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Also in the June/July issues of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors magazine I learned about the Mill River Race, a fantastic-sounding race in and around Vinalhaven, ME. Rather than a standard 'round the buoys deal, the race is an out-and-back through narrow passages. In the map below, it seems to start in the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, near the North Haven label, and head Southeast into that tidal river. That just seems tons of fun because it is so unusual and unconstrained - except by raw nature. Quoting from the article: "... things get tight as the dinghies squeeze through tiny passages, some little more than a boat-length wide... small islands and big rocks create random lees..." I dig that.

Of course it helps that the race is run in North Haven Dinghies, a classic class of gaff-cats. They look like great little boats. Check out this slide show of the race.

Thanks to the June/July issue of Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors for highlighting this nice quote from author Hal Borland:

From the time we stand in youthful wonder beside a spring brook till we sit at old age watching the endless roll of the sea, we feel a strong kinship with the waters of this world.