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surfskilady
08/10/10 #8995

The Pre-Paddle Grand Prix #2 Point Series Race went off with style and CRAZY demonstrations of speed tonight. The group has chosen to keep things competitive by playing a bit of musical boards. So tonight the Bark 18 ended up under Joost Zeeger’s control, Beau Whitehead showed up on his 12’6” Naish, Brian Boatman on a Swetish 12’6”, and Heather on the eyebrow-raising-and-wildly-fast 12’6” Starboard “New” courtesy of Bellingham Kite Paddle Surf.

Remember, last week Allan Lipp took the overall win, Brian Boatman on the Bark 18 was second, and Joost on the Swetish 12’6” was 3rd.

Well, tonight Joost paddled to a decisive victory on the 18, with Beau about 75 yards back, then – making the ladies proud – Heather crossed the line on the “New” a mere 38 seconds behind Beau after near 50 minutes of paddling!!! Following her was Allan Lipp, then Dale Plant, followed by Brian Boatman. Jessica Yoos finished 2nd woman, Michele Anderson 3rd woman, and husband-and-wife team out of Anacortes Brian and Susanne Holmes finished their first race ever in an applaud-earning 1 hour 11 minutes!!! This was a tightly grouped field for 4.3 miles of racing, and goes to show that with every extra race the entire community of SUP paddlers increases their collective skill-set.

Nice racing, everyone!!! See you next week back at Lake Padden!!!

Brandon

Tonight’s Top 5 Finishers were:
Joost Zeegers (18’ Bark) 48:22 1st
Beau Whitehead (12’6” Naish) 48:44 2nd
Heather Nelson (12’6” Starboard New) 49:22 3rd
Allan Lipp (14’ Tom Swetish) 50:50 4th
Dale Plant (14’ Tom Swetish) 52:18 5th

Overall Standings after 2 Races:

(Remember, lowest score wins. If you miss a race, you are assigned the same points as the last place person that day. This is indicated in red italics on the points.

Free Entry to the Paddle Grand Prix, a lift ticket to the Mt Baker Ski Area, or a NW Paddle Surfer Hoodie are up for grabs for the top three male and female finishers! 1st place gets first choice, 2nd place gets second choice, etc. The race organizers – Heather, Brandon and Beau are not racing for prizes.

MEN:

Allan Lipp 1 + 3 = 4
Joost Zeegers 1 + 3 + 4
Brian Boatman 2 + 6 = 8
Tom Swetish 5 + 5 = 10
Dale Plant 7 + 4 = 11
Brandon Nelson 4 + 8 = 12
Beau Whitehead 14 + 2 + 16
Eric Grossman 6 + 10 = 16
Mike Hammer 8 + 10 = 18
Rob Campbell 9 + 10 = 19
Larry Goolsby 10 + 10 = 20
Josh Farmer 14 + 7 = 21
Kimo Jandoc 11 + 10 = 21
Brian Smart 12 + 10 = 22
Tim Niemier 14 + 9 = 23
Brian Holmes 14 = 10 = 24

WOMEN:

Heather Nelson 1 + 1 = 2
Jessica Yoos 2 + 2 = 4
Michelle Anderson 4 + 3 = 7
Debbie Brown 3 + 4 = 7
Carolyn Watson 5 + 4 = 9
Susan Holmes 5 + 4 = 9

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lori & beau whitehead
08/11/10 #9005

What a “fun” race! I only say “fun” because it actually hurt a little. Trying to chase down Joost was a chore. As I approached the fist turn, I heard someone behind me, but didn't look back until I was rounding the corner… it was Heather! Like 30 feet behind me and looking fresh. Now we all know Heather is stronger than most men, but until last night she never really got to show it because she is not always on the fastest SUP board. Well that changed last night! So now I had TWO goals, catch Joost and not get caught by Heather… both took a little more effort than I had planned on giving. Didn't catch Joost, and BARELY held off Heather. Ouch. Hope I have something left for the Seattle race tonight. Well done everybody!

Lori took pics from Taylor Dock and they are posted on my blog.

Beau Whitehead