Name: Michael O’Shaughnessy
Hometown: Ponce Inlet, Florida

Age: 51 1/2
Years Paddling: 14- surfing 39

Weekly Mileage:
25-30

Preferred board length to paddle:
17 1/2

Favorite Paddle route:
My house up the gut through Ponce Inlet riding he tide through the Intercoastal looking for animals, Winter Park Chain of Lakes

Favorite race:
Florida State Championships

I Started Paddling Because:
I was looking for the next after doing an Iron Man

Best Paddling Experience to Date:
Loch Ness at 3AM? Cuba to USA in 8-14 Ft wind swept seas? 10 MPH tide ride to Scotland from Ireland? Always solo around Key West

Favorite Thing About Paddling:
Catching the red ball come up out of the ocean in the AM 3 miles out

Thing I Hate Most About Paddling:
Shipping boards

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Name: Alban Cornic
Hometown: Concarneau – Britany – North West of France

Age: 38
Years Paddling: 4 years. In october 2004, I ‘ve crossed in windsurfing the Pailolo Channel, between Maui and Molokaî, and I met two paddlers in the middle of this channel. The next day, I found this two guys on the beach in Maui and I was able to tried. It was great !
 
Weekly Mileage:
Between 30 – 40 on the unlimited or 30 – 40 on the OC1

Preferred board length to paddle:
18’4 this year. In 09, I hope a new Bark

Favorite Paddle route:
Concarneau to Archipelago Les Glénans and come back (20 milles). The tour of almost ile of Crozon (15 miles).
 
Favorite race:
Quiksilver Eyewear Paddleboard Race 34 milles
 
I Started Paddling Because:
I ...

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Name: Brian Spear
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA

Age: 25
Years Paddling: First race @ 16 and progressed starting a few years ago.

Weekly Mileage:
A little to a lot

Preferred board length to paddle:
Stock

Favorite Paddle route:
That’s a toughy… either the Pleasure Point kelp circuit with some downwind runs outside the kelp and a protected upwinder back home inside the kelp or a paddle/bodysurf session just north of town at a spot called…………..

Favorite race:
Jay Race and the Wilder Coast Downwind Run from 4mile to SC Harbor.

I Started Paddling Because:
The crowd infested lineup during the summer months is pretty intense.  I have met a lot of really good people paddling and it keeps me in shape for the fall/winter surf season. Plus the conditions for downwinders are pretty ...

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Name:  Fred Sardisco
Hometown: San Pedro, CA

Age: 27
Years Paddling: 8

Weekly Mileage:
4-30, depending on the time of year

Preferred board length to paddle:
Stock

Favorite Paddle route:
Abalone Cove to Cabrillo Beach

Favorite race:
Cold Hands Paddle

I Started Paddling Because:
Some of our workouts for lifeguarding included paddling a 10’6” mixed in with run-swim-runs.  It also helped keep me in shape for surfing….then Tim O’Donnell let me borrow his Bark Unlimited board and I was hooked.

Best Paddling Experience to Date:
2008 Catalina Classic: paddling for the Ocean of Hope Campaign, as it brought a whole new meaning to paddling.  I also had a great boat crew, got to see plenty of wildlife, and paddled next to Rueben who kept me laughing.

Favorite Thing About Paddling:
The people ...

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