Page 22. MAINE COASTAL NEWS July 2018 Lobster Boat Racing - Boothbay & Rockland
of Fastest Working Lobster Boat. At the end of racing, a drawing was held
for two round trip airline tickets anywhere Elite Airways fl ies. This was picked from the winners of the Gasoline and Diesel Classes and the big winner was Josh Audet (KARA- MEL). It was now onto Rockland the following
day (17 June) and what a beautiful day it was. When sign-ups concluded there were 56 entrants, which guaranteed a great day of racing. In the Gasoline Classes there were no
From Bass Harbor came Parker Murphy and BAND-IT, which won Class F at Rockland. Continued from Page 19.
close, but the win went to GOLD DIGGER with MISTY back by just a quarter of a boat length, but still winner of his Class. Back on the line was BLUE EYED GIRL for Class K (701 to 900 hp, 28 feet and over) and his competition was Gary Genthner’s LISA MARIE [Libby 34; 690-hp FTP]. It was BLUE EYED GIRL by about three boat lengths at the fi nish line. Two boats came to the line for Class L (901 hp, 28 feet and over) and Tom Clemon’s MOTIVATION [Northern Bay 36; 1,000-hp Caterpillar] slipped by Ed Shirley’s MISS KARLEE [Mitchell Cove 32, 1,000-hp Caterpillar] for the win. Alan Knowlton’s SEA URCHIN [Young Brothers 45, 375-hp John Deere] was the only entrant in Class M(A) (40 feet and over, up to 500 hp) so he run up with the three entrants in Class M(B) (40 feet and over, 501 to 750 hp). The fl ag dropped and it was a good start, and they were bow to bow. As they neared the fi nish line KIMBERLY
entrants in Class A and D. In Classes B, C and E there was one entrant so they all came down together, each winning their respec- tive classes: Class B, Michael Clayton’s J. T. BEAN [34’ Vinal Beal; 350 Mercruiser]; Class C, BLACK DIAMOND; and Class E, BUD & DAWN. At Boothbay there were no entrants in
ANN slowly worked her way into the lead winning by about half a boat length in the best race of the day! Seven boats were on the starting line for Class N (40 feet and over; 751-hp and over) and the early favourite had to be Andy Johnson’s WHISTLIN’ DIXIE [Holland 40; 1,000-hp Caterpillar], who got the win.
It was no surprise that BUD & DAWN
took the top spot in the Gasoline Free-for- All.
Again it was no surprise who would
win the Diesel Free-for-All as WILD, WILD WEST came streaking across the line fi rst. In the fi nal race of the day, the race
committee decided to break up the Fastest Lobster Boat into a working and non-work- ing race. As WILD, WILD WEST came up the course, it was wondered if BUD & DAWN might be able to give them a race. WILD, WILD WEST came over the fi nish line with a three boat length lead. Next was MOTIVATION with BUD & DAWN right on her stern. So MOTIVATION took the title
Diesel Class A, but today three boats lined up for the start. When the fl agged dropped Gary Hatch’s QUEEN’S LADY and Avery Waterman’s LEDGE HAMMER [Webber’s Cove 26, 225-hp John Deere] and it was real close as they neared the fi nish, but as they got closer LEDGE HAMMER slid out in front for the win. There were no entrants in Class B, so it was onto Class C and this was going to be a great race. LAST DESIGN has been a dominate boat and the only threat in the past has come from Daniel Eaton’s WHITE LIGHTNING [AJ 28; 305-hp Cummins], but there was a surprise entrant, Steven Os- good’s VENOM, which most remember as a real speedster. Just after the fl ag dropped LAST DESIGN and WHITE LIGHTNING were bow to bow, but at the half-way point WHITE LIGHTNING was gaining separa- tion. However, sneaking up the left side was VENOM and she was even with WHITE LIGHTNING, and slid by for the win by just half a boat length with LAST DESIGN third. Parker Murphy and BAND-IT [Duff y 35; 430-hp Cummins] came over from Bass Harbor and took the top spot in Class F with second going to KARAMEL back by a boat length. Now came a rematch in Class G, but Todd Ritchie’s SEACOCK showed up and would he be able to best RIGHT STUFF and ANOTHER DIRLS? Right from the start RIGHT STUFF showed the way to the fi nish line for all competitors with second going to ANOTHER DIRLS. In Class H it was MISS NORMA getting the win. Again the only entrant in Class I was MISTY so she raced
