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SUMMARY:Iron Champs 2026
DESCRIPTION:Saturday, June 27, 2026\nMariner’s Point Park, Mission Bay, San Diego, CA\n7:00AM – 5:00PM\n***CITY OF SAN DIEGO RULES***\nNo dogs, no glass, no smoking, and no outside alcohol allowed on beach.\nPlease follow the rules, our future permits with City of San Diego depend on it\n \nQUESTIONS?\nGeneral Noelle Murphy noelle@kaielua.com ( mailto:noelle@kaielua.com )\nParking James Rojas jamesbrojas@gmail.com ( mailto:jamesbrojas@gmail.com )\nDance Shelly Moses shareyourcookies@gmail.com ( mailto:shareyourcookies@gmail.com )\n \n \n\nDivisions\n\nKeiki\n\nAdaptive\nGirls – 10 & Under\nBoys – 10 & Under\nGirls – 12 & Under\nBoys – 12 & Under\nGirls – 14 & Under\nBoys – 14 & Under\nGirls – 16 & Under\nBoys – 16 & Under\n\n\nNovice/Short\n\nGirls – 19 & Under\nBoys – 19 & Under\nAdaptive – Short Course\nNovice A – Women Spec\nNovice B – Women Spec\nNovice A – Women UL\nNovice B – Women UL\nNovice A – Men Spec\nNovice B – Men Spec\nNovice A – Men UL\nNovice B – Men UL\nNovice A – Co-Ed\nNovice B – Co-Ed\nNovice A – Co-Ed UL\nNovice B – Co-Ed UL\nWomen – Short Course – UL\nWomen – Short Course – 55+\nWomen – Short Course Elite\nMen – Short Course – UL\nMen – Short Course – 55+\nMen – Short Course Elite\nCo-Ed – Short Course – UL\nCo-Ed – Juniors (Short)\n\n\nWomen/Coed\n\nWomen – 19 & Under\nWomen – Spec\nWomen – Masters UL\nWomen – Senior Masters UL\nWomen – Golden Masters UL\nWomen – Unlimited\nCo-Ed – Open UL\nCo-Ed – Masters UL\nCo-Ed – Sr Masters UL\nCo-Ed – Golden Masters UL\nCo-Ed – Juniors (Long)\n\n\nMen\n\nMen – 19 & Under\nMen – Spec\nMen – Masters UL\nMen – Senior Masters UL\nMen – Golden Masters UL\nMen – Unlimited\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections\nRace Site – Mariner’s Point\n\n\n\nParking\nPlease, Please, Please Follow These Rules\nPublic parking is available in areas designated as ‘P’ on map. Get there early for best parking. It’s a popular area in Summer.\nParking attendants will be available to assist trailers and authorized personnel. They have pre-approved lists. If you’re not on the list, don’t pass the parking lots.\nNEW: Part of Mariners Way will be closed to the public this year. Paddlers will be allowed to park along the road if spots are available. Parking team will let you know.\nNEW: There will be a few handicapped spots reserved up close. If driver has valid handicapped placard, show attendant to park up close or unload up close if no more spots available.\nPaddlers, do NOT attempt to drive through to the end of Mariner’s Way to the gate for unloading. There is no room to turn around and you will cause a traffic jam.\nI SAY AGAIN, Absolutely no unloading in the red zone at the gate.\n\n\n\nTrailer Parking\nTrailer Parking Hours: Friday 6/26 3pm – 8pm & Saturday 6/27 5am – 8am.\n\nTrailer parking is limited. BEST PLAN – Come Friday afternoon 6/27 and leave trailer(s) and canoes overnight. We will have overnight security on the beach on Friday.\nClubs that arrive on Friday will unload canoes on NORTH end of beach. Clubs that arrive Saturday morning will unload on SOUTH end of beach.\nDouble up with other clubs for towing if possible. (Save gas money!)\nParking is FREE.\n\nWhat not to do with the trailer:\n\nIf you arrive after 8am on Saturday 6/27, trailers will NOT be allowed to enter the lot.\nIf your driver arrives Friday before 3pm or after 8pm, do NOT go to the race site. Park trailer at the Dana Landing launch lot Dana Landing Boat Launch (1600-1908 Dana Landing Rd, San Diego, CA 92109). Race site gate opens at 5AM. Do not attempt to pull in at race site – the gate will be locked, you will not be able to turn the trailer around. You will be ticketed if you leave trailer there. Yes, it’s happened before.\nVehicles are not allowed to park overnight at the race site, hitched or not. Trailers only.\nEmail James Rojas at jamesbrojas@gmail.com ( mailto:jamesbrojas@gmail.com ) with your club name, driver name, and\ntrailer arrival time/date.\n\n\n\nRace Schedule\nFriday June 26, 2026\n3:00 – 8:00 pm Unload and rig canoes\nVendor setup, as applicable\n4:00 – 6:00 pm Raffle ticket/Merchandise pre-sale pick up\nSaturday June 27, 2026 All times are approximate\n7:00 am Hawaiian blessing and Native land acknowledgment\nMerchandise/raffle/vendor sales open.\nBreakfast Served\n7:45 am Keiki race steersperson meeting\n8:00 am Race – Keiki\n8:15 am Novice, Junior and Short Course steersperson meeting\n8:30 am Race – Novice, Junior and Short Course\n9:00 am Open Steersperson meeting\n10:00 am Open Women and Co-ed launch from beach\n10:00 am Race – Open Women and Co-ed\n11:00 am Food trucks open for lunch service\n12:00 pm Race – Open Men\nRoadies Beer Garden opens\n1:00 pm Start drawing raffle tickets\n2:30 pm Novice dance contest\n3:30 pm 40th Anniversary paddler recognition, photo op\n3:30 pm Awards ceremony (Some awards i.e. keiki, junior may be announced earlier)\n4:30 pm Food trucks stop service\nGrand raffle prize winner announced, Perpetual Trophy winner announced\n5:00 pm Beer garden closes. CLEAN UP.