  Billybbrew Member Username: Billybbrew Post Number: 176 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
Tomorrow at 1pm is the 30th annual Detroit-Windsor Tugboat race. It begins just below the Ambassador Bridge and goes to the finish line at Dieppe Park. After the race the tugs will do a cool down circle past downtown Detroit and Hart Plaza and then tie up for the rest of the afternoon at Dieppe Park. I'll be there on the Magnetic so if anyone is watching cheer us on and give us a wave. (Message edited by BillyBBrew on June 23, 2006) | ||
Tetsua Member Username: Tetsua Post Number: 677 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 68.61.194.237 |
Good luck dude, I'll try to check it out | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 946 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.242.223.42 |
Can you toss people overboard if it helps to win? | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1377 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.14.122.57 |
Go, BillyBBrew!!! Wish I could be there... Just to bring the two threads together...the earlier posting has links to a couple websites with photos of last year's race. Looks like a lot of fun. https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/5/75079.html?1151092226 Thornetta Davis (with Dave on drums) played at the Riverfront concert tonight outside the Wintergarden. He mentioned that a couple tugs came by to listen to the music! | ||
Machoken Member Username: Machoken Post Number: 1346 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.85.155.145 |
Thanks to you and to awfavre for posting these threads. This weekend I can definitely make it down, looking forward to it! | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 2751 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.167.210.44 |
Go get 'em Billy Brew! I'll be out of town but I'll be cheering for you in spirit. | ||
Smogboy Member Username: Smogboy Post Number: 3205 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 69.47.100.44 |
I wish the cities would publicize this kind of thing more often. It seems like a fun event to go and watch. | ||
Billybbrew Member Username: Billybbrew Post Number: 177 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 64.12.116.204 |
I just happened to think about it as I was heading for bed. I know we won't win, but we'll sure have fun riding around in all the wakes of the bigger tugs. Plus it's a chance to dress up the old girl and take her out for a "night on the town" or day as the case may be... | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1131 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 69.136.142.0 |
looks like a great day for a tugboat race! I'm so there | ||
Jcdfde5 Member Username: Jcdfde5 Post Number: 13 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 68.43.115.185 |
On July 14th the DFD will participate in a tug of war match against Windsor fire. Come out and watch us defend our title. | ||
Chandyside Member Username: Chandyside Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 69.14.22.75 |
Made it down to Hart Plaza with the wee ones just in time to catch the slow-motion invasion of tug craft. Looks like the real action was at the carnival across the straits, but I gotta say there was a bit of that summer magic in the air. The Detroit Princess leading the parade, the fire boat spraying water, the tugs chugging their hearts out, dozens of folks languidly taking it all in -- one family of whom lent us their binoculars to peep the race action. A really cool way to pass an hour with the kids. Which tug were you on BillyBBrew? Looked like the best place to watch this race was in on-deck. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1133 Registered: 05-2005 Posted From: 69.136.142.0 |
is was pretty cool, though if I go next year I will be going to the canadian side to watch or at least bringinn binocs, and what was with the cool down lap? the boats, save for 2 or 3 didn't come anywhere near the american side. still a pretty neat event
agreed | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 10223 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.246.37.236 |
The real question is whether or not anybody got asked "You're a long way from home ain't ya?" while watching the festivities.  | ||
Billybbrew Member Username: Billybbrew Post Number: 178 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 152.163.100.8 |
I was on the Magnetic. We didn't take any trophies but it was, by far, the most rockin' and rollin' and wet race I've been to. It was alot of fun. I apologize for not remembering to recommend watching from the Canadian Side. One of the best stories I've ever heard was from someone who's dad took them down to watch the races as a teenager. (when there were a LOT of big tugs in the races) He vividly remembers the wakes of the tugs going up into the sewer outfalls and blowing a manhole cover 6 feet in the air. Pretty cool story. | ||
Machoken Member Username: Machoken Post Number: 1352 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 207.145.38.104 |
Gravitymachine, I'm curious where you were watching from. I was on the river walk right near cobo, almost underneath the people mover tracks, and yeah I couldn't see much either. Still, a beautiful day to head to the river. | ||
The_rock Member Username: The_rock Post Number: 1320 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.42.251.225 |
Billybbrew---What about the days when the tug Atomic won it all? Or am I going back too far in Detroit history? Bill Hoey also had a tug or two envolved as I recall. | ||
Billybbrew Member Username: Billybbrew Post Number: 181 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 205.188.116.137 |
Gaelic did not have tugs in the race this year for the 2nd time in 30 years. They had other commitments. The Atomic is still around and now owned by a company called McKeil out of Hamilton, ONT. I believe that is where the tug is now. http://www.mhsd.org/photogalle ry/detroit-tugrace-54.jpg photo above is from my collection. 1954 Tug race. Note the Roen belching a smoke ring...The Atomic is the tug on the left of the pic. | ||
Busterwmu Member Username: Busterwmu Post Number: 253 Registered: 09-2004 Posted From: 68.164.106.52 |
We got a frontrow seat for the Tugboat Race from the Diamond Queen, the usual boat which operates Diamond Jack's Detroit tour. Tug Race day is one of the few days we'll run the tour in reverse (starting toward the Ambassador Bridge first rather than heading for Belle Isle) to offer the best views of the racing tugs, and to blow the horn at them! Then, we come up the Windsor side and pass all the tougs docked at Dieppe Gardens nice and close. Note to self, see you onboard next year! |
