Texas Water Safari : the world's toughest canoe race /

In the summer of 1962, Frank Brown, manager of the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce and "Big Willie" George, a local businessman, launched a 133-pound motor boat, with no motor, into the San Marcos River, headed for the Texas coast. Over the next three weeks they paddled downriver, wrestling...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Spain, Bob (Author), Emshoff, Joy, 1953- (Author)
Other Authors:	Sansom, Andrew (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023].
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	River books (Series)
Subjects:	Texas Water Safari > History. Texas Water Safari > Biography. Texas Water Safari > (1st : > 1963 : > San Marcos, Tex.; > Seadrift, Tex.) Canoe racing > Texas > History. Canoes and canoeing > Texas > History. Rivers > Recreational use > Texas. San Marcos River (Tex.) Guadalupe River (Tex.)

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The World's Toughest Canoe Race: Frank Brown and "Big Willie" George
The First Race (1963)
Tracing the Race Course
Evolution of the Boats
Cast of Competitors: Bringing in Ringers
Women of the Safari
Old Man River
Unsung Heroes: The Volunteers
Our Favorite Stories: Tall Tales and Hallucinations
River Critters
Back of the Pack
The Rest Is History: The Early Years (1964-1972)
Rowing Boats Are Coming (1973-1982)
Unlimited C-2 and C-3s Dominate (1983-1992)
Canoes Get Even Longer (1993-2002)
C-6s Become the Winning Standard (2003-2012)
C-6s Continue to Dominate (2013-2021)
Epilogue
Appendix 1. Texas Water Safari Hall of Fame
Appendix 2. Race Results and Records, 1963-2020
Notes.