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Getting race ready for the Richland Regatta

Boat racing friends Kannon Cushing, 11, left, and Julian Waite, 12, work together Thursday in the pits preparing their outboard hydropane race boats for the Richland Regatta. The three-day event, starting June 24, is on the Columbia River in Howard Amon Park. Admission is free and there will be food vendors. Drivers in the park can expect road closures and detours. River traffic near the park will also be closed because of the racing event. For more information visit the Northwest Powerboat Association’s website at www.nwpba.com/.
Boat racing friends Kannon Cushing, 11, left, and Julian Waite, 12, work together Thursday in the pits preparing their outboard hydropane race boats for the Richland Regatta. The three-day event, starting June 24, is on the Columbia River in Howard Amon Park. Admission is free and there will be food vendors. Drivers in the park can expect road closures and detours. River traffic near the park will also be closed because of the racing event. For more information visit the Northwest Powerboat Association’s website at www.nwpba.com/. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com

Tri-Cities powerboat enthusiasts are in crunch time as they get ready for this weekend’s event.

Boat racing friends Kannon Cushing, 11, left, and Julian Waite, 12, work together Thursday in the pits preparing their outboard hydroplane race boats for the Richland Regatta.

The three-day event, starting June 24, is being held on the Columbia River in Howard Amon Park in Richland.

Admission to the event is free and there will be food and beverage vendors.

Drivers in the park can expect road closures and detours and river traffic near the park will also be closed to both motorized and non-motorized watercraft for the racing event.

For more information visit the Northwest Powerboat Association’s website at www.nwpba.com/ or their Facebook page www.facebook.com/northwestpowerboatassoc.

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Bob Brawdy
Tri-City Herald
509-582-1548
Bob Brawdy is Herald photographer and videographer dedicated to telling the stories of Tri-Citians through his images and videos. He’s worked for the Herald for more than 35 years, starting as an aspiring photographer when he was still in high school.
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