As you may already be aware, the Port Huron Float Down is taking place on Sunday August 20, 2023. As we have done in the past for this day, our black gate will be closed until 1600 hours (4 pm). Canadian and U.S. officials are in the midst of preparations for Sunday's return of the St. Clair River Float Down, an unsanctioned - but popular - event where thousands of people traditionally.
St. Clair River Float Down returns Sunday The Sarnia Observer
Tyler Kula Published Aug 20, 2023 • Last updated Aug 21, 2023 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Sven Ole Mahlow, front left, Colton McGugan, back left, Jan-Nicklas Mahlow and Jacqueline. Troy Shantz and George Mathewson The Coast Guard is bracing for double trouble after an anonymous group in Sarnia announced it plans to join the Port Huron 'float down' with a Canadian version on Aug. 20. The strong current of the St.. Honouring Sarnians who made a difference in 2023 Taking the plunge for a good cause More Top Stories. The Port Huron Float Down is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 20, 2023, on the St. Clair River. This un-sanctioned event poses significant dangers to participants and other users of the waterways during the 7.5 mile /12 km course. Participants in the St. Clair River Float Down Sunday head for the river after leaving the shore of Lake Huron in Sarnia. Photo by Paul Morden / The Observer Kathleen Getty, deputy search and.
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The Observer (Sarnia) Thousands hit the water in Port Huron Float Down 2023-08-22 - TYLER KULA Thousands of people floated down the St. Clair River near Sarnia, and crowds in the hundreds lined the shore to watch, as helicopters flew overhead and police and coast guard vessels kept watch on the annual Port Huron Float Down. "We like to just go out on the water and chill and get together and catch up together," said Crookshank, adding she was "pumped" for the Float Down. German brothers Jan-Nicklas Mahlow and Sven Ole Mahlow, visiting people they know in Sarnia after Jan-Nicklas spent time here as an exchange student eight years ago, were also first-time. Aug 21, 2023 12:48 PM A group of Canadian floaters at the annual float down on the St. Clair River. (Carol Churchman photo) Tara Jeffrey A sea of colourful inflatables, paddle boards, tubes and kayaks flooded the St. Clair River Sunday for the annual Port Huron Float Down, where ideal weather conditions attracted some 4,000 people, officials say. Rescuing some of the 1,500 U.S. residents who washed ashore illegally during Sunday's botched Port Huron Float Down cost city taxpayers more than $8,000, city hall said. Ten Sarnia Transit buses and drivers made 19 trips shipping wayward floaters back to the U.S., public works were forced to close streets, and Sarnia firefighters deployed.
Port Huron Float Down Winds blow 1,500 U.S. boaters into Sarnia, Ont
About 1,500 partying Americans had to be rescued from the St. Clair River and returned to the U.S. on the weekend after wind blew them to Canada. "God bless Canada!" shouts one floater. "Thank you. The so-called Float Down, which is more than 30 years old, sees thousands of people float on inner tubes and rafts down the St. Clair River. Participants in the unsanctioned event enter the.
SARNIA - Hundreds of people floated down the St. Clair River Sunday watched closely by police and coast guards on both sides of the border. Harrison Plain, of Sarnia, waits to put his inflatable into the water for the Port Huron Float Down at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016.
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Series Participation Open To: Spring/Fall/Special: MWPHRF Rated, Yacht Scoring PHYC/SYC Weekend Series Registered Boats Club Regatta: MWPHRF Rated, PHYC/SYC Event Yacht Scoring Registered Boats Open Regatta: MWPHRF Rated, Yacht Scoring Event Registered Boats MORC DH: MORC Double Handed Registered Boats Fun: PHYC Boats As you may already be aware, the Port Huron Float Down is taking place on Sunday August 20, 2023. As we have done in the past for this day, our black gate will be closed until 1600 hours (4 pm). Members will of course have normal access using their gate pass, but we wish to discourage any non-members from coming onto the SYC property to access.
