15 boats – kayaks and canoes – started from the Kaw Point boat ramp at the confluence of Missouri and Kansas Rivers for 340 mile Missouri River Race at 8:00 on August 2, 2006.
The 18 pictures below were shot mostly by me between 7:00 and 7:40 (when I launched my boat) and, later, by my wife Connie. The picture of me at Kaw Point comes from Community Faces – The Missouri 340 shot by Fran Mattox for The Kansas City Star.
I am paddling my Texas Water Safari boat, Spencer Xtreme (with a green cover), West Hansen is in another safari canoe, #1024, Di and Chuck McHenry are in a tandem kayak, Don Wilkison is paddling in a canoe with his dog … Can you identify anybody else?
Related blog post: 10 Finishers Paddled across the State of Missouri in 2006 MR340 Race