Pacific Paddle Games: Connor Baxter, Candice Appleby Win on Dramatic Final Day
And that’s a wrap.
Check out the overall 2016 Pacific Paddle Games RESULTS to see how it all ended up.
You can also watch a full Pacific Paddle Games webcast replay in case you missed it.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON RECAP
Candice Appleby and Connor Baxter claim the overall titles here on the final day of the Pacific Paddle Games after an absolutely hectic day of racing.
Let me catch my breath and I’ll have a recap and overall results for you…
OVERALL:
(provisional results)
1st: Connor Baxter (1900 points)
2nd: Michael Booth (1500)
3rd: Travis Grant (1450)
4th: Georges Cronsteadt (1250)
5th: Arthur Arutkin (1250)*
6th: Kai Lenny (1175)
7th: Danny Ching (1150)
8th: James Casey (1050)
9th: Titouan Puyo (1025)
10th: Lincoln Dews (1000)
1st: Candice Appleby (1825 points)
2nd: Shae Foudy (1725)
3rd: Annabel Anderson (1650)
4th: Olivia Piana (1450)
5th: Terrene Black (1400)
6th: Fiona Wylde (1300)
*course race was the tie-breaker
SURF RACE RESULTS:
1 Connor Baxter 14:31.1
2 Kai Lenny 14:43.3
3 Mo Freitas 14:43.6
4 James Casey 14:57.1
5 Slater Trout 14:59.8
6 Travis Grant 15:03.2
7 Arthur Arutkin 15:11.7
8 Danny Ching 15:13.4
9 Michael Booth 15:13.5
10 Lincoln Dews 15:19.2
11 G Cronsteadt 15:32.8
12 Jake Jensen 15:39.7
13 Giorgio Gomez 15:58.0
14 Noa Hopper 16:04.9
15 Guilherme Batista de Souza 16:05.1
16 Kody Kerbox 16:40.4
1 Candice
2 Terrene
3 Shae
4 Olivia
5 Jade
6 Annabel
7 Sonni
8 Fiona
9 Morgan
10 Jenny
11 Lexi
12 April
13 Seychelle
14 Tarryn
15 Kim Barnes
16 Hannah Hill
SUNDAY MORNING RECAP
Annabel Anderson and Michael Booth have each claimed massive victories in the PPGs distance race here @ Doheny State Beach this morning.
Annabel put on a masterclass to finish well clear of the chase pack that featured Shae Foudy (2nd), Candice Appleby (3rd), Fiona Wylde (4th) and the impressive Frenchwoman Olivia Piana (5th).
Boothy’s strategy was similar and just as simple as Annabel’s: Break the field off the line and never look back. The Aussie powerhouse pulled clear of a mammoth draft chase pack that was headed by the likes of Connor Baxter, Travis Grant, Georges Cronsteadt and Lincoln Dews.
The field eventually started splintering as a moderate breeze whipped up a plenty of small bumps, which made it a headwind grind for half the race and a slight downwinder for the other half. But as hard as Connor tried to milk the bumps, he couldn’t close the gap on Boothy.
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The Starboard team rider crossed the line well clear to draw first blood on the overall event championship standings (results are combined between distance and surf race to find the overall winner). Connor out-sprinted a strong-looking Georges to claim second, while Titouan Puyo, who is out of contention after missing the surf race finals, politely let his NSP/Quickblade team mate Travis Grant run past him up the beach to claim 4th.
Danny Ching and Arthur Arutkin were locked in a photo finish for 6th and 7th, while Casper Steinfath, James Casey and Lincoln Dews battled for the minor spots inside the top 10.
Full results from the distance race below. Stick around for the main event this afternoon: The pro surf race finals from 2:15pm (women up first then the men; pre-show starts on the live webcast @ 1:45pm California time).
Quick note: This event is going to have a massive impact on the SUP Racer World Rankings; the men’s event has come in at a world record 92.5%, while the women’s is pegged at 71.5%, which is one point behind the Gorge. We’ll update the rankings on Monday morning.
