The Paddle Battle! (3 laps, 23 buoy turns) (Goat Boater Race #6 of 6) - 6K Total Distance With our very own Wakeboard Surf Waves consistently coming through the course!

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The final race of the series ends with the most fun and most technical! Three 2 K laps with 8 buoy turns per lap! This will be a beach start, beach finish!

Historically paddle battle races are usually in the ocean surf. Even though we are an inland lake, don't despair. We have our Local, Professional Wakesurfer, Evan Feierabend, out there in his new Centurion putting out surf waves for you to play in while making your turns! Paddlers last year told us this was the most fun they have had while racing!

To add to the technicality, we also have a huge U-Shaped inflatable on the beach that you get to run through in-between each lap! Get your legs ready!

Directly after this race there’ll be demos and the season awards ceremony along with give aways of all the monster prizes we have lined up!

All Goat Boater Races are capped at 60 racers, and this is a SUP only event.

Windjammer offers great views for you and your family to watch the race and enjoy some beautiful views of Lake Wylie. The Goat Boater Race series is unique in many ways. Most notably our 1-mile social paddle directly after the race for all paddlers and guests.

$600 Cash Purse for this race!

This year, we will be going to Model A after the awards for a season finale party! Model A has a great lunch menu and a full bar. Please plan to join us after the last race finishes for lunch and friendship!

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The Technical Goat 1K is race #5 in the series. This may be our favorite race of the year! This race is all about taking you out of our comfort zone and testing your technical skills with multiple buoy turns. This race also introduces us to a newer format of heat racing that requires managing your energy throughout the morning. This 1K course contains 5-6 buoy turns where you will go head-to-head over 3-4 heats to win it all. This is a sitting water start and a photo water finish. The start/finish line is right off the shore and offers great views for spectators at The Tega Cay Beach Club.

For our less crazy racers out there and/or 1st timers, please sign up for the Technical Fun Run! A great way to get introduced to the sport with very low pressure. You will paddle with other competitors who are out there to have fun with friends, family, and kids. The Fun Run will consist of 1 lap through the course, no heats.

Join us for the ultimate VIP experience as we host Infinity Speed Freaks, Owner of Infinity Surfboards, Dave Boehne & Pro Paddler, Waterwoman and Coach, Candice Appleby. The Infinity team will be on site all weekend. Private clinics with Candice begin Friday morning the 25th. Candice’s group Stroke Clinic and Technique Clinic will take place on Saturday morning. Registration for both private and group clinics is open on PaddleGuru. For questions and assistance with reserving your spot with Candice please email Megan@GoatBoater.com.

Learn more about Dave, Candice & crew here!

Candice Appleby Ocean Academy

Infinity SUP

$600 Cash Purse for this race!

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The Goat Boater SUP Race Series Sprint Classic 200M (Heats) is race #3 in the 6-race series. We are adding a fun twist, new course, into the sprint race this year for 2023. This year the 200M sprint will include 1 buoy turn (down and back) water start, water finish. ISA world championships ran this format in 2022 and we loved the idea! You will have 2 buoys set evenly at the turn and it is up to you what buoy you decide to turn around, going either left or right, then sprint back to the finish. We feel this format adds a bit of strategy into your decision-making process and still gives equal turning capabilities for your favored side! Racers will progress through heats throughout the morning, most likely doing 2-3 heats.

For those new to SUP or SUP sprinting, there will be a fun run sprint! This will be one or two heats. This is a great way to get your feet wet and enjoy an awesome morning of racing with individuals who are out there to have fun too! This entire race will have great views from land for cheering your friends and family on while we are commentating beach side.

Board and gear demos will be available after the race.

This year, we will be going to the Model A Beach Club for a private lunch that is on site! No need to drive anywhere for lunch, we will have an entire private restaurant all to ourselves. Model A has a great lunch menu and a full bar. Please plan to join us after the last race finishes for lunch and friendship!

All Goat Boater Races are SUP only event. There will be no other kayaks, OC's or other crafts to dodge.

The Big Allison 10K and Ebenezer Cruise 2K Fun Run

Race #2 of 6 - (This is a new location & course for 2023!).

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The 10K Race begins at Ebenezer Park with a Water Start, we will be heading into uncharted territory up a winding cove called Big Allison. She is scenic and beautiful. Yet do not dismiss her mischievousness. The open channel to start and finish can be like a washing machine and wind can be sneaky up the channel. All and all this should be a great 5K grind down to a buoy turn and 5K grind back for a water photo finish line for all to see right next to the pier!

