Divisions
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Women/Coed
- Women - 19 & Under
- Women - Spec
- Women - Masters UL
- Women - Senior Masters UL
- Women - Golden Masters UL
- Women - Unlimited
- Co-Ed - Open UL
- Co-Ed - Masters UL
- Co-Ed - Sr Masters UL
- Co-Ed - Golden Masters UL
- Co-Ed - Juniors (Long)
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Men
- Men - 19 & Under
- Men - Spec
- Men - Masters UL
- Men - Senior Masters UL
- Men - Golden Masters UL
- Men - Unlimited
Directions & Parking
FROM THE NORTH
Take I-5 South to the Pacific Coast Hwy/Camino Las Ramblas exit just past San Juan Capistrano (approximately 15 miles south of the 405/5 interchange). After exiting, bear right at the fork and merge onto Pacific Coast Hwy North. Drive 1 mile and turn left onto Dana Point Harbor Drive (just past the pedestrian bridge).
FROM THE SOUTH
Take I-5 North to the Beach Cities/Camino Las Ramblas off-ramp, which veers left back under the freeway and then merges onto Pacific Coast Hwy. Drive 1 mile and turn left on Dana Point Harbor Drive (just past the pedestrian bridge).
PADDLERS
Day parking at Doheny State Park opening at 6am. Metered parking is available.
Some street parking is available on Dana Point Harbor Drive, Obispo and adjacent streets.
Canoes & Trailers
Canoes
Note: Trailer parking and canoe rigging will be the same as 2023, but slightly different than in past years.
See map on last page. Continue past Doheny State Park and turn left at the next signal, Puerto Place. The parking lot for trailer parking and canoe rigging, 34500 Puerto Place, Dana Point, is a short distance on your left and is the only left turn that can be made from Puerto Place. This parking lot opens at TBD
NO PUBLIC PARKING FOR PASSENGER CARS AT THIS LOCATION.
Trailers
Each tow vehicle is required to pay for parking at a rate of $1 per hour from pay stations located within the Puerto Place lot. Pay station receipts must be displayed on the vehicle dashboard. Please purchase enough hours for your anticipated stay and/or add extra hours as needed. Trailers must be removed from the parking lot by 6pm. The Puerto Place lot will not be open for trailer parking on Friday. If you decide to bring your trailer down on Friday, you must pay for and park in the Embarcadero public launch ramp parking area, but you will be required to move into the Puerto Place lot Saturday morning. No rigging is allowed in the launch ramp parking lot.
Rigging & Launching
Rigging
The Puerto Place lot is adjacent to Doheny State Park and is easily accessible by foot from the State Park via a trail at the north end of the beach near the jetty. Paddlers must walk from the State Beach to rig and launch as there is no personal vehicle parking allowed. For rigging, please bring cradles or padding to protect your canoe hulls and amas. The surface is concrete and asphalt. Canoes must be staged here until given permission to launch.
Launching
Registration and the steersperson’s meeting will take place in the Puerto Place lot where the SCORA RV is parked. When released to launch by SCORA officials, paddlers will carry or dolly-wheel canoes across Puerto Place street, through a back gate at the Embarcadero and down to the launch ramp. Please coordinate with your escort boat driver prior to moving to the launch ramp to minimize delays at the ramp. Crew exchange between races will also occur at the launch ramp. After the race, the men’s crews will paddle their canoes back to the launch ramp and transport the canoes back to the Puerto Place lot. Please be courteous and expeditious at the launch ramp when making your changes and transporting canoes. PLEASE NOTE: No launching or landing of canoes is permitted at Doheny State Beach. Should this occur, permits for future races could be jeopardized.
Race Schedule
| 5:30am | Unload and Rig Canoes |
| 7:00am | Team Check-In & Pay Race Fees |
| 8:00am | Steersperson Meeting |
| 8:30am | Start of Women/Coed Race |
| 11:30am | Lunch Available for Purchase |
| 12:30pm | Start of Men’s Race |
| 3:30pm | Awards Ceremony |
Visiting Crews
Waivers
All paddlers, visitors, guest of clubs or support staff must complete a 2024 SCORA Liability Waiver. No exceptions. Sign waiver here
How to Register/Guest Club Login
Registration Steps/Login
If anyone from your club has participated in a SCORA race in the past, please use your club’s account login and do not create another one and login here.
