Pacific Paddler February, 2016 - (Page 26)
PHOTOS BY CHRIS SILVESTER
California Paddling
BY CAROL SHICK
What do WINTER PADDLING RACES IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA look like? Well, for the Pier to
Pier OC1/OC-2/Surfksi/SUP/Paddleboard Race in Santa
Barbara, CA on January 16th, it looks like an early summer
day in Paradise. While the morning broke with a slate grey
stretch of clouds in a windless sky and a slight chill in the air,
it soon transformed into warm sunrays stretching like fingers
through the white wispy clouds, creating a beautiful color
palette of shimmering greens and blues on a glassy ocean.
The wind and waves did not come to this year's PtP race,
but the day was still chock full of fun competitive racing in all
divisions (69 entries in the short course and 61 in long course),
including quite a few junior division entries. Both the short
and long course races took the competitors up the beautiful
Santa Barbara coastline to a turn buoy with a return back to
the pier for the finish where paddlers gathered to enjoy a postrace lunch of homemade chili provided by the race host, Santa
Barbara Outrigger Canoe Club, and talk story in the company
of their paddling Ohana.
While awards were presented to the top 3 finishers in all
divisions (congratulations to all!), the best prize of the day is
being a part of a community of ocean-minded athletes who
come together to share the joy of paddling.
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