Fastest Five 2021

Date: Jun 1 to Jul 15
Distance: 5 km

Course details: Anything goes! How fast can you move your craft? Log your fastest 5 km split, and you don’t have to finish where you start. Season points calculated from minutes behind category leader.

Final Results

1	Paddler_Name	Craft	Gender	_Age_	Time	Pace	Points	Credibility	Comments	Board/Boat	GPS	SOCIAL
2	Andrew Cline	SUP	M	35-49	0:17:33	03:31	100.0	*****	Nechako River, slight headwind	Fanatic Blitz	GPS	SOCIAL
3	Dan Miller	SUP	M	35-49	0:19:06	03:49	98.5	*****	Calm with slow flow	Ninja nsp	GPS	SOCIAL
4	Julia Barnes	SUP	F	35-49	0:20:24	04:05	100.0	*****	Hot day on the Bow River	NSP + Blackfish	GPS	SOCIAL
5	Cory Richardson	SUP	M	20-34	0:20:39	04:08	96.9	*****	Down the bow river , 1st attempt	Sprint	GPS	SOCIAL
6	Brandy Beveridge	SUP	F	35-49	0:21:03	04:13	99.4	*****	Bow River, weather agreeable	Infinity Blackfish 14’	GPS	SOCIAL
7	Michael Taber	SUP	M	50-64	0:21:09	04:13	96.4	*****	Ideal conditions for this last attempt	Allstar 14x23	GPS	SOCIAL
8	Dan Dakin	SUP	M	35-49	0:21:25	04:15	90.1	****	Fast, fun!	Blu Wave Carbon Race	GPS	SOCIAL
9	Brad Petrus	SUP	M	35-49	0:22:54	04:34	94.7	*****	Crazy directional currents, boat wake & head winds	BluWave 14'	GPS	SOCIAL
10	Michael Kopp	SUP	M	50-64	0:23:22	04:40	94.2	*****	down Niagara River, no Falls	Allstar 14x24.5	GPS	SOCIAL
11	Brianna Anderson	SUP	F	35-49	0:24:23	04:47	96.0	*****	Pdl Bow River btw ghost & Cochrane w/ head wind	NSP NINJA	GPS	SOCIAL
12	Robb Hobbs	SUP	M	35-49	0:24:30	04:54	93.1	*****	Fun day on the old board	12’6 404 monster	GPS	SOCIAL
13	Jeff Cowen	SUP	M	35-49	0:25:02	05:00	92.5	*****	Tough paddle back up against a light north wind.	Blackfish 14x24	GPS	SOCIAL
14	Dan Miller	OC1	M	35-49	0:25:07	03:55	100.0	*****	Bow river, normal flow	Ehukai	GPS	SOCIAL
15	Sylvain St-Cyr	SUP	M	50-64	0:25:19	05:03	92.2	*****	Deuxième essai canal de navigation cargo.2 try	Riviera RP 14 x 25	GPS	SOCIAL
16	Danielle Holdsworth	SUP	F	35-49	0:26:16	05:15	94.1	*****	Great flow on the Grand River but 40km/h headwind	Starboard Inflatable	GPS	SOCIAL
17	Rob Kavcic	OC1	M	35-49	0:26:29	05:17	98.6	*****	Open water, decent wind	Volare	GPS	SOCIAL
18	Genna Flinkman	SUP	F	35-49	0:27:09	05:25	93.3	*****	N Sask Sun, headwind, river slow (4-6km/hr) but hi	14’ Infinity Blackfish	GPS	SOCIAL
19	Carole Fullerton	OC1	F	50-64	0:27:39	05:29	100.0	*****	The ocean was my friend today.	Hurricane	GPS	SOCIAL
20	Trevor Quinton	SUP	M	35-49	0:28:14	05:39	89.3	*****	Earned this17.5 km paddle upriver to go full gas	Infinity Whiplash	GPS	SOCIAL
21	Ryan Blake	SUP	M	35-49	0:28:31	05:42	89.0	*****	Deer fly Central. Flat with some nice current.	Infinity Whiplash 14	GPS	SOCIAL
22	Dmitri Tsvetkov	SUP	M	35-49	0:28:38	05:44	88.9	*****	Not the fastest current, but improved 2nd attempt.	Starboard Sprint	GPS	SOCIAL
23	Rob Kavcic	SUP	M	35-49	0:28:48	05:46	88.8	*****	Lake ON, pretty avg. pace for the bumps	Infinity Blackfish	GPS	SOCIAL
24	Marianne Tai	OC1	F	35-49	0:29:29	05:54	98.2	*****	Decent waves on the lake	Ares	GPS	SOCIAL
25	Chris Buott	SUP	M	35-49	0:29:35	05:55	88.0	*****	Nott. River, Some current, corners, horseflies	2020 Allstar	GPS	SOCIAL
26	Maxwell Ackford	SUP	M	20-34	0:29:50	05:58	87.7	*****	Light wind, decent current. 🤙	Starboard Allstar	GPS	SOCIAL
27	Christine Lefebvre	OC1	F	35-49	0:31:53	06:23	95.8	*****	10 km winds, boat traffic, body feeling gnarly	Hurricane	GPS	SOCIAL
28	Bruno Turcotte	SUP	M	50-64	0:32:02	06:24	85.5	*****	drag the seaweed !	DoSport Drave FD 14x23	GPS	SOCIAL
29	Wendy Tillett	SUP	F	50-64	0:32:29	06:30	87.9	*****	Lake of 2 Mountains..feisty conditions:)	Infinity Blackfish	GPS	SOCIAL
