There are several ways you can participate in PADDLEPOWER this year.
Register your team and paddle for one day - Saturday Aug 20 - or two days - Saturday and Sunday August 20 and 21st.
Register as a volunteer for one or two days and help us in a number of ways:
- Boat Valet
- Transportion
- Set Up Crew
- Clean Up Crew
- A Variety of Other Ways!
For Day 1 paddlers
PADDLEPOWER 2011 begins on August 20, 2011. Registration starts at 8am at the Orford Boat Launch. Launch is at 9am. Rest stop will be taken in North Thetford, VT. Lunch will be at North East Corner Farm, Norwich, VT. At 3:30pm we will arrive at Wilson's Landing in Hanover, NH. Transportation will then be provided to Storrs Pond Campground.
For Day 2 paddlers
On Sunday August 21st, 2011, paddlers return to the river 9am to 10am via transport from Storrs Pond Campground. We arrive at Kilowatt Park, Wilder, VT about Noon.
Anyone can participate, either as an individual paddler or as a team. Participants bring their own canoe or kayak, camping gear, personal flotation device and we supply food, water, sports drink, soda, first aide, entertainment, support and fun. Paddlers are encouraged to bring sun screen and paddling gloves.
A team consists of up to four paddlers. Each can be in their own kayak and paddle the full length of the event, or members can trade-off with each other and paddle for different sections. Each paddler must be 15 yrs of age or older.
Each individual paddler or each team raises a minimum of $500 to participate in PADDLEPOWER 2011. Participants collect sponsorship money from individuals or organizations. These donations are not connected to how many miles are paddled.