THE 31st ANNUAL OUTDOORS INC CANOE AND KAYAK RACE 

Paddling the mighty Mississippi River for over a quarter of a century!

SATURDAY, June 16, 2012 10:00 a.m.

REGISTER HERE

For information, call race director, Joe Royer
at 901.482.5998 or JoeRoyer@OutdoorsInc.com

Outdoors, Inc. Canoe and Kayak Race Facts:

• Voted “Best Race in America” by Paddler Magazine of Steamboat Springs, CO
• Featured in Seattle-based Canoe & Kayak Magazine, Hull Speed of San Francisco, CA and Southern Living Magazine.

World class athletes who have competed in the past 5 years include:
Greg Barton of Charleston, SC - USA double Olympic Gold medallist, double Bronze medallist, 4 World Championships, and current US National surf ski champion, returning to Memphis as the 5-time winner and holder of the race course record
Michael Herbert of Rogers, AR – Pan Am Gold medallist, 2001 winner of the Outdoors, Inc. Canoe and Kayak Race, beating Greg Barton
Karen Lukanovich of the Canadian Olympic team and women’s holder of the race course record (2002)
Oscar Chalupsky of Durban, South Africa – 10 times World Ocean Kayak Champion in Hawaii
Herman Chalupsky of Durban, South Africa – 2004 Outdoors, Inc. Canoe and Kayak race champion and 2004 World Ocean Kayak Champion at Molokai, Hawaii
Rocky Caldwell, Dale Burris, Clifton & John Rickey of Missouri & Arkansas – national champion and world class canoe paddlers
Ekaitz Sayes of Spain – European Champion (23 and under)
Chris Hipgrave of Bryson City, NC, native of Purley, England – US Wildwater National Team member
Over 500 recreational to expert canoe and kayak paddlers from all over the world!
The change of date from early May to mid-June should allow both weather and river conditions to be more stable and safe on race day.

2009 Race Results 

2010, 2011Race Results - N/A Due To Inclement Weather and Flooding