1st Annual Amateur
Sea Kayak Competition
At 10:00 am on Saturday the 19th of September, 7 men
and 3 women stood at the starting line at Playa
Nicoyana awaiting the starting whistle.
The calm water and sunny weather had all the
competitors geared up for an exciting race. The
current was strong and proved to be a vital factor
in determining the winners. The route around Isla
Cedros of approximately 8,5 km took the winner of
the men’s class 1:05:17 while the winner of the
women’s used 1:16:16.
Results:
Men
1. Place: Mario Perez Chavarria (Paquera)
1:05:17
2. Place: Marcos Arraya Castillo (Rio
Grande) 1:07:47
3. Place: Tim Ryan (UK) 1:09:19 |
Women
1. Place: Ruth Mora (Heredia) 1:16:16
2. Place: Karla Madriz Davila (Cartago)
1:25:06
3. Place: Laura Bender (Chicago, USA)
1:32:56 |
The lucky winners each won a cruise to Isla Tortuga
sponsored by Calypso Cruises on the famous Manta
Raya.
The event on Sunday featured five 2 person teams on
a relay around Isla Jesusita which is approximately
3,5 km. The incredibly nice weather held up and the
Team Unknown with Tim Ryan (UK) and Jesus Gabriel
Loria Leal (Isla Cedros), paddled themselves to
victory ahead of the Godzilla Team of Ruth Mora
(Heredia) and Ana Cristina Mora (Heredia) in
51:40:00.
The organizers, Bahía Rica and triathlete Roberto
Machado, are happy with the competition and hopes
this turns out to be an annual kayak fest in the
Paquera area. With participants from four different
countries, Germany, UK, USA and Costa Rica the
outlook is good. They are starting preparations
already now for next years event.
Fotos: Thomas Jones and Vigdis Vatshaug, Bahía Rica
Adventures
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