Kayak & Paddle Board Race plus Family Fun Race.

Race your kayak or paddle board, paddle leisurely, or enter the family fun race!

This is a paddling race and event that the whole family can enjoy.

The fourth annual Kayak for the Warriors

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Garner Park, Pine Knoll Shores, NC

According to their website:

Kayak for the Warriors is an annual fundraising event to benefit our brave wounded and fallen service men and women and their families. This event is sponsored by the Town of Pine Knoll Shores, NC.

Kayaks and paddle boards will race 3.2 miles along the town’s canal and Bogue Sound.

You can race or just paddle along leisurely while enjoying the scenery. Kayakers of all ages and skill levels are welcome.

Family fun race – any paddle worthy vessel, participants will complete a race course in the vicinity of Garner Park.

There will also be a 5k and 10k Fun Bicycle Ride through Pine Knoll shores. The Bike ride starts and finishes at McNeil Park.

All proceeds go to Hope for the Warriors, a civilian non-profit organization supporting those who have sacrificed in the name of freedom.

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My kayak is a Perception Swifty, which is 9.5 ft long and weighs about 38 lbs. This kayak is easy to handle and very stable with a wide cockpit to easily get in and out of. When I paddle, I use a spray skirt to cover the cockpit to keep the water and hot sun off my legs.

I love to paddle on lakes and rivers (some whitewater) and my Swifty is easy to maneuver and control especially with the adjustable foot braces.

The carry handles on the Swifty makes it easy to carry and I have no problem securing the kayak to my roof rack and kayak rack. One thing that is a must with the Swifty is a cockpit cover. I bought mine for $20 and it’s great at keeping those spiders and bugs out of the boat. When I’m not using my Swifty I hang it on a kayak sling.

I have been kayaking for twenty years and have paddled many different types of kayaks but the Swifty which is great for beginner and experienced kayakers is the only kayak I have ever owned.

The only disappointment I have about my Swifty is when I bought it, they didn’t offer it in all the cool colors that they have now. It’s tempting to get a new colorful one.  

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