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January
Date
 Time
Time of Event		 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sun, Jan 4th 12:00 #2 West Coast FL Event Site Clearwater
FL
SE
 West Coast Florida Surfski .. 9 Regional Site Jean Raas ..
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Sat, Jan 10th 11:30 Wave Chaser #4 Regular Series Crissy Field Event Site San Francisco
CA
CA
 Wave Chaser Surfski .. 10 Regional Site Mike Martinez MikeM@wavechaser.com
(650) 670-7108
Sun, Jan 18th 12:00 #3 West Coast FL Event Site Clearwater
FL
SE
 West Coast Surfski .. 9 Regional Site Rob Mirlenbrink kayakrcr1@aol.com
727-403-1903

February
Date
 Time
Event Time		 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sun, Feb 1st 1200 #4 West Coast FL Event Site Clearwater
FL
SE
 West Coast Surfski .. 9 Regional Site Derik Bezuidenhout Derick@cdi.biz
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Sat, Feb 7th 10:00 La Conner Event Site La Conner
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 2 7 Regional Site Greg/Kristin Gilda ggilda@dci-engineers.com
206-295-7508
Mon, Feb 9th 12:00 East Coast Championship, FL Event Site Miami
FL
SE
 East Coast Open .. 9 Regional Site Streeter ..
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Mon, Feb 9th 10:00 Jensen Classic Weeki Wachee Rive Event Site Weeki Wachee
FL
SE
 .. Flatwater .. 11 Regional Site Karl Vogel riverracers@hotmail.com
727-938-7685
Sat, Feb 14th 11:30 Wave Chaser, #5 Regular Series Fort Baker Event Site San Francisco
CA
CA
 Wave Chaser Surfski .. 10 Regional Site Mike Martinez MikeM@wavechaser.com
650-670-7108
Sat, Feb 28th 11:00 Snow Row Event Site Hull
MA
NE
 NESS Open 2 3.5 Regional Site Lory Newmyer info@hulllifesavingmuseum.org
781 925-5433

March
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sat, Mar 7th 1:00 West Coast FL Championship OC 6 Event Site Clearwater
FL
SE
 West Coast OC 6 .. 9 Regional Site Lex Raas ..
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Sat, Mar 7th 11:00 (L.Course) So Cal Racing Series #8 Dana Point Event Site Dana Point
CA
CA
 SoCal Surfski/OC .. 12 ( L.Course) Regional Site ..
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Sun, Mar 8th 12:00 #5 West Coast FL Championship Event Site Clearwater
FL
SE
 West Coast Surfski .. 9 Regional Site Lex Raas ..
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Sat, Mar 14th 11:00 Lake Sammamish Event Site Issaquah
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 1-2 13 Regional Site Michael Lampi lampi@openwatercycling.com
425-641-3941
Sat, Mar 14th .. Wave Chaser #6 Relay Berkeley to BIAC Event Site San Francisco
CA
CA
 Wave Chaser Surfski .. 38 Regional Site Mike Martinez MikeM@wavechaser.com
(650) 670-7108
Sun, Mar 15th .. Trinidad North Coast Challenge Event Site Trinidad
Carribbean
SE
 Carribean Ocean Race Series Surfski .. 28K Regional Site David Esdale esdaled@gmail.com
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Sat, Mar 21st 12:30 SoCal Paddleme.com Championships Event Site Malibu
CA
CA
 SoCal Surfski/OC .. 16 Regional Site
(310) 944.3909
Sun, Mar 22nd 12:00 #6 West Coast FL Event Site Clearwater
FL
SE
 West Coast Surfski .. 9 Regional Site Jean Raas ..
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Sat, Mar 28th 2:00 or 3:00 Ormond Beach, OBKC Event Site Ormond Beach
FL
SE
 Florida Offshore Race Series Open .. .. Regional Site Ormond Beach Kayak Center ..
