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August 2008
August 1 – 2, Paddle Kitsap, Port Gamble to Poulsbo, WA. paddlekitsap.com/
August 8 – 10, Canal Splash, Buffalo to Albany to Whitehall
Celebrate 08/08/08 with Canal Splash! Over 100 events and activities along the NYS Canal System. Promoting New York State’s Canal System. Hiking, Kayaking, Walking, Biking and Cultural Activities. Register your organization’s event for free and we’ll promote it. Sponsored by: New York State Canal Corporation
Web: www.canalsplash.com
August 17, Kayak for a Cure III, Vancouver, BC.
www.kayakforacure.ca
Contact: Mark Starkey at mark@kayakforacure.ca or +1 604-561-3494.
August 21 – 24, Ladies of the Lake Sea Kayak Symposium, Drummond Island, MI
Web: www.downwindsports.com
August 22 – 24, Greenland Style Paddling Symposium, Lake Superior, Wawa, ON
Web: www.naturallysuperior.com
August 23 – 24, Fourth Annual Port of Toledo Wooden Boat Show, Toledo, OR
Enjoy new & vintage wooden boats on display, "The Yaquina Run-In" non-motorized boat races, 5k/15k "Yaquina Challenge Run" (man vs boats!), Family Boat Building, live music, free kids model boat building, World Championship Puddle Duck Race--and much more!
Web: www.portoftoledo.org
Email: info@portoftoledo.org
Telephone: (541) 336-5207
August 24 – 30, ONTARIO CANADA FOLDING KAYAK FLOTILLA 2008, Chaffeys Lock, Rideau Canal
Web: www.folbotforum.com
Email: lomas.michael@gmail.com
August 30-31, 5th Annual Tyee Kayak Fishing Derby. Moutcha Bay, Vancouver Island, BC
Web: www.canadiankayakanglers.com
September 2008
September 5-7, 1st annual North East Canoe and Kayak Symposium, Spruce Run Recreation Area, Clinton, NJ.
Trade Association of Paddlesports
Email: info@gopaddle.org
Web: www.gopaddle.org
Sept. 5-7, 32nd Annual Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend, WA
Email: info@woodenboat.org
Web: www.woodenboat.org
September 19-21, 25th Anniversary West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium, Port Townsend, WA.
Trade Association of Paddlesports
Email: info@gopaddle.org
Web: www.gopaddle.org
September 21, GoZero Kayak Race & Rally, Hudson River, Beacon, NY.
Promoting low impact, zero emission recreation. Kayak Touring, Recreational and Racing Classes. Cash prizes, 9-mile long race, 2-mile short race, men/women categories. Rally Paddle around Bannerman's Island.
Web: www.johnnymilleradventures.com
September 22-22, The Great River Amazon Raft Race 2008, Amazon Rafting Club, Iquitos, Peru.
Each 4 person crew will paddle a raft they built themselves the day before the race. Each raft will be constructed of lightweight balsawood logs which will be provided. Then the teams will raft down the mighty Amazon River for 132 miles.
Web: www.iquitostimes.com/raft-race-2008.htm
October 2008
Oct. 3-5, Surfing Superior Confluence, Naturally Superior Adventures, Ontario
A weekend surf kayak festival for sea kayakers and whitewater boaters. Enjoy laid back soul surfin’ or intense ender sessions in the freshwater surf playground at the mouth of the Michipicoten River. This informal gathering of surf-seeking intermediate to advanced paddlers takes advantage of autumnal gales and late summer warm water to provide an informal, instructional and by all means entertaining way to cap off your paddling season in early October. You’ll be wishing the weekend will never end.
Email: info@naturallysuperior.com
Web: www.naturallysuperior.com
Oct. 11-12, ACA Collegiate Canoe & Kayak Downriver National Championships, Old Mill Park, Fredericksburg, VA
The first running of the ACA Collegiate Canoe & Kayak National Downriver Championships will be held in Fredericksburg, VA on October 11-12, 2008. The Championships will be hosted by the University of Mary Washington and will include both individual and relay competitions on the Rappahannock River.
Web: www.americancanoe.org/Collegiate/collegiate.html