Sprint boat racing has transformed farmland near St. John, Wash. into a tourist draw, and a business boost for the community.
When Matt and Amanda Webb dug up one of their wheat and barley fields a decade ago in St. John, Wash. they took one mighty roll of the dice with the sport of sprint boat racing.
Ten years later the Webbs, and the community in which they reside, are quite happy with their gamble and the former farm field - now known as Webb's Slough - is the center of the sport.
St. John, now the longest established venue in the sport, will stage two races in the 2016 American Sprint Boat five-race schedule, Saturday, June 18 and Saturday, Aug. 27. It's about a 50-minute drive from Cheney.
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