After a highly contested challenge, Dan Gavere and Nikki Gregg, one of the event’s favorites, clasped the first ever title of Sup Couple of the Year. This was one of our fiercest competitions and there were plenty of surprises along the way.
In October 2008 Jenny Kalmbach entered into the standup world at the first ever Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle as a complete unknown.· She left that race as the most formidable woman in standup paddle racing.
My wife, Heather, was born and raised in a small south-central Missouri town.· She grew up paddling the local rivers in a canoe and was the first in her area to windsurf the local lake.
To put it simply, Chuck Patterson is the iconic extreme sport athlete, and some more. Born in San Leandro, California and then quickly transplanted to Germany, the blond, blue-eyed, burly kid lived quite a few years in Europe.
Sean Poynter is a standup paddle surfer, who has literally landed on the sport after having experienced quite a few transitions in life, his surfboard being only one of them.
Heather Baus is a Stand up Paddle racer from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Early this year she won 3 races and the co-ed race at the Catalina Challenge. She took 2nd at the Carolina Cup, 1st in the Rincon Beach Boys SUP race, 7th at the Battle of the Paddle and 2nd at the Gulf Coast Championships. Should she be your 2011 SUP woman of the year?
Jenny Kalmbach is a Stand up Paddle surfer and racer from Kailua-Kona, HI. This year she took 2nd in the triple crown and at the Mormaii World Cup. She took 1st in the Battle of the Paddle Hawaii Distance Race, 2nd in the Battle Elite Race and also won the Most Combative Award at Battle. Should she be your 2011 SUP woman of the year?
Suzie Cooney is a Stand up Paddle racer from Sacramento California who lives in Paia, HI. She is a SUP Instructor/Clinic Director, Certified Fitness Specialist, Model, Sponsored Athlete and Radio Host. She won the womens 14 ft. class age division at the Olukai Ho’olaule’a SUP Maliko. Should she be your 2011 SUP woman of the year?