| 2025 TWS Calendar | |
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Saturday, February 8, 2025 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
Safari Seminar – 413 Main St., Martindale, TX 78655 No Admission Charge. Sign up link will be active shortly. Link will be posted on website and Facebook. This is not required but requested so that we can get numbers for breakfast/lunch. |
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Sunday, February 9, 2025 9 a.m. |
Online Registration Opens for Texas Water Safari, Texas River Marathon and Calhoun's Gator Chase. Links will be on Website under Get Registered Menu option. |
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 9 a.m. Start |
Texas River Marathon (online registration only) Team Captain is required. – River Haven RV Resort – Cuero, Texas Entry fee: $60 per paddler. Deadline to register is April 12th. No entry fee for team captains. 35-mile race from River Haven RV Resort to the Pump House Restaurant. This is the preliminary race used to determine starting positions/line up for Texas Water Safari. It is not mandatory to race this race in order to race the Texas Water safari. The cut off at Hwy 447 Nursery Bridge is 1:00 PM (Saturday). An additional cutoff deadline is 4:00 PM (Saturday) at Victoria City Park boat ramp. The finish line cutoff is 5:00 PM (Saturday) at the Pumphouse Restaurant in Victoria City Park. If you do not finish by 5:00 PM and are entered in Safari, you will lose your starting position in the TWS. You can still race the TWS, but your starting position will be moved back to one of the last starting rows. T- shirts are only guaranteed to teams and one team captain per team. You will register your boat number and you are required to have this number on you boat race morning. Team captains are required for this race and cannot be shared between teams. |
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Sunday, May 4, 2025 9 a.m. Start |
Calhoun’s Gator Chase (online registration only)
Entry fee is $40 per paddler. No Team Captain required. Deadline to register is April 12. |
| Friday, May 16, 2025 |
Texas Water Safari Registration Deadline (online registration only)
Entry Fee $250 (through March 28), $300 (through May 2), $350 (through May 16) per paddler. No entry fee for team captains. No team captain changes after registration closes. Must be registered by May 4 to hold prelim finish for starting position in TWS. |
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Thursday, June 12, 2025 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Texas Water Safari Check-In, San Marcos – The Meadows Center Boats and equipment lists will be checked. Mandatory meeting at 4 p.m. for entrants & captains to review rules/questions. Checkin Sign up times will be available late May. Information will be emailed and posted. |
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Friday, June 13, 2025 9 a.m. Start |
Start of the 62th Annual Texas Water Safari – San Marcos, TX – The Meadows Center Entrants should be at their boats ready to enter the water by 8 a.m. DO NOT ENTER THE LAKE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD THAT IT’S OK TO DO SO. THE TWS HAS SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY TO START THE RACE ON SPRING LAKE AND MUST FOLLOW STRICT RULES. Postponement dates are TBD. |
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Monday, June 16, 2025 12 Noon |
Awards Banquet – Seadrift Texas – Bill Sanders Memorial Park – 1522 Swan Point, Seadrift, TX 77983 Free for all teams (and up to two captains per team). Tickets for extra banquet meals can be purchased at the banquet. |
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025 1:00 p.m. |
Texas Water Safari Deadline – Seadrift Texas – Bill Sanders Memorial Park – 1522 Swan Point, Seadrift, TX 77983 |
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Saturday, Sept 20, 2025 9:00 a.m. start |
Jr. Texas Water Safari (shorter version of the Texas Water Safari with same age requirements as the Texas Water Safari) Race Day Registration only – San Marcos City Park 16 miles from San Marcos City Park to Staples Hwy 1977 bridge. Entry fee $35 per paddler (race day registration only). Registration begins at 8 a.m. at San Marcos City Park. |