down with Class J, which pitted her against GOLD DIGGER. As the two came up the course it was close, but again GOLD DIG- GER just got by for the win. In Class K, Jeff Eaton’s LA BELLA VITA [Northern Bay 38; 750-hp FPT] has been a dominate boat in this class, but would she have enough for BLUE EYED GIRL? BLUE EYED GIRL took the lead right from the start and never looked
back.There was just one entrant in Class M(A), SEA URCHIN and she raced down with Class M(B). Now at Boothbay the clos- est race of the day was between KIMBERLY ANN and MISS AMITY. As they came up the course it was again extremely close and it looked as it was anyone’s race to win. As they closed in on the fi nish line KIMBERLY ANN slowly over took MISS AMITY and got the win for the second day. There were 11 boats entered in Class N so it was opted to have two heats. Because there was only one entrant in Class O, WILD, WILD WEST, she came up the course with them. WILD, WILD WEST jumped right into the lead and never looked back. Now the battle was between JACALWA who slid out into the lead and went on for the win. Unfortunately WILD, WILD WEST suff ered a breaking steering arm and was forced to retire from further racing. In the Gasoline Free-for-All, it was no
surprise to see BUD & DAWN streaking for the fi nish and win, but just before the fi nish they slowed and began turning off the course. Before he could get back BLACK DIAMOND slide by for the win. The Diesel Free-for-All went to MOTI-
VATION, with BLUE EYED GIRL second and GOLD DIGGER third. Next up was the Wooden Boat Races. In
Wooden Boat (A) a great battle took place between EMMA G. and QUEEN’S LADY, EMMA G. slowly took the lead and held it for the win. Three boats lined up for the Fastest
Lobster Boat and it was not surprising to see MOTIVATION lead everyone over the fi nish line with BLUE EYED GIRL second and GOLD DIGGER third. At the awards ceremony, the winner of
the two round trip airline tickets from Elite Airways for the Rockland races went to Kaleb Campbell of North Haven, winner of Class D in WARDEN’S WORRY. Now it is onto Bass Harbor on 24 June
and this is always a great time for both racers and spectators alike.
A Visit to the Erie Canal Museum and
DISCOUNT POWER TOOLS CORDED POWER TOOLS CORDLESS POWER TOOLS FUELED POWER TOOLS PNEUMATIC POWER TOOLS FASTENERS HAND TOOLS
MATERIAL HANDLING
POWER TOOL ACCESSORIES SAFETY SUPPLIES WELDING SUPPLIES
the Naval & Military Park in Buff alo Continued from Page 9.
the USS THRESHER off Portsmouth, NH. Then over to the LITTLE ROCK, which entered the very end of WWII and in 1957 she would undergo a conversation to a guid- ed missile cruiser. She is full of numerous exhibits covering the years she was in ser- vice, which were quite interesting. Then it was over to the CROAKER and one quickly learns how tight the quarters are on board a WWII submarine. What caught my eye was her power plant, which was a Cleveland 16- 278A, which is the same engine that is in the tug SATURN and many other tugs that were re-powered after the War. CROAKER did six war patrols in the Pacifi c sinking 11 Japanese vessels. She was converted to a hunter/killer in the 1950s and was stricken from the Navy in 1971. There are numerous other exhibits in
the Park, which include small craft, air craft, mines and torpedoes, and models. There is also exhibits explaining the maritime history of Lake Erie, especially during the War of
1812, Civil War and WWI. I was impressed with the exhibits and this Park is well worth the stop. My worry is that exhibits, such as these vessels, take a vast amount of money to keep going and hopefully there is enough support from the public to keep it going. Then we were off to Niagara Falls and it
was a fun couple of days playing tourist. We wandered the Park, watched the fi reworks and headed into the Falls on board MAID OF THE MIST. It was interesting to fi nd out these both MAIDs were built in Ontario, taken apart and then re-assembled on the Canadian side where they were running out of till fi ve years ago. Then it was back to salt water as we
headed to our yearly visit at Mystic Sea- port Museum in Mystic, CT. There we found shipyard workers putting planks on MAYFLOWER, which they need to have completed and back in Plymouth, MA the end of next spring. Remember smell the roses before you cannot smell at all !
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