Deception Pass Dash Race

The annual Dash Kayak Race is a fun 5 mile event held in the swirling waters of the infamous Deception Pass. For experienced paddlers only. The race starts and finishes at Bowman Bay in Deception Pass State Park, 90 minutes north of Seattle.

Race Founders Will Robens and Donald Kiesling created the event in 2006 as an opportunity for any kayaker with decent open-water paddling skills to challenge themselves in tidal currents. Response from the recreational paddling community, as well as from serious competitive paddlers, was strong as racers from around the Northwest competed in the inaugural event. The 2006 winner posted a time just under 50 minutes for the 5-mile course.

The writer of the kayak succor- blog has signed up for the Deception Pass Dash,

This year I will know a few more people participating than last year.  Hopefully I’ll finish a bit better this year than I did last year.  I definitely won’t tape my skeg shut again.  So now the question is which paddle to use.