(continuous or broken into segments)

• Australia
  • George Bass Surfboat Marathon NSW, Australia 190 km 7 days/legs surfskis allowed
• Bora Bora
  • Hawaiki Nui Va’a Bora Bora Outrigger Canoes, 2 separate multi-day races, 1 for solo outriggers, 1 for OC6
• South Africa
  • PE2EL (facebook) Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) to East London 250 km 4 days/legs
• United States
  • Pacific Northwest
    • Northwest Maritime (Organizers)
      • Race to Alaska USA 750 miles continuous (Sometimes they substitute the WA360 if there are logistics issues). There are leg time cutoffs, overall race time limit, and a rolling cutoff sweep boat following the racers.
      • Seventy48 USA 70 miles continuous for contenders. 48 hour cutoff.
  • Southeast USA
    • Watertribe™ (a group that organizes/supports long distance races including the following ones in Florida coastal waters)
      • Everglades Challenge USA approx. 300 nautical miles coastal/coastal waterways continuous 8 day cutoff, only about 40% of racers finish race
        • Carter Johnson's Leash Save
      • Ultimate Florida Challenge USA 1200 mile ocean coastal/river (North Florida crossed via rivers) Florida Circumnavigation continuous 29 day cutoff

(Most of these are iconic races, and a number of them are potentially horrendous if you don't know what you are doing)

• Argentina
  • Regatta Del Rio Negro, Argentina, 653 km, 7 stages
    • Washrider article
• Australia
  • Avon Descent, Australia, full 2 day 124 km, shorter one day options
  • Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Australia 111 km, continuous, multiple checkpoints, single boat or relay
  • Massive Murray Paddle Australia, 415 km 5 days
• Canada
  • OMCKRA Race List (Ontario Marathon Canoe Kayak Racing Association)
  • Muskola River X distance varies, 24 hrs cutoff time, approx. 90km - 110 km each years race route is only revealed on the weekend of the race. Route finding is a major part of the challenge.
  • Yukon River Quest, Canada, 300/715 km continuous except 1 mandatory layover, several cutoff times
  • Yukon 1000 Canada, 10 days to complete
    • With a SUP
• Czechia
  • International Český Krumlov River Marathon Czechia, 26/36 km
• France
  • Ardèche Gorge Marathon (Le Marathon des Gorges de l'Ardèche), France, 27/34 km
  • Dordogne Intégrale (facebook) France, 3 days, 3 races: 21km, 130km and 13km
  • Loire 725, France, 725 km, 6 stages/7 days
• Ireland
  • Liffey Descent, Ireland, 30+ km
    • How to Paddle the Race
• Netherlands
  • Amsterdam Waterland Marathon, Netherlands, 14/24 km canals
• South Africa
  • Berg River Marathon South Africa, 4 day 240 km
  • Fish River Marathon South Africa, 2 day 81.8 km
  • Drak Challenge South Africa, 2 day 65 km
  • Dusi Canoe Marathon, South Africa, 3 day 120 km
• Spain
  • International Descent Of The Sella, Spain, 20 km - also known as the “Riba” (race finishes is at the town of Ribadesella)
• UK
  • Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race Great Britain, 125 miles, continuous or 4 day
  • Thames 200 Ultra
    • 2025 Recap
• USA
  • California River Quest USA 25,50,75,100 mile options
  • Chattajack 31 miles Tennessee River, USA
  • General Clinton Regatta USA, includes a 70 mile race for surfskis
  • Great Alabama 650 USA, 650 miles, Continuous - 10 day cutoff time
  • MR340 USA, approx. 340 miles, non-stop with checkpoints and cutoff times
  • Texas Water Safari, USA, continuous 264.7 miles, multiple checkpoints and cutoff times
    • Sandy Yonley Youtube Channel in addition to documenting recent Water Safari races, in 2025 Sandy started to document TWS history and interview historic participants in the race, including her dad, Tom Goynes.
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