"Shake the lake" boat race - what is it?

[white squall]

I read alittle info on the boat race called "shake the lake" on labor day weekend.  any idea how big of boats?   I am REALLY looking for some offshore racing in the SuperCat or Super Vee series!   any idea where "shake the lake" takes place?    (yes, lake winebago....)

[Brian aka:Squatch]

Here is the only info I could find.

http://www.bsoa.net/sched.html

It is not like the old -Shake the lake with the big boys coming to town....

[kittycat]

So is this not a real big race anymore? Do they have a big party at the shore?

[WBII]

What this race is those small boats they kneel in and its held at Menominee Park.  They still go pretty fast and are loud. But its all outboards.  I don't know about a party after.

WBII

[Hot Toddie]

Originally, Shake the Lake was an APBA sponsored race. Mark Lee originally brought the APBA races onto the Winnebago Waterways.   This race was a points race, and brought in all the big boys, and their hardware.  After a couple of years, the race was moved down to Milwaukee.  Financial matters hurt the races, and it all ended.
Then another group called the OSS (Offshore Super Series) tried getting into that event, but it was deemed not a big enough money maker.  The races where originally held in the break water down in Milwaukee.  They tried working with the Summerfest grounds, etc. but ran into problems.
Now the races are with the duck boats in Oshkosh, and that is it! 

Mark Lee coordinated the original Shake the Lake races, and now he works coordinating the Poker Runs in Oshkosh.  If you have any questions, you can contact him at mark@oshkoshthunder.com.

www.oshkoshthunder.com
www.apba.com
www.offshoresuperseries.com

-Hot Toddie