Head of the Fish

Head of the Fish
The Head of the Fish Regatta logo
Date	Last Weekend of October
Location	Saratoga Springs
Event type	Head
Distance	2.3 miles.^[1]
Established	1986
Official site	www.saratogarowing.com/head-of-the-fish/
Participants	2,028 entries; 160 clubs^[2]

The Head Of The Fish Regatta is a rowing race held on the last weekend of October each year on Fish Creek, within Saratoga County, New York State. The race is named the "Head" of the Fish because it is a head race.

The event is hosted by the Saratoga Rowing Association.^[3] The race is organized by volunteers.^[4] Tom Frost founded the regatta in 1986.^[5] The original vision for the regatta was one "that wouldn't take itself too seriously."^[5] Protests were forbidden and "timing errors were considered part of the regatta's charm."^[5] Winners are awarded lacquered fish heads.^[5]

Notes

↑ "Head of the Fish a part of Saratoga's history". The Skidmore News. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "Head of the Fish". Regatta Central. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
↑ "SRA regattas". saratogarowing.com. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
↑ "Volunteer Opportunities - Regattas". saratogarowing.com. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
1 2 3 4 Winchester, Ed (November 8, 2002). "Fish Story". Rowing News. 9 (18): 24. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

Rowing

Australian rowing	Rowing Australia Rowing Championships Head of the River

Canadian rowing	Canadian Henley Rowing Canada Secondary School Rowing Association University Rowing Association

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UK rowing	Boston Marathon British Rowing British Rowing Championships Head of the River Race Henley Boat Races Henley Royal Regatta Henley Women's Regatta Scottish Boat Race Scottish Rowing Nat. Schools The Boat Race University rowing Welsh Rowing Women's Boat Race Women's Eights Head of the River Race

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Category Commons

Municipalities and communities of Saratoga County, New York, United States

County seat: Ballston Spa

Cities	Mechanicville Saratoga Springs

Towns	Ballston Charlton Clifton Park Corinth Day Edinburg Galway Greenfield Hadley Halfmoon Malta Milton Moreau Northumberland Providence Saratoga Stillwater Waterford Wilton

Villages	Ballston Spa Corinth Galway Round Lake Schuylerville South Glens Falls Stillwater Victory Waterford

CDPs	Country Knolls Hadley Milton North Ballston Spa

Other hamlets	Bloodville Burnt Hills Crescent Gansevoort Jonesville Quaker Springs Rexford Rock City Falls Vischer Ferry West Milton

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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