” he remembers. What he found in both races was mostly light air—especially by the Bay of Fundy. “Some skippers had to tack all the way up the shoreline to finish,” he said. “But a captain named Don McNamara aboard a 60-foot schooner called Lord Jim decided to swing out to sea, make one hitch and a bee line to the finish. It worked,” Love said.

Love remembers when the Marblehead to Halifax was held in August. He believes it was moved to July to help eliminate the

Love’s first boat was a Bluenose 24-foot yacht built in Nova Scotia after World War II. thought that pretty much described us in our boat.”

In 1951 the family moved Puffin to Marblehead. Dr. Julian Doherty, a friend of his father, was the commodore of the BYC in 1952 and got the family interested in the club. The Puffin was transported by ship to Charlestown and then to Marblehead.

In those days, the BYC was located near Transportation Wharf. She joined a fleet of Bluenose yachts in Marblehead Harbor as the sixth. He kept Puffin until 1977.

fog that plagued racers later in the summer. He also believes there were more social events. The sailors were entertained by all three Marblehead clubs on different evenings, usually under a big top at a yacht yard.

Looking to the America’s Cup and its hightech catamarans, Arthur Love is not a fan.

“High-tech sailing is taking over,” he says.

“I am more of an independent sailor. I like feeling the boat under me and having control over when to tighten up or to slack off.” 

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A MARBLEHEAD SAILOR IN EUROPE

By Rick Williams

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t had been three weeks of perfect, sunshiny 70 degree weather, literally every day for our three-week stay in Plymouth, England. So much so that our landlord had started remarking that this was quite unusual and eventually said “this never happens.” But today was quite different—a near-perfect emulation of a New England Nor’easter. And so ended my first stint working with Rich Wilson as his onshore boat preparation manager for his entry into the single-handed trans-Atlantic race aptly named The Transat.

Rich had entered this race for the second time. The first had been decades earlier; before he had set out and beat several old clipper ship records such as San Fr a n c i s c o - a ro u n d Cape Horn-to Boston, Sidney-to-Hong Kong and several others. He hired me because he knew that I had recently qualified for my USCG Captains license and, somewhat erroneously, thought that this qualified me to help him ready his 50 ft. trimaran, Great American II, for its transatlantic passage from Marblehead, just to get to the starting line, and to further prepare it for the single-handed race back.

Race start day for that particular event ended with an urgent call, four hours after the start, from Rich’s sat-phone to me

on shore. The main halyard had broken and he was returning for repairs so that he could re-start. Could I meet him at the dock and help? It so happened that there was another American in the race and we had been socializing with them a bit over the few weeks of preparation in Plymouth. I happened to know that their support crew had a spare halyard. They were more than happy to provide it and some additional manpower. Five hours after Rich’s return we had pinned the new two-part halyard at the top of the mast, through its turning block and down

Globe Race, the toughest sailboat race in the world. It is somewhat timely that I am penning this article just after Rich has successfully completed his second entry into the Vendee. His first race elapsed time was 121 days. This second entry was significantly shorter at 107 days. These times are longer than three months. Can you even imagine preparing to be alone and entirely self-sufficient in a boat at sea for this length of time?

For those that are not familiar with the Vendee, it is a single-handed, non-stop, no-assistance-allowed race around the

Suddenly the crowd broke into the Star Spangled Banner in honor of the lone American participant as we glided past, towards open water. through the mast and out to its winch.

We then pushed him off the dock with a second farewell. This was a hard-learned lesson in decision-making during preparation of a boat for offshore racing.

Rich must have been impressed. Although we had this mishap, the trimaran held together well for the rest of the race and Rich finished in Boston quite respectably. Several years later he hired me again, this time as part of a team to support his first entry in the Vendee

world in 60 ft. monohulls that have way too much sail area and are supremely complicated. They have swing keels, water ballast, twin rudders and running backstays.

