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Announcing the CRQ Whiskeytown Challenge - May 20, 2023 

The 2023 CRQ race will be ultra-endurance event at Whiskeytown Lake National Park in Shasta County, California.  The 2023 race will be a mileage challenge with options for racers at all levels.  Whiskeytown Lake, just a few miles west of the Sundial Bridge that marks the start of our usual event, is a gem of Northern California and one of the most amazing places you have never been.  It is a large lake with beautiful clear waters, amazing shores, and numerous islands.  It has all the beauty of the Sacramento River, but in a closed course, making it an ideal location for a high-mileage event.

Although this year’s CRQ will not be held on a river, the conditions on the lake are variable and provide plenty of challenge, with conditions varying from calm and cool in the morning to choppy and rough in the heat of the mid-day sun.  This venue also allows us to run the race through the night, adding a whole new dimension to the event.

The format of this year’s race will be a series of mileage challenges. There is no set course; racers are free to develop their own strategy and use the conditions to their advantage.  Do downwinders all day, or hide in the wind shadows and log miles.  Each paddler’s mileage will be continuously recorded by GPS and presented to the race officials at the completion of the event.

The 100-Mile Challenge gives racers 24 hours to paddle 100 miles.  The 100-Mile Challenge will start at dawn and conclude at sunrise the following day.  Paddlers on the 100-Mile Challenge will have to paddle through the night, adding another layer of psychological challenge.  This is a serious challenge and will push anyone’s limits.

We will also offer a 50-Mile Challenge and a 25-Mile Challenge.  The formats will be similar, but the 50 and 25-mile events will only run during daylight hours.  The time limit for the 50-Mile Challenge will be 12 hours, and the limit for the 25 will be 8 hours.  

The race check-in area will be staffed and will operate throughout the day; family and friends are welcome to hang out with us and enjoy the event.  Campsites are also aplenty at Whiskeytown Lake. We will have a beach party celebration/brunch mid-morning the following day.

Please join us for the Whiskeytown Challenge, Memorial Day Weekend 2023!

Boat and board classes

• Solo Kayak 
• Double Kayak
• Surfski 
• Double Surfski
• OC-1
• OC-2
• Marathon Canoe (USCA Pro Boats - J20X etc)
• Tandem Marathon Canoe (USCA Pro Boats)
• Solo Canoe (Touring and Tripper Canoes)
• Tandem Canoe (Touring and Tripper Canoes)
• SUP (12'6, 14', UL)
• Tandem SUP
• Prone Paddleboard (stock, 14', and unlimited)
• Other (if you do not see your preferred boat/board class listed here, please email us!  info@californiariverquest.com)