Sailing
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a distress call reporting a boat on fire in Vineyard Sound Tuesday afternoon, but the problem turned out to be an oil leak that was generating dark smoke.
Fifteen little pirates complete with swords, eye patches and a full vocabulary of sea-worthy words boarded the Sea Gypsy in the Oak Bluffs Harbor on a recent morning.
Competing in the 79th Round the Island Race Saturday, the shipshape crew aboard the U.S. Naval Academy vessel Integrity made every second — and every wisp of wind — count.
At the Vineyard Cup awards ceremony Sunday, which followed three days of spirited racing in Vineyard waters, it was Nantucketer Wendy Schmidt who took the top prize in the classic division.
The 11th annual Vineyard Cup is set to sail this weekend, with three days of racing in Martha's Vineyard waters. The annual Seafood Buffet and Auction precedes the sailing competition Thursday evening.
Two years ago, a 40-foot double-hulled canoe called the Hokule’a left Honolulu on a round the world journey, logging over 150,000 miles using only the stars, wind, ocean currents and the movement of birds to set its course. This week it arrived on the Vineyard.