Program

Official Program, River Crab Classic; Gar Wood Trophy Race; Governor's Cup Grand Prix

Official combined program booklet for the 1977 River Crab Classic for Offshore boats on June 18th, the Gar Wood Trophy Race for unlimited hydroplanes on June 26th, and the Governor's Cup Grand Prix for grand prix hydroplanes on June 26th. The booklet includes "Anatomy of an Offshore Race Boat"; "Forty-eight and Goin' Great", by Dave Speer; "Authentic U.S. Gold", by John Love; "A Winner Brewing", by Andy Muntz; "Two hundred twenty miles past Detroit", by Stanley Terraplane; "1977 Unlimited Hydroplane Schedule"; "Memories", by Bill Curry; "Have Boat...Will Travel', by Craig Fjarlie; black and white pictures of each expected boat; "Olin Johnson Remembered", by Terry Herring; "U-64 opens the door", by Steve Garey; Spirit of Detroit patrons; and blank scoresheets. The cover features a color photo of several race boats; back cover features a color drawing of MISS U.S.