The 44th Buzzards Bay Regatta, presented by Mozzone Lumber featuring Marvin Windows and Doors, was held from August 5-7 at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, MA. The PROs were blessed with classic Buzzards Bay sailing conditions—for the most part, sunny, windy and choppy, permitting them to run up to 10 races for some classes over the three-day weekend. The 2016 BBR served as the J/24 Northeast Regional Championship, with Mike Marshall’s team from Jamestown, RI sailing PIPE DREAM into a slim one point lead over Carter White’s SEA BAGS SAILING TEAM from Portland YC. Taking third behind the dueling leaders was Matt & Kevin Coughlin sailing RISKY BUSINESS from East Greenwich YC. The rest of the top five included Chris Stone’s VELOCIDAD from Atlantic Highlands YC in fourth place, and Lee Buress’ crew sailing ON THE BEACH in fifth position. For more Buzzards Bay Regatta sailing information, visit http://www.buzzardsbayregatta.com/.