Open Water Rowing center presents The

2026 OPEN OCEAN REGATTA

Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Sausalito, CA

 

FOUR RACE COURSES Available

Strawberry

Our classic 9km course up to Strawberry Pt. on beautiful Richardson Bay.

The waters are typically calmer and flatter on the Strawberry Course and we consider this to the be the course that is friendly to all!

Pt. Diablo

Our classic 15km course that goes out past the Golden Gate Bridge to Pt. Diablo along the Marin shoreline, then turns back in towards the bay for a challenging run in the flood current down to Peninsula Pt. off Belvedere Island.

Angel Island

FKA “the Paddlesport Long course,” this scenic 15km course stays inside San Francisco Bay. The course takes participants around Angel Island and back up Raccoon Strait. This year the course is also open to rowers!

Endurance

Our most challenging course at a distance of 23km, participants will navigate the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge and go out to Pt. Diablo, then come back into the bay, and go all the way around Angel Island before finishing.

All four race courses start and finish right off the shoreline of scenic downtown Sausalito.

open to rowing & paddlesport categories

ROWING (sculling)

  • Open Water

  • Coastal

  • Traditional

  • Flat Water

  • 1x, 2x, 4x, 4x+

  • Womens, Mens, Mixed

Outrigger Canoe

  • OC6

  • OC2

  • OC1

  • Womens, Mens, Mixed

STANDUP PADDLE

  • SUP 14

  • SUP 12-6

  • Womens, Mens

Surfski

  • Singles

  • Doubles

  • Womens, Mens, Mixed

OUR SPONSORS:

regatta organizers

Committee:
Stefan Benton (Chair), Wayne Aleshire, Scott Kozinchik
Contact email address: regatta@owrc.com
Contact telephone: 1.415.332.1091

Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to help with registration, parking, safety boats, launch and recovery of rowing shells and more! Please reach out to regatta@owrc.com to sign up to volunteer! Thank you!

Regatta Registration

RegattaCentral registration link.

Registration will close Thursday, April 30.

Registration Fees

  • Single $75

  • Double $150

  • Quad(+) $300

  • OC-6 $300

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPETITORS

Instructions will be posted closer to the regatta. Check back here. All registered competitors will be notified by email when the instructions are available.


Video guides:

Video guides updated for 2026 coming soon.

Boat STorage

Boats may be stored at the OWRC boathouse in the Schoonmaker Marina. If you plan to store a boat, please call the office (415-332-1091) to confirm time of delivery and make sure to bring your own slings for holding your boat!

OWRC also offers long term storage solutions for all rowing and paddle sport craft.

Boat Rental

Boat rentals are available on a prepaid, first-come, first-served basis with OWRC. OWRC club members have booking priority. OWRC will provide rental-rowing shells to rowers who have been cleared to safely row the type of boat that they are renting.

Rowing the Angel Island, Pt. Diablo or Endurance course in an OWRC rental boat requires completion of the Rough Water Clinic.

$50 race day rental fee for visitors.

Contact owrc@owrc.com to reserve a boat.

Available to Rent

  • Maas Aeros

  • Maas 24s

  • Maas Flyweights

  • Maas Double

  • NEXT Remedy FG C1X

  • LITE Sport Coastal

  • Nelo C1X Coastal

  • Whitehall Traditional

safeTy and preparAtion

Safety Requirements for the Regatta

  • We require carriage of a USCG-approved Type III PFD for each person in the boat, including coxswains.

  • We highly recommend wearing your PFD at all times.

  • We are requiring that all competitors have some form of communication device with them in the boat. More details can be found in the Competitor Instructions document below.

The Rough Water Clinic

We highly recommend that all competitors on the Endurance and Pt. Diablo courses take the OWRC Rough Water Clinic. The clinic is required for anyone using OWRC rental boats on those courses, but it will benefit everyone who goes beyond the Golden Gate Bridge and/or around Angel Island.

THE race COURSES

Higher-resolution detailed charts views of the courses. More detailed information, including descriptions and magnetic bearings for each leg will be in the Competitor Instructions packet. We will also post updated course overview videos in 2026 that will include visual navigation aids.

Endurance Course - 23 km
Open to: 24/Fly (1x), Open Water 2x, Coastal 1x, Coastal 2x, Coastal 4x+, Surfski, Double Surfski.

Angel Island Course - 15 km
Open to: 24/Fly (1x), Aero (1x), Open Water 2x, Coastal 1x, Coastal 2x, Coastal 4x+, Traditional 1x, Traditional 2x, SUP12-6, SUP14, Surfski, Double Surfski, OC-1, OC-2, OC-6.

Pt. Diablo Course - 15 km
Open to: 24/Fly (1x), Aero (1x), Open Water 2x, Coastal 1x, Coastal 2x, Coastal 4x+, Surfski, Double Surfski, OC-1, OC-2, OC-6, Traditional 1x, Traditional 2x.

Strawberry Course - 9.5 km
Open to: 24/Fly (1x), Aero (1x), Open Water 2x, Coastal 1x, Coastal 2x, Flatwater 1x, Flatwater 2x, Flatwater 4x, Traditional 1x, Traditional 2x, SUP12-6, SUP14, Surfski, Double Surfski, OC-1, OC-2.

on-shore Activites

Before racing, there will be coffee and sweet carbohydrate treats (i.e. pastries) available for competitors.

After racing, competitors, volunteers and guests will be treated to tasty food and beverages, the cost of which is all included in your entry fee. If you are bringing guests, you will be able to buy tickets so your guests can enjoy the food and beverages as well.

There will be an award ceremony with exciting prizes presented by some of OWRC’s longest-standing members.

The latest MAAS open water and NEXT Rowing coastal rowing shells will be on display.

For spectators that would like to see some of the racing, there are two great spots to watch the rowers from shore:

  • You will be able to watch the entire fleet gather pre-start, and then watch the starts from downtown Sausalito, on Bridgeway Ave near the Scoma’s and Trident restaurants.

  • All of the Pt. Diablo and Endurance course competitors will pass by Cavallo Pt. There is parking and you can get a great view from the bluff. In the distance, you will also see the Sprint and Paddlesport Long course competitors round the Hank Easom buoy off Yellowbluff.

PUT UP A POSTER!

Posters coming soon!