Rain is all our Borntopaddle.com kayaker saw on his way to Outdoor Inc’s Canoe & Kayak Race. After leaving at 4am and traveling 190 miles to race his 9.5 ft Swifty kayak and being extremely confident of bringing home a medal, the race was cancelled. Because of, you guessed it, rain! And lot’s of it. Although he was disappointed, he was happy to get his t-shirt, ear buds, glass case, and red tow flag.

 He didn’t get to race today, but traveling home gave him the challenge his was looking for on the river. Interstate 40 was closed in Memphis because of flooding, so he needed to use his gut instinct and his compass to travel east on side roads dodging manhole covers pushed out by rising flood waters in pouring rain and lightning to head home. He finally made it home in 5 ½ hours instead of the usually 3 hours.  I’m sure if you ask any kayaker that got to the kayak race about their trip home it would have the same challenging events.

Is our kayaker going back next year rain or shine? You bet! This kayak race is one of his favorite paddling events. Kayaking on the Mississippi river is a challenging paddle, and he has paddled it in a little 9.5 foot Swifty kayak and an 18 foot Sea kayak and brought medals home each time.

Will team Borntopaddle.com be there next year to root on our kayaker? You bet! We love to support our racing kayaker and this race is a great one to watch.

A kayaking event for every kayaker.

Here is a kayaking event that has something for every kayaker in my family. We have kayakers who love to race to the finish line and kayakers who love to just paddle and enjoy the scenery. We are always looking for events that offer both options and the Chasco Fiesta Kayak Race and Fun Paddle does just that.
The Chasco Fiesta Kayak Race and Fun Paddle will be held on Saturday, March 27th in New Port Richey Florida. The kayak race is 8 miles (approx) and the fun paddle 2 miles (approx). Paddling will be on the historic Pithlachascotee River.

The starting point will be at the James E. Grey Preserve. The ending point will be at Sims Park boat launch in downtown Port Richey. You will need to paddle back to the starting point at James E. Grey or arrange for your own pickup at the Sims Park boat Launch.

According to their website:
Pre-registration is recommended
All participants will receive a tee shirt
Kayak rentals are available.

For more information and to find out how to register, please click here to go to our Races and Event page.

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