What is it?
Our Paddle Derby is a series of ten races with divisions for recreational paddlers and experienced racers. Enter just to have a good time or to hone your competitive skills. You can enter as few as one race or as many as ten. Compete in the same division for at least five races and earn points towards championship standings.
When?
Races are ten Thursday evenings in 2016:
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
July 7, 14, 21, 28
August 4
Registration is from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.
Races start at 6:45 p.m.
Where?
Races start and end just west of Thomas Beach on Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. (At Upton Av. S. and West Calhoun Blvd., in the southwest corner of Lake Calhoun.) The race course travels from Lake Calhoun to Lake of the Isles and (for skilled paddlers) to Cedar Lake and back, with several buoy turns.