DESTIN — The 4th Annual Paddle at the Porch, featuring a $6,000 cash purse, will take place Aug. 15 in waters behind The Back Porch Seafood & Oyster House in Destin.
The event features 1-mile and 3-mile recreational races, a 6-mile elite race, and a kids’ fun race.
A cash purse will be split among first-, second- and third-place racers in the 12'6" Men's Elite and 12'6" Women's Elite races. First place will receive $1,500, second place will receive $1,000, and third place will receive $500.
The kids’ fun race, new to the event, allows 12-year-olds and under to compete on a shorter course. Medals will be awarded to the top three racers.
For the 3- and 6-mile races, the cost is $60 before Aug. 15, and $75 on race day; for the 1-mile race, $48 before Aug. 15; $55 on race day; and for the kids’ fun race, $12 before Aug. 15; $15 on race day.
Some proceeds will benefit Building Homes for Heroes, a national non-profit organization that constructs or modifies homes for people who were injured while serving the country during wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The nonprofit gifts mortgage-free homes to veterans and their families.
Registration may be completed on Active.com. The first 200 to register in the 1-, 3- and 6-mile races will receive T-shirts. There is no T-shirt for the kids’ fun race.
Follow Facebook.com/PaddleAtThePorch to learn more about the event.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Destin Paddle at the Porch purse increases to $6K