Have a look at some more photos of this past weekend's

East Coast Paddleboard Championships courtesy of

Debbie Roberts. There is also a list of the finishers.

Photos here and here.



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Take a look at Easy Reader's article on it here.



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Don't forget that this weekend there are two races. Saturday is the Surf Monkey (http://www.multisports.com/surfmonkey/)

and Sunday is the 2 mile Velzy Stevens Pier to Pier race. If you are on the East Coast, don't forget about the Balsa Bill and

Island Attitude Paddleboard Challenge on Saturday.



 

 





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PRESS RELEASE

Australian paddling sensation Jamie Mitchell, 31 (Queensland), stormed to his seventh consecutive victory in the QuiksilverEdition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race today, solidifying his status as the world's premier paddleboarder. Mitchell completed the 32-mile distance in a time of four hours, 57 minutes and 14 seconds. While he was nine minutes outside of the record he posted last year, Mitchell believed this to be his greatest ever performance, feeling like he could have "just kept on paddling". His time today was merely a reflection of the highly technical Molokai Channel conditions on offer. Runner-up to Mitchell was Jackson English, 32, (Sydney, Australia - 5:17:23), and third place overall was Hawaii's Brian Rocheleau, 32, (Honolulu - 5:19:22). One hundred and three entrants started out today. All but five finished.

While no-one came close to Mitchell in the Unlimited class, Hawaii paddlers made a ...

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Preliminary results for 2008 Molokai Paddleboard Race

Jamie Mitchell is the overall winner

Unlimited:
1. Jamie Mitchell
2. Jackson English
3. Brian Rocheleau
4. Nathan Henderson
5. Kyle Daniels
6. Keoni Watson
7. Mick Dibetta

Stock
1.Mikey Cote
2.Mitch Degeus
3.Eric Abbott

Women
1. Kanesa Duncan
2. Shakira Westdorp
3. Heidi Gutgesell

Stand-up
1. Duane DeSoto
2. Kevin Horgan
3. Jack Gillen



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PRESS RELEASE

In its 12th season, a record field of 180 paddlers will have the waters of the Molokai Channel looking more like a highway this Sunday for the 32-mile QuiksilverEdition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race. The greatest growth is attributed to the C4 Waterman Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) division which has exactly doubled its field since last year. A total of eight SUP paddlers will go the distance solo, and 44 paddlers will team up to share the load. But with a forecast of 20-knot trade winds and swells of up to seven feet in the channel - the roughest yet since stand-up paddlers joined this race, the SUPs will face the toughest challenge, for sure.

"Try standing on an exercise balance ball for five to eight hours," says well-known waterman Brian Keaulana. "That's what a stand-up board on ...

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The Honolulu Advertiser has a good article about this weekend's upcoming

Molokai race. Read it here.www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article



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PRESS RELEASE

At 31 years of age, world champion paddleboarder Jamie Mitchell (Australia) is at the peak of his game. Capable of outpaddling the strongest ocean-going athletes in the world, it seems unfortunate that he has chosen a sport that few know or understand. But it isn't the size of the kingdom that matters to Mitchell, it's about setting a new standard of reign. And he'll be out to do exactly that again this Sunday in the 32-mile QuiksilverEdition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Championship - a race he has ruled for the past six years.

At a shade under six feet tall, 170 pounds, and with a mind of steel, Mitchell could have dominated any number of the water sports he has excelled at in his lifetime: swimming, surfing, big-wave riding, canoe paddling, paddling. He just happened to choose ...

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