Duane DeSoto es exactamente el tipo de waterman que C4 Waterman tenía en mente cuando esponsorizó la división de Stand Up del Quiksilver Molokai race.
El viernes ganaba un evento de longboard del más alto nivel en Waikiki, el sábado abordo de un barco surcaba las olas rumbo Molokai, para al día siguiente ganar en la más extenuante de las modalidades de la carrera.
Recorrer 32 millas palada tras palada hacia Oahu con una sola pala y con las condiciones que habían eran una auténtica prueba de equilibrio, y tan sólo cinco atletas estaban lo suficientemente locos como para acabar la carrera. Destacando sobre todos ellos DeSoto con un tiempo de 6:17:06, 22 minutos por encima del record que logró el pasado año Kevin Horgan de Kauai.
A destacar que en la modalidad de relevos, Dave y Ekolu Kalama fueron los primeros en cruzar la meta con 4:50:02.
English version
C4 WATERMAN STAND-UP DIVISION GOES TO ULTIMATE WATERMAN:
Hawaii’s Duane DeSoto was exactly the kind of waterman C4 Waterman had in mind when they sponsored the C4 Waterman Stand-up division of the QuiksilverEdition Molokai race. On Friday, DeSoto was busy winning a high profile professional longboard event in Waikiki. On Saturday, he was aboard a boat cutting through the chop and swells en-route to Molokai. Today, he won the most gruelling division of the race.
Standing feet planted for 32 miles, paddling stroke after stroke towards Oahu with a one-ended paddle, today’s conditions were the ultimate test of balance on water. Only five paddlers were crazy enough to take on the solo stand-up category and DeSoto was the clear winner in a time of 6:17:06 – 22 minutes outside of the record set last year by Kauai’s Kevin Horgan. Horgan was another of the solo stand-up paddlers today, finishing second to DeSoto in a time of 6:45:33. Third was Kevin Seid (Haleiwa, HI), fourth was Phillip Gregory (Queensland, Australia), and fifth was the only female solo entry, Morgan Hoesterey (Honolulu, HI) 8:54:00.
“Friday was good, Sunday was even better,” said DeSoto. “It was one of those accomplishments I never thought I was going to get a chance to do. I’m incredibly happy to be able to do something like that in my life.”
Maui brother team Dave and Ekolu Kalama were the first 2-person stand-up team across the channel today (4:50:02); and Buzzy Kerbox & Campbell Farrell (Maui/NZ) were the first non-rudder stand-up team to finish.
The QuiksilverEdition Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race is the unofficial world championship of paddleboarding. The race covers the 32-mile distance from Molokai’s northern shore to Oahu’s Maunalua Bay.
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