The race is completely dominated by the French and, while I do not know for a fact, I assume that it was they that invented this ultimate challenge. As I was about to find out, racing is a nationally followed sport in France. Their racers are fully sponsored and generally have an on-shore support crew of between five and 10 sailing pro-

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fessionals. One entry team told me that they had a $7 million budget for that race.

The Vendee has now become a fully international event. While it starts and ends in France, and the majority of entries are French, there are now entries from sailors all over the world. Rich would be the third American to enter and he would also be the oldest competitor at 58 years. This was for the 2008–2009 entry and true again for the 2016–2017 event, although he is now eight years older.

The race day start for the 2008 Vendee was quite reminiscent of the Transat, years earlier. When we loosed the dock lines and were towed out of the marina, the skies were gray and there was a 20-knot building breeze. The mostly French crowds had turned out anyway—400,000 of them! What a sight it was. Suddenly the crowd broke into the Star Spangled Banner in honor of the lone American participant as we glided past, towards open water. This was the culmination of the event for the on-shore crew.

Our job was wrapping up. We had done everything we could to get the boat ready and to help Rich in his quest to become only the second American to complete the Vendee.

Shortly after, we clambered into an awaiting RIB and left Rich alone.

What had we done? Looking back, it had been a bit of a tag team starting in the U.S., then moving to Port La Foret in the Brittany region of France, and eventually a bit south to the race start town of Les Sables d’Olonne, France. This is located in an area referred to as a department and called Vendee. Thus the name of the race.

The U.S. operations began when Rich purchased his first Open 60 boat in France and sailed it to the U.S. Some damage from the passage was repaired at Lyman Morse in Maine, which is where I first set foot on the boat. When sailing the boat down the St. George River towards Marblehead, we estimated that we were dragging 15 lobster pots from the 15 ft. draft. There was absolutely no chance of shaking them from that bulb keel appendage. That summer was spent taking daysails with prominent professional sailors aboard, and a trip to Maine to show off the boat to some major corporate executives who were on an island retreat. The goal was twofold: 1) solicit suggestions on changes to be made during the planned winter refit, and 2) to interest some as sponsors for financial support. The winter refit was performed

by Maine Yacht Center and involved taking the boat to Portland Yacht Services, unfastening and lifting the boat clear of its keel and then sailing it over to MYC where the mast was removed and the boat stored inside. Spring brought the relaunch, Rich’s qualifying solo transatlantic sail to France and a double-handed transatlantic to Brazil to gain experience with the boat.

I rejoined the project when the boat returned to France. Our team was made up of a family friend of Rich’s, Hugues Riousse, Rich and I. We settled into a rented house in Port La Foret and set about completing the punch list. Hugues is a native Frenchman and bilingual which was quite fortuitous since my French is limited.

This was invaluable as we searched marine stores for parts and approached boat yards for assistance.

Our daily process was to plan the day on the evening prior, arrive at the boat each morning and start the routine over again that evening. Of course, being in France, we did allow time for some excellent food and drink.

The preparations for this type of race are quite complex because of the extreme conditions, the extreme boats and the extreme length of travel and time. It is a full-on team-oriented project and my engineering training along with Rich’s extensive offshore experience and Hugues’ boat knowledge came into full play. The basic approach is the same for any offshore race, though. Safety and medical needs top my list. Second is gear and equipment. Third is crew compliance, and lastly comes the preparation for the particular race: course evaluation, etc. A Gannt Chart plotting the items and timelines is immensely useful.

Over the course of the summer we worked our way through this plan. For instance, a full medical kit was assembled and stowed, and food was accumulated in one room in the house while we continuously evaluated where and how to stow it. It was quickly turning into a mountain even though much of it was freeze-dried. Exactly how much and

what types were being tallied—Rich would need something like 4,000 calories a day— but there was limited space available. And exactly how many days would it take Rich to finish? A watermaker is required—you simply can’t take enough fresh water along. If the watermaker quits, race over. So spares were purchased and stowed. Electrical usage was another critical item as all navigation gear would be running 24/7 for more than 100 days. Diesel fuel for the engine driven generator. A wind generator to sup-

plement. Again, out of power means race over. I noted that for this year’s race many of the competitors, including Rich, used hydro generators as their main source of juice. This technology was still unproven for Rich’s first race so its use was evaluated and discarded at the time. Even on this trip he had some significant maintenance issues with this generator.

