Stand up paddle boarders to race around Rattlesnake Island

By Adam Proskiw
August 29 2015 08:30 AM

KELOWNA – A Peachland café and board shop is organizing a first ever stand up paddle board race across Okanagan Lake.

The Rattlesnake Island SUP Classic is a seven kilometre race which starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Experienced racers will paddle from 2Street and Beach Avenue in Peachland across the lake to Rattlesnake Island. There is also a shorter race for novice boarders.

Registration is $30, which includes pre-race snacks and lunch. There will also be awards for fastest times as well as door prizes.

For more information on the race and how to register, visit the Rattlesnake Race Facebook page.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.

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