MEN’S PRO DISTANCE RACE RESULTS
| # | Athlete | Age | Time | PPGs Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Booth | 25 | 48:25.28 | 1000 |
| 2 | Connor Baxter | 22 | 48:32.53 | 900 |
| 3 | G Cronsteadt | 36 | 48:32.89 | 825 |
| 4 | Travis Grant | 33 | 49:27.31 | 750 |
| 5 | Titouan Puyo | 25 | 49:27.35 | 700 |
| 6 | Danny Ching | 33 | 49:34.58 | 650 |
| 7 | Arthur Arutkin | 19 | 49:34.61 | 600 |
| 8 | Lincoln Dews | 20 | 50:03.51 | 550 |
| 9 | Bullet Obra | 26 | 50:07.59 | 500 |
| 10 | Casper Steinfath | 23 | 50:16.16 | 450 |
| 11 | Leonard Nika | 29 | 50:21.02 | 425 |
| 12 | James Casey | 25 | 50:36.79 | 400 |
| 13 | Vinnicius Martins | 20 | 50:43.84 | 375 |
| 14 | Bruno Hasulyo | 21 | 50:44.28 | 350 |
| 15 | Niuhiti Buillard | 24 | 50:56.54 | 325 |
| 16 | Matt Nottage | 21 | 50:57.10 | 300 |
| 17 | Kai Lenny | 23 | 51:20.60 | 275 |
| 18 | Lorenzo Bennett | 19 | 51:21.04 | 250 |
| 19 | Trevor Tunnington | 19 | 51:21.25 | 225 |
| 20 | Paolo Marconi | 25 | 51:22.37 | 200 |
| 21 | Manatea Bopp du Pont | 27 | 51:24.52 | 190 |
| 22 | Guy Barel | 18 | 51:41.59 | 180 |
| 23 | Giorgio Gomez | 20 | 51:53.66 | 170 |
| 24 | Bernd Roediger | 19 | 52:19.46 | 160 |
| 25 | Daniel Hasulyo | 25 | 52:20.33 | 150 |
| 26 | Chase Kosterlitz | 30 | 52:48.41 | 140 |
| 27 | Martin Letourneur | 20 | 52:53.70 | 130 |
| 28 | Dylan Frick | 21 | 52:53.95 | 120 |
| 29 | Eric Leou On | 30 | 53:11.90 | 110 |
| 30 | Kenny Kaneko | 28 | 53:13.24 | 100 |
| 31 | Jake Jensen | 21 | 53:13.48 | 95 |
| 32 | Ryan Helm | 42 | 53:23.01 | 90 |
| 33 | Beau O'Brian | 33 | 53:25.72 | 85 |
| 34 | Claudio Nika | 20 | 53:45.71 | 80 |
| 35 | Slater Trout | 21 | 53:47.05 | 75 |
| 36 | Riggs Napoleon | 18 | 53:54.32 | 70 |
| 37 | Joshua Riccio | 27 | 54:26.77 | 65 |
| 38 | Kelly Margetts | 44 | 54:30.10 | 60 |
| 39 | Garrett Fletcher | 25 | 54:31.60 | 55 |
| 40 | Gregory Closier | 41 | 54:32.03 | 50 |
| 41 | Fernando Stalla | 29 | 54:36.24 | 49 |
| 42 | Vincent Verhoeven | 31 | 54:41.28 | 48 |
| 43 | Martino Rogai | 28 | 54:55.90 | 47 |
| 44 | Guilherme Batista de Souza | 18 | 54:56.60 | 46 |
| 45 | Cyril Burguiere | 37 | 55:08.01 | 45 |
| 46 | Larry Cain | 53 | 55:08.02 | 44 |
| 47 | Thomas King | 32 | 55:17.62 | 43 |
| 48 | Toby Cracknell | 22 | 55:18.83 | 42 |
| 49 | Kaihe Chong | 26 | 55:30.67 | 41 |
| 50 | Daniel Russell | 19 | 55:35.82 | 40 |
| 51 | Kieran Grant | 24 | 55:48.07 | 39 |
| 52 | Lucas Do Camo Belchior | 31 | 55:48.34 | 38 |
| 53 | Belar Diaz | 39 | 55:49.00 | 37 |
| 54 | Tomoyasu Murabayashi | 38 | 55:50.04 | 36 |
| 55 | Tommy Buday | 40 | 55:51.72 | 35 |
| 56 | Patrick Vero | 27 | 55:55.75 | 34 |
| 57 | Zane Schweitzer | 23 | 56:18.58 | 33 |
| 58 | Maui Harehoe | 34 | 56:56.97 | 32 |
| 59 | Michael Tavares | 33 | 56:58.29 | 31 |
| 60 | Dave Boehne | 40 | 57:43.33 | 30 |
| 61 | Damien Girault | 31 | 58:02.93 | 29 |
| 62 | Rodney Ellis | 43 | 58:08.37 | 28 |
| 63 | Chance Fielder | 44 | 58:15.01 | 27 |
| 64 | Brian Meyer | 29 | 58:32.09 | 26 |
| 65 | Jeremie Mandin | 41 | 58:32.78 | 25 |
