Mississippi Speed Record

[oldnewbie]

That has got to be challenging at night, staying in the main channel for the strongest current and out of the way of barge traffic. I know how hard it is maneuvering a big 52' foot house boat in heavy recreational traffic on the upper pools. I can't remember if the wing dams are marked with lights at night!

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

Team Sets New Mississippi Speed Record​

"A team of four paddlers has unofficially set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest time to “row the length” of the Mississippi River, voyaging some 2,350 miles from source to sea in 16 days, 20 hours and 16 minutes."