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PRESS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release

 

DATE:               March 26, 2006

 

CONTACT:     Dennis Judson, Event Director

                        Adventure Sports Unlimited

                        Phone:  (831) 458-3648

                        FAX:  (831) 425-4887

                        email:  dennis@asudoit.com

 

 

 

20th annual Santa Cruz Surf Kayak Fest Results

 

Spectacular weather and good waves offered surf kayakers at the 20th Annual Santa Cruz Surf Kayak Festival plenty of opportunities to show their stuff in Sunday’s final heats. Santa Cruz resident Dave Johnston took first place in the International Men’s Class.  Rusty Sage of Reno nabbed first place in the World Cup Men’s category.  Kate  Smith of Sacramento took away the first place honors in both the International and World Cup women’s classes. Woodacre resident Galen Licht  was the top World Cup Junior.  Mill Valley’s Ken King won the expert Wave Ski category.  Santa Cruz resident Devon Pearse won the intermediate High Performance category and also had the highest overall score among intermediate and novice surfers, therefore winning a $1,000 Island Wave Ski.

The full results of the 2006 Santa Cruz Kayak Surf Festival follow:

World Cup Men:

1st Place           Rusty Sage                   Reno, NV

2nd Place          Vince Shay                   Los Osos, CA

3rd Place           Chris Harvey                St. Sampsons, Guernsey, U.K.

4th Place           Ken King                     Mill Valley, CA

 

 

 

World Cup Women:

1st Place           Kate Smith                   Sacramento, CA                      

2nd Place         Gina Troiani                  San Francisco, CA

3rd Place          Brigitte Egan                 Dublin, Ireland

4th Place           Ailsa McDougall           Jersey, U.K.

 

World Cup Juniors:

1st Place           Galen Licht                   Woodacre, CA

2nd Place          David Speller                Jersey, U.K.

3rd Place           Jared Licht                   Woodacre, CA

 

International Men:

1st Place           Dave Johnston              Santa Cruz, CA

2nd Place          Dan Crandall                Lotus, CA

3rd Place           Buck Johnson               Prunedale, CA

4th Place           Ed King                        Berkeley, CA

 

International Women:

1st Place           Kate Smith                   Sacramento, CA

2nd Place          Brigitte Egan                 Dublin, Ireland

3rd Place           Morlee Griswold          Ventura, CA

4th Place           Neus Padros                Santa Rosa, CA

 

Wave Ski Open:

1st Place           Ken King                     Mill Valley, CA

2nd Place          Ed King                        Berkeley, CA

3rd Place           Chris Russ                    Canyon Country, CA

4th Place           Roger Adams               Ventura, CA

 

Expert Production Plastic Open:

1st Place           Demany Smith  Sacramento, CA

2nd Place          Darren Bason               Cornwall, England

3rd Place           Josha Stark                  Fort Bragg, CA

4th Place           Jared Noceti                 Sacramento, CA

 

Intermediate Production Plastic Men:

1st Place           Garrett Neier                Santa Cruz, CA

2nd Place          Greg Whitley                Ben Lomond, CA

3rd Place           Tyler Muntz                  Shingle Springs, CA

4th Place           Matthey Fiteny San Francisco, CA

 

Intermediate Production Plastic Women:

1st Place           K.C. Crouse                Reno, NV
2nd Place          Nora Laitinen               Reno, NV

3rd Place           Kim Campbell             

 

Novice Production Plastic Open:
1
st Place           Andrew Hill                  San Jose, CA

2nd Place          Royce Wright               Jenner, CA

3rd Place           David Lemke                De Pere, WI

4th Place           Sara James                   San Diego, CA

 

Intermediate High Performance Open:

1st Place           Devon Pearse               Santa Cruz, CA

2nd Place          Tyler Muntz                  Shingle Springs, CA

3rd Place           Greg Whitley                Ben Lomond, CA

4th Place           Doug Hudson               Orinda, CA

 

Intermediate Sit-On-Top Open:

1st Place           Graham Meese San Geronimo, CA

2nd Place          Israel Godoy                Hollister, CA

3rd Place           Reed Lockhart             Coos Bay, CA

4th Place           Jeff Aurrecoechea         Kaneohe, HI

For more information, check out the Kayak Festival link at www.asudoit.com.

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