Page 18. MAINE COASTAL NEWS September 2011 LOBSTER BOAT RACING SEASON ENDS AT PORTLAND
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In the Gasoline Free-for-All it was LYNN MARIE, CRY BABY and BLACK DIA- MOND.
In the Diesel Free-for-All it was LISA MARIE, HEATHER & ISAAC and FIRST TEAM.
In the Wooden Boat Race, SEA FLEA, EMILY GRACE, and ABIGAIL & CARTER. For the Fastest Lobster Boat four boats came to the line and it was LYNN MARIE, with LISA MARIE second and HEATHER & ISAAC third.
The big battle at Winter Harbor was between LORNA R. and WILD, WILD WEST. Continued from Page 1.
Todd Hubbard’s LIZZIE [Willis Beal 38, 315- hp Cummins], second went to Spencer Dyer’s THE CHAIN [Holland 38, 330-hp Cat- erpillar 3126], and third was Bruce Poland REVA J. [B. Poland, Wood, 320-hp Isuzu]. There were no entrants in Class E, 336 to 435 hp, 24 to 33 feet, and with just one in Class F, 336 to 435 hp, 34 feet and over, Ed Torosian’s MS. ROSE [Mitchell Cove 35, 350-hp Cummins], this class was combined with Class G, 436 to 550 hp, 28 to 35 feet. In Class G first went to Bill Lowe’s EMILY GRACE [Bill Lowe, Wood, 300-hp GM] and Arnold Benner’s BECKY JEAN II [Wayne Beal 34, 450-hp Scania] was second. Class H, 436 to 550 hp, 36 feet and over, has been dominated by Travis Otis’ FIRST TEAM [Northern Bay 36, 410-hp Sisu 645] and he outpaced Frank Guptill’s DAWN MARIE [Calvin Beal 36, 500
hp Iveco] and third was Sam Lash’s LASH- ING OUT [Northern Bay 38, 500 hp Iveco]. There has been a big battle in Class I, 551 to 700 hp, 28 to 35 feet, between Gary Genthner’s LISA MARIE [Libby 34, 690-hp Iveco] David Taylor’s MISTY [Crowley Beal 33, 650 hp Scania], and Scott Wood’s WILD ONE [Crowley/Beal 33, 892-GM]. At the finish line it was LISA MARIE first, followed by WILD ONE and MISTY. There were no entrants in Class J, 551 to 700 hp, 36 feet and over, and Class K, 701 to 900 hp, 28 feet and over. There was only one entrant in Class L, 901 hp and over, 28 feet and over, Alfred Osgood’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS [Northern Bay 36, 900+-hp Mack]. There were also no entrants in Class M, 40 feet and over, up to 750 hp. In Class N, 40 feet and over; 751 hp and over, Keith Simmon’s HEATHER & ISAAC [Young Brothers 45, 800-hp Caterpillar] was first and Chris Page’s ABIGAIL & CARTER
The final race, Fastest Friendship Lob- ster Boat, it was HEATHER & ISAAC, DAWN MARIE and LASHING OUT. Sunday found us with another excellent day, bright and sunny with a cool northwest breeze.
In Work Boat Class A there was just one entrant, Hunter Labbe’s NATIVE. There were six boats in Class B, which was easily won by David Noyes’ ZIPPY [Carolina Skiff, 40-hp Johnson]. There were seven boats entered in Class C and the easy winner was LYNN MARIE.
The next race was for wooden boats which was won by ABIGAIL & CARTER with second going to Scott Dugas’ SAND DOL- LARS III [John’s Bay Boat, 2008, 700-hp Caterpillar] and LIZZIE third.
There were four entrants in the Gasoline Classes, one in each class. In Class A it was CRY BABY; Class B, Hank Thorburn’s ISLE OF SKYE [J. E. Jones, 1980, 270-hp Crusader]; Class C, BLACK DIAMOND; and Class D, LYNN MARIE.
BLUE THUNDER won Diesel Class A with second going to T. J. Wessel’s UP- TOWN GIRL [Beal 31, 130-hp John Deere].
There was only one entrant in Class B, TRACY COLE. Three boats came to the line for Class C and it was no surprise to see VENOM crossing first with MISS ATTI- TUDE second and Nick Page’s ALL OUT [Beal-Crowley 33, 300-hp John Deere] third. There was just one entrant in the next five classes: Class D, LIZZIE; Class E, Bob Dugas’ ENDURANCE [Mitchell Cove 32, 350-hp Caterpillar]; Class F, MS. ROSE; Class G, Zach Donnell’s HAPPY HOUR [Mitchell Cove 35, 575-hp Scania]; and Class H, FIRST TEAM. There were two boats entered in Class I, WILD ONE and Chip Johnson’s THREE STARS [Mitchell Cove 35, 650-hp Mack], which was won by WILD ONE. There were no entrants in Class J or K and there was just one entrant in Class L, which was Rick Albertson’s ALL SET [Holland 38, 1,200-hp MAN]. In Class M Wayne Clemon’s TEMP- TATION [Young Brothers 40, 650-hp Mack] and SAND DOLLARS III were on the line, which was won by TEMPTATION. In Class N it was WHISTLIN’ DIXIE first followed by Tom Clemons’ 4 GIRLS [Wesmac 46, 1,000-hp Caterpillar] and third was ABIGAIL & CARTER.
It was no surprise as LYNN MARIE took the win in the Gasoline Free-for-All. Second went to CRY BABY and third was BLACK DIAMOND.
In the Diesel Free-for-All it was WHISTLIN DIXIE, 4 GIRLS with ALL SET. In the Slowest Boat Race, the first boat to finish was Phil Tuttle’s QUEEN TUT [Thor Bay 26, 145-hp Isuzu], which ended up fourth. The last boat over was Adam Griffin’s NOT FOR LONG [Darryl Lamb, 36’, 210-hp Cummins] with a speed of just 10.4 mph. Second was Seth Walker’s MISS JESSICA [Morse/Barnes, Wood, Detroit]. The last race, Fastest Lobster Boat, was won by LYNN MARIE, with WHISTLIN’ DIXIE second and 4 GIRLS third.
WINTER HARBOR/PEMAQUID – It was another great weekend of lobster boat racing as competitors first headed to Winter Harbor on Saturday 13 August. It was a bright start to the day and the temperature threatened to climb up to the mid-70s.
There are no Work Boat Classes in Win- ter Harbor so it was right to the Gasoline Classes. Absent was FOOLISH PLEASURE, still not back together. UNDERDOG was hoping to be there, but an engine fire ended their hopes of racing.
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