Punta Sayulita Stand Up Paddle Classic 2015 Punta Sayulita Mexico | |
go to original March 16, 2015 |
Good news for SUP lovers! Stand Up Paddle Mexico and Punta Sayulita have teamed up to organize the 6th annual SUP Classic as part of the Mexico SUP Tour. The event will take place from March 20-22 in Sayulita, Riviera Nayarit.
The main focus will be on the Elite and Distance race, in which a number of paddle board pros will compete against each other for a slice of the over $10,000 USD in prizes.
The event will kick off with a Kids’ Clinic on Friday afternoon in which volunteers will teach children the basics of stand up paddle boarding as well as offering them the opportunity to just have fun on the beach. This project is for the benefit of children who are attending Casa Clü //www.lacasaclu.com/, a children’s community center in neighboring San Ignacio, a land-locked village about ten minutes south of Sayulita. The remainder of the day will be dedicated to an amateur paddle surf competition on Sayulita’s main break, which will be followed by the Professional paddle surf competition during Saturday and Sunday.
The main event on Saturday will be the Elite race, where several local “stars” will compete against the visiting Pros. Definitely a race not to miss!
The distance race takes place on Sunday, which will be followed by the prize ceremony on the beach. For paddlers who don’t feel ready to take on the champs, there will be a 4 km amateur race with separate categories for women and men as well as a 2 km FUN race for anyone ready to experience their first SUP competition.
In addition to Punta Sayulita, other sponsors of the Punta Sayulita SUP Classic are the Riviera Nayarit Tourist Association, AeroMexico, Riviera Paddle Surf and the Kupuri hotel from Sayulita. It is rewarding to see how many smaller local companies are interested in either sponsoring the event or helping out with its organization.
Stand Up Paddle Mexico has acquired considerable experience in organizing SUP competitions over the years. Each year, Mexico SUP Tour take place in 8 different spots across Mexico. They have become the best-known and most-attended SUP tournaments in Latin America.
Following is the detailed schedule including venues:
Thursday, March 19
• 5:00-8:00pm Athlete Check-In and last chance to register- Punta Sayulita Beach House
• 7:00pm Punta Sayulita Welcome Cocktail – Punta Sayulita Beach House
• 7:30pm Mandatory Athlete Meeting – Punta Sayulita Beach House
• 10:00pm Drinks at Tigres Bar
Friday, March 20th
• 8:30am Amateur SUP Surf athlete Check-In heat #1 – Tigres Surf School
• 9:00am Amateur SUP Surf Start
• 1:00pm Free Kids Clinic and Beach games – Punta Sayulita Beach event site
• 2:30pm Relay Races!!! – Punta Sayulita Beach event site
• 3:30pm Amateur SUP Surf Finals athlete Check in – Tigres Surf School
• 4:00pm Amateur SUP Surf Finals
Saturday, March 21st
• 8:30am PRO SUP Surf athlete check-in heat #1 – Tigres Surf School
• 9:00am PRO SUP Surf Start
• 11:30am Amateur 4k Race athlete check-in – Punta Sayulita event site
• 12:00pm Amateur 4k Race Start – Punta Sayulita event site
• 1:30pm PRO Elite Race athlete check-in – Punta Sayulita Event site
• 2:00pm PRO Elite Race start
• 3:30pm PRO SUP Surf Finals athlete check-in – Tigres Surf School
• 4:00pm PRO SUP Surf Start
Sunday, March 22nd
• 8:30am PRO SUP Surf Finals athlete check-in – Tigres Surf School
• 9:00am PRO SUP Surf Finals start
• 11:30am Fun Race 2k athlete check-in – Punta Sayulita event site
• 12:00pm Fun Race 2k start
• 1:00pm PRO Distance 10k athlete check-in
• 1:30pm PRO Distance 10k Race start
• 5:00pm Awards Ceremony and Beach Celebration – Punta Sayulita beach event site
• 10:00pm Event After Party – Estela Bar
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