Hey Sam, I will be heading down for a run, should be a fun day. NW'r predicted so I presume it will be from Palmy to Mona Vale.

I'll be bringing down some goodies from my store if anyone is interested. Have the latest C4 SUP leggies, loads of paddles, grips etc....if you would like to see any specific item let me know so I make sure I throw it in.

I would have loved to enter but had a prior engagement that I couldn't get out of. Bugger, I would've won the under 12' division (being the only competitor). The next couple of races in this series might be too long for me.

What were your times like? Did you beat any OC1s over the line? Was the event organized well? Did Kialoa have the new Methane paddle to show off?

Times, pics and results in relation to the outriggers should be available at the end of the day with a bit of luck. Will post them when I can.

The event was a good one with great support from the organisers. Unfortunately though as Simon has said it was a little disappointing on the SUP turnout front but in the end if paddlers had turned up and hadn't messed around with events and distances like that before then they may struggled. Pretty hot and hard work for a fair bit of the race.

In future though if any Sydneysiders are keen to do this sort of thing but haven't got the kit drop me a line before the next event. We have a good hire fleet of boards just on 12' that would be OK to attack this sort of event. They may not be the fastest things out there but if you're up for a challenge then they'll do fine.

Managed to get across the line ahead of a few outriggers which felt good. The times when I got some better help from the shin high chop and wind I could run stay with or pull back some time on the outriggers who were on their way by. Too few of these moments meant that we got pretty well nailed. In better wind and some swell I'd say we could finish higher up the rankings for sure. Time will tell.

Sorry I couldn't stay around at the end for a beer Simon but had some strong pressure coming from the missus to get home asap. I'd promised to do some chores done that I'd that I'd been putting off for a while in return for her support vehicle work.

See you at the next one.

Sam.

Results and times for Sunday's race. When looking for SUP times head towards the bottom of the list.

Long Course - 13Km

Name Make Time
Brett Worth Ski 01:06:40
Leigh Wilson Bladerunner 01:06:49
Lucas Gamble Hurricane 01:07:39
Grant Hughes Hurricane 01:09:19
Steve Viney Hurricane 01:09:25
Brett Baber Hurricane 01:09:53
Greg Cardwell Hurricane 01:11:24
Pa Poutapu Pegasus 01:11:39
Paul Hill Apache 01:11:44
Canoe 881 #N/A 01:12:22
Nathan Purll Pegasus 01:13:32
Team Fossil Mahoe 01:13:47
Paul Watkins Pahoa 01:14:07
Moose #N/A 01:14:15
Daniel Bova Wahoo 01:14:52
Mark Hastings Pegasus 01:15:35
James Fuda / Claire Tingey Zulu 01:15:45
Neil McGuckin Hurricane 01:15:45
Trevor Groeneveld Pegasus 01:15:55
Al Bradley Aloha 01:15:55
Steve Newsome Pahoa 01:16:10
Rory Milne Hurricane 01:16:20
Gary Sing #N/A 01:16:30
Dean Akuhata Hukalea 01:16:37
Greg Abrahams Pahoa 01:16:46
Rob De Graaf Fuze 01:17:07
Louise Staunton Anderson 01:17:34
Craig Gillan Hurricane 01:17:46
Victor Angwin #N/A 01:18:14
Stewart Hayes Fusion 01:19:02
Joshua Casemore Pegasus 01:19:33
Pat Garcia Zulu 01:19:43
Peter White Hokalua 01:23:41
Sharon Hughes Hurricane 01:24:36
Lisa Goldrick Hurricane 01:25:25
Claire Hosegood Hurricane 01:25:29
Mick Rees Aloha 01:25:59
Lauren Grant Zulu 01:27:08
Greg Brown Pegasus 01:29:04
Steve / Shayne 0 01:30:00
Sam Parker Open SUP 01:30:54
Stephanie Jaques Zulu 01:34:37
Virginia Head 0 01:36:37
Tara St John Cox Anderson 01:37:35
Simon Dodd 14' SUP 01:42:00
Julie Carran Stingray 01:42:28
Bruce Raymond 14' SUP 01:42:28
Bob King Anderson DNF

Cheers,

Sam.

Sorry for not getting back. I just got in late last night from a week at Sandy Point in vic on those other stand up boards so will pass this time.

Any results guys from today's race ??