Course & Start Times
Women/Open Coed/Jr Coed
Start: Bell Buoy outside Newport Harbor entrance. Finish: Casino Point, Avalon (26-28 miles)
Women: 8:00am, Saturday, September 7
Open Coed/Jr Coed: 8:20am, Saturday, September 7
Men/40 Coed/50 Coed
Start: Lover’s Cove, Avalon Finish: Newport Dunes, Newport Beach (31 miles)
40 Coed/50 Coed: 9:00am, Sunday, September 8
Men: 10:00am, Sunday, September 8
Race Fees
$750 per crew. Late entry fee is $850 if no intent to race or final registration is not received by August 31st. Fees include canoe storage on the island and Sunday afternoon awards dinner (both men and women) for 9 paddlers only or 10 for Jr Crews.
Awards
For Wahine/Coed on Saturday at Wrigley Stage in Avalon. Approx. 1 hour after the last canoe finishes.
Men/Age Coed on Sunday at Newport Dunes at 4:30pm
Race Site/Parking
Directions to Newport Dunes (1131 Back Bay Dr. Newport Beach, CA 92660)
Friday night (Pavilion A) / Sunday (Pavilion C)
From South: Take the 405 N and take exit 7 for Jamboree Rd. Turn left onto Jamboree Rd. Turn right onto Back Bay Dr. From North: Take the 405 S and take exit 7 for Jamboree Rd. Turn right onto Jamboree Rd. Turn right onto Back Bay Dr.
Canoe Trailers (West Beach Pavilion)
From South: Take the 405 N and take exit 7 for Jamboree Rd. Turn left onto Jamboree Rd. Turn right onto Pacific Coast Hwy. Turn right onto N. Bayside Dr.
From North: Take the 405 S and take exit 7 for Jamboree Rd. Turn right onto Jamboree Rd. Turn right onto Pacific Coast Hwy. Turn right onto N. Bayside Dr.
Parking @ Newport Dunes
All parking fees are your responsibility.
- Parking for rigging of canoes at West Beach Pavilion: use the N. Bayside Dr. entrance NOTE: no vehicles or trailers are allowed on the sand
- Parking for the Friday night meeting: use Back Bay Dr. Entrance (parking for the meeting is free)
- Parking for Saturday: use Back Bay Dr. Entrance
Due to the number of events that will be going on at the Newport Dunes on Friday and Saturday, clubs are once again limited to rigging canoes at Pavilion E and parking through the North Bayside Dr. entrance.
$14 per car: 5 – 7 hour timeframe
$16 per day per car: 24 hour period
$25 or $32 per day for car and trailer (2 spaces/ 3 spaces)
