Arion a Taylor 44.5 with Capt. Nancy De Pietro.

With a PHRF handicap of 23, Arion is the fastest in the A fleet.

No Quarter Given a J-30 with Capt. Mark Thornhill. With a 150 rating she is the slowest in the A fleet. But don’t let that fool you. She has the best winning record in the A fleet.

Kindred Spirits a j-120 with Capt. Butch Joy. Another fast boat in the A fleet with a 60 PHRF rating.

On the left, Halestorm, a Beneteau 35s5 with Capt. David Kellner. On the right, Gryphon 11. The late Sue Mc Gowan’s Pearson Triton.

Kindred Spirits, No Quarter Given, and Arion jockeying for position before the gun.

Fleet A 30 seconds to the gun.

Arion finds a gap in the line and starts her charge to the line.

Arion in the lead after a with a great start.

Gryphon II with her crew from Pico Beach heads to the line for the MBY fleet B start.

Goodspeed, the committee boat displays the courses for the evening with several of the A fleet boats on starboard tack heading out towards Nye’s Ledge.

Gryphon II first tack after the start.

Billy Budd a Hobie 33 with Capt. Jeffrey Lee on the right.

Slicker, an Ensign from Mattsail with students from Old Rochester Regional High School.

Slicker hard on the wind - these Ensigns are fast little boats.

Arion on her final downwind leg.

Chillin on Arion.

Arion enjoying the late afternoon sun.

Arion, wind on wing heading to the finish line for 1st place.

This is Brisk, a Cape Cod Bull’s Eye with Capt. Nick Nicholson. Based on the Herreshoff H-12½ design, the Bull’s Eyes deck has been modified to handle stronger winds and seas of Buzzard’s Bay.

Kindred Spirits finishing 3rd.

The rest of the A fleet heading to the finish line.

In Deep finishing 5th.

No Quarter Given finishing 4th.

Elusive almost at the line finishing 2nd.

For the official final race results view the Mattapoisett Yacht Club’s finish sheet here — Race Results.