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The Chesapeake Bay Paddle- Hosted by Kent Island Yacht Club consists of three race distances.

1) A 35 mile, solo and team, circumnavigation race for OC1/2s, surfskis, SUPs, and kayaks (both single and multi-person) starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD.  No support boats provided for solo/ small team paddlers.

A 35 mile OC6 circumnavigation Change Race starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD

This is ECORA's (East Coast Outrigger Association) only change race and is worth double points for the point series! Please register as a team. To register, please have the captain register first for either the Men's, Women's or Mixed categories. Once the waiver has been signed, please have the captain click Create a New Team and enter the team name. Subsequent team members can then register under the same team name. There is a maximum of 9 in the Men's and Women's race and 10 in the Mixed race, with a maximum of 5 men. 

Chase boats will be provided at a cost of $500 for all OC6 teams ONLY. The $500 chase boat/ captain fee will be paid by the OC6 team on race day directly to the boat captain. For the Change Race, we will do our best to accommodate the use of canoes, on first come, first served basis for teams needing to use another club’s canoe. A $150 for spec canoes and $200 for unlimited canoes trailering fee is to be paid by the team using another club’s canoe. Canoe availability is strictly on a first come, first served basis. Please contact KIOCCmd@gmail.com to request canoes or if you know you are trailering canoes and might have extra canoes for other teams to use with a trailer use fee. All canoe rentals must go through KIOCC so they can track canoes and canoe availability. Teams cannot arrange their own rental canoes. Please reach out to KIOCC if needing to rent canoes or have canoes to rent. 

2) A 10 mile, solo only, out and back race designed for OC1/2's, surfskis, SUPs, kayaks, OC6's (both single and multi-person) starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD. 

3) A 3 mile, solo only, out and back race designed for OC1/2's, surfskis, SUPs, kayaks, OC6's (both single and multi-person) starting and finishing at Kent Island Yacht Club, Kent Island, MD. 

After the race, join us for a vibrant post-race celebration featuring a festive luau and refreshing beverages courtesy of the Kent Island Yacht Club. Each racer will receive a meal ticket and a drink ticket for the festivities. Stay tuned for further details on the luau extravaganza.

The race will benefit Chesapeake Conservancy’s efforts to designate the Chesapeake Bay as a National Park, WaterKeepers Chesapeake to help keep the waters and rivers of the Bay healthy and Oyster Recovery Partnership’s work to plant 10 billion oysters in the Bay.

100% of your registration fee is tax deductible as a charitable donation. Bay Paddle is a registered 501c3 and all proceeds from participants are donated to Oyster Recovery Partnership, Chesapeake Conservancy and Waterkeepers Chesapeake. 

Paddle Guide for Bay Paddle will be out in April 2025

Registration cut off for meals and t shirts will be June 29th.

Registration Prices go up June 1st!

OC6 teams MUST to be registered by June 20th in order to secure boat captains and support boats.

Chesapeake Bay Paddle is an epic 35 mile circumnavigation around Kent Island, MD. It is the only OC6 change race on the east coast. All OCs, surfskis, SUPs, kayaks, canoes are eligible. The race start/finish and post party are all at the Kent Island Yacht Club.  

Paddlers doing the 35 miles race will have the opportunity to paddle under the iconic Chesapeake Bay Bridge spans.

The paddle benefits Chesapeake Conservancy’s, WaterKeepers Chesapeake and Oyster Recovery Partnership.

100% of registration fee is tax deductible. Bay Paddle is a registered 501c3 and all proceeds from participants are donated to Oyster Recovery Partnership, Chesapeake Conservancy and WaterKeepers Chesapeake.

All paddlers who register before June 30th will get a race technical t-shirt sponsered by Vaikobi

Paddle through the pain and enjoy the afterparty with Tito's, Pacifico and delicious Luau post race from Kent Island Yacht Club

Register and learn more; https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/Arnold/BayPaddle

Short video recap of the 2023 race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm3lZepqg6c