CRYSTAL LAKE SUP 6mile/3mile/1.5 mile CHALLENGE
Mens and Womens Recreation Divisions: SUP Surfboard Class, and touring board class (max board length 12'6) 

Junior class Division, ages 13-16. 

Men’s & Woman’s
 Elite Divisions:12’6″ SUP Class(Women) and 14′ SUP Class (Men)
Ages 14 and up.

Open water start for all paddle-boarders. Elite racer will start at approximately 9:00AM followed by the Rec and Jr. racers at 9:10AM. The course will run on a counter clockwise lap. For the Rec race 1 Lap is 3 miles, for the Elite Race it will be 2 laps for 6 miles. There will be UP NORTH SUP CLASSIC officials as well as the Benzie County Sheriff’s Marine Division patrolling the course. The winds in the mornings are usually calm and the swell small. This is a great course for beginners through elite.

MUST HAVE PFD.

Free CRYSTAL LAKE SUP CHALLENGE (Kids) Race Course. 

Open
 Age Class: 7-12. 
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded trophies/prizes.

Open water start for all paddlers at 12:30PM. The CRYSTAL LAKE SUP CHALLENGE course will be run as a partial lap of the full course and will cover roughly a 1.5 miles. There will be UP NORTH SUP CLASSIC officials as well as the Benzie County Sheriff’s Marine Division will be patrolling the course. This is a great course for Kid’s and will allow excellent spectating for the parents from shore.

No Adults Leading in Kids Race, Adults must be anchored.

MUST HAVE PFD.

LAKE MICHIGAN 4.6 mile DOWNWIND DUEL
Men’s & Woman’s
 Open Division: Age Limit: (17 & under requires legal guardian signature and UP NORTH SUP CLASSIC event approval)
1st and 2nd place will be awarded prizes and trophies. There will be UP NORTH SUP CLASSIC officials patrolling the race from the water and the beach.

Beach Start at Pt. Betsie Beach. Downwind Duel course is a straight shot along the shoreline to Frankfort Beach. The finish is a sprint up the beach between the two finish event flags. Participants must cross the finish line with their paddle.

MUST HAVE PFD.