Eleven schooners, many National Historic Landmarks, ranging in size from 57 to 135 feet, raced in the Maine Windjammer Association‘s 2022 Great Schooner Race in Penobscot Bay last week.
As reported by the Courier-Gazette: The vessels sailed past the Rockland Breakwater on Thursday before things began in earnest on Friday, with a captains’ meeting aboard Victory Chimes early in the morning and the start of the race at 11 a.m. Between 2 and 3 p.m. vessels crossed the finish line and returned to Rockland Harbor. An awards ceremony was held at the conclusion of the event.
In the end, Schooner Stephen Taber was the champion and winner of the Cutty Sark trophy as the fastest vessel. The other top finishers were:
Flying Jib Class — 1, Schooner Olad.
Coaster Class — 1, Schooner Stephen Taber; 2, Schooner Lewis R. French; and 3, Schooner Victory Chimes.
Leeward Class — 1, Schooner J. & E. Riggin; 2, Windjammer Angelique; and 3, Schooner Ladona.
Windward Class — 1, Schooner Mary Day; and 2, Schooner American Eagle.