Sprint boats return to St. John slough

Webb’s Slough at St. John will launch its eighth season of sprint boat races Saturday with a return of the thunder boats and some new features for the big event.

Amanda Webb reported this week they finished cutting hay from the slough camping area and are ready to greet the boat racers, campers, volunteers and race fans.

The St. Johh races Saturday will be the first event on the American Sprint Boat Racing schedule, Webb said.

She added they expect some rookies to be in the action Saturday with a lot of crews putting in hours over the winter to get their boats ready.

The Slough races normally...