1999 San Juan Challenge Results

Following are the finishers (May 15-16, 1999) in each category of the 1999 San Juan Challenge sea kayak races. Forty-eight kayakers in 41 boats competed in the one-day and two-day races.

The San Juan Challenge (Anacortes-Orcas Island and back)

Men's 40-mile competitive single
Place Racer # First Day Second Day Total Time
1st Place Joost Zeeger 340 2:52:20 2:48:04 5:40:24
2nd Place Jim Bishop 341 3:16:01 3:12:26 6:28:27
3rd Place Don Kiesling 354 3:36:17 3:24:36 7:00:53
Women's 40-mile competitive single
Place Racer # First Day Second Day Total Time
1st Place Laura Jackson 290 3:27:26 3:35:37 7:03:02
Men's 40-mile masters single
Place Racer # First Day Second Day Total Time
1st Place Shane Baker 328 3:02:34 2:57:22 5:59:56
2nd Place Dean Bumstead 342 3:06:11 2:59:17 6:05:28
3rd Place David Scherrer 327 2:59:54 3:06:35 6:06:29
4th Place Bob Apter 326 3:35:53 3:24:50 7:00:73
Men's 40-mile recreational single
Place Racer # First Day Second Day Total Time
1st Place Steve Exe 336 3:19:20 3:30:08 6:49:28
2nd Place Timothy Mattson 246 3:29:40 3:31:01 7:00:41
3rd Place Dirk Block 255 3:34:32 3:44:50 7:19:22
4th Place Andrew Dixon 257 3:36:08 3:46:50 7:22:58
5th Place Tim Walsh 256 3:38:18 3:49:42 7:28:00
6th Place Steve Hockings 237 3:52:20 3:52:18 7:44:38
7th Place Joe Zimmerman 239 3:59:04 3:50:15 7:49:19
8th Place Ryan Marshall 238 4:09:45 4:32:28 8:42:13
9th Place Peter Lauf 242 4:47:40 4:36:38 9:24:18
Women's 40- mile recreational single
Place Racer # First Day Second Day Total Time
1st Place Traci Cole 315 4:07:23 4:14:07 8:21:30
2nd Place Patty Bartlett 314 4:27:40 4:36:38 9:04:18
Recreational Doubles
Place Racer # First Day Second Day Total Time
1st Place Bela Kovaks & Steve Bennett 205 3:10:17 3:18:54 6:29:11
2nd Place John Forrester & Vern Heikkila 208 3:22:11 3:32:13 6:54:24
3rd Place Chase Vangorder & Tom Flattery 206 3:52:10 4:01:17 7:53:27
40-mile predicted log
Place Racer # First Day Pred. Second Day Pred. Total Time Pred.
1st Place Tom Cromwell 280 4:18:10 4:05 4:27:31 4:05 8:45:41 8:10
2nd Place Tim Rosenhan & Mike Rust 282 5:11:34 4:30 5:31:20 5:00 10:42:54 9:30

Guemes Race Results (Circumnavigate Guemes Island)

Men's Recreational
Place Racer # Time
1st Place David Cascadden 266 3:05:17
2nd Place Phil Russell 271 3:07:37
3rd Place Ralph Jorgenson 265 3:13:37
4th Place Bob Fisher 263 3:19:22
5th Place Scott Dorough 270 3:30:48
6th Place David O Wallin 279 3:33:17
7th Place Al Skaar 262 4:05:37
8th Place David Wilson 261 4:05:43
9th Place George Rankin 276 4:11:07
10th Place Eric Blendheim 359 4:23:58
11th Place Jason Elvrom 278 5:15:02
12th Place Jack Deward 264 6:03:35
Women's Recreational
Place Racer # Time
1st Place Ann Jackson 277 6:03:35
Masters
Place Racer # Time
1st Place Charlie Brown 275 3:21:38
Doubles
Place Racer # Time
1st Place Michael Durban & Lee Potzler 358 2:53:35
2nd Place Dan Brauer & Troy Husband 268 3:22:49
3rd Place Trish Mitchell & Derek Mitchell 357 3:34:01