I did two races in my one-man outrigger canoe (OC1) this year. First was the Santa Cruz Downwind Ryders Cup, from Davenport Landing to Santa Cruz.
This was a challenging race. It was about 15 miles by my GPS. In principle, it was supposed to be downwind, but we had Southwesterly conditions that day, blowing slightly onshore and making us fight diagonally across the chop for the first half. We got a nice downwind angle in the middle of the race, but then the wind died off as we got into town. It was a battle, and I was slow, but I'm proud to have done it!
Next up was the Jay Race, from Capitola to Santa Cruz and back, around 12 miles.
This is the third time I've done this race: first on the SUP, and now twice on the OC1. It's a classic Santa Cruz event, and it's always fun to take part.