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  • 08.30.24 – 09.02.24

    MolokaBRA Downwind - Rua Desembargador Jurema - Cumbuco, Caucaia - Ceará, Brazil

    2024 Pan American Canoe Ocean Racing Championships
  • 08.30.24 – 09.02.24

    Seabrook Island, SC, USA

    Oceans 24
  • 08.31.24 – 09.01.24

    Bryson City, NC, USA

    Level 4: Solo Whitewater Canoeing Skills Course
  • 09.01.24 – 09.01.24

    Harrison, OH, USA

    Level 1: Introduction to Stand UP Paddleboarding Skills Course
  • 09.02.24 – 09.02.24

    Portland Paddle, Cutter Street, Portland, ME, USA

    East End Series #10 FINALE and CELEBRATION
  • 09.05.24 – 09.08.24

    Lake Velence, Hungary

    2024 Olympic Hopes Regatta
  • 09.05.24 – 09.08.24

    Stark Parks, Tyner Street Northwest, Canton, OH, USA

    Adaptive Paddling Workshop (APW)
  • 09.06.24 – 09.08.24

    Atlanta, GA, USA

    Paddle Georgia 2024 Chattahoochee River Adventure

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