NYCkayaker 2007 Poker Run Saturday June 16th

[Joe Wojak]

What a miserable event!  It starts a Noon, or so their flyer says.

See the hideous website here:
http://www.nationalpowerboat.com/nyc/2007/nycpoker2007.html



On 6/13/07, mark handy <nycmhandy at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Anybody know whether, and during what hours, the channel will be closed
> for the race?  I was planning to cross the Hudson at Yonkers well before
> noon and cross back well after, but I don't want to get mowed down by a
> stray racer or get picked up by the law for being in a closed area.
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Pat Slaven" <pat.slaven at gmail.com>
>
> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:22:21
> To:nyckayaker at rockandwater.net, yprc at listserv.adelphi.edu
> Subject: NYCkayaker 2007 Poker Run Saturday June 16th
>
>
> <div>All - </div>
> <div>FYI - there arekayaking andswimming eventson the NY waterways this
> weekend. There is also a large power boat event to be aware of. The 2007
> Poker Run (the really big, really noisy cigerettee boats) willtake place on
> Saturday June 16. There is basically a race from the GWB to the TappenZee
> Bridge at Noon with boats traveling well in excess of 100 MPH. Most of this
> will take placetowards the westren side of theRiver. Nevertheless there will
> be alot ofpowerboats on the river.
> </div>
> <div></div>
> <div></div>
> <div><a href="http://www.nationalpowerboat.com/nyc/2007/nycpoker2007.html
> ">http://www.nationalpowerboat.com/nyc/2007/nycpoker2007.html</a><br
> clear="all"><br>-- <br>99% of the time you are surrounded by textiles,
> assuming a 15 minute daily shower.
> <br><br>Pat Slaven </div>
>
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