Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition Nantucket Race Week       Results from day one of Nantucket Race Week, a day of various one-design races held Saturday, August 11. Only one race was sailed: Rainbows: Tobey Smiles, first place; Stephen Mead, second; Whitney Dow, third. More ... A sailing niece recalls Opera House legacy BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR       He won the very first Opera House Cup 34 years ago, and Cedar Poirier fondly recalls what her uncle Bob Tiedemann meant to her. "U. B.," as she called him, introduced her and her sisters to the world of 12-metre sailing; what he handed down will stay with her always. More ... TIGHT LINES THE GIFT OF GIVING with Andrew Spencer       Birthdays are a funny thing. It seems like everyone over a certain age complains about having them because it means they're another year older. But what's the big deal? Life goes on, you get older, the world keeps turning. Told you it wasn't any big thing. More ... From the sidelines       LITTLE LEAGUE FALL BALL REGISTRATION Registration for Nantucket Little League fall ball is now underway. New and returning players are invited to register for Tee Ball (ages 5- 6), Minor League (ages 7-12), Major League (ages 9-12) and Softball (ages 7-12). Returning players will be placed in the... More ... ISLAND SKIER JAMES MARTINSSON SCALES NEW HEIGHTS BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR       When last we spoke with James Martinsson, he was planning a winter of serious downhill skiing in the western United States, where he would reach speeds of 80-85 miles per hour. The Nantucket resident is one of an elite group of world-class downhill racers who ski for national rankings. More ... Coffin shines from the mound again in league action BY JOSH GALVIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER       Kenny Coffin continued his brutal assault on offenses in the Woodbat League game of the week in Tom Nevers last Thursday. Coffin earned his third win of the season with a complete game, shutout performance, lifting Toscana Corporation (4-1) above the Barber Furniture Blacksheep (1-4), 2-0. More ... BIRDS OF NANTUCKET SIZE MATTERS? by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw       There are seven bird species named "least" on our list of U.S. birds and seven more named "lesser." So there are 14 birds named just for being smaller or smallest. A few weeks ago we looked at the Royal Tern and learned that its Latin name, Sterna maxima, tells us it is the largest tern, but it's... More ... SILENCE ON SQUAM ROAD       Quiet on Nantucket is an oxymoron in the summer, especially in August. One is hard-pressed - even during the early morning hours - to find a single place on the island where manmade sounds are not beeping, grinding, whining, gurgling or shouting in people's ears. More ...