The name “Dana Point” is synonymous with Stand Up Paddle racing, being the home of the event that started it all, the Battle of the Paddle. But that’s not the only race in this part of Southern California, with the Dana Point Ocean Challenge attracting hundreds of paddlers every year.

The 2013 Challenge was no different, as 100x SUPs joined in with prone, surf ski and outrigger paddlers for a massive race. This event kinda slipped through the cracks last week due to our Peru hangover, but here are the results and photos from a race that saw France’s Greg Closier come away with the win.

Closier was in California on a family holiday and decided to jump in the race just for fun. As one of the fastest paddlers in France (and Europe) it’s no surprise to see the Hobie team rider up there on the podium, though you’ve gotta give him extra credit for not only beating the 12’6 field, but all of the 14 footers as well.

Karl Ring took line honours on his unlimited, while Dana Point local Jaime Donnelly took out the women’s. Full results are below and then you can scroll down for more photos of the action…

2013 Dana Point Ocean Challenge RESULTS

Date: Saturday 2nd March 2013
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#	M/F	#	Name	Time	Class	#	Division	#
1	M	1	Karl Ring	00:52:01	Unlim	1	Men's 40+	1
2	M	2	Gregory Closier	00:53:59	12'6	1	Men's Open	2
3	M	3	Brian Murphy	00:54:30	14'	1	Men's Open	3
4	M	4	Brendan Light	00:54:31	14'	2	Men's Open	4
5	M	5	Chance Fielder	00:54:37	14'	3	Men's 40+	5
6	M	6	Sean Pangelinan	00:54:44	14'	4	Men's Open	6
7	M	7	Ingo Rademacher	00:54:55	14'	5	Men's 40+	7
8	M	8	Rami Zur	00:55:11	14'	6	Men's Open	8
9	M	9	Byron Kurt	00:55:15	14'	7	Men's 40+	9
10	M	10	Mike Murf	00:55:18	14'	8	Men's Open	10
11	M	11	Jared Vargas	00:55:26	14'	9	Men's Open	11
12	M	12	Dave Boehne	00:56:07	12'6	2	Men's Open	12
13	M	13	Jack Wygal	00:56:49	14'	10	Men's 40+	13
14	M	14	Willis Brown	00:56:54	12'6	3	Men's Open	14
15	M	15	Denis Poroy	00:56:56	14'	11	Men's 40+	15
16	M	16	Steve Dullack	00:57:10	14'	12	Men's Open	16
17	M	17	Kevin Nerison	00:57:19	14'	13	Men's Open	17
18	M	18	Stephen Sinkus	00:57:24	14'	14	Men's Open	18
19	M	19	Brent Pascoe	00:57:38	14'	15	Men's Open	19
20	M	20	E.J. Johnson	00:58:36	12'6	4	Men's 40+	20
21	M	21	Michael Richards	00:58:43	14'	16	Men's 40+	21
22	M	22	Mark Christman	00:59:38	Unlim	2	Men's 40+	22
23	M	23	Guillaume Escarguel	00:59:51	12'6	5	Men's 40+	23
24	M	24	Mark Field	00:59:56	12'6	6	Men's 40+	1
25	M	25	Rick Ranjo	01:00:15	14'	17	Men's 40+	2
26	M	26	Rod Loftis	01:00:21	14'	18	Men's 40+	3
27	M	27	Dale Marnati	01:00:23	14'	19	Men's 60+	4
28	M	28	Noa Hopper	01:00:28	12'6	7	Men's U16	5
29	M	29	Seb Gramond	01:00:40	12'6	8	Men's 40+	1
30	M	30	Brent Campbell	01:00:47	14'	20	Men's Open	2
31	M	31	Chance Uptmore	01:01:06	Unlim	3	Men's Open	1
32	M	32	Eric Diggins	01:01:16	12'6	9	Men's 40+	2
33	M	33	Sean Mchugh	01:01:32	14'	21	Men's 40+	3
34	M	34	Darren Del Monico	01:01:35	12'6	10	Men's 40+	1
