Kokatat is proud to be the official supplier of paddlesports wear for the 4th Annual Mayor’s Cup New York City Kayak Championships. Kokatat, one of the oldest standing sponsors of the race will provide custom embroidered race wear including Ronin Life Jackets (link), GORE-TEX Paddling Jackets (link), and GORE-TEX Full Zip Jackets (link).

The race will take place at Manhattan’s North Cove Marina on Monday October 19, 2009. The Mayor’s Cup is a 28-mile circumnavigation of Manhattan that will feature 200 racers from 22 countries and 25 states as they compete for $15,000 in prize money and an additional $20,000 in prizes. Additionally, the event will also feature a race between Team USA and Team Holland that will include members of each country’s National and Olympic teams. The first of seven flights of kayaks will launch at 10:30am from Battery Park City’s North Cove Marina. The elite racers will launch in the last flight at 12:00pm and are expected to cross the finish line at approximately 3:00pm.

Please read the official press release with commentary from Commissioner Podziba and Mayor’s Cup Race Director Ray Fusco.

2009 Mayor’s Cup official press release. (click text)