Earlier this month, the town of Eastport put on their annual Tug-o-War contest against downtown Annapolis and it was a fascinating display from both sides of the line. Instead of tugging this year, I decided to enter the T-shirt contest (logo above) for best design. I didn't end up winning but I did have a great time watching the battles and drinking hot Irish coffee on the sidelines. Also, I was able to capture some of the battles on film, video footage below...
The tuggers used 1, 280 feet of customized rope designed by Nasa Scientists and manufactured by Yale Cordage, and yes the production of this rope was expensive. $25,000 to be exact. The rope extended across the water from Eastport to historic downtown Annapolis. All boat traffic is stopped because of the presence of the line floating in the water. I'm pretty sure this is one of (if not) the largest tug-of -war tournaments in the country and probably the world. There were 7 different teams lined up for the tug. Seeing the 7 minute slaughter of Police department vs. the Fire department was probably the best tug-o-war action ever witnessed.
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