Hows the wind looking for sundau guys???
Who is going to take it out??
Ange will in womens terrin 2nd.
Men.
Ill throw a blanket over
Trav, beau, boothy, matty, jake.
I reckon matty could come out on top again
It may have cost me a shot at the title but looks a like good decision to move race to Sunday. Good luck all.
Yewww i picked it. Well done matty. 2015's best aussie down wind paddler.
Nice work by all im putting this race on the bucket list to do.
first Matt Nottage second Travis , third Jake, four Beau 14 class. Seems Matt is on fire, who is this bloke first I have heard of him , what's his Background?
He's going good that's for sure, don't know what I got a red thumb for, just want to know more about the kid I support all Aussie's and hope they can overcome the dominance of the likes if Kai and connor , seems we have some great young paddlers and they should all be supported. Any way red thumbers are weak as piss as far as I'm concerned.
TT. Hes the new kid on the block. from sunny coast. Wasn't even sponsored as of last year i dont think. Got a solid 4th at kotc last year. Then starboard picked him up. 2nd to connor in two of the biggest dw racers in hawaii this year.
Now Won the doctor and now the cut.
He paddles an ace as good as beau and looks like this year has dominated the ocean scene. Has a very solid background in OC1 racing i believe.
Top kid with a huge future in ocean racing with results like hes got this year.
This is a huge result to win in that field and to even beat the unlimiteds.
Be good to hear how the race played out from the paddlers views.
I was on the lead boat doing the updates for sup racer. More difficult than I thought as leading paddlers were spread out. Dave Kissane and Matt took a very wide line and Dave lead the whole way but apparently fell close to the end. Travis stayed in a bit and was on his own for most of the race. Marcus took a much closer line to shore and snuck up on us a bit. Tough conditions with plenty of swell on the side. The first 10km were great apparently but the last bit was tough!
Conditions were awesome today, yeah it wasn't a true Southerly but there were some massive runs out there, previous race records were smashed, I hope every one had a great time in West Oz, we love hosting the interstate and international crew thanks for a great race SUPWA ,
Heaps of great results, congrats to Matt and Angie for taking out the top spots but the highlight for me was the one and only Radman taking out the O40's
#citybeachdrumliners #teamwestozfroth
This is a guy that lives in a remote town so hardly has anyone to train with and on a board he designed and built himself.
Nice work Benno.
Sounds like it was an amazing race - can't wait to see some video. You guys seem to have incredible depth of talent and the average speeds of the top guys looks impressive if it wasn't excellent the whole way?
Shout out to Dave Kissane, hardly a spring chicken, excellent result - when you share initials with that other guy then I guess one wouldn't expect anything less!!!
Great race! Thanks again to all the awesome WA crew and sponsors, u guys have created a great event. Stoked to have won again sure was a tuff one for me physically.
X angie
Congratulations to Matt and Angie
Fantastic effort from both. Angie defending her title from last year and Matt becoming a King Doctor. Special mentions to both Dave Kissane and Marcus Tardrew, it won't be long before we see an unlimited win the KotC.
Special thanks to Race director -Geoff Bryant, Competition Manager - Michel Jenkins and Starter/Safety Director Jodi Earnshaw for their fabulous work. Assited greatly by boat drivers - Scotty McKercher, Gordon McKercher and Brad Sheridan. Media commentator - Adam Hawkstone, photographers- Matt Holder, Terry and Carole Trathen and Peter Van Hoof.
Our Marvellous volunteers - Graham, Renee, Claire, Maree and Sue (plus additional names I have missed - sorry, your work is greatly appreciated).
The 2016 KotC promises to be bigger again - in so many ways
If you missed it this year, don't miss it next year!
Should also be noted that Belinda Stowell is an Olympic champion - she won Gold in the women's 470 class in the Sydney Olympics.
She will be currently in Melbourne or Brazil coaching the Aus sailing team, at a guess.
So come on Area10, get yer muscle oiled and yer arse out here!