The 2015 Nantucket Paddle Battle
3-Mile & 6-Mile: SUP, Kayak, Prone, & Outrigger races
VOLUNTTERS NEEDED, SPECTATORS ENCOURAGED!
Saturday September 12th.
Divisions:
- Men's surf SUP**
- Men's 12'6" and up
- Women's surf SUP**
- Women's 12'6" and up
- Prone
- Outrigger Canoes, and kayaks
- FAMILY FUN TANDEM PADDLE (is your board big enough to hold your kid? put them on the front and race against other families --- just for fun)
**Don't have your own board? Paddle Nantucket has a number of Glide Lotus boards we are happy to lend out should you want to enter either surf sup race. YOU MUST RESERVE ONE OF THESE BOARDS as there are only 13 available. email Caitlin@paddlenantucket.com
The Course*:
3-mile (2 loop) Recreation Paddle and a 6-mile (4 loop) Elite paddle starting from Jettie’s beach near North Beach Street and heading west, in a similar fashion to the swim course of the Nantucket Triathlon. 4 buoy turns. Water start, beach finish.
PRE-RACE REGISTRATION @ The Handlebar Cafe FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11th 4-6pm
REGISTRATION
Join us at the Handlebar Cafe on Friday September 11th from 4-6 for a little pre-race gathering. Pick up your t-shirt, and numbers and sign your waivers AHEAD OF TIME.
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Online at PaddleGuru.com
$45 for recreational and elite paddlers, $15 for family fun paddle.
Net profits to benefit the local Water Defense Initiatives designed by Sarah Oktay, Director of the UMass Field Station. Ms. Oktay’s clean water initiatives include local high school and college students and teaches them to measure groundwater, harbor, and pond water quality here on Nantucket.
*RACE SCHEDULE and COURSE are both subject to change with the wind/weather conditions. Please check our FaceBook page the night before the event to confirm.
The 2015 Nantucket Paddle Battle
Saturday, Sep 12, 2015, 07:00 AM
Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MA
Schedule of Events
- 7:00-8:15am: Board drop-off, Registration, T-shirt pick up
- 8:30am: Mandatory pre-race Safety Meeting,
- 9am: Race Start: 6-mile Elite
- 9:15am: Race Start: 3-mile Recreational
- 11:00am: Race Start: 3-mile Outriggers, Kayaks and Canoes
- 12:00pm: 1.5-mile Family Fun paddle
- 12:30pm: Awards
Our Generous Sponsors
Verde Nantucket Green Build
Cape Cod Five
Glide SUP
The Nantucket Tri Club
Brant Point Marine
Nantucket Community Sailing
The Haul-Over
Temple Tumeric
The Handlebar Cafe
Indian Summer
Force Five
and a big thank you to the Town of Nantucket and the Department of Park & Recreation
Find us on FaceBook
Our events page is here.
Email: caitlin@paddlenantucket.com
Website: paddlenantucket.com
Phone: 508-332-2546
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NantucketPaddleBattle
Twitter: @ackpaddle