2017 St. Peter's Fiesta

The 90th St. Peter's Fiesta was blessed with good weather and spectacular water sports. Sunday alone I took 192 shots. That's something I've been trying to avoid, makes choosing which ones to publish much more difficult, not to mention the time it takes to edit.

St. Peter

 Visiting St. Peter.

 Pie eating winner!

 Pavilion Beach

 Ride

 From the Birdseye Deck atop the Beauport Hotel.

 Friday women's Seine Boat Champs.

 Team "Rowgue"

 Flying grease and grass skirt!

 A gull flies by!

 Close but no prize!

 Randy Sweet Friday winner.

 Randy hits the water.

 Hitting the beach.

 Randy being carried away.

 Saturday National Anthem.

 Close race!

 Saturday Seine boat winners.

 Falling to gravity.

 Nice effort.

 Oh so close!

 Randy Sweet wins Saturday too!

 Victory fall!

 One happy Greasy Pole walker!

 Sunday Seine boat winners.

 Pitching in to shove off Nina!

 The sun breaks out on the platform.

 Nothing but grease!

 Friday and Saturday winner Randy Sweet almost has a three peat!

 This walker grabbed the flag but he didn't take it down!

 He only brought with him grease!

 Another close one just out of reach!

 Sunday Greasy Pole Champ Jake Wagner!

 Taking down the flag!

 Hitting the beach.

 Being carried away.

 Wagner at the Greasy Pole shrine.

 Brothers in arms! Future Greasy Pole walkers?

2017 International Dory Races!

The weather just did cooperate with just a few sprinkles. But with little wind the race course was smooth for the rowers.

A special thanks to Damon Cummings for providing the results!

Canada vs USA

Results:
Mixed Doubles:
USA Alex Pizzamenti & John Francis 6:01
CAN Gladys Collicutt & Morgan Smith 6:18

Junior Division:
CAN John Ernst & Josh Bell 5:53
USA Anthony Sanfilippo & Robbie Horne 6:29

Woman's Division:
CAN Taylor & Danielle Dempsey 6:40
USA Alexis Novello & Kristen Burnham 6:51

Master's Division:
CAN Willie Wells & Walter Nickerson 5:57
USA Jimmy Tarantino 6:04

Senior Division:
USA Marc & Nick Giacalone 9:43
CAN Brent & Todd Dempsey 9:50




The dories.

 Spectators

 Standing for the National Anthems.

 Mixed Doubles start.

 Home stretch.

 USA winners crossing the finish line.

 Junior Division start.

 Canadian Juniors crossing the finish line.

 Women's Division start.

 Half way out.

 Two kayakers watching the races.

 Canadian women cross the finish line.

 Canadian Masters Willie Wells and Walter Nickerson getting ready.

 Master's Division Start.

 Canadians and gulls!

 USA Jimmy Tarantino and Rick Miles close the gap!

 Canadian Master's winners cross the finish line.

 Senior Division start.

 Nick and Marc Giacalone pulling hard.

 Heading out to the half way flag.

 Waving Old Glory!

 Heading home!

 Tight race.

 Giacalone brothers pulling away while the Canadians check their position.

 USA Seniors cross the finish line.

 Exhausted rowers.

 The Senior Division winners Marc and Nick exhausted.