Swim Swim Swim!

We are consumed! Consumed with planning for the Roy Webster Columbia River Cross Channel Swim, which takes place in the early morning hours of Labor Day (September 3rd this year). Everybody on staff is very busy making the necessary preparations for getting 550 swimmers across the Columbia River safely and to help them have lots of fun while doing it!

There are some MAJOR changes to the event this year, due to the fact that the Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge cannot dock at the cruise ship dock anymore because our newest, most beautiful sandy beach is blocking access. So... we've got to move the entire morning registration from the Expo Center over to the Marina. This means the maze in which our swimmers will line up in the morning in order to be placed in their specific flight will be out of doors -- dress warm! Wear layers!

As always, volunteers from the Hood River Swim Team will be stationed near the Sternwheeler and will collect your extra clothes and personal belongings, package them up and take them over to the Best Western Hood River Inn beach where you can pick them up after the swim. Take advantage of this service and dress warm for the morning registration. ROBESTERS -- YOU'LL NEED MORE THAN YOUR ROBES THIS YEAR!

This is such a fun event, it's a shame that it's over before most people wake up on the Labor Day holiday -- but for those that do, it's a sight to see!

Call us for more info or click the link to download the info/application packet.

Genevieve