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 : Rainer Storb
Phone: 206.396.3485

Getting to the Start

Due to a fire at Mount Baker Beach Park, the location of the race will be Stan Sayer Pits. It’s about a mile south of Mt. Baker Park Beach on Lake Washington Boulevard.

Race Registration

Coming soon!

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.

Course Records (old course from Medina)

Long Course: Richard Tarbell and Greg Spooner, 1:36:12 in 2005 in a 2x.

Short Course: Josh Proctor, 44:49 in 2008 in a 1x.

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

Vegetarians, when pre-registering please let us know your preferred alternatives by emailing to: rstorb@fredhutch.org.

Awards

Ribbons awarded for 1st-3rd by category.

Post Race

Enjoy a sausage!