Bellingham, WA – Whatcom Events has announced that registration for the 46th Annual Ski to Sea Race is now open as of January 31st, 2018. The big race is Sunday May 27th, 2018. Teams that register and are paid in full prior to February 14th will be placed in a drawing and one winning team will receive Ski to Sea Hoodies for their entire team. The team captain can pay for the team even if each leg is yet to be assigned.
There has been a change to the race for 2018 that allows racers to participate in multiple legs (with a maximum of three legs per individual). Teams will consist of a minimum of three racers and a maximum of eight racers. Individuals may compete in up to three legs for one team or multiple teams. Details are on the Race Guide at skitosea.com.
Also coming back this year is the Top Gun Awards. The top female and top male finishers of each leg will receive a medal and a $100 gift card courtesy of our generous Sponsor, Fred Meyer. Top Gun Awards will be announced on Tuesday, May 29th and racers will be contacted individually. For the Top Gun award in the canoe leg, the award will go to the first finishers that have two female and two male paddlers, respectively.
An annual tradition that was started last year of awarding one free community team to a local non-profit organization. Teams that would like to bring awareness to a local non-profit or charitable organization, should contact anna@skitosea.com for a community team request form. Submissions are due by February 16th and we will notify the lucky 2018 community team by February 23rd.
Lastly, Whatcom Events would like to welcome their new Board President Mark Lee. Mark has served on their Race Committee for three years and has participated in Ski to Sea Race numerous times. More information about Mark and the other six members of our Board of Directors can be found on Whatcom Events website, whatcomevents.org/board-of-directors.
We are looking forward to a successful event in 2018. Please contact me if you’d like to discuss any items included in this press release in greater detail.
CONTACT:
Anna Rankin, Race Director, Whatcom Events, Phone 360-746-8861, anna@skitosea.com
The Ski to Sea Race is owned and operated by Whatcom Events, a volunteer-operated and community-driven 501(c)(4) organization.
