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Paddle the Point
is hosted by the Charleston County Lifesaving Association to bring awareness to water safety in the Charleston area!  
Paddlers compete on a short 5k course or a long 10k course starting at Folly Beach County Park.  

Prone Paddling, SUP, and Surf-Ski Kayaking divisions are included, and competitors are broken down into 6 age group categories.  


Feel free to contact us for additional information.
We can't wait to see you in the water!

Course A

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5k racers will start on the beach and head out making a right shoulder turn around the first buoy towards the point and around Folly Beach.  Racers will make another left shoulder turn around the last buoy and head back around the course to the water gate and into the beach.

Course B

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10k racers will start on the beach and head out making a right shoulder turn around the first buoy towards the point and around Folly Beach.  Racers will make another left shoulder turn around the last buoy and head back around the course to the water gate and will continue to the pier.  They will make another turn at the pier buoy and around the final pier buoy with another left hand shoulder turn.  They will make the final stretch back to the park and a last left turn through the water gate to the beach.  

Additional Details:

Registration ends at 12:00pm on May 12, 2023
Race Day: May 13, 2023
  • 7:15am: Check-in begins
  • 8:00am: Mandatory safety meeting
  • 8:15am: Final racer call
  • 8:30am: Race starts 
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