When getting up this morning I did not think the Poi Bowl SUP Race (formerly Maui Paddleboard Championships) will be too much fun. A low pressure to the north east conveniently cut of the trade winds for a few days and no body was sure what was going to happen this Sunday. Nevertheless, I needed the workout and left he house this morning expecting 10 Miles of suffering. I figured I will participate in the race but then leisurely paddle down the coast, maybe taking some pictures and so forth. I guess many people thought the same and did not even show up for the race, but the ones who did got positively surprised.
There was a steady wind of 10 – 15kts outside of Maliko Gulch and even some white caps were spotted. There were just about 80 People in the race which is kind of low for around here.
The start was in time at 12.00 and after the horn everybody paddled right to the left out side Maliko Gluch. The start at Olukai is always already out in the open ocean and the start at the paddleIMUA was kind of a funny one where everybody was kreeping way beyond the start line. Anyway… conditions today allowed for a very tight line around the corner.
The Maliko Run turned out to be much for fun than I anticipated so my whole idea of leisure paddle was out of the door. I was chasing as many bumps I could and got actually rewarded with some very nice ones making some connections.
At the end everybody was happy and had a great laugh during lunch with some beers. What I really appreciate at this race is the many people are getting recognized. There were awards for every age group, gender and board class. Especially the kids who were in the race were super stoked.
This is my gallery:
Here are the overall results:
1 | Connor | Baxter | USA | SUP UNL M01-29 | 1:11:59 |
2 | Matt | Nottage | Australia | SUP UNL M01-29 | 1:14:44 |
3 | Jeremy | Riggs | USA | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:16:36 |
4 | Vinnicius | Martins | Brazil | SUP UNL M01-29 | 1:16:47 |
5 | James | Casey | Australia | SUP UNL M01-29 | 1:16:50 |
6 | Travis | Baptiste | USA | SUP 14′ NR M17-29 | 1:17:53 |
7 | Livio | Menelau | USA | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:17:59 |
8 | Ryan | Murphy | USA | SUP UNL M01-29 | 1:18:30 |
9 | Lincoln | Dews | Australia | SUP UNL M01-29 | 1:18:34 |
10 | Tomoyasu | Murabayashi | Japan | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:18:52 |
11 | Beau | O Brian | USA | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:19:55 |
12 | Muller | Franck | New Caledonia | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:20:42 |
13 | Armie | Armstrong | New Zealand | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:22:33 |
14 | Robert | Teriitehau | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:23:03 |
15 | Scott | Trudon | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:23:42 |
16 | Ethan | Koopmans | USA | SUP 14′ NR M17-29 | 1:23:46 |
17 | Phil | Gregory | Australia | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:24:27 |
18 | Art | Aquino | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:24:28 |
19 | Penelope | Strickland | New Zealand | SUP UNL F30-45 | 1:24:43 |
20 | Dan | Mann | USA | PDB UNL M30-45 | 1:25:10 |
21 | Bart | De Zwart | Netherlands | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:25:27 |
22 | Amarico | Pinheiro Jr. | Brazil | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:26:28 |
23 | Devin | Blish | USA | SUP UNL F46-99 | 1:26:41 |
24 | Buzzy | Kerbox | USA | SUP 14′ NR M46-59 | 1:27:56 |
25 | Michael | Porra | USA | PDB UNL M46-59 | 1:28:22 |
26 | Jeremy | Stephenson | New Zeland | SUP 14′ NR M46-59 | 1:30:07 |
27 | Kosuke | Matsuyama | Japan | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:30:25 |
28 | Tim | Wyers | Australia | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:30:47 |
