ROCKPORT — The third annual Lobster SUP Cup was held over the weekend, organized by Thor Emery and Amy Gertner, with the help of many volunteers.

“I want to thank the volunteers, Amy Gertner, Rockport Harbor, Megunticook Lake, Polartec and all the racers who traveled up to the Midcoast for the event," said Emery. "We had more than 50 racers for the various races combined."

This year it ended up being 31.5 tough miles of racing over three days. The ocean courses featured head winds and fighting the current for some long stretches.

After three great days of racing in the men’s division Emery picked up the win. Canadian Pro Tamas Buday Jr. (a Canadian Olympic sprint canoer turned SUP racer) had won the first two days but then went on vacation with his family Sunday. That allowed Emery his first win of the Lobster Sup Cup. 

“This was the first year that we went to the three day format (it has been two days in the past), and it is challenging,” said Emery. “Most races are at most 10-miles. Having to hold race pace for three days at that distance is tough. We also held a 2.8-mile rec race and kids race on Sunday.” 

For photos from Jamie Bloomquist from Maine, Boats, Homes, and Harbors of this three-day event.  (Click Here).

The SUP CUP Facebook page also has lots of pics from the three days. (Click Here)

2015 Lobster Sup Cup Race Results - 3-days combined and individual races3 – Day, 31.5 Mile Elite Race Results:
Men’s 1st place – Thor Emory, ME,  5:33:42
Men’s 2nd place – Kevin Woodin, CT,  5:51:14
Men’s 3rd place – Bur Tupper, MA, 5:58:09

Women’s 1st place – Kim Reilly, MA, 6:26:01
Women’s 2nd place – Allison Reid, ME,  6:41:55
Women’s 3rd place – Wendy Blogg-Anderson, OH, 6:56:31

Other Three day times.Luke Vicense – 6:01:53; Claude Chasse – 6:09:24, Mike Navarra – 6:46:50, William Chen – 6:52:01, Larry Turner – 6:57:45, Mark Preece – 7:13:03, Brystle Noble – 7:21:28, Augie Owen – 7:46:17, Dean Redding – 8:22:34.

Friday – August 7 
Megutincook Lake Race: 9.1 miles, light conditions
Men’s 1st place – Tamas Buday Jr., Toronto, – 1:30:57
Men’s 2nd place – Thor Emory – 1:33:07
Men’s 3rd place – Kevin Woodin – 1:36:11

Women’s 1st place – Kim Reilly – 1:46:42
Women’s 2nd place – Allison Reid – 1:50:15
Women’s 3rd place – Wendy Blogg-Anderson – 1:54:52

Bur Tupper – 1:39:46, Claude Chasse – 1:40:22, Keith Attisano – 1:48:14, Larry Turner – 1:48:49, Chris Strout – 1:49:09, Mike Navarra – 1:51:19, William Chen – 1:52:13, Luke Vicens – 1:56:11, Mark Preece – 1:57:21, Brystle Noble – 1:59:46, Heidi Diehl – 2:00:23, Sarah Beasley – 2:01:35, Jamie Bloomquist – 2:04:40, Augie Owen – 2:06:33, Robyn Rutkiewicz – 2:07:51, Mike Winslow – 2:10:30, Morgan Anderson 2:13:50, Delia Ives – 2:14:38, Wyatt Bracy – 2:21:13, Gail Kotowski – 2:22:42, Dean Redding, 2:23:23, Evan Denerley – 2:24:49, Sharon Pohlman – 2:34:49.

Saturday – August 8  
Rockport to Camden Race – Elite – 11.3 miles, solid push against the wind and current then conditions went light.
Men’s 1st place – Tamas Buday Jr. – 1:57:35
Men’s 2nd place – Patrick Broemmel – 2:00:04
Men’s 3rd place – Thor Emory – 2:01:25

Women’s 1st place – Kim Reilly – 2:18:43
Women’s 2nd place – Allison Reid – 2:25:06
Women’s 3rd place – Wendy Blogg-Anderson – 2:29:22

Kevin Woodin – 2:07:22, Bur Tupper – 2:08:16, Claude Chasse – 2:11:22, A.J. Johnson – 2:16:20, Chris Strout – 2:22:57, Mike Navarra – 2:28:18, William Chen – 2:29:40, Larry Turner – 2:30:28, Mark Preece – 2:32:43, Luke Vicens – 2:34:22, Brystle Noble – 2:36:27, Nicole Corbo – 2:39:25, Sarah Beasley – 2:39:40, Heidi Diehl – 2:41:15, Gail Kotowski – 2:53:34, Evan Denerley – 2:53:35, Augie Owen – 3:01:20, Dean Redding – 3:04:12, Robyn Rutkiewicz – 3:06:18. 

Tina and Doug Overman’s times were unrecorded due to illness, but both completed the race, and Delia Ives made it back…eventually.

Sunday – August 9  
Rockport Harbor Day – Elite, four laps of triangle course, 11.1 miles, solid upwind legs.
Kid’s Race:
1st place – Wyatt Bracy, 10, – 3:32
2nd place – Finn Emory, 8, – 3:46
3rd place – Dylan Swift,11, – 3:57

Trent Olivier,11, – 4:52, Wyeth Schapiro,9, – 5:04, Miles Bracy,12, – 5:15, Carver Emory, 6, - 5:50, Luke Tobias, 7, - 6:19, Josie Attisano, 8, - 6:26, Oliver Lee, 7, 6:45.

Rec Race
(2.75 miles, with solid upwind push) 
1st place – Chris Schreiber, 55, 37:28
2nd place – Roberta McLain, 53, 37:49
3rd place – Wyatt Bracy, 10, 39:57

Finn Emory, 8, 40:12, Debbie Schreiber, 56, 44:07, Jeff Warren, 54, 44:54, Simone, Jaschko, 47, 45:20, Miles Bracy, 12, 57:33.

Elite Race
(11.1 miles with solid upwind legs).
Men’s 1st place (Tie) – Patrick Broemmel and Thor Emory – 2:01:10
Men’s 2nd place – Kevin Woodin 2:07:41
Men’s 3rd place – Bur Tupper 2:10:07

Women’s 1st place – Kim Reilly – 2:20:36
Women’s 2nd place – Allison Reid – 2:26:34
Women’s 3rd place – Wendy Blogg-Anderson – 2:32:17

Raf Adams – 2:17:30, Claude Chasse – 2:17:40, Bryan McCarthy – 2:18:05, Brannon Fisher - 2:19.00, Stephen Wells – 2:22:44, Jeff Olivier – 2:26:05, Mike Navarra – 2:27:13, William Chen – 2:30:08, Luke Vicens – 2:31:20, Larry Turner – 2:38:28, Augie Owen – 2:39:24, Mark Preece – 2:42:59, Brystle Noble – 2:45:15, Morgan Anderson - 2:53:40, Dean Redding – 2:54:59.

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