BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SEACOAST PADDLEBOARD CLUB - ECPv6.15.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SEACOAST PADDLEBOARD CLUB X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.seacoastpaddleboardclub.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SEACOAST PADDLEBOARD CLUB REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T150000 DTSTAMP:20260530T213224 CREATED:20231208T180653Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T180653Z UID:10000496-1720850400-1720882800@www.seacoastpaddleboardclub.com SUMMARY:2024 Blackburn Challenge DESCRIPTION:Considered the “Boston Marathon” of the open water racing world\, the Blackburn Challenge is a 20-mile open water circumnavigation of Cape Ann\, Massachusetts. “Challengers” row or paddle seaworthy watercraft in a range of classes including Banks dories\, fixed seat singles and doubles\, multi-oars with/without coxswains\, sliding seat tour/race rowing singles & doubles\, SUP and prone paddle boards\, single & double touring kayaks\, single & double racing kayaks\, single & double surfskis\, and OC-1 through OC-6 outrigger canoes. \nOver the years the event has grown in scale and stature from a small local competition between a group of Gloucester-based Banks Dory rowers to an international-caliber endurance event. Challengers travel from as far away as Africa and Australia to participate each year. Some arrive with record-breaking ambitions\, and some arrive to simply test their mettle in one of the most grueling open water endurance competitions on the planet. URL:https://www.seacoastpaddleboardclub.com/event/2024-blackburn-challenge/ CATEGORIES:Paddleboard Race ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.seacoastpaddleboardclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/BBC.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Cape Ann Rowing Club":MAILTO:capeannrowingclub@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR