USA Surfing National Championships 2023

This the USA National Championships for SUP Surfing, SUP Racing, and Prone Paddleboarding, as well as the Team USA Trials for the ISA World SUP & Paddleboard Championship Team. New to this years event is the 5K Age Group National Championship Race.  The 5K Age Group race is open to everyone. All races are in the open ocean. 

National Champions to be crowned!

June 15, Thursday: SUP Distance Race (Team USA ISA Qualifier)

SUP  Distance Race will be 9 miles. Beach start and finish.

Leashes and PFD's are mandatory 

8:00-8:40 am - Check in

9:00 am - Race briefing

9:15 am - Race Start

June 16, Friday : SUP Surf (enter at USA Surfing) (Team USA ISA Qualifier)
- Trophies will be awarded to the top 4 finalists in SUP Surf. All SUP Surf participants will receive an event T-shirt and lunch.

June 17, Saturday: Technical Prone & SUP Races (Team USA ISA Qualifier) & 

SUP 5K Age Group National Championship Race

5K Age Group SUP Race

Start outside of the surf line (water start), and finish on the beach (through the waves). 

Leashes and PFD's are mandatory.

8:00-8:30am - 5K Age Group SUP Race Check in 

8:40am - 5K Age Group SUP Race briefing

8:45-9:00 - Paddle to start line

9:00am - 5K Age Group SUP Race  Start

Technical Prone & Technical Sup Races 

(Team USA ISA Qualifier)

Beach start and finish, with multiple laps in and out of the surf. 

Junior Men's SUP will race with Men's Sup, and Junior Women's SUP will race with Women's SUP.

10:00-10:30am - Technical Prone & SUP check-in

10:45am - Technical Prone & SUP Briefing

11:00am - Prone Men Technical Race 

11:20am - Prone Women Technical Race 

11:40am - SUP Men Technical Race 

12:00pm - SUP Women Technical Race 

1:00pm - 5K Age Group SUP Race & Technical Race Awards

*Races are only open to US Citizens.

Medals will be awarded to the Top 3 finishers in all racing categories.
All participants will receive an event T-shirt and lunch. 

ISA Qualification:

For the Men's & Women's SUP Distance Races, SUP Technical Races and SUP Surfing (Open Divisions), the top 2 finishers in each event will qualify for the US National Team for ISA World Championships. For Junior Men SUP, Junior Women SUP, and all Prone divisions the 1st place finisher will qualify for the US National Team for the ISA World Championships. Qualification for the Men's & Women's SUP 200 Meter ISA Sprint Race (1 Man, 1 Woman) will be selected from within the group of athletes who qualify in any of the above mentioned divisions.