Kayak Surf World Championships

[StoneWeasel]

News and results pretty much as it happens can be found on this here blog!

http://kayaksurfchampionship.blogspot.com/

In several languages too,

Denzil

P.S. The Brits seem to be on good form.

[StoneWeasel]

And some amazing pictures can be found here

http://www.bakio.com/bst/2007/kayakf1.htm

Denzil

[StoneWeasel]

The individual heats are done and it's time for the finals, full results from the semi-finals (as well as earlier results) can be found at http://kayaksurfchampionship.blogspot.com/

Here is a list of who has made it to the finals, there are a few surprises in there.

Open short.
Sean Morley (USA)
Rusty Sage (USA)
Edu Etxeberria (Basque Country)
Chris Harvey (Jersey)

Master short.
Sean Morley (USA)
Txema Carreto (Basque Country)
Eric Miller (USA)
Simmon Hammond (England)

Open long.
Leonard Kelleher (Ireland).
Edu Etxeberria (Basque Country)
Jonny Bingham (N.Ireland)
Darren Bason (England)

Master long.
Richard Hobston (N.Ireland)
Gary Adcock (England)
Dennis Hudson(USA)
Buck Johnson (USA)

Junior short.
David Speller (Jersey)
Ibon Agirrezabala (Basque Country)
Sam Davenport (England)
Chris Hobson (N.Ireland)

Women short.
Ailsa McDougal (Jersey)
Treesa Rogerson (USA)
Devon Barker (USA)
Valerie Bertrand (Canada)

Junior long..
Philip Watson (England)
Corin King (N.Ireland)
Chris Hobson (N.Ireland)
Alan Knox (N.Ireland)



Denzil

[StoneWeasel]

Well it is all over now apart from the hangovers so here are the results

The Team Event
1. Basque Country
2. North Ireland
3. Jersey
4. England

Individual Competition
OPEN SHORT FINAL
1. Rusty Sage (USA) 67.5
2. Sean Morley (USA) 61.5
3. Chris Harvey (Jersey) 60
4. Edu Etxeberria (Basque Country) 60

OPEN LONG FINAL
1. Leonard Kelleher (Ireland) 75 pt.
2. Edu Etxeberria (Basque Country) 70.5 pt
3. Darren Bason (England) 62.5
4. Jonny Bingham (N.Ireland) 51

MASTERS SHORT FINAL.
1. Sean Morley (USA) 58 pt.
2. Simon Hammond (England) 57.5
3. Txema Carreto (Basque Country) 37.5
4. Erik Miller (USA) 16

MASTERS LONG FINAL
1. Buck Johnson (USA) 52 pt
2. Dennis Judson (USA) 51
3. Gary Adcock (England) 49.5
4. Richard Hobson (N.Ireland) 48.5

WOMEN SHORT FINAL
1. Valerie Bertrand (Canada) 46.5 pt
2. Treesa Rogerson (USA) 34.5
3. Devon Barker (USA) 32.5
4. Ailsa McDougal (Jersey) 22.5

WOMEN LONG FINAL
1. Tracy Sherrington (Scotland) 36 pt
2. Jameson Riser (USA) 36 pt
3. Ailsa McDougal (Jersey) 22
4. Erica Chisholm (N.Ireland) 16.5

JUNIOR SHORT FINAL
1. David Speller (Jersey) 54 pt
2. Sam Davenport (England) 45
3. Ibon Agirrezabala (Basque Country) 38.5
4. Chris Hobson (N.Ireland) 34.5

JUNIORS LONG FINAL
1. Chris Hobson (N.Ireland) 57.5 pt
2. Corin King (N.Ireland) 46.2
3. Alan Knox (N.Ireland) 42
4. Philip Watson (England) 39.5

GRAND MASTERS SHORT FINAL
1. Kevin Quinn (N.Ireland) 87 pt
2. Phil Carpenter (Wales) 63
3. Steve Davenport (England) 57
4. Andrew Hawker (England) 54
5. Peter Day (England) 33.5

GRAND MASTERS LONG FINAL
1. Ross Fulcher (USA) 52.5
2. Buck Johnson (USA) 49
3. Rick Starr (USA) 41
4. Malcolm Pearcey (England) 16.5



Denzil

[Simon Westgarth]

Individual Competition
OPEN SHORT FINAL 1. Rusty Sage (USA)
OPEN LONG FINAL 1. Leonard Kelleher (Ireland)
MASTERS SHORT FINAL. 1. Sean Morley (USA)
WOMEN SHORT FINAL 1. Valerie Bertrand (Canada)
WOMEN LONG FINAL 1. Tracy Sherrington (Scotland)

Great Results, nice to see Rusty and Valerie 2 river heads mix it up on the surf in the small boats. Good for Tracy, she would of been in full flow at the party with that result. Leny's result is fanstastic after years on west coast Ireland surfin' and clearly Sean's move to Cali has not damped his surfin'

[StoneWeasel]

Quite interesting results and certainly not what I would have predicted.

There has been a little bit of controversy it seems with some of the semi finals and even finals being more of a question survival and balls than surfing prowess and a few comments that Simon Hammond looked like he won the masters by a chunk only to get second.

Overall though it sounds like it has been a truly amazing contest and it is good to get a bit of a mix up at the top.

The one result that really surprised me was seeing Chris Hobson only pick up a fourth in the Junior HP. Before the contest I had him down favourite for it with only David Speller offing him any real challenge, turns out I was wrong!

Denzil