Rainbow Sandals Battle Of The Paddle Won By Chuck Patterson
Saturday, June 20, 2009
By Mike Freedman
I couldn't sleep the night before the biggest stand up paddle event to date because all I could think of was how amazing this would be!
Small shorepound today, with more on the way tomorrow. Rainbow Sandals event organizers Barrett Tester and Pat Huber and their crew have the beach dressed like a rock concert. Met young Slater Trout, got some shots of him, very unique paddle style. He is fired up; gonna give the big boys a run for the money.
Guys and girls are checking each others gear out. Ekolu Kalama shows up in a Hummer with his board inside! Chuck Patterson is so focused. This, Dana Point, California, is his home. He really wants to go big in his own front yard.
Patterson uses all the latest tech advantages he can get his hands on from Extreme Clean, which makes the underside extremely slippery, to Monster Paint which is used add traction to the top. He has lost at least ten pounds for this event and is super fit. His new Hobie carbon fiber race board is ready to go.
Chuck took one look at some of the lighter weight guys showing up,like Slater and Odie Sumi"and got a bit worried. In this race, board size is limited, so all things being equal in the typically calm conditions, a lighter guy should have an advantage.
In order to even out the competitive edge the lighter guys had, Chuck needed some nasty wave conditions. Well, he go his wish and laughed all the way to the bank with his prize money! He earned every cent.
The night before the big race all the competitors where practicing well into the night and psyching themselves up. Chuck did his usual, take the dog for a stroll and dream about being number one. This came true the next day.
Small shorepound today, with more on the way tomorrow. Rainbow Sandals event organizers Barrett Tester and Pat Huber and their crew have the beach dressed like a rock concert. Met young Slater Trout, got some shots of him, very unique paddle style. He is fired up; gonna give the big boys a run for the money.
Guys and girls are checking each others gear out. Ekolu Kalama shows up in a Hummer with his board inside! Chuck Patterson is so focused. This, Dana Point, California, is his home. He really wants to go big in his own front yard.
Patterson uses all the latest tech advantages he can get his hands on from Extreme Clean, which makes the underside extremely slippery, to Monster Paint which is used add traction to the top. He has lost at least ten pounds for this event and is super fit. His new Hobie carbon fiber race board is ready to go.
Chuck took one look at some of the lighter weight guys showing up,like Slater and Odie Sumi"and got a bit worried. In this race, board size is limited, so all things being equal in the typically calm conditions, a lighter guy should have an advantage.
In order to even out the competitive edge the lighter guys had, Chuck needed some nasty wave conditions. Well, he go his wish and laughed all the way to the bank with his prize money! He earned every cent.
The night before the big race all the competitors where practicing well into the night and psyching themselves up. Chuck did his usual, take the dog for a stroll and dream about being number one. This came true the next day.
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