386-441-0111

April
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sat, Apr 11th 11:00 North Cascades Cruise Event Site Everett
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 1 5k/10K Regional Site Ann Robinson rowzann@gmail.com
425/344-1676
Sat, Apr 11th 10:00 Narrow River ROTC Tune Up Event Site Narragansett
RI
NE
 .. Flatwater .. 9 Regional Site Wesley Echols wesley@surfskiracing.com
401-864-8196
Tue, Apr 14th 5:30 Jamestown April 14 Training Event Site Jamestown
RI
NE
 .. Training Paddle, Bay Voyager Inn .. Varies Regional Site Tim Dwyer rid02709@ride.ri.net
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Sat, Apr 18th 11:00 Jetty Island Event Site Everette
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 2 5 Regional Site Peter Turcan pvturcan@comcast.net
206/706-2979
Sat, Apr 18th 7:30 Registration Kumu'ohu WCC Event Site Washington
DC
MA
 .. Outrigger OC-1/OC-2 .. .. Regional Site http://www.washingtoncanoeclub.org/ amy_potter@mac.com
517-225-7671
Sun, Apr 19th 10:00 Sharkbite Challenge Event Site Dunedin
FL
SE
 West Coast Open .. 8 Regional Site Karen Mirlenbrink kmirlenbrink@gmail.com
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Sun, Apr 19th 10:00 #7 West Coast FL, Sharkbite Event Site Dunedin
FL
SE
 West Coast Surfski .. 9 Regional Site Karen Mirlenbrink ..
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Tue, Apr 21st 5:30 Jamestown April 21 Training Event Site Jamestown, Bay Voyager Hotel
RI
NE
 .. Training Paddle every Tuesday .. Varies Regional Site Tim Dwyer rid02709@ride.ri.net
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Sat, Apr 25th 2:00 or 3:00 Ormond Beach, OBKC Event Site Ormond Beach
FL
SE
 Florida Coast Offshore Race Series Open .. .. Regional Site Ormond Beach Kayak Center ..
386-441-0111
Sun, Apr 26th See Site ROTC, Run of the Charles Event Site Boston
MA
NE
 .. Flatwater, Open .. 6,9,19 Regional Site CRWA charles@crwa.org
508-698-6810

May
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sat, May 2nd .. Lake Whatcom Classic Event Site Lake Whatcom
WA
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. .. Regional Site .. ..
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Sat, May 2nd 2:00 or 3:00 Jacksonville Beach, Jax Beach Patrol Event Site Jacksonville
FL
SE
 Florida Coast Offshore Race Series Open .. .. Regional Site Jax Beach Patrol ..
386-441-0111
Sun, May 3rd .. Tour De Indian Arm Event Site Deep Cove
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 19K Regional Site .. ..
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Sun, May 3rd TBA Wavechaser Coyote Pt Event Site San Francisco
CA
CA
 Wavechaser Summer Series Open 13, see event field for route Regional Site Dave Jensen DFJensen@aol.com
..
Fri, May 8th 10:00 #8 West Coast, Pinellas Lighthouse Event Site Clearwater ?
FL
SE
 West Coast Surfski .. .. Regional Site Derick Bezuidenhout derick@cdi.biz
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Sat, May 9th 10:00 Essex River Race Event Site Essex
MA
NE
 NESS Open .. 5.5 Regional Site Bill Kuklinski wmak@comcast.net
..
Sat, May 16th 10:00 Commencement Bay Event Site Tacoma
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 2 6 Regional Site Todd Silver Todd@riteintherain.com
253/922-5000
Sat, May 16th .. Buckroe Splash Event Site Hampton
VA
MA
 .. Open .. .. Regional Site .. ..
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Sat, May 16th 10am, 11am San Juan Orca Challenge Event Site Anacortes
WA
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 4 or 25 miles Regional Site N.Baker/J. Zimmerman expeditionpaddlers@gmail.com
..
Sun, May 17th 10:30 Mystic River Race Event Site Somerville
MA
NE
 .. Flatwater .. 12 Regional Site Mark Jacobson HerringRun@gmail.com
617-893-0209
Sun, May 17th .. Molokai Challenge Event Site Molokai
HI
CA
 .. Surfski/OC .. 32 Regional Site .. ..
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Sun, May 17th .. Tom's 37th River Race Event Site Toms River
NJ
NE
 .. Open .. 6 Regional Site Mickey Coen mcoen@co.ocean.nh.us
609-971-3085
Sun, May 24th .. Jericho Iron Small Boats Classic Event Site Jericho
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 10K Regional Site .. ..
