I was able to catch the start of the race on Saturday morning. It was a traditional start as was common practice in the late 1800's. At 9 am, the start gun was fired from the upper deck of the Eastport Yacht Club. Skippers hopped into their dinghies/inflatables and rowed like mad to their yachts. Only when the skippers arrived and climbed on deck, could the anchors be weighed, sails hoisted and racing commence.
A short video of "Elf" starting the Race named after her.................
For more info on Elf, refer to Thomas Armstrong's excellent posts on Elf from his blog "70.8%".
I do have a question for the bloggosphere? What in the world is the figurehead for Elf?... a sea monster? a sea pig with fangs?..... see the following pics...........
San Francisco has been running their Classic Yacht event, the Master Mariners Regatta, for years. A short video of some of the Classics spotted at this years Master Mariners regatta..........
2011 Master Mariners Regatta- the teaser from Phinneas Photoboy on Vimeo.
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