TRIPLE CROWN OF CANOE RACING
The
prestigious Triple Crown of Canoe RacingTM
which recognizes the top performances by marathon canoe racers who compete at:
·
The General Clinton Canoe Regatta - staged Memorial Day on New York's Susquehanna River - a one-day,
non-stop 70 mile race from Cooperstown, home of the
Baseball Hall of Fame, to Bainbridge, New York.
·
The Weyerhaeuser AuSable River Canoe Marathon – North America’s toughest,
richest non-stop canoe race, staged from Grayling to Oscoda on Northern Michigan’s famed AuSable River during the
last weekend of July.
www.ausablecanoemarathon.org
·
La Classique de
Canots de la Mauricie - staged Labor Day weekend on central Quebec's majestic St. Maurice River - a
three-day, three-stage race from La Tuque to Shawinigan, Quebec. www.classiquedecanots.qc.ca
Since
its inception in 1992, the Triple Crown competition has been dominated by Serge
Corbin, from St. Boniface de-Shawinigan, Quebec. Corbin has taken the championship every year
either individually or together with his partner. Corbin and Jeff Kolka, of Grayling, Michigan, claimed the
Triple Crown championship for the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
Marathon canoe racing on the grand scale of the
Triple Crown events is an action-packed spectator favorite, with the
competitors maintaining a torrid pace of 50 to 80 paddle strokes per minute and
featuring pitched competition, frenzied running portages and spills, which all
take their toll on the contestants.
These
world-class canoe racing events generate national and international media interest and exposure. Triple Crown news reports have been carried
worldwide by cable and satellite TV sports and news services. National print media have recognized the
unique interest and appeal of these canoe racing spectacles.
You
may contact the Triple Crown of Canoe Racing organizing committee at P.O. Box 911, Grayling, Michigan, 49738, or by email
at: triplecrownofcanoeracing@i2k.net
You may also contact Steve Southard cell phone 989-370-8840, e-mail
