Figawi race : Hyannis to Nantucket / Joe Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Joe., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sailboat racing--Competitions--Massachusetts--Pictorial works.

Sailboat racing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, portraits.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

When three friends gathered at Baxter's Boathouse in 1972 to discuss their Memorial Day weekend plans over a few beers, none of them would have suspected that they were on the verge of creating one of the prestigious sailing events on the Atlantic coast. The Figawi Race began as a challenge among a group of sailing enthusiasts who wanted to see who could race their boat to Nantucket first. After the first race, in which Bob "Red" Luby beat out brothers Bob and Joe Horan, it was decided by Bob Horan that it should become an annual event. In 1973, there were 15 boats, and the Figawi Race was off and running. The race evolved into a three-day event complete with a New England clambake. Figawi Race: Hyannis to Nantucket shares photographs and stories of a race that for over 40 years has continued to bring friends and sailors together.

Contents:

The early years

Figawi boats

Sunday on Nantucket

Joke-telling session

Winners and awards

Figawi Charity Ball

Friends of Figawi

Program book and other treasures

Figawi remembers.

OCLC:

882107365