{"id":7095,"date":"2015-07-28T13:56:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T17:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2015-07-28T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T18:25:11","slug":"bearins-from-the-sports-desk-lobster-boat-race-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/bearins-from-the-sports-desk-lobster-boat-race-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Bearin&#8217;s: From the Sports Desk &#8211; Lobster Boat Race Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOUL\u2019S HARBOR, ME \u2013 Controversy reigned supreme when the 2015 Maine Lobster Boat Races roared into Soul\u2019s Harbor for what has become the circuit\u2019s most popular event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH.jpg\" alt=\"bearin's-SH\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7096\" style=\"border: 0px; margin: 0px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH-150x50.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH-140x47.jpg 140w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH-31x10.jpg 31w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH-38x12.jpg 38w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH-220x74.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH-210x70.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bearins-SH-250x84.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>As always, there were plenty of whispers, mumbles and murmurs prior to the season\u2019s start about some new contenders.\u00a0 Some old dogs had new tricks to show off (including the repowering of Norm Hudson\u2019s 28\u2019 Boiled Dinner with a 3000-horse diesel-electric locomotive engine) and brand-new builds (most notable being Razor Clam, a 45\u2019x3\u2019 flat-bottomed skiff custom-built by the industrial arts class at the Maine State Nervous Hospital) \u2026 but the day\u2019s big winner was a complete surprise to all.<\/p>\n<p>A heavy quilt of early-morning fog over Soul\u2019s Harbor kept most local eyes from witnessing the dawn launch of Kermit Scrapple\u2019s Scrod Rocket at the Town Landing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 80%; border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #CCCCCC; color: #ffffff;\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"80%\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"CFN_8_15-cover\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-140x172.jpg 140w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-25x31.jpg 25w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-30x38.jpg 30w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-174x215.jpg 174w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-220x271.jpg 220w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-210x258.jpg 210w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover-250x308.jpg 250w, https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CFN_8_15-cover.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To get this full story and read the rest of the August issue of\u00a0<em>Commercial Fisheries News &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>please\u00a0choose from the\u00a0following options<i><\/i>:<strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy a Single PRINT edition of CFN that is delivered by MAIL.\u00a0<a title=\"Single Issue \u2013 Print Edition\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2015\/print-single-issue\/\">PRINT EDITION<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quickly enjoy ONLINE access with our flip-book.\u00a0<a title=\"July 2015\" href=\"https:\/\/fish-news.com\/cfn\/products-page-2\/2015\/august-2015-2\/\">ONLINE EDITION<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0[add_to_cart=7058]<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Read online flip-book immediately with access key and download a copy for yourself. \u00a0Not sure? 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