In 2005, the ACA celebrated its 125th anniversary with a formal banquet at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC.  Numerous prominent figures in paddlesports spoke at the gala.

• Kirk Havens
• David Yost
• Ralph Frese
• David Mason
• Pamela Dillon
• Davey Hearn
• Eric Jackson
• Joe Pulliam
• Steve Scarborough
• Tom Foster
• Charlie Wilson

View the 125th Commemorative Speech. 

View the 125th Commemorative Presentation.