29 | Kieran | O’ Riordan | Australia | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:30:57 |
30 | Gregg | Leion | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:31:12 |
31 | Rob | Walton | Australia | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:33:29 |
32 | Jeffrey | Oltman | USA | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:34:02 |
33 | Anewy | David | New Caledonia | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:35:38 |
34 | Chikara | Tsumura | Japan | SUP UNL M60-99 | 1:36:29 |
35 | Claudio | Chain | Brazil | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:36:37 |
36 | Dale | Chapman | Australia | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:36:44 |
37 | Randy | Royse | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:37:05 |
38 | Thomas | Gallagher | USA | SUP 14′ NR M46-59 | 1:37:30 |
39 | Lena | Ribeiro | Brazil | SUP UNL F30-45 | 1:37:36 |
40 | David | Bond | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:38:22 |
41 | Ia Wyatt | Santos | USA | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:38:57 |
42 | Andy | Fermo | Australia | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:39:03 |
43 | Adam | Cole | Canada | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:39:51 |
44 | John | Alexiou | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:40:07 |
45 | Gail | Walker | Virgin Islands, U.S. | SUP UNL F30-45 | 1:40:25 |
46 | Claveau | Benjamin | New Caledonia | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:40:28 |
47 | Adam | Quandt | Virgin Islands, U.S. | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:41:41 |
48 | Kali’a | Alexiou | USA | SUP 14′ NR F01-29 | 1:41:54 |
49 | Evan | Green | Australia | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:42:07 |
50 | Don | Alderman | USA | PDB STK M46-59 | 1:42:24 |
51 | Jeremy | Walker | Australia | PDB STK M30-45 | 1:43:03 |
52 | Lee | McLean | Australia | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:43:59 |
53 | Cameron | Harvey | Australia | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:45:01 |
54 | Sempere | Michelpierre | New Caledonia | SUP 14′ NR M46-59 | 1:45:30 |
55 | Kaeo | Abbey | USA | SUP UNL M01-29 | 1:45:49 |
56 | Mike | Jucker | USA | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 1:46:02 |
57 | Alex | Mawae | USA | SUP 12’6 NR M01-16 | 1:47:09 |
58 | Claudio | Carneiro | Brazil | SUP 12’6 NR M46-59 | 1:47:18 |
59 | Paul | Matthews | Australia | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:47:45 |
60 | Greg | Harbottle | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:48:44 |
61 | Dylan | Alderman | USA | SUP 14′ NR M01-16 | 1:49:41 |
62 | Siri | Schubert | Switzerland | SUP UNL F46-99 | 1:51:02 |
63 | Roberto | Araujo | Brazil | SUP UNL M30-45 | 1:51:57 |
64 | Peter | Shepherd | Australia | SUP UNL M46-59 | 1:51:58 |
65 | Lara | Claydon | USA | SUP UNL F01-29 | 1:53:42 |
66 | Geoffrey | James | USA | SUP 14′ NR M46-59 | 1:53:45 |
67 | Tomoe | Yasu | Japan | SUP 14′ NR F46-99 | 1:53:59 |
68 | Sharon | Baldwin | USA | SUP UNL F30-45 | 1:54:48 |
69 | Sam | Pae | USA | SUP 14′ NR M46-59 | 1:55:31 |
70 | Takaaki | Ishii | Japan | SUP 12’6 NR M30-45 | 1:56:13 |
71 | Jenny | Alderman | USA | SUP 14′ NR F30-45 | 1:56:15 |
72 | Lana | Hardiman | Australia | SUP 14′ NR F01-29 | 1:56:16 |
73 | Michelle | Fernandes Freire | USA | SUP 14′ NR F30-45 | 1:57:30 |
74 | Zoltan | Bazso | USA | SUP 14′ NR M30-45 | 2:00:00 |
75 | Michael | Dillon | USA | SUP UNL M60-99 | 2:00:14 |
76 | Jaecey | Suda | USA | SUP 14′ NR F46-99 | 2:03:13 |
77 | Annie | Reickert | USA | SUP 12’6 NR F01-29 | 2:03:50 |
78 | Margaret | King | USA | SUP UNL F46-99 | 2:11:55 |
79 | Shawn | Tierney | USA | SUP UNL M46-59 | 2:14:59 |
80 | Pete | Martin | USA | SUP UNL M60-99 | 2:22:28 |
81 | Susie | Grace | USA | SUP 14′ NR F30-45 | 2:28:59 |
82 | Frank | Rueger | Germany | SUP 14′ NR M46-59 | 2:30:48 |