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A thoroughly refurbished schooner Shenandoah was relaunched Saturday morning at Boothbay Harbor in Maine.
The Shenandoah, one of the Black Dog tall ships that sail from Vineyard Haven harbor, had undergone about six months of extensive rebuilding at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.
“We essentially did what is referred to as retopping — a rebuilding of the vessel from the waterline up,” said Bob Foster, a spokesman for the shipyard.
Forty contestants from Island elementary schools participated last Saturday in the fifth annual Model Solar Car Race, held at the basketball court at the Chilmark Community Center.
Beginning with a standard kit of parts supplied by the Vineyard Energy Project, participating fifth and sixth graders put their technical knowledge, design sense and creativity to the test. Design of the cars was constrained only by the need to collect the sun’s rays.
In the weeks following the devastating earthquake in southwestern China, a senior at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is raising money to help the victims.
Laura Kimball of Oak Bluffs, who herself was born in China, has spent the last week collecting money and plans to do it through Memorial Day weekend.
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Memorial Day weekend on the waterfront comes early this year and the fish seem to know it. Bluefish, striped bass and all the right fish already are here and even more fish are arriving.
The prevailing word on the waterfront is that the best is yet to come. The seasonal migration below the surface that began well over a month ago is still underway.
Tennis, Anyone?
The Vineyard Youth Tennis Center will be hosting a mixed doubles tennis tournament from May 30 to June 1 at its facility in Oak Bluffs. The tournament will benefit the center’s scholarship fund that raises money to send deserving children to tennis academies in Florida. Entry fee is $80 per adult team and $50 for a junior team.
For more information, call Scott Smith at 508-693-7762 or e-mail at [email protected]. Registration forms can also be downloaded from their Web site at vineyardyouthtennis.org.
Tennis Classic
The Vineyard Youth Tennis Center will host its second fundraiser for its scholarship fund on May 31 and June 1. The entry fee is $80 per adult team and $50 per junior team. All money raised will benefit the scholarship fund that will enable deserving children to attend week-long tennis academies in Florida. Entry forms can be downloaded at vineyardyouthtennis.org, or can be obtained by calling 508-693-7762.