Course details here: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/143867290

The 2K Ebenezer Cruise Fun Run will be a 2-lap course around Goat Island that equals 2K of total distance. The Ebenezer Cruise (fun run) is also a water start and water finish. This is a great course for having fun with friends and/or getting your feet wet in your first race. Spectators and family will be able to see all the action for the 2K run. All are welcome and encouraged to sign up with your family and kids!

All Goat Boater Races are SUP only event. There will be no other kayaks, OC's or other crafts to dodge.

Ebenezer Park is a beautifully renovated new park on Lake Wylie with a great beach area as well. This is also a campground and a great opportunity for those looking to campout on the race site, walking distance from the water. We will be doing lunch at Ebenezer during awards so make sure to pre-order and not miss out.

To reserve a campsite ($35/per night) do it here before it fills up: https://www.campspot.com/book/ebenezer-park-york-county

The Goat Boater Race series is unique in many ways. Most notably our 1-mile social paddle directly after the race for all paddlers and guests.

The Goat Boater, located in Tega Cay, South Carolina was created by Dr. Rob & Megan Cynowa. The series is an extremely unique 6 event summer race series that attracts many local racers and paddlers from the surrounding 5 states and Canada. This series consists of sprints, mid-range and longer distance paddles for all level paddlers. Each race (1 per month) of the series will be different, unique, includes a 1k ish fun run and ALWAYS a 1-mile social paddle afterwards!

Come challenge your skills over the season as we travel between 3 beautiful locations on Lake Wylie, South Carolina. These locations were strategically picked as they have great high up views where spectators and family will be able to view most of the race. Individual participation medals will be given each race, podium finishers for all categories, cash prizes for top 3 male and female riders and series awards will be given at the end of the season to those who have the most cumulative points.

Testimonial: "Goat boater race series was an excellent opportunity to improve in every way. Mixing with the other boaters has enhanced my knowledge of SUP and I’ve made some good friends that I would not otherwise have had the chance to. I applaud Megan and her helpers who have spent many hours planning and holding this series. Look forward to 2022"

The best of up to 4 of the 6 races will go towards season standings. https://canadianpaddleleague.ca/club-races/goat-boater-series/ Those who complete 4 of the 6 races will be rewarded. We have some monster prizes lined up for our season winners for both male and female categories.

Race Series Schedule:

April 23rd - Goat Island Open 5K - Windjammer Park

May 21st - The Big Allison 10K - Ebenezer Park (New location for 2023!) (This Race)

June 25th - Sprint Classic 200M (Heats) - Tega Cay Beach Club

July 23rd - Pirate Treasure 6K - Choose your own path race - Windjammer Park

Aug 27th - The Technical Goat 1K (Heats) - Tega Cay Beach Club

Sept 17th - Wylie Paddle Battle 6K - Windjammer Park (Season awards celebration)

All of our races will take place on beautiful Lake Wylie, SC. This is a flat-water lake, 26 miles long, with lots of natural shoreline. Our races start (8:45 AM) on Sundays.

Please keep in mind that although many of us race and are highly competitive, this is a fun series and meant to be about community, good vibes and sharing something we love. Whether you have a paddleboard in your backyard and want to come for your first race or want to go for the gold, this series could be for you.

Board Divisions and Age Divisions for 2023

Competitive Race Divisions:

Overall Top 3 Male & Female:

Then:

Age Divisions:

Men: (17 & Under, 18-49, 50+)

Female: (17 & Under, 18-49, 50+)

Board Divisions:

All Boards 12'5 and Under

12'6 + 14' Combined

Fun Race Divisions:

Men: (17 & Under, 18-49, 50+)

Female: (17 & Under, 18-49, 50+)

All participants will receive finisher medals each race and a special award for all who make the podium.

Top 3 Competitive Male & Female winners get cash prizes.

Sign up for 3 races and get your Goat Boater Race Series T-Shirt! Complete up to 4 races and be eligible for our big awards at the end of the season.

Racers will accumulate points based on a relative scoring ratio, tracked by our good friends at 'The Canadian Paddle League.' Racers will be tracked all season long in both male and female categories. Total cumulative points win the season!

After each race, board, paddle and fin demos including Starboard, Infinity and Black Project Paddleboards, Paddles and Fins will take place on site. Following an on-site lunch, all are invited to join us at Model A Brewing https://modelabrewing.com/grub/ (just down the road) for more great food, drinks, socializing and post-race fun!

