CC Canoe Race / LOCATION CHANGE

  Attention  all paddlers, spectators, friends, and family.  I am sorry to say we will NOT be running this year's classic on the Driftwood branch.  The water level is extremely low, and there is no rain in the forecast.  

    I am very thankful we have an alternate venue:  The George B. Stevenson Dam in the Sinnemahoning State Park.  The staff of the park are tremendous supporters of the event and are welcoming us with open arms.  My plan is to set up a challenging course around the perimeter of the lake, taking advantage of coves, inlets and islands. There will be buoy turns, some shallow water (nothing you will hit your boat on), deep water, and current.  I hope that you will all understand the situation and come and join us.

    We will still hold registration, breakfast, and sign-ins at the Emporium Country Club 'till approximately 10:30 - 10:45 and then pack up and move to the boat launch area of the Sinnemahoning State Park.  You do not need to come to the Country Club early;  you will be able to sign in, register and pick up your race packet, number, etc., at the park boat launch area prior to the start of the event.  

    There will be information people posted at last year's start line, last year's finish line in Driftwood, intersections, etc.--basically all roads leading into the area to try to let everyone know where to go.

    I am encouraged that we will be able to offer a different location.  The Sinnemahoning State Park offers beautiful scenery and a brand new Wilds center which just opened this year.  The Wilds Center is only 11-12 miles away from last year's finish area of the river event location (Driftwood).

    The 1,910-acre Sinnemahoning State Park is in Cameron and Potter counties, eight miles north on PA 872 from its junction with PA 120 in Sinnemahoning, or 35 miles south from the junction of PA 872 with US 6 in Coudersport.  Some online mapping sites can find the park by using Lushbaugh, Pa.

 

Sinnemahoning State Park

4843 Park Road
Austin, PA 16720
814-647-8401
Manager: Lisa Bainey
E-mail: sinnemahoningsp@pa.gov

 

    The course will be highly spectator freindly.  You will be able to follow the paddlers nearly from one end of the lake to the other.  We will also be running the youth event as soon as the main event concludes!

     We will have on site EMS personnel, safety boats, parking volunteers, and the SVFD Ladies Auxiliary Food Hut.  I hope that everyone will join us for an interesting and fun day on the water!  Bring a bicycle and/or lawn chair and watch all the exciting action, as we will have sorta the Nascar edition of the 2012 Canoe and Kayak Classic. 

    If anyone has any questions at all, please call or email.  This will be all new to me, as well as to most of you.  As always, we will try our best to provide a safe and fun quality experience for everyone to enjoy!

RANDY BAILEY