SLOUGHFAIR FOR SEATTLE SEAFAIR - - - - 1962

 

SLOUGHFAIR RAFT RACE

"This "efficient" change of crew didn't help the
Ballard entry but it amused the crowd
watching the annual Seafair Raft Race. 
The Sultan Loggers won the 14-mile 
race from Redmond to Bothell. 
The Renton raft was awarded the best
 theme trophy for depicting a sternwheeler.
Exclusive photo and caption dated 30 July 1962
 by Greater Seattle News Bureau
from the archives of the 
Saltwater People Historical Society©

SLOUGHFAIR

"The Sixth Annual Sloughfair Trophy Race, July 1962, one of Seattle's wildest and wackiest events was held on the Sammamish Slough for a 14-mile chase from Redmond to Bothell. Crews consisted of up to 7 people; the locomotion – poles and paddles. Robert Carlson was race chairman in 1962.

These other events were also held:

CRUISER RACE, a predicted-log race for powerboats from Cadboro Bay, through the San Juans, Deception Pass, and finish at Pier 91, Seattle, WA., a distance of ca. 100 miles.

OUTBOARD RACES,

Whidbey Island Outboards Marathon Races. North of the city, the eighth annual around Whidbey Island outboard marathon race with 8 classes for the 108-mile chase.

The SEAFAIR GREENLAKE REGATTA had outboards taking over Green Lake. Harold Tolforn chaired the outboard races and Ted Knutson, the inboard races.

LONG LAKE, six miles south of Port Orchard had 10 classes to battle in the Northwest Division, sanctioned by American Power Boat Association had a long list of entries. More than 150 drivers from eight western states and Canada showed up for the divisional on Long Lake.

Above text courtesy of The Seattle Times, 1962