2nd Annual

Scout Canoe Challenge

 

Old Mill Park

Fredericksburg, VA

Saturday June 7, 2008

 

Scouts (boys and girls) and Venturers, are invited to enter tandem teams in open canoes for races conducted in the tidal section of the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  These races will be held in conjunction with the Great Rappahannock Whitewater Canoe Race, and the American Canoe Association (ACA) Middle States Divisional Whitewater Championships.  

 

Teams will race from Old Mill Park to the Route 3 Bridge and return (about 2 miles of moving flat water).  A mass start will be used and each Unit may enter as many as two teams in each class. There will be three classes offered; youth male, youth female, and youth mixed.  Medals will be awarded for each class.

 

There will be a practice session @ 7:00PM on 5 June at Old Mill Park. Old Town Canoes are provided for all teams for this race.  Please note that if you are planning to practice you must contact Mike Robinson (540) 310-0204 mhrobin@msn.com, or Bill Micks (540) 371-5085, to arrange for a canoe, PFD’s and paddles prior to practice. 

 

Arrival and check-in     1:00 PM

Race start  2:15 PM

Entry fee $25/team

 

POC Mike Robinson

(540) 760-3255 <mhrobin@msn.com>

Bill Micks (540) 371-5085