We’re through the whole World Sprints intro and today was the semi-finals.
Tomorrow is the finals.
Not a ton of upsets. Tahiti is kicking ass of course. New Zealand is doing really well. Hawaii has a bunch of teams through into the finals.
Cali is doing better than a lot of us expected. Canada is stronger than I think anyone expected.
The canoes are really nice. The water is flat.
For the most part the paddlers seem like they’re here to do well - but also to have a good time and be part of something really cool.
I saw Keizo.
I got my ass kicked in V1. The Tahitians are really fast.
V1 Open Men went top 4 to Tahiti (with Danny Ching taking 5th).
V1 Open Women went Tahiti followed by two from New Zealand.
V1 Master Men was top 5 to Tahiti, one guy from France and then two more from Tahiti.
V1 Master Women went New Zealand and then two from Tahiti.
Whew.
There were some incredible races. The finish of the Master Men 500m was insane (with Cali ending up getting bronze). Cali taking bronze from Tahiti 2 in the Open Women 1500 in the last 10 meters and then taking bronze over Tahiti 2 again (by like 1/2 second) in the 500m. Canada 1 taking gold over Tahiti 1 in the Master Women 1k (by something around 1/10 of second). And the Open Men 500m, where 2-5 was decided by something like a total of 1.25s (and the whole field was damn tight).
Overall it was a great experience. Seemed like a lot of the bullshit from a regatta was missing. People pretty much were getting along. The canoes were great. The water was really flat. Yeah - Lane 1 was fast for the middle two days. It was really hot. The event itself wasn’t organized (at all) and seemed amateur most of the time (though the volunteers and judges were super cool). The opening ceremony was a joke and the whole “no alcohol” thing was weak. But I had a great time - and the results seem like they were accurate.
Personally, I’m starting to train for New Caledonia right after Molokai.
yeah our canadian u 16 team had a faster time than our u 19 team and for this being my firist time at worlds i came to the conclution that the tahitions are not u humans they are the gods of out rigger there u19 v12 boat ruled the course
Wow !! - did you see how many medals Tahiti brought home in the junior division - Look out ! They are the up coming stars in this sport for sure !!
( …winning molokai maybe become a done deal in the future with that talent base.)
Yeah , I saw it. The Tahitian approach to paddling is kind of like the NFL approach to football . Untill the rest of us take thier approach we will continue to chase rather than lead.
Howd you people like Colleen Moores first place finish in womens Sr. Masters . Not too bad for a Mainer, no?
I noticed as the age brackets get older the mere mortals actually gain or surpass the Tahitians and Kiwis. Any idea why older North American paddlers fair better than their younger counterparts?
6 Posts
here are the results from the worlds sprints
http://www.ivfworldsprints.com
the searchable results are live, they get updated, the same time as the paper results are printed
the pdf’s are updated each night
alex
Wed, 08/06/2008 - 9:44am
232 Posts
went through the results…..how awesome is to be racing over there right now? meeting the rest of the world that share the same passion!!
good job IVF!
Wed, 08/06/2008 - 10:17am
6 Posts
there are some pics and video clips of the nz contingent here
http://www.wakaama.co.nz
alex
Wed, 08/06/2008 - 11:05am
4 Posts
Greetings from exciting SacTown CA.
We’re through the whole World Sprints intro and today was the semi-finals.
Tomorrow is the finals.
Not a ton of upsets. Tahiti is kicking ass of course. New Zealand is doing really well. Hawaii has a bunch of teams through into the finals.
Cali is doing better than a lot of us expected. Canada is stronger than I think anyone expected.
The canoes are really nice. The water is flat.
For the most part the paddlers seem like they’re here to do well - but also to have a good time and be part of something really cool.
I saw Keizo.
I got my ass kicked in V1. The Tahitians are really fast.
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 4:01pm
436 Posts
I could’ve told you that the Canadians were fast…
…and that’s a SCIENTIFIC FACT!
Go Kailua!
Fri, 08/08/2008 - 5:33pm
5 Posts
Yeeaaah Canada.
Sat, 08/09/2008 - 1:46pm
4 Posts
Damn.
The Tahiti paddlers are fast.
V1 Open Men went top 4 to Tahiti (with Danny Ching taking 5th).
V1 Open Women went Tahiti followed by two from New Zealand.
V1 Master Men was top 5 to Tahiti, one guy from France and then two more from Tahiti.
V1 Master Women went New Zealand and then two from Tahiti.
Whew.
There were some incredible races. The finish of the Master Men 500m was insane (with Cali ending up getting bronze). Cali taking bronze from Tahiti 2 in the Open Women 1500 in the last 10 meters and then taking bronze over Tahiti 2 again (by like 1/2 second) in the 500m. Canada 1 taking gold over Tahiti 1 in the Master Women 1k (by something around 1/10 of second). And the Open Men 500m, where 2-5 was decided by something like a total of 1.25s (and the whole field was damn tight).
Overall it was a great experience. Seemed like a lot of the bullshit from a regatta was missing. People pretty much were getting along. The canoes were great. The water was really flat. Yeah - Lane 1 was fast for the middle two days. It was really hot. The event itself wasn’t organized (at all) and seemed amateur most of the time (though the volunteers and judges were super cool). The opening ceremony was a joke and the whole “no alcohol” thing was weak. But I had a great time - and the results seem like they were accurate.
Personally, I’m starting to train for New Caledonia right after Molokai.
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 10:19am
437 Posts
What Tahiti brought back home :
31 gold,
19 silver,
22 bronze.
YEAH !
Be water, my friend.
http://tuaruavaa.blogspot.com/
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 11:03am
42 Posts
Hiro C
Any of that bounty yours?
Hmm…It’s a nice day for a paddle
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 5:22pm
1 Posts
yeah our canadian u 16 team had a faster time than our u 19 team and for this being my firist time at worlds i came to the conclution that the tahitions are not u humans they are the gods of out rigger there u19 v12 boat ruled the course
Sun, 08/10/2008 - 10:00pm
42 Posts
Wow !! - did you see how many medals Tahiti brought home in the junior division - Look out ! They are the up coming stars in this sport for sure !!
( …winning molokai maybe become a done deal in the future with that talent base.)
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 6:08am
633 Posts
Yeah , I saw it. The Tahitian approach to paddling is kind of like the NFL approach to football . Untill the rest of us take thier approach we will continue to chase rather than lead.
How
d you people like Colleen Mooresfirst place finish in womens Sr. Masters . Not too bad for a Mainer, no?http://maineoutriggerchampionships.blogspot.com/
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 6:17am
333 Posts
I noticed as the age brackets get older the mere mortals actually gain or surpass the Tahitians and Kiwis. Any idea why older North American paddlers fair better than their younger counterparts?
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 7:30am