Fog and rain postponed the start of sailing until 11 a.m. Tuesday for the nearly 400 sailors competing at Marblehead Junior Race Week, held by the Pleon Yacht Club.
And, later, by early afternoon, with approaching thunderstorms, organizers suspended sailing for the day and brought the sailors to shore.
In between the morning fog and the approaching thunder-boomers, the young sailors got in some racing, though none of the races were scored.
Winds were blowing at 8-10 knots and a Swedish racer surged into the lead in the experienced Opti Class, said Eliza Garry, the club's communications intern.
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Two classes of racers jostled for the front with the more experienced Championship Fleet maneuvering in front of the younger Green Fleet.
In the leading boat was Peter Lynn and Lydia Grasberger of Pleon Yacht Club, about 20 boat lengths ahead of the trailing racers before the race was abandoned due to the stormy weather on the horizon.
Organizers hope each racer gets to sail in seven or eight races when all is said and done and the racing concludes on Wednesday mid-afternoon.
It's a fast field of racers, and a large field.
An awards ceremony will follow.
The young sailors are competing in four categories outside Marblehead Harbor.
Pleon is a yacht club for and run by young people. It is the country's oldest junior yacht club that is not attached to a senior yacht club.
For more coverage of the racing visit the Marblehead Junior Race Week Facebook page.
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