Cormorant Island event

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This info was just passed onto me that might make for a great group trip:

July 25, 2009
Alert Bay 360 Kayak Eco Paddle
Alert Bay, BC
The Village of Alert Bay, the Alert Bay Seafest Society and the ‘Namgis First Nation are excited to sponsor the First Annual Alert Bay 360 Kayak Eco Paddle, a paddling event where registered participants will paddle around Cormorant Island. Registration is free and is from 9:30 am to 10:30 am on July 25th, followed by the event which starts at 11:00 am. Prizes for quickest finishers in a variety of categories and a $1000 cash Grand Prize will be drawn randomly from all finishers. More Info: Harbour Manager Eric Gregory 250 974-8255 or www.alertbay.ca

Best of luck to the Village et al for this. And a heads up for those interested, we update our events calendar regularly:

http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com/events.html

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Here's the Cormorant 360 results:

The 'Alert Bay 360' was a great success with over 40 participants. The event started at 11:00 am sharp on July 25th. First place went to Gareth Tudor-Jones from Victoria, B.C. with an incredable time of 54 mins. 50 seconds. Second place in the most exciting finish and only by 3 seconds went to Don Irvine of Courtenay,B.C. Third place went to paddling star Kathleen Petereit of Nanaimo, B.C. in a time of 1:02:05. Top 12 finishers visited the prize table and took away native carvings, native prints, and a host of high end items including cash envelopes totalling $350.00. The random grand prize draw of $1,000.00 went to a lucky event finisher, Ericka Kellerhals of Quadra Island, B.C. Ask Eric for free photos of the event including the finish by emailing ejgregory2002@yahoo.com

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Just an update that the 2010 race takes place July 24. It's billed as a race, and no doubt there will be competitors, but expect more to view it as a leisurely day out (which it should be). Any self-propelled water vessel qualifies to enter. All participants are eligible for some great grand prizes, including an Atlantis WaV valued at $4,000 and a Sam Johnson beaver mask valued at $2,500. There's also reason to try to be fast: the first male and female top three finishers each qualify for cash prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250. It should be a great event, including many cultural presentations by the Alert Bay community. A great reason to head to North Vancouver Island.