Essex River Race

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Hours:	8:00 am - 11:30am
In/Outdoor:	Outdoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Races/Walks

The Essex River Race is open to all seaworthy human-powered rowing and paddle boats.

Participants' crafts usually include Banks dories, fixed seat singles, doubles, multi-oars with cox, multi-oars without cox, sliding seat singles & doubles, single & double touring kayaks, surfskis.

In this year's event, there will be awards.

Given the narrow size of the river at the start, participants will be sent out in heats composed of roughly comparable crafts.

(Heats will be announced at the Captain's Meeting at 9:00 AM.) Times will be kept and recorded for all participants, and results will be made available at the finish line (and later posted on the CARC web site).

Serious racers are allowed and encouraged, within the guidelines of safety and sportsmanship, to push one another to their limits.

Casually oriented participants are equally welcome, and may cover the course in a more relaxed fashion (though, for safety reasons, all participants MUST clear the course within two hours of their starting time).

COST

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$27

WEBSITE

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www.blackburnchallenge.com/Essex.html

LOCATION

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66 Main Street, Essex, MA, 01929 map

Registration & checkin begins at 8:00 am at the ERBA parking lot near the intersection of Routes 133 and Route 22. Check In tables will be located inside the Essex Ship Building Museum near the boat ramp.