Thank you in advance for your support, patronage and best efforts to have fun and paddle hard. Whether you live down the road and have never been in a race, or are traveling from hours away, you will be warmly welcomed. To date we have hosted international paddlers and paddlers from 5 different states!

Goat Island Open - Race #1 of 6 - The 5K Endurance Course & 1K Fun Run Course.

Race 1: The 5K (This is a new course for 2023!). REGISTER HERE!

Race begins at Windjammer beach with a Beach Start, sprinting 50 yards out to the Goat Boater Bouy to make a 90-degree right hand turn heading toward Windjammer Island. Stay to the right of the island and make a counterclockwise turn around the Island. You are now out in the main channel and will be crushing it out to Goat Island also staying in sync and paddling counterclockwise around the island. Back out in the main channel use all you have to get back to the Goat Boater Bouy near Windjammer Beach. Make a right pivot turn around the buoy and sprint to the beach. Run up the shore for your photo beach finish!

The Fun Run will be a 1K loop that follows the same start of the course around the 1st island and back to the shoreline. This is a great course for having fun with friends and/or getting your feet wet in your first race. All are welcome and encouraged to sign up with your family and kids!

All Goat Boater Races are SUP only event. There will be no kayaks, OC's or other crafts to dodge.

Windjammer offers great views for you and your family to watch the race and enjoy some beautiful views of Lake Wylie.

The Goat Boater Race series is unique in many ways. Most notably our 1-mile social paddle directly after the race for all paddlers and guests.

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BOOTH TRAINING Clinics now open for registration!

The Goat Boater SUP Race Series on Lake Wylie last race of the season. Race #6 of 6, the 6K Paddle Battle (3 laps, 19 buoy turns).

The final race of the series ends with the most technical! Three full 2K laps with 6 buoy turns per lap! This will be a beach start moving in a clockwise direction this year, where you will head to the first buoy 50 yards out, for the first right hand buoy turn. Make your way inside of Windjammer Island for your first right hand buoy turn in the cove. Coming back out you will find your second left hand turn in the middle of the channel. Continue on to your next right hand turn in a small cove not far away. Afterwards you will cut across Windjammer cove to make a 120 degree right turn around this buoy, head back out to the middle for your last left hand buoy turn to then follow the left hand shoreline around to your starting buoy. Make a right hand 180 degree turn to start your second lap. Confused yet?

View the virtual course HERE!

On your last lap, make a left hand turn around the start buoy and enjoy your well earned beach finish.

Historically paddle battle races are usually in the ocean surf. Even though we are an inland lake, don't despair, we brought our own waves this year! Be prepared for a bit of turbulence and the chance to catch a few glides along the way. :)

This is an excellent race for family and friends to watch the action. Almost all of this race can be viewed 1st hand from Windjammer park and three laps should make the action loads of fun. Directly after this race the season awards ceremony will take place. We’ll be giving away monster prizes thanks to our amazing 2022 SUP Race Series sponsors!

All Goat Boater Races are capped at 60 racers and this is a SUP only event. Registration is currently open on PaddleGuru.

The 2022 Goat Boater SUP Race Series race #5 offers the paddler a Pirate Treasure 6K voyage. The Pirate Race might be the most fun and thought provoking of the series! Minutes before the race you will get your treasure map to the 4 locations containing your treasures! Best part, you choose your own course to collect all 4 of your treasure coins! This paddleboard race located on Lake Wylie, South Carolina might be the ultimate SUP race for family fun. Dress your best. AHOY Matey!

Goat Boater Race Series #4 of 6 - The 200 M Sprint Heats. Sprinting has become its own specialty in paddle board racing and this is your day to test your skills. Racers will learn to manage their energy by completing 2-3 heats to win (Quarter, Semi and Finals), some racers may only race 2 heats. Each heat is a 200M straight sprinting course with a standing start and standing finish. View a virtual run of the course by CLICKING HERE:

All Goat Boater Races are capped at 60 racers and this is a SUP only event.

The Tega Cay Beach and Swim Center offers great views for you and your family to watch the race and enjoy some beautiful views of Lake Wylie. The Goat Boater Race series is unique in many ways. Most notably our 1 mile social paddle directly after the race for all paddlers and guests.

