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couple of years. Last year Calvin brought out his newest boat, SEA SHELL, powered with 300-hp Cummins and placed first. This year it was Eric Blackwood, running his grandfather Osmond’s boat, SHANNA & ERICK (Osmond 27, 300-hp) and this year he crossed the line first with a speed of 32 mph. Class D, 236 to 335 hp, 34 feet and over, has been dominated by Dana Beal’s RIGHT STUFF (Libby 34, 300 hp Caterpillar) and he contin- ued his winning ways. Class E, 336 to 435 hp, 24 to 33 feet, was won by Kenton Feeney’s BAD INFLUENCE (Holland 32, 350-hp Yanmar). In Class F, 336 to 435 hp, 34 feet and over, we had a new boat out of Libby’s Boat Shop, GRAMP’S LEGACY, a Libby 34 pow- ered with a 410-hp Iveco, and owned by LeBaron Libby, Jr. of Beals Island. She had four other competitors and bested them all. There were no entrants in Class G, 436 to 550 hp, 28 to 35 feet, and only one in Class H, 436 to 550 hp, 36 feet and over, Herbert Smith’s LINDA MAVIS II (Wayne Beal 36, 500-hp Volvo). Class I, 551 to 700 hp, 28 to 35 feet, also had just one entrant, Gary Genthner’s LISA MARIE (Libby 34, 690-hp Iveco). In Class J, 551 to 700 hp, 36 feet over, two boats were entered and it was Wendell Bryant’s 16TH AVENUE (Holland 38; 660-hp Caterpillar) crossing first with David Myrick’s JANICE ELAINE (Northern Bay 38, 610-hp Cummins) second. There were no entrants in Class K, 701 to 900 hp, 28 feet and over, or Class L, 901 hp and over, 28 feet and over. However there were 12 entrants in Class M, 40 feet and over, up to 750 hp and thus was divided into two heats. In the final race the winner was Dixon Smith’s SIZE MATTERS (Libby 41, 750-hp Iveco), Colon Alley’s AMANDA JOY &
LOGI BEAR (Libby 41, 593 hp Iveco) second and Billy Bob Faulkingham’s 51 (Osmond 40, 610-hp Cummins) third. In Class N, 40 feet and over, 750 hp and over. Patrick Feeney had the newest boat there. She was FRAID KNOT, a Wayne Beal 40 powered with a 855-hp Cater- pillar, and was launched the previous day. Despite limited time in the water she speed on to victory with Michael Ferguson’s TOR- NADO (Osmond 42, 800-hp Scania) second and Nick Lemieux’ PHANTOM (Young Brothers 46, 825-hp, Detroit) third. In the Gasoline Free-for-All race it was
LORNA R. In the Diesel Free-for-All 16TH was the winner.
At the announcement of the World’s Fastest Working Lobster Boat an argument ensued when Rocky Alley was informed that he would not be allowed to race in this class, but would have to race his brother in the next race, World’s Fastest Recreational Lobster Boat. Rocky’s argument was that he was a real working boat, but Race Committee Chair- man Erick Blackwood argued back that he did not make his living in that boat. This rule was developed two years ago at the Fisherman’s Forum in Rockland with a discussion be- tween Blackwood and Nick Wiberg, head of the Race Committee at Stonington. Blackwood did not back down and to voice his displeasure Rocky ran the race anyway and came within a few feet of the committee boat sitting on the finish line putting spray in the cockpit.
Only two boats were in the World’s Fastest Working Lobster Boat race and it was won by 16TH
AVENUE.
Two boats came to the line for the final race of the day, World’s Fastest Recreational Lobster Boat and this pitted FOOLISH PLEA-
AVENUE
SURE against DOUBLE TAKER. FOOLISH PLEASURE streaked for the finish and unfor- tunately the radar gun only picked her up at 70 mph, but Galen’s GPS showed 75 mph.
SEARSPORT/STONINGTON – What an in- credible weekend of racing as racer headed to the mid-coast of Maine to race at Searsport on Saturday 9 July and Stonington, Sunday, 10 July. With perfect weather, both venues saw a significant increase in the number of racers competing. When the racing ended Sunday afternoon the season was half over with five races left and only four of them points races. The big race in the Work Boat Classes was in Class C between Troy Alley’s DOUBLE TAKER and Steve Johnson’s LYNN MARIE (Jingle Johnson 28, 2 454 cid GM). This was the first time these two boats would face off against each other and it was quite a race as it was really close right across the finish. It was so close that they had to rerun the race. In the second run it was DOUBLE TAKER ahead by two boat lengths at the line over LYNN MARIE. Steve Johnson said after the race that when he told his wife he was going to name the boat after her and she asked that he name it something else. When he asked what, she said, “STUPID!” Six boats were entered in the Gasoline Classes. The winners were: Class A D. & L. Boatworks’ CRY BABY (D&L Boat Works 25’, 292 cid Chevrolet); Class B Chris Smith’s LINDA CAROL (Repco 30, 350 Chevrolet) with Walter Rich’s FROSTY PUNKIN (Gen- eral Marine 25, 350 Crusader) second; Class C LORNA R.; and Class D. FOOLISH PLEA- SURE.
The winners in the Diesel classes were: Class A Marcus Curtis’ SLOWHAND (Crooked River 28, 210-hp Cummins); Class B
Matthew Taylor’s TRACY COLE (Crowley 36, 220-hp John Deere); Class C Michael Gray’s VENOM (Muscle Ridge 28, 250-hp Sisu); Class D RIGHT STUFF; Class E , no entrants; Class F Ed Torosian’s MS. ROSE (Mitchell Cove 35, 350-hp Cummins); Class G Todd Ritchie’s SEACOCK (Calvin Beal 34, 436-hp, Sisu); Class H Travis Otis’ FIRST TEAM (Northern Bay 36, 410-hp Sisu 645); Class I LISA MARIE (Libby 34, 690-hp Iveco); Class J David Myrick’s JANICE ELAINE (Northern Bay 38, 610-hp Cummins); Class K, no entrants; Class L Alfred Osgood’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS (Northern Bay 36, 900+-hp Mack); Class M: SIZE MAT- TERS; and Class N Andy Johnson’s WHISTLIN’ DIXIE (Holland 40, 1,000-hp Caterpillar).
The next race of the day was for wooden boats won by LORNA R.
In the Gasoline Free-for-All it was LORNA R. again.
The Diesel Free-for-All was all STAR- LIGHT EXPRESS Who also won the Fastest Lobster Boat Race.
Sunday, we were all greeted by a beau- tiful morning and initially sign ups were slow, but as the morning wore on more and more came to enter. About 1000 hrs. the last one was entered into the computer and the early thought was that 74 boats had entered, but the final tabulation showed that there were actually 90 boats racing, the most we had seen at any venue for a number of years. The winners in the Work Boat Classes (slightly different): Class A (Skiffs 16-feet
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