4th Annual Shore to Shore Paddle Race

Grab your favorite paddleboard and head out to Stinson Beach for the 4th Annual Shore to Shore Paddle Race bright and early on Saturday, June 18th!

The 2011 Shore to Shore Paddle Race is an annual ocean race from Brighton Beach in Bolinas to the Stinson Beach Lifeguard tower. Proceeds from the event benefit the Stinson Beach Junior Lifeguard Program and Surfrider Foundation.  Paddle the 2.75 mile short course or go for the gusto and paddle the 7 mile long course.  

Paddle your surfboard, stand up or prone paddle board, outrigger, canoe, kayak—if you can paddle it, you can race it!  Over the years racers have ranged from 12 to 78 years old.  Last year the first person across the finish line was Trevor Rowedder who raced in the junior division and finished the short course in 34.55 minutes.  The first female to finish was Lokelani Devone with a time of 41.52 minutes.    

Race specifics and entry forms are available online at livewatersurfshop.com.  Contact Live Water Surf Shop at 415/868-0333 or 2livewater@sbcglobal.net if you have questions.  Hope you will join us!



  
More details:

Race day registration begins at 7:30am and the race begins at 9am sharp.

Pre-registration entry forms will be available online through www.livewatersurfshop.com and can be mailed to Live Water Surf Shop, P.O. Box 162, Stinson Beach, CA  94970 with checks payable to the Stinson Beach Junior Lifeguards. 

Shuttle service available from Stinson to Bolinas starting at 7am.  Personal items can be left in drop off area at start of race and will be transported back to finish line.  There will be a prep table at the start of the race with water and sunscreen.  The map is available online and at start of race.

The approximate length of the course is 2.75 miles for the short leg and 7 miles for the long leg. 
 
Buoys will be set up every hundred yards for guidelines.  Water safety provided by National Park Service Lifeguards and Marin County USAR Swift Water Rescue Team.  At the end of the race each racer must round the last buoy left shoulder and cross the finish line with their craft.   

Finish times vary with gender, age and watercraft divisions (all of this will be on entry form, for example:  stock, prone, SUP, kayak, outrigger, tandem and minors, men under 39, men 40+, women under 39, women 40+).