Since New Paltz isn’t Newport, I’m usually met with confused looks when people ask what I did this past weekend and my reply is, “I went to the New Paltz Regatta“.  I think most don’t even realize there’s a river that runs through town, let alone enough crazy people to spend all the time and energy making a water craft that may or may not even float when it’s finally dropped into the Walkill, only to paddle it a quarter mile and often have it fall apart by the time it reaches the finish line!  It’s a great day that begins with a parade of all of the “boats”, as well as music, food and tons of people.  I didn’t get too many shots of the parade, and since it was so crowded in town, I was buried in the woods during the race.  Here are a few of the shots I was able to grab.