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Chesapeake Bay Paddle - hosted by Kent Island Outrigger Canoe Club

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Additional race information can be found at http://www.baypaddle.org.

Description

The Chesapeake Bay Paddle benefits the Chesapeake Conservancy’s efforts to designate the Chesapeake Bay as a National Park, WaterKeepers Chesapeake to help keep the waters and rivers of the Bay healthy and Oyster Recovery Partnership’s work to plant 10 billion oysters in the Bay.

100% of the race registration amount is tax deductible as a charitable donation. Bay Paddle is a registered 501c3 and all proceeds from participants are donated to Oyster Recovery Partnership, Chesapeake Conservancy and Waterkeepers Chesapeake. 

 

 

The Chesapeake Bay Paddle consists of four races with three race distances.

1) A 35-mile, solo and team, circumnavigation race for OC1/2s, surfskis, SUPs, and kayaks (both single and multi-person) starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD.  No support boats provided for solo/ small team paddlers.

 

 A 35 mile OC6 circumnavigation Change Race starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD 

This is ECORA's (East Coast Outrigger Association) only change race and is worth double points for the point series! Please register as a team. To register, please have the captain register first for either the Men's, Women's or Mixed categories. Once the waiver has been signed, please have the captain click Create a New Team and enter the team's name. Subsequent team members can then register under the same team's name. There is a maximum of 9 in the Men's and Women's race and 10 in the Mixed race, with a maximum of 5 men. 

Chase boats will be provided at a cost of $400 for all OC6 teams ONLY. The $400 chase boat/ captain fee will be paid by the OC6 team on race day directly to the boat captain. For the Change Race, we will do our best to accommodate the use of canoes, on first come, first served basis for teams needing to use another club’s canoe. A $150 for spec canoes and $200 for unlimited canoes trailering fee is to be paid by the team using another club’s canoe. Canoe availability is strictly on a first come, first served basis. Please contact KIOCCmd@gmail.com to request canoes or if you know you are trailering canoes and might have extra canoes for other teams to use with a trailer use fee. All canoe rentals must go through KIOCC so they can track canoes and canoe availability. Teams cannot arrange their own rental canoes. Please reach out to KIOCC if needing to rent canoes or have canoes to rent.  

OC6 teams MUST be registered by June 30th in order to secure boat captains and support boats.  

               

2) A 10-mile, out and back race designed for OC1/2's, surfskis, SUPs, kayaks, OC6's (both single and multi-person) starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD. 

 

3) A 3-mile, out and back race designed for SUPs, kayaks, OC1/2's, and surfskis,  starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD. 

 

After the race, join us for a vibrant post-race celebration featuring food and refreshing beverages courtesy of the Kent Island Yacht Club and Hula dancing from HULA Maryland. 

Paddle Guide will be out in February  

 

Registration cut off for t-shirts is June 19th. Must be registered by June 19th to guarantee a shirt. 

 

Schedule of Events: 

Friday July 25, 2025

Clinics with April Zilg: Clinics | aprilzilg  https://www.aprilzilg.com/clinics

9am- 11am - V1 Canoe Steering & Technique Clinic: Mastering Paddle-Driven Control $80 register on April's website 

1pm- 3pm - SUP & OC Paddle Performance: Enhancing Technique, Biomechanics & Efficiency $100 register on April's website

4pm- 5pm - OC-6 Power & Precision: Land-Based Clinic, Technique, Biomechanics & Efficiency $20 register on April's website 

                    Want to paddle a 6-man and get some immediate feedback on techniques after this talk? Bring an extra $40 and hop in a boat

 

5- 7pm- Check in and packet pick up for 35mile race (Food and drinks available for purchase at the Kent Island Yacht Club)

6- 645pm- Yoga for paddlers 

7pm- Mandatory Captains meeting for OC6 change race with chase boats (team captain/ steersperson(s) and boat coach should be there)

NO Saturday morning Check-In & Packet Pick Up for OC6

Saturday July 26, 2025

35 mile race 

6- 7am- Arrival Check in

7:15am All boats need to be rigged

7:30am Safety meeting and Pule/ Prayer with race blessing

7:45am - all OC6 boats on the water and going to start

8am – 35 mile OC6 race start

10 mile Race 

8- 930am- Race Check In/ Packet pick up

9:30am- Safety Briefing

9:45am- On the water

10:00am- Race Start

3 mile Race 

8:30- 10am- Race Check In/ Packet pick up

10:00am- Safety Briefing

10:15am- On the water

10:30am- Race Start

Post Race Awards 

12pm- 5pm Includes food and entertainment.

3pm Awards for 10 mile, 3 mile and 1 mile

3:30pm Awards for 0C6

 

 

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We are providing you with RaceJoy as part of the official race experience for the Chesapeake Bay Paddle - hosted by Kent Island Outrigger Canoe Club.

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GPS Progress Alerts

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Live GPS Tracking

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