Rockland, Maine, Regatta Scheduled
Around Islesboro Race (2010) courtesy Rockland Yacht Club
KnoxVillageSoup: On Saturday, June 18, the Rockland Yacht Club will celebrate the longest day of the year by hosting the annual Solstice Race and Dinner.
All sailors are welcome. There will be 3 Performance Handicap Racing Fleet divisions: division 1 will group ratings up to 160, division 2 will group rates from 161 and up and division 3 will be a non-spinnaker class.
The Rockland Yacht Club will open at 9:00 a.m. for check-in and registration, followed by a skippers meeting at 10:00 a.m. The first warning signal will be at approximately 11:30 a.m. The race has a planned elapsed time of 3 to 4 hours. A 2011 Solstice Celebration with Racers/Cruisers Cookout & Pot Luck Dinner at the Clubhouse for participants will follow racing at 4:00 p.m. Grilled items will be available for a small fee.
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Herald Gazette: KnoxVillageSoup
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