The Date: Saturday, September 26th

The Event: Stand UP for the Lake will promote the CSC’s WAVES initiative and living sustainably. This will be an exceptional opportunity to educate the public with a healthy and exciting sporting event located in a picture-perfect setting. The event will include a fun and friendly stand up paddleboard competition (no experience needed) and on land there’ll be music, a BBQ, and plenty of fun.

Start time: First race -3pm. Party kicks off 6pm.

Teams: Teams of 3 – any age, any gender, must be willing to have fun!

Entry Fees: Entry Fee includes t-shirts for team members and BBQ & Dance Party tickets.
$75/team including board use
$60/team with own board
$10 /extra BBQ ticket

Register your team Here!

SUP Events:
Race #1: SUP’er cross
Race #2: Longish distance race
Race #3: Time trial
Bonus event: Freestyle SUP in the basin

Divisions: All men, All women, Mixed gender team, Youth team (under 18), College team (must be current student, any college), Mom team (with children), Dad Team (with children), First- time Paddlers Team.

Prizes: Prizes will be given out to winners in each category as well as for the freestyle event plus additional prizes for the most money raised, and other categories at Stormboarding and CSC’s discretion (best style, happiest team, best dressed…). That’s a lot of prizes!

Experience: No stand up paddleboard experience is required. All teams pre-registered will receive 20% off Stormboarding’s SUP outings prior to the event in order to practice.

Safety: All event participants must wear a USCG approved lifejacket at all times while on the CSC dock and on a paddleboard.

Benefit: Proceeds from the event will benefit WAVES, an educational initiative of the Community Sailing Center, a 501©3 non-profit organization.

For More Information: Contact: Kate Neubauer at 802-864-2499 or email: kate@communitysailingcenter.org

Frequently Asked Questions:

What is the Community Sailing Center?

The Community Sailing Center is the only organization providing everyone educational and recreational access to Lake Champlain. Through human-powered boating, valuable life lessons and a passion for Lake stewardship are shared with children, adults, at-risk youth, people with disabilities and others, regardless of the ability to pay. Camps, instruction, rentals, storage, racing and volunteer opportunities are also available.

What is the WAVES initiative and why is it important?

WAVES is about Water. Access. Vitality. Education. Stewardship.

The health of Lake Champlain is an increasingly important issue for the community over the last decades. The Community Sailing Center acknowledges that the water quality of Lake Champlain, Vermont’s greatest natural resource, is compromised and its improvement is vital to the community and organization. Recreation-based environmental education is one of the many opportunities available to bridge people’s understanding of their personal impacts to the Lake’s health.

The Community Sailing Center has launched a new experiential learning initiative for children and adults to enhance their connection to Lake Champlain. The WAVES initiative informs youth and adults alike about the exciting ecosystems of the Lake Champlain Basin through interactive science lessons and recreation on the Lake. This type of hands-on learning and on-the-water activity will engage and empower people to become future stewards of Lake Champlain, improving its water quality by changing perceptions and behavior.

What is Stand Up Paddleboarding?

Stand up Paddleboarding (SUP), is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage. The sport is an ancient form of surfing. SUP’ing is popular at warm coastal climates and resorts, and is gaining in popularity as celebrities are sampling the sport, and cross-over athletes are training with SUP. To find out more information go to: www.stormboarding.com

Why should I support clean, green, renewable energy?

By supporting sustainable, renewable, natural energy. You support bringing about an intelligent transformation from a foreign fossil fuel based economy to an economy increasingly based on our own locally produced energy. It will take all of us doing our part to come up with forward thinking, transdisciplinary options regarding the promotion of clean, green, renewable energy. We’re passionate about charting a course to a carbon neutral future for our children.

How can I get involved?

Enter a Team! Become a Sponsor! Attend the Event! Call Kate Neubauer at 802-864-2499 or email her at kate@communitysailingcenter.org to chat about additional opportunities.