Kick Off and Starry Night

Kick-Start the 2025-2026 O-CUP season with two races in one day! The Stars present Kick-Start, a great O-CUP By Day, AND Starry Night, an O-CUP After Dark! O-CUP points will be awarded separately for each race, so it is a great chance to leap to the front of the O-CUP standings.

All participants must complete a waiver (adults here or minors here) on race day. Paper copies will be available at the registration desk for those who do not print their own.

Registration Here

Race Location

Kick Start

Natchez/Zellers woods -for most part of the course -last run was 14 years ago

Race registration will be at the Otterbein Kayak Launch

Starry Night

Homer Watson North

Race registration will be at the Homer Watson North parking lot (located at the end of Wilson street).

Event Schedule

13:00 - 13:45: Kick-Start Registration

14:00: Kick-Start Race Start

15:30: Kick-Start Course Closes

17:00 - 17:30: Starry Night Registration

17:40: Starry Night Race Start

19:10: Starry Night Course Closes

Important Dates

• Registration opens: October 14th
• Early Bird Fees end: October 31th at 11:59pm
• Registration closes: November 20th at 11:59pm

Fees

There will be limited registration on race day.

• Adult Fee for 2 races : $40 (before Oct 31) $45 (after) (Free for Stars and ARK-KW)
• Adult Fee for 1 race: $30 (before Oct 31) $35 (after) (Free for Stars and ARK-KW)
• Junior/Student: $15

Race Day Fee is limited to 10 registrants, first come first served.

Handicap

Both Kick-Start and Starry Night follow the O-CUP handicap rules. Participants have the option to skip checkpoints in each box equal to their handicap point total. Handicap points for this year's course will be awarded as follows: