2011 SUPSplash Paddleboard Race

The Southeast Regional Champions of SUPSplash will land at Ross’ Landing at the 21st Century Waterfront on Saturday, October 1. This championship race is WPA and USA Canoe/Kayak sanctioned and has racers and celebrities coming from near and far, many from the west coast and Hawaii.

Nationally known paddleboarders like Helga Goebel, Brenda Lowe, Candice Appleby and Karen Mirlenbrink will be here racing and wowing the crowd, don’t miss a chance to meet them. Grab your gear and get to Chattanooga, this race is the highlight of the SUPSplash Series and an important step to the next level of paddleboard racing.

 

Bios

Brenda Lowe

Brenda Lowe

Brenda Lowe, founder of Paddleboard Miami, has a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and has reached a wide audience as a Miami Dolphins Cheerleader for two years and also a television model for a national Hispanic game show. A past contestant on the hit CBS show Survivor where her title was the “Paddleboard Company Owner”, Brenda lives in Miami and spends her time with friends and clients on her paddleboards.

Candice Appleby

Candice Appleby

Candice "Waterwoman" Appleby, a Professional Ocean Athlete, grew up in California and learned to surf at age 9. At 17, after graduating from San Clemente High, she moved to Hawaii to go to College and pursue a surfing career. For the past seven years she has made Hawaii her home and the place to work and lived the surfer’s life.

Karen Mirlenbrink

Karen Mirlenbrink

Karen Mirlenbrink has been paddling competitively on anything that floats since 1999. Being a water baby from Florida, she is attracted to the “one-bladed” sports such as outrigger and stand up paddleboarding. Her surfski experience has allowed her to be a great water-reader, a strong open and rough water paddler, and an excellent strategic competitor. Karen holds a degree in Exercise Science from USF, is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and owns a Pilates Studio in her hometown of Dunedin, FL where she created "SUPilates" a program that teached Pilates on the Paddleboard.

Helga Goebel

Helga Goebel

Helga Goebel is a Stand up Paddle racer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This year she took 1st at SUP Splash, Quicksilver/Kam Islander Classic Race, Orange Bowl Paddle Championships, Komona Paddle, Key West Paddleboard Classic 12 mile and the Florida State Championship.

Prizes

$12,000.00 in cash prizes! Tons of other giveaways.

Men's Elite 12′6″

  • 1st – $3500
  • 2nd – $1000
  • 3rd – $500

Women's Elite 12′6″

  • 1st – $3500
  • 2nd – $1000
  • 3rd – $500

Men's 14′

  • 1st – $500
  • 2nd – $100
  • 3rd – $50

Men's Unlimited

  • 1st – $200
  • 2nd – $150
  • 3rd – $50