| 66 | Norman Hann | 47 | 58:57.29 | 24 |
| 67 | Yann Lauletta | 22 | 59:13.36 | 23 |
| 68 | Jeramie Vaine | 37 | 59:14.13 | 22 |
| 69 | Byron Kurt | 52 | 59:43.37 | 21 |
| 70 | Brenden Clark | 46 | 59:48.49 | 20 |
| 71 | Taylor Rambo | 29 | 1:00:13 | 19 |
| 72 | Rob Rojas | 43 | 1:00:32 | 18 |
| 73 | Callan Dick | 23 | 1:00:37 | 17 |
| 74 | Nick Scheel | 17 | 1:00:57 | 16 |
| 75 | Spencer Lacy | 24 | 1:01:14 | 15 |
| 76 | Jorge Quintana- | 34 | 1:02:16 | 14 |
| 77 | Daniel Parres-Puerto | 48 | 1:02:45 | 13 |
| 78 | Andrew Dima | 29 | 1:05:21 | 12 |
| 79 | Chris Murphy | 34 | 1:07:54 | 11 |
| 80 | Ricardo Chiari | 47 | 1:09:46 | 10 |
| 81 | Kyle O'Kelly | 43 | 1:12:23 | 9 |
WOMEN’S PRO DISTANCE RACE RESULTS
| # | Athlete | Age | Time | PPGs Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annabel Anderson | 35 | 54:18.19 | 1000 |
| 2 | Shae Foudy | 17 | 56:01.81 | 900 |
| 3 | Candice Appleby | 31 | 56:01.99 | 825 |
| 4 | Fiona Wylde | 19 | 56:20.47 | 750 |
| 5 | Olivia Piana | 25 | 56:31.14 | 700 |
| 6 | April Zilg | 30 | 56:55.32 | 650 |
| 7 | Sonni Honscheid | 35 | 57:09.23 | 600 |
| 8 | Jenny Kalmbach | 33 | 57:18.87 | 550 |
| 9 | Terrene Black | 33 | 57:34.75 | 500 |
| 10 | Hannah Hill | 16 | 57:45.30 | 450 |
| 11 | Susak Molinero | 28 | 58:01.95 | 425 |
| 12 | Seychelle Hattingh | 29 | 58:23.54 | 400 |
| 13 | Kim Barnes | 40 | 58:42.79 | 375 |
| 14 | Tarryn King | 26 | 1:00:06 | 350 |
| 15 | Lexi Alston | 14 | 1:00:06 | 325 |
| 16 | Morgan Hoesterey | 35 | 1:00:35 | 300 |
| 17 | Shannon Bell | 42 | 1:01:10 | 275 |
| 18 | Stephanie Shideler | 41 | 1:01:54 | 250 |
| 19 | Jennifer Lee | 35 | 1:02:06 | 225 |
| 20 | Alyson Fromm | 22 | 1:02:26 | 200 |
| 21 | Kenzie Carlstrom | 19 | 1:03:08 | 190 |
| 22 | Teanatea Tetoe | 36 | 1:05:52 | 180 |
| 23 | Genna Flinkman | 29 | 1:08:10 | 170 |
| 24 | Natalie Tiralongo | 17 | 1:08:45 | 160 |
| 25 | Bailey Rosen | 20 | 1:09:18 | 150 |
| 26 | Giannisa Vecco | 37 | 1:11:07 | 140 |
| 27 | Jolieanne Marxen | 39 | 1:27:34 | 130 |
SATURDAY RECAP
Well that sure was an entertaining day of racing.
Day 2 of the Pacific Paddle Games presented by Salt Life certainly delivered the goods, with some intense heats in the quarter-finals and semis that saw a lot of action, plenty of chaos and more than a few big names eliminated ahead of Sunday afternoon’s grand finale.
A lot of the star athletes are through to the final (including Danny, Travis, Connor and Kai), but a lot are missing.
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Titouan Puyo, Casper Steinfath, Toby Cracknell, Beau O’Brian, Vinni Martins, Matt Nottage, Trevor Tunnington and Zane Schweitzer were just some of the famous faces to get cut out in the cut-throat semis, while the likes of Kelly Margetts, Fernando Stalla and several more had already exited in the morning’s quarter-finals.
Just take a look at the lineup for the final. “Stacked” doesn’t even begin to describe it. There’s a reason why this event has scored 92.5% on the Race Index (making it the most-competitive race of all time).
