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CASTINE CLASSIC YACHT REGATTA TO CELEBRATE CONCORDIA 75TH ANNIVERSARY Waterfront News
CASTINE - This year’s Castine Classic Yacht Regatta sponsored by the Castine Yacht Club, will honor the classic Con- cordia class yachts. A magnifi cent fl eet of Concordias will rendezvous in Castine to kick-o ff a month-long celebration marking the 75th
Anniversary of these famed 39’10”
and 41’ yachts. Designed by C. Raymond Hunt with the assistance of Waldo Howland, the Concordia Company commissioned 103 yachts of this class from 1938 to 1966, all but four of which were built at the Abeking and Rasmussen shipyard in Germany. With their extraordinary success as offshore rac- ers and cruisers, these Concordias became the biggest class of large wooden sailboats ever constructed. On Wednesday, July 31, notable examples will be on exhibition at the Castine Town Dock.
The Concordia yachts will be honored at a symposium on July 31 at 4PM. in Dela- no Auditorium, Maine Maritime Academy. The symposium will review the design, construction and sailing qualities of these historic yachts. John Eide, Editor of The Concordian and skipper of hull 65 Golon-
The Belfast Rotary Club is very pleased to bring the 4th Annual Belfast Harbor Fest and Host of the National Boatbuilding Challenge to the coast of Maine! As part of this year’s Belfast Harbor Fest, the National Boatbuilding Challenge will see teams of two compete to build a 12 foot wooden skiff in less than 4 hours. The competition was a huge success in past years and has been held in South Carolina for the past 22 years. Teams receive the plans to the Passy 12, a plywood skiff, ahead of time and may practice all they want before the competi- tion. They bring their molds, glued up (but not cut) transom, homemade oars, and tools. All of the materials are provided and you get to keep the boat, all for a registration fee of just $150! All teams start at the same time and must fi nish in less than 4 hours. Then there is a relay rowing race in the harbor. Teams are judged on speed of build, quality of craftsmanship and speed on the water. Bring the whole Family!
There is something for everyone at this
drina, will chair the discussion among the panel of restorers, historians and sailors of Concordia yachts.
The symposium panel – still in forma- tion- is expected to include Doug Adkins, author of the defi nitive biography of Dorade (with foreword by Llewellyn Howland), who brought back from the ashes his Con- cordia, Coriolis; Queene Foster, author of Chapman Boating Etiquette, who sailed her fi rst Concordia as a young “hippie” and now skippers Concordia Misty; Ben Mendlowitz, noted marine photographer and owner of Concordia Starlight; and Giffy Full, re- nowned wooden boat surveyor.
This Concordia event follows on from Castine celebrations in the last two years honoring the great early 20th
century classic
designs from William Fife III of Firth of Clyde, Scotland, and Nathanael Herreshoff of Bristol, Rhode Island.
The fourteenth annual Castine Classic
Yacht Race to Camden will set sail from the Castine harbor bell at 11:30 AM on August 1. This 20 nautical mile race, which feeds into the Camden to Brooklin race on August
year’s Harbor Fest. The Festival is a week- end long event celebrating all things marine related. There will be a “Launch Party” on Friday night kicking off the Festival with music, food and locally brewed beer hosted by Three Tides Waterfront Bar & Marshall Wharf Brewing Company. Saturday will feature a 5k race, famous blueberry pancake breakfast, demonstrations and speakers, free kids area, classic small boat show, and more. Vendors and exhibitors will be displaying and selling their wares, as well as giving demonstrations on various crafts and trades. Admission to the festival is free and promises to be a great time for the builders and spectators alike. You can be a part of something really special on the Belfast waterfront…the Bel- fast Harbor Fest. We are seeking vendors and exhibitors interested in joining us on Saturday, August 17th. This well publicized event is sure, as in the past, to draw well over 2,000 to Belfast.
If you are interested in competing in We Need Your Help!
A small group of people, mostly from the Friends of the Boat School (FOBS), gathered to bring the Boat School back to life on 24 January. The School needs $2,000 a month to cover the basic expenses. This is doable, but will not be easy. They do have some donated boats and some new Whitehalls that could be sold to raise some of the needed funds. The rest would have to be raised other ways.
Steps are already being taken and the School will come back to life because of the determination of a few who have never given up hope. Now that few needs your help.
Membership Levels:
Dinghy $10; Whitehall $25; Eastporter $35; Friendship Sloop $50; Downeast Skiff $100; Journeyman $500; Tradesman $750; Mentor $1000 Name: Address:
City/State/Zip: Telephone: E-mail:
Mail to: Friends of the Boat School, 16 Deep Cove Road, Eastport, ME 04631
Looking to have metal work done at a reasonable cost? Welding a specialty!
Also marina slips with lots of parking and storage available. Call: (207) 991-1953
South Main Street, Brewer, Maine 04412 The Concordia MISTY sailed by Queene Foster at the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta.
2 and the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta on August 3, is expected to attract a magnifi - cent fl eet of Classic and Spirit of Tradition yachts, according to David Bicks and Bob Scott, chairmen of the Castine events. The race notice/entry form and sailing
the boatbuilding, displaying your small boat, having a booth at the festival or just want more information, visit our website at
instructions for the Castine to Camden race are available at
www.castineyachtclub.org. Information on Camden to Brooklin race and Eggemoggin Reach Regatta is available at their website
www.erregatta.com.
4th Annual Belfast Harbor Fest Announced for 16-18 August
www.BelfastHarborFest.com or email us @
Belfasthbrfest@gmail.com. See you at the Festival!
DiMillo's Yacht Sales Opening Offi ce at Front Street Shipyard
BELFAST - Front Street Shipyard on the Belfast waterfront is welcoming DiMillo’s Yacht Sales to its facility. DiMillo’s Yacht Sales is opening a brokerage offi ce in one of Front Street Shipyard’s newest buildings where the company will sell new and used yachts. The new relationship with DiMillo’s Yacht Sales will allow Front Street Shipyard to enhance its offering to current and new customers living in and visiting the mid- coast region. DiMillo’s Yacht Sales will have 600 square feet of waterfront offi ce space, with both land space and dockage to display brokerage yachts, as well as new Sabres and Back Cove boats. The new offi ce will open May 1, 2013. DiMillo’s Yacht Sales has hired Scott
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Kinney to start up the offi ce. Scott has a 35- year history in the yacht sales fi eld. His past experience includes national sales manager with Hatteras Yachts, yacht broker with Nor- walk Cove Marina, and sales manager with both Hinckley and Grand Banks Yachts. Scott will be offering brokerage services for both power and sailing boats and represen- tation for new Sabre and Back Cove Yachts. “In our continuing effort to grow the boating business in mid-coast Maine, we’re happy to host a reputable brokerage offi ce like DiMillo’s Yacht Sales that will service our region,” said JB Turner, president of Front Street Shipyard.
Among the yachts initially represented in Belfast by DiMillo’s are a 2005 47’ Sa- breline named Sunshine, a 2010 41’ Grand Banks Europa named Island Runner, and a 2005 35’ Duffy. “We’re eager to get DiMillo’s Yacht Sales established in our new facility at Front Street Shipyard,” said Chris DiMillo, president of DiMillo’s Yacht Sales. “In its relatively short time in business, Front Street Shipyard has created a full-service facility with a talented workforce that has high standards of craftsmanship.”
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