Kent Island Holo Niu & Holo Tiki East Coast oc-1 series race 3

Wow! Three races completed in the ECORA OC-1/2 series so far and great weather for each one. Hopefully the streak will continue.

        We had mild conditions and fair winds for the Women and OC-2s, along with a bit of a following seas on the return half of the 7.5 mile course at Kent Island. Kelly Rhodes from WCC took first place in the women open, Kate Dowling; 1st women master and Bobbie Miller; 1st women senior master. Christine Rozycki was our first place novice paddler in the women’s division. The OC-2s went out hard with Wendy Perkins & Rich Carson pushing Deb & Jim Hall, who pushed even harder on Anne and Bill Gassett to make that the 3rd/2nd/1st place finishing order. Two young ladies, Joyce Lopes & Tiara Cross, did a great job on their OC-2 and topped the paddle off with a finish line huli for the official ECORA photo guy and VP, Josh Bekerman.

        By the time we got the men lined up the winds kicked up and the Chesapeake jumped up.

The men had a classic “washing-machine” bump, out and back. Andrey “the Cyborg” Drachenko set a blistering pace out of the gate and never looked back. Matt Butcher was the first master across. Art Chenowith and Paul Pearlstein were first place senior/golden master respectively.

        Mahalo Nui Loa to da Halls and the rest of the awesome Kent Island crew. It’s of little wonder that Kent Island is the epicenter for East Coast paddling…these guys do it with Aloha!

To da Kingdom!
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Bill Gassett