The 2016 Windjammer Days Guide is here!
For the 27th consecutive year, the Boothbay Register has produced a new Windjammer Days Festival guide - 2016’s cover photo courtesy of Jonne Trees at BRCTV.
For the 27th consecutive year, the Boothbay Register has produced a new Windjammer Days Festival guide - 2016’s cover photo courtesy of Jonne Trees at BRCTV.
This 40-page 2016 Windjammer Days guide includes all the events for this year’s festival, Sunday, June 26 - Saturday, July 2 - and this year there are two new ones: The Miss Windjammer Pageant and the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet.
Inside the full color glossy pages, you’ll find out about the visiting and local schooner/Windjammers that will be participating in the Parade of Sail on June 29; the musicians playing at the Whale Park stage, kid’s activities - Maine State Aquarium, Kids’s Alley and more!; golf, Artists Alley, craft fairs, and the excitement brought by those ne’er-do-well pirates!
Boats and more boats! Don’t miss the Boothbay Harbor One Design races or the Antique Boat Parade. And, speaking of boats, be sure to get out on the water with them all by taking a cruise aboard one of Boothbay Harbor’s excursion boat companies - Balmy Days Cruises and Cap’n Fish’s Boat Trips spring to mind. Boothbay Harbor -based schooners Eastwind and Lazy Jack will be settin’ sail as well. Visit www.boothbayharbor.com for contact and cruise info to make your reservations!
There are the competitions - from the lobster eating and oyster shucking contests to the codfish relay races and the tug of war across the harbor; the street parade with Grand Marshal Mac Andrews, the carnival, shuttle information, the lighted boat parade, tours aboard ships, at the USCG station, and down through the streets of town with the mysterious Lady in the Red Cloak ... and fireworks!
Read about Grand Marshal Mac Andrews - Salute! - and the American Eagle’s owner/Captain John Foss, as well as a sweet recipe used aboard the Eagle!
If you’re the athletic type who enjoys a good run, or walk, you might want to sign up for the Rocky Coast Road Race running (5K or 10K) or walking (5K), a route along the coastline.
Information about tours aboard the Schooner Harvey Gamage were confirmed at press time! The Gamage will be at the Boothbay Harbor Marina at Pier 1 Wednesday, June 29 and Thursday, June 30. Tours are on Thursday morning - above and below deck.
As always, for updates on the 54th Annual Windjammer Days Festival visit the official website: www.windjammerdays.org.
The Windjammer Day Festival is brought to you by the Friends of Windjammer Days and countless volunteers who love this festival, one of the longest running in the state of Maine. What better way to welcome another summer season?
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