The Covid 19 virus has claimed another victim. This years 90 mile canoe race has been canceled.
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Adirondack 90 Mile canoe race canceled
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so sad. This Covid 19 will be with us for years.. joins a long list of diseases that persist. I am not sure when we stop cancelling life.
I hate the phrase "abundance of caution".
I do realize it is serious but have lost some paddling buddies as they absolutely refuse to come out till there is a vaccine.. sigh.
The cancellation might have had to do with the difficulties of lodging etc and quarantines.
I hate the phrase "abundance of caution".
I do realize it is serious but have lost some paddling buddies as they absolutely refuse to come out till there is a vaccine.. sigh.
The cancellation might have had to do with the difficulties of lodging etc and quarantines.
Brian (the race director) tells me it was a combination of not wanting to commit resources and volunteers at the usual time early this summer to an uncertain event, plus he was having trouble getting the necessary authorization permits from state agencies: such as DEC, State Police, etc. Program guides needed to be printed NOW. This would have been my 24th consecutive 90.
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Real bummer. I hope they can reschedule.
Given that the annual 90 miler is held in September, The only possible reschedule is to resume in 2021, when the event will be under new ownership and operated by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail.
If you are looking for an alternative to the 90 miler the BWCA is open now for back country camping so I do not think the Minnesota events will be canceled. http://www.watertribe.com/Default.aspx I did the Voyageurs last year and am signed up for the Kruger this year.
Brian did say that he will be trying to have a much scaled down event at about the same time (the weekend after Labor Day). Then the Long Boat Regatta is normally a couple of weeks later. I don't think that requires any extensive permits, it just has the support of the Town of Long Lake officials.
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The Missouri River 340, planned for August 3-7, hasn't (yet?) cancelled. They're working out protocols for a social distanced version ... online safety briefing, masks while on shore, grab & go awards, etc. It sounds like they will run it if all of the relevant authorities (including the river!) fall in line. I'm signed up but will probably need to defer, given quarantine logistics for me and my partner (neither of us anywhere near Missouri).
Tough year for the race directors. The act of paddling is naturally socially distanced, unless you're drafting behind a war canoe full of opera singers, but it's hard to plan a large event without having a crowd form somewhere. For many of the participating organizations, like scout troops raising money selling food at checkpoints, it doesn't work without a critical mass of people. Even if you think you have it all worked out there's a chance that either a flare-up of the actual virus or an overabundance of caution from some official will torpedo the whole thing.
Tough year for the race directors. The act of paddling is naturally socially distanced, unless you're drafting behind a war canoe full of opera singers, but it's hard to plan a large event without having a crowd form somewhere. For many of the participating organizations, like scout troops raising money selling food at checkpoints, it doesn't work without a critical mass of people. Even if you think you have it all worked out there's a chance that either a flare-up of the actual virus or an overabundance of caution from some official will torpedo the whole thing.
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