Chase Kosterlitz showed again today that he’s the man to beat on the East Coast, taking out the Florida State Paddleboard Championships for the third year in a row. The Fanatic International team rider, who’s gearing up for the 2013 SUP Racing season after a recent stint down in Oz, already had the lead at the first turn and never looked back.

This year’s Championships enjoyed some very mild conditions, at least compared to the rough, windy events of the past two years. Blue skies, light winds and plenty of keen Stand Up Paddlers on the start line.

We’ll have full results up shortly, but in the meantime check out a few highlights of the action.

UPDATE: Full results available over on the Mullet.

All pics © Sarah Byrne (see more photos on Facebook).