fitness paddling: exercise, train, race by kayak & canoe

Aquarena Springs, San Marcos, Texas. Saturday, June 10, 2006. Start to Texas Water Safari. 260 miles non-stop to Seadrift. Low water and high heat.

Unfortunately, I am not paddling Safari this year. I depleted my time and financial resources on WaterTribe Ultimate Florida Challenge earlier this year. Of course, I am watching all safari related discussions on-line.

101 boats entered the race according to the recent starting lineup. It is not a record number. I remember more than 120 entries. As a soloist I am, especially, interested in solo entries. I extracted all solo unlimited and C-1 entries from the general list: see 36 entries below. Devo and Phil Gumbert will be both racing in new boats built by Jack Spencer. It should be interesting.

Unfortunately, no boat brand or description is required in the race entry. All solo boats (touring and sea kayaks, surf ski, custom safari boats, canoes except C-1) are simply included in the unlimited class. I prepared list of soloists from two 2002 and 2003 TWS where I tried to find some boat information for each paddler.

Related posts:

• 12 tips for Team Captains and 10 Tips for Paddlers Starting in Texas Water Safari
• Adventures of a Team Captain – 4 Years of Texas Water Safari in Retrospect
• Texas Water Safari: First-Time Team Captain Story
• Texas Water Safari 2005

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Position	Boat #	Class	Team Captain	Sp. Recog.	Team Members	State	Age	Safaris Entered	Safaris Finished
2-3	1012	SOLO			LASKOSKIE, CORY	TX	33	4	3
			TC		SPENCER, JACK	TX	45
2-4	1316	SOLO			LOCKE, JASON	TX	37	3	2
			TC		MOSSMAN, JAMES	TX	35
2-5	8	SOLO			RENDON, MICHAEL	TX	39	4	2
			TC		HARLAN, KENT	TX	46
2-6	101	SOLO		MASTERS	PHIL GUMBERT	CA	47	10	7
			TC		GUMBERT, MARY JO	CA	50
3-2	971	SOLO		MASTERS	DORNAK, HENRY	TX	45	4	4
			TC		RODGERS, KEITH	TX	27
3-4	497	W SOLO		MASTERS	MAGEE, ERIN	TX	43	10	8
			TC		KOSLOSKY, MARTHA
3-5	14	SOLO			PENNINGTON, BRAD	TX	39
			TC		SPENNG, BILL	TX	51
3-6	333	SOLO		MASTERS	SHIVLEY, MICHAEL	UT	60	28	24
			TC		POPP, RON	TX	50
4-1	138	SOLO			JONES, GASTON	TX	33	4	4
			TC		HANSON, AARON	TX	31
4-4	3	SOLO		MASTERS	SCHAU, TORE	TX	66	4	3
			TC		SANCHEZ, GERANIMO	TX	58
4-5	481	C-1		MASTERS	DORAN, JIMMY	TX	41	3	3
			TC		HATTON, DAVID	TX	37
5-2	639	SOLO		MASTERS	MRAZ, ZOLTAN	TX	66	15	8
			TC		HAFERNICK, GIB	TX	52
5-4	17	SOLO		MASTERS	BINION, PETE	TX	56	16	16
			TC		ABBITT, BRUCE	TX	55
5-6	8563	SOLO		MASTERS	ANDERSON, DAVID	WA	42
			TC		ANDERSON, WILLIAM	WA	62
6-6	96	SOLO		MASTERS	THOMSEN, AXEL	TX	41	2	2
			TC		THOMSEN, ALEX	TX	43
7-1	919	SOLO			WATERS, GEOFF	TX	38	1	0
			TC		WATERS, PHIL	MI	64
7-2	1954	SOLO		MASTERS	MUSSELMAN, MICHAEL	TX	52	1	1
			TC		MUSSELMAN, JUDY	TX	42
7-3	322	SOLO		MASTERS	EDINGER, TED	LA	57	1	0
			TC		DORE, JEANNETTE	LA	63
7-4	211	C-1			DANSON, JEREMY	TX	34	3	1
			TC		DURAN, CARLOS	TX	51
7-6	413	SOLO			STEVENS, WEBB	TX	23
			TC		STEVENS, STEPHEN	TX
8-6	69	C-1		MASTERS	VESTER, THOMAS	TX	43	2	1
			TC		BLEVINS, LARI	TX	49
9-1	119	SOLO		MASTERS	ZIMMERMAN, ROGER	TX	68	10	4
			TC		BURRUSS, WILLIAM	WA	64
9-5	5434	SOLO		MASTERS	HUNT, JOE	TX	53	12	9
			TC		RILEY, MIKE	TX	55
9-6	106	SOLO		MASTERS	C. J. HALL	TX	43
			TC		LORNA HALL	TX	48
10-1	27	SOLO			SNYDER, BOBBY	TX	38
			TC		SWOPE, MIKE	TX	46
10-3	827	SOLO		MASTERS	STOCKWELL, JOHN	TX	68	6	2
			YC		STOCKWELL, VIRGINIA	TX	52
11-1	62	SOLO		MASTERS	RHUDE, DOUG	TX	43	5	4
			TC		RHUDE, LEE	TX	35
11-5		SOLO			HARVEY, JIMMY	TX
			TC		SPELCE, ALLEN	TX
11-6	86	SOLO		MASTERS	HABY, ELMER	TX	51	4	1
			TC
13-6	1977	SOLO		MASTERS	HUDSON, LOREN	TX	40	3	3
			TC		SELLERS, JASON	TX	35
15-1	59	SOLO		MASTERS	JOHNSON, RANDY	TX	46	7	2
			TC		JOHNSON, JULEI	TX	48
15-2	120	SOLO		MASTERS	BOWDEN, PHIL	TX	45	18	9
			TC		MCCOY, MEAGAN	TX	21
15-3	233	SOLO		MASTERS	HASLAM, SCOTTY	TX	45
			TC		RIVETTE, RANDY	TX	58
16-3	2001	SOLO		MASTERS	THOMAS, NORM	TX	53	9	8
			TC		THOMAS, BRENDA	TX	54
16-5	6040	SOLO			SCOTT, BONNER	TX	32
			TC		SCOTT, BOB	TX	68
17-4	1024	SOLO		MASTERS	DEVOGLAER, JAMES	TX	45	3	3
			TC		SCHEFFLER, JIMMIE	TX	46