Whale of a time

The recent Marblehead-Halifax race was an unlucky one for two teams; the big canter Donnybrook, owned by the unlucky Jim Muldoon, ran full speed into a whale on their last night at sea. Given the boat’s history, the crew wisely jumped on deck and prepared the liferafts, but the boat was able to limp into Halifax

and take second over the line. Canadian biologists are seeking info about the whale; apparently the blubber stuck to the keel wasn’t enough to identify it.