"This was our first time racing in the Rauhine Duet Sea Kayaks, they are incredible boats. We've raced Adventure Races around the world for a decade now and have never had the opportunity to race in boats as nice and more importantly as fast as these.

It felt like we were in some luxury liner cruising across the lakes and Fjords in Northern Quebec Canada. When we found out that the teams racing in the Raid World Adventure Racing Championships would be responsible for finding their own sea kayaks to paddle in the race, we were in search of the best and fastest boats we could find. We didn't want to be racing in inferior kayaks to that of our opponents.

We discovered that Karen and the gang at Simon River Sports had a couple of brand new Rauhine Duets that they would be gracious enough set us up with for the race. These boats were, durable, fast, stable, comfortable and light weight. We couldn't have been more pleased to be racing with the Rauhine Duet!!"

Mike Kloser - Captain Team Nike - PowerBlast 4-Time Primal Quest and Adventure Racing World Champions

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RAID World Champions Mike Kloser, Sari Anderson, Michael Tobin and Richard Ussher at the finish line - Photo by THERAID.ORG

Nike POWERblast - Raid World Champions By Chris Archer - Raid Reporter

Five days and 1,000km after taking the start of this 3rd edition of The Raid World Championships on the shores of Lake Chigoubiche, the Legends of NIKE/POWERBLAST (USA/NZ) cruised into Tadoussac, located on the mouth of the Saguenay Fjord, to an accolade worthy of champions.

Mike KLOSER, Sari ANDERSON, Michael TOBIN and Richard USSHER completed the final sea-kayaking section, 18km around the headland into the picturesque port of Tadoussac, Canada’s oldest village, on waters that were as calm and serene as the athletes themselves.

It hadn’t always been so: “The last 24 hours have been very stressful and we were glad to be able to sleep this morning after the MTB,” explained Richard. “We are all very happy to win what is unquestionably the hardest race in the world, especially as competing with the French adds a competitive edge that no other race can boast,” the Kiwi concluded, the sound of sirens and applause still ringing in the air. The final podium with race times:

1. NIKE/POWERBLAST (USA) 127h51:38

2. WILSA SPORT/HELLY HANSEN (FRA) 130h26:38

3. GOLITE-TIMBERLAND (NZL) 130h53:38

2005 Team SRS

Team SRS is the most successful in Canadian adventure Racing history.

This year they won 1st place in the Beast of the East Adventure Race earning their entry fee to the 2006 Raid World Adventure Racing Championships.

Team SRS is the Canadian Champion at Raid the North July 2005.

Team SRS has won 1st place at Raid the North, Deerhurst in July 2005.

Team SRS has won 1st place at SAC Marmora, June 2005.

Team SRS has won 3rd place at Appalachian extreme, May 2005.

Team SRS has won 1st place at SAC Bon Echo, May 2005.

2005 Sea2Summit Adventure Race - two-day race in August: Bob Miller won 1st place and Jody Bigelow second in the solo male categorie using SRS paddles

The 2005 Canoe & Kayak Race series on the Charles River, in Newton in October saw a large number of SRS boats being used and winning.

Team SRS has won 2nd place at the Beast of the East Adventure in 2004. Their team placed 8th in North America (published by Adventure Sports Magasine in 2004).

Simon River Sports is proud to see its products winning so many medals and titles in Sprint/Marathon Racing, Adventure Racing and Dragon Boating, and congratulates the talented athletes who are using SRS equipment.

Sprint/Marathon Racing

2005 World Masters Games in Edmonton

Out of 29 marathon events, 25 gold, 12 silver, and 8 bronze medals were won paddling SRS racing canoes and kayaks

Out of all Sprint races numerous medals were won paddling SRS racing canoes and kayaks, see chart below for breakdown.

Boat Model	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C-1 Vela	3	2
C-1 Karina		1
C-1 Lynx	8	5	6
C-2 Hydra	6	2	1
K-1 Laser	8	3	2
K-1 Delphine	27	8	6
K-1 Barracuda	9	5	3
K-1 Volcan	9	9	4
K-1 Mohawk	2	5	3
K-1 Sirius	1	4	1
K-2 Sagitta	26	17	6
K-4 Phoenix	18	8	4
Total	117	69	36

Note:Let us mention that the boats with less winnings are elite boats, which only expert paddlers can handle.

2005 Canadian Masters Championships - CANMAS 2005
Karen Lukanovich wins a canoeing award (Name?) for her involvment in canoe development;
SRS has a noted presence with its racing canoes, kayaks and paddles in Montreal this year;

Boat Model	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C-1 Vela		2	1
C-1 Karina	1		1
C-1 Lynx	3	5	1
C-2 Hydra	3	2	1
C-4 Canadian	1	1
C-15 Centurion	1	1
K-1 Laser		2	1
K-1 Delphine	5	3	2
K-1 Barracuda	2	5	1
K-1 Mohawk	1
K-1 Sirius	1	1	2
K-2 Sagitta	10	2	5
K-4 Phoenix	5	1	4
Total	33	25	19

Dragon Boat

In 2006, SRS has been chosen to be the official Dragon Boat provider for the Club Crew World Championship (CCWC) that are being held in Toronto, Canada in August, 2006.

SRS is the fastest ranked dragon boat team in 2005 in Canada.

SRS has been sponsoring the Canadian Premier team for 2 years (since Shangai).

Canadian Women's Premier dragon boat team wins 3 golds at 2005 World's with SRS carbon DB paddles; the mixed team wins 2 silver medals and the Men's team a silver and a bronze medal

Scotia Rouge team wins 500m at North American Championships & Qualifiers for WCCC's with SRS DB carbon paddles.

In 2005, SRS was the official supplier of its first US Dragon Boat Festival:

• 2005 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in NY, NY


• SRS is the official supplier of the 2005 Montreal International Dragon Boat Race Festival, QC


• official supplier of the 2005 Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival, ON and


• Toronto Island Dragonboat Race, Toronto Center Island, ON