I am in. Just took another look at the site its clear that you have put a ton of work into your race. I am sure its going to be   a great event. Now if you could get a bunch more boats and speed up time!

Thanks Jeff!  I appreciate the kind words.

Hey Pappy, glad to see you guys signed up!  It's gonna be great to see everyone!!

Don't forget, sign up by June 1st to gaurantee a Tshirt!

Hey Gus, as race director, I had already recused myself and Slebos from winning any prize money or raffles.

So as of right now, you still have the 2nd place money all wrapped up.

Joe

We're up to almost 30 paddlers, which is great! 

Don't forget, only 5 more days left to sign up in order to secure a T-shirt.

Hey CW,

Sorry I don't have a C-1 class, but the USCA classes are as follows:


USCA Standard Canoe Class

Max length:  18’6”
No mechanical aids allowed, i.e. Rudders and electric bailers.
Must be paddled with single blades only.
No restriction on boat materials used for construction.
Most canoes manufactured will easily meet these specs, i.e MNII, all USCA competition crusiers, Alumacraft etc.
Pro boats are not allowed.
Women’s and Mixed teams may compete in this class.

USCA C2 Proboat Canoe Class

All two person canoes that can race at the USCA nationals and that include the following boat specifications: 3X27 (Pro-Boat), 4X32 (USCA cruiser), and USCA Standard C2
Max length:  18’6”
Min Width at the 3” waterline:  27”, at the gunwale:  33”
Min bow and stern height-15/10
The minimum-height gunwale line shall form a continuous, smooth arch-curve.
No mechanical aids allowed, i.e. Rudders and electric bailers.
Must be paddled with single blades only.
No restriction on boat materials used for construction.
Mixers and Competition Cruisers will meet these specs.
Women’s and Mixed teams may compete in this class.


Basically, the C-2 class is for Proboats.  It's also open to Cruisers and other boats that meet the specs if the paddlers would like to "race up".

The C-2 standard class was made for "regular ol' canoes", and the specs allow for standard class and cruisers as well.

No one has signed up for the C-2 Proboat/cruiser class yet though, and I'm willing to open a C-1 class if we get 3 boats.

I have extended the deadline to guarantee a tshirt through this weekend, but I need to place my shirt order on Monday.

Take advantage of this and register before Monday June 4th in order to guarantee a t shirt.

You bet. I haven't locked in a price yet on the resale of the shirts. I'm thinking $15. I will also have some ball caps for sale at the finish line too. Probably $15 for those as well.

As this is the first year of the race, everything is from scratch, so it takes me just a little longer.  Once I solidify the order Monday, I'll have a price.   But I'm pretty sure it will be $15.

Hi Dan, nope you didn't miss anything.  Once you register, you'll soon receive a PayPal electronic invoice that you can pay any way you want.

You should see it in your inbox now.

And thanks, I'm hoping this is going to be great event, and the more folks we have, the better the chances of that.  Looking forward to seeing you and everyone else out there.

Joe

Here are the trophies for the 1st place in each class.

The freedom race logo will of course be on these trophies like it is on the trophies above, I just don't have it on the picture.

All finishers get a medal.

2nd and 3rd get medals that say 2nd and 3rd.

Believe me, I am a HUGE proponent of trophies for 1st-3rd, However, for my first race ever I didn't know how many people I'd get.

Plus, I have many more classes than the typcial races around here, and therefore it exponentially increases the amount of tropies needed.

And I have top 5 overall trophies as well, and a lot of prize money.

Like I said, this is the first year, and I wanted to do nice trophies.  You guys will be impressed with these.  I welcome the feedback, and I'm always willing to tweak to make the race better!