Starboard SUP Blog: 2nd Annual Cold Stroke Classic

Excerpt from Starboard SUP Blog, the full entry is available here.

“This past weekend, Team Starboard, consisting of EJ Johnson, Dan Gavere, Nikki Gregg, and Brandi Baksic, traveled to North Carolina to battle the East Coasters and the Frigid Temps at the 2nd Annual Cold Stroke Classic. The event held true to its name. Temps were in the low 20′s to low 40′s for our trip. It’s official, I am cold blooded, however, nothing several layers wasn’t able to combat.

The event consisted of an elite race (7 miles) and a recreation race (3.5 miles) both of which occurred in the flat waters of the intercoastal waterway in Wilmington, NC. I was told the air was 24 F and the water was 50. That would explain the frozen…..everything. None the less, things heated up once the race got started. In the end team Starboard took three podium finishes! What’s more impressive is that there was 93 competitors in January in North Carolina! This sport is on fire!!!!”

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