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With the 2013 Salt Springs Classic fast approaching, I thought it would be nice to look back on some of the great pictures from 2012... 

Pasco County 2-Day Paddle Festival (Bluesway & Alliance combined events) New Port Richey Salt Springs Classic Cotee River Seafood Festival Durney Key Challenge To register for the Salt Springs Classic or Durney Key challenge, use this link: http://www.saltspringsalliance.com/upcoming.htm 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 com

Note that many of these races are promoted as OC-6, OC-1 races but they also include kayak & surfski racing as well... Blackburn Challenge, Cape Ann MA July 20th 2013 Pailolo Challenge (Maui to Molokai) 26 miles September 14th, 2013 Gorge Outrigger Races (OC-1, OC-6) July 19-21, 2013 www.nwoutrigger.com/gorge/ New York Liberty Challenge (OC-6) 15 miles June 22nd newyorkoutrigger.org/liberty/ Queen Lili, Hawaii (OC-6 Iron) 18 miles August 31 - September 2nd, 2013 www.kaiopua.org/ql-event-schedule.asp Toronto International Outrigger Challenge, End of July (OC-6, OC-1) www.torontooutriggerchallenge.com Kent Island (OC-6) 35 mile relay Beginning of September www.kiocc.com/kiocc_cup.html Catalina Crossing, California Relay Race September 7-13th, 2013 www.catalinacrossing.org/history/ Molokai Hoe Relay Race - Molokai to Oahu October 13,2013 www.molokaihoe.com