Glorius Day For Paddle Crew At Race Number 2
We once again say our thank you's to the weather gods who delivered 60 degree temps and near windless conditions for the 40 plus racers tackling our 2 mile and 6 mile courses. With surfski, outrigger canoe, stand up paddle, and prone paddleboards in on the action there was something for everyone.Photo gallery & complete results at bottom.
Hint Water and Kind Bars kept the crew hydrated and well nourished. Pictured above team Schwarten (Geoff and Kai) power to the finish line and paddle of the day honors narrowly besting Robin and Henry Graham for the title.
The day started with a bit of chill in the air but quickly warmed to the delight of all the racers. We were stoked to see such a diverse fleet of craft. Our basic rule is if it faces forward it can race with us. We have to lay down a 'way-ta-go' to the whole clan from Sacramento. Thanks for driving all that way to play with us. And yes the 2 mile course here is actually 2.5 so you get 1/2 mile at no extra charge! Inside joke.
We will make an effort to update our records page, but we had record times in multiple categories. Bojan Benard, Amy Byers and Elaine Baden, Kenny Howell, Janet Walp, and a few others took advantage of one of the the highest tides of the year, and windless conditions to set new benchmarks. Pictured above Chris Farris firing on all cylinders on his new Epic V8 Surfski.Pictured below Tara Atkins digs deep at the finish - literally.
We started out the awards ceremony with a new invention: The 'Crowd Sourced Positivity Pulse'. We sent a big shot of it to our friend Judy Jensen - take no prisoners Judy.
After racing the fleet was treated to free demo's of Epic Surfki's. We had the v5, v7, v8 pro, v8 pro double, v10s in the water and ready for action. We also set up a selection of Epic's carbon wing paddles for all to try. Special thanks here to Kenny Howell for making it happen. If you missed out on the demo do not worry. At 101 Surf Sports we will give any first time surfski paddler a free ride. No RSVP needed just show up to our San Rafael store and let us know you are ready to try surfski and the first taste is on us. We know you will love it. Super fast and easy to ride. Truly the best thing you can do sitting down.
Our next couple of races are set so sign up today l and get in on the fun.
December 9th - Sprint Races San Rafael - More Info
December 10th - Surf SUP Demo San Rafael - More Info
December 16th - 2mile & 6 Mile Races San Rafael - More Info
January 13th - 2mile & 6 Mile Races San Rafael - More Info
Complete Results. Sorry to push the math on you but add 12 minutes and 15 seconds to get the correct time.
| Course | Name(s) | Craft | Age Group | Time | Rank | Div Rank |
| Long | Kenny Howell | Surfski Single | 56+ | 00:31:13.69 | 1 | 1 |
| Long | Elaine Baden, Amy Byers | Surfski Double | 18-55 | 00:31:52.32 | 2 | 1 |
| Long | Terence Li, Eri Miyasaka | OC-2 | 18-55 | 00:33:41.41 | 3 | 1 |
| Long | Eric Berger | Surfski Single | 18-55 | 00:36:21.77 | 4 | 1 |
| Long | Nikolai Golovchenko | Surfski Single | 18-55 | 00:36:38.44 | 5 | 2 |
| Long | Robin Graham, Henry Graham | Surfski Double | 18-55 | 00:36:39.01 | 6 | 1 |
| Long | Jude Turczynski | Surfski Single | 56+ | 00:37:54.98 | 11 | 1 |
| Long | Mike Staninec | Surfski Single | 56+ | 00:38:13.21 | 7 | 2 |
| Long | Bojan Bernard | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 00:38:39.92 | 8 | 1 |
| Long | Jeff Kay | Surfski Single | 18-55 | 00:39:09.26 | 9 | 3 |
| Long | Barry Wicks | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 00:39:24.47 | 10 | 2 |
| Long | Mark Prior | Surfski Single | 18-55 | 00:40:09.61 | 11 | 4 |
| Long | Geoffrey Sears | Surfski Single | 56+ | 00:41:31.53 | 12 | 3 |
| Long | Jamie Willin | SUP 14' | 56+ | 00:41:52.70 | 13 | 1 |
| Long | Christopher Farris | Surfski Single | 56+ | 00:43:38.99 | 14 | 4 |
| Long | Robert Macias | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 00:44:52.17 | 15 | 3 |
| Long | Michael Prindiville | Surfski Single | 18-55 | 00:46:07.53 | 16 | 5 |
| Long | Dave Jensen | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 00:48:08.69 | 17 | 4 |
| Long | Gary Leong | SUP 14' | 56+ | 00:49:37.92 | 18 | 2 |
| Long | Janet Walp | SUP 12'6" | 56+ | 00:54:52.19 | 19 | 1 |
| Long | Chris Heisterkamp | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 00:56:29.74 | 20 | 5 |
| Long | Scott Laberge | SUP 12'6" | 56+ | 00:56:56.46 | 21 | 1 |
| Long | Alex Groswird | SUP 14' | 56+ | 00:57:28.40 | 22 | 3 |
| Long | Allison Marino | SUP 12'6" | 18-55 | 01:01:11.54 | 23 | 1 |
| Long | Trevor Shephard | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 01:02:19.63 | 24 | 6 |
| Long | Edward Kuczynski | Surfski Single | 56+ | 01:04:18.42 | 25 | 5 |
| Long | Justin Kuczynski | Surfski Single | 18-55 | 01:04:19.06 | 26 | 6 |
| Long | Clare Abram | SUP 12'6" | 18-55 | 01:14:15.36 | 27 | 1 |
| Event Name | Name(s) | Craft | Age Group | Time | Rank | Div Rank |
| Short | Treston Vorac | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 00:18:05.95 | 1 | 1 |
| Short | Patrick Alteri | SUP 12'6" | 18-55 | 00:18:54.96 | 2 | 1 |
| Short | Olivier Caro | SUP 12'6" | 18-55 | 00:19:07.41 | 3 | 2 |
| Short | Michael Glosny | SUP 14' | 18-55 | 00:23:14.44 | 4 | 2 |
| Short | Jenny Scala | SUP 12'6" | 18-55 | 00:24:16.78 | 5 | 1 |
| Short | Bill Cheney | SUP 12'6" | 18-55 | 00:27:43.90 | 6 | 3 |
| Short | Geoff & Kai Schwarten | Sea Kayak | 18-55 | 00:29:42.03 | 7 | 1 |
| Short | David Armstrong | SUP 12'6" | 18-55 | 00:31:39.62 | 8 | 4 |
| Short | T- Atkins | SUP Under 12'6" | 18-55 | 00:33:21.08 | 9 | 1 |
| Short | T- Atkins | Prone Stock | 18-55 | 00:33:58.39 | 10 | 1 |