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Canoe/Kayak Race

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Name: Canoe/Kayak Race
Date: August 12, 2023
Website: Cranberry Lake Boat Club Events Page
Event Description:

The Cranberry Boat Club will be hosting their Cranberry Lake Canoe/Kayak Race on Saturday, August 12. Paddlers can choose a 8.5-mile course to Joe Indian Island or a 1.5-mile course to Matilda Island.

Pre-registration is encouraged and check-in will be at 8:00am - 9:30am at the Clifton Town Beach and/or front lawn of the Clifton Community Center. The race starts at 10:00am in the water in front of the Clifton Town Beach, in the Hamlet of Cranberry Lake. Pre-registration online or at the day of the event is $25 per person. This is a USCA (United States Canoeing Association) sanctioned race. There will be two race distances from the start line (between water buoys), head south on Cranberry Lake around Joe Indian Island and back for 8.5 miles; and from the start line around Matilda Island for 1.5 miles. Boats and PFD are inspected. Participants are required to sign a waiver/release of liability form. Participants will be assigned a boat number, given a souvenir shirt and course map.

Registration & Race Class Details

  • To pre-register for the event, click HERE to access the online registration form
  • Boat classes are available for single paddlers or double craft paddlers.
  • Paddler classes available for Youth (up to age 14), Junior (14-17), Adult Women (18+), Adult Men (18+), Mixed, and Masters (50+)
This is the third year for this boat race in our time and will be a points race on the NYPRA Schedule. The race first occurred in 1912 with the same course from the Town Beach, around Birch Island and back.
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Location:
Clifton Town Beach
7202 NY-3
Cranberry Lake, NY 12927
Contact Information:
Deb Roberts
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Fees/Admission:
$25 per paddler
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