PRE-QUALIFIER (Catalina Classic paddlers finishing within two hours of their respective class winner from previous year):
2025 Pre-Qualifying Time Cut Off
- Stock Women – 8:13.00
- Stock Men – 7:36.00
- Unlimited Men – 6:55.00
OPEN QUALIFIERS can submit up to 3 results from ANY 2025 paddleboard races for consideration. Qualifying Races for Open Entrants include, but are NOT limited to the following:
- April 12th The Lifeguard Lap – Avila Beach, CA
- 4 or 8 mile course
- https://paddleguru.com/races/TheLifeguardLap
- April 26th Malibu Downwinder – Malibu, CA
- May 10th The Loop – Cornado, California
- 11 Miles, arms only
- https://paddleguru.com/races/THELOOP2025
- May 31st, El Morro Classic – Newport Beach, CA
- June 7th, R-10 Race – Torrance, CA
- June 21st, South Bay Paddle – Hermosa Beach, CA
- June 22nd, Around the Cape – Cape May, New Jersey
- June 28th, Waterman Challenge – Encinitas, CA
- July 13th, Rock 2 Rock – Catalina Island, CA
- July 19th, Paddle Laguna Beach – Laguna Beach, CA
- July 27th, Molokai 2 Oahu – Molokai, HI
- 32 Miles
- https://www.molokai2oahu.com/
- August 9th, Ocean State Crossing – Newport, Rhode Island
- 15 Miles
- https://oceanstatecrossing.com/
- August 24th, Catalina Cup – Manhattan Beach, CA
*Additional races (not identified above) may be included in a race resume on the registration form. Open-Qualifiers can submit up to 3 results from 2025 paddleboard races for consideration. All results will be evaluated by the selection committee based upon course distance and race competition. International entries with limited access to qualifying races should email the directors in addition to completing the on-line registration.
Contact for out of state/ International Entries: Catalinaclassicpaddle@gmail.com