Re: [Paddlewise] (Fwd) An other grazy race...

> From: Nil9000000 <Nil9000000_at_aol.com>
> 
> I found it easily enough, but the remarks still stand.  And some other 
> differences:
> 
> 1) Artic Sea Kayak Race participants are served hot meals and sleep at 
> night-The Texas Water safari participants paddle until they die or finish 
> and are not allowed ANY support...only what they can carry in their boats.
> 
> 2) The Artic race takes place in a latitude where the paddler's don't 
> have to deal with much heat.  The Texas race takes place in, well, Texas, 
> during the summer where summers are brutal.
> 
> By the way, I wasn't the one that was boasting about the race 
> originally-that was probably Lee Deviney, but my original question still 
> stands:  Does anyone know of non-stop race longer than 260 miles (not km)?


Not to mention fire ants, alligators, alligator gars, cotton mouths, etc...

The "unofficial" website for the Texas Water Safari:

http://nacpc2.tamu.edu/~x075bb/safari/

Some interesting stories and billed as "The World's Toughest Boat Race"

Cheers,

Jackie

                                                          
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