The Fishguard Bay Ocean race is a major downwind ocean ski and canoe race along Fishguard Bay Ocean Race 2021 (FBOR’21) is a major downwind Ocean Ski race along Pembrokeshire’s wild, award winning north coast – starting at Goodwick beach and crossing 17km of open sea to finish on the wide sandy beach at Newport. FBOR’21 is the 6th year of this annual tussle and will be held across two days, each w
ith a maximum off 50 entries, as per Welsh Government C-19 regulations. On Saturday 31st July – the Welsh Ocean Ski National Championships, an Elite race including the final GB Team selection for the European Championships. (Start at 12:00)
On Sunday 1st August the course is open to Advanced and Intermediate competitors with their own set of medals, trophies and other prizes, just as in previous years. (Start at 13:00)
In both races, paddlers from all over the UK and beyond compete to test their extreme fitness, boat-handling and seamanship skills, to win this “black-belt,” no-holds-barred ocean race. You’ll paddle deep clear water, past towering cliffs, a couple of fun tide-races, a skid turn around a wave-tossed rock and a final sprint up the beach at Newport Surf Lifesaving Club. And this year we’re keeping fingers crossed for stellar downwind conditions! The Blue Riband prize is the perennial FBOR Trophy, awarded to the line-honours winner – the first craft of any category to cross the finish line.
