Long And Strange For Sure At The Terrapin Crossroads Paddle Race
The 2016 Terrapin Crossroads Long Strange Trip 13-mile Paddle Race was just that; Long and Strange.(pictured above the Outrigger Canoes, Surfskis, and Kayaks at the start)
With wild weather all week long it was the remnants of two storms that made for the long part. The strangeness came in that despite a King Tide Flood Tide pushing in, the massive amount of water flowing from the Sacramento, Petaluma, and Napa Rivers meant that the flow was actually pushing against the paddlers the whole way. No one came anywhere close to any of the course records given all the extra effort needed to overcome the treadmill of water working against them. fleet. (pictured below the fleet readies for action)
The day started frosty – literally. With ice covered boards, and chilly north winds, the start of the day was a cold one. The racers however were ready for the action and took to the water to complete the 13 mile course from Fort Baker to the shop here in San Rafael. Queueing up on the day were OC1, OC2, OC6, Surfski, Double Surfski, Sea Kayaks, Stand Up Paddleboards, and Prone Paddleboards. Diversity and Inclusion is what we are all about. (pictured below the top 3 finishers Elaine Baden and John Green leading Kenny Howell with Fran Peronetto just out of striking distance)
This race is full of logistical difficulties. With the need to shuttle all the racers around, and the need for multiple safety boats, it takes a village to pull this one off. With that said we have to thank Mark Guelfi and Allyn Shafer as well as Russ Silvestri for providing on the water support with two of the nicest protectors on San Francisco Bay. Another nod of thanks to Drew Testwuide the skipper of the Stand Up Paddleboard Tour Operator The Barbary Ghost for also spending the whole day on the water keeping us safe. And of course, a big shout out to the San Rafael Police Department Boat Captained by Mark Heedon. With all that firepower on the water we knew we’d see everyone at the finish line.
A big Thanks has to go out to Tom Sher and Bruce Albhom. Both of whom donated their cars and their time in providing shuttle service to all the paddlers. THANK YOU!
We’d be remiss in not thanking our supporters. First up the team at 101 North Brewing who we think has the best IPA on the market and we have tested this extensively. A special added nod to Derek O’Connell for all his help in keeping the crew happy and more importantly the beer cold. Pie and Ice Cream for Christmas? Yes, and please make it a Mamie’s Pie and Three Twins Ice Cream Combo. Local businesses doing local good. The racers were greeted at both the starting line and the finish line with bottomless bottles of Hint Water, and a massive assortment of Kind Bars. The new Kind Breakfast bars were the star of the show. One more thanks has to go to the team at the Fruit Guys. We had large boxes of fresh fruit at both ends of the course balancing out our pie/ice cream/beer with a nice healthy alternative.
Paddle of the day honors went to Junior Guard Skye Davies. 13 Miles on a stock prone - nice work Skye!
The biggest thanks of all has to go event sponsor Terrapin Crossroads. They have been great neighbors over the years and we hope you’ll use the cornucopia of gift cards they set us up with. Please do make sure and tell them just how thankful you are when go. Support the businesses that support our sport!
Out next race is a race for Charity with 100% of the proceeds going to UCSF Cancer Research on January 14th. We’ll be raffling off boards and auctioning off more goodies so come join us! The weekend after, on January 21st.
Thanks again to all who paddled. Simply finishing today was an accomplishment. You went long, got strange, and now we wish you and yours a fantastic holiday season. Paddle on.
