Southern Maryland Boat Club Regatta July 29th

My husband, Jim, was thrilled to drive his boat in the Boat Club's 2017 Summer Regatta!  The weather wasn't too cooperative on Saturday July 29th, but improved considerably on Sunday.  Each class only had one heat on Saturday and they ended around 1 P. M. instead of 5 P. M.

Here are some photos from Saturday.  Each demonstration included two parade laps under the yellow flag, followed by 5 laps under the green flag.  I didn't photograph all of the boats that day.

Recreational demos

Jim in his Centurion Barefoot Ski Boat

Changing the signal flag

Tunnel Hull boats were exciting!

Upcoming Southern Maryland Boat Club Vintage Regatta July 29-30

Jim's Boat Club is having their annual Vintage Power Boat Regatta this weekend, July 29-30 at the Leonardtown Wharf,  8 am - 5 pm.  All of the boats are antiques and there are no winners, but the club members all have a great time racing around the course. 

My husband, Jim, is looking forward to participating.  We seem to be having a few difficulties this year, but hopefully everything will go well.
  
Here are a few photos from previous years.

Jim

Boat Race photo Featured in Prop Talk Magazine

The Southern Maryland Boat Club is having their third annual Regatta on July 28-30th at the Leonardtown Wharf.  My boat photo is featured in August 2017 Prop Talk Magazine on page 50 with an article by Jim Berry.

https://issuu.com/spinsheetpublishingcompany/docs/aug_pt_2017/1?ff=true&e=18283236/51122887

Southern Maryland Boat Club Regatta July 30-31, 2016: Disability Be Damned!

Jim is a member of the SMBC and participated in the Regatta this year for the first time at Leonardtown Wharf. This was very special for him because he has extra disabilities to overcome to be in the demos and made quite a few modifications to his boat to drive in the Regatta.  His boat is a 1985 Ski Centurion Warrior Barefoot boat.  His boat's speed was about 55 mph.

He enjoyed showing off his boat and wants to thank his pit crew for all of their help.  It was quite hot, but lots of fun and we also enjoyed the lovely club dinner at Rayner Blair's house Saturday night.

Someone from the club asked if I would offer my Regatta photos for sale, but mostly I am posting them for your enjoyment.

Click below to see lots of great pictures.

http://www.calmreflectionsphotography.com/GallerySMBC2016.html

Southern Maryland Boat Club Summer Regatta 8-8-15

Here are my best photos of the 1st Southern Maryland Boat Club Summer Regatta at Leonardtown Wharf in MD on Saturday August 8th, 2015.  There were races by antique boats at least 30 years old using the black flag (no awards), from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm.  The show also included static antique boat displays and food by Kevin's Corner Kafe.  The event was sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association.  Many of the drivers won races years ago.  Joe Norris was the emcee.  To learn more about the club visit http://www.southernmarylandboatclub.com

     Before the races

     Cool reflection

      Whoa

     Yikes

     Better

We displayed Jim's boat in the static displays and quite a few visitors looked it over.  It's a nice looking 1985 Centurion ski boat that is still a work in progress.

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