MDI High School Sailing Team Alumni. Lucas Ingebritson, Connor Ratcliff, Alec Fisichella, Sean Beaulieu, and Sofie Dowling (not pictured: Kevin Elk). Photo by Glenn Squires
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Host Jenna Jandreau welcomes back Bill Horner to talk about his article in the forthcoming edition of Chebacco: “Racing Those Fast Lovely Sailboats: Youth Sailing on MDI.”
Bill will discuss how, over the last century, competitive sailing has evolved from a sport of the socially privileged to a community program that opens the sport to anyone who wants to participate.
Bill Horner, M.D., was President of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society from 2010 until 2022 and has contributed several articles to Chebacco. He remains on the Board and serves on the Executive Council of the History Trust as a Northeast Harbor Fleet representative. He and his wife, Cookie, live in Bar Harbor with several of their children, grandchildren, and two Maine Coon cats.
Chebacco Chats, our weekly web series, features authors, historians, and others who study and celebrate history, the great place that is Mount Desert Island, and the way the island impacts the wider world.
Season Four considers the theme of this year’s Chebacco, “The Maritime Edition,” and welcomes Josh Smith, Tim Garrity, Julia Gray, and more, to talk about their articles on embargo history, the Berwind mutiny, Cranberry Isles in the Age of Sail, etc. This season also welcomes special guests to explore additional topics, such as Carl Little, who will usher in National Poetry Month on April 6 by reading a selection of MDI poems.
Chebacco Chats are live on Zoom, and recordings are made available the week after they air.
Visit www.mdihistory.org/chebacco-chats for a schedule of upcoming episodes, and links to past episodes.