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Last year the Winnipesaukee rowing regatta attracted 120 different rowing shells, from doubles to eight-seaters, with 387 women high school and college rowers according to the Union Leader. Taking place on Saturday-Sept 19, in Meredith Bay from 7am to 2pm, the race course is 2 1/2 miles long.
If you been personally thinking about getting into rowing to burn the fat but are amazed by the high prices of the sleek fiberglass shells then what works real good is an old 17' aluminum canoe set up with a slide-seat row-rig and two wood rows........oops....I mean oars. And guess what.....the used aluminum canoe and new slide-seat row-rig can be found for pretty cheap money. With its relatively high sides, low center of gravity, and central point of balance a canoe can safely negotiate a 2 1/2 to 3 foot high motorboat wake.......honest! Plus, there's always the regular bow and stern seats so there's room for two paddlers and one rower, or just one rower, plus Fido the Basset Hound, or whatever. U-gotta regatta! ![]() ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() September 19, 2009 Meredith Bay Regatta 7:00 am - 2:00 pm A 2.5 mile Head Race on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee in Meredith, New Hampshire ...continuing a tradition of rowing in the Lakes Region! Lake Winnipesaukee was the site of the first ever inter-collegiate crew regatta in the United States. (Source of information - Mill Falls INNsider) |
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Does anyone know at what point in Meredith Bay does the Regatta begin? I assume that it will be No-wake Zone on Saturday in the Bay. Will they allow Boats in to view the Regatta?
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As far as I know, all the rowers are women who come from public and private high schools and colleges in NH, ME, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY and places beyond. It is totally, 100%, a women's race.
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We ran into the regatta last year by accident. We headed off to Meredith by boat for a late breakfast and by the time we got to George's it was time for lunch. It was no-wake from Spindle Point all the way to the docks. It was a long ride! But it was an impressive sight.
ps. George's serves breakfast until 2 so I still had my big breakfast |
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