Idaho Regatta

Idaho Regatta

Last weekend in June

This full-throttle three-day event is held on the Snake River at Burley, Idaho. Burley's population of 9,000 is doubled for the regatta, which is a qualifying race for the American Power Boat Association Western Divisional Championship. A hundred speedboats in 11 inboard limited classes compete for a share of $35,000 in cash prizes—and a mink coat. The regatta has been held since the 1970s, and each year, a coat has been donated as a prize by Lee Moyle, one of the founders of the regatta, and an owner of the Don and Lee Moyle Mink Farm. Boats are entered from throughout the country. They include seven-liter, hydroplanes, super-stock, pro-stock, KRR flat-bottoms, Comp Jets, and stock hydros.

CONTACTS:
Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commere
1177 7th St.
P.O. Box 640
Heyburn, ID 83336
208-679-4793; fax: 208-679-4794
www.minicassiachamber.com

Celebration days:
2011: Jun 25; Jun 26
2012: Jun 30; Jul 1
2013: Jun 29; Jun 30
2014: Jun 28; Jun 29
2015: Jun 27; Jun 28