Race Route
Four checkpoints. Newport Beach to Monterey — then reverse. Currently on Checkpoint 2, heading for Santa Barbara.
The Course
From Newport Beach to Monterey — approximately 350 miles north along the California coast across four checkpoints. Next edition reverses the route south.
The Four Legs
The race begins at Newport Beach. Platforms staged south from the Santa Barbara Channel before the starting gun — a journey that itself took three weeks and is not counted toward official race time. The Checkpoint 1 Beach Beer Festival drew an estimated 400 attendees, none of whom witnessed any platform movement.
Checkpoint 2 brings competitors north to the city that inspired the race. The finish line at West Beach is expected by late June 2026. Race officials have described progress as 'consistent with prior estimates, which were zero.'
The third leg rounds Point Conception — the defining turn of the California coast, where the shoreline pivots from northwest to due west before swinging north again toward Morro Bay.
The grand finale. Competitors must navigate the full stretch of Big Sur coastline — 90 miles of dramatic cliffs and open ocean — to reach the finish at Monterey Bay.