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2008 Maine Race Schedule
Whitewater & Flatwater (updated 6-17-08)
Click here for Whitewater Race Schedule in PDF format (easier to read / printer friendly)
Saturday, March 29 Race: St. George River Race for St. George River Race updates, click here Time: 11am Location: St. George River - (Searsmont) Type: WW, 6 miles Point Series: WW Series 1 of 12 Registration: $15.00, starts at 8:30am Contact: Dale Cross/Waldo County YMCA Phone: 338-4598 Email: director@waldocountyymca.org Website: http://www.waldocountyymca.org/website/ Other info: Race benefits Children’s programs at the Y * * * * Saturday, April 5 Passagassawakeag Stream Race Time: 11am Location: Passagassawakeag Stream - (Waldo) Type: WW, 8 miles Point Series: WW Series 2 of 12 Registration: $15.00, starts at 8:30am Contact: Dale Cross/Waldo County YMCA Phone: 338-4598 Email: director@waldocountyymca.org Website: http://www.waldocountyymca.org/website/ Other info: Race benefits Children’s programs at the Y * * * * Saturday, April 12 Souadabscook Stream Sprint Time: 9am Location: Souadabscook Stream - (Emerson Mill Road Grange, Hampden) Type: WW, 2 miles Point Series: WW Series 3 of 12 Registration: 8 am Contact: Gary Brooks Phone: 234-4521 Other info: Helmets are required. Race benefits Make-a-Wish Foundation * * * * Saturday, April 12 Souadabscook Stream Race Time: 12:00pm Location: Souadabscook Stream - (Emerson Mill Road Grange, Hampden) Type: WW, 8 miles Point Series: WW Series 4 of 12 Registration: 11 am Contact: Gary Brooks Phone: 234-4521 Other info: Helmets are required. Race benefits Make-a-Wish Foundation * * * * Sunday, April 13 Marsh Stream Sprint Time: 9am Location: Marsh Stream, Frankfort (Winterport Snowmobile Club) Type: WW, 1 mile Point Series: WW Series 5 of 12 Registration: Starts at 8am Contact: Bill Deighan Phone: 234-2510 Other info: Helmets are required. Race benefits Make-a-Wish Foundation * * * * Sunday, April 13 Marsh Stream Race Time: 12:00pm Location: Marsh Stream, Frankfort (Winterport Snowmobile Club) Type: WW, 8 miles Point Series: WW Series 6 of 12 Registration: Starts at 11am Contact: Bill Deighan Phone: 234-2510 Other info: Helmets are required. Race benefits Make-a-Wish Foundation * * * *
Saturday, April 19 Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Time: 8:00am Location: Kenduskeag Stream, Kenduskeag (Grange Hall) Type: WW, 16.5 miles Point Series: WW Series 7 of 12 Registration: Race day 6:30-8am ($30); pre-register by Friday, April 14th at 1pm ($17) Contact: Bangor Parks & Recreation Phone: 992-4490 Email: parks.rec@bgrme.org Website: Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race - Mike’s site Other info: College and High School classes. * * * * Sunday, April 20--MaCKRO FW Club Race--Pushaw to Orono
8:00am. Meet at the finish on the Stillwater River in
Orono (Brown's Beach) at 8:00am and the group will
shuttle to Pushaw together. Contact Jeff Owen
(866-2348, jcowen_01@yahoo.com ).
* * * * Saturday, April 26 East Machias River Challenge Time: 11:00 am Location: East Machias (Hadley’s Lake - Palmer’s Landing) Type: WW, 6 miles Point Series: WW Series 8 of 12 Registration: 10:00 am at Palmer’s Landing Contact: Rick Scribner, UMM Rec Management Phone: 255-1204 Email: scribner@maine.edu Other info: Helmets required; successful completion depends on scouting last ˝ mile of race course * * * * April 26 Piscatiquis River Race Time: 11am Location: Guilford to Dover Foxcroft Type: Class II WW, 7 miles Registration: 7:30 registration Contact: Hoytt Fairbrother Website: www.DFKIWANIS.org * * * * Sunday, April 27 Machias River Race Time: 11am Location: Machias River (Airline bridge) Type: WW, 10.5 miles Point Series: WW Series 9 of 12 Registration: 9am ($15 with ACA #) Contact: Greg Dorr Phone: 852-8755 Other info: Helmets are required * * * * Saturday, May 3 Meduxnekeag River Race Time: 10:00 am Location: New Limerick Type: WW, 8 miles Point Series: WW Series 10 of 12 Registration: 8 - 9:30am ($15 adult, $10 youth) Contact: Peter Blood Phone: 532-2577A Other info: Pre-register by 5/2 and get a free T-shirt. Benefits Dollars for Scholars. ***** Saturday, May 2 & 3 Kenduskeag Slalom Setup & Practice Time: 10am Location: Kenduskeag Stream, Valley Ave. & Exchange St. (Bangor) Type: Class II+ WW, (2 miles DR combined race) Contact: Clayton Cole Phone: 285-7886 (day) / 285-7356 (evening) Email: c1cole@roadrunner.com Website: http://aca.whitewater-slalom.us/a-ness.htm Other info: Helmets are required. Race benefits Make-a-Wish Foundation * * * * Sunday, May 4 Kenduskeag Slalom Race Time: 8am Location: Kenduskeag Stream, Valley Ave. & Exchange St. (Bangor) Type: Class II+ WW Point Series: NE Slalom Series Registration: $15 1st race, $10 2nd & 3rd. Registration is accepted April 1-22 via mail; late registration possible on Saturday, 4/29 by 10am Contact: Clayton Cole Phone: 285-7886 (day) / 285-7356 (evening) Email: c1cole@roadrunner.com Website: http://aca.whitewater-slalom.us/a-ness.htm Other info: Helmets are required. This is the only slalom race in Maine. Help is needed all day Friday to set up the course. * * * * May 10 - 11 Aroostook River 60 Mile Canoe & Kayak Race 60 miles, Flatwater, Ashland to Fort Fairfield Can be completed in one or two days. contact Randolph Michaud 207-764-3866 or 207-227-8885 or rmichaud42@roadrunner.com http://rmichaud36.tripod.com * * * * Saturday, May 17--MaCKRO FW Club Race--Howland to Orono
7:00am. Meet at the finish on the Stillwater River in
Orono (Brown's Beach) at 7:00am and the group will
shuttle to Howland together. Contact Jeff Owen
(866-2348, jcowen_01@yahoo.com ).
* * * * May 23-26 General Clinton Regatta contact www.canoeregatta.org * * * *
Saturday, May 31 Aroostoock River Fun Race
More information at www.umpi.maine.edu/~pedward/FunRun/press.html
contact Keith Brown at 207455-4717 or Mark Putnam at 207-764-4471 Registration form at PDF format is here.
* * * * Saturday, June 7 3rd Annual Kiwanis Sebec River Race Time: 10 am Location: Sebec Village to Milo Type: Class II WW , FW Registration: 8-10 am $10 registration Contact: Joe Zamboni Phone: 943-2271 Email: zambonis@verizon.net Website: Mike Sprowl – 965-0046 * * * * June 14 Moose River race 11 am, Rockwood , FW 7.5 miles contact Brent Bridge 848 5125 BBbidge@aol.com for more info
* * * * June 15 Androscoggin-Bethel Race Bethel 11:00 start 8 milse fw race and shorter novice and rec course Contact Don Westcott 547 3594 for more info * * * * Saturday, June 21 Union River Salmon Run Time: 10:00 am registration. Race starts at 11:00a.m. Location: Union River, Ellsworth, Maine Type: WW,FW 4-1/2 miles, portage. Helmets are required. Registration: $20.00, or $15.00 for ACA members, Contact: Tammy Kelley Phone: (207) 667-3947 Email: Tammykwh20w@hotmail.com * * * * Saturday, June 28 Lower Dead River Race Time: 11 am Location: Lower Dead River, West Forks Type: WW downriver, 8 miles Point Series: 2008 ACA New England Division WWOC Championship Registration: 9 - 10 am Contact: Clayton Cole Phone: 285-7356 Email: c1cole@roadrunner.com Other info: Requires intermediate experience. Or a pair. Race benefits Make-a-Wish Foundation * * * *
Saturday, June 21 St. John River Canoe and Kayak Race
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June 29 Maine State FW Championship, Solon to Madison on the Kennebec 13 miles 9:00 Start
