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.
Visit www.changeyourlatitude.org for more information.
Geog,
Are you some sort of undercover agent for the CYL 57*N promotion committee? Either way you are doing one heck of a job!
Our discussion seems to have migrated from an enlightening exchange on wetsuit requirement/sanctioning/safety issues in cold-cold events (for which I am most grateful to you and others) to the fabulous scenery and lake swim fantasies in the greater Sitka area.
To maintain perspective, there are a couple of things to remember when viewing these idyllic images. 1.5 miles on a topog map in Southeast Alaska = at least 10 miles of hard slogging/bushwacking in southern 48. Most of the hundreds of lakes on Baranof Island are extremely difficult to get to—and don’t forget the bears! The Sitka area gets over 100 inches of rain each year, so quite often you don’t have to jump in a lake to get wet. But that is also why it is so lush and pristine. Even cold-acclimated types need to bring along good raingear and a sunny demeanor—regardless of the weather. Much of this—and more blue sky images—on links soon to be set up on the CYL website. www.changeyourlatitude.org
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Yikes those are small images, but will have to do given my lack of URL smarts. Anyway, the first one is shot from mountain overlooking Redoubt Lake. We had to canoe 1 mile across the lake to get to our "special spot". Best way to "do" Redoubt for a visitor, may be to fly in with our neighbor Ken Bellows of Sitka Air to forest service cabin at head of lake for a few days. The lake is over 6 miles long, so few flip turns required. The other image is a pod of sea otters at entrance to Redoubt bay--half of the pod had already dove before I could snap the shot, so you get an idea of the amazing recovery these guys have made since the Russian fur trading days. You may get a chance to rub whiskers with a few sea otters during the race--especially if the seas are calm and we elect to go for the "scenic" 10K to far end of causeway/Ft. Rouseau. Prior to my flight back from Sitka a few weeks back, I walked out to John Brown's Beach, which will be the main land-based spectator viewing area for the CYL swim. A playful sea otter was checking out the course and practicing up for the main event in August.
Geog,
Are you some sort of undercover agent for the CYL 57*N promotion committee? Either way you are doing one heck of a job!
Our discussion seems to have migrated from an enlightening exchange on wetsuit requirement/sanctioning/safety issues in cold-cold events (for which I am most grateful to you and others) to the fabulous scenery and lake swim fantasies in the greater Sitka area.
To maintain perspective, there are a couple of things to remember when viewing these idyllic images. 1.5 miles on a topog map in Southeast Alaska = at least 10 miles of hard slogging/bushwacking in southern 48. Most of the hundreds of lakes on Baranof Island are extremely difficult to get to—and don’t forget the bears! The Sitka area gets over 100 inches of rain each year, so quite often you don’t have to jump in a lake to get wet. But that is also why it is so lush and pristine. Even cold-acclimated types need to bring along good raingear and a sunny demeanor—regardless of the weather. Much of this—and more blue sky images—on links soon to be set up on the CYL website. www.changeyourlatitude.org
3244 3245
Yikes those are small images, but will have to do given my lack of URL smarts. Anyway, the first one is shot from mountain overlooking Redoubt Lake. We had to canoe 1 mile across the lake to get to our "special spot". Best way to "do" Redoubt for a visitor, may be to fly in with our neighbor Ken Bellows of Sitka Air to forest service cabin at head of lake for a few days. The lake is over 6 miles long, so few flip turns required. The other image is a pod of sea otters at entrance to Redoubt bay--half of the pod had already dove before I could snap the shot, so you get an idea of the amazing recovery these guys have made since the Russian fur trading days. You may get a chance to rub whiskers with a few sea otters during the race--especially if the seas are calm and we elect to go for the "scenic" 10K to far end of causeway/Ft. Rouseau. Prior to my flight back from Sitka a few weeks back, I walked out to John Brown's Beach, which will be the main land-based spectator viewing area for the CYL swim. A playful sea otter was checking out the course and practicing up for the main event in August.
