"Backyard Renegade" wrote in message
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A little ot but here in CT we have a great raft race every year from
Hartford. One year there were a bunch of guys on this old raft with
oars, a couple of chairs, mugs, and a couple of kegs of beer. The race
started and they were making pretty good way for a bunch of drunks
until they stopped and started moving up stream! Nobody rowing, no
sail, just against the current. Of course we all soon realized they
had a small outboard hidden under the keg right in the middle of the
raft, steered by turning the keg. That was many years ago when
"responsible" drinkers were left alone on the river, ah for the good
ole' days.
Scotty

In the 70s we used to have river "races" where the most important thing was
making sure that you had your beer caches close enough together. I still
remember one group having their case of beer dropped 20 feet from the bridge
above to them. Fortunately it missed their canoe. It's amazing that to the
best of my knowledge that no one drowned. I used to make good money
checking the camp sites on the river bank through the summer for empties
though. Even now, "frosty beverages" are the choices for many people on the
river. For me it's water and a camera although my brother and his friends
are all at least 15 years younger than me and still invincible I suppose.

A couple of years ago I tried to get some interest in a river "fun race"
going again but got scared off by insurance issues.

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Andrew Butchart

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