Race brings awareness, funds for Inland Bays
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Henlopen Acres Marina
47 Tidewaters
Henlopen Acres, DE 19971
United States
Nearly 40 racers competed Sept. 18 in the 3rd annual Race to Benefit the Bays, raising more than $2,500 for the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays.
The event launched from the Henlopen Acres Marina and included paddleboards, kayaks, surf skis and an outrigger canoe. Racers competed in 3- and 5-mile events on the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal.
The race was organized by Drew Martin and Mike Linthicum as an effort to bring together paddle enthusiasts and raise awareness for the center's mission to preserve, protect, and restore Delaware's Inland Bays and their watershed. Sponsors of the race included Henlopen Acres and East of Maui surf shop.
Center Development Coordinator Anna Short said the canal was chosen as a race venue to bring awareness to it as another natural asset that should be protected and enjoyed. The canal is an important tributary of the Inland Bays that embodies the beauty of the estuary, but it doesn't always receive as much attention as other waterways in the watershed, said Short in an email following the race.
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is a nonprofit organization established in 1994, and is one of 28 National Estuary Programs. With its many partners, the center works to preserve, protect and restore Delaware’s Inland Bays and their watershed.
For more information, call Short at 302-226-8105, Ext. 702, email ashort@inlandbays.org or go to inlandbays.org.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
