TOUR DU TECHE ANNOUNCES THE OPEN OF REGISTRATION
- Friday, 20 April 2012
Bayou Teche, La. – Tour du Teche announces the open of general registration for Tour du Teche III on Monday, April 30, at 8 a.m.
Registration will remain open until 5 p.m. September 14, 2012. All registrations must be postmarked by this time. Paddlers must notify Tour du Teche via e-mail ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) or fax (337-394-7511) if they are mailing in a form between September 1-14, 2012.
Registration fees for the three-day, three-staged, 135-mile Tour du Teche is $125 per paddler in the racing division, or $80 per paddler in the voyageur division. Fees for any of the shorter races (Crawfish, Acadian, Hot Sauce, Sugar, or Oil and Gas) are $60 per paddler and these races are limited to voyageur division classes only.
Racing division will be paddling for a percentage of the, as of April 1, 2012, $10,000 purse. Voyageurs will be racing for bragging rights and a trophy.
Registration forms can be obtained by visiting the Tour du Teche website at www.tourduteche.com or requesting one from Nicole at 337-394-6232 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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Tour du Teche is made possible by these TDT III Major Sponsors: Teche Federal Bank and Teche News.
BOATS AVAILABLE FOR DOG PADDLE
- Monday, 16 April 2012
Breaux Bridge, La. – Bayou Teche Experience, located right next to Parc des Ponts de Pont Breaux, and Pack and Paddle of Lafayette, have boats available for rent for use in the Great Bayou Teche Dog Paddle. If interested, contact Bayou Teche Experience's Cory at 337-366-0337, or Pack and Paddle's at 337-232-5854.
Both liveries are offering fully rigged boats for $20. The sooner you call, the better.
St. Martin Parish Government is also providing shuttle service for the event.
If you haven't registered yet, there's still time, registration will be open until 8 a.m. Tour du Teche officials will be on site to register unregistered participants at 6 a.m.
For more information, call Nicole at 337-394-6232.
GREAT BAYOU TECHE DOG PADDLE SLATED FOR APRIL 22
- Thursday, 12 April 2012
Bayou Teche, La. – Registration will be open until April 22, at 8 a.m. The event will begin with sign in between 6 and 8 a.m., a safety talk at 8:15 a.m. and boats will begin launching at 8:30 a.m.
The Great Bayou Teche Dog Paddle is an eight-mile leisure paddle down the Bayou Teche beginning at Parc des Ponts de Pont Breaux in Breaux Bridge and ending at Cecile Rousseau Memorial Park in Parks.
Music will be provided in Parks from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. by All-O-Cajun DJ Services. Other vendors will also be on hand to provide pet-related services, food and drink. This is an alcohol free event, great for the whole family.
Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite four-legged friend (or stuffed animal) along for the ride. All proceeds from this event benefit the St. Martin Parish Animal Services.
Registration forms can be picked up at the Teche News or the St. Martin Parish Animal Shelter, both in St. Martinville, or at any St. Martin Parish Veterinary Clinic. The forms can also be downloaded from the Tour du Teche website at www.tourduteche.com under “Projects” or by requesting one from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Tour du Teche is very excited to help raise money for the St. Martin Parish Animal Services and to help pets in need.
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Tour du Teche is made possible through the support of these TDT III Major Sponsors: Teche Federal Bank and Teche News.
TOUR DU TECHE RELEASES NEW WEBSITE
- Thursday, 12 April 2012
Bayou Teche, La. – Tour du Teche is proud to release its new website: www.tourduteche.com.
The website features the main race, sponsors, Petite TDT, projects, photos, links and more. Tour du Teche is proud to have had WORK AGENCIES, Bram and Jillian Johnson, create the website. It features great technology to keep paddlers, spectators, and press alike up to date on developments along the Bayou Teche.
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Tour du Teche is made possible by these TDT III Major Sponsors: Teche Federal Bank and Teche News.