If new to racing with SCORA register here
Once in your account:
- Enter a coach if not already in there. Must enter them as “New”
- IF using your own canoes – check borrowed
- When it says “select the canoe you will be borrowing”, scroll down to “canoe not listed”, check the box of type, then type the canoe number. No need for color or name.
- If borrowing from SCORA – same as #3 but put “unknown” in the canoe number space
- Paddler input screen comes up – enter all of your paddlers under “Guest”.
- Select a coach
- Hit next and you will be sent to the payment screen. Pay in person or online.
All Pau
Any issues please email caren@scora.org
Race Registration
Complete all registration online before midnight on Friday, August 9. A late fee per crew applies to race-day registration. Check-in closes at 8am. Even if you only have a men’s team racing in the afternoon, you still must check in and pay your race fees in the morning before 8am. If you don’t pay your race fees before 8am, a late fee will be applied.
Escort Boats
We will once again attempt to secure escort boats for outlying clubs who wish to compete in our race. The deadline for escort boats is July 31st. All escort boat requests should be sent to allenschade@cox.net. Outlying clubs will be given priority. Newport Beach clubs will be required to obtain their own escort boats.
After receiving contact information for your escort boat, it is recommended that you contact them as soon as possible. Exchange contact information and arrange to meet up at the launch ramp on race day. Each club will be responsible for communicating with their assigned escort boat/captains prior to race day. Additionally, each club will be responsible for payments and race arrangements with their associated captains. If you fail to make payment to your escort boat operator, your escort boat privilege will be denied the following year.
Dana Point launch ramp is public. DOCC has no authorization to regulate who enters and uses the facility. Please allow adequate time for unexpected delays for both your canoe club and escort boat driver. Consider arriving a day early and paying for your driver to use the guest dock.
Please note that ALL escort boats (even the ones you supply yourself) must sign a SCORA escort/safety boat waiver and release, and must supply the required proof of insurance with a minimum of $300,000 per occurrence. The waiver can be found at https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5fdbe61c82afa/web/. Please have all crews watch SCORA’s video on escort boat best practices at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87moKhxMF44
Please respect your escort boat owner’s requests and always let common courtesy prevail. Offer to help clean and rinse their vessel, they are doing us all a great favor and without them 9-man season would not be possible.
Merchandise & Raffle
Merchandise
Check out our Link to purchase ahead of time, or take your chances and buy the day of race at Doheny Beach. Early morning sales at the canoe rigging lot.
Raffle
We’ve got some great raffle and silent auction items available this year. Raffle tickets are available online or can be purchased on race day. Buy ’em online before midnight on August 8, and we’ll keep a record of your ticket numbers— no mo’ writer’s cramp, brah!
Ticket sales close at 1:30pm on race day.
$10 for 12 tickets
$20 for 25 tickets
$40 for 50 tickets
$75 for 100 tickets
$100 for 150 tickets
Food
LUNCH PLATE: “Local style” with Hawaiian pork, teriyaki chicken, macaroni salad, rice and fruit. Limited vegetarian items available upon request. Food tickets can be purchased at the event.
Accommodations
Best Western Plus Marina Shores Hotel
34280 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point
949-248-1000
Dana Point Marina Inn
24800 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point
949-496-1203
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Doheny Beach—Dana Point
34402 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point
949-661-1100
Zero Waste Initiatives
- Take home what you brought in; leave nothing behind.
- Bring your own water bottle and fill it up at our water stations.
- There will be recycling stations all over. Please use them as directed.
- After the race, leave your team area trash-free.
Questions
| General: | Susan Compton | slcompton619@gmail.com | |
| Escort Boats: | Allen Schade | allenschade@cox.net | |
| Launching/Parking: | Greg Sayegh | greg.sayegh@gmail.com |