48th Annual Wabash River Canoe & Kayak Races Terry ordered up an awfully nice day for a canoe race this time, and the new location worked well – other than lacking an outhouse at the start. Water levels were up, negating any “rudder anxiety”, temps were mild (although they got hotter as the day wore on), the … Continue reading Wabash River Race 7.24.2021
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Fort Wayne Race June 19, 2021
Fort Wayne La Classique June 19, 2021 By Steven Horney Race day was looking questionable as we prepared Saturday morning. Storms had run through the area, and some were wondering if the races might be cancelled. Silly paddlers; they should know by now that we might cancel a race for a tornado, but rarely for anything less. … Continue reading Fort Wayne Race June 19, 2021
Wildcat Creek Race, Lafayette, IN 6.12.2021
Riding a Wildcat… Gather ‘round and listen as Papa Steve relates the story of the time he tried to ride a wildcat. Creek that is. It all started as a fairly ordinary summer race day: warm, sunny, and me rather tired from a much-too early start on the day. Aside from the failure of the shuttle … Continue reading Wildcat Creek Race, Lafayette, IN 6.12.2021
‘Tis the Season for 18’ Kayaks!
Available from an RBR customer is this beautiful S18R G2 Advantage kayak! Beautiful white hull/yellow deck/ grey stripe trim scheme, this is G2 model is in excellent shape. It did have a small puncture in the hull that was properly repaired and is unnoticeable. Purchased new originally from River Bear Racing, the owner of this … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for 18’ Kayaks!
Golden Lake 6.30.2020
Golden Lake proved to be a "golden" paddle this evening. Although we missed a few regulars, we still had a considerable turnout. I suspect more than one person was just happy to see some other souls after spending too much time sequestered at home. Canoeists increased their representation to 4 on this paddle: Tadd, Steve … Continue reading Golden Lake 6.30.2020