Broadcast Date – August 7, 2024
As I always say our chats will be just that very conversational, not entirely sensible and with any luck totally enjoyable. Although I’m not sure enjoyable goes far enough when describing the world-renowned annual sailing regatta known and loved round these parts as Chester Race Week, but in today’s show we’re shining the spotlight on all the action-packed excitement in store – on the water and on the shore! The Helly Hansen Chester Race Week 2024 will take place at the historic Chester Yacht Club in the Seaside Village of Chester, Nova Scotia from August 14th through the 17th. We’ll connect with media lead Tara Wickwire to get the scoop on all the Chester Yacht Club hosted events – from race times and award presentations to their stellar line up of live entertainment. And coming up later in the show I’ll give you the complete rundown on the 2nd Annual MORE ON THE SHORE MARKET including the delightful roster of remarkable vendors, the lovely line up of artists set to take the bandstand stage and so much MORE. I mean they don’t call it ‘More on the Shore‘ for nothing. But first I wanted to share a wonderful conversation I had with the Chester Yacht Club’s Rear Commodore, Dave Tzagarakis – with the hopes of get a bit of background on the sailor’s life, the challenges faced by those competing in Race Week and how this gem of an annual regatta really does shine above all the others. To set the scene for our sit-down let me just say – the sun was shining, the ocean breezes were gentle and the junior sailors had just returned to the yacht club for their morning break. So it’ll get a little loud at times but only with the enthusiasm of future racers. Please enjoy the show!
For details on Chester Race Week 2024 visit chesterraceweek.com
For all things Chester Yacht Club visit their official site at chesteryachtclub.ca
For more information on the 2024 MORE ON THE SHORE MARKET click here.
We played some great music on the show all of which is available on iTunes. To get a copy of any song for your collection just click on the title – “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffet, “Sailing” by Christopher Cross and “Peg” by Steely Dan
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