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Updated: 05/14/2008

 
Paddleboard Race Schedule  -  Winter 2007 - Fall 2008
 
=American Surf Racing Association event. Lifeguard sprint racing - 10'6" sprint boards.
  

Race Degrees
 
* Beginner (0 to 6 miles)
Note:  Water starts can be tricky depending on the size of the surf.
 ** Intermediate (7 to 15 miles) *** Advanced (16 miles or more)
 
Events -   Australia/Hawaii/Other

Date

Contact Information
6th Annual Mana O Ke Moana Ocean Challenge*&**
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii / Sports & Recreational Divisions
Saturday
December 1, 2007
Chris Stankis
Maui Multi Sports Club (all volunteer non profit)
808-280-4893     Information     8:30AM start
Individual & 2 person relay teams in both divisions.  Sport Division: 1 mile ocean swim, 2 mile paddleboard/stand up paddle, 3 mile surfski/OC1, 1 mile beach run.  Recreational Division: .5 mile ocean swim, 1 mile surfboard paddle, 1.5 mile plastic kayak paddle, .5 mile beach run
Holiday Burn Off
Around Makapu'u peninsula, Hawaii
Saturday
January 5, 2008
 Race Results
Epic Molokai World Championships***
Molokai to Waikiki, Hawaii OC1/SS / 37 miles
Sunday
May 18, 2008
Tom McTigue
Website
1st Annual 2008 Quiksilver Mokapu Challenge / KCC**
Kapoho Point to Kaneohe CC (Heeia Kea Pier)  
Kaneohe, Hawaii / 9.1 miles
Sunday
June 1, 2008
Clark Abbey / Kaneohe CC
Website
OCC Summer Surf Relay*
4 laps (relay) @ Outrigger CC, Hawaii / 4x0.25 miles
Saturday
June 14, 2008
Outrigger Canoe Club
808-923-1585
Website
Summer Solstice Race*
Kukai Manini to Ehukai / 4 miles
Saturday
June 21, 2008
N.S. Lifeguards
808-638-8297
Cline Mann Memorial Ko'olaupoko**&***
Makapu'u to Kaimana (long) or Hawai'i Kai to Kaimana (short) / 8 or 17 miles
Saturday
June 28, 2008
Outrigger (OCC)
808-923-1585
www.outriggercanoeclub.com
Kukio Challenge*
Big Island, Hawaii / 6 miles
Sunday
June 29, 2008
Wendy or Thibert Luissa
808-325-4144
0.5 mile swim, 3.0 mile run, and 2.0 mile paddle
30th Annual Hui O' He'e Nalu Paddleboard Race*
Oahu, Hawaii
Sunset Beach, finish at Waimea Bay / 4 miles
Friday
July 4, 2008
Mahina Chillingworth
808-368-7749
Email:  mahinachillingworth@yahoo.com
2007 Information
Maui International Paddleboard Race**
Maui, Hawaii / 9 miles
Sunday
July 13, 2008
Blair Thorndike
Website
Hennessey's Intl. Paddleboard Championships**
International Teams / Age Groups
North Shore, Hawaii / 8 miles
Saturday
July 19, 2008
Tim Ritter at 310-316-5652 
Email: hennesseysraces@aol.com
Dolan Eversole at 808-282-2273
Website

Quiksilver Edition Molokai To Oahu Paddleboard Race*** / 32 miles

Sunday
July 27, 2008
Mike Takahashi / Epic Sports       
808-638-8208   
Email: mike.takahashi@conagrafoods.com
Website    2007 Information
Honolulu Surf Co & C4 Waterman present:
Hawaii Paddleboard Championships**
(aka Duke's Race)
Hawaii Kai to Kaimana Beach / 8 miles
Saturday
August 23, 2008
Carl Kim     
808-754-6152
Email:  rosyscamel@hotmail.com
Press Release
Haleiwa Joe's Labor Day Paddleboard Race*
Waimea-Haleiwa, Hawaii / 5 miles
Monday
September 1, 2008
 808-638-8208
Quiksilver Eyewear Paddleboard Race***
Ondarreta Donostia San Sebastian Beach (Spain) to Le Port de Capbreton (France) / 34 nautical miles
Saturday
September 6, 2008
Website
2007 Information
Sandbridge Hei Hei/OC-1 OC-2 East Coast Champs**
Backbay -  Sandbridge, VA / 7 miles
Saturday - TBD
October 2008
Sandbridge Outrigger Canoe Club
Bill Gassett [yldbill@cox.net] or
Anne Gassett [nohuli@cox.net]
757.576.7915
Website  ALL PADDLERS & SUP ARE WELCOME!


