Update, Oct. 14: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard has rescheduled the Pumpkin Regatta from Friday, Oct. 16, to Friday, Oct. 23, because of weather. The time, location and $25 entry are unchanged.
Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard has postponed its annual Pumpkin Regatta by one week because of weather, moving the event from Friday, Oct. 16, to Friday, Oct. 23.
The race runs from 4 to 7 p.m. and benefits Sail Newport, the public sailing center at Fort Adams State Park. Everything else is unchanged: yacht captains and crews paddle fiberglass pumpkins in a relay-style race across the shipyard’s “Main Street” basin, with prizes for fastest team and best costumes.
Paddlers and spectators pay $25 each. A Mano Pizza will serve food, with beverages donated by sponsors including Newport Yacht Builders, Casey’s Oil & Propane and Newport Rigging Group. A silent auction and direct donations will also be available.
More than 125 people attended last year and raised more than $7,500, according to Michael Millerick, the shipyard’s general manager.
