Sails up in Essex

May 05, 2018 12:00 am • Last Updated: May 05, 2018 8:40 pm

By Dana Jensen
Staff Photographer

People board one of the cruising sailboats on display after removing their shoes while attending the Connecticut Spring Boat Show at Brewer Essex Island Marina in Essex on Saturday, May 5, 2018. The event, which runs through Sunday, gives people a chance to see sail and power boats and visit with the dealers and manufacturers. A requested $5 donation at the entrance will go to Sails Up 4 Cancer, a nonprofit that is dedicated to cancer care, education, prevention and research. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Essex — People board one of the cruising sailboats on display after removing their shoes while attending the Connecticut Spring Boat Show at Brewer Essex Island Marina in Essex on Saturday.

The event, which runs through Sunday, gives people a chance to see sail and power boats and visit with the dealers and manufacturers. A requested $5 donation at the entrance will go to Sails Up 4 Cancer, a nonprofit that is dedicated to cancer care, education, prevention and research.

Jean Barbaro of Niantic sits in the bow of a Chris-Craft Calypso 30 gentleman's runabout while her husband, Robert, not shown, wanders around the boat while attending the Connecticut Spring Boat Show at Brewer Essex Island Marina in Essex on Saturday, May 5, 2018. The event, which runs through Sunday, gives people a chance to see sail and power boats and visit with the dealers and manufacturers. A requested $5 donation at the entrance will go to Sails Up 4 Cancer, a nonprofit that is dedicated to cancer care, education, prevention and research. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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