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The Chilmark Historical Commission will present a lecture titled And She Alone Remains: The Past, Present and Future of the Charles W. Morgan, with Matthew Stackpole at the Chilmark Public Library on Wednesday, August 11 at 5:30 p.m.
Literature at Lighthouse
A special evening program called Ships and Sailors, with a tour of the Edgartown Lighthouse, music, and grog and hardtack for the little ones, will take place at the lighthouse on Friday, August 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
A beautiful weekend for sailing with brisk winds and fair weather was marred briefly on Sunday morning when the captain of a 12-metre sailboat was injured. Dennis Williams, the captain of the Victory 83, was transported to the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for treatment after he was hit in the head by the boom of another sailboat in a congested moment at the leeward mark at the start of a race.
The 12-metre regatta is hosted by the Edgartown Yacht Club.
Where Island businesses and Island residents meet in West Tisbury, friction has followed.
On Thursday night a public hearing continued at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Big Sky Tents to determine whether their proposed facility in the West Tisbury light-industrial district is an appropriate use of a property that abuts a residential zone and makes use of an ancient way.
Abba Breaks Up
A 36-foot foot Beneteau was dismasted yesterday in the outer Edgartown harbor and five people aboard were rescued. Charlie Blair, harbor master, said the accident happened around 2 p.m. in the afternoon. He said the boat called Abba, out of Hyannis, lost its mast near the R6 buoy. The wind, according to the airport, was blowing southwest at 15 mph.
Mr. Blair said he couldn’t understand what had caused the accident.
Barefoot, a 39-foot Grand Banks Eastbay cruiser, may have hit a rock when it sank late Saturday afternoon outside of Edgartown harbor. The captain, Dwight Gesswein, of Fairfield, Conn., and two passengers were rescued by a passing powerboat.