Hennessey's Paddleboarding

On Saturday, July 19^th, 2003, Hennessy’s Taverns of California is proud to host the Hennessey’s International Paddleboard Championships – an 8-mile race starting at Turtle Bay following the world-famous North Shore coastline and finishing on the beach at Waimea Bay, Oahu. This is a true international event with top competitors hailing from across the U.S, Hawaii, Japan and Australia.

This is an open-ocean, nearshore race. Support boats, skiffs and lifeguard jetskis will be in the water for your safety. Additionally, this is a solo and team event. Top finishers for Team California, Team Hawaii and Team Australia will accumulate points for an overall Team World Champion.

To make the race just a bit more interesting, there is a total of $10,000 in cash prizes for the top finishers in the unlimited, stock, and Wahine divisions overall (see below).

In the race tradition of Hennessey’s Taverns and the Southern California Paddleboard Association, an awards banquet with sit down dinner will follow the race at Waimea Falls Park the evening of the race, complete with live entertainment, awards ceremony, dinner and raffle. For an additional charge, family and friends who would like to join the evening’s event are welcome to do so.

The Payoff -- $10,000

Division

Place

18 – 29

30 –39

40 – 49

50-59

60+

Wahine
all ages

1st

$ 350

2nd

$ 250

3rd

$ 150

*Date & Time*	Saturday, July 19th, 2003. Race starts at 11:00 am SHARP.
*Entry Fee*	• $50 • Late entries $70 after July 17th. • Entry fee includes post-race awards banquet, race production, finisher awards, Coolies rashguard, boardshorts, race T-shirt. The awards banquet will feature a sit down dinner with live entertainment.
*Eligibility*	Open to men and women at least 18 years of age. (17 & under must have signed parental/guardian form.) Race director reserves the right to refuse participation to entrants for any reason.
*Course*	• The race begins at Turtle Bay follows the coastline and ends on the beach at Waimea Bay. Approximately 1.25 to 2 hours long. • Water start and beach (run 25 meters) finish. • Course Map
*Registration*	Pre-register by mail by July 17, 2003 ($50). • Late entries will be accepted until July 19th and will incur an additional $20 charge. ($70) • This race is limited to 250 participants – NO exceptions!
*Check-in*	• Check-in and final registration begins at 8:00 am, Turtle Bay, July 19th. • Once you’ve checked in you’ll receive your goodie bag, race jersey (rashguard), and may be tattooed (permanent marker only!). • Mandatory pre-race meeting at 10:00 am on the beach at Turtle Bay.
*Categories*	Class • Unlimited (anything that floats >12' long!) • Stock (12’ – no weight limit, no rudders.)	Division • 17 & under, no prize money • 18-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60+ • Wahine all ages stock
*Safety*	• You must bring your own liquid and nutrition on your board. Lifeguards and safety escorts will be in the water if needed. • Paddlers are permitted (on a limited basis) to have a personal support vessel with the discretion and approval of the race chairman. Restrictions and limitations on personal escorts will apply.Safety escorts will be provided and in the water for the duration of the race. • Any paddler who is having difficulty may be taken out of the water at the race director’s discretion. • The race will be called after three hours. Any paddler who does not complete the race within three hours will be taken out of the water.
*Awards*	All official finishers will receive custom foundry medals.
*Questions?*	For general questions: • In the USA: call Race Chairman, Tim Ritter at 310-316-5652 • In Hawaii: call Dolan Eversole at 808-282-2273

Aloha,

Tim RitterRace — Chairman
Derek Levy — Co-Chairman
Dolan Eversole — Race Coordinator
Paul Hennessey — Title Sponsor

Hennessey’s International Paddleboard Championship

North Shore, Oahu July 19th, 2003

Hennessey’s International
Paddleboard Championship

North Shore, Oahu
July 19th, 2003