August 12th, the Furthest North open water swim in North America! Located in Sitka, Alaska.
Men's and women's age group and Relay divisions will be awarded trophies and ribbons.
Solo or relay 10k, 5k and 1k open water swims in Sitka Sound, with a water temperature range in the mid 50’s. The course will start at the Mount Edgecumbe High School ramp on Japonski Island. The course will then take the swimmers north out of Sitka Channel and westward along the Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historic Site and loop back to the Mt. Edgecumbe ramp to finish. A turnaround point in course will be available for those swimming the 5k and 1K distances.
Sanction pending with USMS.
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i am still more than a little confused as to why scheduling this swim the same weekend as the pennock swim was a good idea?
pennock seems to be traditionally scheduled the second weekend in august
i recommend sitka avoid the conflict for future events - it would be interesting to see participants do both
Each month there are a limited number of days with good tides, sometimes there are really no good tides during a month. The Sitka and Pennock swims will probably continue to hold their events at the same time due to that simple lunar rule. If you are thinking that maybe just holding them on different days of the weekend, let me enlighten. Sitka is a least 18 hours away from ketchikan by ferry, assuming the ferry schedule cooperates. The plane ride is only 40 minutes, but the cost is in the neighborhood of 350.00 and you have to hope the airline schedule cooperates. As for any of the other issues that have been brought up, it will get sorted in time.
Willie
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Former Member
i am still more than a little confused as to why scheduling this swim the same weekend as the pennock swim was a good idea?
pennock seems to be traditionally scheduled the second weekend in august
i recommend sitka avoid the conflict for future events - it would be interesting to see participants do both
Each month there are a limited number of days with good tides, sometimes there are really no good tides during a month. The Sitka and Pennock swims will probably continue to hold their events at the same time due to that simple lunar rule. If you are thinking that maybe just holding them on different days of the weekend, let me enlighten. Sitka is a least 18 hours away from ketchikan by ferry, assuming the ferry schedule cooperates. The plane ride is only 40 minutes, but the cost is in the neighborhood of 350.00 and you have to hope the airline schedule cooperates. As for any of the other issues that have been brought up, it will get sorted in time.
Willie