====== Bellingham Area Races ======

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[[:bellingham|Main Bellingham Page]]

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===== Annual Races =====

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**Wider Area Races** - [[:races:puget_sound_races|]] (**Soundrowers, PNWORCA, etc.**)

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**Local Area Races**

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**Peter Marcus Rough Water Race 2025 - legitimate downwinding this year**

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  * **Bellingham Bay**
      * [[http://www.soundrowers.org/race-schedule/bellingham-bay-rough-water-race/|Peter Marcus Rough Water]] (Formerly Bellingham Bay Rough Water) March
      * **Dan Harris Challenge**:
        * Old website is not active as of Jan. 2021, check [[https://groups.io/g/Whatcompaddlers/|Whatcom Paddlers listserv ]]for announcements
        * Held every April in conjunction with the Dan Harris Days Festival in Fairhaven. 7 mile, saltwater race. Proceeds go to support the Bellingham Bay Community Boating Center.
      * **Ski to Sea**
        * [[https://skitosea.com/|Website]] Multi-sport race with surfski/kayak leg held on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend annually. Relay race finishes with the surfski/kayak leg on the Bay.
        * [[https://surfskiracing.org/2014/06/2014-ski-sea-alien-within-ken-katz/|Ken Katz describes kayak leg]]
      * **Winter Series ** [[https://pnworca.org/events/|PNWORCA Race]] in recent years 2022, 2023 Bellingham Bay has been site of one of these races (#4?) hosted by BBOP canoe club.
  * **Lake Padden**
      * [[https://donations.bellinghamfoodbank.org/campaign/2018-paddle-for-food/c203871|Paddle for Food Relay]] October
        * One of our last Fall races (team relay) each year that raises money and food for the [[https://www.bellinghamfoodbank.org/|Bellingham Food Bank. ]]This event is not to be missed by local paddlers. A day of great fun - check [[https://groups.io/g/Whatcompaddlers/|Whatcom Paddlers listserv]], or [[https://www.facebook.com/share/17ShjyM926/|Foodbank Facebook]] for details.
      * [[https://skitosea.com/jrrace/|Junior SkitoSea]]
  * **Lake Samish**
      * [[http://www.soundrowers.org/race-schedule/lake-samish-salmon-roe/|Lake Samish Salmon Row ]]Mid-Late September - in addition to drawing many rowers and canoers this is one of the [[:races:2018_races_na#size_of_race_participation|most popular races]] for surfskiers in North America
  * **Lake Whatcom**
      * [[http://www.soundrowers.org/race-schedule/lake-whatcom-classic/|Lake Whatcom Classic ]] Early May [[:races:lwc_origins|Whatcom Classic Origins]]
  * **Whatcom Paddlers Discussion**  - [[:races:local_race_fees_costs_2014|Local Race Fees and Costs 2014]]
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===== Weekly Races, Workouts And Local Time Trials =====

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(a couple of weekly race series run in Vancouver, BC included here also. Sometimes some of the BC folks visit our weekly races and vice versa.)

  * [[:races:bellingham_area_self_timed_races|Single Boat (or self-timed) Races\Adventures\Exploits]]
  * **Hot Five Race Series **
      * **(discontinued) **originally 5 consecutive weekly races in late Summer. Best 4 races used for overall series point totals to determine series champs. Good variation between races with changing emphasis on different kinds of paddling vehicles. Announcements on [[https://groups.io/g/Whatcompaddlers/topics|Whatcom Paddlers Board]] (requires free membership).
      * 2024 there is talk of reviving at least one of the original hot 5 races in the summer - ?? the treasure hunt one ??
  * **Monday Night Intervals**  - Lake Padden 5:15 pm start, approx. 1 hr interval workout (originally created and led by Peter Marcus) now led by multiple guest hosts, through most of the Spring, Summer and early Fall. Announcements on [[https://groups.io/g/Whatcompaddlers/topics|Whatcom Paddlers Board]] (requires membership). Sometimes is paused based on leader's schedule or before and after big races like the Gorge Champs in July.
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Lk. Padden Interval Crew 2022

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  * **Tuesday Night Races**  - [[https://www.deepcovekayak.com/races/|Deep Cove]] April to mid September in Vancouver's Deep Cove
  * **Wednesday Nighters Lake Whatcom Bloedel Donovan Park**  - 3.4 mile race, starting usually at 6:00 pm (sometimes earlier with less daylight) or by announcement on Whatcom Paddlers Board depending on daylight or sentiment. Starts each year after Daylight Savings change in Spring - March through October
      * [[:races:wednesday_nite_finish_line|Where is the finish line]]
      * [[:races:wed_niter_history_2018|What is the official course]]
      * [[:races:washington_race_reports#w_x_y_z|Wednesday Niter History]]
      * [[https://www.strava.com/segments/1304597|Strava]] Automatically tracks your Wednesday night race route and compares your time to other racers.
  * **Thursday Night Races **- beginning of June through early September
      * [[http://wavechaser.jsca.bc.ca/|Jericho WaveChaser Series]]

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**2009**  Video - On Any Wednesday - Lake Whatcom Wednesday Niter

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**2018**  Virb 360 video of a Wednesday night race (now the kids from [[:bellingham#sprint_kayak|BCKST]] are a strong presence )

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