Competitors holding remote controls, navigate their model racing yachts along the Mystic River during the annual Model Yacht Regatta at Mystic Seaport on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. About 20 competitors participated in the event. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Bob Shluger of Glastonbury, Conn., participates in the annual Model Yacht Regatta at Mystic Seaport on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. About 20 competitors participated in the event. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Battery-powered model yachts race along the Mystic River during the annual Model Yacht Regatta at Mystic Seaport on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. About 20 competitors participated in the event. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Al Dion, left, of Niantic takes his model yacht out of the water between races to make an adjustment during the annual Model Yacht Regatta at Mystic Seaport on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. About 20 competitors participated in the event. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Competitors including Michel Roure, from left, of Parsippany, N.J., and Danny Thomas of Highland, Md., use remote controls to navigate their model racing yachts along the Mystic River during the annual Model Yacht Regatta at Mystic Seaport on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. About 20 competitors participated in the event. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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Participants including , from left, Michel Roure of Parsippany, N.J.; Danny Thomas of Highland, Md., and Al Dion of Niantic, race their model yachts in the annual Model Yacht Regatta at Mystic Seaport on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018. About 20 competitors participated in the event. (Tim Martin/The Day)
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