Promoting the lobster eating contest. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register At Pier 6 on June 25, Pirates of the Dark Rose demonstrate weapons used by their forerunners. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register A pirate demonstrates how he loads his pistol during a June 25 Windjammer Days event. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register A pirate shoots his pistol as part of a June 25 Windjammer Days event. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Two pirates battle using cutlasses during Winderjammer Days’ weapons demonstration at Pier 6. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register The battle continues as Captain Carver duels with a rival during a Windjammer Days weapons demonstration. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Captain Carver of Pirates of the Dark Rose aggressively fends off a rival during a weapons demonstration. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Most pirates brandished a cutlass in their battles on and off the high seas. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register A pirate demonstrates a good defensive posture for engaging in a cutlass battle. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register A pirate provides a good view of a cutlass during a weapons demonstration. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register When a sword broke, often it was reworked into a knife for pirate battles. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register Captain Carver introduces the formidable Ching Shih. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register 19th century pirate leader Ching Shih, a terror of the Chinese Seas, is challenged by two pirates. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Madame Ching Shih wins holding blades to the throats of her adversaries. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Children receive coins from Madame Ching Shih’s latest plunder. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register A large crowd enjoys the festivities of Windjammer Days. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register The Mary E backs away from the public landing. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Pirates appear to be taking over the Bowdoin. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Dogfish shark talk at Maine State Aquarium. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Learning about sea critters in the touch tank at the Maine State Aquarium. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Touch tank! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register I spy ... LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register The aquarium is a great spot to watch schooners sailing by. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register USCG West Boothbay Harbor Station tour. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Entertaining presentation of the gear used by Coast Guard personnel – all 44,000 of them. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Diving gear can get a bit clingy around the neck. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Safety speak geared toward the paddlers in our midst, including kayak and canoe. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Nifty paddle attachment can help balance your kayak. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register Emerson Harris, Miss Windjammer 2016, does a tap and dance routine. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Suzie Edwards, Miss Windjammer 2017, performs a ukulele and vocal tune. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Past Windjammer Pageant winners. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Reigning King of the Harbor Spencer Pottle. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Miss Windjammer 2019 Alana LaCourse performs a tap and dance routine. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register LaCourse receives her honorary sash naming her Miss Windjammer 2019. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Windjammer Pageant winners past and present take a round of applause. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register Fire department breakfast with chefs Glenn Tilton and Tom Caron. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Sid Viscus and Yvette Pouzol of Lewiston. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Bloody Bell and Janet Brennan. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register John Bertolet flips a burger to benefit Rebuilding Together. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Lorri Higgins and Camden, 3. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Nancy Lauterbach and Larry Fleischer celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary at Windjammer Days. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Fumbles the clown sculpts balloons at the BRLT children’s tent. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Bella Davidson puts together a wooden model boat. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Mary Norwood offers samples of specialty tea. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Contestants get ready to eat lobster. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Let the eating begin. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Brian Salter gets his prize. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Doug Gimbel describes giant screen images of the approaching windjammers taken from a public access TV drone. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register The ships arrive in the harbor. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Bill and Barbara Walker from Delaware. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register The start of the Cod Race. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register And they are off. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Coming home. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register A women’s team huddles. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Friends meet to go dancing. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Waiting for the parade. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register The candy is coming. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations perform on the Whale Park stage. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations perform on the Whale Park stage. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations perform on the Whale Park stage. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations perform on the Whale Park stage. JENNY BENNETT/Boothbay Register