Northwest Paddling Series Launches – Five SUP Races Culminating in Championship Race

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Fastest paddleboarders in the Northwest to be crowned during Seafair Weekend with televised four-mile championship race  

Seafair the thunder of the hydros and a celebration of watery life in the Northwest, will now include one of the fastest growing sports on the water, one without an engine. The Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Northwest Paddling Series.  A collaboration between the NMTA (producers of the Seattle Boat Show and the Northwest Paddling Festival) and Seafair, the series consists of five existing regional SUP races that will culminate in the inaugural Seafair Northwest Paddling Championship on Saturday, Aug. 1. The four-mile championship race will be SUP-er thrilling and will take place on the Seafair hydroplane race course on Lake Washington, in front of tens of thousands of on-land and on-water spectators, and will be televised by KIRO TV.  Competitors will be vying for the title and bragging rights of fastest SUP-er in the Northwest as well as cash, VIP Seafair experiences and other unique prizes.

Paddleboarders may enter as many of the five races as they want. The top three male and female finishers of each of the five races (both amateur and professional) will qualify to race in the championship race and one male and one female grand champion will be crowned.

The five races in the series are:

March 28: St.Paddles Day Race at Alderbrook Resort and Spa on Hood Canal

April 11: Gig Harbor  Paddler’s Cup, Gig Harbor

May 9: Northwest Paddling Festival Challenge, Lake Sammamish State Park, Issaquah

June 27: M2S Alki Paddling Challenge, Alki, Seattle

July 11: ZICO SUP Challenge, Green Lake, Seattle

Each race brings a different dynamic to the series, with potential for boat wakes, currents, wind, and, in the case of the Alki Paddling Challenge, pirates storming the beach as it coincides with the Seafair Pirates Landing.

The Northwest Paddling Series benefits Paddle for Parkinson’s, a nonprofit dedicated to raising funds for Parkinson’s support and research through paddle sports.

For more information about the Northwest Paddling Series and the Seafair Championship Race, visit: http://www.nwpaddlingseries.com/faq/

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