Past Events

The 7^th Great Loxahatchee River Race

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Medium Course 7.8 miles

1:13:18 A. Hammerling   K1 Unlimited

1:18:11   Greg Hodgins   K1 Touring Veteran 1

1:18:20 Jeff Jager, Dave Saunders   K2 Recreational

1:18:24   Larry Baker K1 Unlimited Veteran 2

1:26:03 Louise Vadala K1 Unlimited

1:36:26 Ken Newton Sea Kayak

1:49:54 Julie Baker K1 Touring Veteran 1

1:50:06   Daven Closson Sea Kayak Open

1:50:14   Lee Dillard   Sea Kayak

2:19:10 Raul Acosta K1 Recreational

2:19:12 Ricardo Acosta K1 Recreational

2:34:13 Ron Wiendl K1 Recreational

2:38:06   Heidi Juhl K1 Recreational

Short Course

34:28

Jocelyn and Brenna O'Neill

K2 Recreational

The thunder rolled and the skies darkened, but for those courageous souls who braved the threat of a very nasty day, the reward was a great day for a paddle with no actual bad weather. We elected to forego the longer 14 mile race out of respect for the possibility of a storm, and ran a longer medium-distance event on relatively flat water with modest wind.

It was a good day for everyone on the water, from the faster racers to the more recreational entrants, since there were few powerboats on the water and deep water throughout the course. A pace boat guided the racers out to the turnaround to avoid any confusion on the beautiful Loxahatchee River; most of the course was in open water on the lower half of the Northwest Fork of the river.

A Hammerling and his nice K1 Unlimited led from the start and kept up his rapid pace to lead in the first pack of racers, followed closely by a group of other quick K1's. The endurance awards went to Ron Wiendl and Heide Juhl for cruising the course in their recreational kayaks!

The short course was dominated by the tandem team of Jocelyn and Brenna O'Neill, who enjoyed a pleasant loop around the island and finished with smiles and a good experience.