Havasu Heat Paddle Race – Lake Havasu
Race Fees: A fee of $25.00 per racer, per race will be charged and can be paid at early registration on the beach (Friday afternoon at 2:00pm) or the morning of the race. If you participate in one race, you pay $25. If you choose to participate in multiple races, your fee multiplies by the number of races you enter.
Race course map review will be conducted at each pre-race meeting.
We are excited to be hosting our 4th Annual Havasu Heat Race in beautiful Lake Havasu City, AZ. We will be having races for paddle boarders, surf skis, kayaks, OC1s, OC2s, OC6s, and V1s. Each race and division will have long and short courses and a shorter course for inflatable paddle boards.
Pre-registration is highly recommended, but registration on site will be accepted for an additional fee.
Attention Paddlers:
***Pre-Registration is highly suggested. It will help eliminate delays on race morning as well as cut down on paddler error while registering with our online format.
***Leashes are suggested for use on the long course for OC-1’s, Surf-ski’s and SUPs
***No Dogs, Alcohol or Glass are allowed in Rotary Park…Rangers will issue hefty fines
***No refunds
***Paddlers are required to know the course and behave in a sportsmanlike manner…Please come to the assistance of fellow paddlers in distress.
***COVID: If you have symptoms, please stay home. If you’ve had COVID within 10 days please stay home. If you are unvaccinated or at risk, please wear a mask
Havasu Heat Award Policy!
***Numbers required per category based on PaddleGuru Registration
Number of racers Awards Presented
1-4 participants First Place Only
5-8 participants First and Second Only
8-14 Participants First, Second, Third
15 or more First, Second, Third
RACE SCHEDULES
2:00pm – Friday, March 31st Beach Registration Opens. Please understand there is an additional fee for Beach Registration.
5:30am – Open for Race Day Beach Registration. Please understand there is an additional fee for Beach Registration.
6:30am – Long Course Pre- Race Meeting for OC6, OC2, V1 & SUP Elite
Required Attendees:
- OC6 – Steersperson + One crewperson
- OC1, OC1, V1 – All Racers
- SUP Elite – All Racers
6:45am – Opening Ceremony
7:00am – SUP Inflatable Pre-Race Meeting
Required Attendees:
- SUP Inflatable – All Race
7:30am – Long Course Race Start – Heats are approximately one minute apart
Heat 1 – All OC6 Unlimited Canoes
Heat 2 – All OC6 Traditional Canoes and Elite SUP
Heat 3 – All OC1 and OC2
7:40am – Inflatable Start
9:30am – Short Course Pre-Race Meeting
Required Attendees:
- OC6 – Steersperson + One crewperson
- OC1, OC2, V1 – All Racers
- SUP Elite – All Racers
- Kayak – All Racers
- Surf Ski – All Racers
- Others – All Racers
10:00am – Short Course Race Start – Heats are approximately one minute apart
Heat 1 – All OC6 Canoes
Heat 2 – All OC1, OC2, V1, Kayak, Surf Ski and Others
Heat 3 – 12’6″ and longer SUP
12:30pm – Awards and Raffle