The basic point here is that good preparation is one of the keys to a successful offshore race. As described, it doesn’t always prevent a catastrophe but it can sure help. There are a lot of tasks involved and planning them out and allowing adequate time for their completion will make the race more enjoyable for everyone. Involve all the crew, delegate tasks and meet regularly to evaluate progress.

Rich successfully completed his second Vendee Globe. This is nothing short of amazing. It certainly speaks to Rich’s skills as a sailor but perhaps more importantly it reflects on his ability to prepare for this type of challenge. As for me, preparing for the Vendee was one of the more memorable projects that I have been a part of in my various careers.

What a learning experience it was. 

Photos: Previous page: Great American III in France; Above: Great American III in Maine

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RACE WINNERS THROUGH 2015

Photo: Ticonderoga

YEAR

NAME

1905

OWNER

CLUB

RIG

Elmina

F.F. Brewster

New York

Schooner

1939

Tioga Too

H.K. and P. Noyes

Eastern

Yawl

1947

Ticonderoga

Allen R. Carlisle

Northport

Ketch

1949

Valkyrie

John M. MacDonald

Boston

Sloop

1951

Carina

Richard S. Nye

Indian Harbour

Yawl

1953

Salmagal III

Arthur B. Homer

Seal Harbour

Yawl

1955

Malay

D.D. Stohmeier

New Bedford

Yawl

1957

Gilliard

E. Newbold Smith

C.C.A.

Sloop

1959

Magic Carpet

Peter Richmond

Riverside

Yawl

1961

Robin Too II

F.E. Hood

Boston

Yawl

1963

Diablo

John M. Robinson

Portland

Yawl

1965

Huntress

Morton H. Engel

Beach Point

Yawl

1967

Nina

Skipper: Timothy Fales

U.S.M.M.A.

Schooner

1969

Summertime

Irwin W. Tyson

New York

Sloop

1971

Robin

F.E. Hood

Boston

Yawl

1973

La Forza del Destino

Norman Raben

Lake Sunapee

Sloop

1975

La Forza del Destino

Norman Raben

Lake Sunapee

Sloop

1977

Madcap

Charles M. Leighton

New York

Sloop

1979

Recluta

Walter Hansen

New York

Sloop

1981

Recluta

Walter Hansen

New York

Sloop

1983

Morning Star

Charles Ulmer

New York

Sloop

1985

Blue Yankee Viva Aldebaran

IOR IMS PHRF

R. Towse R. Seamans B. Koether

Stamford Manchester Saugatuck Harbour

Sloop Sloop Sloop

1987

Rampage Night Train Rogue

IOR IMS PHRF

R. Richmond C. McNeely E. Dole

Stamford Indian Harbour Lloyd Harbour

Sloop Sloop Sloop

1989

Denali Random Wind Spice Skyjack

IOR IMS PHRF Multihull

L. Huntington J. Hartling A. Burke E.R. “Boots” Parker

New York RYNSYS RNYC New Bedford

Ketch Catrig Cutter Catamaran

1991

Taygeta Acadia Gauntlet Swamp Fox

IMS PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull

Stephen Connolly III Burt Keenan Bill Allan D. Watson III

Eastern RNSYS RNYC New Bedford

Sloop Ketch Sloop Trimaran

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Gaylark Mirage Avatar Sea Biscuit

IMS PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull

Kaighan Smith Warren Woodworth Alan Kew Deborah Druan

C.C.A. Watch Hill New York N.E.M.A.

