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​Paddle Smart From the Start

 

Take a quick Paddle Sports Safety Quiz and you could win a brand new stand up paddle board!

First, click here to brush up on these safety tips to improve your chance to win!

Click here to Enter the Paddle Smart from the Start Contest

Enter to Win!

One entry per person. Natural Resources and Odyssea employees and their immediate families are not eligible.

Contest Opens May 26th and Closes at 12 Noon (EST) on October 16th. The winner will be selected in the afternoon on Oct. 16th, the last day of the U.S. Power Boat Show in Annapolis.

 

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