Great Place Paddle Race March 20th
Tuesday March 15th 2011The Great Place Paddle Race will be at Owens Beach (Point Defiance Park) on Sunday, March 20. The race is a 7-mile event that all of you NW SUP paddlers can come out and be a part of.
We will be on-hand hanging out at our Northwest Riders booth as well, so come say hello.
What: SUP Race
When: Sunday, March 20 (8:30AM registration)
Where: Owens Beach (Point Defiance Park)
More information:
Surfrider South Sound Chapter | Tacoma News Tribune | Facebook Event Page
Press Release:
Come join in the fun and celebrate the first day of spring with the Surfrider Foundation at the 2nd Annual Great Place Paddle Race. The South Sound Chapter in partnership with Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Commission will host this year’s race at Tacoma’s Owens Beach. Thanks to Tacoma Metro Parks for their continued support of the event.
This paddle race is a family friendly event with heats for all ages and abilities. The event's near 7-mile course is open to standup paddlers, kayakers, and prone paddlers. There will also be a kids' heat that is a shortened half-mile distance. Do not forget your personal floatation device (PFD’s), as they are required to be with you while in the water; youth must wear them. We are also requiring wetsuits for all prone and stand-up paddlers due to the water temperature in March.
There will be onsite vendors and plenty of space at this year’s new location to try out the demo boards. Registration opens at 8:30AM under the Surfrider tent on the grass. Registration per division is $35 non-members, $25 for Surfrider members, and $15 for ages 15 years and younger (an additional $5.00 for a chapter t-shirt).
This event benefits Surfrider Foundation's South Sound Chapter's Blue Water Task Force water quality lab and the Puget Sound Stormwater Education and Defense Campaign. Be sure to come by and learn about why you should Get PSSED in Tacoma. PSSED is focusing on stormwater issues in the Sound and helps make the connection for citizens about how their everyday habits influence this slow oil spill taking place in our recreational waters.
We will also have ways for people to take direct action around current legislation addressing this very issue. Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) is Surfrider Foundation’s water quality monitoring, education, and advocacy program. BWTF is primarily a citizen science water-testing project, although we have partnered with various scientists and groups in Washington. We are testing for Enterococcus bacteria. Enterococcus is a type of fecal bacteria that can indicate the presence of more dangerous microorganisms and viruses.
