“We’re calling it the Welcome Back Regatta because it’s getting everyone back on the water. We’ve been fortunate down here in Nova Scotia and particular in Lunenburg County, that we were able to get boats together, volunteers together, some sponsors together and put on a regatta for 36 boats,” Hall added.
With the coveted Chester Race Week postponed until 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, the sailing community brainstormed a smaller event out of the Lunenburg Yacht Club.Hall led the organization of the Welcome Back Regatta.