All race courses will start and end in front of Wades Beach on Shelter Island.  Assuming the wind is favorable, the elite course will proceed in a clockwise direction to the west, and encompass a complete circumnavigation of Shelter Island, a total distance estimated at 19.5 miles. Chase boats and timing will finish after 7 hours. All paddlers will be asked to paddle to a designated extraction point and be transported back to Wades Beach via our support vehicle if they haven't finished by that time.

Participants may elect to paddle a shorter (timed) course of about 9 miles, with trophies/prizes, or an untimed recreational course of about 3 miles --- without trophies or prizes.

Weather conditions will be assessed on race day to determine whether an alternate course is needed.

Alternate 1: Partial Course, West Side: Should there be heavy east or northeast winds, we will modify the standard course to a west side partial circumnavigation. The course will run Wades Beach clockwise to Hiberry Lane and back, finishing at Wades Beach.

Alternate 2: Partial Course, East Side: Should there be heavy west or southwest winds, we will modify the standard course to a west side partial circumnavigation. The course will run from the Wades Beach counterclockwise to the east, and finish at Menhaden Lane on the east side of Shelter Island.

Note: Courses may be adjusted depending on weather conditions.

Tides in Noyac Bay and Sunrise/Sunset Times on Race Day

2016-09-10 Sat  6:25 AM EDT   Sunrise

2016-09-10 Sat  6:47 AM EDT    2.0 feet  High Tide

2016-09-10 Sat 12:54 PM EDT    0.8 feet  Low Tide

2016-09-10 Sat  7:05 PM EDT    2.4 feet  High Tide

2016-09-10 Sat  7:06 PM EDT   Sunset