Michael Rokyta and Mitchell George with captain Jesse Fornear are paddling the 2025 Texas Water Safari.
The race starts at 9:00 AM, June 13th in San Marcos, Texas and finishes in Seadrift, Texas.
Click here on race day for a map of the race with GPS tracking of our boat #7203: Texaswatersafari.org
Michael and Mitchell will paddle a 17 foot aluminum canoe non-stop from the head waters of the San Marcos River to the Gulf of Mexico. Jesse will follow them by car and supply them with food, water, ice, and encouragement. They will be racing against 160 other boats. Challenges along the way include portages over dams, alligators, heat, hallucinations, dehydration, gar, and snakes.

Follow here for updates about the race.
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