Texas Water Safari
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Event Details
The Texas Water Safari is actually comprised of several events including an information seminar, two short races (one of which can be considered as a preliminary race) and of course, the Safari itself – the 260 mile race to Seadrift from the headwaters of the San Marcos River. The Safari itself, billed as the "World's Toughest Boat Race", is an annual race via the San Marcos and Guadalupe rivers, from Aquarena Springs in the college town of San Marcos, to the shrimping village of Seadrift on the Texas coastline, a total distance of 260 miles. The first official race was held in 1963, and is run annually on the second Saturday of June.
The primary requirement is a boat powered only by human muscle. Racers must take all food and equipment needed with them, receiving only water and ice along the way.
Texas Water Safari
Phone : 512-393-5930 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : texaswatersafari@yahoo.com
Web: www.texaswatersafari.org
Boat Races
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The CenTex Wing CAF Hangar Museum
hidden at the back of the San Marcos Municipal Airport, is one of the few remaining World War II airplane hangars, now the home of the Centex Wing of the Commemorative Air Force and the organization’s museum. This hangar is one of three built on the site in 1942
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Course Access: Public
Holes: 9
Reserve Advance Tee Times: 4
Quail Creek Country Club
Course Access: Semi-Private
Holes: 18
Reserve Advance Tee Times: 2