And while the women’s field has been smaller this weekend, now that we’re down to the final it’s also set to be a super competitive showdown, with Candice, Annabel, Fiona and Shae all looking very sharp in today’s semis.
Make sure you tune in from 8am Sunday to catch all the action as it happens on the official live webcast. Early in the morning we’ve got the mass-start distance race, before the 16 guys and 16 women that survived the opening two days of the event will battle it out in the headline act in the afternoon: the pro surf race finals.
While you’re waiting for the festivities to resume, you can check out a FULL REPLAY of today’s webcast below. Scroll down for the finals athlete lineups + today’s results.
8am Sunday in California = 5am in Hawaii; 11am Eastern (Florida, New York, etc); 5pm in Central Europe (France, Spain, etc); and 1am Monday morning on the East Coast of Australia
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
8:00am: Live webcast begins (pre-show with Dave Kalama)
8:30am: Pro Women’s and Pro Junior Girls Distance Race (6 miles)
9:45am: Pro Men’s and Pro Junior Boys Distance Race (6 miles)
2:15pm: Pro Women’s Surf Race Final
2:45pm: Pro Men’s Surf Race Final
3:25pm: Awards ceremony
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SURF RACE FINALS – ATHLETE LINEUP
Semi-Final Results
Get the full results from today
MEN’S SEMI-FINAL #1
Top 8 advance to Sunday’s final
1st: Connor Baxter / 13:31.90
2nd: Kai Lenny / 13:33.33
3rd: Danny Ching / 13:35.85
4th: Travis Grant / 13:37.90
5th: James Casey / 13:38.19
6th: Arthur Arutkin / 13:39.41
7th: Noa Hopper / 13:40.26
8th: Georges Cronsteadt / 13:42.77
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9th: Martin Letourneur / 13:59.51
10th: Joshua Riccio / 14:02.26
11th: Zane Schweitzer / 14:07.82
12th: Lorenzo Bennett / 14:19.05
13th: Dylan Frick / 14:22.02
14th: Matt Nottage / 14:22.06
15th: Titouan Puyo / 14:22.29
16th: Bruno Hasulyo / 14:35.89
MEN’S SEMI-FINAL #2
Top 8 advance to Sunday’s final
1st: Mo Freitas / 13:30.58
2nd: Giorgio Gomez / 13:36.99
3rd: Michael Booth / 13:37.06
4th: Slater Trout / 13:37.16
5th: Lincoln Dews / 13:46.01
6th: Kody Kerbox / 14:01.68
7th: Guilherme de Souza / 14:05.54
8th: Jake Jensen / 14:06.01
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9th: Thomas King / 14:06.33
10th: Toby Cracknell / 14:24.99
11th: Casper Steinfath / 14:25.24
12th: Trevor Tunnington / 14:25.43
13th: Martin Vitry / 14:25.54
14th: Beau O’Brian / 15:48.05
15th: Bernd Roediger / 15:50.33
16th: Vinnicius Martins / 17:01.49
WOMEN’S SEMI-FINAL #1
Top 8 advance to Sunday’s final
1st: Candice Appleby / 14:13.13
2nd: Shae Foudy / 15:01.91
3rd: April Zilg / 15:02.98
4th: Jennifer Kalmbach / 15:04.81
5th: Olivia Piana / 15:06.91
6th: Terrene Black / 15:20.79
7th: Jade Howson / 15:23.39
8th: Morgan Hoesterey / 16:40.71
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9th: Izzi Gomez / 16:41.74
10th: Susak Molinero / 16:42.12
11th: Bailey Rosen / 16:46.91
12th: Kenzie Carlstrom / 17:23.31
13th: Genna Flinkman / 17:34.98
14th: Giannisa Vecco / 17:50.68
WOMEN’S SEMI-FINAL #2
Top 8 advance to Sunday’s final
1st: Annabel Anderson / 15:33.59
2nd: Fiona Wylde / 16:06.82
3rd: Tarryn King / 16:43.24
4th: Lexi Alston / 16:55.98
5th: Kimberly Barnes / 17:10.71
6th: Sonni Honscheid / 17:22.15
7th: Hannah Hill / 18:37.21
8th: Seychelle Hattingh / 19:53.28
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9th: Shannon Bell / 21:27.16
10th: Jennifer Lee / 22:17.93
11th: Alyson Fromm / 22:31.35
12th: Teanatea Tetoe / 26:54.66
13th: Alejandra Brito / 28:13.34
Get the full results from today, including the men’s quarter-finals, the junior pro and the open race.
