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Please join the historic CCA Downriver Race - Saturday September 26th.

The CCA Potomac Downriver Race is hosted by Sycamore Island and co-sponsored by Potomac Whitewater Racing Center.  It is the 2nd longest continuously running whitewater race in the nation (run every year since 1956), but this year it will move into the 1st place position! And, you can be a part of this historic race - and, get the t-shirt to prove it!

For racers that would like to register and run the CCA Downriver Race, Jen Sass will be leading an early bird group of registered race participants. Please come join us!

Please register for this Early Bird Start (free), AND register for the Downriver Race (pay the fee, sign the ACA online waiver).

We early birds will meet at Sycamore Island Parking Lot (Clara Barton Pkwy) at 7:30 AM. We will set a SHORT SHUTTLE up to the Anglers parking lot, for the race start. YOU WILL NEED A PROPERLY FITTED FACE MASK to participate in the shuttle, and be prepared to ride or drive with some passengers sitting by open windows (one window per person, no middle-seat passengers).

WE EARLY BIRDS WILL START RACING AT 8:30 AM from the Anglers Beach. For those not participating in the shuttle, you can meet us at Anglers Beach at that time, ready to race.

At the Finish Line, CCA will take our self-reported race time, give us a race t-shirt (yay!), and provide help carrying our boat up to the parking lot if needed (thanks to Star and her Marine friends!).

Please note - this is NOT a novice race. The race course is 6 miles long, and includes some Class III rapids. To join, you must have the stamina for a 2 hour paddle, with some whitewater. Racers must have proper helmets and PFDs (life jackets), and all boats must have air bags. Everyone should have their own drinking water and snacks as needed for this long race.

TO PARTICIPATE, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED AND PAID-UP IN ADVANCE FOR THE RACE. Please do this online at Potomac Downriver Race - 9/26/2020. THANK YOU!