Members from the 麻豆精选 Paddle Centre brought their talents to the provincial stage, racing in Vancouver and Penticton competitions held over the weekend.
In Vancouver, Saturday鈥檚 Board the Fjord competition kicked off the weekend with 麻豆精选鈥檚 Greg Redman winning a 14-kilometre surfski long-distance race.
High-performance kayak discipline competitor Sally Wallick completed the race just a few minutes after Redman and was the fastest woman on the course, finishing with a time of 1:09:04.9.
鈥淭he race was awesome as we had a great showing of top paddlers from B.C. and Washington,鈥� said Redman.
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Simultaneously, five 麻豆精选 Paddle Centre crews set their marks at the Penticton Outrigger Racing Club鈥檚 Duel in the Desert.
麻豆精选鈥檚 two open crew teams finished first and second respectively, while 麻豆精选鈥檚 novice women鈥檚 crew finished first in their heat with a time of 42:01 minutes.
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麻豆精选 Paddle Centre will host the Waterman Paddle Festival June 15 and 16, giving home course advantage to the city鈥檚 crews. The event will be free.
David Venn
Reporter, 麻豆精选
Email me at david.venn@kelownacapnews.com
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