Saturday Jul 29, 2017
Registration starts at 7:00am on the Peconic Waterfront. Entry fees are $55.00/pp before the race day or $65.00 on the event day. Rental canoes and kayaks are available for $40.00. Life vests are required; all participants must wear their own PFD (personal floatation device) during the race. Complete pre-registration details are at PaddleBattleLI.com or find us on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paddle-Battle-LI/552435014814815 The Peconic River- Riverhead NY Registration starts at 7:00am on the Peconic Waterfront. Entry fees are $55.00/pp before the race day or $65.00 on the event day. Rental canoes and kayaks are available for $40.00. Life vests are required; all participants must wear their own PFD (personal floatation device) during the race. Complete pre-registration details are at PaddleBattleLI.com or find us on Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paddle-Battle-LI/552435014814815
Wendy Rodriguez
(631)208-9200 Ext 260 The East End Tourism Alliance is pleased to announce that they will be hosting their Fifth Annual Paddle Battle LI Event on Saturday, July 29, 2017 on the Peconic River in Riverhead, NY. Paddle Battle Long Island
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7:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
Team Challenge Registration starts at 9am on the Peconic Waterfront, race to begin at 11am. Team challenge sponsorship entry fee is $2000.00 per team and must be submitted by July 21, 2017. Rental canoes and kayaks are available for $15.00. Life vests are required; all participants must wear their own PFD (personal floatation device) during the race. Complete pre-registration details are at PaddleBattleLIcc.com or find us on Facebook@ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paddle-Battle-LI/552435014814815
In the event of severe weather, Paddle Battle LI will be held on Sunday, July 30.
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Team Challenge Registration starts at 9am on the Peconic Waterfront, race to begin at 11am. Team challenge sponsorship entry fee is $2000.00 per team and must be submitted by July 21, 2017. Rental canoes and kayaks are available for $15.00. Life vests are required; all participants must wear their own PFD (personal floatation device) during the race. Complete pre-registration details are at PaddleBattleLIcc.com or find us on Facebook@ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paddle-Battle-LI/552435014814815
In the event of severe weather, Paddle Battle LI will be held on Sunday, July 30.
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This popular event raises money for the United Way of Long Island’s VetsBuild Program -supporting Veterans and Military Families, the Long Island Aquarium and the East End Tourism Alliance.This family friendly event includes a 2.5-mile amateur race, a 5-mile competitive race, and a 12-mile elite class race. There will also be a pair of two-person canoe and kayaks races. First Place medals will be offered to winners in each category, for each class and distance.In addition to the individual racing event in the morning, there is also the Paddle Battle Team Challenge. This is a recreational Stand Up Paddle Board and Kayak race for companies, organizations and unions to compete against one another for the Paddle Battle Team Challenge trophy! The race will consist of teams of four competitors who will participate in the 2.5 mile Stand Up Paddle Board and Recreational Class Kayak categories. The team with the overall best combined time will take home the championship trophy along with the bragging rights of winning the 2017 Paddle Battle Team Challenge. “This is an excellent team building event with four person teams competing against other teams. It’s great to see Long Island companies and organizations competing to support this event,” said Bryan Deluca, the event coordinator.