Tahoe SUP's Z Elite Boards Stay Unbeaten

SAND HARBOR, Nevada — Event #2 of the Quicksilver Tahoe SUP series, the 8 mile Thunderbird Run, was held along the eastern shores of Lake Tahoe starting and finishing at Sand Harbor State Park. Finally arriving back to the area was the brilliant blue Tahoe sky and the warm Sierra sunshine to create an eye popping backdrop for this inaguaral race. A four mile trek down the  rugged state park coast, turning at the historic Thunderbird Lodge, 4 miles back to the finish.

A series of buoys were strategically placed inside each cove and the racers were blind to the location of the next buoy until rounding each point.  Tahoe SUP's Ronnie Ayres, who finished 1st in the 14' and 3rd overall had this to say. "I really liked the discovery aspect of finding each buoy.  From the starting line looking down the course you couldnt see any.  But as you came around each point there was the next buoy to round and pull you all the way into the crystal clear shallows. I had never paddled this side of the Lake before so for me it was exploring uncharted waters"

The men's race unfolded with a pack of unlimited boards moving to the front and setting the pace.  By the mid point and turn around Ronnie had reeled most of them in followed closely by fellow Tahoe SUP rider Jay Wild on his 12'6".  With 2 miles to go Jay pulled even with Ronnie and they passed all but one of the unlimited boards.  "The final mile we really pushed each other," said Jay.  "Ronnie and I train together so it was like a whole new race there at the end".  Jay was able to find another gear in that last quarter mile and pulled ahead.  Jay and his 12'6" Z Elite finished 1st in stock, 2nd place overall and are raising quite a few eyebrows thus far in the Tahoe series.

The Tahoe SUP ladies have continued their dominance winning the 14 and 12'6 divisions. Lel Tone won the overall womens on her 14 Z Elite and Anik Wild took 1st place womens stock division, 2nd woman and placed herself 3rd overall in stock including the men. "This race ROCKS!", hollered Lel.  "Its so beautiful.  I'm already looking forward to more paddling and exploring on this side of the Lake." Tahoe SUP co founder Doug Erwin was especially stoked with the wins coming on his birthday. "What a great event and to have the team do so well on top of it is icing on the cake." The next event in the Quicksilver Tahoe SUP series is July 10th "Jam to the Dam'