VOYAGER X WETFEET HAWAII DOWNWIND CHALLENGE 2024

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Race Date is June 29 with alternate dates of June 30th, July 6th and July 7th

Race Day Timeline

7:30am-9:00 am Hui Nalu Halau - Race Check In, Numbering and Pass Out Shirts

9:00am -9:15 am Hui Nalu Halau - Race Meeting 

10:30 am Water Race Start WING

11:00 am Water Race Start SUP

12.30 pm Kaimana Buoy Finish Line - Cutoff Time to Finish

1:00 PM Kapiolani Beach Park - FOOD/AWARDS

General Rules

Please read these rules carefully and abide by them or face disqualification. In general you are expected to conduct yourself in a sportmanlike manner, help others on the course if they are in trouble and consider safety first above everything else. Please wear the race jersey during the race, its looks great for photos!

Registration

You can preregister here until June 26th for $45:

Registration

Race day registration will be $60.

All racers including prone foilers must check in on race morning from 7:30am to 9:00am to get their number and race jersey. There will be a pre-race briefing at 9:00am at the Canoe Hale at the Hawaii Kai Boat Ramp.

Race Course

The race course for SUP and Wing foilers will be from Portlock Point to a buoy outside Kaimana Beach Park.

Categories

There will be divisions for SUP and Wing. Men's and women's age divisions for 39 and under and 40 and over. Awards will be given to the top 3 in each division.

Race Rules

The Portlock Point start area will be in the water about 100 meters south of the point in the wind line. Racers are expected to be in the water at the start area 15 minutes prior to their respective start times. All racers must be sitting on their boards for the starting gun. Course marshalls on jet skis will be managing the start line so that no one is in front of the line or gets a rolling start. Please cooperate and help shepherd others to insure a fair start.

Once the gun goes off there are no restrictions other than you must go past and within 10 yards of the buoy off the Kaimana Beach channel. You must go past the finish line buoy even if it means paddling to it. If you pull out of the race please let race officials know by calling (808) 255-6255.

A leash is required and Inflatable boards are not allowed. The long course will close at 12:30pm. Any long course racer not finished by 12:30pm will be given a DNF.

Awards Ceremony

At 1pm there will be an awards ceremony at Kapiolani Park across the street from Kaimana Beach with food being served.

Race Course Maps