October 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 5.
FALCON Wins Maine Retired Skipper's Race
CASTINE – One of the most interesting stated that this would mean an abandon-
sailboat races held on the coast has to be the ment, and then a restart. However, it was
Maine Retired Skipper’s Race hosted at thought that there still would not be enough
Maine Maritime Academy in Castine on 16 wind to complete the race in the time limit and
August. To compete, you just need to be thus they should just continue.
over 65. As the wind started to fill from the
As the racers gathered for the skipper’s sou’west, six boats should have started, but
meeting a fog hung over the harbor. The none had cleared the line yet. By 1340 three
forecast was for the fog to lift, turn sunny, boats had crossed the line and ten minutes
but the issue would be the light and variable later another six were off. By 1400 the breeze
winds. had filled in nicely, but was just about 5
Forty-one boats were signed up for the knots. Ten minutes later all the boats were
race, but four would not make the start. The over. ALAMAR, which was the first boat to
tug PENTAGOET was the committee boat start, was 55 minutes late.
and signaled that the course would start at The wind held steady and boats began
the Castine buoy, out to Turtle Head, down rounding the first mark about 1435 and 50
FEARLESS, crewed by an all women crew, places a very respectable fourth.
to Islesboro Ledge back to the starting buoy, minutes later the first boat rounded the sec-
then out to Turtle Head and return to the ond mark. With the wind still light the race
finish at the Castine buoy. The race commit- committee decided to shorted the course and
SURVEYORS FOR
tee looked at the race course and was con- finish it when the boats rounded the third
MAINE'S MARINE COMMUNITY
cerned that there was not much wind any- mark.
where. However, ripples on the water to the Despite the light wind GOLDEN
west and they thought it would fill in from FLEECE was forced to withdraw when the
there as the forecast had called for. A horn top 18 inches of the mast broke off. ASSOCIATED
signaled the beginning of the starting se- As the racers headed for the finish on
quence, and as the time ticked off the wind the third leg a real battle was brewing be- MARINE SURVEYORS
completely disappeared. This is a staggered tween FALCON, skippered by John Gardner,
start with the handicap being assessed at the and CAT’S PAW, Richard Libby, for first.
beginning. When the first boat, ALAMAR, CAT’S PAW was gaining, but just did not
was due to start she just sat about 100 yards have enough time to get by. Third went to
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from the line. As more time ticked away not FLYING LADY, Ed Brown, who sailed an
one boat had started 30 minutes later. A excellent race.
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discussion took place with race committee A first in the 57 years of this race was the
and its head, Butch Minson, who was racing. all women’s crew on board FEARLESS, skip-
It was wondered whether to cancel and re- pered by Andrea Devereux, which captured
start when there was more wind. Minson fourth overall.
Lower Falls Landing
Yacht Skipper Type Start Finish Elapsed
106 Lafayette Street
1 FALCON J. Gardner New York 32 1356 1603:27 2:07:27
Yarmouth, Maine 04096
2 CAT’S PAW R. Libby Lindenberg 28 1358 1604:41 2:06:41
3 FLYING LADY E. Brown Swan 46 1408 1611:20 2:03:20
4 FEARLESS A. Devereux Lindenberg 28 1358 1616:17 2:18:17
5 AVALON J. Ely Frers 33 1401 1617:33 2:16:33
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6 WINDSPRITE F. Pederson Pederson 26 1352 1617:45 2:25:45
7 CRACKERJACK A. Krulisch Cambria 40 1402 1618:15 2:16:15
8 LEDA T. Rodgers —- 1402 1618:47 2:16:47
9 HOLY SMOKE M. Turner Sequin 40 1406 1619:46 2:13:46
10 GENTIAN A. Layton New York 32 1356 1620:23 2:24:23
11 WALKABOUT J. Waterbury Tartan 10 1358 1621:16 2:23:16
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