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Balboa Paddle Club - El Club de Remos de Balboa

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Welcome to the Ocean-to-Ocean Cayuco Race, a traditional community event that began in 1954 involving participants from the Republic of Panama, as well as participants from the United States. Frank Townsend, of the Panama Canal Company, had the great idea to take a group of explorers from the Boy Scouts of America to meet a native community on the Chagres. The youths learned the culture and traditions of our native Indians, and how to use the cayuco, main method of transportation of this region. In time, the competition among them intensified and they choose to have a formal race. And this was the beginning of a tradition that has lasted for 50 years. Traditionally, the Cayucos are made from rough dug outs of national trees by the Indian natives of Panama. Subsequently they are finished by experts of the sport. This is an art that transcends generations. The race, organized by the volunteer race committee of the Balboa Paddle Club, offers the unique opportunity for these participants to paddle in cayucos from ocean to ocean through the Panama Canal.

This exciting Atlantic to Pacific race tests the endurance and character of the participants. Just completing the 50 grueling miles is truly an accomplishment for these young men and women. The race is also open to those hardy adults willing to participate. Although the competitive spirit is most evident throughout the three day event, the satisfaction of completing the race is equally rewarding and memorable.

The race begins on Friday with Leg One, at the Atlantic entrance of the Canal in Cristobal, ending at Gatun Locks, and is approximately 7 miles. Saturday's Leg Two takes participants across Gatun Lake and ends in Gamboa, and is approximately 21 miles. On Sunday, Leg Three starts in Gamboa and ends at Beacon 93. (This leg replaces the lockages through Pedro Miguel and Miraflores Locks.) Although the original format of the race has been changed, the overall distance remains the same. Beginning again at Beacon 93, paddlers are taken through Gaillard Cut. At the end of this leg, the cayucos are taken out of the water, and transported by land around the locks. Leg Three continues from Miraflores Locks with paddlers coming down the Pacific channel to the finsih line at Diablo ramp, and is approximately 15 miles.