Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta
pittsburgh three river regatta named confluence allegheny monongahela ohio river pittsburgh annual motorboat river festival held pittsburgh pennsylvania united state festival first held often host f champboat series race f race originally held first f power boat race held united state saw return f power boat racing pittsburgh regatta twoyear hiatus following festival festival scheduled coincide july th holiday however saw return regatta held prior early august traditionally prior festival largest inland regatta united state drawing ten thousand fan along allegheny river f race course consists pin km course pittsburgh regatta f champboat race nationally broadcast speed channel regatta annual continuation original speed boat paddle wheeler race pittsburgh welcome week regatta held annually starting may mids race corresponds threeday festival downtown pittsburgh consisting variety event including free concert food vendor aerial competition various water sport dragon boat race july fourth firework display city pittsburgh million people estimated attended aspect regatta event every year august one formula boat went control crashed crowd near three river stadium yearold boy killed injured accident captured live tv broadcast pittsburgh pirate new york mets baseball game blimp stadium august kink playing nearby ic light amphitheater contending noise regatta particularly firework set lead singer ray davy improvised song called regatta as held august hosted midamerica sternwheeler race finishing line smithfield street bridge july board member three river regatta announced regatta scheduled august would held citing failure event promoter obtain necessary permit insurance well money still owed earlier regatta among others state pennsylvania use point state park city pittsburgh allegheny county sheriff office providing security bankruptcy hearing event promoter continued regatta also cancelled pittsburgh three river regatta f champboat series