SIDNEY B次元官网网址� Get ready to stand up and be counted this weekend, as Sidney plays host to the 2018 Canadian National Stand Up Paddleboarding Championship.
The event B次元官网网址� known now as the Sidney SUPJAM B次元官网网址� has moved to the Saanich Peninsula after several years in Tofino. Presented by the Mill Bay Marine Group, the SUPJAM is the national championship and race selections for Team Canada for the upcoming World and PanAm qualifying races.
Starting May 25 and running all weekend, the Sidney SUPJAM opens with a morning of advanced and intermediate race clinics at Gonzales Beach in Victoria with some of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 national champs. There will be displays at SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Glass Beach, near Beacon Park, featuring introductions, a youth clinic and Learn-To-SUP-Race activities, put on by South Island SUP. Those run from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 races and other events take place along the Sidney waterfront. Opening ceremonies start at 10 a.m. at the Port Sidney Marina.
Immediately afterwards, at around 10:30, the first races begins B次元官网网址� the 4km Open Male and Female event. ThatB次元官网网址檚 followed at 11:30 a.m. with Mens and WomenB次元官网网址檚 Elite 4km heats and finals, expected to finish at around 4 p.m. The final event of the day starts at 4 p.m. B次元官网网址� the MenB次元官网网址檚 and WomenB次元官网网址檚 Elite 200 metre sprints.
The Sunday, May 27 races get under way at 9:30 a.m. at Port Sidney Marina. There will be distance, prone and relay events, along with recreational paddles and a 200 metre B次元官网网址榤ini-gromsB次元官网网址� for kids 10 and under at Glass Beach. Awards will be handed out in Beacon Park at around 2 p.m.
To find out more about the Sidney SUPJAM, visit www.csasurfcanada.org.
