Join us for the 8th annual Wicked Whaleboat Challenge, Sat., 5/6, Pope’s Island Marina, New Bedford. Registration starts at 8 a.m., race starts at 9.
Leave the boat and trailer at home, all you need is your crew and a sense of adventure. The Wicked Whaleboat Challenge is a race that not only tests the speed of the crew but also tests their skills. We’ve designed a course that accentuates the maneuverability of whaleboats and also incorporates a variety of skills that will challenge the coordination of the boatsteerer and the crew.
The course is a timed event with each boat staggering their start, so there will only be two boats on the course at any time.
After the row, enjoy and vote for your favorite chili or chowder for our membership’s chowder competition!
The awards given will be for 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place and the Drowned Captain Medal will be awarded to whichever team leaves BOB (the person-overboard-dummy) in the water for the longest period of time.
Spectators can view the race from the marina or from the end of the park. The course is completely inside NB Harbor: Starts at the marina, around Crow’s Island, and back to the marina.
Learn more at https://www.whalingcityrowing.org/wcr-rowing-events
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