May 27, 2014
by Christopher Parker (@wheresbossman)

Another Big Race Up At Tahoe…


Tahoe Cup Donner Lake race

No matter how many times I post about a race in Lake Tahoe that attracted hundreds of competitors, I’m always surprised to see just how many paddlers this region supports. Maybe because it’s miles from the ocean, maybe because it’s way up in the sky, maybe because you’ve probably never heard of the place unless you live in the States (or really love skiing). I’m not really sure why, but for some bizarre reason I’m always surprised. In a good way. Because no matter how you look at it, Lake Tahoe truly is a paddling mecca…

The Lake showed its true colours again on the weekend, when over 150 paddlers hit Donner Lake (technically not Lake Tahoe, but close enough) for the unofficial season opener, the O’Neill Tahoe Cup Donner Lake race. On a perfect day for paddling – warm weather, sunny skies and a windless, glassy lake – racers hit the water at 9am for the start of the 5 miler (8 kms).

Just under 40 minutes later, Rob Rojas crossed the line on his unlimited to claim line honours. A few minutes later Brennan Rose made it a double win for the Riviera boys, taking out the 14′ class ahead of local Jay Wild. Jay’s wife almost went one spot better in the women’s, though eventually settled for the runner-up spot as well, just 4 seconds behind the winner Jen Fuller.

Also great to see 20 juniors in the race – click the “Age” column on the results below and you’ll see that the age of competitors went all the way down to 6-years-old.

Anyway there’s a full recap over on the official site. Sounds like it was a great day and a great race. Nice way to start the Tahoe summer season…

FULL RESULTS BELOW

Rob Rojas Riviera

Rob Rojas on what can only be described as a very fast looking Riviera board…

2014 Tahoe Cup: Donner Lake Results

Click “M/F” to switch between Men’s and Women’s results
Click “Class” to show the different board class results
Click “Time” to rest the results
Course: 5 miles (8kms)
Conditions: Lack wind. Much glass. Very paddle.
Temperature: 75′ F (24′ C)

