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St. Lawrence Valley Paddlers host 22nd annual Madrid Canoe Regatta this weekend

Posted 6/7/13

  Members of St. Lawrence Valley Paddlers checked out the Madrid course prior to this weekend’s Madrid Canoe Regatta. From left are Sue Dodds, Mary Kelly, Blanche Town, and Will Siegfried. …

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St. Lawrence Valley Paddlers host 22nd annual Madrid Canoe Regatta this weekend

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Members of St. Lawrence Valley Paddlers checked out the Madrid course prior to this weekend’s Madrid Canoe Regatta. From left are Sue Dodds, Mary Kelly, Blanche Town, and Will Siegfried.

MADRID -- The St. Lawrence Valley Paddlers will host the 22nd annual Madrid Canoe Regatta and St. Lawrence County Flatwater Weekend Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, on the Grasse River at Madrid Municipal Park, Rt. 345.

C-1, C-2, a nine mile Amateur Marathon, C-2 Pro, and recreational races will be featured.

An amateur marathon race for single-place kayaks and one- and two-place canoes will run for nine miles with one portage, starting at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

A three-mile recreation race will start at 11:45 a.m.

Stonebridge Kayak and Canoe Rental, 322-4856, will rent canoes and kayaks for the event.

A nine-mile C-2 pro race and the Madrid Mile, a C-1 sprint with cash prize, will also be held Saturday.

Sunday’s races will begin at 10 a.m. with pro events for C-2 (two-place canoe) and K-1 (single-place kayak), with cash prizes for the best times over the 16-mile course with one portage.

C-1, K-1 and C-2 amateur marathon races will also begin at 10 a.m., taking a 13-mile course with one portage.

A six-mile recreation race will start at 10:30 a.m. for several classes of canoes and kayaks, including several divisions of tandem canoe racers.

The entry fees are $5 for a high school student, $20 for adults, $15 for military and veterans and $30 for professionals.

St. Lawrence Valley Paddlers members will receive a $5 discount, except the high school fee. A $10 fee will apply for second races.

Camping facilities and a playground will be available at the community center and park.

All participants will receive a race T-shirt.

An awards ceremony will be held Sunday.

For more information visit www.slvpaddlers.org or contact Gene Newman at 386-2577.