Twelve classes of boats featuring hydroplanes, runabouts and Jersey speed skiffs will race each afternoon from noon to 5 p.m. on the Choptank River off Cambridge’s Great Marsh Park, 1 Somerset Ave. Spectators can tour the pit area beginning at 10 a.m. Admission is free with a $5 a day charge for in/out parking.
“Since 1911 when Alfred I. DuPont and the Cambridge Yacht Club organized the first race, the Cambridge Classic has been an important part of Dorchester County’s heritage,” Amanda Fenstermaker, Dorchester’s tourism director, said. “It’s an economic driver for our region, and we expect to generate even more spectator interest by moving the 2016 event from late July to Memorial Day Weekend.”
Part of the APBA Inboard Power Boat Circuit in 2016, the Cambridge Classic fleet ranges from the classic Jersey speed skiffs turning on their sides and going airborne at 70mph to the 1,500-horsepower grand prix boats that reach speeds of 170mph and finish the five-mile course in three minutes.
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It's a ticket writing party for the DNR. Remember in "the free state" of Md. it's illegal.
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