SURFRIDER SPRINTS

Will you be this season's champ?

Launched in 2023, The Surfrider Sprints is an overlay to already existing Connecticut SUP race events. The Sprints help to link and promote all of the Connecticut paddle races with an exciting, spectator friendly and good-natured skills competition. Sprints are SUP-only, head-to-head heats on a short, single-turn, out and back course single elimination format where the winner advances and the loser is eliminated.

The 2023 season was a huge success, and we can't wait to do it again in 2024!

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The races below are existing events, with the Surfrider Sprints as an add-on taking place after the main event.

The following races are lined up, with potentially more to come:

Saturday, June 22
Charles Island SUP CUP, Walnut Beach
Viscount Drive, Milford, CT 06460
Saturday, August 10
Conquer the Current, Connecticut River Museum
67 Main St, Essex, CT 06426
Sunday, August 25
New London Cup, Ocean Beach
98 Neptune Ave, New London, CT 06320
Saturday, September 7
Fairfield Paddlefest, Jennings Beach
880 South Benson Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824
Sunday, October 13
Paddle Sports Race, Silver Lake
27-1-120-32, Berlin, CT 06037

Our Sprints are a single elimination format for standup paddleboards only, where the winner advances and loser is eliminated.

• Paddlers go head-to-head, racing on a short, single-turn course
• Heats are gender specific and seating is a random draw
• Number of heats is determined by number of entries
• One male and one female overall winner is awarded a custom paddle per event
• Event points are also accrued, as an incentive for racers to attend multiple events and to
be crowned Surfrider Sprint Champion (to receive free race entries in 2024)

More details to come - stay tuned!

SURFRIDER SPRINTS

Will you be this season's champ?

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How do the Sprints work?

2024 Final Race Standings

TBD