My View of Life on the Dock
The Legend Fred Shrigley Forwards The 2015 Rhumbline Striper Tournament Results-
70 participants
1st Place David Levielle picture attached
2nd Place tie : Thomas Ciamarmitoro & David Foote
Jr Winner: John Reardon
$600 in cash prizes and $700 in raffle prizes
Matt Ayer submits-
Joey,
The Rhumbline Striper tournament was a hit as usual. There were 76 individuals that entered and attached are a few photos of the first and second place finishers and their fish. I have also attached photos of the third place and junior winner for the tournament receiving their prizes.
1st place was Domenic Sanfilippo with a 46.01 pound striper.
2nd place was Al Williams with a 31.90 pound striper
3rd place was Tony Verga with a 30.86 pound striper
Junior winner was Brianna Ward with a 24.20 pound striper
I decided to end the nomination period early so we could perhaps catch the nominated sub shop/bakeries off guard. There was 4 nominees clearly in the lead at the time of the tally.
Our judges Craig Kimberley, Ed Collard, Toby Pett and Erik Lorden each individually placed their orders for a large Italian sub with oil and seasoning at the respective sub shop/bakeries. Again, wanting to perhaps throw off the nominated sub shops/bakeries that may have been on the lookout for a sub order for a “Large Italian Sub with everything on it”.
I assigned a point system that heavily favored taste (totally subjective) and value cost per pound (totally non-subjective) with 40 possible points awarded in each of those two categories.
Remaining was 20 possible points for equal distribution of meat and condiments. 5 points for the least equally distributed meat and condiments 20 points for the sub with the most equally distributed meat and condiments.
The scoring went as follows-
Sclafanis $6.09 per lb- 40 points
Virgilios $7.14 per lb 34 points
Destinos $7.16 per lb 34 points
Jeff’s Variety $7.44 per lb 32 points
average of all 4 judges-
Sclafanis 33 points
Virgilios 21.25 points
Destinos 26.25 points
Jeff’s Variety 25.75 points
5-10-15-20 least Equally distributes to most equally distributed
Sclafanis- 10
Virgilios- 15
Destinos- 5
Jeff’s Variety-20
SCLAFANIS 83
JEFF’S VARIETY 77.75
VIRGILIO’S 70.25
DESTINO’S 65.25
Again I’d like to thank the four judges- Ed Collard, Toby Pett, Craig Kimberley and Erik Lorden. Thanks to Kim Smith and Craig Kimberley for taking photos.
I’d also like to reinforce that there’s no shame in coming in 4th.
It’s true what they say, just like the Oscars, just to tally the number of votes to be nominated makes you a formidable joint to get a sub in the first place. No losers all winners in my book. I wouldn’t hesitate to order a sub from any of these places as well as many other sub shops in GTown that didn’t get nominated.
We’re crazy lucky that way, spoiled with great eateries in Gloucester.
Some Photos From Janet Rice-
If you haven’t gone to watch the spectacle you’re really missing out.
for more info www.fishboxderby.org
Joey…..Terrific coverage here on the Parade of Sail, but for those interested in the race itself the information has been sparse and late coming. In the past the Times has had good reporting on the race but none this year. The Race Committee had a real challenge from a fizzling breeze that backed away from the SSE where it started and half the entries were unable to finish within the four hour time limit. Or they just fired up their engines so as not to be late for the 6:00 PM post-race festivities at Maritime Gloucester. (Good judgment.)
The hospitality extended to visiting schooners this year was extra special. Here is a little story on the American Schooner Association website.
Al Bezanson
Here are just a few photos from the first Art Exchange on 8/18 on White Wharf in Rockport, with more to come in the future. We had a lot of fun listening to bluegrass and eating non art event fare such as hot dogs and popcorn before and after the Exchange itself. We had 18 participants and many more spectators, and the results of the evening were really interesting in terms of which pieces were considered most desirable in this flash art marketplace. For a little post-exchange analysis, check out the event’s website www.artnowrockport.com and sign up for the Art Now newsletter (which maybe comes out 4 times a year, so don’t panic) to learn what else is being cooked up over at Art Now Rockport. A HUGE thank you to Peter & Thi Linh Wernau of Wernau Asset Management and Ross Brackett of Brothers’ Brew — all of whom are big supporters of art (and other) events in Rockport. And another HUGE thank you to those of you who supported this project on Kickstarter. It was a great experience to crowdsource the funding for the Art Exchange and we reached our goal, thanks to you.
Elimination Races Niles Beach, Saturday June 9th, last race of the day. Mixed doubles battling a stiff wind.
–Len Burgess
Results courtesy Melissa Cox-
Greg Bover with the lever
Bumble Bee
Dragon Fish Box
Click the Picture Below For The Results-
Click The Picture Below For The Run The Goose Results-
3rd place Sal Parisi 33 lbs 8oz
Women’s Winner Donna Settler
Overall winner Rich Delong 42 lbs $700
2nd place Al Williams 33lbs 9oz
Junior winner Kevin Redmond
Weigh-In Pics
The over 40 crew of Joe Sanfilippo and Mark Duvall defeated the dory crews of Mike Harmon/John Scola and Jack Sultan/Mike Cody.
The Junior crew of Randy Parisi and LJ Robertson defeated the dory crews of Kyle Edmonds/Joey Ciolino, Ryan Sears/Scott Anderson and Brian Murphy/Ron Boidi.
In the mixed doubles race the team of self proclaimed greatest dory rower of all time Jimmy T and Katherine Richmond lost to Len Robertson and Christina Carpenter.
In the seniors heats the crew of Jimmy Tarantino(the self proclaimed worlds greatest dory rower)and Tom Jarvis beat out Nick Novello/Jeremiah Nicastro and Glen Harrington/Erik Dombrowski
In the second senior heat the crew of Joe Cominelli and Jerry Ciaramitaro beat out Jeff Muise/Ray D’amico.
Monday night there will be a final elimination race between the winners of the two senior races to determine who represents the USA vs Canada on June 20th. The race will be held Monday at 6PM at Niles Beach.
More International Dory Race Eliminations pictures and video to follow as the information comes in to the GMG news desk 🙂
Today is GMG contributor and all around great Egg Sharon Lowe’s 60th! Big Huge Congratulations are in order!
Good Morning Gloucester 