Seattle  2003  page 2

 

Halftime activities included a demonstration of containment techniques by Foss Environmental,

 

And of course, the traditional tugboat pushoff contests. Crowley boats and Foss boats went off against their own, but alas, not each other!

 

Back to the races--

(r) In Class C (heat 2), it was an easy win for ISLAND WIND at 8m 41s.

(L) At the line, we see CHIEF and PALOMAR.

 

Class B always has some powerful competition, as HENRY FOSS edges out ALYSSA ANN (?)* and MARIS PEARL.

 

*Corrections welcome

OCEAN EAGLE, SHELLY FOSS and PACIFIC  battle it out!
But in the end it was PATRICIA S, with the fewest horsepower -- (1800) that brought home the trophy. Must have been all those cheering people on board.

 
In the Class A heat the raw power came out. It was Crowley in the first two positions with HUNTER finishing just seconds ahead of RESPONSE. Both boats are rated at 7200 hp.

 

Official Race Results

             Class C - Small Class Pilot's Trophy  Heat 1

                                                                 Boat                               hp             Owner                            Time

1. Clydesdale     180 Pt. Orchard Yacht Sales 9.08
2. Reliance        220 Bob Perkett 9.26
3. Maggie B     200 Pt. Susan Tug & Barge 10.01
4. Reliable           225 Shively Tug Co. 10.32
5. Skillfull         250 Big Claw Marine 11.01
6. Cotton No. 6     120 Bill Wood & Larry Miles 13.39

                                                           Heat 2

1. Island Wind 800 Island Tug & Barge 8.41
2.Carole B ?? ?? 9.19
3. Chief ?? ?? 9.24
4. Palomar 320 David Haizlip 10.06
5. Prudhoe Bay 350 Global Diving & Salvage 12.19

 

  Class B - Harbor Class Matson Trophy

1. Patricia S 1800 Island Tug & Barge 7.26
2. Paula S 2400 Island Tug & Barge 7.37
3. Henry Foss 3000 Foss Maritime 7.41
4. Shelly Foss 3000 Foss Maritime 8.02
5. Pacific 1550 Western Towboat 8.04
6. Ocean Eagle 2000 Dahl Tug & Barge 8.05
7. Alyssa Ann 2000 Olympic Tug & Barge 9.02
8. Kern 1200 ACC Hurlen 9.13
9. Maris Pearl 1000 Yachtworks LLC 9.15

Class A - Unlimited  Todd/Holcome Trophy    

1. Hunter 7200 Crowley Marine Services 6.12
2. Response 7200 Crowley Marine Services 6.29
3. Lauren Foss 8200 Foss Maritime 6.58
4. Norman 2 4000 Island Tug & Barge 7.16
5. Andrew Foss 4000 Foss Maritime 7.36

Tugboat Annie Award

Palomar

Lake Union Drydock Chairman's Award

Reliable

Duwamish Shipyard's Best Restored Tug

Maggie B

Please fill in the gaps. If you can help with missing information, please email (see below)

As I obtain other information, such as special awards, etc, I'll add them to this page.

 

Thanks go to press boat driver, Chris Stadiem of Foss Environmental! You make a fun event even more fun, certainly one of the highlights of the year!

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