Earth Day eRegatta
April 22, 2023 • The Earth Day eRegatta, hosted by Washington College in Chestertown, MD, is a unique event with something for everyone. The race itself is but one element in celebration of Earth Day. In addition to the exhibition and racing of electric boats on the Chester River, there will be vendors, food trucks, an electric car show, and more!
Earth Day eRegatta
The audience experience
Unlike some races, our course is easy to spectate from shore, and our race announcer will call the action as it unfolds! Admission is free!
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The race course
Our course starts in front of the Washington College boathouse with a 1/4 mile sprint that passes right in front of our spectator area, turns 90 degrees right into the center of the river, then 90 degrees right again into a 1-mile marked rectangular loop. The competitors times are recorded as the 1/4 spring concludes, and they continue directly into 5 laps of the 5-mile course. The beauty of our course is that is gives boats with a high top speed a chance to compete initially in the 1/4 sprint, but it also challenges racers to pace themselves at that point so they can complete a full five miles as quickly as possible.
The Race Course
1/4 Mile Sprint
Starting line - between (0) and committee boat
(1) to starboard, (2) to starboard
pass between (3) & (7) - 1/4 mile sprint concludes and continues into the 5-mile course.
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5-mile endurance race
continuing from 1/4-mile sprint... (4) to port, (5) to port, (6) to port, (7) to port
After completing 5 laps around (4), (5), (6), & (7),
race finishes between (7) & (2)
The Awards
Trophies will be awarded for the following:
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1st Place - 1/4 Mile Sprint
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2nd Place - 1/4 Mile Sprint
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3rd Place - 1/4 Mile Sprint
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1st Place - 5-Mile Endurance Sprint
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2nd Place - 5-Mile Endurance Sprint
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3rd Place - 5-Mile Endurance Sprint
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PEP Racers
Collegiate competitors in the Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP) electric boat race circuit will be happy to know the Earth Day eRegatta is an officially sanctioned regional race (sanctioned by the American Society of Naval Engineers). We encourage PEP teams to compete in our race to gain valuable real-world performance data in preparation to compete in the main event, Promoting Electric Propulsion, later in June.
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• 11:00AM - Teams are on site to set up their boats.
• 12:45PM - Skipper meeting to review course, rules, and procedures.
• 1:00PM - Race starts!
• Awards to follow the return of the last boat.
