Moffett Race Sails to Season's End
Crowded start line in outer Vineyard Haven harbor.
Crowded start line in outer Vineyard Haven harbor.
Apres, captained by Stephen Besse, gets off to a great start.
Apres, captained by Stephen Besse, gets off to a great start.
Nat Benjamin's Charlotte, seen from aboard Venture.
Nat Benjamin's Charlotte, seen from aboard Venture.
Thirty-seven boats competed in this year's Moffett Race.
Thirty-seven boats competed in this year's Moffett Race.
Fiberglass and wooden hulled boats sailed the 39th annual race.
Fiberglass and wooden hulled boats sailed the 39th annual race.
Charlotte and Juno pass by with West Chop behind.
Charlotte and Juno pass by with West Chop behind.
Schooner fights adverse currents heading back into harbor.
Schooner fights adverse currents heading back into harbor.
Sails unfurled on a beautiful Saturday.
Sails unfurled on a beautiful Saturday.
All size boats sailed the regatta.
All size boats sailed the regatta.
Stephen Besse and Apres crew pose with winners placque.
Stephen Besse and Apres crew pose with winners placque.
The annual Moffett Race is held each year in honor of Holmes Hole Sailing Association co-founder George Moffett, a veteran sailor who campaigned his yacht Guinevere for many years. The Moffett Race is an end-of-summer sailing ritual. It is a rainbow coalition of yachting. Every shape, size and kind of boat participates in the race.