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Island. Small-town life still intrigues, with historical society lectures, art shows at the local whaling museum by John Galluzzo and neighborhood actors taking roles in the productions of the Bay Street Theater. America’s t took a long time for Americans to go from whaling to whale Cup contenders sail just offshore, watching. The former industry was all-consuming in the placing race watchers within reaching Northeast for a time. Whale oil lit the night in the late 1700s, distance of signature cocktails at open-air restaurants. Stepping from tabletop lamps to the lantern rooms of lighthouses. In beyond the bounds of the town to the those days, Sag Harbor sat atop the world, easily the economic rest of the Hamptons region brings center of Long Island. opportunities to sunbathe, sportfish, golf, antique and more. Times changed. The whales became rarer and new And this summer, the Captains technologies evolved, leaving the skills learned for decades Guide invites one and all to Sag Harbor for the second in Sag Harbor archaic. The time came when no one needed Antigua Barbuda Hamptons Challenge. This August 17, whale oil anymore, at least in the United States, and so Noyac Bay will glisten with the colorful spinnakers of capital was diverted from that industry to others. Life in Sag challengers from 10 Long Island yacht clubs vying for the Harbor quieted. biggest prize of all: One captain and his crew of six will With that pullback came a cessation in new building. be invited to take part—all expenses paid—in the 2014 Although that meant hard times then, it means pleasant Antigua Sailing Week. The party just begins when the antiquity today. The Federalist era homes built on the hardwinning boat crosses the finish line, as Antigua moves earned dollars of whaling captains and whale ship owners north for one night, bringing a Caribbean beach party are today stately manifestations of their era. to the East End of Long Island. If you’re coming to Sag Sag Harbor opens the door to the East End of Long Harbor in 2013, join the Captain, and join the party.
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