Maine Lobster Boat Races 2012 Schedule

If you are looking for truly unusual things to do on a Maine vacation, Maine lobster boat racing may be the perfect activity for you!

In this decades old tradition, said to be "Maine's version of NASCAR"...

...race participants take the competition seriously. With reported top speeds over 60 miles an hour and racing by Class, many boat owners follow the lobster boat "race circuit" from mid-June to late August, as it makes its way from Midcoast, Maine, to Downeast.

And the fun is not just on the water...

Locals and tourists alike, arrive early to watch the action from dockside - cheering for their favorites or letting the crowd pick one for them, just as they did at the Friendship, Maine 2008 boat races...

2012 Maine Lobster Boat Race Schedule

Please note...
The information below is for the 2011 Maine Lobster Boat Racing season NOT 2012. Updates will be made when the new schedule is available.

Thanks to the Maine Lobster Boat Racing Association (MLBRA), there will be 10 dates and locations for watching these fierce competitions during the coming summer. And they should be good...

...especially if the "jacked-up" engine controversy carries over from the 2009 races!

June 18, 2011 - Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Information - Nick Page: 207-380-5295, Marshall Farnham: 207-380-5892

June 19, 2011 - Rockland, Maine
Information - Steve Brooks: 207-354-8763

July 2, 2011 - Moosabec Reach, Beals Island, Jonesport, Maine
Information - Eric Blackwood: 207-598-6681

July 9, 2011 - Searsport, Maine
Information - Keith and Travis Otis: 207-548-6362

July 23, 2011 - Friendship, Maine
Information - Wes Lash: 207-832-7807

August 13, 2011 - Winter Harbor, Maine (Winter Harbor, Maine Lobster Festival)
Information - Chris Byers: 207-963-7139

August 21, 2011 - Portland, Maine
Information - Maine Coastal News: 207-223-8846

September 11, 2011 - Eastport, Maine (at Breakwater - part of Eastport Pirate Festival) This is a non-sanctioned Lobster Boat Race.
Information - www.eastportpiratefestival.com

October...

October 12, 2011 - Rockland, Maine
Maine Lobster Boat Racing Banquet
Trade Winds Motor Inn
Info/Dinner Reservations: 207-223-8846
Room Reservations: 207-596-6661

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Rockland Maine Lobster Festival
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Winter Harbor Lobster Festival