Oklahoma City’s Boathouse District lures canoe, kayak organization

Joe Jacobi , CEO of USA Canoe/Kayak, praises Oklahoma City’s Boathouse District

BY ED GODFREY | Modified: April 29, 2012 at 1:13 am | Published: April 29, 2012

Joe Jacobi calls Oklahoma City and the Boathouse District on the Oklahoma River the perfect place to grow the sport of canoeing and kayaking.

“To say we’ve found the center of the country to be the perfect home for USA Canoe/Kayak understates our excitement to be here,” said Jacobi, the chief executive officer of USA Canoe/Kayak, the national governing body for the Olympic sports of flat water sprint and white-water slalom.

photo - Members of the Putnam City High School crew row past the Devon Boathouse during last year’s OKC Riversport Youth League Championship on the Oklahoma River. OKLAHOMAN archive photo

Members of the Putnam City High School crew row past the Devon Boathouse during last year’s OKC Riversport Youth League Championship on the Oklahoma River. OKLAHOMAN archive photo

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