30	Billy Williams	SUP	M	35-49	0:33:23	06:41	84.2	*****	Great flat water but low current.	NSP Carolina 22.5	GPS	SOCIAL
31	David McMillan	SUP	M	35-49	0:33:37	06:43	78.7	****	Need to find a river	404 Jump 14x23.5	GPS	SOCIAL
32	Rod Albrough	OC1	M	50-64	0:34:13	06:51	85.2	****	and the wind died so flat water	volare	GPS	SOCIAL
33	Chris McCurrach	SUP	M	50-64	0:34:26	06:53	83.1	*****	Better conditions than placeholder! Fell in once!	Naish	GPS	SOCIAL
34	Kim Schive	SUP	F	50-64	0:35:00	07:00	85.4	*****	River, flood conditions, downstream with headwind	Speedboard 14'	GPS	SOCIAL
35	Ryan Cuthbert	SUP	M	35-49	0:35:42	07:08	81.9	*****	Windy AF	Starboard 14x24.5	GPS	SOCIAL
36	Megan Sheppard	SUP	F	35-49	0:36:34	07:18	83.8	*****	13km SW wind, rainy almost dark =FUN!	ONE Edge Pro	GPS	SOCIAL
37	J.P Ippolito	SUP	M	35-49	0:36:58	07:24	80.6	*****	Solid run with a few bits of wake	Starboard Sprint 21x14	GPS	SOCIAL
38	Craig Wilson	SUP	M	50-64	0:37:08	07:17	80.4	*****	circling on a lake, no current, some wind	Bark 14'	GPS	SOCIAL
39	Jana Miceli	SUP	F	35-49	0:37:10	07:26	83.2	*****	Smokey, Hot, beautiful conditions. Flat water	Whiplash 14'	GPS	SOCIAL
40	Ariel Amaral	SUP	F	35-49	0:37:21	07:28	83.1	*****	It was flat but gusty, hot, humid with rain	Blu Wave Carbon Race 14	GPS	SOCIAL
41	Tara Imerson	SUP	F	50-64	0:37:34	07:31	82.8	*****	Georgian Bay at NorthWinds; 4km tailwind to flat	StarboardSprint14x21.5	GPS	SOCIAL
42	Alanna Gregor	SUP	F	35-49	0:37:45	07:33	82.7	*****	SW light/med winds	Infinity Blackfish	GPS	SOCIAL
43	Adam Schmeler	SUP	M	35-49	0:37:56	07:35	74.6	****	A lot of boat traffic but fun!	14x24.5	GPS	SOCIAL
44	Charles Garabedian	SUP	M	35-49	0:38:13	07:39	74.4	****	Part of my 2 Hour Effort!	Riveria	GPS	SOCIAL
45	Dr. Rob	SUP	M	35-49	0:39:37	12:47	77.9	*****	downriver 1-2 mph, upwind 10+mph, Cloudy, 94 deg F	strbrd Inflatable 14x31	GPS	SOCIAL
46	Michelle	SUP	F	50-64	0:39:49	07:58	75.5	****	Hot day, some mini swells for a bit of a push	NSP 14'	GPS	SOCIAL
47	Vandelay	SUP	M	50-64	0:40:22	08:04	72.4	****	Calm slightly breeze, great water day	12.6 KM Compressor	GPS	SOCIAL
48	Christine Lefebvre	SUP	F	35-49	0:40:35	08:07	79.8	*****	First out this morning. Like glass. Still wobbly!	14' Sic Maui race	GPS	SOCIAL
49	Greg Ainslie	SUP	M	35-49	0:40:38	08:08	76.9	*****	A great evening to be on the water.	14x23 Blackfish	GPS	SOCIAL
50	Sean Haddow	SUP	M	50-64	0:41:51	08:22	75.7	*****	First attempt. Water was like glass.	Infinity Blackfish14x27	GPS	SOCIAL
51	Megan Cynowa	SUP	F	35-49	0:42:17	08:25	78.1	*****	Calm after the storm. Flat water. Inland Lake.	InfinityBlackfish	GPS	SOCIAL
52	Anna Togias	SUP	F	35-49	0:42:18	08:28	63.5	**	Cold, some currents and chop to fight.	14' Stock	GPS	SOCIAL
53	Anna Togias	Prone	F	35-49	0:45:44	09:09	81.3	**	Flat.	Surftech 12’ Stock	GPS	SOCIAL
54	Sharon Purdy	SUP	F	65+	0:46:29	09:18	73.9	*****	Sunny and cool with gusty headwinds.	BARK 12’6”	GPS	SOCIAL
55	Mike Noon	SUP	M	35-49	0:49:18	09:52	68.3	*****	First 5km on the Board. Breezy	Starboard Generation 14	GPS	SOCIAL
56	Melissa Warner	SUP	F	20-34	0:49:27	09:51	71.0	*****	Humid, messy sw chop; slower pace due to injury	Starboard Sprint 14’	GPS	SOCIAL
57	Danielle Holdsworth	Prone	F	35-49	0:49:40	09:56	96.1	*****	33 degrees with 30km/h wind gusts	Bark 12' stock	GPS	SOCIAL
58	Chris Grack Wilson	SUP	F	35-49	0:49:56	09:59	70.5	*****	Slight wind that shifted in middle of paddle	Hala StraightUp Inflate	GPS	SOCIAL
59	Sharon Dawson	SUP	F	35-49	1:32:37	29:35	87.8	*****	Choppy water	iRocker Nautical	GPS	SOCIAL

Race Reports and Discussion

Final Results

Race Reports and Discussion

Endurance Championship

Down wind cup

Running out of light

Evening refreshing 6km

Paddlers' Forum