FNB Surfski Series women’s title race showdown
Fenn Kayaks' Michelle Burn made her second win of the series at the FNB Surfski Challenge, Race Eight of the 2017 FNB Surfski Series on Friday evening.
THE women’s series honours have been thrust into the spotlight as the race heats up with Michelle Burn registering her second win of the series at the FNB Surfski Challenge, one adrift of Hayley Nixon and Bridgette Hartley, with just two races left in the popular 10-leg series.
With Hank McGregor having wrapped up the men’s title last week with his sixth win of the series, the focus shifted to the ladies title showdown with a three-way sprint for the overall honours with Nixon holding a slight advantage over the chasing pair.
The men’s race was a one-sided affair as SMG/Epic Kayaks’ Matt Bouman showed his class to take his second singles win of the series ahead of series stalwart Wade Krieger in second and Grant van der Walt in third.
Men’s series winner Hank McGregor swapped his single for a double as he and Lee Furby powered their way home to a doubles win in front of Quinton Rutherford and Brian Taylor in second and the Mckie pair of Calvin and Byron in third.
The Euro Steel/Fenn Kayaks’ ladies pair of Jenna Ward and Kyeta Purchase rekindled their partnership to dominate the ladies race, both singles and doubles, to finish 13th overall on Friday. Donna Winter and Shaun Burgin were the fastest mixed double home with Hamish Mackenzie taking the first junior title away with him.
On the 4km short course it was Warrick Mac Nicol and Dwayne Powel who were the fastest across the line ahead of Jason Ward and junior Matthew Mouron in third.
Carmel Billson was the strongest lady in the short course race as she finished just under two minutes ahead of Tracey Nuss in second with Siobhan Sharp finishing third.
After missing the last race of the series Nick Park-Ross showed his class to come back and take another win in the stand-up paddle boarding category ahead of Matt Swemmer and Danica Bartho in third.
