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.
Well you beat me to it. I also found the NOAA website and the reading station is across the channel within 1/4 mile of event start/finish.
Past readings on August 12 at 8:00 a.m. (anticipated start time)
2008 52.5
2009 56.8
2010 54.0
2011 53.0
Sometimes temp goes up as much as 4 degrees by late afternoon (2011) and sometimes it goes down later in the day (2009)
Sorry I don't know how to shorten the link using a bookmark, but this is a nifty way to find temp data:
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/data_menu.shtml
We are working on course revisions and running them by govt. agencies as we speak. Stay tuned on CYL website for course map and segment description. My goal on this course was to make it like a single track mountain bike ride past/over varied terrain, varied sea exposure, and views both above AND below waterline. We are also working on a biological education component because there is so much going on along this route and we want to engage families/support crews every bit as much as swimmers. You really shouldn't have trouble finding a kayak escort who wants to come with you once they see whats in it for them.
We're trying hard to figure out how to expand our fleet of available kayaks as that may prove to be a limiting factor.
Well you beat me to it. I also found the NOAA website and the reading station is across the channel within 1/4 mile of event start/finish.
Past readings on August 12 at 8:00 a.m. (anticipated start time)
2008 52.5
2009 56.8
2010 54.0
2011 53.0
Sometimes temp goes up as much as 4 degrees by late afternoon (2011) and sometimes it goes down later in the day (2009)
Sorry I don't know how to shorten the link using a bookmark, but this is a nifty way to find temp data:
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/data_menu.shtml
We are working on course revisions and running them by govt. agencies as we speak. Stay tuned on CYL website for course map and segment description. My goal on this course was to make it like a single track mountain bike ride past/over varied terrain, varied sea exposure, and views both above AND below waterline. We are also working on a biological education component because there is so much going on along this route and we want to engage families/support crews every bit as much as swimmers. You really shouldn't have trouble finding a kayak escort who wants to come with you once they see whats in it for them.
We're trying hard to figure out how to expand our fleet of available kayaks as that may prove to be a limiting factor.
