MYC Wednesday Racing 2004
Handicap PHRF racing happens every Wednesday evening from June into September. Just in front of Beacon Studios and Ned’s Point in Mattapoisett. This series is hosted by the Mattapoisett Yacht Club.
I shot these images on August 25, 2004 using a brand new Nikon D70 with a NIKKOR 18 -70mm AF-S kit lens. I could get really close to the boats from my inflatable dingy launched from Pico Beach.
Elusive a C&C 36 Capt. Edward Normand
Captiva a J-24 Capt. Collyer
Captiva in Silhouette
Herreshoff 12 1/2
The fleet getting ready to start in front of Ned’s Light
In Deep a Dufour 38 Capt. Bob Warren and his family as crew
Fireball a J-30 Capt. Butch Joy
Heinzee, a Pearson 35 with Capt. Rich Gleason in front of Crescent Beach
Racers jockeying for position before the starting gun
The starting gun
Helios, skippered by the late Charlie Prefontaine of the Mattapoisett Yacht Club before the start
Helios, a classic Alberg 35 Powering up after the gun
Santinka, a Pearson 34 with Capt. Scott Belliveau approaching the finish line
Horizon, a Pearson 10M with Capt. J, Flood crossing the line
Santinka well past the line with Horizon just finishing - under the moon
Blue Boy, the committee boat for the Mattapoisett Yacht waits for the rest of the pack
Fireball with Capt. Butch Joy leads the rest of the fleet across the finish line
Heading home
Another beautiful sunset in Mattapoisett harbor