Hey Guys,

When are we going to start running events on a Sunday instead of Saturdays when a number of us can't make it? Or is this the very reason [}:)]

DM

Thanks a lot guys that was great, happy to have finished
Well done to all the winners and thanks to SUPWA and the sponsors and the bus driver.
Cheers Ian.

Smooth event guys Thanks

Need to train for next year. Bit stiff today.

Well done Beno coming down from Gero Neck and neck all the way, great fun

jenkz said...
Yeah great effort for Radman to make the event all the way from Gero.
Might have to get the SUPWA crew up that neck of the woods for a surf & downwinder trip.

+1 the Pt Moore to Drummonds looks like a good sprint course.

Great day and thanks to supwa and all the sponsors, good to see so many close battles down the time sheet.
Was amazing to race my homeless brother neck and neck for 20 km and to be 24 sec apart at the Finnish we had nothing left!
I have to agree on Kevin's amazing effort, someone has found the fountain of youth
Great job everyone for finishing such a gruelling race!!!
Ben

Ioz said...
Great to hear everyone enjoyed the event !

How strong was the wind in the end ?

and the sweel would of been nice,

was there many runners to be had ?

Wind did the right thing I think 18 to 20 easy maybe stronger ,good runners first half then second section became harder to link up may be because I was so stuffed and had to deal with some back wash from shore getting out there some great efforts from crew doing there first 20 k race and great to have some well trained medical people to help Thomas out that shore break sorted out a few crew .

Great race yesterday and well done to all paddlers. Agree with Stimo was a great paddle for the first 3/4 of the race with some great runners however the final stage gets harder trying to link up the runners as the ocean gets really confused about 5k out from the finish and fatigue starts to kick in.

Had a great tussle with Tightlines, good on ya mate it was great to cross the line together, i thought you had me as we entered the shore break. I think it humbled a lot of paddlers yesterday.

Would be great to see some more ladies in next years race, wouldn't have changed the result as we all know Michelle is the best female paddler in WA, but it would be great to see the division grow.

Wishing Thomas a speedy recovery.

I want what ever the energiser bunny puts in his water, I hope the little homeless bloke can afford a new cardboard box to live in now with all the prize money he earned on Saturday. Well done Michelle and Marcus, you guys are great abasodors for us short arses. Thanks SUPWA for a great event, thanks REDINK, 32GI, SUNSMART, SURFING WA for you very appreciated support, Thanks to Luke for his tireless efforts you are going to be hard to replace now you can paddle again, Thanks to Darren Shapland for his help with the lead boat and his PA Natasha who saved the day by bringing down the REDINK truck for the boards, Thanks to BUSWEST for supplying the bus and my sister Jodee for sacrificing her saturday to drive the bus and baby sit mine and her kids. Thanks also to Matt Holder for filming the event and Chris Clifton for taking the stills, thanks also to Sal Simmo for recording the finish times and the gorgeous Tardrew girls Suzy and Ash for their assistance on the day. Thanks also to Mandurah searescue and Col for patrolling the back of the fleet in their boats it would have been a long day at sea. Also thanks Adam for organising the boats for us. Lastly thanks to my wife Soph for her patience and assistance with set up pack up and barbecue duties.
Can't wait for the next event ....

Mission complete,1300 ks round trip awesome stuff sup wa,well worth every cent spent,the pain between my shoulder blades is easing , first 20 ks for myself as well nothing Like a bAttle between you and the ocean.having some mates along side also Helps,highlights for me was crossing parth with some yacht I do believe some one yelled shark but I didn't see any,and the tussle between hilly and the fellow on the coreban i ran out of steem and must have picked up some weed and was to lazy to remove it i no now you are far better of removing it.speedy recovery to the injured that shorey was causing a bit of havoc ,supin in some flat water will be good rehab once healed,spent the morning down at sorrento with the rest of the rad tribe competing at the surf club meet they did team Radman racing proud with some places in the iron man ,boards and swim, ther already
Asking if they would be able to compete and catch some runners with sup wa,time for the rest of you gero deros to sign up with sup wa get hold of some downwind equipment,we do have some of the best conditions just jump off the point on any thing from north to south wind direction,let's not stay 20 years behind the rest of the state on this one the thril of completion and comradery that goes with it is well worth it +1for the formation of a gero pod ,training fitness ,wave comps,flat water racingand downwinders all so doable with our multitude of un crowded beaches,the lads from the metro area sound keen to ha ve a piece of it,thank you organizers, volunteers and sponsors I love supnMight get up at 5 and loosen up with a 8 k paddle up the point and back ,new years resolution run some cleaner oil in the engine blow less smoke and get hold of a 17'4 bullet. SIC,unlimited s not dead it's just gone to bed

