Head of the Fish

Head of the Fish
The Head of the Fish Regatta logo
Date	Last Weekend of October
Location	Fish Creek, Saratoga Springs, NY
Event type	Head
Distance	2.3 miles.^[1]
Established	1986
Official site	www.saratogarowing.com/head-of-the-fish/
Participants	2,124 entries; 171 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". Streamline Rowing. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
↑ "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.

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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
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