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.
Evmo,
No skin swimmers, but one used a farmer john wetsuit, so he got a bit more skin in the game. As you well know, we would welcome skin swimmers into CYL if they have a solid track record of being cold-acclimated.
Race day conditions were perfect. Water temp 57 degrees--same as our latitude--fancy that! Almost glassy calm water for 5K'ers, with a bit of ground swell making for a fun ride around the outter rocks on the 10K course, but no wind generated sea. Broken skies with a few light showers. Several out of staters went home with drawing prizes of local seafood, in addition to the salmon bake BBQ overlooking the new course. Our Texas swimmer claims she is bringing back her whole 20-person masters club next year!
As our first go at this venue and even though we considered it a resounding success, there are going to be a few adjustments to next year's event to make things smoother and more convenient for everyone involved--especially our out of town guests.
We really want you and the others who have participated and followed this discussion thread to be there too.
Kris
Evmo,
No skin swimmers, but one used a farmer john wetsuit, so he got a bit more skin in the game. As you well know, we would welcome skin swimmers into CYL if they have a solid track record of being cold-acclimated.
Race day conditions were perfect. Water temp 57 degrees--same as our latitude--fancy that! Almost glassy calm water for 5K'ers, with a bit of ground swell making for a fun ride around the outter rocks on the 10K course, but no wind generated sea. Broken skies with a few light showers. Several out of staters went home with drawing prizes of local seafood, in addition to the salmon bake BBQ overlooking the new course. Our Texas swimmer claims she is bringing back her whole 20-person masters club next year!
As our first go at this venue and even though we considered it a resounding success, there are going to be a few adjustments to next year's event to make things smoother and more convenient for everyone involved--especially our out of town guests.
We really want you and the others who have participated and followed this discussion thread to be there too.
Kris
