Monday, December 21, 2020

Electric Boats


Jim Campbell heading out to the race course in his eCanoe in 2016. 


Check out this video of “Wye Island Electric Boat Marathon 2017” from Andy Rebele, 

https://vimeo.com/237483010

The race starts at the Miles River Yacht Club in St. Michaels, circles Wye Island with a mandatory stop at the Wye Landing, and then back to yacht club. Height restriction enforced by a fixed bridge that you've got to get under. I've heard that some support crews use that to "drop ship" coffee and snacks to their driver and he roars underneath, with mixed results...The race is run on the Friday of the annual Mid-Atlantic Small Craft Festival, the first weekend in October. For more details on the race and resources, see the electric boat website, www.electricboats.org/wye-island-challenge

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