Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition 2007 OPERA HOUSE CUP Light winds, tight finishes BY STEVE SHEPPARD INDEPENDENT SPORTS EDITOR       The 35th Opera House Cup is now in the books, and the day and the race was a beauty. "It was definitely the best race I've seen in ten years," Nick Judson would say Monday morning. More ... TIGHT LINES COOL, CALM AND COLLECTED       Sailing can be a pretty dangerous affair. Case in point, during the 12-Metre Regatta component of the recently completed Nantucket Race Week, yours truly was fortunate enough to be racing on Columbia. In the first race, we were pretty far ahead, due in no small part to my extraordinary efforts. More ... Adult Soccer League finishes on high note       The Nantucket Adult Soccer League, after surviving a potential seasonending incident a few weeks ago, was able to come to an agreement with town officials to continue with the playoffs last week and this past weekend. More ... DEMO THRILLS, SPILLS AND FAMILY TRADITIONS BY LINDAWILLIAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER       It was a perfect weekend for the 29th annual running of extreme bumper cars known as the Nantucket Demolition Derby at the Tom Nevers Navy Base. More ... A Victory At Sea Women at the helm of American Eagle by Sharon Lorenzo       With gusts up to 25 knots, a brave and determined crew of women from Nantucket sailed to victory Friday in the third race of the twoday, four race series for the championship of the 12-metre classic division during the Nantucket Race Week Regatta. More ... Nantucket Night Hikes THE PHOSPHORESCENCE!       This week, The Nantucket Independent continues a summer series entitled Night Hikes. This series will help you to discover the island's natural world as the light of day fades into nighttime. More ... BIRDS OF NANTUCKET CANDIDISSIMA! by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw       What a wonderful word! It sounds like the name for the Italian version of Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV show. But actually it is the original Latin species name for this week's bird. It means "a plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress." Sounds elegant, doesn't it? More ...