Jupiter Waterman's Challenge Spring 2025

Name: Jupiter Waterman's Challenge Spring 2025
Start: 2025-04-05T09:00:00-04:00
Location: Jupiter/Juno Beach

Schedule

Sat, 05 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Jupiter/Juno Beach | Jupiter, FL

Sign up/registration

Please sign up for each of the events using the links below:

Spring 2025 Waterman’s Challenge - April 5- April 27- (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uu-3wgG5F46EDaypBxNNIWM8J30XX1tWZq9-rb0i5C8/edit?usp=sharing)

Fall 2025 (coming soon)
Event Windows

Event Windows:
The race will take place on the first windy weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) during an event window (usually 1 month long). See dates above.

Start Time
Yellow light will be given 3 days (72 hours) before the start of the race.
Green light will be given a minimum of 1 day (24 hours) before the start of the race.
Start time will be a 2 hour window from green light (e.g. 8am-10am). If the race doesn’t begin within the start window, the race will be rescheduled.

Venue/Location

The race will take place between Jupiter Inlet and the north end of Riviera Beach Park (Just to the south of Ritz Carlton- 2700 N Ocean Dr, Riviera Beach, FL 33404). Conditions required will be either a strong northerly or southerly wind (Northerly wind starting at Jupiter Inlet, Southerly wind starting from Riviera Beach Park (~10 miles).

2 course options:

Long course (~20 miles)
Location: Between Hobe Sound Refuge and Riviera Beach Park
Hobe Sound- Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
Riviera Beach Park -Just to the south of Ritz Carlton- 2700 N Ocean Dr, Riviera Beach
Start line- Individuals starting from this location will be asked to provide a GPS track as there might not be a starting official present.

Short Course (~10 miles)
Location: Between Corners & Riviera Beach Park
“Corners”- Beach Public Beach Access #59 Stairs
Riviera Beach Park -Just to the south of Ritz Carlton- 2700 N Ocean Dr, Riviera Beach
Start line- 2 beach flags will indicate the start line.

Prizes/Awards
Top performers in each category, male and female.
Prize/awards at Adventure Sports Jupiter (236 US1 Jupiter, FL)

Rules

Rules:
Start line- Start line will be determined the morning of at the locations above. The line will be 2 flags and/or buoys and be perpendicular to the beach from the flags/buoys.. Participants may start as far out from the beach as they like, but must be able to see the start line.
Finish line- Will be indicated by a flag and/or buoy at the locations above. Participants simply need to cross nearby shore to be scored as finished. Participants don’t need to finish on the beach.
Condition requirements- Start will be determined by event officials discretion based on the conditions in consideration with competitor safety. Ideally we’re looking for moderate to strong winds (Northerly or Southerly) with no severe sea state.
Safety equipment- All competitors required to wear a high visibility race jersey, & CE life jacket.
Everyone must stay clear of lifeguarded zones and restricted areas including piers. Anyone caught going through a lifeguarded zone will not be welcome back.