WPA Hobie/Hennessey's U.S. Paddle Championship

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

The WPA U.S. Champs went off last weekend attracting a stacked field from all over the nation. The race offered up some challenging open ocean conditions with the south wind blowing and chop.
Anthony Vela competed in the Pro Pro division and finished 4th place just missing out on the podium and Dave Boehne paddled strong in the 12'6" Pro division and took 3rd. You can click here for full results. 14' Elite: 1. Ryan Helm 2. Kody Kerbox 3. Slater Trout 12'6" Elite: 1. Fernando Stalla 2. Dane Morrissey 3. Dave Boehne Prone Elite: 1. George Plesk 2. Don Mirrale 3. Kyle Power 4. Anthony Vela [caption id="attachment_895" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Dave Boehne stoked on making the podium"]Honolua Waterman Dave Boehne[/caption] Up next is the Santa Monica Pier Ocean Festival presented by Honolua! Come out and compete or hang out at the expo...