Seamasters
and Swedish Surfski Championships
Tommy Karls wins the Seamasters
Fridays strong winds and huge 3 meter swells didn´t last to race day. Wind dropped and swell got lower but there were good waves and a downwind breeze from south when the race started.
Tommy Karls immediately took the lead. The first part of the race he had marathon paddler Jacob Holst just behind him. But a very confident and fit Tommy Karls who medalled Silver at the 1984 Olympics didn´t give the much younger top marathon paddler a chance to pass. After 6 km it was obvious that Jacob didn´t had the experince of going fast in the waves. Tommy increased the distance and soon Jacob was distanced.
When the course changed to north and swell came from behind it soon showed who had the skills to catch the waves. Paul Rosenquist, Erik Verduyckt, Gleb Greben and Jonas Fager passed Jacob Holst and at the same time Oscar Chalupsky came surfing through the field. It was now 15 km to go in the downwind and the finish at Femöre was now visable from a long distance.
Tommy looked fresh all the way and was having fun in the waves and seemed to paddle without much effort when passing the finish line with a big smile on his lips.
Oscars experience and skills in the waves took him to second place. Chased by Gleb Greben from Norway who nearly got him at the finish line just 5 seconds behind. Another fight was also going on between Paul Rosenquist and Erik Verduyck and was won with only 2 seconds by Paul. Jonas Fager wasn´t far away and passed the line some 30 seconds later.
The three women handled the conditions well and finally Elin Hedström from Sweden finished first before last years winner Eva Mauck from California followed by Caroline Holmqvist from Sweden.
The two OC6 outriggers with their crews who came down from Stockholm for the race was a new element in the Arkösund archipelago and spectators was amazed at the look of the boats, the speed and the crews shouting!
Back in the field the not so experienced paddles now struggled and gave the rescue boats some job while the two seakayakers was working their way to the finish line in beautiful swedish summer weather.
Prize giving ceremony and dinner was held afterwords at the Oxelösund Canoe Club while the sun finally went down after a long day.
Read comments from Tommy Karls and Oscar Chalupsky at www.surfski.info >>
Photo: Fotovision/Pelle Svensson
Starting in a sunny Arkösund harbour
Tommy Karls on a long relaxed surf
Big-O chasing through the field
Oscar Chalupsky and Martin Nordstrand
Results
2010
Seamasters
Surfski Men
1. Tommy Karls, Sweden, 01.50.09
2. Oscar Chalupsky, South Africa, 01.55.19
3. Gleb Greben, Norway, 01.55.24
4.Paul Rosenquist, Sweden, 01.57.06
5.Erik Verduyckt, Belgium, 01.57.08
6.Jonas Fager, Sweden, 01.57.47
7. Magnus Sivenbrand, Sweden, 01.58.35
8. Jacob Holst, Sweden, 01.59.58
9. Fredrik Wangler, Sweden, 02.00.19
10. Luke Chalupsky, South Africa,02.00.23
11. Boyan Zlatarev, Bulgaria, 02.00.28
12. Roland Lebeau, France, 02.03.00
13. Danny Hallmén, Sweden, 02.08.10
14. Christian Dietz, Sweden, 02.09.03
15. Per Holst, Sweden, 02.09.23
16. Martin Nordstrand, Sweden, 02.09.36
17. Jonas Hollander, Sweden, 02.10.10
18. Jens Thorild, Sweden, 02.13.20
19. Scott Cole, Sweden, 02.13.23
20. Markus Perrevoort, Germany, 02.14.05
21. Petter Björnskär, Sweden, 02.14.05
22. Niclas Stenberg, Sweden, 02.15.27
23. Mattias Thernström, Sweden, 02.18.41
24. Olof Sundström, Sweden, 02.19.19
25. Hilmar Erlingsson, Iceland, 02.25.43
26. Leif Davidssson, Sweden, 02.30.14
27. Klas Bergerstam, Sweden, 02.30.30
28. Mats Berglund, Sweden, 02.39.27
29. Jonas Ericson, Sweden, 02.42.39
30. Peter Karlsson, Sweden, 03.01.29
31. Henrik Vuorinen, Sweden, 03.03.14
32. Robert Lundgren, Sweden, 03.04.12
DNF Lars Wahlström, Sweden
DNF Erik Wildenstam, Sweden
DNF Roland Ahinko, Finland
DNF Oskar Biskop, Åland
DNF Kaj Johansson, Sweden
DNF Guido Westhoff, Germany
DNS Jari Palonen, Sweden
DNS Daniel Svenvik, Sweden
DNS Karsten Haugstad, Norway
DNS Rui Aguiar, Portugal
DNS Diogo Fazenda, Portugal
DNS Jose maria Donoso Buerba, Spain
DNS Jürgen Brings, Germany
DNS Orlando Silva, Portugal
DNS Erik Barkefors, Sweden
DNS Keith Keillor, USA
DNS Fredrik Lindström, Sweden
DNS Ivan Lawler, UK
DNS Alvaro Fiusa, Spain
DNS Rauli Rautavuori, Finland
DNS Pär Dilot, Sweden
DNS Conny Edholm, Sweden
DNS Per Fredin, Sweden
DNS Niclas Levinson, Sweden
DNS Anders Stenvall, Sweden
DNS Michael Porath, Sweden
DNS Magnus Hultqvist, Sweden
DNS Richard Holm, Sweden
Surfski Women
1. Elin Hedström, Sweden, 02.15.18
2. Eva Mauck, USA, 02.18.50
3. Caroline Holmqvist, Sweden, 02.30.22
4. Katri Malmström, Finland, 02.44.28
DNS Linda Nyberg, Sweden
DNS Jeanie Sandqvist, USA
Outrigger
1. Team 1, Sweden, 02.06.21
2. Team 2, Sweden, 02.15.13
Seakayak Men
1. Christer Sjölund, Finland, 02.44.43
2. Jonas Sääv, Sweden, 02.51.24
DNS Björn Malmqvist, Sweden
Seamasters Downwind Sprint Race
Top ten results
1. Oscar Chalupsky South Africa
2.
Erik Verduyckt Belgium
3.
Luke Chalupsky South Africa
4.
Boyan Zlatarev Bulgaria
5.
Roland Lebeau France
6.
Markus Perrevoort Germany
7.
Jonas Hollander Sweden
8.
Jonas Fager Sweden
9.
Erik Wildenstam Sweden
10.
Hilmar Erlingsson Iceland
2009
Seamasters
Surfski Men
1. Tommy Karls 01.57.25 Epic V12
2. Noah Hawk 02.03.50 Epic V10
3. Pär Lindén 02.04.42 Epic V10
Surfski Women
1. Eva Mauck 02.23.52 Epic V10 Sport
2. Jenny Blixt 02.25.00 Fenn Elite
3. Kristin Larsson 02.34.41 Epic V10 Sport
Outrigger OC2
Magnus Ohlsson/Martin Lasu 02.15.25
Seakayak
1. Jonas Sääv 02.35.43 Reval Kayaks Commander Type-S
2. Erik Lilja 02.37.04 18 Point 65 XP
3. Daniel Svenvik 02.42.45 2 Trapper Barracuda
2008
Swedish Surfski Championships
Men
1. Jonas Fager 1.50.29 Epic V10
2. Per Lindén 1.56.43 Epic V10L
3. Johan Skärskog 1.59.10 Fenn Elite
Women
1. Kristin Larsson 2.46.05 Epic V10 Sport
2007
Swedish Surfski Championships
Men
1. Oscar Chalupsky 1.36.11
2. Jørgen Dyblie 1.40.10
3. Martin Nordstrand 1.42.07
Women
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