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Vineyard Takes Back Island Cup, Beating Nantucket 14-13 in Thriller

Aaron Wilson | Saturday, October 29 2022 - 7:02pm

For the first time in six years, the Island Cup is staying on the Vineyard. In a battle of wills, the Vineyarders outlasted Nantucket 14-13, holding their rivals scoreless in the second half.

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Romance of Sea, Reality of Sand Bar

Jim Malkin

I have found that the romance of sailing is often enjoyed before and after the reality of passage making.

At the Bridge Table: July 31

Jim Kaplan

Blackwood may be the most popular convention in bridge. In search of a possible slam, players bid 4NT.

Away to Tarpaulin Cove We Shall Sail

Lisa Stout

On Sunday, July 26, the Holmes Hole Sailing Association race headed to Tarpaulin Cove on the southern shore of Naushon Island.

Step Right Up and Meet the Fleet Next Week in Menemsha

Alex Elvin

The Martha’s Vineyard Fishermen’s Preservation Trust hosts its first Meet the Fleet event at Menemsha Harbor next Thursday. Most of the Island's commercial fleet will be on hand, plus historic ships and crab racing. The event is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on August 6.

History Repeats in Round the Island Race

Steve Myrick

What goes around, comes around, for Art Santry, and going around Martha’s Vineyard is in his blood. Mr. Santry was first in class for the 77th annual Round the Island race Saturday, and undefeated in two days of Round the Buoys racing on Thursday and Friday, following a long absence from Edgartown Yacht Club competition.

Shenandoah's Yawl Boat Destroyed in Harbor Collision

Steve Myrick

The U.S. Coast Guard investigated a mishap in which a fishing boat struck the yawl boat of the schooner Shenandoah Wednesday. The yawl boat, hanging from davits off the stern of the Black Dog ship, was destroyed; the two larger vessels were unharmed.