Commencement Bay Race
Start : May 19, 2012 10:00 AM
Level: 2
Distance: 6mi
Meeting: 9:15 AM
Director : Todd Silver
Phone: 253.370.4931
A race for all human powered watercraft in often placid, somtimes choppy waters with northerly winds.
Getting to the Start
Leave I-5 at Exit 133 onto SR 705. Take Schuster Parkway ramp off 705. Turn off Schuster onto Rustin Way. Rustin Way runs along Commencement Bay; follow it about two miles to Lobster Shop & Headshaw Park.
Race Registration
If you would like to fill out your entry form ahead of the race (especially if you are under 18 years of age and need parental permission) you can get a copy here: Entry/Release Form (PDF).
Online Registration:
http://webscorer.com/register.aspx?raceid=2367. Pre-registration does not commit you to racing, so please sign up if you are just thinking about it. One entry per BOAT, please.
Race Course
The course starts at Headshaw Park, runs south and turns, finishing back at the starting area.
Course Record
Tyler Peterson and Evan Jacobs, 40:36 in 2008 in a M 2x.
Entry Fees
Boats of 1 or 2 competitors:
$8 per person for: members of Sound Rowers, Juniors (18 and under).
$18 per person for non-members, non-Juniors
Boats of 3+ competitors:
$8 per person
Awards
Ribbons awarded for 1st-3rd by category.