Sprint boats will start season at Webb’s Slough

Windows will rattle and cattle will quiver around St. John this weekend as the United States Sprint Boat Association kicks off its 2011 season at Webb’s Slough.

Racers and crews will descend on the town Friday night, and park their boats along Front Street for safety and technical inspections. The line-up gives race fans a last chance to view the boats at their polished state before they are coated with mud from the Webb’s Slough water track.

This marks the fifth season the jet-powered boats will rip through the channels at Webb’s Slough.

Saturday’s race is the first in the USSBA’s seven-race...