Festival & Music

The Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival is an all-day, family friendly celebration… [more]

Festival & Music Festival & Music

Ocean Swim & Run-Swim-Run

The inaugural 1-mile ocean swim of the Santa Monica Pier Ocean Festival kick offs @ 9:00am. This is a… [more]

Ocean Swim & Run-Swim-Run Ocean Swim & Run-Swim-Run

History

Paddleboards, Watermen, and Santa Monica Pier: A Brief History  By Craig Lockwood Co-Chair Oral History… [more]

History History

Dory Races

  For the dory competition, area lifeguards will row 2-person fiberglass rescue boats in… [more]

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Paddleboard & SUP

  Tracing it's routes back to the 1930's Santa Monica Pier paddle races - some of the first… [more]

Paddleboard & SUP Paddleboard & SUP

The world famous Santa Monica Pier and the Honolua Surf Co. kick off the summer of 2012 with the Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival, featuring ocean swims, SUP and paddleboard races, dory competitions, live music and a surfing, lifeguard and paddleboard "museum for the day."

The event is a benefit for Heal the Bay and its public marine education facility, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Heal the Bay will receive a portion of net proceeds from the event.

The waterman "museum for the day" on the pier deck will feature antique surfboards, paddleboards and lifeguard equipment. Paddleboard racing was a popular Santa Monica sport in the 1940s with two paddleboard clubs headquartered on the pier.

The family fun happens all day on Saturday, June 9th, from 8:30 am to 3 pm. Don't miss it!




THE RACES


All races start and finish on the sand immediately south of the pier. The standup paddle and traditional or prone paddleboard races feature a 5.5 mile long course and 2 mile Fun Paddle, both of which take paddlers around the historic Santa Monica Pier and hug the coast. The "Luck-of-the-Draw" SUP-only 4-person relay will pit teams of paddlers against each other. Each team is assigned an elite paddler and the three other paddlers will be drawn at random.

The 1-mile ocean swim goes to the end of the pier and then runs a loop to the south, staying close to the shore line. The Run-Swim-Run will also start and finish on the south side of the pier.

For the dory competition, area lifeguards will row fiberglass rescue boats in both a 1 mile sprint and a crowd-pleasing 3 lap race through the surf. Registration is now open for the dory event, which is presented with the National Doryman's Association.


Eventbrite - Dory

ADDITIONAL INFO:


Volunteers Needed!
 Be a part of making this event happen. We need volunteers to help out for three and four hour shifts Thursday afternoon, Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Volunteers will receive an event t-shirt and the satisfaction of being a part of another fantastic Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival. Email info@pierpaddle.com for more details.		 Sponsors and Exhibitors

Help support this event with a sponsorship or by participating in our paddleboard and gear exhibition on the deck of the world famous Santa Monica Pier. To recieve a sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities package email info@pierpaddle.com.

 Site and Parking Information

To see a detailed map of the event site and nearby parking, click here.

To receive ongoing updates about the event or for general questions, drop us an email at: info@pierpaddle.com.