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Sun, May 31st 2:00 or 3:00 Daytona Beach, OBKC Event Site Daytona Beach
FL
SE
 Florida Offshore Race Series Open .. .. Regional Site Ormond Beach Kayak Center ..
386-441-0111

June
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sat, Jun 6th 10:00 Sakonnet River Race Event Site Portsmouth
RI
NE
 NESS Open .. 13 Regional Site Wesley Echols wesley@surfskiracing.com
401-864-8196
Sat, Jun 6th 2:00 or 3:00 Ormond Beach, OBKC Event Site Ormond Beach
FL
SE
 Florida Coast Offshore Race Series Open .. .. Regional Site Ormond Beach Kayak Center ..
386-441-0111
Sun, Jun 7th 10:30 Round Bowen Challenge Event Site Vancouver
BC
NW
 .. Open .. 34 Regional Site Martin Clarke info@bowenislandkayaking.com
1-800-60-KAYAK
Sun, Jun 7th .. Culebra Challenge - CORC, Race 2 - World Point Series Event Site Puerto Rico
US
SE
 .. Surfski .. 35K Regional Site .. ..
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TBD Manchester Event Site Port Orchard
WA
NW
 .. Open 3 10 Regional Site Vadim Kin v.kin@comcast.net
206/923-1930
Sat, Jun 13th 10:00 6th Annual Westport River Run Event Site Westport
MA
NE
 .. Flatwater .. 8.5 Regional Site Charlie Gerrior Outreach@wrwa.com
508-636-3016
Sun, Jun 14th .. Island Iron Small Boats Event Site Comox
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 10K Regional Site .. ..
..
Sun, Jun 14th .. Wave Chaser TBA Event Site San Francisco
CA
CA
 Wavechaser Summer Series Open TBA Regional Site Dave Jensen DFJensen@aol.com
..
Mon, Jun 15th .. Sunshine State Marathon Champs Event Site
FL
SE
 .. Flatwater .. .. Regional Site J.Edwards canoechamp@aol.com
727-459-6366
Sat, Jun 20th 9:00 Metediconk River Run Event Site Windward Beach
NJ
NE
 .. Open .. 6 Regional Site .. ..
..
Sat, Jun 20th 8:30 Washington Island Marathon Event Site Washington Island
WI
CE
 .. Open .. 22 Regional Site Valerie Fons breadandh20@gmail.com
920 535-0077 cell, 920 847-2400
Sat, Jun 27th 9:00 Rochester Open Water Challenge Event Site Rochester
NY
NE
 .. Open .. 10 Regional Site Dan Murn ..
..
Sat, Jun 27th 10:00 Rat Island Event Site Port Townsend
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 2 7.8 Regional Site Steve Chapin sbchapin@msn.com:
360/385-0457
Sun, Jun 28th 12:00 NE Surfski/Outrigger Championships Event Site Portland
ME
NE
 NESS OC/surfskis Open Ocean 15 Regional Site Eric McNett wehuli@prexar.com
207-841-5321
Sun, Jun 28th .. Lotus Iron Small Boat Event Site Buraby
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 10K Regional Site .. ..
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July
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region

 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sun, Jul 5th TBA Wavechaser Oyster Pt & Coyote Pt Event Site San Francisco
CA
CA
 Wave Chaser Summer Series Open Open 17.5 see event field & 13 Regional Site Dave Jensen DFJensen@aol.com
..
Sun, Jul 12th .. Vancouver Ocean Sports Small Boats Event Site Vancouver
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 10K Regional Site .. ..
..
Fri, Jul 17th .. Les Cheneaux Kayak Races- Loggers Lament Event Site Hessel
MI
CE
 .. Open .. 23 Regional Site Jessie Hadley Info@WoodsWaterEcotours.com
(906) 484-4157
Sat, Jul 18th 8:00 Blackburn Challenge Event Site Gloucester
MA
NE
 NESS Open .. 20 Regional Site Rich Klajnscek rich@seafoxconsulting.com
978-239-7321
Sat, Jul 25th .. Canadian Open Paddling Championship Event Site Nanaimo
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 24K Regional Site .. ..