Sloop Sloop Sloop Trimaran

1995

Emily Acadia Avatar Toshiba

IMS PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull

Edwin Gaynor Burt Keenan/Fred Smithers Alan Kew Deborah Druan

Pequot RNSYS New York N.E.M.A.

Sloop Ketch Sloop Trimaran

1997

Rabbit Crocodile Bacchus Gr. American II Ticonderoga

IMS PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull Classic

Dan Dyer Bob Crocker Jeff DeLong Rich Wilson L. Scott Frantz

C.C.A. Manchester Ipswich Bay Eastern Riverside

Sloop Yawl Cutter Trimaran Ketch

1999

Froya Dear Friend Xapisma Triad Terpsichore

IMS PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull Classic

William Gunther William Kardash Robert Welsh, Jr. Tom Cox Mark MacNeil

C.C.A. Annapolis Thames N.E.M.A. Armdale

Sloop Sloop Ketch Trimaran Sloop

2001

Temptress Sonny Sterling Endeavor II Trike Crocodile

IMS PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull Classic

Richard Shulman Albert Phelps Robert Murray Terence Britton Edgar Crocker

C.C.A. Newport Scituate Harbour KYC Manchester YC

Sloop Cutter Sloop Multihull Sloop

2003

Temptress Crescendo Remedios Swamp Fox Ticonderoga

IMS PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull Classic

Richard Shulman Martin Jacobson Frans J. Kok Donald Watson L. Scott Franz

NYYC/CCA Newport Gibson Island N.E.M.A. NYYC

Sloop Sloop Sloop Trimaran Ketch

2005

Titan 12 MacIntosh Campbell’s Sloop Larus Roc St. Marten Ticonderoga

IRC PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull Classic

Tom Hill Durk Steigenga David Campbell Lars Svensson L. Scott Franz

NYYC Cathedral Bluffs YC Plymouth YC N.E.M.A. NYYC

Sloop Sloop Sloop Trimaran Ketch

2007

Blue Yankee Blue Yankee Acadia Spirit

IRC ORR PHRF-R PHRF-C

Bob & Farley Towse Bob & Farley Towse Walter Keenan Krzysztof Bogden

NYYC/STC NYYC/STC RNSYS/STC

Sloop Sloop Sloop Sloop

2009

Rambler Captivity Cutlass Ticonderoga Swamp Fox

IRC ORR PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull

George David Samuel Byrne Mehan Halmos L. Scott Franz Donald Watson

NYYC MYC/NYYC SHYC NYYC N.E.M.A.

Sloop Sloop Sloop Ketch Trimaran

2011

Valkyrie Falcon Airborne Ticonderoga

IRC ORR PHRF-R PHRF-C

Will Apold Bob Scott Bill Greenwood L. Scott Franz

RNSYS/BBYC Castine YC RNSYS NYYC

Sloop Sloop Sloop Ketch

2013

Defiance Defiance Southern Dream Akubra

IRC ORR PHRF-R PHRF-C

Peter Noonan Peter Noonan James Flanagan Reginald Goodday

NYYC NYYC BYC RNSYS

Sloop Sloop Sloop Sloop

2015

Spookie Actaea Saraphie Kinsale Zenyatta

IRC ORR PHRF-R PHRF-C Multihull

Steve & Heidi Benjamin Michael M. Cone Bruce Hancock Allen Eddy Jonathan Bush

SCYC/NYC CYC/CCA RNSYS PYC NA

Sloop Yawl Ketch Sloop Catamaran

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Photo: Spookie

YEAR

YACHT

OWNER

CLUB

MONOHULLS 1905

Elmina

F.F. Brewster

New York

1939

Tioga Too

H.K. & P. Noyes

Eastern

1947

Ticonderoga

Allen R. Carlisle

Northport

1949

Valkyrie

John M. MacDonald

Boston

1951

Carina

Richard S. Nye

Indian Harbour

1953

Salmagal II

Arthur B. Homer

Seal Harbour

1955

Salmagal II

Arthur B. Homer

Seal Harbour

1957

Nina

DeCoursey Fales

New York

1959

Nina

DeCoursey Fales

New York

1961

Lord Jim

Comm. E. Ross Anderson

Boston

1963

Nina

DeCoursey Fales

New York

1965

Nina

DeCoursey Fales

New York

1967

Nina

Skipper: Timothy Fales

U.S.M.M.A.

