2nd recreational tournament SUP La Paz 2012

With great success, the Stand Up Paddle Board La Paz 2012 was held last Saturday, October 27th, on the beautiful beaches and wharf of La Paz. The event was organized by the Municipal Sports Directive and  HARKER BOARDco, with the participation of 76 persons in different categories including Relays, 800 mts, Male Professional, Male and Female Open.

Norma Alicia Castañeda, Councilor of La Paz, in representation of the Municipal President, Esthela Ponce Beltrán, Juan Kenji Ito Larios, Director of Sports and Municipal Recreation, Bryon Harker from HARKER BOARDco and Sergio García Rico where all in charge of giving the rewards to the winners of all categories.

At the end of the competence, the prizes supplied from 22 sponsors, where given. At the relay category, the third place was for the team formed by Jeannete Camacho, Carlos Camacho, Aurelio Ortiz and Santiago Ortiz whom made a time of 26:43'98''; Second place was for the team formed by Florence, Hoyt Peckha, Antonio and Brand, whit a time of 24:19'26"; The first place was for the team of León Robles, Alfredo Salafranca, Gabriela Farías and Jesús, whom made the fastest time at 20:58'14".
In the Male Professional category, the first place was for Alfredo Salafranca,

who paddled the 800 mts. in 4:15'40"; second place was for Jesús Baeza López with 4:42'57" and third place was for Hoyt Peckham who took 4:50'96" to paddle the 800 mts.

For the Female Open category, the results were: First place to the National Representative, Gabriela Farías who made a time of 1:52'16" and who came from Los Cabos to attend this event for her second time. Gabriela will attend the World Tournament in Peru and said she considers the La Paz Bay as one of the best spots to practice Paddle Board. The second place was for Angie García with a time of 2:18'14" and the third place was for Vanessa Harker with 2:19'36".

The first place at the Male Open category was for Ben Gillam who arrived to the finish line in 2:16'46", the second place was for Shony Gel with a time of 2:17'14" and Brani Worren took the third place making 2:17'47".

“It is important to keep promoting this kind of activities as la Paz is a great place to practice this aquatic sports”, said Juan Kenji Ito, “specially the Paddle Board due to its popularity on the bay that has become a favorite for practitioners and learners of this sport in tranquil, clear waters with amazing landscapes.”