Kiteboard 4 Cancer Derby Race

This year is Kiteboard 4 Cancer's 20th Anniversary so we wanted to design a race that embodies teamwork, connection, and community while celebrating the evolution of 20 years of windsports (it's gone far beyond just kiteboarding!)

We believe we have come up with something that fulfills all of the above that will be one of the most fun derbys not only to participate in, but to watch as well! 

The new 20th Derby format will require participants to form teams of 3, with each individual selecting a discipline to race in, each with their own start: 

1. Kiteboarding - the discipline that started it all
2. Wingfoiling - A cross between windsurfing and kiteboarding... everybody's doing it these days
3. Foil of Choice - Kitefoiling, Wingfoiling, Parawing, Windsurf foil, tin foil? Your choice!

The event will kickoff with the kiteboarding portion of the race, returning to the same rabbit start format from 2007 where kiteboarders idle on the Washington side of the Columbia River, and at the start-mark race toward Oregon, make the buoy turn in front of the event site, continue back up to the 2nd buoy upwind and continue this course for 1:45 (hour + 45 minutes). 

At 1:45 time, all timers will stop, kiters will land at the event site and there will be a 15 minute transition before the wingfoilers start their leg of the race from the event site beach next.

Wingfoilers will then race for 1:45 around the same course, then land at the event site after the 1:45 time ends. Again, there will be a 15 minute transition before the 3rd and final leg of the Derby -- the Foil of Choice -- will launch from the event site and race for 1:45 for the final leg of the race!

Watch Race Director Grom's video that explains how the race will work here.

The winners of the Derby will be the top combined laps of all three disciplines. 

The Kiteboard 4 Cancer Derby Race brings an exciting 20th Annual Derby Race to Hood River, Oregon on July 11, 2026. Don't miss this beautiful event!