Online Registration is Closed. You can register at the Boathouse Bar & Grill, 15421 Leeward between 5pm and 8pm Thursday. You can also register the morning of the event.
| Times: | 9:00am Start by vessel category
Surf Ski - 9:00am Please arrive at least 45 minutes prior to your vessel category start time otherwise you will have to start at the scheduled 9:40am time. |
| Donation: | To make an additional donation, click Here |
| Location: | Billish Park boat ramp on Padre Island, 15601 Gypsy St, Corpus Christi, TX 78418 |
| Packet Pickup: | Packet Pickup will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2016 from 5pm to 8pm. Boathouse Bar and Grill, 15241 Leeward Dr |
| Course Distance: |
Single Loop – Two point Five (2.5) miles total in length with two legs each of 1.25 miles. Double Loop – Five (5) miles total in length with four legs each of 1.25 miles. |
| Events: |
Single Loop – Surf Ski, Single Kayak, Tandem Kayak, Standup Paddle Board Double Loop – Team Surf Ski, Team Kayak, Team Tandem Kayak, Team Standup Paddle Board |
| Divisions: | Single Loop
Youth: Male and Female Ages 16 and Under Open: Male and Female Ages 17 to 49 Masters: Male and Female Ages 50 and Over Double Loop Mixed Team: Male or Female All Ages |
| General Course Rules: |
Safety first! All paddlers must have a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) onboard their vessel. NO PFD, automatic disqualification. Please remember to bring your PFD. If you must retire from the race, please contact the Race Timer as soon as possible. We do not want to send out a search party looking for individuals who are no longer on the water. The Race Timer’s phone number will be on the back of your event bib. A single vessel (one paddler on one vessel or one two person kayak) can do the Single Loop (two leg) course. Teams which consists of multiple vessels (Relays) must do the four legs of the course. Teams can consists of two people, four people or eight people (two person kayak). |
| Team Makeup: |
A two (2) person team will consist of the first person doing the first two legs of the event with the hand-off being back at Billish Park. The second person will do the last two legs of the event and finish back at Billish Park. A four (4) person team will consist of the first person doing the first leg only of the event with the hand-off being at the Padre Island Yacht Club. The second person will do the second leg with a hand-off at Billish Park. The third person will do the third leg with the hand-off being back at the Padre Island Yacht Club. The fourth person will do the last leg of the event and finish back at Billish Park. An eight (8) person team will consist of the first two-person vessel doing the first leg only of the event with the hand-off being at the Padre Island Yacht Club. The second two-person vessel will do the second leg with a hand-off at Billish Park. The third two-person vessel will do the third leg with the hand-off being back at the Padre Island Yacht Club. The fourth two-person vessel will do the last leg of the event and finish back at Billish Park. |
| Timing: | The event will be professionally timed by Athlete Guild. Awards will be based on the timing information gathered by Athlete Guild. For all participants; Individual or Team, your time starts when you vessel category starts. Your time ends when the last leg of the course is completed. You are doing a continuous timed event. The clock does not stop at the hand-off points. If you are doing a team event, your team must be ready at each hand-off point to continue with their leg of the event. Time adjustments will not be made for teams that are not ready at the hand-off point. If you are doing a team event, you may not start the next leg of the event until the previous leg is complete. The timer at the Padre Island Yacht Club and at Billish Park will announce when you are allowed to start. Teams that start their leg prior to their previous leg being finished will be disqualified from awards. |
| Post Event: |
Each registered participant will receive a shirt and a meal ticket. The planned meal this year is Fajitas. Additional meals for guests can be ordered during registration. You must pay for your additional meals at Packet Pickup. |
| Event Shirts: |
Each entry includes one event shirt. Sizes are as follows: Youth – Medium, Large Adult – Small, Medium, Large, Xtra-Large, XtraXtra-Large |
| Awards: |
Single Vessel / Single Loop Youth: Male and Female 1st place Surf Ski, Single Kayak, Tandem Kayak, Standup Paddle Board Open: Male and Female 1st place Surf Ski, Single Kayak, Tandem Kayak, Standup Paddle Board Masters: Male and Female 1st place Surf Ski, Single Kayak, Tandem Kayak, Standup Paddle Board Multiple Vessels / Double Loop (Team Relay) Mixed Gender: Male or Female 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Team Surf Ski, Team Single Kayak, Team Tandem Kayak, Team Standup Paddle Board |
| Event Categories: |
Single Loop / Single Vessel - (One vessel doing the entire course) Double Loop / Team Relay - (Multiple vessels each doing a portion of the course) |
| Vessel Categories: | Surf Ski / Single Kayak / Tandem Kayak / Standup Paddle Board |
| Team Captains: |
Team Captains will be asked to send emails to their team members to ask them to sign-up for the event. Each person on the team must register individually for the event. If you are part of a team, please remember to provide your team name during the registration process. |
| Event Fees: | Single Vessel – Single Loop (Price per Participant)
Surf Ski / Single Kayak / Tandem Kayak / Standup Paddle Board Super Early Registration: May 22 to June 12 - $25 Early Registration: June 13 to August 13 - $35 Normal Registration: August 14 to August 31 - $40 Packet Pickup Registration: September 1 from 4pm to 8pm - $50 Race Day Registration: September 3 from 7:30am to 8:30am - $60 A Tandem Kayak with two people must register each person separately Multiple Vessels Team Relay – Double Loop (Price per Participant) Team Surf Ski / Team Single Kayak / Team Tandem Kayak / Team Standup Paddle Board Super Early Registration: May 22 to June 12 - $25 Early Registration: June 13 to August 13 - $35 Normal Registration: August 14 to August 31 - $40 Packet Pickup Registration: September 1 from 4pm to 8pm - $50 Race Day Registration: September 3 from 7:30am to 8:30am - $60 A Tandem Kayak with two people must register each person separately No additional online registration fees! "The price is the price." No Refunds (Rain or Shine / Hot or Cold) Online Registration CLOSES at 11:59pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 You can register onsite beginning at 7:30am |
| Meal Tickets: |
During the registration process, you may order additional post-event meal ticket(s). Your meal ticket is included in the registration fee. Additional meal tickets are only $10 each. |
| Raffle Tickets: |
During the registration process, you may order single or a book of five raffle tickets. Raffle tickets are for various prizes including the new kayak. Individual raffle tickets are $5 each. A book (five tickets) of raffle tickets is $20. You do not need to be present to win the new kayak if your raffle ticket is selected. |
| Pledges: |
Registration fees can be paid by gathering pledges from friends and family. A minimum total of $100 worth of pledges will be required to receive a complimentary individual (single vessel) entry. Pledges must be turned in on Friday, September 2, 2016 during packet pickup. Pledges turned in on Race Day will be accepted but a complimentary entry will not be given out. Please turn in your pledges on Friday the day before the event. |
| Contact: | Crystal Ybanez (361) 726-1670 or (361) 949-7719 |
