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60 hp.) First over the line was Daniel Gray followed by Herman Gary’s FOG CUTTER [16’ Crestliner; 48-hp Johnson]. In the fi nal Work Boat race of the day, (Mounted Hauler, 61 hp and over) we had ten boats on the line. One problem with running the Work Boats is fi guring out who is who. The fi rst boat over the line was a red and blue boat, but no one knew who it was, second went to Michael Emerson’s TRIPLE TROUBLE [Starcraft 19, 125-hp Mercury] followed by James Robinson, Jr.’s NATHANIEL [17’; 115-hp Johnson].


Next came the Wooden Boat Races and


for the fi rst time this season Wayne Rich appeared in his WIDE OPEN [26’ Robert Rich; 350 Chevrolet], but she was minus her house and now sported a spray-hood. On the line for Wooden Boat Race A (Any hp, up to 35 feet 11 inches) were LITTLE GIRLS and WIDE OPEN and no one was surprised when LITTLE GIRLS fi nished fi rst and WIDE OPEN second. Now came the fi ve Gasoline Classes, which had seven boats entered. In Class A, Four and Six Cylinder, 24 feet and over, Troy Alley’s STRIKE 3 was the only entrant and ran the course with a speed of 24.8 mph. As there was just one entrant in Class B (V8, Up to 375 cid, 24 feet and over) WIDE OPEN, skippered this time by Colyn Rich, and Class C (V8, 376 to 525 cid, 28 feet and over) Ran- dy Durkee’s BLACK DIAMOND [Holland 32, 454 Chevrolet] they were sent down the course together. We had two racers signed up for Class D (V-8, 376 and over, 28 feet and over) LITTLE GIRLS and Galen Alley’s LORNA R., but unfortunately LORNA R. was not running right and did not come to the starting line so LITTLE GIRLS ran the course for the win. Now came the race of the day, FOOLISH PLEASURE facing off against the Canadian entry DODGE IT. The Canadians have a very competitive circuit in Nova Scotia, but these are no longer working boats. DODGE IT is 30 feet long and was a boat used in the 1940s as a real working lobster boat. When creating the racing hull, she was cut down, decked over and a 450-hp Dodge engine installed. When asked about speed they said that they can do well over 60 mph. As the two racers came to the line we all fi gured this could be real interesting. When the fl agged dropped it looked close, but maybe a quarter of the way down the course with both boats too close to call


FOOLISH PLEASURE made a popping sound, slowed and went dead. Galen tried to get going again, but there was just a whining sound. That would be the day for FOOLISH PLEASURE and later it was learned that she had developed a problem with the blower plate.


Next up was the Diesel Classes. In Class


A (Up to 235 hp, 24 to 31 feet) there were two entrants, Seth Millikin’s FIRST CHANCE [Webber’s Cove 30, 225-hp John Deere] bested Arlin Alley’s SHELL SHOCK [Cape


Dory 28, 210-hp Cummins]. There were six racers on the line for Class B (Up to 235 hp, 32 feet and over). Ennis Wright’s ERIKA & KYLE [Young Brothers 33; 230-hp Cum- mings] has dominated this class and today he continued his winning ways. Richard Alley’s FAMILY ALLIANCE [Webber’s Cove 26; 305 hp Cummins] won Class C (236 to 335 hp, 24 to 33 feet) as the only entrant in the class. In Class D (236 to 335 hp, 34 feet and over) it was Dana Beal’s RIGHT STUFF [Libby 34; 300-hp Cater-


pillar] getting the win. The next race, Class E (336 to 435 hp, 24 to 33 feet) found three Holland boats on the line (Kenton Feeney’s BAD INFLUENCE [Holland 32, 350-hp Yanmar]; Steve Carver’s BIGGER DIRLS [Holland 32, 225-hp John Deere] and Nick Wiberg’s MISS KATIE [Holland 31; 355 hp Cummins]) along with Harris Norton’s FATHER’S FAVORITE [32’ Novi; 350-hp Caterpillar]. What a race it was, but right after the start BAD INFLUENCE took the lead followed by BIGGER DIRLS and MISS KATIE and they fi nished that way. For the fi rst time Ed Torosian brought MS. ROSE [Mitchell Cove 35; 410-hp Sisu] all the way from New Hampshire to compete in


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