1969

Jubilee III

Skipper: James Abbott

N.A.S.S.

1971

Sorcery

J. French Baldwin

Edgartown

1973

La Forza del Destino

Norman Raben

Lake Sunapee

1975

La Forza del Destino

Norman Raben

Lake Sunapee

1977

Syren

US Naval Academy

N.A.S.S.

1979

Circus Maximus

John J. McNamara, Jr.

New York

1981

La Forza del Destino

A.A. Smithers

RNSYS

1983

Déjà Vu

JIm Hearl

Boston

1985

Rattlesnake

Skippers: Doyle & Christman

N.A.S.S.

1987

Starlight Express

Bruce Eissner

Boston

1989

Starlight Express

Bruce Eissner

Boston

1991

Congere

Bevin Koeppel

New York

1993

Donnybrook

J. Muldoon

Shearwater

1995

Sagamore

J. Dolan

Storm Trysail

1997

Trader

F. Detwiler

Storm Trysail

1999

Chessie Racing

Peter Gordon

Annapolis

2001

Bright Star

Richard Breeden

Storm Trysail

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Carrera

Joseph Dockery

Stamford

2005

Titan 12

Tom Hill

New York

2007

Blue Yankee

Bob & Farley Towse

NYYC/STC

2009

Rambler

George David

NYYC

2011

Bella PIta*

Jim Grundy

NYYC

2013

Rambler

George David

NYYC

2015

Spookie

Steve & Heidi Benjamin

SCYC/NYC

1989

Earthwatch**

E. Smith/A. Waters

RNSYS

1991

Swamp Fox

D. Watson III

New Bedford

1993

Sea Biscuit

Deborah Druan

N.E.M.A.

1995

Toshiba

Deborah Druan

N.E.M.A.

1997

Toshiba

Deborah Druan

N.E.M.A.

1999

Triad

T. Cox

N.E.M.A.

2001

Trike

Terrence Britton

KYC

2003

Faamu Sami

Richard Saltonstall

Rockland

2005

Larus Roc St. Marten

Lars Svensson

N.E.M.A.

2009

Flying Fish

Charlie Pingree

NHC

2015

Zenyatta

Jonathan Bush

NA

MULTIHULLS

* Current course (elapsed) speed record holder (monohull): 30 hours, 46 minutes, 520 seconds. ** The course for multihulls in 1989 was longer than for monohulls by some 40 nm.

Since 1991, monohulls and multihulls have raced the same 360 nm course.

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RNSYS RACE TROPHIES The following are the RNSYS trophies presented to MHOR winners in years past. The actual assignment of trophies to the various classes for 2017 is, of course, subject to change closer to the race as the final list of participating yachts becomes known.

Bras d’Or Lakes Trophy

This silver water jug was presented to the Squadron in 1951 by The Honorable John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, 1947–1952. It was originally to be raced for under the auspices of the Bras d’Or Yacht Club on an 18-mile course in the Bras d’Or Lakes immediately following the Marblehead to Halifax race but has, since 1985, been assigned exclusively to MHOR. In 2015, it was allocated to PHRF double-handed on corrected time and won by Gardner Grant and Stephen Fisk of the Pequot Yacht Club onboard Alibi.

David P. Prince Cup

This silver cup was originally presented to Mr. M.G. Taylor as the 1949 Maracaibo Yacht Club Champion (Maracaibo, Venezuela). The cup was subsequently presented to RNSYS

by Mr. Taylor (possibly in 1980). In 2007, the trophy was dedicated to the memory of David P. Prince of the Squadron, renamed and allocated to MHOR. In 2015, it was allocated to Division II, Offshore Racing Rule, 1st in Division, and won by Michael Cone onboard his yacht Actea.

