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Lobster boat racing season revs up this Saturday

by Lisa Kristoff 16 Jun 2018 04:30 UTC
Racing lobster boat Wild, Wild West cooks up some wake during a season opener in Boothbay Harbor © Kevin Burnham / Boothbay Register

That's right, lobster boat racing fans and racers. The 33rd season begins right here in Boothbay Harbor at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16 with the Charles Begin Memorial races.

Categories include gas classes based on length and cubic inches, diesel classes based on horsepower and length, a wooden boat race, gas and diesel free-for-alls, and four races just for Boothbay region boats.

The race course runs in front of Tumbler Island toward the finish line at the Maine State Aquarium.

The absolute best viewing is on the water, preferably in a boat. Other spots on land are on Atlantic Avenue, on the east side, at Brown's Wharf, Cod's Head and Lobster Dock. Spectators can also catch the beginning action pretty well at the Maine State Aquarium on McKown Point Road in West Boothbay Harbor.

To read more please go to the original article.

Click here for The Maine Lobster Boat Races Schedule 2018.

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