“Somewhere in there I noticed that the altitude of my attitude was above required oxygen levels” - RD

Bellingham Races Page

Dos Equis Challenge (Lummi Island Circumnavigation)

• Backstory 9/01/2008
• 2011 Attempt
• Current (?) Records
  • SS1
    • David Jacobson 2:50 2008 (2 hrs 50 minutes)
    • David Scherrer 2:54 2008
  • SS2
    • Larry Goolsby & Shaun Sullivan 2:35:05 2008
    • Larry Goolsby & David Jacobson 2:36:56 2011
    • Rick Lingbloom & Marc Whitlock (Team 205) 2:43:50 2008

Kayak Abuse (Seattle to Bellingham)

Lake Whatcom Classic

• Annual spring race in Bellingham. The courses (short and long) are pretty simple if you want to time trial it. Both races start and end even with the corner of the park hedge and rock wall end on land where the race timers sit?? This race tradtionally allows drafting outside of boat class which may contribute to some extra fast surfski times? In 2021 a course bend was added to the finish.
  • Long course - around Reveille Island and back
    • 2x Flatwater Shell - Evan Jacobs and Tyler Peterson 1:24:17.2 2013
    • SS1 Greg Barton 1:30:10.2 2016
  • Short course - around a buoy at Strawberry Pt. and back - let's say you have to go within 50 yds of land at the Point.
    • 1x Flatwater Shell David Deschenes 34:41 2017
    • SS1 David Jacobson 37:39.8 2013

Lake Whatcom Wednesday Night Race Course

• This course has tended to evolve over the years with the coming and going of race landmarks like the “bucket”. So up to now the times mentioned here have to all have asterisks due to the changing nature of the course. And to be honest…, there are probably other questionable practices - like the moving start that render the race unfit for exact record keeping. Unfortunately we do not have any times (at least not so far) for some of the earlier races from Joost Zeegers or Greg Barton. Wednesday night race stories
  • Remember the Rusty Bucket!
  • Self-Reported/Mentioned on Whatcom Paddlers Discussion Board
    • SS1 - Jonas Ecker self report - 22:50 June 22 2023
    • K1 - Aaron Small self report - sub 23 (Jonas Ecker in close second place, with Kevin Olney and Ian Sawyer in a double ski close third) June 2022
    • K2 - Jonas Ecker & Ana Swetish ~ 23:15? (very close to Austin K. at finish) - 2019
    • Solo Rowing Shell Dave Duchenes 22:54 self report 2019
    • SS2
      • Kevin Olney & Ian Sawyer 23:00 - June 22 2022
      • Don Kiesling & Gabe Newton 23:35 - 2010
      • Kevin Olney & Paul Clement 23:56 - 2017
  • Strava Segment Times (does everyone have the same defined segment?)
    • SS1
      • Austin Kieffer 23:15 - 2019
      • Woman's ? (there have been faster times than what Strava shows)
    • K4 - Ana Swetish, Elena Wolgamot, Abby Scoggins, Jonas Ecker 23:26 - 2017
    • Solo Rowing Shell - Dave Deschenes 23:15 2019

San Juans Circumnavigation

• A lot of variables involved in this circuit. No one has specified any kind of official break allotment that doesn't have to be counted in the overall time. Seems like one shouldn't have to count time spent talking to homeland security. In any event we will keep some records of notable trips here if we receive reports.
  • SS1
    • 15 hrs 30 minutes 2009 83 miles Kirk Christensen, Morris Arthur, Brad Clement trip report
    • just over 16 hrs 2007 just over 87 miles Kirk Christensen, Morris Arthur

Ski2Sea Full Kayak Course

Vancouver Island Circumnavigation

• Inside Passage Registry
• Calvin Croll's Winter Circumnavigation (look for past expeditions or “vancouver expedition” on website) 2018
• Mike Gill and Nicholas Cryder attempts 2017
• Nicholas Cryder attempt 2015
• Jerome Truran attempt blog 2013
• Whatcom Paddler's Discussion 2013
• OAR Northwest Rowing Circumnavigation 2012
• Records
  • single rower
    • 15 days, 11 hours and 47 minutes 2011Colin Angus
  • solo sea kayak
    • 12 days 23 hours and 45 minutes 2014 Russell Henry
    • 16 days, 12 hours and 14 minutes 2010 Joe O'Blenis
    • 17 days, 4 hours and 49 minutes 2008 Sean Morley
    • 23 days 10 hours 2007 Joe O’Blenis
  • double sea kayak
    • 19 and a half days 2007 Kieron Tastagh and Jeff Norville
  • swimming
    • 94 days 2005 Rob Dyke

Whiskey Rock to Drydock

• LG throws shade on OCs 6/17/2008
• Race Course Specs
• More Record Attempts
• Current (?) Records (We need new course specs 2020 given disappearance of Drydock?)
  • SS1 - Morris Arthur 33:08
  • OC1 - Jesse Allen 36:00
  • SUP - Beau Whitehead 52:00
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Whiskey Rock to Post Point

• 2023 Wilson Reavley & Ana Swetish did run starting well upwind from Whiskey Rock to Post Point Buoy in less than 29 minutes (timing based on video time turning downwind to approx. video time when passing Post Point Buoy) Note that there probably was significant time counted before getting to Whiskey Rock and also Wilson is significantly outside of Post Point Bouy and turns sideways to start cutting in to shore before he passes the Buoy.
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