Pre pandemic, paddleboard races were held in the South Bay almost every weekend. But with the Catalina Classic, the South Bay Challenge, the Velzy-Stevens Pier to Pier and the Ocean Prone Series canceled, paddlers have been organizing informal events. Among the most popular is the Paddle-Run-Paddle held Thursdays at 6 p.m. at 16th Street in Hermosa Beach. Paddler and fitness trainer Ray Russell began organizing the free workouts two summers ago. Anyone with a stock or sprint paddleboard is welcome. Other informal paddleboard events this summer include a Manhattan pier to Hermosa Beach pier paddle Sunday morning, August 2, (the date Velzy Stevens was to have been held) and a Catalina Island to Manhattan pier paddle on Saturday, August 29 (the weekend the Catalina Classic was to have been held.) — Kevin Cody
Photos by Philicia Endelman
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