Here you see Great Cove sparkling on Saturday evening. Those are the lights of the boats that raced in (or contained viewers of) the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta earlier in the day. As the lights twinkled, the sailors partied loudly at the WoodenBoat School campus on the Cove.
Sunday’s dawn light revealed the vessels docilely obeying the elements and lining up like a school of fish, while their occupants apparently were still dreaming of that party:
The annual Eggemoggin Reach Regatta for wooden sailboats began in 1985 and usually runs a 15-mile course in the Reach, ending at Great Cove. This year, the start of the race had to be delayed and the course shortened due to light wind. But, whether it be torrential rain, dense fog, or no wind, the Regatta party must go on – and it did. (Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on August 5 and 6, 2023.)