Events -   California
Date
Contact Information
Becky Stuart Memorial*
Long Beach, CA / 4 mile short course open to paddlers
Saturday
December 1, 2007
Paopao Outrigger Canoe Club
So Cal Ocean Racing Series
Steve Stuart
760-803-5258
Email:  sstuart@sdcoe.k12.ca.us
Information
Tecolote 5000*
Mission Bay Youth Aquatic Center, CA / 100m Paddleboard Knockout
Saturday
December 15, 2007
San Diego Canoe and Kayak Team
So Cal Ocean Racing Series
Email:  info@kayakfast.com
Photos
River City Paddlers in Sacramento *&**
The Bob Hanna Classic
Lake Natoma / 8.3 miles and 5.6 miles
Sunday
January 13, 2008
Bill Stainbrook
River City Paddlers
Email: bstain@frontiernet.net     Race Info
SBOCC Pier to Pier*
Santa Barbara, CA /  5 miles
Saturday
January 19, 2008
Santa Barbara Outrigger Canoe Club
So Cal Ocean Racing Series
Danette Wolf
Email:  outrigger4u@yahoo.com
12th Anniversary Hanohano Ocean Challenge*&**
San Diego, CA / 9 miles & 4.75 miles 
Saturday
January 26, 2008
Dan Van Dyck
Hanohano Outrigger Canoe Club
So Cal Ocean Racing Series
Email: dvandyck@pcfs.net
Website     Results     Photos:  Paddleboards
Photos:  Stand-up Paddleboards
Hal Rosoff Classic, NAC
Saturday
February 9, 2008
 So Cal Ocean Racing Series
Lanakila Classic* / Carpet Beach Race
Redondo Beach, CA / 4 miles
Saturday
February 23, 2008
Lanakila Outrigger Canoe Club
So Cal Ocean Racing Series
310-798-1857
Website
Cold Hands Paddle*
Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro, CA / 3.5 miles
DATE CHANGE!
Sunday
March 2, 2008
Jason Welke & Fred Sardisco
310-710-2510
Email: coldhandspaddle@hotmail.com
Directions + Map    Course Map    Website   Results

Dana Point Ocean Challenge* 
Dana Point, CA / 5 Miles 

Saturday
March 8, 2008
Eric Smith
949-436-0467
Email:  eric.r.smith@cox.net     Results
Malibu 2 Marina Race*&**
Marina del Rey, CA / 16 miles & 5 miles		 Saturday
March 22, 2008
Brad Gaines
310-574-9971 or 310-944.3909  
So Cal Ocean Racing Series
Email:  m2m@paddleme.com   2007 Information
Catalina Challenge Relay
South of Avalon Bay in Lovers Cove to Dana Point Harbor / 37.25 miles***
Sunday
March 30, 2008
 Website
River City Paddlers in Sacramento *&**
St. Patrick's Day Scramble - Hui O Hawaii
Lake Natoma / 8.3 miles and 5.6 miles
 Sunday
March 30, 2008
Bill Stainbrook
River City Paddlers and local outrigger club
Email: bstain@frontiernet.net   
Race Info

Seaside Slide
Encinitas, CA / 7 miles**

Saturday
April 5, 2008
Mark Cappa 
760-721-6599
Email:  mark@staycovered.com
Race Entry     Overall Results     Division Results
River City Paddlers in Sacramento *&**
Spring Race Lake Natoma / 8.3 miles and 5.6 miles
 Sunday
 April 12, 2008
Bill Stainbrook
River City Paddlers
Email: bstain@frontiernet.net    Race Info

