Practice day for the volunteers

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Date: 07/10/2009 Views: 5860

Practice day for the volunteers

The day before qualifying and practice for the racing teams the volunteers who man the course boats have their day to practice. We work at perfecting approaches, rescues, victim medical treatment, and so on. It's a labor of love for us.

Date: 07/09/2009

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Buoys bubbling with anticipation of being placed precisely on the water

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Judge's stand volunteers. These people are just some of those who bring this race to life.

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Tail fin of J. Michael's boat. We all miss Troxzilla.

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Notice the tag.

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A safety briefing on the U-48. Getting a driver out of these beasts is different for each boat.

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U-48 engine and the Detroit River beaconing it.

Date: 07/09/2009