Liberty Spectator Vantage Points
There are many places to watch the 2009 Liberty World Outrigger Competition on Saturday, June 27. Come up close as the canoes launch at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The race occurs on most of New York and New Jersey’s waterways providing excellent viewing opportunities of the race in progress from the shore. (Google Map)
Below is a list of prime vantage points and approximate times when you can support your favorite teams as they pass by.
Manhattan | Hoboken | Jersey City | National Parks of New York Harbor
Manhattan, New York
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Located closest to the start of the race, spectators at the end of Pier 17 at South Street Seaport can catch the crews jockeying for position soon after the starting horn. |
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As the crews round the Battery to head up the Hudson River, Battery Park provides many areas along the seawall to get closest to the action. The best areas include Historic Battery Park, Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park, The Esplanade and Nelson A. Rockefeller Park. You will be able to hear the crews call their changes as they settle into their race pace. |
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The Women and Men’s Crews continue up the Manhattan side of the Hudson River passing by the Hudson River Park. The Mixed Crews turn west to cross the river towards Jersey City, New Jersey. The best areas to cheer the crews on are at the ends of Piers 40 and 45. |
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The Women and Men’s Crews will prepare for the turn to New Jersey as they pass by Chelsea Piers. Best views are at the end of Piers 59, 60 and 61. |
Hoboken, New Jersey
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If you are at the end of the 14th Street Pier, part of the Hoboken Parks system, you will see the Women and Men’s Crews charging toward you as they cut across the Hudson River from Manhattan. There are excellent viewing spots along the waters of Sinatra Park and Pier A to watch the crews heading back down the Hudson along the New Jersey riverfront. |
Jersey City, New Jersey
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All crews will have reached the half way mark of the race by the time they get to Harborside Financial Center. Located near Exchange Place, the best vantage point is at end of the Hyatt Regency Pier. |
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It’s all mental for the crews once they reach Liberty State Park. Line up at the end of the promenade by the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal to support the crews as they make the push towards the Statue of Liberty. |
National Parks of New York Harbor
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The race course pulls away from the bustling urban shores and heads towards the quieter islands that make up the National Parks of New York Harbor. Crews will appreciate the breaks in silence as you cheer them on at Ellis Island as they race towards the centerpiece of this competition, The Statue of Liberty. Crews will turn to head across New York Harbor back towards Brooklyn. Cheer them on at Governor’s Island as they reach the final leg heading back towards Brooklyn Bridge Park. |
