Race Day!
Short photo essay of Race Day and the festivities before the races

The day of the race finally arrives.  Months of building and waiting for some.   For some, days and hours of building.  Hey, don't laugh.  I have seen boats designed and built the day before race day show up and take trophy's!  And I've seen boats with day, weeks and months worth of work, sink at the dock.

But, you know what? Everyone has fun.  Everyone.  From the staff to the crews to the spectators.  Take a moment to check out some of the boats entered in to the race this year (2000).  You will quickly see that a boat doesn't always have to look like a boat to run the course.

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Enjoy!

Hull Construction
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		Jen and Joe's guitar boat, DreadNot
		A beautiful aircraft carrier including a full squadron of aircraft on her decks, just waiting for a reason to go into action!
		Worth a second view. This is a beautiful boat!
		The Merrimack Bell, in all her glory
		Profile of the Belle with Big Red right beside her
		Big Red ready for her second run at the Merrimack Festival.  You can see the reinforcement needed to correct for the bending she went through last year
		Bruce Luhrs golden retriever
		I don't know the name of #17
		A small shark boat, reminiscent of Shark Attack from last year
		Fly-A-Way
		Theodore, ya gotta love it!
		The Viking ship
		Another view of this beauty!
		The captain and crew of the pirate ship!
		A beautiful catamaran (spelling?)
		A better view gives you and idea of the uniqueness of this boat
		Vikings preparing their costumes and makeup.  A big part of the days festivities is getting into and staying in character for many crews!
		A table full of trophy's for the lucky crews.  There's Sue Luhrs manning the registration table
		Ronald McDonald enjoys a moment with an awed spectator
		The Sand Man
		Would you believe it? A second aircraft carrier, complete with a fleet!
		The crew of Fly-A-Way
		Noah's Ark, man, what'a'boat!
		beautiful example what what one can do with cardboard, a can of paint, a little imagination and a WHOLE LOTTA WORK!
		Can't recall the name of this boat, but you can see, sitting on top of it, one of the fin-hats from shark attack from last year
		The bull frog, getting his fly!
		Another shot of the Arc.   Having helped carry this boat to the grass, I can believe it's the heaviest thing to ever sail Natticook!
		Black Magic and her wizard!
		A magician entertains us all
		The SS TI-tanic
		Recycled Percussion plays a mean garbage can to the amazement of all!
		Another shot of Jen's guitar.   Hey, what can I say *S*
		Sand castle building in full gear. There's fun for all ages at the Merrimack Library Festival!
		The judges move in to judge the sand castles.

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