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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As race director Kevin, stated in another post, the rules of engagement have been debated and revised for the CYL 57*N event in Sitka, thanks to all your valuable input on this fun exchange, and with that worked out Kevin was finally able to get the registration form activated on the website.
Three other items of note should be mentioned at this point.
1) We are working hard with the Sitka Maritime Society to include their annual human-powered watercraft race on the same weekend as the open water swim. We may be using the same start/finish venue and race course, though they would run their event on Saturday, while we are a go for Sunday a.m. We intend to have a joint Salmon bake dinner at the Coast Guard air station Gazebo, which overlooks the race course on Saturday night. These plans are still tentative, but it is just one more thing that will make it much more difficult for out-of-towners to pass up this opportunity.
2) This is also tentative, but we are also working with Alaska Airlines to offer a discount code for air travel to Sitka for participants and crew members. We have close connections to those folks, so we feel safe in mentioning it as another goodie for you to consider.
3) Much of this discussion thread has revolved around beautiful pictures of high (and low) mountain lakes around Sitka that some nutso folks seem to think should be swum--naked!. Well, here is my crazy proposal: If a friendly group of at least 8 USMS swimmers from out-of-town commit to the CYL event, I will take them (you) down to Redoubt Bay on our boat, Morning Mist, with kayaks and canoes, for either a one or two night stay at the USFS Redoubt Cabin, or for a day paddle/swim trip down Redoubt Lake. Currently the cabin is available for a few days after the ocean swim, but won't be for long, so time is of the essence.
But wait... there's more! If that weren't enough to move you to action, we also have group day-hikes planned on some of the great trails around Sitka, including Medvijie salmon hatchery tour and hike to Medvijie Lake (See pictures above posted by Geog) OK, enough of my drivel. It is time to register.
As race director Kevin, stated in another post, the rules of engagement have been debated and revised for the CYL 57*N event in Sitka, thanks to all your valuable input on this fun exchange, and with that worked out Kevin was finally able to get the registration form activated on the website.
Three other items of note should be mentioned at this point.
1) We are working hard with the Sitka Maritime Society to include their annual human-powered watercraft race on the same weekend as the open water swim. We may be using the same start/finish venue and race course, though they would run their event on Saturday, while we are a go for Sunday a.m. We intend to have a joint Salmon bake dinner at the Coast Guard air station Gazebo, which overlooks the race course on Saturday night. These plans are still tentative, but it is just one more thing that will make it much more difficult for out-of-towners to pass up this opportunity.
2) This is also tentative, but we are also working with Alaska Airlines to offer a discount code for air travel to Sitka for participants and crew members. We have close connections to those folks, so we feel safe in mentioning it as another goodie for you to consider.
3) Much of this discussion thread has revolved around beautiful pictures of high (and low) mountain lakes around Sitka that some nutso folks seem to think should be swum--naked!. Well, here is my crazy proposal: If a friendly group of at least 8 USMS swimmers from out-of-town commit to the CYL event, I will take them (you) down to Redoubt Bay on our boat, Morning Mist, with kayaks and canoes, for either a one or two night stay at the USFS Redoubt Cabin, or for a day paddle/swim trip down Redoubt Lake. Currently the cabin is available for a few days after the ocean swim, but won't be for long, so time is of the essence.
But wait... there's more! If that weren't enough to move you to action, we also have group day-hikes planned on some of the great trails around Sitka, including Medvijie salmon hatchery tour and hike to Medvijie Lake (See pictures above posted by Geog) OK, enough of my drivel. It is time to register.
