Place: Lake Hopatcong State Park, 260 Lakeside Blvd., Landing, NJ
Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024
Time: 10:00 am meet in the parking lot.
Admission is $10 per person (suggested donation)
Races begin at 11:00 am and end by 6:00 pm but usually much earlier.
The event is presented by the Lake Hopatcong Racing Association and this group has been holding races at Lake Hopatcong for over 50 years. The boats that will be racing are of different sizes and some with speeds over 100 mph. The majority of the boats are homemade hydroplanes and they put on a great show. There is a class of boats called Jersey Skiffs (JS) that look more like a large row boat but much faster. The races consist of heats by classes and then finals by classes later in the day. The races are a few laps long so there is an opportunity to get some great action photos.
This is a good opportunity to use your large zoom lenses for some action photos with water spray and colorful boats. The viewing area is large and has good vantage points for the entire race course.
Suggested gear is a zoom lens and tripod or monopod. Smaller lenses can be used to capture the nearby action in the pits. Bring a chair if you like.
There will be food trucks on site.
Sunscreen and Bug spray is suggested as there will be ticks present.
Please sign-up online on our club page for this event.
Contact Pete Rathjens with questions at: boatbuddy2@aol.com
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