April 27, 2014

The eigth annual Salt Spring Classic was held on a perfect Florida day in West Pasco. There was a mild breeze from the northwest and an incoming tide. The course was modified this year so that kayak racers paddled up the Cotee River to Jasmine Park, then turned around and finished at Gill Dawg Marina. The traditional course is the same length as in previous years; 5-1/2 miles. Even though the course is the same length as before, it may be just slightly slower since the kayaks must make a sharp turn in the river and paddle back downstream to the finish.

A new class was added for SUPs (stand up paddleboards), with a shortened course 3-1/4 miles in length. The SUP course only goes up the Cotee River to Millers Bayou and ends at Gill Dawg Marina. Fun paddlers also use the shortened course this year.

See below the race results for pictures of the race as they are posted.

Race Results ...

Category	Participant	Time
Tandem
First	Brent Postma & Rob Mirlenbrink	44:06
Second	Lawana & Mike Moran	1:03:30
Third	Ken & Suzanne Walker	1:13:40
Over 15 feet
First	Steve Hunter	52.33
Second	Doug Lindsay	53:19
Third	Karl Vogel	59:00
Fourth	Mark Hardies	1:04:19
15 feet and under
First	Tom Baumgartner	1:03:16
Second	Jim Wallis	1:09:07
Third	Herb Salgado	1:13:39
Fourth	Colleen Easterbrooks	1:47:46

SUP - Stand Up Paddleboards
First	Bob Brodhead	36:11
Second	Steve Thomas	36:50
Third	Karen Mirlenbrink	37:23
Fourth	James McDougal	38:06
Fifth	Nannette Prevost	40:40
Sixth	Kevin Sugar	48:45
Seventh	Steven Weinstein	49:37
	Aimee Feltes
Fun Paddle
15 feet and under	Kelly Red	42:24
15 feet and under	Alan Witt	51:28
15 feet and under	Katherine Livermore	56:47
15 feet and under	Dean Livermore	57:01
SUP	Duong Pho	1:45:26
15 feet and under	Giang Pho	1:46:39