Strong Winds Fill Sails at 43rd Annual Moffett Race
Moffett Race is annual end of season competition sponsored by the Holmes Hole Sailing Association.
Moffett Race is annual end of season competition sponsored by the Holmes Hole Sailing Association.
Boats bobbed in choppy waters in Vineyard Haven's outer harbor.
Boats bobbed in choppy waters in Vineyard Haven's outer harbor.
Rules of the Moffett Cup handicap previous year's winner in the current race.
Rules of the Moffett Cup handicap previous year's winner in the current race.
The Moffett Cup is always a good combination of camaraderie and competition.
The Moffett Cup is always a good combination of camaraderie and competition.
Sails fill with wind propelling boats into Vineyard Sound.
Sails fill with wind propelling boats into Vineyard Sound.
This is the race when sailors come together and have one great finale on the water.
This is the race when sailors come together and have one great finale on the water.
Boats parade by off Eastville Beach.
Boats parade by off Eastville Beach.
Strong winds propelled sailors through the 43rd annual Moffett Race on Saturday.
In the race, Mo Flam bested his Alerion 28 rivals and the rest of the Moffett fleet to take first place with Penelope.
Strong steady winds over 15 knots kept everyone moving on race day.
Alan Wilson, skipper of the Stuart Knockabout Altius, was presented with the Jewett cup for 2020. Alan and Tom Wescott shared the Dan Culkin best attendance award for 2020.
Complete results from the top 16 finishers follow with corrected times:
Mo Flam, Penelope, 3:30:16; Jim Dixon, At Last, 3:32:29; Tom Wescott, Tamu, 3:33:35; Richard Armstrong, Chicane, 3:33:52; Frank Sutula, Soma Holiday, 3:34:14; Roger Becker, Gloria, 3:37:34; Nat Benjamin, Charlotte, 3:37:40; Jerry Goodale, Sienna, 3:39:44; Geoffrey Gibson, Full Circle, 3:41:37; Wendell Colson, Silhouette, 3:44:22; William Huyett, Ferien, 3:47:31; Stephen Besse, Apres, 3:52:23; Jeff Robinson, Phra Luang, 3:56:04; Peter Goodale, Stormalong II, 4:03:59; David McDonough, Trinity, 4:05:11; Michael Loberg, Masquerade, 4:10:02.
Post season racing continues for Holmes Hole sailors.