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MAY THE 4th BE WITH YOU!!!

Nooga Loop 2024 will be held on May 4^th, 2024, at the Suck Creek Boat Ramp (across from River Drifters), 7 miles from Downtown Chattanooga. The race course will be up the Tennessee River and around Williams Island.  

To make it fun, each paddler decides which direction they want to paddle around the island.  Each paddler will be responsible for not colliding at the turn around the buoys at the furthest upstream and downstream points of the island.  

New for 2024 - The Double Loop! This 10.9 mile race option will have paddlers turning around a buoy at the downstream end of the island and heading back upstream for a second loop. 

Safety boats will be supporting the race.

Nooga Loop is part of both the Southeast Paddle Sports Series (SEP) and the Southern Stoke paddle race series.

SEP Series craft categories and award points can be found at https://www.sepseries.com/classes.  

Race participants will receive a unisex short sleeve dry wick shirt and a front zippered Hoodie.

A Coast Guard approved PFD and whistle must be worn or accessible at all times during the race.  Leashes are recommended for SUP boards, but not required.

Race Day Events will be providing professional timing.

Awards will be based on craft category and gender.  There must be at least 3 participants in a category to be awarded.

Race Sponsors:  

• Warren and Griffin PC; Attorneys at Law 
• Five Wits Brewing Company - Five Wits Brewing will be supplying the beer for all racers over the age of 21.

All net proceeds go to WaterWays

Did you know that on average kids spend 7 minutes a day outside and 7 hours in front of a screen?  We hope you will join us in getting kids outside and finding solutions for cleaner water and healthier communities.  This is the mission of Waterways, engaging community members to take positive, personal action in their watersheds leading to a healthier community.  We focus on encouraging the environment leadership skills of local youth, awarding community led stewardship, and performing countless restoration projects across the streams in the place we call home!  Our goal is to create long term solutions for watershed protection.  We all need clean water.  We all need to get outside.  mywaterways.org