Eggemoggin Reach Regatta

We sailed from Isle au Haut through Merchant Row and up into Eggemoggin Reach just in time to arrive at the finish line of the wooden boat regatta, http://ERregatta.com. This location at Brooklin Maine is the home of WoodenBoat School where you can learn to build your own wooden boat. We have never seen so many magnificent wooden boats and perfectly varnished brightwork and wooden masts and spars in one harbor anywhere.

In the morning, we explored the WoodenBoat Bookstore and the WoodenBoat School where we observed students working on their kayacks and small sailing dinghies. This looks like a very interesting program and maybe someday we will come up here to participate in building a boat. Take a look at some of the yachts I photographed below. I tried to show their beauty and their varnish. Enjoy the photos....

White Wings, a W Class yacht!
http://www.w-class.com/spirit_of_tradition_yachts/f/w_class_yachts_home.html

Team W-Class, White Wings with her FLEET!

Wild Horses, White Wings, Race Horse plus a sailing dinghy
http://www.w-class.com/spirit_of_tradition_yachts/f/w_class_yachts_home.html

Beautiful varnish

Ticonderoga and her gold leafed dolphin

Classic

CANGARDA and the Bow Sprit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cangarda

The Classic Herreshoff Sailing Dinghy, this is one you can learn to build

Island Spirit off the stern of M/V LITTLE VIGILANT, with her race boat to port!

The RACE Course for the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta