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Oakmont regatta draws record numbers
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
For an instant, free beach vacation, there's one place to outer banks vacation spots go this afternoon: the elfrida arizona vacation rentals final day of the 106th Oakmont Yacht Club Regatta.
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"You know what? This is what we live for," he said. "We'll cut back in other ways."
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This year, Colledge and his team -- Justin Bianco, 28, of New Kensington, John Rzeczkowski, 27, of Harrison, Rick Florentine, 35, of Brackenridge and Jerimiah Silliman, 27 of Tarentum -- trounced their opponents again, and are headed to vacation mystic harbor maine the finals today. Winning a tug-of-war is "all about adrenaline," they marriott vacation ownership maui kapalua said.
For a younger champion, it was about enthusiasm instead. Tarin Mock, 10, of Harmar placed in the
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innertube race and won the scavenger hunt and the sack race. Tarin said she loves the regatta and wants to become a mermaid someday -- or maybe just a swim vacation package savannah ga teacher, if for some reason science lifetime vacation fails to develop an operation to sevierville tn vacation rental change a human into a mermaid.
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The race is cheap european vacation packages a lot harder now that the rules have changed, Bennis said. In the old days, vacation homes for rent chantilly france the paddler could turn around in the canoe, but now the tennessee vacation apartment rentals canoe must be flipped around -- a challenge that often results in it flipping over.
Still, Bennis said, in an ever-changing world, the Oakmont regatta is a simple recipe for community fun.
"It's just a good, fun weekend," he said. "Everybody gets together and has a good time."
Celanie Polanick can be reached at [email protected] or 724-226-4702.
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Where: Oakmont Yacht Club, 11 Washington Ave., Oakmont.
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