The Atlantis WeatherGirls Nautical Adventure on Martha’s Vineyard

The EYC Regatta July 12th -14th
Day 1 - Thursday

We started the first day off right with a little Espresso Love, a tourist and locals alike, beloved café. It is tucked behind the bustling Edgartown Main Street. We were caffeinated and ready to start the day. We began our infiltration by hanging up our wanted, found and lost flyers on telephone poles throughout Edgartown. We had heard of the ghosts and haunted houses of Edgartown; old widows still awaiting their husbands arrival from sea, men murdered in desperate times during the harsh winters. We enjoyed the stories with little thought and no accreditations until this day. If ever we have had a run in with a ghost is was on Main Street in Edgartown in broad daylight when after stapling about 8 flyers up, and having them vanish. We had entered a bank for a quick deposit and within the mere 2 and a half minutes it took all 8 signs between about 3 blocks had disappeared with no culprit in sight. We wearily continued to posts the flyers.
The heat was unbearable and after a stop for a soda and conversation with some vacationers about Atlantis we were geared up to go down to the harbor and meet some sailors.
The docks were full of beautiful boats from all over the eastern seaboard. People were very friendly and really enjoyed our enthusiasm for Atlantis. They received our gifts with glee and seemed to especially enjoy the koozies. After moseying the docks we spotted a gleaming bronzed back of a sailor. Capt. Kate was quick to assess the situation stating his desperate need of a shirt in the sun’s strong rays; lucky we had a whole bag full of Atlantis t-shirts. The man was extremely thankful after being given a t-shirt and the rest of the crew on the MadHatter was so jealous of his beautiful Atlantis shirt they all asked for a one of their own.
The first day of the regatta was over and the sailors had to prepare for the two remaining days, us likewise, headed back to Captain Kate’s family home to refuel and then off to the beach to bathe, we mean swim.


Day 2 - Friday

Waking up in the beautiful bedroom with white walls, white bedding, and white shutters made us a feel like we were in heaven. The bright sunlight streaming in the room made it easy to rise. We first headed to our favorite café, Espresso Love. We talked of our anticipation of the day and the night to follow which was the much hyped EYC Regatta Ball. Day two of the regatta begins.
We made a few stops into shops along Edgartown Main Street, following up on previous inquiries of advancing their Atlantis product line. We also talked to two other stores that sold various clothing and were happy to see great interest in incorporating Atlantis gear into their collections. It was a common occurrence that the store managers had received requests from customers asking, “Where can I find foul weather gear that is affordable and practical?” We can be your heroes baby.
We continued to walk around and hand out more swag. We found the young boys were especially fond of the bottle openers; they looked twenty-one we swear. We met a variety of people, some were dedicated sailors who already were Atlantis shoppers while others had never been on a boat other than the Martha’s Vineyard ferry. Coaches, sailors, tourist all alike definitely enjoyed the “free stuff” in addition to our pretty faces.
En route back to our base camp, and when we say base camp we mean a beautiful vineyard home, we stopped and picked up some necessary accessories for the evening’s, Regatta Ball. We ordered out from Lattanzi’s Gourmet Pizza and then headed over to the EYC. Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish played as we danced the night away with the help of a few planter’s punches, an island favorite. The night came to a close; we headed home and dreamt of nautical adventures.

Day 3 -Saturday

Bar Promotion Day! This is one of our favorite parts of all of the Atlantis Weather Gear regatta trips that we go on. It gives us the opportunity to really show off all the gear that we’ve talked so much about during the week, answer any questions people may have, tie a few bowlines, and see all of the new friends we’ve made on the island. We definitely had people geared up to come to The Wharf in Edgartown to see the AWG display with our “Wheel of Free Stuff” and compete with their friends in some knot tying and sailing trivia. Here’s how it all went down:

Dawn came quickly…and by “dawn” we mean 11 am. What a grueling early morning wake-up. Very tough. We procured some delicious bagels and cream cheese and ate a quick breakfast.

The rest of the day consisted of us stalking the docks down by the Edgartown Yacht Club. We were approached by a few sailors who were upset that they hadn’t gotten any of the free Atlantis swag they’d seen others get during the week. We quickly pacified them with a few koozies, croakies, and bottle openers, and they promised to come to The Wharf later that night with all of their buddies. Its funny how giving away free things makes a LOT of friends.

Kate then came up with the ingenious idea of going on a Nautical Adventure, deciding that it would be pretty cool to take the boat out for a little while with some of the coveted AWG swag and see if we could find some friends out on the water. Sure enough, we found them. Lots of them. And they were all more than happy to keep their beers and other beverages nice and cool and stock their boats with a koozie or two…..or five.

We then headed back to the Bunker (a.k.a. Kate’s house) and geared up for the night. We counted t-shirts, hats, and all of the swag and then loaded everything into the car. Her Royal Highness Kate (that’s her new favorite title for the week) really cracked the whip and we completed the task of getting everything ready in time to go grab a bite to eat. We brought our food back to the house, ate, then hopped in the car and headed to the Wharf.

Aided by a particularly enthusiastic and helpful Atlantis fan, we found a unique way of displaying the jackets on a rope tied on to and woven around various objects on the bar’s wall/ceiling. Immediately, everyone inside began asking about all of the jackets. “Whoa, are those for sale?” “I want one now.” “No, seriously, how much do you want for it?” “That’s one is awesome- I want it too!” After wrestling a couple people away from the jacket samples and sending them to the website to get their own, we talked to the others and told them to bring back a friend to challenge in a knot tying contest.

The contests were a huge success. All ages (well…21 and up, anyway) got into the mood and raced to win a spin on the AWG Wheel. Everyone who came out learned a few new knots and one at least one item in the AWG swag arsenal. What everyone was really going for was a shot at either the super popular Atlantis Regatta Tour T-Shirt or the Grand Prix Softshell Vest. The night at The Wharf flew by, and although the mix of music being played by the DJ in the bar was quite baffling at times, everyone had a ton of fun getting “knotty” and discovering Atlantis Weather Gear- the gear that everyone on Martha’s Vineyard (and especially patrons of The Wharf) know is the very best.

This is the Atlantis WeatherGirls, signing off. We’ll see you during Marblehead Race Week.

Happy Sailing!