Sailing
Results of the top sailboats in last weekend’s Vineyard Cup have been released by Sail Martha’s Vineyard, an Island nonprofit that manages the event.
In Class 1, Miss Maralyn skippered by Ehren Federowicz placed first, followed by Lucky Lady, whose skippers were Dick and Pat King, and Silhouette skippered by Rebecca Colson.
In Class 2, Mischief skippered by Phil Hale came in first, Arion skippered by Peter Strock came in second, and Magic Time skippered by Dan Culkin placed third.
These were the top finishers in the 85th Annual Regatta of the Edgartown Yacht Club, held from July 10 through 12.
Wianno Senior Division (21 boats)
1, Cochenoe, Donald Law; 2, Yankee Dime, Frank Saul; 3, Cheerful, Lloyd B. McManus Jr.; 4, Heritage, John Fallon; 5, Aurora, Holly Edmonds; 6, Dauntless, Jeff Tracy; 7, Lente Festina, Kevin Plunkett; 8, Golden Summer, W. Patrick Lentell; 9, Rapparee, Peter O’Keeffe; 10, Odin, Andrew Dunne 4th.
Shields Division (9 boats)
A Vineyard sailor in one of the smallest boats was among the winners of Saturday’s ’Round the Island Race.
Roger Becker, in a bright red 24-foot sailboat called Gloria, was one of four first-place winners. The race was part of this past weekend’s 85th annual Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta.
Thirty-seven sailboats participated in this year’s ’Round the Island contest. It truly was challenging because of the lack of enough wind.
The third annual Vineyard Cup, one of the Island’s biggest sailing events, will take place this coming weekend.
At last count more than 60 boats have registered to sail in Nantucket Sound over the weekend, but the event begins Thursday morning with windsurfing in Vineyard Haven outer harbor.
The Cup starts with the two-day East Coast Junior Olympic Windsurfing Championships, which begin at 9 a.m. at the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club.
The three-day 85th annual Edgartown Yacht Club regatta got off to a sailor’s start yesterday with a fresh breeze. Under clear blue skies and perfect sailing conditions, more than 150 sailboats competed for prizes in the Edgartown outer harbor.
Today and tomorrow is a continuation of the one-design sailing off the Edgartown lighthouse with boats from as small as the Optimist, an 8-foot sailing dinghy, to as large as the 30-foot Shields sailboat.
Sailing already is getting under way this summer.
The Vineyard Haven Yacht Club is observing its 80th summer. The Edgartown Yacht Club is hosting more summer sailing events than it did a year ago. Sail Martha’s Vineyard is gearing up for its big sailing classic Vineyard Cup in mid-July. The Holmes Hole Sailing Association has launched its Sunday and Thursday races.
Across the Island’s harbors, the boats are here. Plenty more are coming. The talk at yacht clubs is about events, wind, markers, crew and gear.