This is a Sound Rowers event
Venue Information
General Description
The start and finish of the races will be just off of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. This is one block away from the Coho Ferry terminal, right in front of the Red Lion Hotel, and right in the lee of the City Pier. The Olympic Discovery Trail is a bike and pedestrian trail that parallels the first and last leg of both the short course and the long course.
The start and finish of the races will be just off of Hollywood Beach in downtown Port Angeles. This is one block away from the Coho Ferry terminal, right in front of the Red Lion Hotel, and right in the lee of the City Pier. The Olympic Discovery Trail is a bike and pedestrian trail that parallels the first and last leg of both the short course and the long course.
Parking
There is free parking available at the City Pier, at the corner of First and Lincoln, and along the Esplanade just west of the Coho ticket office. Also, all the parking along any of the streets is free.
Gear Set-up
There is space at Hollywood Beach to set up most types of craft that we anticipate for this race. If more room or a boat launch is needed, there are boat launches about 1.5 miles west of Hollywood Beach right next to the Port Angeles Yacht Club and on Ediz Hook right before the entrance to the US Coast Guard base.
Restrooms
There are two buildings on the City Pier. One is the Feiro Marine Life Science Center and the other is public bathrooms.
Food
Hollywood Beach is right downtown and there are multiple restaurants within a block of the venue. Safeway is four blocks up Lincoln Street from the beach.
There is free parking available at the City Pier, at the corner of First and Lincoln, and along the Esplanade just west of the Coho ticket office. Also, all the parking along any of the streets is free.
Gear Set-up
There is space at Hollywood Beach to set up most types of craft that we anticipate for this race. If more room or a boat launch is needed, there are boat launches about 1.5 miles west of Hollywood Beach right next to the Port Angeles Yacht Club and on Ediz Hook right before the entrance to the US Coast Guard base.
Restrooms
There are two buildings on the City Pier. One is the Feiro Marine Life Science Center and the other is public bathrooms.
Food
Hollywood Beach is right downtown and there are multiple restaurants within a block of the venue. Safeway is four blocks up Lincoln Street from the beach.
Important Times
Registration deadline: Saturday October 18 at 11:59 pm
Pre-race Meeting: 9:30 am
Race Start (all races): 10:00 am.
Pre-race Meeting: 9:30 am
Race Start (all races): 10:00 am.
Courses
Short Course (5 km)
Buoys A and C will be very large (4 ft diameter, 6 ft tall) yellow buoys. Buoy B will be a smaller tetrahedron buoy that should be easily visible from Buoy A. The start and finish line will be delineated by 2 tall narrow buoys. All boats must start and finish between those buoys. The 5 km course starts just off of Hollywood Beach, proceeds counterclockwise around Buoys A, B, and C, leaving them all to port, and then proceeding back to Buoy A, rounding it to starboard and then back to Hollywood Beach and the finish line.
Long Course (12 km)
Long Course (12 km)
The Long Course will have the same start as the Short Course, and competitors will round Buoys A and B just like the Short Course. However, after rounding Buoy B the next mark is the permanent “Apollo 11” buoy that holds the southwest corner of a log boom at the western end of the harbor. The course then proceeds north to the opening between the Ediz Hook beach and the log boom. Competitors will see the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association boathouse to the north. The next mark will be another large yellow buoy like Buoys A and C. It will be near a large radio tower that will be visible from the OPRA boathouse. After rounding the Radio Tower Mark, competitors will head back to Buoy A, rounding it to starboard, and then to the finish line.