Here is your chance to canoe down the San Antonio River or walk the San Antonio River Walk and cheer on other canoers.

Ford Canoe Challenge
Saturday, August 20, 2011
San Antonio, Texas
According to their website:

Over 90 canoe teams compete in the canoe challenge.

The race begins at the Chamber of Commerce, heads east through and around the Convention Center Lagoon, through the Rivercenter Mall Lagoon and ends back at the Chamber of Commerce.

Registration is for corporate or individual.
If your interested in paddling in this event you  might want to contact them to see if they are still taking registrations. 
If you are too late to enter, you can still check out the San Antonio River Walk and cheer on other  paddlers.
If you have never been to the San Antonio River Walk then you might want to plan a visit.

The San Antonio River Walk is a public park, open 365 days a year. It is a network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath approximately 5 miles of downtown San Antonio.
The River Walk winds and loops under bridges as two parallel sidewalks, lined with restaurants, shops, hotels and more.
I have never paddled the San Antonio River but I have walked the San Antonio River Walk and had a wonderful time.  This event sounds like fun time for both paddlers and spectators.

To find more information on this canoeing race, go to our kayak & canoe race and events calendar.

We search the web to find kayak races, canoe races and paddling events for every U.S. State.

Our Kayak & Canoe Races & Events Calendar lists:
kayak races, canoe races, paddlefests, paddling festivals, river festivals, triathlons, and paddling challenges, plus paddling events for the whole family.

Our Kayak & Canoe Races & Events Calendar also includes events for all skill levels of kayaking and canoeing on flatwater & whitewater.

Here is a listing of some kayaking and canoeing races, events and festivals that are happening in August. All these events sound like they would be a lot of fun to paddle.

 

Fort Edward, NY

Monday, August 3rd starts The Great Champlain- Hudson Paddle. This paddle is a fifteen day, 195 mile kayaking trip from Fort Edward to New York City. According to the website, this event is designed for paddlers of varied skill levels. There will be two groups, thru-paddlers and getaway paddlers. Thru-paddlers will paddle the entire trip and getaway paddlers can sign up for three day segments of the paddle. Kayakers will be paddling along the Champlain Canal and Hudson River. The event is scheduled to end on August 17th.

 

Auburn, NY

Saturday, August 9th is a triathlon called The Great Race in Auburn, New York. The Great Race is also known as the Captain Myles Keogh Paddle. This is a run, bike, and paddle relay race. You can paddle either a canoe or kayak. The race starts at Emerson Park on Owasco Lake, which is in New York’s Finger Lakes region. Paddlers can enter the traditional race or short race. The traditional race is a 6.2mile run, 19.5 mile bike, and a 4 mile paddle.  The short race is a 3.1 mile run, 10 mile bike, and 2 mile paddle (kayak or canoe). The teams for the traditional and short race are: four person canoe team or three person kayak team. There is also a short tandem race for two person canoe teams.

 

Milford, CT

Saturday, August 15 is the 35th Annual Milford Oyster Festival’s Canoe and Kayak Race. This race is held at the Milford Boat Launch in Milford, Connecticut. The kayak race is 5 miles. The canoe race will be in two classes, racing and novice. The racing class will paddle four miles and the novice class will paddle one mile. According to their website the Milford Oyster Festival is the largest one day festival in Connecticut. This sounds like a paddling event and festival that the whole family can enjoy.

 

San Antonio, TX

Saturday, August 15th is the Ford Canoe Challenge in San Antonio, Texas. This race is on the San Antonio River. Corporate teams, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts compete in this paddle, which begins at the Chamber of Commerce, and goes through and around the Convention Center Lagoon, then through the River Center Mall Lagoon and back to the Chamber of Commerce. This sounds like fun event for the whole family.