..
Sat, Jul 25th .. Howe Sound Downwind Run Event Site Porteau Cove
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 20K Regional Site .. ..
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Sat, Jul 25th 2:00 2nd Annual Salem Harbor Kayak Race Event Site Salem
Ma
NE
 .. Open Protected Harbor 5 miles Regional Site Susan Yochelson susany@salemsound.org
978-741-7900
Sun, Jul 26th .. Mercer Lake Race Event Site Mercer Lake
NJ
NE
 .. Open .. 12.5 Regional Site .. ..
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August
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sat, Aug 1st 10:00 Double Beaver Race Event Site Jamestown
RI
NE
 NESS Surfski 13 Regional Site Tim Dwyer rid02709@ride.ri.net
..
Sat, Aug 1st 12:00 Elk River Challenge Event Site Bay City
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 2 7 Regional Site Vern Heikkila heikkila@olynet.com
360/268-9712
Sat, Aug 1st .. Paddle for the Bay Event Site Hampton Roads, Ocean View Pier
VA
MA
 .. Open .. .. Regional Site Tim Jones, MAPA President noreasterkayaking@yahoo.com
757-404-6603
Sun, Aug 2nd .. Tuckahoe River Canoe/Kayak Race Event Site Tuckahoe
NJ
NE
 .. .. .. .. Regional Site .. ..
..
Sun, Aug 2nd 10 am Owasco Lake Challenge Event Site Owasco
NY
NE
 .. USCA/NYMCRA 12 miles Regional Site Scott Stenberg owascolake@gmail.com
Fri, Aug 7th 9:00 Twelfth Annual Two Harbors Kayak Festival Event Site Two Harbours
MN
CE
 .. Open .. 18 Regional Site .. registration@kayakfestival.org
..
Sat, Aug 8th 10:00 Milford Race Event Site Milford, CT.
CT
NE
 NESS Surfski/OC .. 8 Regional Site Blake Conant ..
203-877-4130
Sat, Aug 8th 11:00 Round Shaw Row Event Site Shaw Island
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 3 14 Regional Site Dave Halpern halpern@rockisland.com
360/378-5721
Sun, Aug 9th 8 am Bird Island Challenge Event Site Wareham
MA
NE
 Must preregister by Aug 8 Open .. 13 Regional Site Jo Ann Watson JWatson@ymcasouthcoast.org
508--295-9622
Sun, Aug 16th .. Seaford Race Event Site Yorktown
VA
MA
 .. Open .. .. Regional Site .. ..
..
Sun, Aug 16th .. Canadian Small Boat Champs Event Site Victoria
BC
NW
 Surfski BC Open .. 10k Regional Site .. ..
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Sun, Aug 16th .. Wavechaser Ft Baker Event Site San Francisco
CA
CA
 Wavechaser Summer Series Open .. 12.3, See Event field for course Regional Site Dave Jensen DFJensen@aol.com
..
Sat, Aug 22nd .. US Surfski Championships Event Site SanFrancisco
CA
CA
 Wave Chasers Surfski/OC 17.48, see regional field for Long route Regional Site Mike Martinez MikeM@wavechaser.com
(650) 670-7108
Sat, Aug 22nd 10 Nahant Bay Race Event Site Fishermans Beach, Swampscott
MA
NE
 NESS Surfski .. 7.76 Regional Site Mike McDonough northcoast1@verizon.net
781-595-3516
Sat, Aug 22nd 9:00 The Great Cross Sound Race Event Site Seattle
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 2 3.5/7.6 Regional Site Theresa/Jeff Knakal jknakal@yahoo.com
425/338-9441
Sun, Aug 23rd 10:30 Bear Mountain Challenge Event Site Cold Spring, NY
NY
NE
 .. Open .. 16 Regional Site .. ..
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Sat, Aug 29th 9:00 Jamestown Counter Revolution Event Site Jamestown
RI
NE
 .. Open .. 15.5 Regional Site Dan Gorriaran dan@hookfast.com
(401) 729-5199 ,(401) 741-5177
Sat, Aug 29th .. Chicago Shoreline Marathon Event Site Chicago
IL
CE
 .. Open .. 23.25 Regional Site .. ..
