Florida Kayak Racing 2013
Races 2013
Miami Winter Nationals January 13th
Ohana Downwind Series Race Sunday January 19th Clearwater Sailing Center
Loop course Sand Key intercoastal thru pass down Clearwater Beach to Caladesi and back
www.crazypaddlers.com
Estero River Race January 20th Sunday
1pm start 4 mile / 10 mile
Paula erol@aol.com
Ohana Downwind Series Race Clearwater Saturday February 2nd Clearwater Sailing CenterWakulla Loop course Sand Key intercoastal thru pass down Clearwater Beach to Caladesi and back
www.crazypaddlers.com
River Race Tallahassee, FL February 9th and 10th Sunday
8am start
Jensen Classic Weeki Watchee River February 16th
Crisp Park Race St Petersburg, FL February 23rd
John Edwards canoechamp@aol.com
Bogey & Bacall Key Largo February
West Coast Champs March 2nd & 3rd Clearwater, FL
OC-6, OC-1, SUP, Surfski, Kayak - Jean Raas Event Coordinator
contact jraas18@gmail.com
Great Pickle Race Hillborough River, Tampa FL March 16th
Glennis Williams ggawilliams@juno.com
Challenge Series Race #4 March 17th Hillsborough River Tampa, FL
8am start. LF6978@yahoo.com
Challenge Series Race #5 Dunellon, FL April 7th Sunday
Shark Bite Challenge April 13-14 (10 year Anniversary) Honeymoon Island, FL (Surfski, kayak, OC-1 are on 14th) 3 & 8 miles. OC-6, OC-1, SUP, Surfski, Kayak - Karen Mirlenbrink Event Coordinator
Great dry weave full color race shirts for all participants and a small winning necklace or other prize.
Www.sharkbitechallenge.com
Chasco Fiesta Kayak Race 8 miles Cotee River April (cancelled 2012, 2013) Look for race in 2014.
Miami River Rally April 6th
Ft Myers April 20th
OC-6, SUP, Kayak - Event Coordinator Karl Vogel
Riverracers@hotmail.com
River City Challenge April 27th Jacksonville, FL huge paddle festival. Check out the website.
I raced the 1st annual 2012 race. Definitely one of the better races in North Florida.
8 miles from the Jacksonville Marina (against current) to Exchange Island and (with current) back.
Also 3 mile recreational class race.
http://www.rivercitychallenge.org/#!home/mainPage
Pasco County 2-Day Paddle Festival (Bluesway & Alliance combined events) New Port Richey
Salt Springs Classic
Cotee River Seafood Festival
Durney Key Challenge
Salt Springs Classic 6 miles Pasco April 27th 8 mile race
Prize custom wood burned event paddles for top 3 in each category (race, tandem & recreational)
Saturday, April 27, 2013 - Registration at 11:00 am, Captain's meeting at 11:30 am, Launch at Noon.
CSO Headquarters, 9120 Old Post Road, Port Richey, FL.
Followed by the Cotee River Seafood Festival in Sims Park directly across from finish line.
http://SaltSpringsAlliance.com/SaltSpringsClassic
Durney Key Challenge April 28th kayak obstacle course challenge
A challenging floating & porting course among the stilt houses. Truly a one-of-a-kind challenge. Some dragging of kayaks over obstacles required so composite kayaks suggested. Full color event shirts for all participants and cool island prizes.
Sunday, April 28, 2013 - Registration from 8:30 - 9:30 am, Captain's meeting at 10:00 am, Race starts at 10:30 am. Launch from any convenient location and register on Durney Key, near the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River.
http://SaltSpringsAlliance.com/DurneyKeyChallenge
Key West Paddleboard Classic 12 miles May
11th Lorahatchee River Race May 11th Jonathon Dickenson Stare Pk. Hope Sound, FL
9-11 registration, 10am start 1 mile/6 mile/12 mile
www.lorriverrace.com priors4@aol.com
Wekiva River Race May 18th & 19th
Watermans Paddle Deerfield Beach June
Rum Runner's Revival June 2013
Cottee Man Triathalon August
Beyond the breakers paddle challenge Jacksonville October
Part of Florida surfing championships weekend
Alafia Challenge 13 miles October (cancelled 2011, 2012...will it happen this year?)
Treasure Island Classic 9 miles Gulf & intercoastal around Treasure Island October 20thOC-6, OC-1, Surfski, Kayak - Event organizer Rea Sieber
canoerea@gmail.com
Calusa Bluesway Festival November
Hi,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for such a post about Florida Kayak Racing 2013.
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Kayaks Toowoomba
Justin, I will keep this updated as dates change or are added to the various event schedules. Hope you can make it out to a race.
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ReplyDeleteI'm trying to find as many surfski or multicraft races as possible, with about 100 miles of North Port. If you have schedules, I'd appreciate it. Thank you!
Bob
I will be expanding the races listed this morning as a few new ones have come to my attention. Stay tuned for more info and if you hear of a race or paddling event not listed, please feel free to share the info.
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