Maine
Mid-Coast sailors capture Maine high school Fleet Racing Championships
On May 11 -12, more than 60 high school sailors from throughout Maine competed in the Down East Open and Maine High School Fleet Racing Championships at Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) in Castine.
The weather was in the sailors’ favor as partially sunny skies and winds between 4-13 mph held throughout the two-day event.
Sailors were hosted for this prestigious event by George Stevens Academy (GSA) and all on and off-water accommodations provided by MMA.
Saturday’s racing kicked off with the First A Division race held in a light breeze from the east. The wind then shifted to the southwest and although somewhat shifty picked up to 10 -12 mph for the remainder of the day’s racing.
The race committee, under Peter Clapp and MMA Varsity Sailing Coach Patrick DiLalla, was kept busy shifting marks on the race course to accommodate the changing conditions. At days’ end, Camden Hills and Oceanside high schools were one and two in the 13 boat fleet followed by Islesboro, Cherevus and Greeley.
Day Two started out overcast in very light southwest winds resulting in slow racing and a race abandonment mid-morning. The sun then came out, the breeze came back and steadied in the 8-12 mph range, treating sailors to excellent conditions for the remainder of the regatta.
The racing throughout the day was very close as Camden Hills, Oceanside and GSA battled it out for top honors. At the close of the final race GSA captured the Down East Open Regatta honors by a single point while Camden Hills secured the Maine High School Fleet Racing Championship.
Members of the victorious Camden Hills team included Charlie Conover and Ava Tobias, A Division and Elliot Condon, Teague Buchanan, Oliver Lee and Mabel Wight in B Division.
Additional participants included; Oceanside’s Emmett Dorr and Sarah Vallance in A Division and Henry Weymouth and Sophia Skrivanich in B Division, and Islesboro’s Alma Bewsher and Rosie Brimley in A Division with Eloise Mooney, Harper Conover, Ford Glotzel and Luke Neve competing in B Division.
Of special note, Oceanside’s Henri Weymouth was recognized with the regatta’s Sportsmanship Trophy.
The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition says over the past two weeks its immigrant defense hotline has seen an uptick in reported ICE detentions.
They say this corresponds with a national shift in ICE activity, including bids for local businesses to cooperate with ICE.
In Maine, the arrests follow a broader trend of targeting Black and brown immigrants, including people navigating immigration proceedings.
The coalition, which represents more than 100 organizations, says it’s ready to protect civil and human rights and is urging immigrants to prepare themselves and their families.
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They suggest having the defense hotline ready in case you witness ICE activity, making sure you have important personal documents in case of detention, and reviewing rights around judicial warrants in private spaces, like your home or workplace.
It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.
According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.
Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.
“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.
Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.
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