#M/F#NameTimeClass#DivisionAgeBoard
1M1Rob Rojas0:39:29UNLIM1ELITE40RIVIERA
2M2Rand Carter0:42:55UNLIM2ELITE50BARK SURFT
3M3Brennan Rose0:43:00141ELITE25RIVIERA
4M4Jay Wild0:43:02142ELITE34HOBIE
5M5Ben Sarrazin0:43:23143ELITE40BOGA
6M6Seth Springer0:43:39144ELITE37BARK
7M7Adam Freeman0:45:05145ELITE34LPC
8M8Jimmy Spithill0:45:12146OPEN34NAISH
9M9John Merryfield0:45:37UNLIM3ELITE48BARK
10M10Grant McFadyen0:45:48147OPEN45BARK
11M11Jedd Hasay0:45:51148ELITE20INFINITY
12M12Josiah Brackett0:45:5512'61OPEN14FLATWATER
13M13Michael Valenzuela0:46:43UNLIM4ELITE39RICHMOND
14M14Dax Willard0:46:46149ELITE35NAISH
15M15Steve Funk0:46:531410OPEN47STARBOARD
16M16Lance Erickson0:47:161411OPEN57EBOARDS
17M17Gary Wimberly0:47:221412ELITE50BOGA
18M18Evan Derdowski0:47:241413OPEN26FLATWATER
19M19Scott Estrada0:48:011414ELITE46COREBAN
20M20Tim Boyer0:48:10UNLIM5OPEN47BARK
21M21Rob Macids0:48:161415OPEN38RIVIERA
22M22Chris Brackett0:48:231416OPEN44FLATWATER
23M23Tai Boutell0:48:341417OPEN44KINGS
24M24Geoff James0:48:361418OPEN51BARK
25M25Fred Andersen0:48:481419OPEN62BOGA
26M26Michael Melville0:48:511420OPEN60BLUERUSH B
27M27Miguel Sloane0:49:141421OPEN43BARK
28M28Ryan Funk0:49:1912'62OPEN13
29M29Jeff Pearson0:49:221422OPEN43HOBIE
30M30Jean Rathle0:49:3512'63OPEN50EVERPADDLE
31M31Matt Lund0:49:381423OPEN39HOBIE
32F1Jen Fuller0:49:40F12'61ELITE50INFINITY
33F2Anik Wild0:49:44F12'62ELITE42HOBIE
34M32Alic Funk0:49:4612'64OPEN18STARBOARD
35M33Daniel Buchanan0:49:521424OPEN43BARK
36M34Mike Bond0:49:571425OPEN58
37M35Ben Day0:49:581426OPEN35FLATWATER
38M36Larry Ferguson0:50:04UNLIM6OPEN55BARK
39F3Nina Oakley0:50:06F12'63ELITE32LAKESHORE
40M37Joe Quinn0:50:361427OPEN48BARK
41M38Michael Crimmins0:50:551428OPEN53BARK 14 DO
42M39Dave Harris0:51:0512'65OPEN59HARRIS CAT
43M40Joshua Brackett0:51:1512'66OPEN12404
44M41Dino Wilson0:51:1512'67OPEN52INFINITY
45M42Trent Carter0:51:1812'68OPEN50BARK SURFT
46M43Nate Ludwig0:51:2412'69OPEN36FLATWATER
47M44Brian Williams0:51:311429OPEN41FANATIC FA
48M45Kevin Murnane0:51:351430OPEN43SURFTECH
49M46Tom Kalange0:51:491431OPEN52WAI SUP
50M47Pablo Boni0:52:031432OPEN38
51M48Jim Granger0:52:121433OPEN61HOBIE
52M49Brady Flattery0:52:141434OPEN43FLATWATER
53M50Wayne Prouty Jr0:53:191435OPEN35FLAT WATER
54M51Jay Pringe0:53:2512'610OPEN47LAKESHOR
55M52Scott McConaughey0:53:3112'611OPEN53FLATWATER
56M53Thomas Wade Jr.0:53:3812'612OPEN30F-ONE
57F4Wendy Ackermann0:53:47F12'64ELITE48BARK
58M54Robert Rudd0:54:001436OPEN30BARK
59M55Hollis Turner0:54:061437OPEN39KINGS
60M56Luke McIntire0:54:19OC11OPEN34PUAKEA DES
61M57Andrew Colehower0:54:241438OPEN46STARBOARD
62M58Matt Ivey0:54:511439OPEN37BOGA
63M59Travis Ganong0:54:5912'613OPEN25TAHOE SUP
64F5Julie Stevens0:55:01F12'65OPEN46BARK
65F6Debbie Fogans0:55:07F12'66OPEN34FANATIC
66F7Sally Mello0:55:21F14'1ELITE48FLATWATER
67M60Mike Tessier0:55:3212'614OPEN45
68M61Ryan Delariva0:55:3412'615OPEN29NAISH
69M62W. Joe Woodman0:55:501440OPEN55TAHOESUP
70F8Brie Moore0:56:03F12'67OPEN38LPC
71M63Kevin Campbell0:56:0912'616OPEN31RICHMOND
72M64Ed Caballero0:56:091441OPEN40INFINITY
73M65Vincent Huang0:56:151442OPEN61F ONE
74M66Mitch Boothe0:56:201443OPEN54FLATWATER
75M67Rick Fitzpatrick0:56:231444OPEN38LAKESHORE
76M68Dominique Smith0:56:281445OPEN27SUPCO
77F9Madeleine King0:56:32F12'68OPEN53JIMMY LEWI
