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A boat races by in the 2025 APBA Eastern Inboard Divisionals during Hardy's Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday, June 7.
Jeff Corrigan, from South Carolina, studies his options Sunday, June 8, for repairing his 1968 Vintage Hydroplane named Fat Chance II.
Spectators watch Hardy's Race for the Lake from Nelson Park in Decatur on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
A Jersey speed skiff team finishes a heat during the 2025 APBA Eastern Inboard Divisionals at Hardy's Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday, June 7.
Joseph Melton, of Decatur, competes in the Big Hungry's Daylight Donuts donut eating competition during Hardy's Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday, June 7. Melton won, consuming 13 donuts in five minutes.
Hardy's Race for the Lake volunteers head out on the water during the 2025 APBA Eastern Inboard Divisionals in Decatur on Saturday, June 7.
A Jersey speed skiff team finishes a heat during the 2025 APBA Eastern Inboard Divisionals at Hardy's Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday, June 7.
Photos: Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake
A Jersey speed skiff team maneuvers back after finishing a heat during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake power boat competition on Lake Decatur on Saturday.
Drivers take off in a Jersey speed skiff heat during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake power boat competition on Lake Decatur on Saturday.
Hawk Wentworth, 6, of Decatur, gets to sit in a Jersey skiff during tours of the pit area due to delays from windy weather at Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
J. Michael Kelly races a hydroplane in the first heat of Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Race organizer Sean Bowsher works during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Bret and Sara Daykin, along with their sons Beau, 4, and Mack, 3, get front row seats to watch the boats enter the water for Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Teams watch from near the pit during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
An American Power Boat Association official waves the checkered flag during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake power boat competition on Lake Decatur on Saturday.
Spectators watch boats return to the pit during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Sean Bowsher pops the hood to wave after crossing the finish line first during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Sunday.
Spectators watch Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake from Nelson Park in Decatur on Sunday.
Spectators watch Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake from Nelson Park in Decatur on Sunday.
Spectators watch Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake from Nelson Park in Decatur on Sunday.
Spectators watch Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake from Nelson Park in Decatur on Sunday.
Spectators watch boats return to the pit during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Park District workers and volunteers stop for the national anthem at the beginning of Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Buddy Benedict high fives Carter Beyers, 2, and father Seth Beyers, of Decatur, after showing them his hydroplane during tours of the pit area due to delays from windy weather at Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Fans get to explore the pit area and talk to the drivers and crew teams during delays due to windy weather at Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Spectators watch the power boat races during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake at Lake Decatur on Saturday.
Boats race in Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake, as seen from the Children's Museum of Illinois, in Decatur on Sunday.
The boat races begin for Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Kinsley Riggen, 7, of Decatur, explores the driver's seat of a hydroplane during tours of the pit area due to delays from windy weather at Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake in Decatur on Saturday.
Spectators watch Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake from Nelson Park in Decatur on Sunday.
A Jersey speed skiff team maneuvers back to the pit after finishing a heat during Hardy's Highway Race for the Lake power boat competition on Lake Decatur on Saturday.
Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR
Donnette Beckett
"Together Decatur" Columnist and Food/Drink Reporter
