The group used to run it one day annually, a condition of selling the land to but now they run it for two days every other year, with added events like canoe building, cardboard boat races!
'A cast of thousands!' Lots of volunteers, at least. This is the area where the boats are parked on their trailers, and hauled down to the dock at race time. They were delayed about an hour on Saturday, we went on Sunday, due to the rain and possible lightning.
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These hydroplanes are quite something. They are quite old, some older than I am, run and refurbished by a team of dedicated boaters. This one, Miss Supertest III, has a plane engine.
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| Miss Supertest III (1959)Miss Supertest III is now a part of the Murray Walker Antique and Vintage Race Boat Collection. She will be a star attraction at a Canadian Race Boat Hall of Fame in Muskoka that will also feature a collection of other great Canadian race boats. |
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| Canadiana Grand Prix World record 153.8 MPH in 1965, and it's for sale! It has a jet engine. |
It was a lovely day, really!
The silver awards on top of this boat dated about 1955!
This is the dock, and the crews who put the boats in and out of the water at "the pitt."
Down we went to look out at the pitt. Quite a process.
The boaters, drivers and crew, and fans camp out on the field. It's very organized, with lines painted and cones placed, to enable people to park.
I wonder at the pollution, noise, gas, oil, etc. This camper was running, I heard dogs barking inside. It came from North Carolina.
The black flag sends them in to the dock. They were done.
The gull was just being cheeky! They laid out a course, and swimming was forbidden during the races.
Here are Rideau Ferry Yacht Club Regatta videos, if you are so inclined.
5 comments:
Do they have an old boat show as part of the program?
They hydroplanes are really old. I didn't see any classic old boats though, Karen. Apparently, it is all about speed!
What a great display, and the video of the pits, that was so interesting . A LOT of money tied up in on boat, far less the crane, the trailers, and the crew to help.Fast, noisy, and I'm sure they gobble up the gas so quickly at those speeds.
Wow! what a great post! Submit to your local paper, Jenn!!!
It does look like a big event.
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