78M69Duke Bronwer0:56:4112'617OPEN46SURTHTECH
79F10Karrie McFadden0:56:48F14'2OPEN42INFINITY
80F11Sofia Sanchez0:56:52F12'69OPEN13BARK
81F12Lori Drourr0:57:02F12'610OPEN45BOGA
82F13Francine Tone0:57:10F12'611OPEN58LPC
83M70Michael Lefrancois0:57:521446OPEN36TAHOE SUP
84F14Marie-Michel Gagnon0:58:06F12'612OPEN25TAHOE SUP
85M71Craig Eisenberg0:58:1312'618OPEN5612.6 HOBIE
86M72Darin Armstrong0:58:181447OPEN42RIVIERA /
87M73Cly Lalas0:58:2512'619OPEN35BARK
88M74Bobby Meho0:58:351448OPEN15COREBAN
89M75Richard Carperter0:58:491449OPEN57BOGA
90M76Corey Zander0:59:0112'620OPEN39TAHOE SUP
91M77John Walsh0:59:111450OPEN50BARK
92M78Steve Lamoreaux0:59:111451OPEN47SUPCO
93F15Clayton Perry0:59:13F14'3OPEN44LAIRD
94F16Cathy Huang0:59:33F12'613OPEN59NSP
95F17Foreste Peterson0:59:46F12'614OPEN20SURFTECH
96M79Alex Groswird1:00:131452OPEN60BARK
97M80Orion Shea1:00:1812'621OPEN13TAHOE SUP
98F18Alison Ganong1:00:49F12'615OPEN36BARK SURF
99M81Ken Fairchild1:00:511453OPEN53HOBBIE
100M82Matix Springer1:01:0512'622OPEN10BARK/SURFT
101M83Phoenix Sanchez1:01:0812'623OPEN11HOBIE
102F19Stephanie Artis1:01:12F12'616OPEN38
103M84Conrad Rojas1:01:4012'624OPEN9RIVIERA
104M85Bob Glynn1:01:431454OPEN67SURFTEC BA
105M86Christopher Old1:01:5012'625OPEN42WAI
106F20Helen Gallagher1:02:59F12'617OPEN54FLATWATER
107F21Nancie Schoener1:03:19F12'618OPEN55TAHOE
108M87Mark Bartley1:03:2512'626OPEN42KITSON
109M88Bruce Aldrich1:03:2712'627OPEN58RIVIERA
110M89Mark Thompson1:03:4812'628OPEN51FUSION SUP
111F22Barbara Peterson1:04:09F12'619OPEN58SURFTECH
112F23Shelley Sierka1:04:24F12'620OPEN48NAISH
113F24Leslie Clohan1:04:32F12'621OPEN50BOGA
114M90Roderick Clohan1:04:3912'629OPEN52BOGA
115M91Kevin Shearer1:05:081455OPEN37BOGA
116F25Roshan Todd1:05:09F14'4OPEN39TAHOE SUP
117F26ÉLAN Lindsey1:05:25F12'622OPEN12HOBIE
118F27Stefanie Geckler1:06:09F14'5OPEN44404 RIVIER
119F28Claire Buchanan1:06:32F12'623OPEN25ROGUE
120M92Estani Boni1:07:1812'630OPEN10BARK
121F29Danielle Domenichelli1:07:30F12'624OPEN27
122M93Barney Pugh1:08:171456OPEN66FLAT WATER
123M94Mateo Masellones Jr.1:08:2012'631OPEN45RIVIERA
124M95Jonothan Webb1:08:2912'632OPEN20
125F30Cynthia Wigart1:08:37F12'625OPEN46TAHOE SUP
126F31Delia Quinn1:09:15F12'626OPEN10
127F32Zoe Carter1:09:17F12'627OPEN12BARK SURFT
128M96Zenin Quinn1:09:1712'633OPEN8BARK
129F33Jessica Brackett1:09:43F12'628OPEN10FLATWATER
130F34Megann Young1:10:57F12'629OPEN34SURFTECH
131F35Kaythleen Carpenter1:11:15F12'630OPEN55BOGA
132F36Erin Roberts1:12:04F12'631OPEN38RIVERIA
133F37Carina McConaughey1:12:10F12'632OPEN52NSP
134F38Michelle Craig1:13:00F14'6OPEN41
135F39Erica Shearer1:14:22F12'633OPEN39RIVIERA
136F40Ella Payton1:17:03F12'634OPEN12
137F41Ashley Chadwick1:17:28F14'7OPEN34TAHOE SUP
138M97Troy Franklin1:17:401457OPEN51
139F42Debbie Broughan1:17:56F12'635OPEN60
140M98Larry Harper1:18:3612'634OPEN54NSP
141M99Cannon Hollingsworth1:19:0012'635OPEN6TAHOE SUP
142M100Connor Hollingsworth1:19:001458OPEN16SURFTECH
143F43Kate Craig1:20:11n/aOPEN11BARK
144M101Jacob Brackett1:20:1112'636OPEN8404
145M102Brad Misik1:20:2212'637OPEN24SURFTECH/B
146M103Caden Hollingsworth1:20:4912'638OPEN12SURFTECH
147F44Kim Fahrendorf1:23:411459OPEN60LAKESHORE
148M104Paul Fahrendorf1:23:561460OPEN59LAKESHORE

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