George Plsek narrowly beat Kyle Powers to win the Eaton Cove Race today. That's two in a row for George. Mike Carr took the stock win. Check back for full results later.







Overall winner, George Plsek


Stock class winner, Mike Carr


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Don't forget, tomorrow is the Eaton Paddleboards
La Jolla Cove race. 7 miles. 8 AM start. Kellogg Park at La Jolla Shores. This is a fun and beautiful race. Second event for the Grand Prix. Get out and paddle!

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Surftech leads Ford Ironman Arizona swim on standup paddleboards. Sunday, April 13, Surftech took part in the 2008 Ford Ironman Arizona event held in Tempe, Arizona showcasing the sport of standup paddling to the triathlete community and leading the 2.4 mile swim segment of the race.

Paula Newby Fraser, 8-Time Ironman Triathlon World Champion and triathlete coach with Multisports.com, worked with Surftech's team to lead the pro division, where top finishers completed the leg in just over 48 minutes. Starting 15 minutes later, the huge field of amateur athletes was lead by Surftech standup paddlers with the top swim finisher beating the pros time with a finish in just over 47 minutes!

For many of the 2500 athletes, Surftech's involvement in the event was their first introduction to standup paddling. Their positive response mirrored the original excitement of the Multisports.com team, who played an instrumental role in ...

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What does Stay Covered head honcho and Seaside Slide race director Mark Cappa do when confronted with gloomy weather, challenging shorebreak and less than ideal paddling conditions? He laughs, shrugs it off, and still puts on a great race. George Plsek took top honors with over 70 paddlers hot on his heels around the 7 mile course. Check out a few photos from the race...




Mark Cappa explains the course





Making a run to the starting line between sets


the starting line


overall winner George Plsek


the shorebreak claimed a few casualties


Marc Rocheleau, in town from Hawaii for a few ...

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It has been brought to our attention that the best 4 out of 8 races could lead to 2 winners that never actually race each other. Point well taken. Therefore, we are changing the rules to make it the best 5 out of 8 races, best 4 out of 6 for 14 foot class. The interface to track the points should be up this week with the Seaside Slide being the first results to come in. Thanks everyone for bearing with us and lets see everyone get out there and paddle this season!

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We've talked about our upcoming race series elsewhere on the site, but here's a rundown of the rules and scoring system for our California Grand Prix Race Series. (Reminder: The first race is the Seaside Slide, being held tomorrow in Encinitas).

- 8 races
- Classes are Unlimited, Stock, 14 Foot, Women's, and Stand-up.
There will not be any age groups within each class, at least not this year.
-The best 4 of 8 races will be counted; if you miss a couple, no big deal.
- For 14 Foot class, best 3 results out of 6 count.
- First place in each class is worth 20 points.
- Second place is worth 15, then third will be 14, fourth will be 13 etc. down to 1 point.
- Everyone that enters the race, no matter how many people are in their class, will receive at
least 1 ...

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This Saturday, at Seaside in Encinitas, marks the beginning of the Paddleboard.com California Grand Prix, an eight event series that will crown an overall champ based on the results of the races in our series. Be sure to be at the start line if you want to be in contention for the Grand Prix title; the best five results of the eight races will count toward the Grand Prix title. Entry form below in PDFformat.



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