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Event Schedule

NOTE: YOU MUST ATTEND EITHER THE COURSE PRACTICE SESSION ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH OR THE PRE-RACE BRIEFING ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH IN ORDER TO RACE.

        Saturday, August 5th
         6:00am - 8:00am PDT: Course Practice - meet us on the beach in Kings Beach for a pre-race briefing and to take a practice run around the course of your choice. IF YOU ATTEND THIS PRACTICE SESSION, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE SUNDAY MORNING BRIEFING.

        Sunday, August 6th
        6:00am PDT: Registration/Check-in on the beach at Secline Beach at the end of Secline Street (free parking!) in Kings Beach, CA
        6:30am PDT: Race Briefing - MANDATORY IF YOU DID NOT ATTEND THE COURSE PRACTICE SESSION ON SATURDAY MORNING
        6:45am - 7:15am PDT: MANDATORY Boat safety checks and launches
        7:30am PDT: First race begins
        10:30am PDT: Race cutoff - any boats still on course will be instructed to return to shore. (NOTE: We expect all boats to complete the race by 10:00am or so, but we'll make a sweep around 10:30 to start herding any stragglers back home.)
        11:00am PDT: Results and Awards

Brunch items (breakfast burritos, scones, fruit, coffee, etc.) will be available to all registered competitors and volunteers from approximately 6:30am to 11:30am at no additional charge.

Race Location

Check-in and Race Briefing will be held at Secline Beach at the end of Secline Street. See the area circled in blue in the image below for the location.

If you arrive early enough, there is lots of FREE Parking available on Secline Street.
Since there is no overnight parking on Secline, if you get there early (6am) it should be wide open with lots of spots and easy access to a beach for launching:

Note that Brockway Vista Drive off Secline Street runs behind the Crown Motel's office. You are welcome to unload here as well, but be aware that this is a dead end with no outlet, so the area can get very tight with cars. In addition, the parking areas here are restricted to Crown Motel guests only, and beach access is via a narrow staircase. Hence, it is not the best option.

You can also just park anywhere along CA-28/North Lake Blvd. (2-hour parking only!) and walk your boat down to the beach.

There is abundant street parking on the residential streets north of CA-28/North Lake Boulevard. There are also several public (paid) lots in the area, but be aware that they fill up early (which shouldn't be a problem for rowers, right??). 

You may also launch boats from any of the nearby public beaches, such as in front of the North Tahoe Events Center. Areas circled in red in the image below are good places to launch:

The Courses

There are three courses available: a 7km Short Course, a 16km Long Course, and a 23km Ultra Long (Half Marathon) Course. The Ultra Long Course combines the Short and Long Courses in sequence.

Each is challenging in its own way, but the Long and Ultra Long Courses are reserved for open water and coastal shells only due to their more exposed natures.

In addition, the following safety rules apply to all boats on both courses:

• All boats on must either be self-bailing or carry a bailing device onboard.

• A PFD must be carried onboard for each rower.

• Each boat must carry at least one noisemaker (whistle or air horn).

• Though not required, a compass or GPS is strongly advised.

If you have a GPS device, here is the Long Course GPX File.
(Disclaimer: Please consider all coordinates to be approximate; actual positions of turning points may vary by as much as 100m due to conditions. Look where you're going!)