Monday, June 25, 2012
2012 International Dory Races!
A Gloucester tradition continues with the 60th Annual International Dory races between the US and Canada. The morning started out with showers but after the first race the skies cleared up for a great event. The first race of the day was the most hard fought. The US tandem of Jimmy and Laurel Tarantino rowed fast and furious to catch Canadians Rob and Nicole Hulbert to no avail loosing by half a second!
Here the results:
Mixed Division: Canada... Rob and Nicole Hulbert 6:44:32
USA...Jimmy and Laurel Tarantino 6:44:84
Junior Division:USA...Randy Parisi and LJ Robertson 6:37
Canada...Justin and Stefan Nickerson 6:47
Women's Division: Canada...Gail Atkinson and Patti Anne Verbaugh 6:41
USA...Denise Desautels and Edie Wald-Smith 7:19
Masters(Over 40)Division: USA... Lenny Billante and Jay Prince 6:30
Canada...Joel George and David Croft 6:47
Open Division (1 mile course) USA...Mick Cote and John Swift 10:12
Canada...Jeff Ellis and Mathias MacLellan 10:45
Jimmy Tarantino adjusts his thwart.
Mixed start.
Close finish!
Exhausted after a hard fought race!
True sportsmanship!
Junior division and a three way race!
Cormorant overtakes Canadians!
US Juniors Randy Parisi and LJ Robertson cross finish line.
Leaving the dory.
Race officials.
Women's division start.
Home stretch.
Canadians Gail Atkinson and Patti Anne Verbaugh celebrate their victory!
Master division start.
Jay Prince and Lenny Billante cross finish line.
Exhausted!
Picture time!
Strapped in!
Men's division start.
Heading out.
Committee boat breaks down and paddles out of the way!
Us men with big lead.
Home stretch.
Heading towards the finish line.
Passing "Jolly Roger".
Mick Cote and John Swift cross the finish line as victors!
Late for the races!
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