37th ANNUAL WAIKIKI ROUGHWATER SWIM Open to all ages - Distance 2.384 miles (3.8km)

DATE: 9:00 am., Monday, September 4, 2006

COURSE: Out the Kapua (Outrigger Canoe Club) Channel, across Waikiki, and in the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel Channel. Course will be marked by flags every few hundred meters.

START: Sans Souci Beach between the Natatorium and the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, Waikiki. There will be staggered starts at 5 minute intervals beginning at 9:00 am.

SEEDED START: To reduce crowding at the start, the field will be divided into groups of approximately 150 to 200 people based upon 2000 meter seeded times. The fastest swimmers will be in the first group and slower swimmers in the succeeding groups. Late entries may be put into slower groups depending on availability. The race committee reserves the right to place you in any group. If you have been unable to finish in the past or have difficulty swimming 2000 meters you should not enter unless you have significantly improved your swimming ability. Hawaii residents are strongly urged to the 2000 meter course at Ala Moana Park and use that time as a seeded time.


SAFETY: Your safety is our most important concern. There will be boats and paddlers on surfboards patrolling the race course. Swimmers are responsible for their own physical condition and are encouraged to train adequately and have a physical checkup prior to the swim. Swimmers who have not passed the buoy No.10 by 11:00 am will be pulled from the water. All non-finishers will be taken to the Ala Wai Boat Harbor.

FINISH: Duke Kahanamoku beach in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel. Swimmers must cross the finish line which will be 20-30 meters up the beach from the water’s edge. To be an official finisher, you must complete the race in less than 2 hours and 40 minutes.

NUMBERING: Race day all swimmers will be numbered on legs. You will be disqualified if you are not numbered.

ESCORTS: To ensure fair competition, no escorts on surfboards, kayaks or boats are permitted.

SWIM AIDS: This is a swimming event: flotation devices, snorkels, fins, wetsuits of any kind or any other swimming aids are prohibited. Caps are required to be worn by all entrants.

RACE PACKET: For entries received prior to August 19, 2005 an Email Confirmation and Pre-race instructions will be Emailed to each entrant. If the Email is not received by Sept. 3rd, you must go to the late registration desk to pick up your card. This card is required to obtain your race chip on race day. If you want confirmation of receipt of entry, look on the web site or enclose SASE. Confirmation cards and information for entrants will be available for pick up at Sans Souci Beach on race day 7:00 am to 8:30 am.

ENTRY FEE: $30.00 per swimmer if registering online at www.active.com, $50.00 mail-in if completed by August 18, 2006. $70.00 if postmarked after August 18, 2006. Entry fee is non refundable. Checks payable to: WRSC. Mail to: WRSC, P.O. Box 2847 Wailuku, Hawaii 96793

LATE REGISTRATION: $70.00 per swimmer if postmarked after August 18, 2006. Late entries will be accepted from 12:00 to 3:00 pm, the day prior to the race at the end of Paoa Place, between the Hilton Hawaiian Village and FT. DeRussy (see map for late entry location)$75.00 Cash Only.

RACE DAY ENTRIES: Time permitting, late entries will be accepted race day. Race day entry fee is $100.00 Cash Only (does not include T-shirt)..

T-SHIRTS: All T-shirts will be distributed at the finish line. If you do not swim or finish the race, you can still pick up your shirt at the Shirt Table. T-shirt table will close at 1:00 pm.

AGE DIVISIONS: Male & Female: 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, etc. Top three overall male and female finishers will be placed in an elite division.

AWARDS: Name of the first individual to finish will be engraved on the “Alexander Hume Ford” perpetual trophy. Elite division awards to the top three male and female finishers. Elite division winners will not participate in the age group competition. Awards will be presented to the top three male and female finishers in each division (or 5% of entrants, which ever is greater). “Bossabean Cup 2003” trophy to the first place men’s 55-59 division. Awards ceremony to start at 12:00 noon. Timers will wait for the last official swimmer to finish. All entrants will receive complete race results in the mail. Awards will not be mailed to the winners at the expense of the committee.

QUESTIONS: Please address questions in writing and send with a SASE to: WRSC, P.O. Box 2847. Wailuku, Hawaii 96793; or by email: TedSheppard@Yahoo.com