(Rockland, Maine)- What a party! The Penobscot Bay Rendezvous is on the
map as one of New England's best regattas. Last year 55 sail and
powerboats gathered for the four-night three-day event co-hosted by
Wayfarer Marine and Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. Momentum has been behind
this event from the beginning and we expect this year to draw even more
boats to this all out fun regatta. Remember, it was recognized by
Yachting Magazine as one of the World's Best events!We are honored to announce that LifeFlight of Maine is our beneficiary. All proceeds from the event will go to the essential medical service. One that is especially relevant to yachtsmen.
What does LifeFlight of Maine do?
When someone in Maine finds themselves in a life-threatening situation, be it illness or injury, a call for medical help is made. For the most serious of calls, people in Maine rely on LifeFlight to provide advanced care and rapid transport to specialty care such as burn, trauma, cardiac or transplant centers. Often, LifeFlight is literally a second chance at life.
Now with a worthy cause, the fourth annual Penobscot Bay Rendezvous, August 14-17th will once again be Maine's most exciting sail and powerboat regatta of the season. Super yachts, to classics to performance racers, passage-making power cruisers, Picnic Boats and lobster yachts are invited to enter. The Penobscot Bay Rendezvous is a celebration of boating and boatbuilding. Featuring daily races for sailboats and a panoramic setting for powerboats, the participants will be hosted each night at a different exclusive venue. Delicious locally sourced menus, dancing and fireworks are all a part of the ticket.
Central to the growth and have been a core of passionate J sailors who enjoy living and/or cruising in New England and, particularly, Down East Maine from Portland to Eastport. Two of them are sailing single-handed- Ron Hart’s J/109 TRUE NORTH from Camden, Maine and Scott Miller’s J/122 RESOLUTE (the same person and boat that won the Bermuda One-Two in 2013).
In the SPIN Division 1 is Tom Gill’s J/100 SEA SMOKE from Boston, MA, Doug Coleman & Chris Holm’s J/46 SKITTERYGUSSET from Wayzata, Ben Blake’s J/160 ATLANTIC and Mark Scheffer’s J/40 LEGACY from Vineyard Haven.
Sailing SPIN Division 2 is Jesse Henry’s J/80 CHAISE LOUNGE, Patti Spaulding’s J/24 HAVOC and Larry Turner’s J/29 RENEGADE. Gorgeous weather is anticipated for the weekend and it’s particularly nice when you have the backdrop of the hills surrounding Penobscot Bay during sunsets.
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