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September
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
TBD 12:00 GoZero Kayak Race Event Site Hudson River, Beacon NY NE Open 9 Regional Site Johny Miller jm@johnnymilleradvetures.com
518-424-3986 - cell
Sat, Sep 12th 9:30 Bainbridge Island Marathon Event Site Bainbridge WA NW Sound Rowers Open .. 12/26.2 Regional Site Steve Bennett bennett_seattle@yahoo.com
206/524-1496
Sat, Sep 19th 9:00 Lighthouse to Lighthouse Event Site Westport CT NE NESS Open .. 14 Regional Site Wayne Lysobey Nequartz@aol.com
203- 846-9723
Sat, Sep 19th 10:00 Budd Inlet Event Site Olympia WA NW Sound Rowers Open 2 8 Regional Site Peter Plimpton Rick Peterson ..
360/459-8405 360/866-8329
Sun, Sep 20th .. Length of the Lake Event Site Vernon to Penticton BC NW Surfski BC Open, Teams .. 100K Teams Regional Site .. ..
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Sat, Sep 26th 10:00 Lake Salmon River Roe Event Site Bellingham WA NW Sound Rowers Open 1 5.5 Regional Site Amy Howat Duncan Howat Peter Marcus 360/739-4672 360/739-4667 360/733-3142 amy@mtbaker.us
360/739-4672
Sat, Sep 26th .. Salem Sound Double Header Event Site Salem Ma NE NESS Surfski/OC's .. .. Regional Site Ed Duggan kaylngctr@comcast.net
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Sun, Sep 27th .. Guadeloupe Defis Guadeloupe - Desirade to St Francoise CORC Race 3 - World Series points Event Site Guadeloupe Carribean SE .. .. Surfski 35K Regional Site .. ..
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October
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Sat, Oct 3rd 12:00 Holyoke Cup Event Site Holyoke
MA
NE
 NECKRA Flatwater .. 37K Regional Site Joe Shaw 76jps@alumni.williams.edu
413 238 4441
Sun, Oct 4th .. NESurfski Downwind Race Event Site York
ME
NE
 NESS Surfski .. 8 Regional Site Andrew Binks nesurfski@maine.rr.com
..
Sun, Oct 4th .. St Maarten - NACF Soualiga Challenge - Gustavia to Oyster Pond - CORC Race 4 Event Site St Maarten
Carribean
SE
 Caribbean Offshore Racing Cup Race World Series points Surfski 25K Regional Site .. ..
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Sat, Oct 10th .. Phatwater Kayak Challenge Event Site Port Gibson/Natchez
MS
SE
 .. Open .. 45 Regional Site Ketih Benoist keith@kayakmississippi.com
601-431-1731
Sat, Oct 10th 10:00 Medina-Mercer Island Event Site Medina
WA
NW
 Sound Rowers Open 2 6/14 Regional Site Rainer Storb rstorb@fhcrc.org
206/322-5762
Sun, Oct 18th .. Mayors Cup Kayak Championship Event Site New York
NY
NE
 NESS Open .. 26.7 Regional Site Ray Fusco ray@nymayorscup.com
845-440-3127
Sun, Oct 25th .. Treasure Island Event Site ..
FL
SE
 Surfski .. .. Regional Site Rea Reacanoe@gmail.com
..

November
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
Wed, Dec 31st .. PaddleFest, The Sands Port Royal Event Site Beaufort
SC
MA
 .. Open .. .. Regional Site dinah@isic.net ..
..
Sat, Nov 7th 9:00 am Wave Chaser Event Site Half Moon Bay
CA
CA
 Wave Chaser Paddle Series Open Novice and Skilled courses 10 mile Long Course Regional Site Mike Martinez MikeM@wavechaser.com
650-670-7108
Sun, Nov 22nd 10:00 D & R Canal Race Event Site Raritan
NJ
NE
 .. Flatwater .. 10.6 Regional Site .. ..
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December
Date
 Time
 Event Name
 Event Site
 City
 State
 Region
 Race Series
 Type
 Level
 Distance
 Regional Site
 Organizer
 Email
 Phone
TBD Event Site
Regional Site