THE OWRC

2024 OPEN OCEAN REGATTA

Sunday, April 21, 2024 – Sausalito, CA.

 

Competitor Instructions, Course Guides and Diagrams Published Below (scroll down)

Find accurate course information farther down this page.

The 2024 Open Ocean Regatta features five race courses of different lengths. New this year is the 23km Endurance Course. The shortest Sprint Course, is a distance popular with the Coastal Rowing community: 7km, and will be enjoyed by the SUP community as well. Also new for the SUP, surfski and outrigger canoe communities is the 15km Paddlesport Long Course around Angel Island. The popular Pt. Diablo (15km) and Strawberry (9.5km) courses remain unchanged.

Each course provides astonishing scenery with challenging rowing conditions of the San Francisco Bay. Separate event classes for open water shells, coastal rowing shells, flatwater rowing shells, paddlesport and traditional open-cockpit boats, provide competitive and recreational rowers the opportunity to self assess themselves in a supportive, fun-filled regatta.

OUR SPONSORS:

regatta organizers

Chair: Scott Kozinchik
Committee: Kevin Burrell, Stefan Benton, Wayne Aleshire
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

To register, go to the event page at RegattaCentral to sign-up:
https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=8822

Registration closes April 17, 2021.

Registration Fees

  • Single $75

  • Double $150

  • Quad(+) $300

  • OC-6 $300

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 food and beverages by a local Marin food truck, 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.

Regatta t-shirts will be available for purchase.

The latest MAAS open water and Nelo 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.

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 Diablo or Endurance course in an OWRC rental boat requires completion of the Rough Water Clinic.

Contact owrc@owrc.com to reserve a boat.

Available to Rent

  • 6 Maas Aeros

  • 2 Maas 24s

  • 3 Maas Flyweights

  • 1 Maas Double

  • 2 LITE Race Coastal

  • 1 LITE Sport Coastal

  • 1 Nelo C1X Coastal

  • 1 Nelo C2X Coastal

safeTy and preparAtion

Safety Requirements for the Regatta

We are still finalizing the requirements, but in accordance with OWRC safety policies:

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

  • 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.

There are two scheduled Rough Water Clinics leading up to the regatta. We can add more as needed to meet demand. Register early as these tend to fill up!

THE race COURSES

More details coming soon, including the classic Strawberry Course chart.

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

Paddlesport Long Course - 15 km
Open to: SUP12-6 and SUP14, Surfski, Double Surfski, OC-1, OC-2, OC-6.

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.

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.

Sprint Course - 7 km
Open to: SUP12-6, SUP14, Aero (1x), Coastal 1x, Coastal 2x.

Help spread the word!

[ Updated 4/6/2024 ] Click the icon to the left to download, print and post our regatta poster in your boathouse or club.
Or, share it on social media! Designed to be printed on 11x17” paper. If you are local, we have copies to share in the OWRC office. Stop by to get one!

And please share our regatta press release. Click the document icon to the left to download and forward the PDF press release. Thank you!

PAST YEARS REGATTA RESULTS

Effective 2020, US Rowing age handicaps are applied to results, and both lapsed times and handicapped times are acknowledged.

Past YEARS regtta PHOTOS

Photos from 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2019.