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Washington Race Reports
John Weed: “I was ahead of Greg Barton once, but the starter made me move back.”
Photo: Scott Terrell Skagit Valley Herald - La Conner Race 2019 - Click to enlarge
A, B, C
Anacortes to Bellingham
friendly, unofficial race with small group of locals
Bainbridge Island Marathon
BBOP Bellingham Bay Race
Subsequent years can be found in PNWORCA list below
Bellingham HOT 5 Race Series
2017
2018
2019
Bellingham Canoe & Kayak Sprint Team Regatta
Bellingham Area Time Trials
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Booty Bay
Bothell Race For The Cookies (mostly sprint boats)
Columbia River Gorge
Commencement Bay
D, E, F, G
Dan Harris
(see Think International below)
David Williams Memorial
Deception Pass Dash
2008 Deception Pass Dash (Big) - (2008 video)
2019 (Deception Pass Challenge - Rob Casey)
2021 Winter (Started then shutdown - too big)
Elk River Challenge
Eric Hughes 5K&10K (Frostbite Finale)
Five Bridges
Great Cross Sound
H, I, J, K, L
Jetty Island
Juan de Fuca
La Conner
Lake Sammamish
Lake Samish Salmon Row
Lake Whatcom Classic
Origins of the Race (initially 18 mile marathon canoe race)
2006 Awards??
2008 First Think International Challenge (back to back days - later replaced by Dan Harris Race for US side)
2010 Race: "Bone Simple: Go Like Hell"
2013 "Divorce the Rowers/Paddlers Start and Reivers Abides"
2020 Canceled Covid
Photo: Hilde Dustin? Bellhamsters Getting Much Needed Sunshine Lk. Whatcom Classic 2016 - Click to enlarge
Length of Lake Washington
M, N, O
Mercer Island Sausage Pull
Migration of the Minke
Mountains to Sound Relay
New Year's Challenge
Nooksack River Race
Not a Race
OC-2 Palooza
Olympics (included here due to participation by local paddlers Jonas Ecker & Aaron Small K1, K2)
P, Q, R
PNWORCA Winter Series
(see also PNWORCA Canadian Winter Series Races, PNWORCA Winter Races in Oregon)
2018 #2 David Williams Memorial
2023 Bellingham Peter Marcus Memorial (BBOP)
2023 Sand Point
2024 BBOP Winter Series #4
2024 BBOP Winter Series #4 Some Legit Downwinding on Return Leg
photo: MP Webcam click to enlarge
Paddle for Food - Lake Padden
Photo: Reivers Dustin Lake Padden Paddle for Food 2009 - Click to enlarge
Paddle SUP Grand Prix Point Series Race
Paddle Grand Prix - Open
Peter Marcus Roughwater Race (formerly Bellingham Bay Roughwater Classic, in 2023 changed to honor Peter Marcus who meant so much to the Bellingham paddling community (Farewell))
Peter Marcus Rough Water Race 2024
Race to Alaska
2015
Rat Island
Round the Rock SUP
Ruston Relay
S
San Juan Challenge
Originally a multi-day sea kayak race? Experienced a number of course changes over the years.
Seattle Race Series
Seventy48
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
Shaw Island
Ski to Sea (relay with paddled boat finishing leg)
2011 kayak leg shutdown-rough water
2016 Brandon tripped by balloon
2016 Riding in Duncan's Safety Boat
2023
Photo: Reivers Dustin “The Dudes” Bob McB & Duncan H. show the youngsters how it's done - Ski to Sea 2018 - Click to enlarge
Ski to Sea circa 2006 or 2007 Click to Enlarge photo?: Peter Marcus
Sprint Kayak Nationals
Stommish Water Festival - Lummi Nation
T, U, V
Ted Houk Regatta
Think International Challenge
Dan Harris Challenge Statue (Winners on Plaques) Click to enlarge
US/Canada points competition1) - sum of US race - Dan Harris Challenge (DHC) and Canada race - Board the Fjord (BtF) (previously Tour de Indian Arm (TdIA))
2008 See Lake Whatcom Challenge 2008 First Think International Challenge
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2023
W, X, Y, Z
WA 360
Wednesday Night Races - Bellingham
A Little More History & Course Alterations (Remember the Rusty Bucket!)
2008 April - Old Slow Fat Weak & Delusional
2008 May - Another Wednesday Niter
2010 May - Wednesday Night Lemming Run (&Log Run-in)
2011 March - First Wednesday Niter of Season
Ache on the Lake Oct. 2011
2011 Nov. - Last WNiter of Season
2016 March - All Seeds From The Same Watermelon
2016 May - Another Wednesday Niter with Canadian WRS
Photo: T. Halsted - Lutherwood Wed. Niter (1st year of CV-19) - Click to enlarge
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Wednesday night from back of fast rower
Wenatchee Ridge to River Race
Whisky Rock Downwind Challenge
2011 Sampler video of various Bellingham area races from Brian Boatman
