Thanks for participating in Floatzilla 2010!!

By any measure, Floatzilla was a huge success. High-res images of Floatzilla now available for prints. Thanks to all of the paddlers, volunteers and sponsors for making this a memorable event.

1,337 paddlers from 17 states and several foreign countries converged on the Quad Cities for Floatzilla on August 21st, 2010. Through careful digital analysis of photographic evidence captured from the top of a 100-foot crane, a total of 955 canoes and kayaks were counted in the Floatzilla raft.

Though short of the record (the current record is 1,104 vessels), the paddlesports festival garnered an overwhelmingly positive response and many paddlers are already asking when they should mark their calendars for the next Floatzilla. The enthusiasm and accolades coming from the paddlesports community is a referendum for a bigger and better Floatzilla in 2011. River Action is seeking sponsors and partners to bring Floatzilla back for a sequel.

Floatzilla drew paddlers from 17 states and several foreign countries.

Check out these stories on Floatzilla:

  • Paddlers gather for record breaking attempt - Dispatch/Argus
  • Floatzilla paddlers await official count - QC Times
  • A couple residing in Schweinfurt, Germany traveled the furthest to be part of Floatzilla.

    The largest group present at the event was the Quad Cities based Saukenuk Paddlers Canoe and Kayak Club.

    Kay Getting from Davenport, IA won the drawing for the Old Town Otter kayak package donated by Rutabaga Paddlesports Shop located in Monona, WI.

    Official Floatzilla 2010 Pictures

    High resolution images from the crane are now available. Please download by right-clicking on the link below and selecting "Save Link As" to your computer.

    Ask your local photo finisher [Walgreen's, Jewel, etc.] about printing. 11X17 images may require a specialty shop. For example, Nation's Photo Lab has a great sale going on for enlargements as well as Metallic Prints.

  • 8X10 Floatzilla Picture
  • 11X17 Floatzilla Poster
  • There are also zoomed in images available. Look at the grids in the photo, pick out where you were in Floatzilla, and download that image below.

  • Floatzilla Zoom 1
  • Floatzilla Zoom 2
  • Floatzilla Zoom 3
  • Floatzilla Zoom 4
  • Floatzilla Zoom 5
  • Floatzilla in the Press