The World Paddle Association (WPA) in conjunction with Uptown Columbus GA will host the WPA Paddle Championships presented by SALT LIFE on June 3-4, 2017 in Columbus, GA on the Chattahoochee River (90 miles South of Atlanta, GA).  There will be open entry for all competitors in all races, however each

competitor should decide which race with best suit their ability.

The WPA Paddle Championships is also the third stop on the World SUP Tour (WST), WST East region series, the WPA National Race Series and Salt Life Cup.  The World SUP Tour offers points and a Salt Life bonus money to the three top male and

female point’s leaders at the end of the season and points toward the Salt Life Cup/WPA National Race Series (See full details on worldpaddleassociation.com).

The WPA Paddle Championships will include the following races and board

divisions, 3 mile Open race, 1 & 3 mile Kids races, 4-5 mile SUP Pro technical race on Saturday and a 6-7 mile Long race on Sunday that will include all paddling classes with SUP, Surfski, OC1 & OC2 and Prone.  You can see full race

schedule with travel and hotel discounts along with registration

on this website.  All race

distances, times and days are tentative and subject to change given weather and

conditions.  OC, Surfski and Prone divisions entered in the Distance race along with the Pro-Elite Combined will offer $15,000 total prize money to the top finishers overall across the line (money breakdown pending total entries in each board class).

Races & Registration Information

See the below hotel discounts and board storage information.

Exhibitor space and sponsorship's, contact

Byron Kurt: byron@worldpaddleassociation.com