Kennedy completes Figawi Race
HYANNIS PORT -- Under pristine skies and with strong gusts, Senator Edward M. Kennedy this afternoon steered his 50-foot schooner from Nantucket to a mooring beside his beach-front compound, leading many of the sailboats in the final leg of the annual Figawi Race.
It took Kennedy only about 2.5 hours to make the journey across Nantucket Sound in a trip that many thought he wouldn't take after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last week. He finished second in his division.
He arrived at the dock in a blue windbreaker and Red Sox cap with Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd. His wife, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, and sons Teddy and Patrick at his side.
"It couldn't be a more beautiful day," he said. "We're with friends and family and it's a great tradition out here. We always enjoy it. I think we ended up in the front part of the fleet."
