Views of the Neighborhood

~ John W. Howell

Last weekend was the Harvest Moon Regatta which is a race from Galveston to Port Aransas. Here is some info on the race itself. This is taken from the Harvest Moon Regatta website which you can visit here.

The Harvest Moon Regatta ®steadily grew from the 17 yachts of 1987  (The first year) to over 260 yachts in recent years. This was due in large part to the perfect destination, Port Aransas. This ideal Texas port allows yacht owners and sailors to use minimal days from work to join in on what can be a most memorable overnight sail down the Texas coast during traditionally the best offshore sailing time of the year. And we can all do this in relative safety shared by some 200 other yachts. The race started on Thursday, October 13th at 2:00pm Central and finished at about 10:00am on Friday, October 14th

This first photo is of the boats beginning to arrive at the Port Aransas Jetty.

Harvest moon regatta

Here are two pictures of the boats up a little closer.

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This is a shot of the boats moving up the Corpus Christi channel toward Port Aransas

Boat Race

 

The jetty is made of limestone rocks brought in from the Hill Country up North. You can see people fishing off the jetty oblivious to the sailboats going by.

Sail boat race

Here is a shot of the first turn before the finish line.

Boat race

Here is the entrance to the marina which is the finish. The captains and crews stay in Port Aransas for a night of festivities and then depart on their own schedule.

57 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood”

  5. It looks like they had beautiful weather, John. Great photos, especially the close-ups, and I appreciate the back story info. Up here, boaters are scheduling when the marina will pull their boats out and shrink wrap them for the winter.

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  6. In my youth I lived in Plymouth, Devon, which was a major Royal Naval base at the time so we had a lively sailing race culture from gig racing (fast sleek fishing rowboats) to the Tall Ships in the superb Plymouth Sound. It’s a lovely sight to behold a race under sail power – they’re really beautiful.
    Thanks for the lovely photos and the memories 😀

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  10. Lovely shots, John!. My youngest son, Dominic, has his own sailboat in a marina at Bayfield, Ontario – along Georgian Bay. They certainly are a beautiful sight in full sail! Unfortunately, his boat is now out of the water and sitting with others on a tennis court nearby for the winter.

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  12. Such peaceful shots, John, and it looks as if you had the perfect day for capturing them! I imagine an event such as this is good for participants as well as the “natives,” right?!

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  21. Beautiful shots and the weather was perfect! I have a friend whose husband would participate but was not able to make it this year. Our falls are different but they can be special with that full moon over the water. Makes one glad not to have run away in the heat of the summer!

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