![Avanti7](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535dd091f970b-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
At the Helm: WaterViewHome.net Publisher David Lott puts Avanti through its paces.
The Holmes Hole Racing Association concluded its summer series on the weekend of August 31 against a backdrop of perfect weather.
![High Tide](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535e3ae03970c-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Cat boat High Tide gets ready for the start.
![Close friends](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535e3ae76970c-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
![Tight Quarters1](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535e3b039970c-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Traffic gets heavy near the line.
![No 4588](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535e3aef5970c-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
![Vixens1](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535dd0ed8970b-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Vineyard Vixens, 28-footers designed and built on Martha's Vineyard.
![The Afternoon Start](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535e3af6d970c-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
The start points the fleet towards East Chop.
![With Vig](/_next/image/?url=%2Fimages%2F6a00e54f072fc38834010535dd0fc9970b-800wi.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Committee boat Vigilant watches from a distance.