Britni Birchell (left) and Geoffrey Gillen were among the high-speed boaters competing in Wrangell's Fourth of July boat races. Birchell was the only entrant from Petersburg in the event, according to race organizers.
Randy Easterly took the top spot in the unlimited-horsepower competition in the Fourth of July boat races over the 1,800-foot-long course in front of the City Dock, with Wayne Easterly winning first place in the limited competition for 115-horsepower and under.
The limited and unlimited races were double-elimination, head-to-head competition.
Brandon Kenfield won the jet slalom race, a timed event.
This year's winners were:
Jet slalom
1st, Bandon Kenfield, 20.94 seconds; $500
2nd, Britni Birchell, 35:16 seconds; $300
Limited
1st, Wayne Easterly; $750
2nd, Sean Gillen; $400
Unlimited
1st, Randy Easterly; $1,000
2nd, Eric Werner; $700
3rd, Gary Allen Jr.; $450
4th, Dustin Phillips; $250
5th, Brandon Kenfield; $150
Rooster Tail
Judged by crowd response as the People's Choice.
Sean Gillen; $400
The annual race is sponsored by Stikine River Rats Racing.
Organizer Marjy Ripley Woods said they get a lot of questions asking why the race course is a straightaway, rather than an oval or something similar. "It is an insurance issue," she said. "The sprint course is all we can get insured for through the various companies that even insure an event like this."
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