Please come down and join us for the Head of the Quinnobequin Regatta this Sunday starting at Noon. The race runs from Eliot Bridge to the North Beacon St. Bridge and awards to follow at Community Rowing. This one of a kind event puts hundreds of kids in singles, some participants have been as young as 11(!), and will restore your faith in the future of the world because they are very aware of their steering, handle the warmup whirlpool really well, sort them selves out for the start and race really hard. It is a fantastic event to watch!
A few things of note:
-the warm up is a sight to behold. Hundreds of kids looping in singles, so be sure to check out above Anderson Bridge for some interesting viewing.
-Eliot Bridge makes for great viewing of the Start, as does the new park at Hells Half Acre on the Cambridge side and Herter Park on the Boston side.
-the North Beacon St. Bridge is also good viewing, as is the little parking area on Watertown's Little Greenough Blvd.
We run this event late in the season and late in the day because it is not conducive to having other boats on the water with it. We try to give these kids the run of the river as it is the first sculling race for many of them, and as you know, the Charles has its twists and turns. We have many safety launches out there and State Police support as well. But if you are a boater, please plan to avoid the North Beacon to Eliot Stretch from Noon to 1pm, but also use extra serious caution from 11AM to 3pm (kids may be rowing back to other clubs after the awards).
We also have some elected officials with districts that touch our segment of the Charles (Watertown Sq. to the Harbor) joining us for the awards cenermony, so come down and shake their hands and let them know about the boaters in their districts.
Thanks everyone.
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