RACE DETAILS
Race Start Times: Oct 10, 2026 – 9:00AM slow boats on Long Course, 9:30AM Remaining Long Course boats; Short Course 10:30 AM
Level: 2-3
Distance: 6.5/14.3mi
Meeting: 8:30AM
Director : Howard Lee
Phone: 206.992.3580
Getting to the Start
NOTE: The race will start and finish at Mt. Baker Park Beach on Lake Washington Boulevard.
registration
CANCELLED due to lack of permit
race course
Start sequence: 5 minutes: 3 short horn blasts; 3 minutes: 2 short horn blasts; start: 1 long horn blast.
Please PLACE BOAT #s ON BOW, so they are visible from the finish line.
Long Course: Mercer Island counterclockwise. Options for home stretch: south winds: north of I-90 floating bridge; north winds: stay south.
Short Course: South hugging east shore of Seward Park. Make counterclockwise 180° around orange buoy at southeast corner. Returning boats stay off shore to avoid collisions.
course records
Long Course: Cody and Kelton Jenkins, Ben Steele, Derek Lee in open water quad – 1:33:22
Short Course: Tyler Petersen, Nikki, Dave in flatwater triple – 43:44.
entry fees
Pre-registration discount: Members of Sound Rowers: $15 per person; Non-members: $20 per person
Day of race registration: Members of Sound Rowers: $20 per person; Non-members: $25 per person
Boats of 3+ competitors: $15 per person pre-registered (members and/or nonmembers); $20 per person day of race registration
awards
Ribbons awarded for 1st-3rd by category.
Post Race
Enjoy a sausage!