For those of you that attended the Eaton Cove Race, Rachel at eatonsurf.com was nice enough to send over a photo

link. Take a look at it here.



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Moonlight Beach Paddle and Swim: Presented by Waterman Applied Science
Awards provided by: Maui Jim Sunglasses and Nixon
Great Raffle Swag from Maui Jim, Nixon, Honolua, Kialoa, Rainbow Sandals, Aussiedogs, Etc
SUP Stock (12'-6" and under division) Race is a qualifier for the annual Rainbow Sandals Battle
of the Paddle...top three men and women qualify to race for a chance at a share of $25,000 prize money.
 

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Rainbow Sandals Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race

Molokai to Oahu Hawaii
26 July 2009

Event welcomes new sponsor, Rainbow Sandals, and record $16,000 purse

 22 April, 2009 : - - Honolulu -- The 13th Annual Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race returns to Hawaii this year under the proud new tutelage of Rainbow Sandals and with the keen support of Honolua Surf Co., Maui Jim, Duke's Waikiki, and C4 Waterman.

This long distance open-ocean race for stand-up (SUP) and prone paddleboarders is considered the world championship of the sport and draws a field of more than 100 paddlers from around the world each year. This year the stakes are higher than ever with a record prize purse of $16,000 on offer. The first solo paddleboarder and the first solo standup paddler will each receive $3,000.

Solo men and women, as well as two-person teams, make the arduous ...

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BY JOHN M. JANOKAITIS • FOR FLORIDA TODAY • April 12, 2009

J.P. Atherholt may have maintained his stranglehold as Grand Champion, but it was an upstart who stole the show at the Cocoa Beach Surf Museum Florida State Paddleboard Championships Saturday at Shepard Park during the 45th Annual Ron Jon Easter Surf Festival.

The competitor who skipped the King of the Beach race -- and thus did not qualify for the Grand Championship -- was the person everyone was talking about after the 7-Mile race.

Boca Raton's Jeff Noell won the Unlimited Class title with a record-breaking time of 1:18:06, easily besting Atherholt's second-place finish of 1:25:06.

"This is probably my second or third time on one of those 18's (foot) and they're so fun, they're so much faster," said Noell. "It was cool; bunch of dolphins cruising out there and pelicans diving . . ...

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