Radman said...
Mission complete,1300 ks round trip awesome stuff sup wa,well worth every cent spent,the pain between my shoulder blades is easing , first 20 ks for myself as well nothing Like a bAttle between you and the ocean.having some mates along side also Helps,highlights for me was crossing parth with some yacht I do believe some one yelled shark but I didn't see any,and the tussle between hilly and the fellow on the coreban i ran out of steem and must have picked up some weed and was to lazy to remove it i no now you are far better of removing it.speedy recovery to the injured that shorey was causing a bit of havoc ,supin in some flat water will be good rehab once healed,spent the morning down at sorrento with the rest of the rad tribe competing at the surf club meet they did team Radman racing proud with some places in the iron man ,boards and swim, ther already
Asking if they would be able to compete and catch some runners with sup wa,time for the rest of you gero deros to sign up with sup wa get hold of some downwind equipment,we do have some of the best conditions just jump off the point on any thing from north to south wind direction,let's not stay 20 years behind the rest of the state on this one the thril of completion and comradery that goes with it is well worth it +1for the formation of a gero pod ,training fitness ,wave comps,flat water racingand downwinders all so doable with our multitude of un crowded beaches,the lads from the metro area sound keen to ha ve a piece of it,thank you organizers, volunteers and sponsors I love supnMight get up at 5 and loosen up with a 8 k paddle up the point and back ,new years resolution run some cleaner oil in the engine blow less smoke and get hold of a 17'4 bullet. SIC,unlimited s not dead it's just gone to bed

Bullet in my sights too

Second all the praises everyone else has given, awesome day, great conditions, good people, big thanks to all the support people and organisers, world class stuff. From sleepy perth.

On the shark note, I was pretty sure I saw a not dolphin fin before the start of the race, looked something like the pics in the west Australian last weekend. Didn't quite believe my eyes so went with it been a dolphin, Donna reckons she saw it from the beach.

I will say every time I went in the water it was like a trampoline, didn't get very wet for the time I spent off my board.

I'm liking the sound of the big SIC boards, you would of been flying for the first 10kms. Defiantly worth a look. Maybe we can get a bulk discount.

Hope your ok Thomas and get back on your feet soon, was a pretty interesting exit.

P.s. I found a pfd so if anyone is missing it, PM me.

krankiman said...
Second all the praises everyone else has given, awesome day, great conditions, good people, big thanks to all the support people and organisers, world class stuff. From sleepy perth.

On the shark note, I was pretty sure I saw a not dolphin fin before the start of the race, looked something like the pics in the west Australian last weekend. Didn't quite believe my eyes so went with it been a dolphin, Donna reckons she saw it from the beach.

I will say every time I went in the water it was like a trampoline, didn't get very wet for the time I spent off my board.

I'm liking the sound of the big SIC boards, you would of been flying for the first 10kms. Defiantly worth a look. Maybe we can get a bulk discount.

Hope your ok Thomas and get back on your feet soon, was a pretty interesting exit.

P.s. I found a pfd so if anyone is missing it, PM me.

There were two or three dolphins around but I'm with you Brett, the first fin i saw was NOT dolphin lol.

This is a pic taken by Col on a recent cut run. Does the fin you guys saw belong to this?

"A few minuets later I fell got up quick but leggie got stuck round fin had to jump back in very quickly"

It was a very impressive exit of the water too Stimo, you looked like one of those penguins launching onto the ice.

We have a heap, Scott was busy at the start and finish just need time to go through them.

Got another container today, so unfortunately won' be tommorrow.

Cheers,

Ian.