Four Sisters Race

As touched on previously, four of the greater Gorch Fock-class training barques (USCGC Eagle, FGS Gorch Fock II, NRP Sagres, and NMS Mircea) met up in Norfolk earlier this summer as part of Sail250 and carried on to New York. Now, headed to Boston for the final leg of the tour, they are racing under canvas, with no “iron topsails” (auxiliary engines) involved, a rematch of sorts to the famous 1976 Five Sisters Cup run by the class for OpSail76. As noted by the USCG: “Yesterday, their commanding officers, sail masters, and cadets gathered for a commemorative breakfast. Today, friendship gives way to friendly competition. Fair winds and following seas to every crew.” Sal has the full details.