\nAfter-party TBD\n\n\nVisiting Crews\nWaivers\nAll paddlers, visitors, guest of clubs or support staff must complete a 2026 SCORA Liability Waiver. No exceptions. Sign waiver here\nHow to Register/Guest Club Login\nRegistration Steps/Login\nIf anyone from your club has participated in a SCORA race in the past, please use your club’s account login and do not create another one and login here.\nIf new to racing with SCORA register here\nOnce in your account:\n\nEnter a coach if not already in there. Must enter them as “New”\nIF using your own canoes – check borrowed\nWhen it says “select the canoe you will be borrowing”, scroll down to “canoe not listed”, check the box of type, then type the canoe number. No need for color or name.\nIf borrowing from SCORA – same as #3 but put “unknown” in the canoe number space\nPaddler input screen comes up – enter all of your paddlers under “Guest”.\nSelect  a coach\nHit next and you will be sent to the payment screen. Pay in person or online.\n\nAll Pau\nAny issues please email caren@scora.org ( mailto:caren@scora.org )\n\n\nRace Courses\nNOTE: Bright ORANGE triangle buoys will mark turns and finish line. Courses are subject to change, depending on conditions.\nShort Course – Approx 5 Miles\nBegin at Mariner’s Point, travel west along north jetty, leave channel briefly, turn on bell buoy, re-enter Mission Bay, travel east along south jetty, three miles, turn on planted triangle buoy, return to finish lint at Mariner’s Point.\n\nLong Course – Approx 10-12 miles\nStart will be outside Mission Bay jetty. Follow starter’s instructions for alignment. Course will be triangular, to be aligned with swell direction for final leg to be down swell. Re-enter jetty along south wall. There will be a left-hand turn at the base of the channel prior to crossing traffic and entering Mariner’s cove for the finish.\n\n\n\nMargot Darby Memorial Novice Dance Contest\nIn 2024, we unexpectedly lost one of San Diego’s coolest paddlers. Margot Darby was a cherished member of the Kai Elua Outrigger Canoe Club ohana, known for her love of dance, the ocean, and the outrigger community. In 2010, she helped start the Novice Dance Contest, a vibrant part of our annual Iron Champs Race that celebrates both athletic and artistic spirit. In her honor, we are renaming the dance contest the Margot Darby Memorial Novice Dance Contest (the Darby Dance Contest), ensuring her joyful legacy continues to inspire and uplift future novice paddlers.\nRules:\n\nOne novice team per club can register.\nDancers must be registered as novice paddlers in 2026 to participate. No coaches or choreographers are allowed to sneak onto the stage.\nEach dance must be less than three minutes.\nThere are two categories that teams can enter:\n\nTraditional island music/dance\nContemporary music/dance\n\n\nMusic from the B-52s is highly encouraged to honor Margot Darby\nCostumes and props are encouraged.\nTeams must register by 6/12 and submit music by 6/16 to be included in the competition.\nSubmit your music early. If a song is already claimed, you’ll need to choose another.\n\nRegister here: Registration Form\n\n\nAccommodations\n\nThe Dana on Mission Bay 1710 West Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, CA 92109 Reservations 1-800-445-3339 / The Dana on Mission Bay\nParadise Point Resort and Spa 1404 Vacation Road, San Diego, CA 92109 Reservations (858) 581-5924 /Paradise Point Resort & Spa\nLots of options in Hotel Circle, east of Mission Bay along I8, 10 minutes away\n\n\n\nZero Waste Initiatives\n\nThis is nothing new, we’ve been trying for zero waste at all the races for several years now. Let’s keep it up.\nThe Sustainability is Sexy (SIS) team will be managing all waste for the day. Team members will patrol and train us all on how to separate into the correct waste bin!\nThere will be compost (GREEN) and recycling (BLUE) bins available, read the signs.\nTake home what you brought in, leave nothing behind.\n\n1. REFUSE what you do not need.\n2. REDUCE what you do need; reconsider just how much stuff you actually need.\n3. REUSE by repurposing things, or by using reusable objects like metal straws.\n4. RECYCLE what you cannot refuse, reduce or reuse.\n5. ROT (compost) the rest\n\n
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LOCATION:1215 Mariners Way, San Diego, CA 92109
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