2nd day is better

Swell peaked at Sunrise...Off shore winds made for an ideal setting. Gordon Gannon slide out the "back door" and picked his way out to Ocean Point. OP was working, and Gordon quickly got his waves. John Holzhall went for the big channel, but it was closed...a crucial mistake. Later he slide out the "Back Door" and got some waves. After quality action, the swell dropped and trades started to build in.
Gordon grabs the day's Goldon Coco and unofficially wins the first storm of the Fall Surf Season with 2 Cocos.

Dominican National Paddle Boarding Championships Surf Seasons.
Tropical: June - Oct 2009 Winner John Holzhall
Fall: Oct -Dec 31st 2009 Gordon Gannon 1 up
Winter: Jan 1 - May 2010

First Winter Storm- Gordon Gannon

The first Winter Surf hit Kite Beach today bringing super waves and wind conditions. Side off shore wind kept it clean. "OP2" was working offering head high clean right handers breaking back into the channel. With that said, the "Method Right Hander" had all the action... well over head offering countless peaks and long right handers. Gordon Gannon (OPG) and John Holzhall (Methodo) went wave 4 wave...twice riding the same big right hander. Both made a bunch of drops...made most of them and missed a few, the good news is no surfers got taken out in the process, but they were told to "...paddle or get out da way!" Both surfers took it well.

Winner:
John and Gordon ended up with the same wave count but Gannon got hot at the end going 5 for 5 to win today's Golden Coco. In this event, percentage matters!
Gannon: "...that was fun surf !"

Seasons Standings:
Gannon jumps out to a early 1-0 lead for the Winter Surf Season and is almost certain to win the
"MASTERs at Encuentro" November 5th and 6th. This event will be scored the same as one storm for the over all DR National Paddle Board Championships. Holzhall will be off island during during the event, weakening the field.

Holzhall "at this point Gordon is clearly head and shoulders over the other competitors. I'll be shocked if OPG leaves the coco on the table. With that said, any one can show up for the MASTERS so we will just have to see what happens. Wish I could be there!"

Hurrican Season 2009
It was close for a while, then John Holzhall pulled away and won the last two named storms to become the Unofficial 2009 Hurricane Season Dominican National Paddle Boarding Champion. Hurricane activity is not expected for the remainder of 2009.

How it works

Season to date

Leader:
John Holzhall
Hurricane Bob - 2 Golden Coco
Hurricane Danny - 1 Golden Coco
Hurricane Erika - 2 Golden Coco
Hurricane Henry - 1 Golden Coco

Second Place:
Gordon Gannon:
Hurricane Bob - 1 Golden Coco
Hurricane Danny - 2 Golden Coco

Concept:
It is amazing, every time there is great surf, the best surfers are there paddling! Great Waves get Surfed by Great Surfers. This competition simply details what happened, how big and who "the man" was!

What:
The DR National Paddle Board Championships.


Where:
Kite Beach DR

When:
6:30am start
We surf storms. In the Tropical Season, Named Storms. In the Winter season Big Lows. Contestants check wave heights...when it is good, we go!
There are two seasons:
1 Winter Storm Season (October to March)
2. Tropical Wave Season (June to October)

How:
When "the Days" come, you win the "Golden Coconut" by being the first to catch ten waves. "Kick Outs" count for 1/2 wave, "Full Rides" count for a full wave and a "Coast to Coast" (all the way out side to all the way inside) counts for a for a wave and 1/2.

At the end of the Storm, the person with the most "Golden Coconuts" wins that storm. The one who wins the most storms becomes that Seasons Dominican National Paddle Board Champion!

It ain't over

Hurricane Season is still happening..."Henry" is gaining strength North East of the Dominican Republic.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at5+shtml/143515.shtml?5-daynl#contents

Look for solid surf in 2-3 days!