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"\"&lt;figure id=\\\"attachment_4153\\\" style=\\\"width: 300px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption alignleft\\\"&gt;&lt;a class=\\\"lightbox\\\" title=\\\"mattbecker-anthonyvella-standuppaddle\\\" href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.supthemag.com\\/?attachment_id=4153\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"size-medium wp-image-4153\\\" title=\\\"mattbecker-anthonyvella-standuppaddle\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.supthemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/mattbecker-anthonyvella-standuppaddle-300x184.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Matt Becker (left), riding his Bark, and Anthony Vella (right), his M2, during the first leg of the race. Photo courtesy Supconnect.com\\\" width=\\\"300\\\" height=\\\"184\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\"&gt;Matt Becker (left), riding his Bark, and Anthony Vella (right), his M2, during the first leg of the race. Photo courtesy Supconnect.com&lt;\\/figcaption&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;It may not have been pretty, but the Santa Cruz Paddle Fest went off big this weekend. Big waves, big rain, big weather. Despite Mother Nature\\u2019s onslaught, standup paddlers braved the elements&lt;span id=\\\"more-4149\\\"&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;, turning Santa Cruz into a world-class showcase of talent.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cIt was pretty intense out there,\\u201d said King of the Beach winner Dan Gavere, who took third in the race and second in the surf event at Steamer Lane. He could have been referencing either venue.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Rogue waves broke everywhere at Steamer Lane as contestants constantly paddled to stay in position. And even if they were in position, random breaking waves would knock them off their boards. The incessant wind and choppy water made it tough to even stand.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;At the race, Surftech\\u2019s Duke Brouwer changed up the format to accommodate the conditions, scratching the beach runs in between laps. But just getting out through the monster shore break proved challenging as the waves knocked many competitors down and out, losing equipment in the process. Santa Barbara&amp;#8217;s Matt Becker finished first followed by Anthony Vela.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Organizers canceled Sunday&amp;#8217;s scheduled surf finals, applying scores from the first two days of competition. Hawaii\\u2019s Zane Schweitzer took the title, with Gavere in second and Joe Rowan rounding out the top three.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The party at Coconut Grove was the highlight of the weekend (probably because it was sheltered from the wind and rain). Local Santa Cruz band Ribsy\\u2019s Nickel lightened the mood as attendees celebrated the event\\u2019s 25th anniversary and event organizer Dennis Judson.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=\\\"lightbox\\\" title=\\\"Screen shot 2011-03-22 at 8.07.39 PM\\\" href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.supthemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-8.07.39-PM.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4207\\\" title=\\\"Screen shot 2011-03-22 at 8.07.39 PM\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.supthemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-8.07.39-PM.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"342\\\" srcset=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.supthemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-8.07.39-PM-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\\/\\/www.supthemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-8.07.39-PM-160x90.jpg 160w, http:\\/\\/www.supthemag.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2011\\/03\\/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-8.07.39-PM-600x342.jpg 600w\\\" sizes=\\\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/supconnect.mylocallineup.com\\/Racing\\/surftech-sup-race-unfolds-with-climatic-turns.html\\\"&gt;CLICK HERE&lt;\\/a&gt; to read SUP Connect&amp;#8217;s race wrap-up.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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