Congrats to all the hardy paddlers that came out for the Seaford Challenge. It was a beautiful day but the brisk North wind made for challenging conditions. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to come out and race and big thanks to Catalina, April, Amy and Coralie for helping with the race. MAPA is always happy to have the WCC folks come down and play so thanks to Mitch, Kelly, Blaise, Kathleen and Nat for running the I95/64 gauntlet.

OC-1 Men
Mitch Potter	1:19:50
Nathan Day	1:20:05
Rusty McLain	1:21:21
Kyle McLain	1:21:22
Blaise Rhodes	1:22:04
Charlie Barton	1:27:43
Tim Jones	1:29:11
OC-1 Women
Kelly Rhodes	1:21:40
Kathleen McNamee	1:32:30
Freda Rosso	DNF
Surf Ski
Ron Whiteneck	1:27:47
Phil Mutton	1:29:05

Hello paddlers!

Wow! What a great race and post race party!!  Thanks to all of you for making it happen, I had a blast!

Thanks to my volunteers, Mike and Susan Ryan for their “we know what we’re doing go away Chuck” attitude and help, and thanks to Chris Hawes for manning the grill, and everyone who helped me load/unload boats on the trailer. For pictures of the event click on this article heading.

The Results listed below are as accurate as the handwriting is legible.  Disagreements/protests must be submitted to the director within 24 hours for consideration, along with something cold in a green bottle.

Short race-Dominated by Tony “The Bronx Avenger” Rodriguez, this race featured a full slate of first time racers, w/the exception of Sarah Conley.  Tony was first, followed by Team Skinny Chicks, consisting of Annette Conley and Shannon Thompson.  Close behind were Sarah “Mad Dog” Conley, Henry “the iceman” Thompson, and Anna “the knife” Thompson.  All did a great showing for their first race and showed a lot of heart!  Hope we see them again.

Long Race-

Men’s K-1

Kyle McClain-1^st overall  50:04    

Chuck Conley 50:07

Tim Jones 51:30

Surfski-Logan Conley 65:32

Women’s K-1

Leza McClain  64:25

Men’s Sea Kayak

Al Becker 66:52

Marvin Sowers  70:19*

Charlie Grau  77:54*

Jim Seagraves  85:20*

Curt Kloman  77:52*

Men C-1

Rusty McClain  54:15

Jim Farrington 57:27

Charlie Barton  57:29

Gregg Peters 58:45

OC2

Fred Sciulli and Jim Metcalfe 64:20

Women’s Sea Kayak

Karen Roberts  66:49*

Staci Smith  69:23*

Kathy Grau  85:20*

K-2 Over/Under

Chris and Collin Hawes  74:50*

Kent Island Relay

MAPA placed first in the Mixed Division at the ECORA Kent Island Relay, a 36 mile race around the island completed by two teams of six.  There was a record 17 OC-6 teams competing in men's, women's and mixed divisions. This is the third year in a row that MAPA has won the mixed division. Big thanks to our coach Rusty for putting up with all the opinions and having the patience to "heard the cats" and to Freda for towing the boat. Thanks to everyone for pitching in for a successful race. April proved once again to be a very important support crew for us.

It was fantastic to have Margo here from California. Good luck on the upcoming Catalina Island race Margo........Speaking of Catalina, I think we're super happy to have our newest paddler Catalina paddling with us. She did a great job in her first real distance race. Great job Catalina!

Congrats to team members:  Greg, Jim, Freda, Adrienne, Susie, Kyle, Leza, Tim, Margo, Charlie, Catalina, and Rusty. Go MAPA!!

To see more photos click on this article heading. 

Paddle for the Bay Results:

SUP:
Bill Gassett:41:20; Bill Graf: 43:00; Jerry Willoughby: 46:24; Ann Gassett: 48:15

Surf Ski:
Rich Hamady: 57:14 (1st overall); Phil Mutton: 60:20(5th overall)

OC-1:
Randy Drake: 58:32(3rd overall); Gregg Peters (4th overall) 59:49; Jim Farrington:61:28;
(6th overall), Kyle McLain:62:00 (7th overall); Tim Jones: 64:58 (9th overall); Roger Crossland: 66:47 (11th overall)

K-1 (under 17 feet)
Dave Segars 66:19 (10th overall); Stephen Hathaway 69:29 (12th overall); Kurt Woodham: 72:58 (13th Overall); Sarah Woodford: 88:14 (17th overall, 2nd solo woman);Chuck Epps- 92:24(19th overall)

K-1 (over 17 feet)
Chris Kapsha-62:28 (8th overall); Staci Smith: 76:54 (14th overall, first solo female) Edwin Arnoldo: 84:06 (15th overall)

Tandem Kayak
Steven and Courtney: 84:50 (16th Overall); Jim Sorrell/Susan Bowe-89:40 (18th overall)

OC-2
Freda Rosso/Kathleen McNamee: 58:30:(2nd overall, 1st women) 

Six Person Outrigger Canoe Women's Race: 1st - WCC - 42.10       2nd - MAPA & WCC - 42.50

Six Person Outrigger Canoe Men's Race:  1st - WCC - 38.00           2nd - MAPA - 38.50

Six Person Outrigger Canoe Mixed:  1st - WCC (a)-           2nd - MAPA          3rd - WCC (b)*

* WCC b was paddling a older canoe that is about 100 pounds heavier and has a less efficient hull design. 

Joe Edwards is well known for his prowess in J-boat, whitewater racing C-1, outrigger or any form of canoe craft.  Over the years countless admires, eager to emulate his success, have queried him about his training techniques but Joe would reveal nothing.  Recently, after a long surfing/paddling session a few folks got together to say farewell to a club member relocating to the west coast at Oceanview Pier Pub.   As Joe relaxed and the more beer he consumed, his guard began to drop.  His tablemates listened with nervous anticipation as he revealed his most sacred training secret.  A secret he said he’d learned from a renowned Olympian.

“Every spring, I begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where I have plenty of room at each side.  With a 5-lb potato sack in each hand, I extend my arms straight out from my sides and hold them there as long as I can.  I try to reach a full minute, and then relax.  Each day I find that I can hold this position for just a bit longer. After a couple of weeks, I move up to 10-lb potato sacks.  Then I try 50-lb potato sacks and then I eventually try to get to where I can lift a 100-lb potato sack in each hand and hold my arms straight for more than a full minute. I was at this point last year when my buddy Charlie, suggested I put a potato in each sack.  This has taken my fitness level to new heights and when I can manage holding my arms straight for more than a full minute then I’ll know I’m ready for the Marathon Nationals. "

Rusty McLain
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