Powerboat Races Return to Denton July 9-10

     Denton, Md. -- Mariners are advised that powerboat races are scheduled to occur on the upper Choptank River July 9-10 from noon to 5 p.m. both days. The event consists of up to 50 small outboard racing hulls, runabouts and hydros, operating on a racetrack-type course located on the Choptank River, in Denton, between the state SR-404 (Meeting House Road) bridge, at mile 50.4, and the railroad swing bridge, at mile 50.9. The official patrol on scene can be contacted on marine band radio channel 16 VHF-FM, if necessary. For any comments or questions, contact Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Waterways Management Division, at (410) 576-2674 or Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Chart 12268. For the complete updated Local Notice to Mariners, click here.