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Annual Races

Weekly Races, Workouts And Local Time Trials

(a couple of weekly race series run in Vancouver, BC included here also. Sometimes some of the BC folks visit our weekly races and vice versa.)

• Single Boat (or self-timed) Races\Adventures\Exploits
• Hot Five Race Series
  • (discontinued) originally 5 consecutive weekly races in late Summer. Best 4 races used for overall series point totals to determine series champs. Good variation between races with changing emphasis on different kinds of paddling vehicles. Announcements on Whatcom Paddlers Board (requires free membership).
  • 2024 there is talk of reviving at least one of the original hot 5 races in the summer - ?? the treasure hunt one ??
• Monday Night Intervals - Lake Padden 5:15 pm start, approx. 1 hr interval workout (originally created and led by Peter Marcus) now led by multiple guest hosts, through most of the Spring, Summer and early Fall. Announcements on Whatcom Paddlers Board (requires membership). Sometimes is paused based on leader's schedule or before and after big races like the Gorge Champs in July.

• Tuesday Night Races - Deep Cove April to mid September in Vancouver's Deep Cove
• Wednesday Nighters Lake Whatcom Bloedel Donovan Park - 3.4 mile race, starting usually at 6:00 pm (sometimes earlier with less daylight) or by announcement on Whatcom Paddlers Board depending on daylight or sentiment. Starts each year after Daylight Savings change in Spring - March through October
  • Where is the finish line
  • What is the official course
  • Wednesday Niter History
  • Strava Automatically tracks your Wednesday night race route and compares your time to other racers.
• Thursday Night Races - beginning of June through early September
  • Jericho WaveChaser Series