Sunday, November 6, 2011

More Rowing

We went out to watch the Head of the Hooch Saturday. Weather was perfect. Even though I don't know anything about rowing, it is very entertaining to go and see them race. This is the second largest race, behind Head of the Charles, in America. Enjoy the pics.

1965 boats entered to race and 15000 people in town to compete or support their team
Bringing the boats in after a race. The lady in the orange pants was directing traffic from two docks. The boats need a lot of clearance to get lined up.
Three teams passing close to each other. The boat in the middle dropped behind right after this shot. They move so quickly that it is hard to get them in the picture.

View from the bridge

2 comments:

Lady Jane said...

Is this event held on a lake? Is it the big one we see as we enter town?

m.e. said...

It is held on the Tennessee River. M calls it the Tennessee Lake. Did you know that? They start at Ross's Landing (in front of the aquarium) and go up the river (away from Lookout Mtn.) then turn around and come back to finish at Ross's Landing. See if this link works:
http://www.headofthehooch.org/