Sailing
For the last two weekends, the eyes of the sailing world have been glued to the finals of the America’s Cup in Bermuda.
Zach Lee of Chilmark won the single-handed race from Newport to Bermuda on his sailing vessel Yankee Girl.
The fourth annual Vineyard Herreshoff Cup Regatta will be held on Menemsha Pond on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25.
The fourth annual Vineyard Herreshoff Cup Regatta will be held on Menemsha Pond on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25. Seven Herreshoffs representing the Edgartown Yacht Club will sail five races against seven Herreshoffs from the Menemsha Pond Races over the two days.
The regatta is a Corinthian competition requiring great sportsmanship. Sailors and their spouses will be dining together Saturday evening, between the two days of racing. Sail MV will officiate.
The Vineyard Haven schooner Alabama ran aground off the coast of Connecticut Sunday night with a group of school children aboard. No one was injured.
Mary Morano has skippered her high school sailing team to smooth waters, always casting a sailor’s eye on life. She has been sailing since age seven, and two years ago made a comeback following a serious accident on the water.