Today's Philadelphia Daily News announced that the Dad Vail Regatta will be hosted this coming May in Rumson, a change of venue after 56 years on Philadelphia's Schuykill River.
The Dad Vail Regatta is the largest collegiate regatta in the United States, with over 100 colleges and universities from the U.S. and Canada. The Dad Vail was held in Rumson one year in the 1930s. Held in Philadelphia since 1953, the two-day event attracted 122 schools last year and draws about 30,000 to 45,000 spectators.Philadelphia's organizers said city costs have doubled and corporate donations have dipped, and Rumson offered to contribute (0 comments)
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