Mike Eaton's La Jolla Cove Paddleboard Race*
La Jolla Cove / 7 miles
Saturday
April 19, 2008
Mike Eaton
619-318-8761
Email: mike_eaton@eatonsurf.com,
Course Map     Race Entry     Results
Hennessey's "The River Race"
Laughlin to Needles Bridge
Friday
May 2, 2008
Lina
Email:  hennesseysraces@aol.com
Information and Entry

5th Annual Malibu Downwinder**
Leo Carrillo Paddleboard Race
Leo Carrillo State Beach / 7 miles

Saturday
May 10, 2008
Gary Fortune
310-589-9940
Email:  gfortune1@yahoo.com     
Website     Results
Moonlight Beach Paddle and Swim
Encinitas Sports Festival Paddleboard Race
Oceanside Pier to Moonlight Beach / 11 miles
Saturday
May 17, 2008
Dan Van Dyck
Email:  dvandyck@pcfs.net
Website     Race Entry & Information
Note:  Revised Race start Location  Click for Info
Wilder Coast Downwind Run I*
Santa Cruz, CA / 4.57 miles
 Saturday
 May 17, 2008
Gunnar Roll
831-462-9585
Website
Hermosa Beach Street Fair*
Hennessey's Return to the Pier Race
Hermosa Beach, CA / 4 miles
 Friday
 May 23, 2008
Tim Ritter or Lina
310-316-5652        
Email: hennesseysraces@aol.com

The Loop Race**
Coronado, CA / 12 miles 

Sunday
 May 25, 2008

Dan Mann
619-251-9114     Race Starts at 8:00 AM!!!
Email: Dan.Mann@firewiresurfboards.com
 Course Map     Entry Form
Hobie/Hennessey's Waterman Challenge *&**
Doheny State Beach, Dana Point / 8 mile & 4 mile
 Saturday
May 31, 2008
Sean Douglas
949-240-5105, ext 205
Email:  race@hobie.com
Information
Wilder Coast Downwind Run II**
Westside Santa Cruz, CA / 8 miles
Saturday
May 31, 2008
Gunnar Roll
831-462-9585
Website
Akolu Downwind Paddle Race**
Abalone Cove near Wayfarers Chapel, Palos Verdes to outer Cabrillo Beach, San Pedro / 7 miles
Saturday
June 7, 2008
Frank Bird
birdfj@mac.com
Race starts at 4:00 PM

25th Annual Bay 2 Bay*&***
Mission Bay to San Diego Bay / 20 miles &  5 miles

Saturday
June 7, 2008
Peninsula Family YMCA
Greg Erickson
619-226-8888
Course Map     Website
Rock 2 Rock Race***
Catalina to Palos Verdes / 22 miles 		 Sunday
June 15, 2008
George Loren
310-6781179  [6:30 AM Start]
Email:  gloren@breakersrestaurants.com
Entry Form
The Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race presented by Quicksilver Edition**
Santa Cruz, CA / 12 mile, 2 mile youth

Saturday
June 21, 2008
Gunnar Roll
831-462-9585
Email: jayrace@surftech.com
Website
Gaviota OCR***
Refugio Beach, CA / 9.5 mile ocean paddle, 26 mile run, and 35 mile mtn bike
Saturday
June 21, 2008
Paul Shields
Race starts at 6:30 AM
Website
13th Annual La Jolla Paddleboard Race
Waterman Challenge**
Swami's to Wind n Sea / 15 miles 
Saturday
June 28, 2008
Jon Loren
858-531-2281
Email: lorensurf@subglobal.net
Entry Form    Race Statistics [1996 to 2007]
*Note - make checks out to Jon Loren.  See revised entry on where to send entries.
Windansea Surf Club**
Butch Van Artsdalen Memorial Paddle Competition
La Jolla, CA / 11 miles
Saturday - TBD
June 2008
Guy Hansen
760-815-7810
Email:  wghansen@cox.net
2007 Info and Race Entry
Marineland Downwind Paddle**
Abalone Cove to Cabrillo Beach/ 7-8 miles
Saturday - TBD
June 2008
info@akolu.com
Race starts at 4:00 PM!  2007 Information
The Mike Knight**
"Return of San Diego's Premier Surd Racing Event"
S. Mission Bay, San Diego, CA / Distance Paddle
Sunday - TBD
June 2008
San Diego Surf Lifesaving Association
Chris Zimmer
619-913-0988
Email:  chrisz@p2coach.com    www.sdsla.org
Workingman's 4x4*
Manhattan Beach, CA / 2 mile sand run, 5 mile paddle & BIG MONEY $$$$ mystery board sprint
Sunday
July 6, 2008
Scott Rusher
310-523-9696 ext 214
Email:  srusher@rusherair.com
Poor sportsmanship is encouraged!!!
Hennessey's Paddleboard Festival**
Hermosa Beach, CA / 10 miles
DATE CHANGE!
Saturday
July 12, 2008
Tim Ritter or Lina
310-316-5652  
Email: hennesseysraces@aol.com 
Information & Entry Form (2007)

