The New Bedford Junior Regatta on Buzzards Bay encourages kids to fall in love with sailing — as a way to race against the winds, or just as a hobby.

The New Bedford Junior Regatta on Buzzards Bay encourages kids to fall in love with sailing — as a way to race against the winds, or just as a hobby.

As a year-round resident of South Dartmouth, I’ve always appreciated the beauty of Buzzards Bay. The waves, the wind, the fishing, the isolated islands and the stunning sails lining the horizon. It’s the sails I find most intriguing — large, small, white, colors, moving fast, slow, tipping east, west. It’s always different. But once a year I see a sight that warms my heart: the view of hundreds of small boats, in groups, competing in our local y…