Paddleboards line the beach for the start of the 10K race. The Winter Paddleboard race has been on-going for 12 years. In 1989, Kayak and OC1 races were added to the Winter Races.
11th Annual Winter Ocean 10K Paddleboard Race
Starting the second 5K in the paddleboard race were Aaron Napoleon (closest to buoy), Chris Moore and Heath Hemmings.
11th Annual Winter Ocean 10K Paddleboard Race
Aaron Napoleon and Heath Hemmings shake hands after close finish in the paddleboard race as Joan Olds watches. Aaron won by a tenth of a second.
11th Annual Winter Ocean 10K Paddleboard Race
Kuumomi Ho, left, was second in the women's division, and Kym McKenzie, right, finished in first place.
1st Annual Winter 11.5K Kayak Race
Kayaks start their race.
1st Annual Winter 11.5K Kayak Race
Geoff Graf and Courtney Seto battle it out in the kayak race. Geoff finished first and Courtney was sixth.
1st Annual Winter 11.5K Kayak Race
Chris Kincaid rounds the Diamond Head buoy.
1st Annual Winter 11.5K Kayak Race
Mike Schwinn rounds the Diamond Head buoy.
1st Annual Winter 8K OC1 Race
Top finishers in the one-man canoe event were Noelle D'Enbeau, Walter Guild, Steve Baker and Kevin Olds.
1st Annual Winter 8K OC1 Race
Walter Guild
1st Annual Winter 8K OC1 Race
Kevin Olds takes the inside at the Diamond Head buoy in the one-man canoe event. Steve Baker is on the outside.