Brock Callen Jr. insists that sailing 67 miles in five hours on a kiteboard isn’t really that much. What it really is, he said, is amazing. There’s no other sport that fosters such interaction between sailor, wind and water.

Bay scallop season opened Wednesday in Edgartown for family permit holders, and Oak Bluffs will be quick to follow with a season that begins on Oct. 18. Commercial season opens later in October.

Sengekontacket Pond is closed to shellfishing for five days because of heavy rainfall received Oct. 1.

The sun was absent from the gathering, but celebrated nonetheless on Tuesday afternoon as the town of Tisbury dedicated its first solar array. The 1.2 megawatt project is tucked away behind the park and ride lot.

October is off to a wet start — so much so that the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Wednesday night, with the possibility of three to six inches of rain. The watch is in effect until Thursday morning.

The Vineyard’s own Rob Douglas won best speed and three out of four races at the National French Kitesurfing Speed Championships held last week in La Franqui, France.

Sense of Wonder is hosting a concert featuring Gordon Bok on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at the studio, 23 Grove street in Vineyard Haven.

Cheers to the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School Class of 1964 as we gather this weekend to celebrate our 50th reunion.

Local food is about a lot more than just healthy and great tasting food. It’s a way of life, and each year the Living Local Harvest Festival puts center stage the whole process of the local movement, from soil to stomach and beyond.

The free event takes place Oct. 3 and Oct. 4.

Nat Benjamin and his schooner Charlotte took first place in the 26th annual Pat West Gaff Rig and Schooner Race, which took place Sept. 13.