Everyone is required to wear a leash and a coast guard approved life jacket.
The race starts and finishes at the beach at Finger Lakes State Park. This is a flatwater course with some buoys.
"The 1,128-acre park was once the site of a coal strip-mining operation. Between June 1964 and October 1967, the Peabody Coal Co. removed more than 1.2 million tons of coal from the Boone County site, known as Mark Twain Mine, leaving barren piles of earth and numerous pits of water. Shortly after mining operations ceased, Peabody replanted and reseeded much of the mined acreage and stocked several fishing lakes. The rugged terrain created by the mining, however, was not altered."
Source: https://mostateparks.com/page/54961/general-information
Details on packet pickup TBD.
Both divisions will start at the same time. The divisions are inflatable and rigid boards. Every participant must provide their own standup paddle board. No other boats are allowed. Standup paddle boards must be powder by one participant per board using a paddle. No motorized SUPs allowed.
The top male and female winners in both the inflatable and rigid boards division will receive a $300 gift certificate to a local adventure supply store. Details coming soon!
Every entrant will receive a soft, very comfortable SUP Finger Lakes 5K t-shirt.
Professional photographs will be taken on course and at the start/finish line. These will be posted and made available to you at no charge.
There will be a post race awards presentation. Bottled water and a post-race beverage (details coming soon) will be provided as well. Participants are encouraged to bring their own post-race snacks.
SUP Finger Lakes 5K is one of several events in the Ha Ha Racing Events portfolio. Check out our website for details on all our races, HaHaRacingEvents.com.