Covewater Classic

[andygere]

Yesterday was the first ever Covewater Classic Northern California Stand Up Paddle Championship, and it was a terrific event.  Scott and Leslie Ruble and the folks at Covewater did an amazing job of selecting the venue, setting the race courses, organizing the event and most importantly infusing the whole thing with massive doses of aloha.

http://www.covewaterclassic.com/

The race courses were fun and challenging, and by my estimation a bit longer than advertised, but for the better.  The registration and timing was flawless, the announcers recognized every single competitor coming through the finish gates, and the awards lunch, music, raffle (Prizes included a BARK Competitor donated by Surftech) and stunning trophies were second to none.  I hope this becomes an annual event, and would encourage veteran racers and novices alike to come to the Santa Cruz area to participate.

A few photos of the event are posted here, taken by my friend Sam Lucas who sat out the race to help man the Paddle Surf Hawaii demo booth.

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To get the full flavor of the event, check out the SRFNFF's blog post at http://srfnff.blogspot.com/2011/07/inaugural-covewater-classic-astounds.html

[NZ WHOA]

it was a fun event. Anyone know of the guy who was taking photos throughout the race on the beach is going to post the pics somewhere?

[paddlejones]

The Race was a blast. the best part was the northern most turn when the wind was finally at our back. i found out that when you fall you loose alot of ground fast. hope they do it again. thankyou covewater

[RyanSurfNTurf]

Scott and Leslie Ruble and the folks at Covewater did an amazing job of selecting the venue, setting the race courses, organizing the event and most importantly infusing the whole thing with massive doses of aloha.

100% agree! The 7 mile course was a ton of fun, including my first beach start.

This was the first time my family got to see SUP racing and they loved it. The beautiful day in Capitola helped, too.

Thank you Scott and Leslie!