Junior Lifeguard Paddleboard Championships Info & Entry Form (2007)

Pacific Open Water Challenge*
Long Beach at the Belmont Pier / 5k
Sunday - TBD
July 2008
MIke O'Toole
Huge Seafood festival and Pirate party on the Pier all day!
www.pacificopenwater.com
San Clemente Ocean Festival*&**
San Clemente, CA / 10k stock and unlimited, 5k stand-up, and 1.5k sprint race/ California Waterman (run-swim-paddle)
 Saturday - TBD
 July 2008
Barrett Tester 
949-440-6141
Email:  barrett.tester@quiksilver.com
www.oceanfestival.org
Santa Cruz Pier to Capitola Pier Paddleboard Race*
Santa Cruz, CA / 5 miles
 Saturday - TBD
 July 2008
Tom Tillman
805-528-8752
Website     Results     Photos
Fog Chaser Outrigger, Surfski & Paddleboard Race*
Santa Barbara, CA / 5 miles
Sunday - TBD
July 2008
Santa Barbara Outrigger Canoe Club (SBOCC)
Danette Wolf
Email:  outrigger4u@yahoo.com
Tom Zahn Memorial**
Malibu, CA (Zuma Beach) / 10 miles
Sunday - TBD
July 2008
 Prompt 9am start time at Zuma beach lifeguard HQ. 10 miles. Low Key. Self Rescue. No Ambulance chasers.

West Coast Lifeguard Competition
Saturday - TBD
July 2008
Huntington Beach Lifeguards
2007 Information
Surf Monkey Paddleboard Race
Moonlight Beach, Encinitas to Oceanside Pier /
11 miles**
Saturday
August 2, 2008
Presenting Sponsor: Nixon
Dan Van Dyck Email:  dvandyck@pcfs.net
 More info to follow.

The 33rd Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race presented by Honolua Surf Co***
Isthmus, Catalina Island to Manhattan Beach, CA
32 miles
Sunday
August 24, 2008

Website
Velzy-Stevens Pier-to-Pier Paddleboard Championship*
Manhattan Beach Pier, South Side to Hermosa Pier
Sunday - TBD
August 2008
310-379-4751
Check-in 6:30am, race starts at 7:30am
Entry Fee before July 31 is $15 (includes T-Shirt), $25 on race day     Entry Form     Results
Long Beach Oar and Paddle Regatta**
Long Beach, CA / 8 miles		 Saturday - TBD
 August 2008
Michael O'Toole
562-881-0567
Email: m.otoole@verizon.net
6th Annual
Coronado Chainsaw Massacre Paddleboard Race*
Coronado, CA / 6.5 miles
DATE CHANGE!
Saturday
 September 13, 2008
Jay Scheckman
619-224-7726
Email: jscheckman@yahoo.com
Website    Race Entry
Carpinteria to Ventura Pier Paddle 2008
Carpinteria, CA / 16 miles***
Sunday
September 21, 2008
Tom Dore
805-320-7523
Email:  tdore@parks.ca.gov
Information
Heal the Beach Downwinder
Mondos to the Ventura Pier / 7 miles
DATE CHANGE!!
Sunday (TBD)
September 2008
Kyle Harmon
805-659-2478 (h) or 805-861-0769 (c)
(Note:  leave a voicemail since Kyle has class during the day)
Email:  vtajg@yahoo.com
Starts at 1:00 PM      Entry Form