Sunday, July 13, 2008

Lobster Boat Races

Just back today from the races. We saw a Beals island boat reach 61.7 mph just before it blew it's engine and fail to coast to the finish line. I didn't realize that many of the new fast boats are purely racing machines built ultra light.
We had a smooth water trip down Friday, and a lumpy trip back today, but the Pike's been great. Searsport's harbor is just a shallow bowl looking east all the way down the bay. Rowing out to the Pike was slow going in a borrowed skiff.