Race 3 of The Goat Boater SUP Race Series, the 10K. This is one of the most common local paddleboard race distances. We will start at Windjammer beach with a beach start out to the first monster bouy 50 yards off the shore for a right hand 90 degree turn. From there you have a wide open main channel hike 2.5 miles up the lake where you will find the second monster bouy to make a 180 degree right turn around. Half way back this is where the race starts to get more technical. You will make a left hand turn into Boyds cove where you have a 1/2 mile grind to the back of the cove to find your next bouy to make a right hand 180 degree shoulder turn around making your way back out of the cove. Make a left turn (following the shore line) back into the main channel. Follow the shore line left to tuck on the inside of Windjammer island. Make your way back out to the main channel one more time finding your starting 1st bouy. You will be required to make a last left hand 90 degree turn around the starting buoy and make your way to the beach for a short running beach finish. This makes for a fun and technical 2nd half of the 10K allowing for ample passing opportunities and strong finish.

Testimonial: "I love the Goat boater race series! This was my first year doing the race series and I really enjoyed challenging myself." ~B. Hartman

The Goat Boater, Lake Wylie Paddleboardings 2nd race in the SUP Race Series, the 2000M Technical SUP Race. Test your technical skills with 2-3 heats of a 5 buoy course (big 'V' & smaller 'W'), 2K total per heat Not only does your sprinting ability play a significant role in your overall time, so does your buoy turn skills. Sitting water start then head down 500M for a right hand shoulder turn (Clock-Wise) around the white marker buoy. Head back to the other side of the cove to complete the first 'V' of the course. Make a right hand shoulder turn around the big red monster buoy to start the 'W' of the course. You will make a left hand turn around the first point of the W, right hand turn in the middle, left hand turn at the second point of the W & finish where you started w/a water finish line. This is a water line start & photo finish. This race offers great views for spectators at The Tega Cay Beach Club. This is your 1st heat! Most racers will complete 2-3 heats to win (Quarter, Semi & Final Heat). Some racers may only race 2 heats. View a virtual run of the course by CLICKING HERE.

Race 1: The 5K. This is by far the most common local paddleboard race distance. We will start at Windjammer beach with a water start, make a sweeping right turn around Windjammer island and move across the channel to hug the left side of the shore. Make a 180 degree right pivot turn at the half way point around the monster red buoy and follow the same course back. You will be required to make a last left hand 90 degree turn around the starting buoy to make your way to the beach for a short running beach finish. PREVIEW THE COURSE HERE This is a SUP only event. Windjammer offers great views for you and your family to watch the race and enjoy some beautiful views of Lake Wylie. The Goat Boater Race series is unique in many ways. Most notably our 1 mile social paddle directly after the race for all paddlers and guests. Registration is now open on PaddleGuru! REGISTER HERE

Race 9: The final race of the series ends with the most exciting! Instead of a sprint or down and back race, this race is 3 laps to glory! Time to have some fun with a paddle Battle launching from Windjammer Park! This will be a beach start/beach finish with 5 buoy turns per lap (15 total)! The most technical race in our series begins with a Beach start where you will head to the first buoy 50 yards out for the first right hand buoy turn. Follow the right hand shoreline to head around Windjammer Peninsula to make a left hand turn around the second buoy. Head straight across the cove and make a left hand turn around the third buoy. Not far away you will find a intermediate buoy to make a 45 degree right turn at and follow the right shoreline up to your 4th buoy to make a left hand pivot turn. Confused yet? View the virtual course here: https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4G4rN33q At this point you are racing back on the inside of the island to the first starting buoy where you will make a left hand turn for your next lap (that was 2K of paddling). After completing your third lap for a total of 6K worth of paddling, make your final left hand bouy turn at the start bouy and enjoy your well earned beach finish. This is an excellent race for family and friends to watch the action. Almost all of this race can be viewed 1st hand from Windjammer park and three laps should make the action so much fun. Directly after this race we will be doing our season awards ceremony and giving away all the monster prizes we have lined up!

Race 8: The 12K, our longest race of the series. 7.5 miles of water up a beautiful stretch of main channel on Lake Wylie with a view of Buster Boyd Bridge before the halfway point turn. Start at Windjammer Park with a sand beach start. Sprint 50 yards out to the Monster Red Bouy and make your right hand turn to head 6k up the lake. When you start seeing the bridge you know you are close to the next monster red bouy to make a right hand turn and make your way back to Windjammer. Prior to finishing you will need to make a last minute left hand turn around the starting bouy again, sprint to the beach for a running finish up the sand with your paddle in hand!

