Back in the 80's until the mid 90's the friendly rivalry between towns along the Ottawa gave rise to "Pointerboat Races" that were held at various town regattas. Boats were entered from Arnprior, Renfrew, McNab Twshp, Calabogie, Gilles Lumber in Arnprior, Fort Coulonge and Pembroke
This photo was taken at Arnprior in 1983. Some of the boats were the real thing
while others were replicas built to Pointer boat specs. In this photo the boats are being towed out to the starting line by an ICO Tug. Then the race was on to the finish line which may have varied from one mile to four miles away.
Photo courtesy of John Wright
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