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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

More 2009 Battle of the Paddle Pics

Here's another round of images from the 2009 Battle of the Paddle...130 or so images...
Still lots more editing to do...

EJ heading home to victory after making the buoy turn at the halfway mark...

Distance race shot from the end of San Clemente pier...L(©¿©)King towards Dana Point...

Friday afternoon practice before the contest...from our hotel room...

L(©¿©)Ks like a woodstock SUP festival...;-)

OUCH!!!

Chuck Patterson, last year's BOP winner...running for the finish line...
He took 4th in the distance...and 5th in the Elite event...

Testosterone man!...;-)

Battle of the speedo winner...;-)

Naish team rider, Jerry Bess, gets a soul ride on the new 17' Naish Glide...

Jim Drake (co-inventor of windsurfing) with Ashleigh Parducci...her grandfather Allen Parducci, was also a co-inventor of windsurfing...also pictured is David Drake...Jim's youngest son...