Race 7: The 10K. It's that time of the series for our long distance races to take place. We start with a Water Start and paddle up through Niven’s Creek to the main channel of Lake Wylie for 5K hugging the right hand shoreline until you get to the monster red buoy to make your left hand shoulder turn (Counter-Clockwise) and follow the same course back to the finish. In most regional races this is considered an advanced race due to the distance, yet if you are an endurance athlete, we just call it more than 6 miles. A great way for our endurance athletes to show everyone what they have. Sprinters sprint and long distance racers race. Come out and have a blast on this 10K race day!

Race 6: The 2K Sprint. This distance is rarely called a sprint, yet in the Goat Boater SUP CUP series it is! Test your technical skills going through this big 'V' and smaller 'W' course, 2K total. Not only does your sprinting ability play a significant role in your overall time, but so does your buoy turn skills. 5 fast turns vs 5 slower turns could make all the difference in 1st or 2nd place along with your strategy through the course. So make sure to practice your buoy turns ahead of time. You will start with a sitting water start and head down 500M for a right hand shoulder turn (Clock-Wise) around the white marker buoy. Head back to the other side of the cove to complete the first 'V' of the course. Make a right hand shoulder turn around the big red monster buoy to start the 'W' of the course. You will make a left hand turn around the first point of the W, right hand turn of the middle, left hand turn at the second point of the W and finish where you started with a water finish line. This is a water line start and photo finish and offers great views for spectators at The Tega Cay Beach Club. For those still breathing, we will do a 1-2 mile social paddle after for all interested.

Race 5: A 6K launching from Windjammer Park to start pushing your distance and a New Course for the series! This is a sitting water start that begins in the main channel of Lake Wylie. The main channel can have some wind and waves but you will have some protection from the island and the cove to reward your hard efforts in the beginning. After starting your race you will hug the inside (right side) of Windjammer Island and come back out to the main channel hugging the right side shoreline. View the virtual run here: https://www.relive.cc/view/v8qV9PVLy36 Make a right hand turn into Snug Harbor Cove and race to the back. When you get to the back of the cove you will find the large red monster buoy to make your left hand shoulder turn (Counter-Clockwise) around. Crush it back out of the cove to the main channel and make a left hand turn at the main channel back to the start line. (keep in mind we will not follow the inside of the island on the way back), it is a straight shot home, where you will make a left hand 90 degree turn around the start buoy to the beach for a short running beach finish. Windjammer Park offers great views for spectators to watch the entire start of the race and everyone coming back down the channel for a photo beach run finish. There will be a 1-2 mile social paddle after the race for all interested.

Race 4: The 1000 M Sprint. This is our second sprint of the series and we would love you to come test your sprinting skills and also your ability to make a fast turn. This race is short, down and dirty. A 500M water start down with a fast Left Hand shoulder turn and 500m back for a water finish. Come join us for a great sprinting discipline with a social paddle after for all those still standing. This sprint is also in a great location for all to watch from the beach. The entire race can be viewed from the shoreline with a great photo finish. Register on PaddleGuru. Relive the race course by Clicking Here.

Race 3: The 5K. This is by far the most common local paddleboard race distance. For those that completed the 4K one month ago, it is time to step up your game to the 5K. We will start at Windjammer beach with a water start, make a sweeping right turn around Windjammer island and move across the channel to hug the left side of the shore. Make a 180 degree pivot turn at the half way point around the monster red buoy and follow the same course back. You will be required to make a last left hand 90 degree turn around the starting buoy to make your way to the beach for a running finish. Windjammer offers great views for you and your family to watch the race and enjoy some beautiful views of Lake Wylie. Register on PaddleGuru. Relive the race course by Clicking Here.

Race 2: The 200M Sprint! We will run this sprint two times on this day with a best of two format for scoring. If you like your first run it is your choice if you want to run it again. We realize this is a short race and unusual, yet The International Canoe Federation heralds this event as the ultimate test of sprinting ability. In 2019 Connor Baxter broke the record doing this in under 60 seconds (47 seconds to be exact). Although Sprinting is newer to the SUP Community, it is a discipline here to stay and we welcome the opportunity to practice it. This entire race will have great views from land for spectators to watch, cheer and capture a photo finish. Register on PaddleGuru. Relive the race course by Clicking Here

This Race: Come start the season and series out with a 4K. We will start at Windjammer beach, circle around Windjammer Island and make a 180 degree pivot turn and follow the same course back to the beach for all the cheddar. Windjammer offers great views for you and your family to watch the race! Register on PaddleGuru. Relive the race course by Clicking Here