This year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta T’s and sweatshirt design is by Zuriel (Zuri) Smith, a rising sophmore at Boothbay Region High School. Her design was one of 30 submitted to the event committee.

“I’m really excited about it, said Smith. “I actually started designing it two years ago and submitted the design last year, but they said the colors were off. So this year I edited and refined it some: changed the colors around and made them better. I was trying to put some kind of background on it and I thought, oh! Why don't I just put Maine behind it? Then I outlined the leaves, and everything that touched the water (in the state shape) in black.”

According to Mindy Starr-Pfahler of the Pumpkinfest & Regatta design committee, T-shirts and sweatshirts will be printed on black or grey, and be available beginning in mid-August. “Folks can order from our website, or hop on over to Damariscotta where they are available for purchase at Hannaford,” said Starr-Pfahler.

Despite the regatta focus of the design, Smith said she’s only been able to see it on TV at home in Newcastle.

"I'm really excited about it,” Smith said. "I love Pumpkinfest. I go every year. I enjoy seeing the painted pumpkins and the derby races with the smaller pumpkins that you can design.”

Smith is a  junior sailing instructor/sailing assistant at Boothbay Sea and Science Center, with sister Moriah and brother Elijah.