This Canoe & kayak race you’ll need your boat and a hat! This is not only a paddling race it also has a hat contest!

2011 Grand River Canoe & Kayak Race

Saturday, April 23, 2011.

According to their website:

This annual springtime tradition is an 8 ½ -mile canoe and kayak race from the Haperfield Dam to Hidden Valley Park (in Madison) on the wild and scenic Grand River.

Pre-registration is recommended.

The race will start at the Harperfield Covered Bridge Metropark, Harperfield, Ashtabula County and finish at Hidden Valley Park.

All canoes and kayaks must be properly registered with the state of Ohio.

Prior experience is mandatory.

This paddling race also has a Maddest Hat contest. Paddlers design a hat and wear it the entire race.

For more information on this event or to find other kayak races, canoe races, events, festivals, paddlefests, adventure races or triathlons, click here to go to our kayak & canoe events calendar.

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Here is a paddling race for kayaks, canoes, & stand up paddle boards in South Carolina.

The Patriot Challenge

Brittlebank Park

Charleston, South Carolina

Sunday, April 10^th

According to their website:
All classes of kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddleboards are invited.

Recreational divisions and open divisions.

Competitive racers and recreational racers have a choice of two courses.

Three mile course:

Assault on the Ashley: This course begins at Brittlebank Park and goes one and one-half miles up the Ashley River, makes a left turn around a buoy, and returns down the river to the finish line.

Six mile Course:

Blast the Battery: This course also begins at Brittlebank Park and goes down the Ashley River towards the harbor, around the historic Charleston Battery and White Point Gardens to the Charleston Yacht Club on the Cooper River, and returns to the finish line at Brittlebank Park.

You must have your current ACA number documented on your registration form. Non ACA members will need to include five dollars for ACA event membership.

This is a kayak race & charity paddle. All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

For more information on the Patriot Challenge or to find other paddling races, events, festivals, paddlefests, adventure races or triathlons, click here to go to our kayak, canoe & paddling races and events page.

Looking for paddling locations in your state?

Search our places to paddle page for places to kayak or canoe for flatwater or whitewater.  Kayaking and canoeing paddling locations are listed by U.S. State.

Do you have a paddling event, kayak race, canoe race you would like listed on our paddling races and events page? Please use our handy contact form to send us the details.