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Halifax Herald & Halifax Mail Trophy

Friar Trophy

Cooks Trophy

No information is held on the provenance of this tray but it has, since its inauguration in 1979, been awarded in recognition of the obvious efforts of the cook who had to stretch his rations the furthest to feed the crew of the last boat to finish the Marblehead race. Won in 2015 by Greg Kyle, the cook onboard the yacht Sedna.

1936–1938. While originally presented for annual competition in a race outside the confines of Halifax Harbour, the conditions under which this trophy would be awarded were subsequently altered by the club in 2011, allocating it to the best combined result in the biennial Route Halifax–St. Pierre Ocean Race (RHSP) and the MHOR. In 2016, this was further amended to honour the best combined result in the RHSP and the following MHOR, to be awarded biennially at the MHOR prize-giving. In 2015, the trophy was won by Mike Evans of RNSYS onboard his yacht Sea Smoke.

This silver rose bowl was presented to the Squadron in 1935 by Senator William Henry Dennis (1887–1954), publisher of the Halifax Herald from 1920 and Conservative Senator for the Halifax, NS Division from 1932. The trophy was presented as a perpetual challenge cup to be competed for in an ocean race from any New England port to Halifax and has been awarded during every MHOR since 1935. When multihulls came on the scene, the trophy was allocated to the first monohull to finish the race. In 2015, this trophy was won by Steve and Heidi Benjamin of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club onboard their yacht Spookie.

This large, silver-plated trophy, devised as a miniature facsimile of the schooner yacht Andrews, was presented to the Squadron in 1946 by Past Vice Commodore G.R. Harrison who served on the Squadron’s Board from

Halifax Tourist Bureau Trophy

Yacht Club after racing his yacht Hope Leslie, an 84-foot schooner, in the inaugural, 1905 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.

As was the practice of the day, after three consecutive wins, the trophy was won outright by Squadron member W.R MacAskill in 1932 onboard his yacht Highlander and presented to the Squadron the following year. In 2015, the trophy was allocated to the MHOR national team competition in lieu of the Race Committee Trophy. Teams are comprised of three Canadian and three U.S. yachts selected respectively by the Commodores of RNSYS and BYC. In 2015, the cup was won by the U.S. team comprised of the yachts Spookie, Actea and Shout.

Also known as the Province of Nova Scotia Tray, this silver tray was presented to the Squadron in 1959 by the Province of Nova Scotia for competition in an ocean race from New England to Halifax and has been awarded during every MHOR since. In 2015, it was allocated to Division III of the PHRF-R class and won by Bruce Hancock onboard his yacht Saraphie.

Trustees Bowl

National Sea Products Trophy

This silver bowl has been awarded in all but one Marblehead race (2001) since it was originally presented in 1989; however, no information regarding its provenance is held in Squadron records. It is allocated to IRC for first double-handed yacht on corrected time. In 2015 (and in 2013) it was won by Andrew Lippman and Tom Vandersalm of the Corinthian Yacht Club onboard Catch 22.

This tall silver vase cup was presented to RNSYS in 1935 by the Halifax Tourist Bureau as a prize in an ocean race from any non-Canadian port to Halifax. It has been awarded in every Marblehead race since it was originally presented to the club and its allocation has varied over the years. In 2015, it was allocated to Division II of the Performance Handicap (cruising) and won

by Allan Eddy of the Plymouth Yacht Club onboard his yacht Kinsale.

Wright Cup

Minot MacAskill Cup

This American arts & crafts style water pitcher was presented in 1985 for competition in the Marblehead race by the National Sea Products company, as High Liner Foods was then known. It has been awarded during every MHOR since 1987.

