Calling all Tugs: Owen Sound Heritage Days
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:32Notice to Boaters: Owen Sound Heritage Day is Sat July 25, 2009
Come out for a fun filled day on the water to celebrate Owen Sound Heritage Days. What better way to celebrate our Marine Heritage than to invite Tugboats from around Georgian Bay to take part in our events. Tugboats will start arriving in the harbour Thursday and Friday in preparation for Saturday events. We are also inviting power and sail boaters to come out and participate in the events so please read on.
Saturday 10:00 am – Tour the Tugboats:
- Find the Tugboats tied along the west side of the inner harbour meet and greet the captains and crews.
Saturday 11:00am – Boat Parade:
- Gather in the inner harbour prior to 11:00 Follow lead boat the Pankurst M for course and speed out the harbour onto the bay and back into the harbour. We welcome all boaters to join in the parade. After the parade tie up in the harbour after the tugboats have moored to meet and greet with fellow boaters. Channel 14 will be the working channel.
Saturday 9:00 pm - Parade of Lights:
- An invitation to all boaters to decorate your vessels with lights to join in the light parade and enjoy the excitement of the evening. We ask the parade participants to gather in the inner harbour by 8:45pm prior to the start of the parade. Vessels will depart the harbour following the lead boat the Pankurst M for course and speed. Proceed outbound to Goodyear hugging the East side of the channel turn West then inbound along the West side of the channel to the inner harbour. Channel 14 will be the working channel.
The intent is to create another fantastic show of vessels on the water for the on shore spectators. To be successful we’ll need lots of boats to help create the desired results through out the day and evening. Hope you can come out and help celebrate our marine heritage and of course have a safe fun filled day on the water.
If you have any questions please contact Norm Meneray 705-376-0669 or Ed Griffith at 372-2098.
The Seattle Maritime Festival with all it’s seafaring glory concluded yesterday with the tugboat races, a fireboat display, a chowder cook-off and wooden-boat building for kids. You can read more about the annual event here: 
