Battle of the Bay 

The event will take place at McNears Beach in San Rafael California on October 29th 2011. McNears Beach Park is set in a beautiful sheltered cove with facilities include a swimming pool, snack bar, sand volleyball courts, several group picnic and newly renovated tennis courts. The sandy bay side beach offers a fun, safe place for general beach recreation and super easy carry-in boat access for SUP and Prone Paddleboards.Click here for directions. 

• A Manufacture's Expo will be set up all day long with all the latest boards and paddling gear for you to try out.
• The racing action will feature Open (amateur), Elite, Elite Kahuna (over 200lbs) Kids, and Relay racing. The divisions will have both men's and women's fleets with age divisions of 0-49 and 50 and over.
• All Elite and Elite Kahuna racing will be on 12'6" boards. The Open division is well, completely open; bring it if ya got it. Other board divisions include 14', Unlimited, and Prone. It takes 3 boards to make a class so bring your friends! The Prone fleets can race in Elite or Open.
• All Competitors will be required to wear a life jacket (or bring it on their board) and must also have a leash. Kids must wear their life jackets.
• Your registration fee includes entry to the divisional race you choose. It also includes a T-shirt & Goody bag, and entry for one person to the Gala Marin Yacht Club Party. 
• The Entry Fees are as follows
  • Open/Age Group Race Class (Prone, SUP Race, SUP Surf): $70.00
  • Elite and Kahuna Race Class both (Prone and SUP Race): $110.00
  • SUP Surf Board 2 Mile Race: $50.00
  • Relay Race: $50.00 (per 4 person team)
  • Kids Race: $15.00 (Ages 8-13)
• The 5k Cash Purse will be split evenly amongst the Elite men and women and must be raced on 12'6" boards. The Kahuna Division will also have a cash prize and also must use 12'6" boards. If a Kahuna division racer wins the race outright they will collect both cash prizes. All other divisions will be racing for trophies and SWAG!

SF Bay Keeper

Here at Battle of The Bay we appreciate the things that make our sport special and a big part of that is the water. So get on board with us as we team up with Baykeeper to protect and preserve the stuff we ride on.

The team at Battle of the Bay is offering a special prize for the paddler who can put the paddle to the proverbial fundraising waters and raise the most money for Baykeeper and here is how it works.

1. Sign up for a personal fundraising page at Baykeeper - Click here to sign up.

2. Send all your friends and family a link to your newly created page imploring them to help us help San Francisco Bay.

3. Raise the most money and the prize is yours!