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Lighthouse canoe races return to Rehoboth Bay

Teams vie for top honors in Dewey Business Partnership event
Lighthouse canoe racers Garrett Faulkner and Christina Urban of Nalu head back to shore. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Ellen Driscoll
July 13, 2022

The Lighthouse canoe races returned to Dewey Beach July 12, as local businesses participated in the fun event for the first time since the pandemic.

Eight teams, each comprising two men and two women, launched their canoes from the bayside beach of Dickinson Avenue to paddle around a marker in the bay – or in some cases, into the Rusty Rudder pier – before returning.

At the end of the race, Nalu earned top honors, Woody’s Dewey Beach came in second and the Lighthouse crew came in third. Paradise Grill, the Rusty Rudder, Schell Brothers and a second Lighthouse team also participated.

The decades-old event is sponsored by the Dewey Business Partnership, which uses proceeds from its signature fundraising event, the Dewey Gala, to fund the Arts & Fun Festival, Kids Running of the Bull and other family-friendly events. 

Dewey Business Partnership’s next event is the Restaurant Olympics, set for Tuesday, Aug. 9. For more information, go to deweybusinesspartnership.com.

 

Charlotte Lynch and Josh Lucido of Woody’s Dewey Beach have their eyes on the prize in the Lighthouse canoe races held July 12. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Observing the national anthem to kick off the race are (l-r) Dewey Business Partnership Vice President and Woody’s Dewey Beach owner Jimmy O’Conor, emcee Steve Capik and Dewey Business Partnership Executive Director Kelly Ranieri. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Representing Schell Brothers in hard hats are (l-r) Caitlin Laigle, Jose Guadarrama, Nina Dougherty and Kexx Camarco. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
The Starboard gang of (l-r) Alex Makowski, Cameron Rickenbach, Ally Taylor and Tanner Tipton are ready for the race. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Dewey Business Partnership Vice President and Woody’s Dewey Beach owner Jimmy O’ Conor starts unloading the canoes for the race. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
The Paradise Grill team comprising Tom Neugebauer in back and (l-r) Gabe Wedgeood, Matthew Seiler, Shelby Shelton, Sarah Hyde and Chuck Tancini is ready for a fun day. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Watching the race are (l-r) Dewey Beach Mayor Bill Stevens and his wife Janine DiPaula Stevens, Dewey Business Partnership Executive Director Kelly Ranieri and Dewey Business Partnership Vice President and Woody’s Dewey Beach owner Jimmy O’Conor. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Jimmy Young and Kate Banaszak are part of the first-place Nalu team. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Matthew Seiler cheers on his Paradise Grill teammates from the Rusty Rudder pier. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Schell Brothers teammates Jose Guadarrama and Nina Dougherty take a wrong turn into the Rusty Rudder pier. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Thankfully, Schell Brothers teammates Kexx Camarco and Caitlin Laigle made it to shore. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Coming in hot are DJ Long, left, and Stevie Wishner of the Lighthouse. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Brandon Lentz and Nicole Patille of the Lighthouse make a hard landing in the sand. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
Michael Awtry and Grace Erney of the Rusty Rudder are having a blast. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
And The Starboard canoe capsizes! ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
That’s one way to get your canoe to shore. After capsizing, Tanner Tipton of The Starboard pulled his canoe around the marker and to shore as Cameron Rickenbach laughs. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO
After the race, Dewey Business Partnership Vice President and Woody’s Dewey Beach owner Jimmy O’Conor joke that Nalu cheated their way to the win as the Woody’s team (l-r) Josh Lucido, Maddie Kelly, O’Conor, Charlotte Lynch and Zach McMahon take a break. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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