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On-going Exhibits -24 September 1917: Through These Gates: Maine Shipyard Photography 1858-2016
Maine Maritime Museum Bath
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-15 October 2017: The Net Results: Our Evolving Fisheries
Penobscot Marine Museum Searsport
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7 October 2017 – 10 June 2018: Pull To- gether: Maritime Maine in the 1914-1918 Great War
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- September 2017: Famine, Friends & Fenians
New Bedford Whaling Museum New Bedford, MA
AUGUST 25-27 Ted Hood Regatta Boston Yacht Club Marblehead, MA
19-21 NEFMC Meeting Beauport Gloucester, MA
OCTOBER 14 Awards Banquet & Dinner Robinson’s Wharf Southport Island
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NOVEMBER 14-16 NEFMC Meeting Hotel Viking Providence, RI
29-1 Work Boat Show Ernest N. Morial Conv. Center New Orleans
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SEPTEMBER 9 Around Islesboro Race Northport Yacht Club Northport
14-17 Newport International Boat Show Newport, RI
16-17 Maine Rocks Race (Shorthanded) Rockland Yacht Club Rockland
SHANNA & ERICK, but right at the start he got some rope in his wheel. As he headed up the course he looked as though he was still holding his own, but Greg Jordan’s LISA G. slid by for the win. In Class B, Chad Libby’s MYRTLE BELLE jumped into the lead and off she went. Class C was a going to be a rematch between Winifred Alley’s LAST DESIGN and Daniel Eaton’s WHITE LIGHTNING. WHITE LIGHTNING had won their fi rst encounter at Bass Harbor and since then they have not faced off again. As they came off the line they were bow to bow, but slowly WHITE LIGHTNING began working her way into the lead and they fi nished one-two. It may have been close at the start of Class E, but it was not long before Kenton Feeney’s BAD INFLU- ENCE was leading the other six entrants. Next up was Class F and Winifred Alley’s VICTORIA ANN got the easy win. BAND- IT grabbed second, but third went to Scott Young’s MY SHER E. Dana Beal’s RIGHT STUFF has been the boat to beat in Class G and today was no diff erent. Ten boats were on the line for Class H. Dean Beal’s MISS NORMA took the lead with second going to Tee Trundy’s TOP SECRET. There was just one entrant, Patrick Faulkingham’s MARGARET E. in Class I. In Class J it was a new boat owned by Heather Thompson, GOLD DIGGER [Wayne Beal 36; 675-hp Scania]. In Class K WILD WILD WEST got MOTIVATION. Eleven boats were on the line for the start of Class M(A) and Milton Merchant’s MISS TONIA lead the way to the fi nish. Chris Pope’s OLD SCHOOL got second. At the fi nish OLD SCHOOL lodged a protest against MISS TONIA, because her skipper was not wearing a life jacket. Following the race Milton confi rmed that he had forgotten to put his life jacket on so he was disqualifi ed. First went to OLD SCHOOL and second was Aaron Beal’s NIGHT MOVES II. The biggest class of the day was Class M(B) with 21 entrants so they were broken down into two heats with the top three facing off in a fi nal race. Last year Eric Beal’s KIMBERLY ANN was upset by Michael Faulkingham’s CAPTAIN COLE and Joshua Joyce’s ATONEMENT. The spectators were already for a rematch and a rematch they got. As they headed towards the fi nish ATONEMENT and KIMBERLY ANN were side by side with CAPTAIN COLE, just behind them. As they neared the fi nish line they were still in the same position with KIMBERLY ANN getting the win, ATONEMENT second and CAPTAIN COLE third in one of the best races of the day. We had a great start for Class N as Scott Perry’s RELENTLESS took the lead with Bill Haass’ DUNCAN & BLAKE right on his stern and that is how they fi nished. The race committee added another Diesel Class, Class O (Oh My God That’s a Big Boat, 44 feet and over) and many that had raced in Class N returned to the start line for this race. The battle for the top spot was won by Dan Rodger’s BOTTOM LINE. The Gasoline Free-for-All was won by THUNDERBOLT. There were no surprises in the Diesel
Free-for-All as WILD WILD WEST got the win, with MOTIVATION second and MARGARET E. third. The winner of the Lady Skipper’s Race
was Heather Thompson in her boat GOLD DIGGER. In the fi nal race of the day it was a repeat
of the Diesel Free-for-All: WILD WILD WEST, MOTIVATION and MARGARET E.
PEMAQUID – With the Winter Harbor Lob-
ster Boat Races in the book we now turned our attention to the Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races in Pemaquid on Sunday 13 Au- gust. This has always been a very popular race and it is the only race on the circuit not a points race as they run diff erent classes. If you are a judge you can get totally
frustrated trying to fi gure out the fi nish of a skiff race. The phrase “it is like herding cats” is apropos. Usually there are several streaking over the line at the same time and then they scatter amongst the boats never to be seen again. Judges take a boat, whether it be fi rst, second or third, and try to follow them. Sometimes they come to the commit- tee boat, other times you learn the winner from another racer, and sometimes you never fi nd out who they were. In the fi rst race of the day there were
eight boats on the line. When the fl ag dropped Gregory Carter’s BIG MAMA took the lead and won by four boat lengths. In the second skiff race there were 13 boats entered. As they came up the course the top three boats were stem to stem and it looked as though it was going to be a real close fi nish. Fortunately just before they crossed the fi nish line they separated with Frank Bennett’s NADEN getting fi rst. In the fi nal skiff race there were seven boats entered and this was easily won by Dan Carter’s BUSTER BOG. There are just two gasoline classes at
this venue and in the fi rst one (Four and six cylinder) there was one boat signed up, but they failed to come to the starting line. In the second race the spectators were going to see a great race between LYNN MARIE and Bruce Engert’s THUNDERBOLT, both with speeds in the low 50s. Right from the start it was close, but as they neared the fi nish LYNN MARIE slipped into the lead and took the win by a boat length. Next up was the Diesel Classes and we
went from one extreme to another as the win- ner of the fi rst Diesel Class (Diesel 175 hp and under, 24-feet and over), Dana Russell’s KNOT AGAIN was clocked at 9.9 knots. In the second Diesel race four boats were on the line and Matt Taylor’s C-GIRL, who won at Friendship, was looking to continue her winning ways and she did. In the fourth diesel race we all expected Don Drisko’s MERGANSER to be the boat to beat and he was. The next Diesel race (Diesel 251 to 350-hp, 24 and over) had six boats on the line with Raymond Carter’s WHO’S BUYN the favourite and he did not disappoint. Four boats were on the line for the next Diesel race (351 to 450-hp, 28 to 35 feet 11 inch and under). Josh Audet’s KARAMEL took the lead and sailed away from the others. Alan Knowlton’s SEA URCHIN and Bill McLean’s SHEILA & IVY were on the line for the next Diesel race (351 to 450-hp, 36 feet and over). SEA URCHIN slowly worked her way by SHEILA & IVY for the win. In the next race (451 to 650-hp, 28 feet and over) no one was surprised to see Chris Smith’s MISTY break out of the pack and streak up the course for the win. There were three boats on the line for the next race (651 – 800-hp, 28 feet and over) and we expected a great race between Dennis Young’s CHRISTINA & SETH and LA BELLA VITA. As they came up the course LA BELLA VITA slowly worked her way by for the win with just a boat length to spare. Third went to the newly launched RED LADY, owned by Donald Wotton. She is a Flower’s 43 powered with a 750-hp John Deere, and was fi nished by John Brackett of New Harbor. In the last diesel race (801-hp and over, 28 feet and over) four boats were on the line and this race was pitting MOTI-
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