lake anna drag boats this weekend?
 

Somewhere I heard of boat drags this weekend at Lake Anna near Fredericksburg VA this weekend. Can anyone confirm or deny this? I would greatly appreciate it, thanks. Forum search didn't pull up any hits.

Lake Anna Regatta

June 8 and 9, Lake Anna Regatta, located about 20 minutes from Fredericksburg, VA. This is not a race, but it's a big east coast get together for performance boats. You will need proper boat registration, life jackets, anchor, "MUFFLERS", etc. Join us for a relaxing weekend and a chance to recruit new members for the club. For information, call Walt Braithwaite Sr. 215-672-2424.
Hotel information-----High Point Marina 540-895-5249 or Holiday Inn 540-582-1097

http://free.hotboat.net/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001458.html

Performance Get togeather
 

Mlitefan
would like to come,My big block Sanger has Twin Turbos, will they recongize this as Mufflers?? What do performance boats with Zoomies do?Please give a reply..
eliminator219:D :D :D

Actually, I don't have a drag boat, I have a not so deep V. I live only an hour away from Lake Anna and I don't really get up there very often but when I have, there have been plenty of drag boats up there.

I just wanted to pass along the info that I saw as well...:)

It would be wild to go up and hear all those jet/drag boats running at once...Better bring ear plugs!!! :D

I would give the marina a call and check it out...

A word of caution about Lake Anna:

Lake Anna is a small (about 13 miles long) lake that was man made to cool a nuclear power plant. When they made the lake, they did not remove the stumps from the shallow areas. Right now, the water is down anywhere from 2.5-5 feet depending on when and who you talk to. Flatbottoms will obviously be less susceptible to damage there; but there are literally sculptures made at some of the marinas out of destroyed props, and lots and of ripped off outdrives. Ask Agressor 25; he went back to the stump that took his outdrive out, and reclaimed his destroyed prop and prop shaft.

I would be interested in going too, but I am seriously going to investigate the condition of the lake first. I would suggest calling some of the marinas listed on the other board; and if I get any info from my friends on the lake, I will post here.

Thanks for the info Sydwayz. I might be at Lake Anna June 22-23 and was thinking of taking my boat.

Hey Dave M,

Open the link below and scroll down. Is that your boat in the picture?

http://www.extrememarine.cc/Picsx.html

I drove down to Anna last Friday. Just to see the water level for myself. Like Brian said, everyone says something different. It looks to be around 3 or 4ft low. The two ramps we usually use are gonna be iffy as to whether or not we can get our 25 ft boats in there.

We usually spend a lot of time at Anna. The water is clean and sometimes you can actually find a little rough water if you go down by the dam.

I wish I knew about the "regatta" earlier. I didn't think anything organized ever happend at Lake Anna. Especially Hi-perf boats!! I

I don't have a drive yet so I'll miss this weekend. Any plans for other get togethers later in the season?

Eric

thanks everybody
 

Thanks for the info guys, looks like we will head over but leave the boat home.

Bucky, what size is your boat? I may not take mine if I don't get a Bravo in time. But may ride with Brian if he goes. Not sure yet, I need to work on the boat some too.

The water is shallow but for this I think it's worth it to see a bunch of bad v-drives and jet boats running around. Just have to keep a sharp eye on the depth finder and stay away from the normal shallow spots.

I think that Sturgeon Creek ramp is probably the best choice if you go.

Eric

Check, it's a 23 Wellcraft Nova. We used to live in the 'burg so I'll hook up with some buds and see what happens. Four hours each way pulling would make for a long day Sunday, I have to work Saturday and 95 is one nasty road on the weekends. If you're not running 80 you better be on the shoulder.

I just heard back from a good friend Rich Swartz, who lives on Lake Anna, and now owns Duke's Creek Marina. He said the lake is almost 3 feet low, but navigatable. He just bought Duke's Creek Marina, which honestly, used to be really rough to launch a powerboat, but I have not seen the upgrades he has done. Feel free to call him at 540-895-5065; and/or use the link below which should help too. At this point, it does not look like I am going.

http://yp109.superpages.com/listings...ges.com-061015

29Outlaw,

Sure is! Are you going to be around Soloman's June 15-16th? I'm thinking of getting a room and a slip at the Holiday Inn or the Comfort inn.

Dave M.

Hey Dave,

This time of year the only thing that keeps me off the River is the weather. If the weather's good, I'm out.