2009 YOLO SUP Race #1 Results
The 2009 Yolo Board Stand Up Paddle Board Race Series is off to a fantastic start!
We had an amazing turnout for the first race of the series. A little math to get started… 14 four man teams plus 9 four woman teams equals One Gazillion Paddlers on Oyster Lake tonight! (OK, so that’s actually 92 competitors, but you get the picture)
South Walton served up another fantastic evening on the water as a southerly sea breeze kept temperatures comfortable and pushed all the racers down wind on their initial leg. The return leg was upwind and helped to separate the weekend warriors from the seasoned athletes. One of the beautiful things about this sport though, is that even last place is still enjoyable (just ask “Shrek” of the Jambone team, he was smiling big as he came across the line well after the leaders were celebrating on dry land)
The results from race #1 of the YOLO SUP series are as follows:
Ladies Results
1-On the Coast Magazine (winning time was 19:41)
2-Balance Health Studio (20:01)
3-Kitty Hawk Kites “Piranahs” (20:06)
4-Big Daddy’s Bike Shop “Bun’s in the Sun”
5-Team “Unbalanced”
6-Amavida Coffee
7-World Six Botique
8-Camp Watercolors
9-Team “Always Boarding, Never Boring”
Men’s Results:
1-South Walton Lifeguards (Black) (winning time was 22:34)
2-Destin Lifeguards (23:30)
3-South Walton Lifeguards (Gold) (23:39)
4-Destin Health & Fitness (24:14)
5-Billabong (25:18)
6-Wells Fargo Advisors (25:34)
7-Meyer Skimboards (25:37)
8-New Orchard Group (25:39)
9-Sunset Beach Service (25:41)
10-Team Laser Awesome! (26:15)
11-Sandestin (26:51)
12-Tops’l (28:03)
13-Copy Systems (31:00)
14-Jambone (40:52)
The heat is on…looks like several teams are serious about a fight for the YOLO Board Series Championship. And, at least one team has some serious issues (read -leotards and watersports don’t mix!) Fortunately for the members of team Jambone, I will gladly trade one intensive psychotherapy session for a tasty beef brisket sandwich…I’ll see you in my office at the Destin Counseling Center!
Watch this space for pictures to be posted soon.
Please e-mail any good shots you may have from the race. We will be glad to post them here and include them in this years post season slide show!
