Gathering of the Tribes kicks off South Tahoe Standup Paddle’s summer season at El Dorado Beach
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Brazilian paddler Jonas Letieri, a double amputee below the elbow, navigates a buoy during Gathering of the Tribes.
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A six-person craft led by Bob and Kelly Long (middle) from San Diego navigates the course Saturday.
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Kristin Thomas of Dana Point, California, paddles into the beach en route to finishing as the top female.
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Paddlers approach a buoy on the first of three laps Saturday.
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A paddler cuts through the waters of Lake Tahoe during Gathering of the Tribes.
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Josiah Brackett of South Lake Tahoe stretches his paddle after making a turn in Saturdayâs event. Brackett finished second overall.
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Genasci ducks under the apparatus set up on the course. No one in Saturdayâs race took the high route above the bar.
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The 60-paddler field races for initial position after starting en masse.
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Luca Genasci of South Lake Tahoe won Gathering of the Tribes, finishing first with a time of 50:13.
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Paddlers head out into Lake Tahoe during the Gathering of the Tribes event Saturday, June 25. The race kicked off South Tahoe Standup Paddleâs summer season.
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❭❭❭ SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Stand-up paddle season on the South Shore officially kicked off last Saturday, June 25. Sixty participants made a splash off El Dorado Beach for Gathering of the Tribes, the first race of South Tahoe Standup Paddle’s summer series.
In the three-lap race that zig-zagged through the water out from Lakeview Commons, South Lake Tahoe’s Luca Genasci finished first with a time of 50:13. Kristin Thomas of Dana Point, California, was the top female in a field that featured a variety of skill levels and boards.
The race included Jonas Letieri, a below-the-elbow double amputee from Brazil. It also featured a six-person craft led by Bob and Kelly Long of West Coast Paddle Sports in San Diego.
Saturday’s event was held in place of South Tahoe SUP’s Race the Lake of the Sky, which will return for a fifth edition in 2017. It also kicked off the local shop’s summer SUP Series for 2016, with additional races scheduled for July 30 and Aug. 27.
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