Here’s to the photographers of the event! We do love it. And here’s to the companies, crews, spectators, and organizers. The sprint is only the start of the event, though.
After that, greetings and foto-ops happen, as
do carefully calibrated/matched push-offs contests like Vulcan III v. Lincoln Sea or
Maurania III v. Quantico Creek
or Pegasus v. Thornton Bros. or
Weddell Sea v. Lincoln Sea or
Thornton Bros. v. Pegasus (again!@#@!!) or
Vulcan III v. Gage Paul Thornton or
Quantico Creek v. Buchanan 12 and so many more. Sorry if I missed your best brawl.
Meagan Ann won the line-toss, with second place going to Buchanan 12.
Yes there were kayakers but they stayed in the wash-machine between the piers.
Other results if I copied them correctly:
Class A (3000 hp and up) Lincoln Sea, Class B (1500-2999 hp) Meagan Ann, Class C (500-1499 hp) (not so) Little Toot, and Class D . . . Growler
Other awards: “little toot” to The Bronx (180 hp), “best vintage and “best mascot” to Pegasus and Duke, who can be seen steering two years ago in the fifth foto here. )
“best looking” to Maurania III, “best-dressed crew” to Growler, “best tattoo” to a crewman on Lincoln Sea, and “best company support” to Miller’s Launch . . . who participated with four boats.
And (if my notes accurately reflect what was said) some maritime-related statistics from the EDC: The sector provides 170,000 direct jobs in NY/NJ, 280,000 total jobs. Tugboats in the greater sixth boro area account for 33,000 jobs and $2 billion in personal income.
And if you want more like this, steal away 130 miles to the north this coming weekend for the Waterford Tugboat Roundup. See you there.
And finally (for now) see Bonnie Frogma’s race coverage here.
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September 3, 2012 at 5:21 pm
JED
LINCOLN SEA v. VULCAN III – BRILLIANT!
September 4, 2012 at 11:28 am
walt
What a nice day!, No one got capped, so the 4th estate isn’t really interested in covering events like the 20th Annual Tug Boat Races!!!.
I can’t get over the Lincoln Sea, it’s bigger with the new paint job. In the Day
Exxon’s Charleston and Wilmington product carriers, 373,000 Bbls.
were built based on the Bayway refinery’s scheduled closing, which never happened!
With Demurrage and so on… it’s no wonder the Exxon Wilmington was ‘recycled’
Thanks as usual!
September 4, 2012 at 4:03 pm
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September 4, 2012 at 5:31 pm
sleepboot
Great pictures and comments Will.
Thank you so much.
Regards,
John van der Doe.
September 5, 2012 at 12:14 am
Harold E. Tartell
Nice Photos and coverage on all three posts Will. I’m glad that you were aboard MAURANIA III to be able to capture all of the events.
September 5, 2012 at 9:05 pm
bowsprite
tug kiss!
if every power struggle would look so lovely.
September 8, 2012 at 10:35 pm
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