Windsurfing Regatta: Rabbit Racer

You must be an active member and certified to use UBC windsurfing gear, for non-members it's BYOG (Bring Your Own Gear).

Roll on down to Jericho to rinse in the ocean riptides and show off your remarkable reaches for our second-annual Rabbit Racer Windsurfing Regatta. Featuring both Rabbit Starts and even a Rabbit Finish! There will be beginner and longboard courses, and even a slalom course depending on the wind.

We'll have a racing clinic first where we'll review the courses, right-of-way rules, racing strategy and tactics, and of course how to do a Rabbit Start. While some of the hoppy carrot-lovers among you may have heard about Rabbit Starts, you're probably wondering about the Rabbit Finish. We're uniquely suited to this at Jericho: the first person to land safely, correctly bring their gear onshore, collect their phone, and take a picture of a Jericho bunny rabbit will be the winner!

Preliminary Sailing Instructions (subject to change):

• The beginner course will start from the beach, round a mark slightly upwind, and end with a Rabbit Finish.
• The longboard course will have a Rabbit Start with one of the windsurfing racers as the rabbit, then a standard triangle and standard finish.
• The slalom course (wind permitting) will have a Rabbit Start with a gasoline-or-paddle-powered rabbit, followed by as many reaches as we have marks.

Don't miss this fluffle of excitement, you might just be the one to win by ... a hare!

Want to join us for food after? Buy a food ticket please. If you'd like to join the fun after the race but prefer not to eat please buy a "no food" ticket.

This is the winning rabbit from 2023!