The 42nd Annual Figawi Race Weekend include sailors from several states, 240+ boats (including 30 power boats) and more than 3,000 sailors and visitors participating and watching.
The weekend begins with a kickoff party tonight from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hyannis Yacht Club.
Early Saturday morning, crews will begin gathering. Skippers and boat owners will prepare their boats, gather their crews, and head out to the start line. The first boat officially begins at 10am off the Hyannis Port Jetty.
However, beginning around 8am, the parade of sailboats head out of Lewis Bay, pass by Kalmus Beach, and gather off Hyannis Port.
The boats start from 10am until approximately 12pm, depending on their handicapped start time. Around 200 plus sailboats in 13 divisions compete across Nantucket Sound, in various courses, to be the first one to reach Nantucket.
Depending on the various conditions, etc. the theory of the Pursuit Race format is all competitors should reach the Nantucket MO(A) at around the same time. They finish at the entrance of Nantucket Harbor and parade into Nantucket Boat Basin. Standing on the beach at Brant Point Light is a great spot to watch all the action.
Monday morning at 10am it is time to get back to racing. The newly formatted Monday Race dubbed "Redux" has been changed to encourage as many entrants as possible. The race now ends in a neutral location allowing skippers to head north or south towards home. The gathering at HYC in the later afternoon includes entertainment and one last time to enjoy the Figawi camaraderie until next year.
Best spot to watch from: Hyannisport, Kalmus or Veterans Beach in Hyannis.
For the first time, track the race with a new app from Kattack.
Information from Figawi.com