Whale Park - The Hub of Windjammer Days...
pancake breakfast
Tuesday, June 24
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Wednesday, June 25
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM.
Come enjoy a delicious breakfast in downtown Boothbay Harbor at Whale Park cooked up for you by some local Fire Fighters! All proceeds from this event will benefit our local fire department to help them keep us safe.
Breakfast includes hash browns, eggs, pancakes, bacon, blueberry muffin, coffee and juice. An amazing breakfast for $10.00/person! Eat well and feel good about it. Need more info? Contact Nick Upham at 207-380-5635
lobster eating contest
Wednesday, June 25
12:30 PM
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, CHOMP!!!
BE ONE OF THE FIRST 10 CONTESTANTS TO PAY THE $15 ENTRY FEE AND YOU’RE IN!
THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE THE FASTEST PERSON TO CHOMP DOWN TWO 1LB± LOBSTERS – TAILS, CLAWS AND KNUCKLES — AND YELL “YESSAH!” AND YOU’RE THE $100 CASH PRIZE WINNER!
Open to all but limited to ten participants. Sign up at the Friends of Windjammer Days tent in Whale Park at least 30 minutes before the 12:30pm contest start time.
$100 CASH PRIZE TO THE FASTEST CHOMPER!
2023 Lobster Eating Contest
Thank you to our generous host and sponsor for this event:
Lobsters generously donated by:
R/C sailing competition and spectating at the Spruce Point Inn dock and oceanside pool
In addition to a morning and afternoon of racing, the MMYC (Maine Model Yacht Club) will also provide opportunities for spectators to ask questions, inspect the boats, and even try their hand at sailing DF-65 & DF-95 model sailboats in Spruce Point Inn's oceanside pool. Spectators are also invited to inspect a variety of non-racing model yachts, which themselves are works of art.
The event is open to the public. Race day is scheduled for Sunday, June 23rd starting at 8AM, concluding around 4:30PM, followed by a trophy presentation on the Grandview Deck at 5PM. Rain date is scheduled for June 30th.
Cod Fish Race
Join us for one of Windjammer Days most famous (and infamous) events! The first member of 4-person pod hops into fishermen’s oilskins and rubber boots, grabs up two slimy fish and races around a crowd-lined short course. Then, they pass their attire and fish on to the next teammate and so on until the race is complete. The fastest time takes home a $100 cash prize and spectators enjoy endless laughs!
Please arrive at the starting line (by the Whale Park) 15 minutes before 2:00pm race start time and bring your completed entry form with you. First 10 pods to sign in in person at the start line will compete. Don’t be late or you might miss your chance for everlasting glory — which is a small price to pay for really slimy, smelly hands!
No online entries accepted the day of the race. On race day you must register in person.
Photo credits: Ben Williamson https://www.benjaminwilliamsonphotography.com
Cod Fish race sponsored by:
Fish generously sponsored by:
Oilskins provided by:
Maine State Aquarium
Wednesday, June 26; 10 AM - 4:00 PM.
It’s the 2024 preview opening! New tanks, interactive exhibits and hands-on activities. The popular touch tank and a preview of what the final redesigned aquarium will be. Also a great place to watch the Windjammer fleet sailing outside the harbor before the Gathering of the Fleet! So come to the Dept of Marine Resources Boothbay Lab at 194 McKown Point Road where at 1 PM you can also watch the Windjammers enter the harbor under full sail.
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