Opera House Cup Regatta at Nantucket
by OHC Media 22 Aug 2014 18:10 BST
Opera House Cup Regatta at Nantucket © Ingrid Abery /
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A cherished tradition, the Opera House Cup Regatta, is held on the third Sunday of every August on Nantucket. The Opera House Cup Regatta was the first all-wooden, single-hulled classic boat regatta on the East Coast, and it attracts some of the finest sailboats in the country.
Past participants include former America's Cup winners (Intrepid, Weatherly, Columbia), well-known competitors (Shamrock, Endeavor) and such other notable yachts as the Mystic Seaport schooner Brilliant and General Patton's When and If.
On the smaller side, prestigious boats in the Dragon class and the classic Herreshoff-designed and Nantucket-built Alerions challenge the big boys. There are six primary awards presented to the winners of the Opera House Cup Regatta: Overall Winner, 12 Metre Class, Alerion Class, Classic Division, Spirit of Tradition Division and First to Finish.
The Opera House Cup Regatta is the grand finale of Nantucket Race Week, and the events culminated with the OHC Awards Party, held under the tents on Jetties Beach on Sunday evening. Good food, Spanky's famous raw bar, drinks, videos of the OHC race, a silent auction, presentation of the awards and music kept the party jumping late into the evening. The OHC Awards Party is considered "the party of the season" on Nantucket, and there were easily over 1000 attendees.
The full results can be found at www.operahousecup.org