32nd Annual Three Rivers Festival
Canoe & Kayak Races
Sponsored by:  Earth Adventures Unlimited
Saturday, July 19, 2008
(Weather cancellation reschedule: Sunday, July 20, 2008)

For map of race registration location, please click here:  MAP TO START!

Special Picture:  Full Race Course!
Please don't turn around the 2nd Downstream Bridge !!!
Sanctioned Indiana U.S.C.A. Points Event

We invite you to participate in the 2008 Three Rivers Festival Canoe and Kayak Races.

All races start and finish at the IPFW Boat Ramp just across the river from the IPFW Campus. (NO SHUTTLING necessary!) This is just across Coliseum Boulevard from the Johnny Appleseed park and dam.

Registration and awards ceremony will all be held at this same location. All paddler's will receive a completion certification with their name, event, finishing place and finishing time.

The race courses:

Citizen's Class:
Starting from the IPFW University boat ramp, the racers will proceed upstream on the St. Joe River to the Washington Center Rd. Bridge. Making a clockwise turn around the bridge pillars they will then proceed downstream to the Coliseum Road bridge. Another clockwise turn around this bridge and back to the IPFW boat ramp finish line. Approximate completion times for the 4 mile course will range from 35 - 55 minutes.

Indiana U.S.C.A. Points Races:
Same course as above, two (2) laps.  
Approximate completion times for the 8 mile course will range from 60 - 75 minutes.


Entry Fee Per Person:
USCA Races:    $20.00 - for all events
Citizens Races:  $10.00 adults / $5.00 for 15 and under - for all events

For more information or directions, contact:
Kurt Begue - (260) 490-9182
e-mail: keluv1992@aol.com

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*** Schedule of Events ***

morning: SATURDAY, July 19, 2008
Registration Opens: IPFW Boat Ramp (Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne) 10:00 a.m.
You must register no later than 1/2 hour before your event.


Citizen's Class, (No kevlar or carbon Type Boats): 4 Mile Course
(Max. Length: 18' for Plastic and Fiberglass boats; 18'6" for Aluminum boats)

11:00 a.m.
Recreational Kayaks
Recreational Sea Kayaks
Adult - Canoe (Male or Female)
Adult - Aluminum (Male or Female)
Adult / Youth Canoe - (Age 15 or Under) (Male or Female)



Indiana U.S.C.A. Points Events: 8 Mile Course

11:05 a.m.
K-1 Men's Sea Kayak
K-1 Women's Sea Kayak
C-2 Aluminum
C-2 Women's Cruiser
C-2 Men's Cruiser
C-2 Standard Class

*Awards will held @ 12:15 a.m. at the IPFW Boat Ramp
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afternoon: SATURDAY, July 19, 2008
Registration Opens: IPFW Boat Ramp (Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne) 1:30 p.m.
You must register no later than 1/2 hour before your event.

Indiana U.S.C.A. Points Races: 8 Mile Course

2:00 p.m.
K-1 Downriver Kayak
K-1 Open Kayak
C-2 Mixed Cruiser
C-1 Men's Cruiser