FIRST "LAKE ERIE BOAT WEEK" VOLUNTEER AND GENERAL INFORMATIONAL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND
(Port Clinton, Ohio – April 15, 2009) – The first Volunteer and General Informational Meeting for the new Lake Erie Boat Week event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 6:30 PM, in the conference room of OurGuest Inn & Suites-Downtown Port Clinton, the “Official Host Hotel” of Lake Erie Boat Week.
Information on the Lake Erie Boat Week event, along with a Volunteer Registration Form, is available on the official event website at
www.LakeErieBoatWeek.com.
The meeting is open to the general public, including persons interested in volunteering, media members, community members, potential vendors and sponsors. All persons interested in volunteering (or who have signed up to volunteer already) should attend this meeting.
The inaugural Lake Erie Boat Week will be a series of boating-related events and parties held in Port Clinton, Ohio, from September 1-6, 2009, culminating in an OPA Racing Offshore Powerboat Race (OPA) on Labor Day weekend.
The week-long celebration begins on Tuesday, September 1st, with the first day of a Powerboat Regatta for pre-registered pleasure boaters, and will include competitions in navigation, docking and maneuverability for skilled captains, along with on-shore parties and entertainment. The Powerboat Regatta continues through Thursday, September 3rd, when an Erie Elite “Fastest Boat on Lake Erie” Competition is held, a title that has never been bestowed, allowing boaters in different speed classes a chance at bragging rights for the following year.
Thursday, September 3rd, the competitors and staff from the OPA will descend on Port Clinton, setting up in Racer’s Village, which will occupy the Waterworks Park and adjacent parking lot areas in downtown Port Clinton. The boating festival will continue on Friday, September 4th, when a huge Racer’s Welcome Parade will take place on the streets of Port Clinton, followed by an autograph session and Racer’s Welcome Party.
The first on-water action for the OPA regulars will come on Saturday, September 5th, when their 180-mph boats take to the shores of Lake Erie (just east of the Municipal Pier, about ¼-mile off shore) to test for the afternoon. Sunday, September 6th is Race Day, when the OPA rockets run their course for a nice purse, points and prestige!
Racer’s Village food and merchandise vendors will be open, and entertainment and other festivities will take place daily, open to the public for the nominal price of a wristband, except for opening day on Tuesday, September 1st, which will be designated “Port Clinton Community Day,” where all activities and areas will be open to the public for free.
Tuesday, Sept. 2, is designated as “Lake Erie Shores and Islands Day,” with activities and celebrations of the local Lake Erie Islands region in place all day.
This is a family-friendly event, with all children under age 12 admitted free every day. Walkways and beachfront areas line the shore, allowing spectators to spread out and set up a picnic for prime viewing of the racing activities, or to simply enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Grassroots boating enthusiasts around the country now have a way to get involved with this event by becoming a member of the “First 100 Club,” which will designate the first 100 individuals to support this inaugural Lake Erie Boat Week event through a donation of at least $250.00. A limited edition t-shirt will be given to these special supporters, and there will be other ways to commemorate their critical involvement throughout the week’s activities in supplying a sound financial foundation for this first-year event. See the official event website at
www.LakeErieBoatWeek.com for additional information about how to become one of the “First 100 Club” members.
Volunteer Area Captains and general event volunteers, volunteer boats, vendors and corporate partners (both trade and cash) are currently being sought for this inaugural Lake Erie Boat Week event. For more information on the event, or to become involved as a sponsor or volunteer, please contact Event Director Janie Vogel at
racingpr@oh.rr.com, or visit the official event website at
www.LakeErieBoatWeek.com. For vendor inquiries, please contact Vendor Captain Dave Sorg directly at 419-734-5248. Information on the OPA Racing Series can be found at
www.oparacing.org.
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Contact: Janie Vogel
Event Director, Lake Erie Boat Week
racingpr@oh.rr.com
www.LakeErieBoatWeek.com
fax (440) 471-7552
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