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What is Vintage Pond Yacht Racing – 6ABC News Philadelphia

Skipjacks – Four Skipjacks competed in challenging conditions.
Schooners – The Schooners seemed challenged by water in the bilge.
36/600 – Nine yachts completed 24 races on Saturday.
Marbleheads – Thirteen yachts across three Marblehead types.
Highlights and Recognition – A thank you to all participants and volunteers.

Skipjacks – A total of nine Skipjacks competed on Friday morning.
Schooners – A total of 10 Schooners competed Friday afternoon, six less than 50 in and four over 50 in length-on-deck.
A Class and Unrestricted – Only two A class yachts made their 100 year anniversary along with two unrestricted yachts.
36/600 – A great turnout of 15 boats waited for the wind on Saturday morning, then a steady rain but eight races were completed.
36/600 Full Race – Here is a video of a full race in the rain with an thrilling photo finish.
Marbleheads – Sunday was clear and windy for 20 Marbleheads to compete across the three sub-classes.
Memories and Gratitude – Highlights from the regatta with thank you to all the volunteers and participants.

Skipjacks – A great fleet of 11 Skipjacks battled on the water Friday morning.
Schooners and Unrestricted – Small schooners with 9 yachts was the dominant class while a total of 12 boats were on the water.
36/600 – A large fleet of 18 vintage 36/600 had a great time on Saturday.
Marbleheads Traditional – Wow, 18 traditional Marbleheads raced a multitude of heats to crown a champion.
Marbleheads High Flyer and Classic – A total of eight yachts competed in these two smaller Marblehead classes.
Buoy Bashing – The Skipjacks gave a special demonstration of how one small buoy can cause so many challenges.

Skipjacks – A total of nine Skipjacks took to the water to kick off the 2021 Regatta.
Schooners and Unrestricted – A group of five schooners under 5o”, two over 50″ LOD, and three unrestricted boats competed.
Parade of Boats – A special parade of boats during lunch on Friday, if only the wind cooperated.
36/600 Day 1 – A great fleet of 19 vintage 36/600 competed across two days.
36/600 Day 2 – The vintage 36/600 all returned for a second day and battled it out to the finish of a multitude of heats.
36/600 Full Race – a video trying to capture a full race from the upwind mark location.
Marbleheads – A huge group of 22 Marbleheads competed across all three sub-classes.
Highlights – Highlights and recognition of the whole regatta.

Each of these videos is about 1 hour long.

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