Contact John Alsop johnalsop@beeline-online.net for more info * * * * July 4th Sebec Race (details not confirmed) Contact Peter Wright 368-2140
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July 5 Sheepscot River Race Wiscasset to Sherman Lake FW 6 miles (not sure of start time. tide may be a factor) Contact Scott Shea 85654189 info@seaspraykayaking.com * * * * July 10-13 ACA Whitewater Open Canoe National Championships French Broad River, Hot Springs, North Carolina Tuesday (July 8) Practice Wednesday (July 9) Practice Thursday (July 10) Downriver Races: OC-1 Women, OC-2 Men & (10-12) & (13-15) Friday (July 11) Sprint Races: All Sprint classes [LIMIT TWO CLASSES] Saturday (July 12) Downriver Races: OC-2 Mixed, OC-2 (10-16/25-up) Sunday (July 13) Downriver Races: OC-2 Women, OC-1 Men & (10-12) & (13-15) Race Chairperson: Tom Blue; 400 Tinkerbell Road, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517; (919) 968-3874; fbracechair@earthlink.net (E-mail is preferred method of contact and will generally be returned in the evening within 24 hours; thanks) Web site: http://www.fbcanoeracing.org/nationals.html great info on site! * * * * Sunday, July 13 Chief Worumbo’s Androscoggin Fun River Race Time: 11:00 am Location: Androscoggin River, near the Auburn/Durham line Type: WW downriver, 6 miles Point Series: -- Registration: 9 - 10 am Contact: Faye Brown Phone: (207)353-2728 or 353-5771 Email: Bfayeray@aol.com Website: www.moxiefestival.com Other info: This is a fun race competition of 6 miles with possible class 1 rips and easy class 2 rapids
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Thursday, July 17 Southside Tavern Sundowner
Time: 6:00 PM
"Pro race" with cash prizes -- 7 miles. Amateur (rec canoe and kayak) -- 4 miles
Kennebec river Skowhegan, Maine
Call John Alsop 4746200 for more info * * * *
Saturday, July 19--MaCKRO FW Club Race--Marsh Island
8:00am Start. The race will begin and end at Brown's
Beach on the Stillwater River in Orono. The course
will go around Marsh Island clockwise, portaging five
dams en route. Contact Jeff Owen (866-2348,
jcowen_01@yahoo.com ). * * * * July 19 Potato Blossom Festival Aroostook River Canoe & Kayak Regatta
Start: Forbes Gravel Pit on Rt 161, 6 miles north of Fort Fairfield FMI contact: Tom Towle 472-3882, home 473-4463
* * * * July 26-27 Ausable Marathon Grayling Michigan www.ausablecanoemarathon.org * * * * Saturday, August 09 Wooden Canoe Festival Time: 10am Location: East Branch of the Penobscot River, Medway Type: WW, 12.5 miles Point Series: 12 of 12 Registration: 9 am Contact: Brenda Wheaton Phone: 723-4443 Email: info@katahdinmaine.com Website: www.katahdinmaine.com/woodcanoe.asp Other info: Awards and food following the race More Info: 1 War Canoe Race Rules 2 Annual Wooden Canoe Festival * * * * Saturday, August 9 Megunticook Lake Race (33rd Annual)
Type: FW, 5.5 miles
10AM Megunticook Lake, Camden – Norton's Pond, Lincolnville
Registration: $10.00, starts at 8:30am at Barrett's Cove, Camden
Contact: Beth Ward / Camden Parks & Recreation 236-3438 info@camdensnowbowl.com
Website: http://www.camdensnowbowl.com
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“Celebrate The Bay” 5-mile Kayak Race
August 16, 2008
Greenland, NH
Flat Water – open to single and tandem kayaks
Check-in; 9:30-11:30
Race starts at 12:00 noon
Contact Kelle Mackenzie at 603.778.0015 or kelle@greatbay.org
Web site: http://www.greatbaystewards .org/celebrate_the_bay.cfm * * * * August 23 Tour de Verona 12:00 FW 11 miles Penobscot River- Verona Island Contact Earl Baldwin 825 4439 * * * *
August 24 Androscoggin Hand Powered Regatta Brunswick, ME on the Androscoggin River at the Water St. Boat Ramp. Start at 9:30am for 8 miles, 9:45 am for 4 miles (youth, family, and novice race). New: Decorated Boat Contest! Entry fee is $15/paddler received by August 14th, $20/paddler afterwards. Fundraiser event. Registration starts at 8:00 am. Contact: Alice at 207 729-6333 regatta@maineguidesupply.com
* * * * August 30- Sept 1 Classique Internationale de Canot de la Mauricie
classique@icotech.ca * * * * September 13 Ebb Tide Marathon Penobscot River FW 10 Miles Brewer to Orrington Contact Earl Baldwin 825 4439 October * * * * October ? MDI Triathlon and War Canoe Race?
