On Saturday, Sept. 13, a day of light and variable winds, the 18-foot Marshall catboat Rosa Parks, driven by Jeffrey Craig, won the gaff class at the 37th Pat West Gaff Rig & Schooner Race in Vineyard Haven.

The Shields National Championship Regatta returned to Edgartown last week, with 24 boats battling it out over three days of racing off Cow Bay in a series marked by strong southwest winds and two rescues at sea.

Nevin Sayre completed his Island-wide sail Friday afternoon, traversing the perimeter of the Vineyard on a wing foil. The 55-mile trip took under five hours and raised over $45,000 for Community Services.

Josh Kegan and Enrica Jossi’s boat the S/V Lúthien appeared on the horizon of Menemsha Harbor on Saturday morning for the first time in a year.

Ten years ago, Edward Miller of the Menemsha Pond Racers challenged the Edgartown H12 fleet to a two-day regatta.