Start: July 13, 2024
All racers 10:00 AM
Level: 2-3
Distance: 4.25 NM (4.9mi) / 7 NM (8mi)
Meeting: 9:15 AM
Director: Jeff Wong
Phone: 360.589.1317
Getting to the Start
From the North: take Exit 105B from I-5 onto Plum Street and stay in the left lane. Follow signs to Port of Olympia. Pass through eight intersections. At the next intersection, turn left onto Olympia Avenue. Take the next right onto Marine Drive. Proceed for 0.7 miles and turn right to the launch area. Drop off your boat and gear. Drive back out to Marine Drive and turn right. Enter the next driveway on the right to free parking.
From the South: take Exit 105 from i-5. Stay to the right, Take the roundabout to the first exit, pass under I-5 and continue to the first light turning left onto Plum Street and stay in the left lane. Pass through another 7 intersections. At the next intersection, turn left onto Olympia Avenue. Take the next right onto Marine Drive. Proceed for 0.7 miles and turn right to the launch area. Drop off your boat and gear. Drive back out to Marine Drive and turn right. Enter the next driveway on the right to free parking. .
Race Registration
Race Day HQ
Location: the covered picnic tables on the opposite side of the launch area from the OAR boathouse.
Register, pick up race numbers, pay race fees and attend Safety meeting here.
Race Course
Both long and short courses start and finish at the launch dock for Olympia Area Rowers. The regular course racers will make a moderate right turn at the Olympia Shoal and sharp right turn at Gull Harbor (marked by a large orange Meyers Rum buoy). Budd Light racers will turn around at the Olympia Shoal and go directly back to the start. All racers will return south to the finish.
Course Record
Vancouver Lake Jr. Men’s 8+, 49:22 in 2007.
Excel Spreadsheet of all results from 1998-current.
Entry Fees
Pre-registration discount (registration closes 9:00pm July 12th)
Members of Sound Rowers members, OARS members and juniors (18 and under) $10 per person Non-members $15 per person
Day of race registration
Members of Sound Rowers members, OARS members and juniors (18 and under) $15 per person Non-members $20 per person.
Awards
Ribbons awarded for 1st-3rd by category.
Additional Details
- Bathroom and coin-op shower facilities are available at the Swantown Marina near the launch ramps.
- There is plenty of lawn for boat set up and laying out gear.
- The marina is a half mile from the Olympia Farmer’s Market (opens at 10am) where you can get fruit and pastries and have a great time and plenty of food after the race. It’s the second largest farmer’s market in the state (after Pike Place). Between the Market and the Swantown Marina is the new roasting facility and tasting room of Batdorf and Bronson Coffee Roasters… also a fun visit.
Long Course Map
