Despite heavy winds and rain, the 1st Annual South­east SUP Cham­pi­onships went off yes­ter­day.  The bad weather couldn’t dampen the par­tic­i­pants’ spir­its as over 50 pad­dlers pad­dled the race.  Rac­ers from Hawaii, Cal­i­for­nia, Florida and Vir­ginia joined local pad­dlers all in search of the crown.

Organized by Coastal Urge the 1st Annual Southeast SUP Championship was held on September 26th 2009. The 3.5mile race was held at Dockside Restaurant in Wilmington, NC on the Intracoastal Waterway. Surftech was the title sponsor for the SE SUP Championship, which brought racers as far away as; Hawaii, California, and Florida.

Organized by Coastal Urge the 1st Annual Southeast SUP Championship was held on September 26th 2009. The 3.5mile race was held at Dockside Restaurant in Wilmington, NC on the Intracoastal Waterway. Surftech was the title sponsor for the SE SUP Championship, which brought racers as far away as; Hawaii, California, and Florida.

Jeremy Riggs ended up claim­ing the title, “SOUTHEAST SUP CHAMPION”, fin­ish­ing with a time of 41.18 min­utes.  The tem­per­a­tures were low, but just like the winds dur­ing the race, the stoke remained high through­out the day.

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