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11th Annual Tugboat
Festival
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Come see the
mighty Tugs at the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum’s 11th Annual
Tug Boat Festival on August 31st. |
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Propellers
thrash and engines roar as more than a dozen tugboats race
down the Hudson River and compete for trophies and bragging
rights of New York Harbor. Spectators can watch and see which
tug is the fastest, the mightiest, and the best
looking.
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The
Intrepid Tugboat Cup |
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In
addition to the great race, tugs will also compete in a
nose-to-nose pushing contest and a line throwing competition.
Spectators can compete in a spinach eating contest and get a
close look at the tugs and crews a they come ashore and are
judged for best dressed crew, best tattoo, and best tugboat
mascot.
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Scheduled Events
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Parade of Tugs Tugs parade
north past the spectator barge at the end of the
Intrepid’s Pier 86 led by a water display from New York
Fire Department Fire Boat.
Spinach Eating
Contest Internationally acclaimed contestants
race to eat a bowl of spinach and win a trophy while
hundreds of spectations cheer them on! This event is
open to the public.
The Great Race Tugs
pour on the power and stampede down the Hudson River
from the 79th Street boat Basin to the Intrepid Museum.
Best seen from the Intrepid flight deck or Spectator
Barge.
Line Throwing
Competition Coordination between captain and crew
is the name of the game as deckhands try to beat the
clock as they heave a line around a barge
bitt.
Nose-to-Nose Pushing
Contest Skippers challenge each other to meet
nose to nose to see which tug can push the other
backwards at full throttle. It’s a smoke-belching,
engine roaring spectacle.
Tugboat Raft
Up Tugs tie up at the spectator barge and crews
come ashore for crew BBQ as the judges inspect the
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Tugboat Festival Awards
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Best Looking Tug -
Paint job, signal flags, hull lines & “attitude.” Best
Vintage Tug - Best looking tug over 50 years old. Best
Dressed Crew - Matching shirts, uniforms. Best Crew Tattoo
- As long as you can show it, we’ll judge it! Best Tugboat
Mascot - From rats to rhinos (living, non-human, animals
only)
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Events scheduled for the weekend will be FREE and
open to the public on the pier. |
| All information represented
above is subject to change. |
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