In 2015, it was allocated to Division III of PHR-2 and won by the double-handed crew of Gardner Grant and Stephen Fisk of the Pequot Yacht Club onboard Alibi.

Ocean Yacht Race Trophy

This onion-shaped urn trophy was presented to RNSYS in 1906 by George Wright. It was won outright several times over during its early years and finally by Past Commodore J.E. Wood who won it outright in 1930 onboard his yacht Arab. It was deeded permanently to the Squadron by Mrs. J.E. Wood in 1937. The trophy was likely first used during a Marblehead race in 1981.

In 2015, it was allocated to Division III of PHR-3 and won by Past Commodore Bill Greenwood of the Squadron in his yacht Airborne IV.

This four-lobed, vase shaped cup was formerly the Minot Cup donated by Commodore Laurence Minot of the Eastern

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BYC RACE TROPHIES Academy Cup

Chelsea Clock Mariner Trophy

Awarded to the yacht in the IRC Division of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course.

In 2015, the trophy was won by Steve and Heidi Benjamin of the Seawanhaka Corinthian and Noroton Yacht Clubs onboard the yacht Spookie.

Awarded to the Academy Training Vessel in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won by Erik Derecktor of the U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron onboard the yacht Gallant.

Capt. J. Albert Chambers Memorial Trophy

Awarded to the yacht in Class IRC-1 of the IRC Division of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won by Steve and Heidi Benjamin of the Seawanhaka Corinthian & Noroton Yacht Clubs onboard the yacht Spookie.

Awarded to the yachts with the best combined performance in the Annapolis to Newport Race and the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race in the IRC, PHRF Racing and Double-Handed IRC Divisions. In 2015, the trophy was won by: IRC: Scott Bearse of the Hyannis Yacht Club onboard the yacht Slide Rule.

PHRF-Racing: James Praley of the Annapolis Yacht Club onboard the yacht Shinnecock.

Double-Handed: Lawrence Cohen of the New York Yacht Club onboard the yacht Dawn Treader.

Boston Yacht Club Commodore’s Trophy

Awarded to the yacht in the Multihull Division of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won by Jonathan Bush onboard the yacht Zenyatta.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cup

Concordia Cup

Awarded to the Concordia yacht in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course.

In 2015, the trophy was not awarded.

Crescendo Trophy

Awarded to the best performance in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race by a yacht from the North Shore of Massachusetts Bay. In 2015, the trophy was won by Gary Gregory of the Boston Yacht Club onboard the yacht Valiant.

Francis P. Duffy Bowl

Gabriella Women’s Trophy

George F. Lawley Trophy

Awarded to the schooner, ketch or yawl in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won by Bruce Hancock of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron onboard the yacht Saraphie.

H. Mary Powers Memorial

Awarded to the yacht in the Class PHRF1 of the PHRF Racing Division of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won by John Chuang of the Constitution Yacht Club onboard the yacht Shout.

Awarded to the yacht in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with a female skipper and all-female crew having the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was not awarded.

Parker C. Hatch Trophy

L.M. Fowle Trophy Awarded to the yacht in the IRC-2 of the IRC Division of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won

by Christopher Sheehan of the Larchmont Yacht Club onboard the yacht Warrior Won.

Over The Hill Gang Trophy Awarded to the yacht in the Class PHRF-4 of the PHRF Racing Division of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won by Bruce Hancock of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron onboard the yacht Saraphie.

Awarded to the club entering a team of three yachts with the best combined performance in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.

In 2015, the trophy was won by William Greenwood III of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron onboard the yacht Airborne IV.

Ralph L. Keller Trophy

Awarded to the first multihull yacht to finish in the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race.

In 2015, the trophy was won by Jonathan Bush and Owen Johnson onboard the yacht Zenyatta.

Awarded to the yacht in the PHRF Division of the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race where the average of the Captain and crew is over 50 and with the best corrected time over the course. In 2015, the trophy was won by Joe Naroski of the Palmer Cove Yacht Club onboard the yacht Garnet.

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