October 2008 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 7.
Eleven of the Biggest Yachts Compete at the Shipyard Cup
The 152-foot Perini Navi built ANTARA wins the Sailmaker's Trophy.
The Seventh Annual Shipyard Cup de- again the handicap system resulted in some
livered a first in “Bucket Racing”. With the very close finishes. WHITE WINGS slid
remnants of Tropical Storm Hannah keeping across just a minute ahead of TENACIOUS
the fleet tied up on Saturday, the Race Com- quickly followed by FREEDOM a mere seven
The big weekender winner was TOO ELUSIVE.
mittee managed to get two races off on Sun- seconds ahead of KATHRYNE GRACE.
day. As far as we can tell no other big boat TOO ELUSIVE was the first yacht home with
regatta has run two races on one day. the graceful schooner LIONS WHELP close
The talk at the Friday night Lobster Bake on her heels.
at Hodgdon Yachts was the weekend With two races in idyllic conditions on
weather prediction. The remnants of Hannah the books everyone returned to Wotton’s
were forecast to roar across New England Wharf for the awards ceremony. This year
bringing a swell, strong southerlies and the lovely and charming Miss Maine pre-
plenty of rain. At the skipper’s meeting the sented the awards to the winners. She had
conversation focused on the possibilities of spent the day racing on board LIONS
moving the fleet to a more protected anchor- WHELP and proved herself a capable crew
age, a cap on the breeze velocity the commit- person. With two firsts, TOO ELUSIVE won
tee and skippers were comfortable with for the Shipyard Cup.
the race, and revising the courses given the The Sailmaker’s Trophy, (a perpetual
forecast. All of these concerns were for award presented to the yacht that exemplifies
Phin Sprague's LIONS WHELP grabbed second in the second race of the weekend.
naught; Saturday proved windless and thick the spirit of the regatta) was awarded to
of fog. The only sensible decision for the ANTARA. “Johnno” Johnstone and his
Race Committee was to abandon Saturday’s crew demonstrated excellent seamanship,
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Hannah arrived at sunset and left before was towing quite a few lobster traps around
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sunrise, trailing in her wake a beautiful Maine the race course, he sailed back past the finish
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Passage for the start of race one. bottom. One of the “finest lobster yachts”
In a breeze with gusts to 22 knots and flat this region has seen ANTARA is the deserv-
water the fleet set off on the shortest course ing winner of the coveted Sailmaker’s Tro-
in the RC’s portfolio. KATHRYNE GRACE phy.
was the first away and held off all comers until With two competitive races, three great
well along on the second leg. She was over- parties and warm local hospitality the Ship-
taken by METOLIUS, SUMURUN and yard Cup remains in the words of one sea-
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port fetch and short beat allowed the speed- around.”
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