Kayak Trader Oyster City Challenge 2019

April 6 @ Apalachicola, Florida, United States

GENERAL INFO

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Kayak Trader host races to expand the family of paddlers and to generally have a good time!  We hope that by providing a platform based on the common interest of paddling, we will be able to reach countless paddlers looking to explore the waters of the United States through canoeing and kayaking.

Apalachicola is the Oyster Capitol of the World and once again we are serving up the World's Best Oysters and Shrimp at our After Party at The Bowery Station located at 131 Commerce St in Apalachicola. http://www.bowerystation.us/ again

Proceeds form this race benefit RECHARGE KIDS a local charity helping At-Risk Kids in Franklin County FL. 

Hotel info: http://www.paddle2love.com/lodging.html

  • There will be prizes awarded to each category 3 places deep.
  • Pre Registration  Friday - April 5th - 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM At Bowery Station on Commerce St 
  • Mike Malone and Salli O'Donnell will lead our kayak clinic Friday afternoon at 3 PM at the boat ramp at Battery Park in Apalachicola. The clinic will cover flat water race skills and reentries. This clinic is free to all registered racers or volunteers.

  • Online RACE registration closes at  midnight on Friday, onsite registration only after that.                                                
  • Registration Saturday -April 6th - starts at 7:30 AM ends 9:00 AM at Battery Park
  • 8 Mile race will begin at 10:00 AM other races start at approximately 10:30 AM. 
  • Awards will be presented after the races at Battery Park. 
  • After Party at Bowery Station  Live Music, Oysters, Shrimp and your first beer is on us! Time to be Announced

Race Categories

THERE ARE THREE DISTANCES  TO CHOOSE FROM, 1 mile, 3 mile, and 8 mile. The 8 mile race will be a down river from Abercrombie Boat Ramp located North of Apalachicola on Bluff Road. We will have some limited space to shuttle boats and paddlers to the start if needed. There will be time for someone to drop you off at the start of the 8 mile race and watch the start and still make it back to town to compete in the short races.  

THE 8 MILE RACE COURSE COULD CHANGE DUE TO CONDITIONS! BACKUP OPTION WOULD BE TWO LOOPS ON 3 MILE COURSE FOR 6 MILES. CONDITIONS WILL BE EVALUATED THE MORNING OF THE RACE.

Race categories are based primarily on the sound rowers system of length and width ratio which is a very equitable method of grouping paddlers by boat type. You can learn more here and even look up your own make and model to find your category.

High Performance Kayaks/Open class – This is almost all 18+ ft long kayaks (depending on width) plus some shorter boats like ICF K1′s and wildwater kayaks.

Fast Sea Kayak class – Too long or too narrow (or both) to fit into sea kayak class.  Too short or too wide for HPK.

Sea Kayak class - Starting at 14.1 ft in length up to approx. 16-17.5 ft in length depending on width. 

Rec class - This is anything at 14 ft or less in length, period.  No width data is needed.

Master age group – Anyone 50 or over

Senior age group - Anyone 65 or over 

Tandem – Any tandem canoe, kayak, or outrigger.

SUP - Open to all boards ( see all categories when registering )

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