Also, looks like
Billy Watson came 2nd in SUP UNL M01-29
Jacko + Woogie came 2nd in their SUP STK 2 Team M01-79
Phil Gregory came 2nd in SUP UNL M40-49
Great results so far...
Looks like Phil , Billie , Wooge & Jacko have ALL come second in there age groups 
(you beat me to it Mike)
I can't believe how many Sup are in front of the probne paddle boards , if Jamie was'nt there line honours would have gone to a SUP....
This is an awesome display by the Aussies, which obviously includes Jamie.
Hopefully next year we can step it up another notch and have more Aussies on the podium. Like I said before - it's not out of the question.
Saw on facebook about Riggs Napolean being the youngest competitor at 12 years old, and also a paraplegic and a guy with a prosphetic arm, if that is all correct, thats amazing!
just heard from alison.. she was approximatley less than 1 km from the finish when her support boat took off to shore without her. She was only 100 metres behind the other girls when this happened...She got a cramp and didn't have any fluids as the boat took off... she was stranded for about an hour before another boat got to her..she had be blown to far across the bay to get in and couldnt finish, The support boat driver is now black listed for future races.
I think she has done an excellent job- she was so close to finishing - well done Ali!
is it just me or does anyone esle find it funny to start putting people into aged bracets in the same craft ie: unlimited sup....when you have older guys wining and younger guys right up there.... take nothing away from them, they did awesome. But to me Billy came 5th in unlimted sup etc etc etc..
much respect to all the showed up to the start line
I see Courts competed and finished how about Fernanda?
Great to see some West Aussies over there and not just Queenslanders.
. for an average race punter, i'll take the age bracket every time
. for an average race punter, i'll take the age bracket every time
. for an average race punter, i'll take the age bracket every time
. for an average race punter, i'll take the age bracket every time
Thats tragic news for Ali 
what's his name and the name of his boat ? It should be posted on here and on "The Zone" Ali spent thousand's of dollars to do that race so that driver is a dead set arse hole to rob her of crossing the finishing line.
What's the news on Angie ?
Rob
33 84 Will Anido SUP UNL M30-39 5:46:28
pretty sure Will is from central coast.
amazing effort to all
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Phil your an inspiration mate , most blokes your age are probably contemplating lawn bowls.Well done all the Aussies.
hi guys, thanks for the encouragement. Absolutely spewing to get around koko head in good time only to cramp up in my hami and hip about 700m from the finish. I needed more fluids and my boat driver had left me to go to shore and start drinking with his mates when they are suppose to stay with you until the finish. Sat on my board for about an hour trying not to lose ground but by the time i got someone to go in and find my boat captain and get him to relaunch i was too exhausted and dehydrated to make it in.
The last mile once you get around koko head is punishing and can take even the best paddlers 30 minutes plus to get in. You need to stay as close to the headland as possible to get any shelter from the punishing headwind.
A big congrats to all the other aussie paddlers, especially to girls, jas and angie, who won the womens team division. I watched jas paddle the last section into the finish from out the back of the bay and can only imagine how much that race would have hurt with cross wind and no rudders for the teams. They only discovered at the awards ceremony that they were actually competing against another girls team, who were a late entry, but they still came out on top.
Some of you have asked me to name the boat captain but i am not one to name and shame. I spoke with the race director and he will be prevented from escorting this race in the future so no one needs to be concerned. He was very apologetic and realised his mistake and as such refused to accept the balance, 50%, of his escort fee for the race, so some consolation there for me.
Will post more and lots of pictures when i get home later this week, as its too hard to write much using the keypad on my phone.
Sorry to hear about your mishap Ali, bloody amazing effort though, cramps are so debilitating. Even more amazing considering you were out for months with the ankle injury earlier this year. I bet you will be amped for next year now!!
Congrats to all the Aussies, done your yourselves proud!!
