Course subject to change depending on conditions, number of participants and many other factors.  DO NOT HIT ANY MOORED BOATS.

Reach out with any questions on the course. Course will be reviewed in detail at racers meeting. 

Note on Conditions: Even though we are racing in the harbor there can still be chop depending on the wind direction and strength. 

Birds Eye View of Entire Race Course:

3- Mile Race Course Details:

1. Start (red dotted line line) 
2. Wrap around Columbia Yacht Club Dock and head north to mark A
3. Round mark A to your LEFT and head south. Slight turn at the end of the Columbia Yacht Club dock and head toward mark B
4. Leave mark B to your LEFT side and head towards the south end of the harbor
5. **1.3 Triangles at south end of the harbor**
   1. Leave mark C to your LEFT and continue to Mark D
   2. Round Mark D to your LEFT and head to Mark E
   3. Round Mark E to your LEFT and head to Mark C
   4. Round mark C to your LEFT head back to D 
   5. Round mark D to your LEFT and head back toward mark C / North end of the harbor (can pass Mark C on either side)
6. Leave mark B to your right and head back up to mark A by the club ship
7. Round mark A to your LEFT and head back south toward the end of the Columbia Yacht Club Dock
8. Wrap around the south end of the Columbia Yacht Club dock (turning RIGHT) and finish back at the green dashed start / finish line 

Note: Racers must stay in the designated harbor channels and not go in between moored boats.  It is not a straight line between mark A, south end of the dock,  mark B and mark C. When you are paddling south you need to wrap around the moored boats and keep all moored boats to your left.  When you are paddling north you need wrap around moored boats and keep all moored boats to your right. 

In Summary: START (GREEN DASHED LINE), DOCK (LEFT), A (LEFT), B (LEFT), C (LEFT), D (LEFT), E (LEFT), C (LEFT), D (LEFT), Pass Mark C, B (RIGHT), A (LEFT), DOCK (RIGHT), FINISH

North End of the Harbor:

South End of the Harbor:

6 - Mile Race Course Details:

1. Start (red dotted line line) 
2. Wrap around Columbia Yacht Club Dock and head north to mark A
3. Round mark A to your LEFT and head south. Slight turn at the end of the Columbia Yacht Club dock and head toward mark B
4. Leave mark B to your LEFT side and head towards the south end of the harbor
5. **4Triangles at south end of the harbor**
   1. Leave mark C to your LEFT and continue to Mark D
   2. Round Mark D to your LEFT and head to Mark E
   3. Round Mark E to your LEFT and head to Mark C
   4. Round mark C to your LEFT head back to D 
   5. Repeat 3 more times - I.e. you will round Mark E 3 more times. 
   6. The last time you round Mark C, you round to the mark to the right and head back north
6. Leave mark B to your right and head back up to mark A by the club ship
7. Round mark A to your LEFT and head back south toward the end of the Columbia Yacht Club Dock
8. Wrap around the south end of the Columbia Yacht Club dock (turning RIGHT) and finish back at the green dashed start / finish line 

Note: Racers must stay in the designated harbor channels and not go in between moored boats.  It is not a straight line between mark A, south end of the dock,  mark B and mark C. When you are paddling south you need to wrap around the moored boats and keep all moored boats to your left.  When you are paddling north you need wrap around moored boats and keep all moored boats to your right. 

In Summary: START (RED DASHED LINE), DOCK (LEFT), A (LEFT), DOCK (Right), B (LEFT), 4X Triangles Below):

1. C (LEFT), D (LEFT), E (LEFT) 
2. C (LEFT), D (LEFT), E (LEFT)
3. C (LEFT), D (LEFT), E (LEFT)
4. C (LEFT), D (LEFT), E (LEFT)

C (RIGHT), B (RIGHT), DOCK (LEFT), A (LEFT), DOCK (RIGHT), FINISH

North End of the Harbor:

South End of the Harbor:

Sprint - TBD: