Blackburn Challenge

I borrowed this picture from Good Morning Gloucester, our very successful local blog. I was too lazy to get out of bed in time to capture the Blackburn Challenge in action. This is an annual race around Cape Ann, the island part. It honors a famous local hero who rowed a long distance with frostbitten hands. Therefore this is a rowing race. Here's a picture of the boats as they raced along the coast this past weekend. A friend of mine rowed a pilot gig boat in the race a few years ago and said it is a brutal 20 miles. Maybe I'll make it to photograph the race next year!