Golden Gardens Beach Sprints

hosted by Lake Union Crew  

Regatta is full. Entries and Waitlists are closed. 

May 10, 2025

Golden Gardens Park

8498 Seaview Pl NW, Seattle, WA 98117

Events 

Open-Gender Singles 

Mixed Doubles (At least one female identified rower, can be both. Not more than one male-identified rower)

Mixed Coxed Quads (At least two female-identified rowers, can be all. Not more than two male identified rowers). (You don't need to designate a coxswain at registration, but you must have one to race.) 

 

Fees

Singles $75 (includes $25/seat boat rental fee & 10/seat lifeguard fee)

Doubles $150 (includes $25/seat boat rental fee & 10/seat lifeguard fee)

Quads $200 (includes 15/seat boat rental fee & 10/seat lifeguard fee)

*You will race at least two, but possibly 3-4 heats. 

 

Boats provided courtesy of Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association.

 

 

Registration & Scratch Deadline Regatta is full. Entries and Waitlists are closed. 

May 7, 2025

Regatta Course and Format

Golden Gardens Beach Sprints has two 250-meter race lanes. 

 

Each event begins with a time trial, which is followed by head-to-head heats. Read the advancement process below carefully as it is different for singles, doubles, and quads. 

In each heat, one competitor from each boat begins by running from a start point on land towards their boat. Once they have entered the boat, each boat navigates a slalom course around two buoys, turns around a third buoy approximately 250 meters from shore, then returns to shore in a straight line, whereupon one rower exits each boat and runs up the beach to the finish line. 

Approximate Schedule

 

Set-up

8 am ish. Singles and doubles set-up

9:30 am mandatory meeting with Chief Offical for all rowers---a minimum of one competitor (rower or coxswain) from every boat in every class must attend. 

9-10:00 am supervised practice if time and supervisory ability allow

 

Racing 

Singles (8 entries) 

9:30 am mandatory meeting with Chief Offical for all rowers--one competitor from every boat in every class must attend

10 AM Start

Singles Time Trial 

Singles Round 1--- A TT 1st v TT 8th, B TT 2nd vs TT 7th, C TT 3rd v TT 6th, D TT 4th v TT 5th)

Singles Round 2--- E: Winner A vs Winner D, F: Winner B vs Winner C)

Singles Consolation---Loser E vs Loser F for 3rd and 4th

Singles Finals---Winner E vs Winner F for 1st and 2nd

 

Doubles (10 entries) 

12:00 pm. Required orientation for all doubles rowers

12:30 PM Start

Doubles Time Trial (TT) 

               TT 1st and TT 2nd advance directly to Semis. 

Doubles Round 1---A TT 3rd v TT 10th, B TT 4th v TT 9th, C TT 5th v TT 8th,  D TT 6th v TT 7th)

Doubles Round 2---E: Winner A vs Winner D, F: Winner B vs Winner C

Doubles Semis---G: TT 1st vs Winner F  H:  TT 2nd vs Winner E

Doubles Consolation---Loser G vs Loser H

Doubles Finals---Winner G vs. Winner H

 

Quads (8 entries) 

2:30 pm. Required orientation for all quads rowers and coxswains

Quads Time Trial 

Quads Round 1--- A TT 1st v TT 8th, B TT 2nd vs TT 7th, C TT 3rd v TT 6th, D TT 4th v TT 5th)

Quads Round 2--- E: Winner A vs Winner D, F: Winner B vs Winner C)

Quads Consolation---Loser E vs Loser F for 3rd and 4th

Quads Finals---Winner E vs Winner F for 1st and 2nd

Derigging & Trailer Loading

5:00-6:00 PM derigging and trailer loading, tent take down, etc. If you're racing quads, we'd really like your help. If you raced early in the day, we probably can do this without you. 

  

Note
As time and supervisory ability permit, we will allow limited practice---and we will give time for everyone to find their marks in the boats---before the start of singles racing and between the singles, doubles, and quads.