First places also to Lazy Jack II, Stephen Taber, Nathaniel Bowditch

Mary Day earns Cutty Sark, Windward Class awards in 2013 Great Schooner Race

Holly S. Edwards
Tue, 07/09/2013 - 4:00pm
The Nathaniel Bowditch overtakes the Mary Day and J. & E. Riggin during the 2013 Great Schooner Race in Penobscot Bay, racing from Islesboro's Gilkey Harbor to Rockland Harbor. (Courtesy Steve Pixley)
The Mary Day catches the J. & E. Riggin, which is working to catch up to the Stephen Taber. (Courtesy Steve Pixley)
Mercantile and Angelique. (Courtesy Steve Pixley)
Cinematographers Joshua and Natsuko Shaffer submitted more than a dozen photos from the Great Schooner Race to share with PenBayPilot.com readers. Read about them at ChibiMoku.com. (Courtesy Chibi Moku)
(Courtesy Chibi Moku)
Cinematographers Joshua and Natsuko Shaffer are working in Belfast for a month, and were invited to photograph this year's Great Schooner Race. (Courtesy Chibi Moku)
Capt. Barry King aboard his coaster Mary Day. (Courtesy Chibi Moku)
(Courtesy Chibi Moku)
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    ROCKLAND — The Maine Windjammer Association's 37th annual Great Schooner Race got underway July 5, with 17 schooners, coasters, yachts and ketches vying for 11 awards.

    In total, the vessels — ranging in size from 34-feet (length on deck) to 132-feet — were sorted into four classes. Each class was awarded first, second and third places in the race between Islesboro's Gilkey Harbor and Rockland Harbor.

    The Flying Jib Class cannon start was at 11 a.m., followed by the Coaster Class start at 11:15 a.m., the Leeward Class at 11:30 a.m. and finally the big boats, the Windward Class at 11:45 a.m.

    The awards ceremony was held at Sharp's Point South Friday night at 7:30 p.m., a few hours after the last schooner finished the race. The 90-foot coaster Mary Day, homeported in Camden, won both the Windward Class and the Cutty Sark Award, for first place winner overall. The Mary Day was built in 1962 and is owned and operated by Capts. Barry King and Jen Martin.

    Winners from the 2013 Great Schooner Race
    (All schooners raced in classes based on vessel size and design)

    Cutty Sark Award
    • First Overall - Mary Day

    Flying Jib Class (under 50 feet)
    • First Place - Lazy Jack II
    • Second Place - Olad
    • Third Place - Prudence

    Coasters Class (pre-World War I vessels)
    • First Place - Stephen Taber
    • Second Place - Grace Bailey
    • Third Place - Lewis R. French

    Leeward Class (post-World War I vessels)
    • First Place - Nathaniel Bowditch
    • Second Place - Angelique
    • Third Place - Heritage

    Windward Class (largest vessels)
    • First Place - Mary Day
    • Second Place - American Eagle

    Participating schooners:

    American Eagle - 92-foot Fishing Schooner; built in 1930 in Gloucester, Mass.
    Homeport: Rockland
    Capt. John Foss

    Angelique – 95-foot Cruise Ketch; built in 1980 in Palatka, Fla.
    Homeport: Camden
    Capt. Mike McHenry

    Grace Bailey – 80-foot Coaster; built in 1882 in Patchogue, N.Y.
    Homeport: Camden
    Capt. Ray Williamson

    Heritage – 95-foot Coaster; built in 1983 in Rockland
    Homeport: Rockland
    Capts. Doug and Linda Lee

    Heron – 52-foot Yacht; built in 2003 in Camden
    Homeport: Rockport
    Capt. Nigel Bower

    Isaac H. Evans – 65-foot Coaster; built in 1886 in Mauricetown, N.J.
    Homeport: Rockland
    Capt. Brenda Thomas

    J.& E. Riggin – 89-foot Oyster Dredger; built in 1927 in Dorchester, N.J.
    Homeport: Rockland
    Capts. Jon Finger and Anne Mahle

    Lazy Jack II – 45-foot Yacht; built in 2004 in Hope
    Homeport: Camden
    Capt. Sean O'Connor

    Lewis R. French – 64-foot Coaster; built in 1871 in Christmas Cove
    Homeport: Camden
    Capts. Garth Wells and Jenny Tobin

    Mary Day – 90-foot Coaster; built in 1962 in So. Bristol
    Homeport: Camden
    Capts. Barry King and Jen Martin

    Mercantile – 78-foot Coaster; built in 1916 in Little Deer Isle
    Homeport: Camden
    Capt. Andrew Gardiner

    Mistress – 46-foot Yacht; built in 1960 in Little Deer Isle
    Homeport: Camden
    Capt. Gus Aprans

    Nathaniel Bowditch – 82-foot Yacht/Fishing; built in 1922 in E. Boothbay
    Homeport: Rockland
    Capt. Owen Dorr

    Olad – 48-foot Yacht; built in 1927 in Osterville, Mass.
    Homeport: Camden
    Capt. Aaron Lincoln

    Prudence – 34-foot Yacht Ketch; built in 1987 in Rockport
    Homeport: Rockport
    Capt. Neal Parker

    Stephen Taber – 68-foot Coaster; built in 1871 in Glen Head, N.Y.
    Homeport: Rockland
    Capt. Noah Barnes

    Victory Chimes – 132-foot Ram Schooner; built in 1900 in Bethel, Del.
    Homeport: Rockland
    Capt. Kip Files

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