Last Saturday was the 74th annual Dory Race between sister cities – and Grand Banks fishing schooner competitors – Gloucester, MA and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Canada won 3 of the 5 races, and there will be a second series in Lunenburg in August. Here are a few highlights from the races I saw.
Men’s 1-mile race, starting from Jodrey Fish Pier, at the head of the harbor.Team Canada (foreground) and Team USA outbound to the turning mark.Sam and Peter Taormina representing the United States smashed the Canadian team by roughly 40 seconds, but there is always great camaraderie after the finish.The 1/2-mile Women’s race outbound, with Team USA in the foreground.Team Canada prevailed in a well-fought battle.Most exciting was the Men’s Masters, with Team USA in the foreground.Another 1/2-mile course, it remained close on the return.The final push, with the boats synchronized stroke for stroke.Pretty impressive for one of the over 50 years of age races (there was another for Women).Team USA eked out a photo finish win by 23/100 of a second.
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