The Space Coast Paddle Blast - Cocoa Beach, Florida

THE SPACE COAST PADDLE BLAST- EARLY RESULTS

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Rough weather on the day of the race turned what could have been a routine race into a challenging competition among the truly elite competitors of the sport.

The wind on the 16^th blew 15-20 mph out of the northeast , with gusts up to 25 mph, creating 4-6 ft wind swell that clashed with an equally large 9 second ground swell. Due to the conditions the 2 lap race course was shortened from 8.5 to 6.8 miles.  The 29 paddlers that rose up to the challenge were rewarded with a memorable battle that tested their abilities to the limit.

Photo's Courtesy of: Chris and Kristy Stephan

"A special thank you to our Main Sponsors: Kona Brewery, Milliken’s Reef Restaurant, Monster Energy Fishing Team and Doubletree Oceanfront Hotel, Cocoa Beach. Thank you to our short course sponsors: Kaenon Polarized sunglasses and Riviera Paddlesurf. Also thank you to Epic Boardsports. And finally, a big thank you to our volunteers who are so crucial to making our events a success." - John and Marie Hughes

Results:

In the Men’s traditional Unlimited:

1^st place- Luke Turner  1:30::22

2^nd place-Greg Shmidt  1:33::36

3^rd place-Eric Dijon 1:37::59

4^th overall and 1^st  place in Women’s Stock Cynthia Aguilar 1:38::01

2^nd place-Lindsey Shoop 1:55::17

In the SUP categories:

12’6” Men’s

1^st place-Mark Athanacio-1:39::20

2^nd place-Ethan Luppert- 1:47::49

3^rd place - Jamie Twigg- 1:57::22

14 ft Men’s

1^st place-Justin Cook 1:39::17

2^nd place-Ian McFarland 1:42::31

3^rd place-Chris Stephan 1:50::27

12’6” Women’s

1^st place-Helga Goebel 2:03::08

2^nd place-Bailey Rosen 2:15::35

3^rd place-Kristen Apotsos 2:22::23