The Catalina Cup is a fun, family friendly, 2-mile paddleboard race that will happen in conjunction with the world famous Catalina Classic. The Catalina Cup 2-mile paddleboard race will start and finish at the historic Manhattan Beach Pier.  If you love paddling but the grueling 32-mile Catalina Classic is a little out of your league, come down and race the Catalina Cup and then hang around to watch the worlds best long distance paddlers finish the 32-mile Catalina Classic. 

The 2-mile race starts off the beautiful sands of Manhattan Beach and races south just outside the surf, one mile. From there, the paddlers will round 2 big red buoys, race back to the pier on the historic Catalina Classic race course, then sprint up the beach and across the finish line.

The Catalina Cup race course was designed as a fun, family friendly race for Junior Lifeguards, all family and friends, and those that may be new to paddleboard racing. Don't own a paddleboard? No problem. The Catalina Cup has a foamy division, so grab your soft board and head down to the fun at the Catalina Cup paddleboard race.

The 2025 Catalina Cup Paddleboard Race is brought to you by the South Bay Boardriders Club.