NYC Tugboat Race 2014 b

Happy Labor Day.  And for most of these photos, I’m grateful to William Hyman, whose perspective was Pier I at 69-70th Street.

The event starts with a parade . . .

including a range of serious muscle.  That’s the gray Willard operating as New York Media Boat in the distance to the right.

Even The Bronx represented that bor0.

Then there’s the line up . . . .  Anyone have the experience of waiting in the starting blocks before some foot race?

And then many engines roar . . .

and churn up the river.

William does a good job of capturing what it looks like from behind.

Scroll through this 2006 tugster post for photos of my current boat–Urger–in this race eight years ago and seen from the back of the pack.

And I took this photo yesterday of the 343‘s addition to the festivity.

Many thanks to William Hyman.  And have a great Labor Day.