A paddle lost by a racer is stuck in the rapids during the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race.

Team Gumby battles for position at the start of the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.

Sasha Lemoine of Bangorwaits to compete in the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race.

Canoe racing legend Zip Kellogg of Portland, Maine, stands while paddling during the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.

A racer falls out of the bow of her canoe while trying to navigate whitewater during the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.

Kevin Stuckey, 25, of Roanoke, Va., tapes rubber duckies to his kayak before the start of the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine. Stuckey, formerly of Milford, Maine, returned to his home state to compete for the eighth time in the race.

A crowd watches as canoes with and without racers float by during the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine. Low water conditions made for a lot of capsized canoes.

A kayaker wears a costume helmet cover while competing in the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.

The "Banana Boat" team competes in the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.

Members of the "Banana Boat" struggle to free their canoe after it became wedged against rocks at Six-Mile Falls.

Damon Tucker, 14, of Bangor, Maine, reacts to the chilly water after capsizing at Six-Mile Falls during the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.

A member of David Naughton's team from of Amherst, Mass., braces as his canoe bounces through Six Mile Falls during the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.

Ryan Cummings, 12, of Bangor, Maine, looks for help after the canoe he was racing with his father capsized at Six-Mile Falls during the 50th Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race Saturday in Bangor, Maine.