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Originally Posted by Descant
For three years (96,97,98, I think) we had offshore powerboat racing on Winnipesaukee. It drew some good crowds, but it was difficult to monetize, so it was tough to get sponsors to build the prize money. All the spectators came by boat and when the races were over, they went home. There isn't enough docking anyplace for spectators to go to a central port and spend money. If you don't have a boat, you can't really see the races in the Broads. It appears the antique boat races in Wolfeboro, on a smaller scale, do well. I guess you still can't go by boat and find room to tie up.
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The Offshore races were a tough sell on Winni as there were very few spectators... the races could not be seen from shore.
The Vintage races in Wolfeboro work because of relatively low overhead, and the races can be seen from shore.
If you go to Key West for the races... the boats run right along the shoreline for approx 1/2 - 3/4 mile or so...
Woodsy
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Not to detract for the popular "negativity" for the dive, but yeah, this could help make this (or any other) boat race a bigger event if you could catch a ride and watch it on the lake. *gasp at the thought*