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Complete Results Below (Boats remove 4 minutes to get the correct time)
Name(s) Craft Age Group GenderTime Rank Div Rank
Elaine Baden, John Green Surfski Double Sr. Masters 55+ mixed 01:51:11.50 1 1
Kenny Howell Surfski Single Sr. Masters 55+male 01:51:16.66 2 1
Frank PeronettoSurfski Single 18-54 male 01:51:55.40 3 1
Paul Macintyre Surfski Single Sr. Masters 55+male 01:57:01.38 4 2
He'e Nalu OC 6 1:57:05
Tim Cornwell, Josh Luria OC-2 18-54 male 01:58:40.36 5 1
Devin Costa OC-118-54 male 02:07:08.86 6 1
Judy JensenSurfski Single 18-54 female 02:07:34.03 7 1
George MarshallOC-1 18-54 male 02:08:37.80 8 2
Michael O'donnell Surfski SingleSr. Masters 55+male 02:10:29.16 9 3
Rhonda Gannon, Lise Oberth OC-2 Sr. Masters 55+female 02:11:43.31 10 1
Will Cooley, JIm Ures OC-2 18-54 male 02:11:54.51 11 2
Charlie BanfieldOC-1 Sr. Masters 55+male 02:12:06.74 12 1
Terri Bedford, Jeff Bedford Sea Kayak DbleSr. Masters 55+ mixed 02:12:16.35 13 1
Jim Gannon OC-1 Sr. Masters 55+ male 02:12:38.51 14 2
Les Scanlan OC-1 Sr. Masters 55+ male 02:12:54.29 15 3
Fred Andersen, Hilary AndersenOC-2 Sr. Masters 55+mixed 02:14:52.82 16 1
Tim Cogliandro OC-1 18-54 male 02:15:00.06 17 3
Bojan Bernard SUP 14'18-54 male 02:15:51.85 18 1
Shannon Hartnett OC-118-54 female 02:17:15 19 1
Amy Byers Surfski Single 18-54 female 02:18:43.04 20 2
Jeff KayOC-1 18-54 male 02:20:10.19 21 4
Mike Vivas OC-1 Sr. Masters 55+ male 02:20:30.36 22 4
Geoff JamesOC-1 18-54male 02:22:35.32 23 5
Chad RaugewitzSUP 14'18-54 male 02:23:09.43 24 2
Priscilla Mckenney OC-1Sr. Masters 55+female 02:27:49.82 25 1
John Schalka SUP 14'Sr. Masters 55+male 02:28:16.24 26 1
Barry Wicks SUP 14'18-54 male 02:29:15.29 27 3
Daniel Alvarez SUP 14'18-54 male 02:29:45.23 28 4
Robin Gandolfi OC-1 18-54 female 02:30:39.23 29 2
Peter Bacot OC-1 Sr. Masters 55+male 02:34:30.99 30 5
Susan Norman, Shari Kidani OC-2 Sr. Masters 55+female 02:35:03.78 31 2
Josh Mcdonald SUP 14'18-54 male 02:35:12.52 32 5
Dan Miller SUP 14'18-54 male 02:35:25.44 33 6
Alison Loomis Surfski Single 18-54 female 02:36:17.33 34 3
John Dye SUP 14'Sr. Masters 55+male 02:38:39.99 35 2
John Walsh SUP 12'6" 18-54 male 02:39:54.04 36 1
Jamie Willin SUP 14'Sr. Masters 55+male 02:41:21.29 37 3
Adam Lowry SUP 14'18-54 male 02:42:54.14 38 7
Geoffrey Sears Sea Kayak Sr. Masters 55+male 02:42:55.15 39 1
Darius Rogers SUP 14'18-54 male 02:46:37.14 40 8
James Robison SUP 14'18-54 male 02:48:36.90 41 9
Cary Fergus OC-1 Sr. Masters 55+male 02:49:00.08 42 6
Timothy DurbinSea Kayak 18-54 male 02:49:42.07 43 1
Dave Hook SUP 14'Sr. Masters 55+male 02:50:48.38 44 4
Carlo Maravilla SUP 12'6" 18-54 male 02:51:30.14 45 2
Andi Traynor SUP 12'6" 18-54 female 02:53:00.32 46 1
Yu Kuwabara SUP 12'6" 18-54 male 02:56:36.81 47 3
Madeleine KingSUP 12'6" Sr. Masters 55+female 02:58:50.70 48 1
Leo Montero SUP 14'18-54 male 02:59:48.19 49 10
Janet Walp SUP 12'6" Sr. Masters 55+female 03:01:46.41 50 2
Dale UptegroveSUP 12'6" Sr. Masters 55+male 03:03:12.15 51 1
Emily Matthews SUP 14' 18-54 female 03:03:52.81 52 1
Tom Gallagher SUP 14'18-54 male 03:05:09.62 53 11
Kim Charlesworth SUP 14' 18-54 female 03:05:16.39 54 2
Kim Wagner SUP 14'18-54 male 03:05:45.98 55 12
Allan Maravilla SUP 14'18-54 male 03:12:33.34 56 13
Brian Thomas Prone 14' 18-54 male 03:14:33.62 57 1
Zach Jirkovsky Prone 14' 18-54 male 03:14:34.62 58 2
Mark Guelfi SUP 14'Sr. Masters 55+male 03:20:55.74 59 5
Randy Rentschler SUP 14' Sr. Masters 55+ male 03:21:27.20 60 6
Mel Selvidge SUP 12'6" 18-54 female 03:22:44.82 61 2
Rick Coven Prone 14' 18-54 male 03:36:35.74 62 3
Charles Kurz Sea Kayak 18-54 male 03:36:35.96 63 2
Skye Davies Prone Stock 18-54 female 03:39:42.27 64 1
Steve Davies Prone Stock 18-54 male 03:39:43.52 65 1