THE WITTERINGS CHARITY PADDLE RACE – SUNDAY 21 MAY 2017
2XS in conjunction with The Shore Surf Club ran the 10th Charity Paddle Race in aid of The Sussex Snowdrop Trust on Sunday 21st May.
The event runs from East to West Wittering (approximately 2.5km) and surfers, prone paddlers, stand up paddleboards, kayaks and canoes all competed. This year we had 59 entrants who had pretty much perfect conditions – sunshine and a light southeasterly wind. The event consisted of two heats (1) the time it takes to paddle from East to West and (2) how much money raised for the charity.
There was a mass start at Shore Road, East Wittering with all the craft hitting the water at the same time. It took the winners under 20 minutes to complete the distance and the final finishers were in just under an hour.
After the race there was a BBQ, music and prize giving at 2XS, West Wittering.
Graham Taplin, Adriano Roldan and Simon Bassett event organisers were delighted with the turn out – bigger than expected and a total of £2653.49 was raised for The Sussex Snowdrop Trust.
A big thank you goes to Puma Safety (CDC), WWE Lifeguards,2XS rescue and the Coastguard for helping with the safety; Tom Mapley from Chichester Music Academy; Tessiers Butchers, The Home Bakery, Munneries for helping out with the BBQ; and sponsors The Old House at Home, The Landing Café, Hawkins & Smith, Russells, Billys on the Beach, Indoboard, The Shore Pub, The Lamb, Wittering Surf and West Wittering Estate.
RACE TIMES:
A = SUP, B = SUP JUNIOR, C = SURFBOARD, D = SURFBOARD JUNIOR, E = KAYAK, F = KAYAK JUNIOR, G = PRONE
PHIL MCCOY 53A 16.38
RICK KNIGHT 51E 17.20
JAMES MACHELL 24A 17.44
PAUL BURGESS 59A 18.00
EMILE KOTT 49A 18.03
CHRIS PILOT 38A 19.09
AIDAN PILOT 39A 19.10
LUKE WHEELER 28A 19.35
KARL SNELING 41A 20.15
NICOLAI ROTERMAN 18G 20.30
RALPH EDWARDS 16E 20.58
SEAN DOWNEY 25A 20.59
EDDIE GAMMON 35A 21.30
PAUL STIRLING 58A 21.45
JULIA TOMS 9A 22.00
JOHN WATTS 52E 22.22
JIM DAVIS 20A 23.00
SALLIE PILOT 37E 23.10
MARCUS GREEN 44A 23.43
FRANCES SIMPSON 3E 23.50
PAUL BATES 59A 24.05
REBECCA GREEN 2A 24.45
JOE MCCARTHY 47A 24.45
MATT COX 32E 25.10
ALEXIS DIEPPE 33E 25.10
MARK PERRY 56A 25.54
JOSH BARRATT 57B 25.54
MARY ROTERMAN 34G 26.14
SOPHIE WHITTAKER 31B 26.40
JOHNNY BOYS 46E 26.50
DAN MOON 21A 26.14
DARREN BROWN 17E 26.15
ANDREW CARDWELL 26A 26.15
CATHERINE SHAW 40E 27.35
PHILLIP ADAMS 22C 28.30
THOMAS MACHELL 11B 29.40
SABRINA EDWARDS 1E 30.45
LISA BRASS 6A 30.45
TILLY BRASS 10B 30.45
STUART BRASS 23A 31.15
DOMINIQUE BIRARDET 45A 32.00
PHILLIP MERCKIFF 50C 35.30
MAX METCALFE & LUCAS DEUALE 43D 37.37
PAUL METCALFE 42C 37.37
LORNA SMITH 8A 38.10
NATHAN SMITH 13F 38.10
ASHTON SMITH 12F 38.10
NATHALIE & ALEX YANDELL 7A 42.28/42.30
