The 24th Annual North River Tugboat Race & Competition was originally scheduled for Labor Day, but Tropical Storm Hermine interfered. The rescheduled event, sponsored by the Working Harbor Committee will be held on Sunday, October 9th from 9am-2pm at Pier 83, West 43rd Street and Hudson River Park, in New York City. For those who wish to see the race up close and personal, there will be a Circle Line Spectator Boat. Click here for more information and tickets.
The schedule of events:
- 10:00am Parade of Tugs from Pier 84 (w 44th st./Hudson river park) to the
- start line @ Pier I at w 70th st. in Riverside Park South
- 10:30am Race Starts (runs from Pier I to Pier 84)
- 11:00am Nose-to-nose pushing contests & Line-toss competition
- Noon Amateur line-toss & Spinach-eating contests
- 1:00pm Awards Ceremony
- 2:00pm Tugs depart