We are very excited to announce that the 2017 Change Your Latitude registration is open! Register at http://www.bbsc.configio.com 2017 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge will be held August 13th at the Sitka Sound Science Center beach in Sitka Alaska. Still the Northernmost open ocean race in the United States (and as […]
2017 CHANGE YOUR LATITUDE DATES
2017 Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge will be held August 13 in Sitka Alaska. Still the Northernmost open ocean race in the United States (and as far as we can tell planet Earth!) Weekend events will begin for those who arrive Thursday or early Friday morning with a short swim along […]
Schedule of events for 2016 Change Your Latitude!
SCHEDULE AND REMINDERS 2016 (PDF document in link) SATURDAY, August 6, 2016 Location: Sitka Sound Science Center – 834 Lincoln St 4:30 PM – Pre-Race Registration 5:00 Welcome, Introduction and Sitka Sound Swim History 5:15 Swimmer Safety and Course Review 5:30 USCG Auxiliary Course Safety 5:35 Kayaker Responsibilities 5:35 Safety Boats and Start/Finish Crew 5:50 Tips/Techniques/Additional […]
2016 Change Your Latitude Registrations Open!
2016 Change Your Latitude – 57* North Open Water Challenge Registration is Open! What will it be for you? 1k, 3k, 6k or the 10k? Register at: bbsc.mycustomevent.com With record numbers and course records falling in 2015 what will the 2016 northern most US open water swim bring us! In our 9th year Change Your Latitude […]
2015 CHANGE YOUR LATITUDE – Course and Event Records Under Sunny Skies!
Records were broken in registrations, number of “naked” swimmers, and on the course in the 8th Annual Change Your Latitude – 57° North Open Water Challenge! With 39 swimmers jumping in and 5 in the water with no wetsuits participants enjoyed a beautiful day of swimming. Several Course records were broken on Sunday with both […]
Weekend Schedule for 2015 CYL!
Here it is… the weekend events for the 2015 Change Your Latitude Open Water Challenge! We will send final confirmation to all registered swimmers on Monday. Looking forward to welcoming everyone to Sitka and jumping in for the BEST swim of your life! SCHEDULE AND REMINDERS 2015
August isn’t so far away!
We hope everyone has settled into their open water seasons well! More and more swimmers have been hitting the water here in Sitka with regular weekly swims happening and numbers growing. We have heard that lodging here in Sitka is booking up fast for the busy weekend of the 2015 Change Your Latitude open water […]
