Boat Docking to splash down in Pocomoke, Sat.

The fifth annual Pocomoke Boat Docking Challenge promises to deliver an afternoon of high-speed, water-based competition this Saturday.

Mike Shannon, boat docking committee chairman, said the 15 participating captains would hold practice runs beginning at noon with competition kicking off at 1 p.m.

Gates open at 11 a.m. with the action occurring on the Pocomoke River behind Riverside Grill in downtown. Admission is $10 for ages 13 and over. Children 4-12 cost $5 and children 3 or under are free.

Shannon said the field is divided into three categories: small boats, (29-34 feet, 11 inches) medium (35-39 feet, 11 inches) and large boats (40 feet or more).

“These guys get up to a high rate of speed,” he said. “I’ll put it this way, they go in there faster than you can run.”

Shannon said the water event traces its roots to a conversation with Mayor Bruce Morrison half a dozen years ago.

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