events and recreation
  boat tours
  regatta
  anything that floats
planting on the parkway
dragon boat festival
history hikes
family nights
case kids day
trash bash
 

2013 Regatta Sponsors

 

Sponsor

BRH Garver Construction

Whole Foods Market                      

Admiral Class

Brookfield Office Properties          

Deloitte

Schlumberger          

Waste Management           

Commodore Class

Lionstone Group     

Captain Class

ACA

AECOM
Austin Canoe and Kayak (Bellaire and new Spring location)

Bayou on the Bend Apartments   

Hines

REI    

Richards/Carlberg

St. Arnold Brewery  

Weston Solutions, Inc.       

Windsor Communities       

First Mate

Beneficial Pest Control

Bud Light/Silver Eagle Distributors

Clark Condon Associates, Inc.     

Green Mountain Energy    

Layne and Jonathan Frels

LJA Engineering, Inc.        

Millis Development & Construction Inc. 

Elizabeth Williams  

In-Kind Sponsors

5 Hour Energy

Bayou City Outdoors

Chipotle

Downtown District

Harris County Flood Control District

Houston First Corporation

Katz Coffee

Lead Optimize

SouthWest PaddleSports

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Watermill Express

Media Sponsors:

The Greensheet, Houston Press, Houston's Eagle 106.9 and 107.5 and YELP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save the Date—March 15, 2014
Registration available January 2014

41st Buffalo Bayou Regatta

March 16, 2013

 

2013 Buffalo Bayou Regatta race results

 

Click here for individual registration

Click here for Corporate Cup sponsorship opportunities

Click here for Entry form (if not registering on-line)

Click here for Rules and Regulations

Click here for Boat Vendor List

 

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Texas’ largest canoe and kayak race: The Buffalo Bayou Regatta.


Houstonians (ages 12 and up) are encouraged to participate in the
15-mile USCA-sanctioned race along the scenic Buffalo Bayou, whether you are entering competitively, or paddling for pleasure, we encourage you to enter the Regatta.

Those not wanting to paddle can catch the outdoor fun and cheer on the racers. 


Free live zydeco music, awards ceremony, and food and drinks will be available for sale at the finish line are at Sesquicentennial Park.

 

WHERE:       

   
Starting Line:        7700 San Felipe (just west of Voss )
Finish Line:           Sesquicentennial Park (adjacent to the   

                                Wortham Theater Center) at Preston Street

                                between Bagby and Smith streets)

 

TIME LINE:    

    
7:30am             Regatta Registration Opens
9am                  Race Begins (San Felipe and Voss)         
1pm                  Awards Ceremony (Sesquicentennial Park)
                         Live zydeco music, food and drinks available for 

                         purchase  
2pm                  Regatta & Festivities End

 

HOW MUCH:   

 

Entry fee per person is $40 or $45 after March 1
$25 per person with student or military i.d.
Corporate Cup sponsorship opportunities that range from $350 to $10,000.
Click here for Corporate Cup sponsor levels and benefits

 

WHAT ELSE:   

Over 500 canoes and kayaks entering Texas’ largest canoe and kayak race Beginner and competitive paddlers alike are welcome to join in on the fun.


Trophies will be awarded to the top three place winners in the Corporate Cup, Recreational Canoe,


Recreational Kayak, and Unlimited Divisions.  


A grand prize will be given to the Styrofoam Cup winner, the boat that collects the most trash!

For additional information about 2013 Buffalo Bayou Regatta, contact: Trudi Smith at 713-752-0314 ext. 3 or by e-mail at tsmith@buffalobayou.org.

2012 – Cancelled due to flooding

 

2011 RACE RESULTS

2010 REGATTA RESULTS

2010 Corporate Cup Race Results

Video from 2010 Regatta – thanks to Chris Denny with Lead Optimize for using his kayak cam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkEs_rguWY

Photos from the Buffalo Bayou Regatta:
www.nicolecomptephotography.com
gallery: Buffalo Bayou Regatta 2010
15% off applies to photo prints & merchandise
Coupon code: BBR2010 (valid til 6/11/2010)

For questions about this year’s Regatta, please contact Trudi Smith at tsmith@buffalobayou.org or 713.752.0314 ext. 3.