The Figawi Race
over Memorial Day weekend is a top sailing event on the east coast that kicks
off the Cape Cod and Nantucket summer season. Over 240 boats race from
Hyannis Yacht Club, a former stomping ground for the Kennedy family, to
Nantucket Harbor on late Saturday morning.
Nantucket, MA, May 25--- The weekend
began with a kickoff party on Friday night at the Hyannis Yacht Club. After a
long night of partying, we headed back to our slip and got a few hours of
shut-eye on the boat. Saturday morning came quick, as our seven-person crew
diligently prepared to race the beautiful “Calussa,” a 38-ft Sabre, to
Nantucket harbor. Late Saturday morning, we received a starting time of 11:24
a.m. in class D.