Girls Rule

distance. A lot of women also share Rebecca Davis’ point of view when she says that ‘’we focus on finding the glide of the boat early in the race and let that carry us to Oscoda. Most women have a stronger second half and pass teams the whole way.’’

In 2019 there were 37 females registered in the Marathon with 18 of them racing in all female teams. Women like Edith MacHattie, Mary Schlimmer, Rebecca Davis, and Lynne Witte just to name a few are exceptional role models for the female community. On the other hand, men like Jeff DeFeo who have paddled mixed many times (18 times to be exact) are just as important to increase female participation in the Marathon.

I am confident that the record for the most female paddlers participating in the Marathon will be beaten in the next decade because women are clever, courageous, willing to learn and improve, dedicated and more than anything, very determined.

See you on the river ladies!

New owners Mike & Jill McGuire

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