Register Today For 'The 100 Mile Paddle'
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Today is the last chance to register for the gnarliest race in SUP. “The 100 Mile Paddle” is a 50 mile and 100 mile team relay. Passionate endurance paddlers from across the US will compete in an unprecedented two day, Ultra 100 mile paddle race from LA to San Diego.
This challenging open ocean event will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 17th and 18th, 2014. This is the first paddle event of its kind on the West Coast, as the distance is three times as long as the 32 mile championship races in Stand Up Paddle(SUP) events.
This event is open to both individuals and teams, who wish to compete in a relay format. Contestants will utilize SUP, traditional prone, and outrigger canoes. All contestants will be raising money for Paddle Aid Foundation, Surfrider Foundation San Diego Chapter, Surfers Healing, Waves for Water, Best Day Foundation and Autism Hawaii.
Pre-registration is Thursday evening, October 16th at the Tarzan Stand Up Paddle Shop at 831 N. Harbor Dr.Redondo Beach, CA.
Day 1 of the paddle race starts at the Redondo Beach King Harbor just north of the Redondo Sportfishing Pier on Friday the 17th at 6am. Participants and support boat captains should begin arriving around 5 a.m. The paddlers and flotilla of support boats will head south for 17 miles to Palos Verdes and proceed towards Laguna Beach with a finish at the Baby Beach in Dana Point Harbor. Some contestants will begin arriving there as early as 5:30 p.m.
The race resumes at 6 a.m on Saturday the 18th from Dana Point harbor. Paddlers who wanted to paddle just one day have the opportunity to participate in a stand alone 50 mile race. Day 2 will take contestants past Camp Pendleton, Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Jolla and finishing around sunset at Paradise Point Resort in Mission Bay. Paddle Aid Foundation will be hosting a the Paddle aid 100 fundraiser event immediately following the paddle race.
The event is sponsored by Cobian, Dos Equis, Mitica/Forever Cheese, Sambazon, GoPro, Pappas Pillar Rum, West Coast Paddle Sports, Yeti Coolers, Kings Paddle Sports, Cliff Bar and Blue Smiths.
Register here: www.100MilePaddle.com
Media Contact: Andrew Mencinsky 732-804-4096 or Roman Kraus at [email protected]
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