Surfski Knowledge Base

Kevin Olney
07/29/18 #23565

Every Thursday evening in August I’ll be hosting a series of fun and competitive races. Mostly aimed at surfski, OC and SUP but any human powered craft are welcome. We will be taking registrations at 5:00 pm. Race meeting will be at 5:45 and we will try to begin by 6:00. Categories will be determined by number of entries and based on boat class and age divisions.

Week 1: Intro
Location: Marine Park
3.5 mile course (hopefully with downwind section). Bonus points available for “capturing the whale”

Week 2: Sprints
Location: Lake Padden Swim Beach
1000 Meter and 500 Meter sprints by boat class and age division

Week 3: Swim
Location: Marine Park
3.5 mile course with 2 mandatory remounts at designated locations. Bonus points available for open water swim finish (less than 100’)

Week 4: Team Boats
Location: Cornwall Beach (Glass Beach)
4.5 mile course. Doubles, triples, 4s and 6s earn extra points.

Week 5: Finale
Location: Marine Park
6 Mile course from MP around Chuckanut Island and back.

Each race will contribute to a total point score for the series. There will be cool prizes for winners weekly and at the end of the series. I understand how busy everyone is this time of year so the series totals will be the best 4 of 5 races.

I’ll explain more on scoring and course details over the next few days.
I just want to say a huge “Thank You!” to our sponsors:

DJ / Ocean Paddlesports
Paul Clement / Elastic Laser
Nicholas Cryder / Faster Farther
Brandon Nelson Partners

Hope to see you on the water!
Kevin Olney