This weekend the Orange Bowl Paddle Championships will took place in Miami, Florida. The Results are in!
Racing a scenic course in flat waters, Danny Ching wins the men’s Elite Race and Candice Appleby the women’s Elite Race (12’6″ and under, 19-39 class). The European Racers did well, with Paolo Manconi (Jimmy Lewis, Italy) finishing 7th, Belar Diaz (Fanatic, Spain) 9th (both in the Men’s 12’6″ 19-39 Elite Race) and Daniele Guidi (Jimmy Lewis, Italy) finishing 2nd in the 14′ Elite Race. For the European women, Sivia “Shark” Mecucci (Jimmy Lewis, Italy) finished 4th in the women’s 19-29 12’6″ Elite Race. Congratulations to all!
MALE 19-39 IN DIVISION ELITE12’6” AND UNDER
- 1Ching, Danny 1:12:16.34210:19Redondo BeachCalifornia
- 2Helm, Ryan 1:13:37.55410:31
- 3Rose, Brannon 1:16:36.41610:57
- 4Vela, Anthony 1:17:56.20311:08San ClementeCalifornia
- 5Stalla, Fernando 1:17:58.49911:08
- 6 Leason, Nick 1:19:40.457 11:23 M
- 7Marconi, Paolo 1:20:16.78311:28piombino (LI)
- 8McDonald, Matthew 1:21:30.06211:39Miramar BeachFlorida
- 9Diaz, Belar 1:21:53.99511:42M
- 10 Gossard, Ron 1:26:18.469 12:20 Ocean City Maryland
- 11Bitzkowski, Rob 1:28:04.65612:35Jensen BeachFlorida
- 12Twigg, Jamie 1:29:06.56212:44IndialanticFlorida
- 13Rambo, Brandon 1:29:18.24312:45
- 14 Meehan, Jason 1:30:15.154 12:54 Orlando Florida
- 15White, Andrew 1:32:17.83513:11Neptune BeachFlorida
- 16 Daughtery, Patrick 1:32:25.270 13:12
- 17Maclean, Kevin 1:32:40.72013:14Delray BeachFlorida
- 18Navarro, Jorge 1:34:57.73113:34Cutler BayFlorida
- 19Morel, Joseph 1:38:42.05814:06JupiterFlorida
- 20Pombo, Andres 1:39:32.44914:13MIAMIFlorida
- 1Appleby, Candice 1:26:05.44212:18San ClementeCalifornia
- 2Zur, Krisztina 1:27:05.84412:26Costa MesaCalifornia
- 3Goebel, Helga 1:37:06.65613:52Fort lauderdaleFlorida
- 4Mecucci, Silvia 1:37:15.72313:54Miami
- 5Schmidt, Dani 1:41:17.72714:28TruroMassachusetts
- 6Siegers, Gina 1:48:22.82015:29Ft LauderdaleFlorida
- 7Cichra, Jessica 1:53:47.97516:15OrlandoFlorida
- 8Ambrosia, Paula 1:53:59.47016:17F
- 9Stroud, Jamie 2:06:35.00018:05Fort LauderdaleFlorida
- 10Kaarup, Heather 2:11:05.00018:44OrlandoFlorida
The inaugural event featured nearly 250 racers and had thousands of spectators. Local celebrities, paddle professionals, participants and spectators joined “littles” in the largest paddle clinic in the world. This year’s event will draw the world’s top elite competitors in paddle boarding as well as hundreds of recreational amateur participants.