ISA World Champs.

[micksmith]

Hi Kaihoe, If your lucky Jacko may get second to Travis LOL

[SUPracer.]

First 2x Golds have gone to the Aussies! Jordan Mercer in the Women's Prone Short Course and Brad Gaul in the Men's.

But the real fun starts today (Friday) with the SUP Racing events.

First up is the SUP Technical Short Course (4.5km Battle of the Paddle-style race).

Men's Heat 1 - 9:00am Friday local Peru time
Men's Heat 2 - 10:00am
Women's Final - 1:30pm
Men's Final - 2:30pm

9:00am Friday Peru = 9:00am Friday Eastern; 6:00am Friday Pacific; 1:00am Saturday Australian Eastern; 4:00pm Friday South Africa time.

Then on Saturday it's the Long Distance SUP race (18km).

Watch it live: http://isawsuppc.com/live/

Or in the meantime check out the full list of competitors @ SUPracer.com

yew!

[SUPracer.]

Here's the full list of competitors for Friday's BoP-style race...

[SUPracer.]

Who you tipping?

Australia, USA and France (Men's) and Australia and USA (women's) will be tough to beat.

Though I reckon there'll be a couple of dark horses in there somewhere as well... go the minnows!

[SUPracer.]

South Africa's currently ranked 2nd overall (after the men's & women's Prone Short Course races).

Looking forward to seeing the Bertish Bros. in action during the SUP races. Seems they go pretty hard whenever they're on the water...

[PonoBill]

You'll notice no Hawaii team. I was talking with a friend today who told me that the Hawaii ISA rep, after 4 months of prodding, told them he didn't have time to take care of the entry. WTF. I need to dig into this one.

[SUPracer.]

You'll notice no Hawaii team. I was talking with a friend today who told me that the Hawaii ISA rep, after 4 months of prodding, told them he didn't have time to take care of the entry. WTF. I need to dig into this one.

Yeah it's a big shame the Hawaiians couldn't make it. They were a last-minute cancellation - seems nobody knew they weren't coming until a day or two before the opening ceremony.

[micksmith]

You'll notice no Hawaii team. I was talking with a friend today who told me that the Hawaii ISA rep, after 4 months of prodding, told them he didn't have time to take care of the entry. WTF. I need to dig into this one.

Unbelievable, should be banished to a small Island in the Pacific

[SUPracer.]

New Zealand will also be a super strong medal chance in the men's race today, thanks to their adopted-aussie Paul Jackson (top 15 in both Battles of the Paddle last year).

[PonoBill]

From what I understand they were all planning to go and pay their own way. Sounds like the ISA rep doesn't like SUP and just wouldn't do the required entry. At the last minute he told the contestants he was too busy with some Billabong thing and wouldn't do it.

[SUPracer.]

Spewin, they're missing a good time over there.

Not to mention Connor/Kai/Slater/Zane/etc would've been a super strong team.

And if that's how it happened, the ISA need a new Hawaii rep asap...

[micksmith]

Spewin, they're missing a good time over there.

Not to mention Connor/Kai/Slater/Zane/etc would've been a super strong team.

And if that's how it happened, the ISA need a new Hawaii rep asap...

What he said +1

[SoCalSupper]

wow thats weird!
No Hawaii at the games just dosent make sense.
Pono Bill for ISA Rep!!

[PonoBill]

Nah, they need someone neutral, not someone that would have the shortboarders wear tutus

[Brendon]

In South Africa it was quite simple we formed a SUP body under Surfing South Africa (The SA body under ISA) . Body boarders, wave skis and longboarders have done the same.
Go Brigette, Chris and Greg bring back some metal.

Brendon