35	M	35	Kevin Wakashige	01:01:36	14'	22	Men's 40+	1
36	M	36	Wayne Buckingham	01:01:55	14'	23	Men's 60+	2
37	M	37	Shawn Fejerang	01:01:58	12'6	11	Men's U19	3
38	M	38	Steve Chrapchynski	01:02:00	14'	24	Men's 40+	4
40	M	39	Mark Pighini	01:03:01	14'	26	Men's 40+	5
39	M	40	Reese Schwab	01:03:01	14'	25	Men's U19	6
41	M	41	Mike Baker	01:03:19	Unlim	4	Men's 40+	1
42	M	42	Jack Kraus	01:03:57	14'	27	Men's 40+	2
43	M	43	John Gossett	01:04:07	14'	28	Men's 40+	3
44	M	44	Stewart Winkler	01:04:09	14'	29	Men's 40+	4
45	M	45	Mark Quest	01:04:20	12'6	12	Men's 40+	5
46	M	46	Greg Welch	01:04:39	12'6	13	Men's 40+	6
47	M	47	Raphael Seack	01:04:39	12'6	14	Men's 40+	7
48	M	48	Brook Staples	01:04:50	14'	30	Men's 40+	8
49	M	49	Ron Remeyer	01:05:07	14'	31	Men's 40+	9
50	M	50	Ian Light	01:05:10	12'6	15	Men's U16	10
51	M	51	Daniel Russell	01:05:10	12'6	16	Men's U16	11
52	M	52	Mark Stavron	01:05:27	Unlim	5	Men's 60+	1
53	M	53	Danai Phongdara	01:05:39	12'6	17	Men's 40+	1
54	M	54	Mick Vollmer	01:05:40	12'6	18	Men's Open	2
55	M	55	Johnny Kessel	01:05:41	14'	32	Men's 40+	3
56	M	56	Braly Joy	01:05:54	12'6	19	Men's 40+	4
57	M	57	Jeff Koch	01:06:41	12'6	20	Men's 60+	5
58	M	58	Yann Lauletta	01:07:05	12'6	21	Men's U19	6
59	F	1	Jaime Donnelly	01:07:29	F12'6	1	Women's Open	1
60	M	59	Brad Kingsley	01:07:47	12'6	22	Men's 40+	1
61	F	2	Jill Vickery	01:08:12	F12'6	2	Women's 40+	2
62	M	60	Collin Bautista	01:08:31	14'	33	Men's U19	2
63	M	61	Ben Usaja	01:09:07	12'6	23	Men's Open	1
64	M	62	Nicholas Scheel	01:09:23	12'6	24	Men's U16	2
65	M	63	Norm Scheel	01:09:30	14'	34	Men's 40+	1
66	M	64	Lee Donovan	01:11:00	14'	35	Men's 40+	2
67	M	65	Leo Hinchcliff	01:11:30	14'	36	Men's 60+	3
68	M	66	Chris Koerner	01:11:44	Unlim	6	Men's 40+	4
69	F	3	Shae Foudy	01:11:49	F12'6	3	Women's U16	3
70	M	67	Robert Margalis	01:12:17	12'6	25	Men's Open	5
71	M	68	Gary Peterson	01:12:38	14'	37	Men's 40+	6
72	F	4	Susie Hopper	01:13:18	F12'6	4	Women's 40+	4
73	F	5	Alleanna Clark	01:13:19	F Unlim	1	Women's U16	5
74	M	69	Bill Waters	01:13:25	14'	38	Men's 40+	7
75	F	6	Gretchen Benedetto	01:13:38	F12'6	5	Women's 40+	6
76	M	70	Rick Lake	01:13:43	14'	39	Men's 40+	1
77	M	71	Mickey Munoz	01:13:49	12'6	26	Men's 60+	1
78	F	7	Peggy Munoz	01:15:12	F12'6	6	Women's 60+	7
79	M	72	Steven Kessler	01:15:19	Unlim	7	Men's 40+	1
80	F	8	Tyler Jones	01:16:21	F12'6	7	Women's U16	8
81	M	73	Doug May	01:16:46	12'6	27	Men's 40+	1
82	M	74	Ryan Maloney	01:16:56	12'6	28	Men's U16	1
83	F	9	Terry Welker	01:17:46	F12'6	8	Women's 40+	9
84	M	75	Max Fleming	01:19:03	12'6	29	Men's U16	2
85	F	10	Erica Santos	01:19:56	F12'6	9	Women's 40+	10
86	M	76	Mark Meierhoefer	01:25:29	12'6	30	Men's 40+	3
87	M	77	James Yanoschik	01:25:59	12'6	31	Men's 40+	1
88	F	11	Jennifer Peat	01:28:27	F14'	1	Women's 40+	11
89	F	12	Axel Hennessey	01:32:05	F12'6	10	Women's U19	12
90	F	13	Alexandria Higginson	01:32:23	F12'6	11	Women's U16	13
91	F	14	Amy Ehrenkranz	01:33:03	F12'6	12	Women's 40+	14
92	F	15	Nicolr Polizois Crawford	01:33:08	F12'6	13	Women's 40+	15

Pics thanks to Dana Outrigger Canoe Club