Sat, Sept 24th - Clinic Schedule:
Location: (Race site) Sandy Point State Park Annapolis, MD Schedule: 8:30a-10a SUP Race Clinic A - Improving Stroke Efficiency for Speed & Endurance 10a-1p Outrigger Clinic 10:30a-12p SUP Race Clinic - Advancing your racing performance
Outrigger Canoe Clinic 10a - 1p Instructor: Terry Kent FOCUS: Getting a Great Catch Effective Body Position Using Your Big Muscles The Tahitian Hinge On-water paddling feedback Question/Answer Session Paddlers should bring their paddle, gear, and canoe for water skills coaching, and have all equipment set up prior to class. If you don’t have a canoe, please contact your instructor to coordinate gear for the clinic OC Clinic Price: $135 per student
Stand Up Paddle Clinics Instructor: Kim Barnes SUP Race Clinic A - Improving Stroke Efficiency for Speed & Endurance ALL LEVELS WELCOME 8:30a - 10a
Students will learn: Foundational elements to the stroke for efficiency and fluid speed Core activation during the stroke How to improve upper body rotation Hip drive and how to optimize timing to increase your cadence during the stroke Board is not included. Please have your board and gear ready before the clinic starts. SUP Clinic Price: $110 per student
SUP Race Clinic B - Advancing your racing performance INTERMEDIATE LEVEL CLINIC (foundational paddling experience required) 10:30a - 12p
Students will learn: Board maneuvering and foot steering Turning buoys with precision and confidence Beach race start fundamentals Navigation strategies for choppy water, eddies and current lines Drafting Board is not included. Please have your board and gear ready before clinic starts - SUP Clinic Price: $110 per student
Outrigger Canoe Instructor Bio
Terry Kent
In sprint kayak, 3-time Olympian Terry Kent was 4th in the Olympics, 2nd at the World Championships and 1st at the Pan Am and World University Games. In marathon canoe, he was a multiple national champion and multiple-time winner of the General Clinton 70 miler. Terry raced the Molokai Ho’e in OC-6 six times, with one first, two seconds and a third-place finish. At 58 years young, Terry, a Cornell and Stanford trained engineer, has credited his lifelong pursuit of better paddling technique with keeping him competitive against many younger racers on the East Coast in OC-1 racing. Come spend time with Terry to learn his thoughtful approach to going faster with less effort in outrigger canoeing.
Stand Up Paddle Instructor Bio
Kim Barnes
Pro Team RIder for Flying Fish Board Co., Physical Education Teacher, SUP Racer, 100 Ton Motor Yacht Captain, Ocean Athlete (surfer, kiteboarder, wakeboarder, scuba diver) and avid runner
2022 Belle Isle Champion
2022 Canadian East Coast Championship champion 2021/2022 Carolina Cup Runner Up
2022 Crossing for CF team Champion
2022 Treasure Coast Paddle Battle champion
2021 Chattajack champion
2021 Key West champion
2021 Bay Bridge Champion
2021 Olukai Low Country boil race champion
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Sunday, Sept 25
7:15am - check-in begins
8:00am - racer briefing
8:30am – The Span (9M) course – OC-6 start
8:35am – The Span (9M) course - Kayaks and Surfski, OC1, OC2 start
8:40am - The Span (9M) course - SUPs start
8:50am – The Steamer (5k) course - Kayaks and Kayak Double start
8:55am - The Steamer (5k) course - SUPs start
9:05am – The Soft Shell (1.5k) course - Kayaks start
9:10am - The Soft Shell (1.5k) course - SUPs start
12:00pm - Awards Ceremony
1:00pm – Stay and enjoy the Maryland Seafood Festival
* Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 overall finishers in The Span 9 mile race where there are 5 or more racers in the category.
