Jasper Mocke wins the Ohana Mana Cup of surfski in Sardinia (Italy)

Winner, Jasper Mocke

The brilliant bronze medalists at last Marathon World Championships in Rome, Jasper Mocke and Simon van Gysen (RSA), kept showing their current great shape last weekend at the Ohana Mana Cup of surfski held at the Island of Sardinia (Italy).

With a 38 km. downwind course along the southern coast of the island, about a hundred surfskis took the start on this 2012 edition. And, as it is usual, South Africans, with permission of the few Australian paddlers, claimed the main positions of the race. They put 5 paddlers into the top ten, claimed victory in the Women's race and showed Europeans again in their own field the superiority of southern hemisphere paddlers when it comes to surfski paddling.

Jasper Mocke and Simon van Gysen got the lead for the full length of the race, until finally the younger Mocke got some advantage facing the finish line, where he entered in first position (1h36'30") with 44 seconds over his marathon K2 partner, winner this spring of the Eurochallenge at Vilajoiosa (Spain).

Third position on the podium, but more than two minutes later, went to Australian Dane Sloss, another surfski specialist. And spectators had to wait more than three minutes to see another South African, Scott Rutherfoord, opening the rest of the field, where Europeans started to appear. Benoît Le Roux (FRA) and Federico "Kiko" Vega (ESP), in 5th and 6th positions, were the first of them.

In the ladies race, victory went to another South African, Alexa Cole, who also comes from a great role at the Canoe Marathon World Championships in Rome. Craig Flanagan, winner in the U23 category, closed a magnificent weekend for South Africa.


Here you can check the overall results.

Position	Number	Country		Paddler	Sex	Category		Manufacturer	Time
1	39	SUDAFRICA		Jasper Mocke	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.36,30
2	50	SUDAFRICA		SimonVan Gysen	man	open	SS1	Allwave	1.37,14
3	44	AUSTRALIA		Dane Sloss	man	Open	SS1	Allwave	1.39,14
4	83	SUDAFRICA		Scott Rutherfoord	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.42,50
5	68	FRANCIA		Le Roux Benoit	man	Open	SS1	Okrea	1.43,28
6	8	SPAGNA		FedericoVega Suarez	man	Open	SS1	Epic	1.44,48
7	41	GERMANIA		Harbrecht Gordan	man	Master	SS1	Epic	1.44,59
8	36	SUDAFRICA		Dominic Notten	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.45,41
9	37	SUDAFRICA		Craig Flanagan	man	Under 23	SS1	Allwave	1.45,48
10	81	SPAGNA		Luis Amado Perez Blanco	man	Under 23	SS1	Epic	1.46,10
11	105	GERMANIA		Thomas Zachert	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	1.46,38
12	97	SVEZIA		Tommy Karls	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	1.47,26
13	12	FRANCIA		Roland Lebeau	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	1.48,06
14	127	GERMANIA		Michael Dobler	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	1.48,06
15	7	AUSTRALIA		Mark Minchin	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.48,50
16	48	AUSTRALIA		Bill Bain	man	Under 23	SS1	Fenn	1.49,05
17	1	SPAGNA		Daniel Sanchez Viloria	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.49,30
18	24	ITALIA		Mariano Bifano	man	Open	SS1	Allwave	1.49,42
19	30	GERMANIA		Steffen Burkhardt	man	Master	SS1	Epic	1.50,13
20	104	ITALIA		Paolo Sfamani	man	Open	SS2	Fenn	1.50,21
	104	ITALIA		Daniele Scarpa	man	Open	SS2	Fenn	1,50,21
21	85	SPAGNA		Jose Antonio Giron Gonzalez	man	Master	SS1	Epic	1,50,28
22	18	SVEZIA		Paul Rosenquist	man	Open	SS1	Epic	1,50,35
23	9	SPAGNA		Agustin Ordones Blanco	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.52,02
24	42	IRAN		Reza Nasiri	man	Open	SS1	Allwave	1.52,10
25	13	FRANCIA		Paul Eyquem	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	1.52,32
26	45	REP CZEC		TOMAS SLOVAK	man	OPEN	SS1	Vajda	1.52.32
27	2	GERMANIA		Robert Ernst	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	1.52,36
28	106	GERMANIA		Jan Burgdorf	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.53,30
29	28	FRANCIA		Valentin Henot	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.54,07
30	84	SPAGNA		Ignacio Soler Fabre	man	Under 23	SS1	Epic	1.55,46
31	34	SVEZIA		Ola Strom	man	Open	SS1	Vajda	1.56,11
32	3	FRANCIA		Didier Vavasseur	man	Master	SS1	Epic	1.56,23
33	72	SUDAFRICA		Alexa Cole	woman	Open	SS1	Allwave	1.56,32
34	62	UNGHERIA		Kristòf Làgler	man	Under 23	SS1	Epic	1.56,58
35	35	BRASILE		Josè Marcos mandes Filho	man	Open	SS1	Vajda	1.57,48
36	108	GERMANIA		Eberhard Joachim	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	1.57,55
37	52	SVEZIA		Johan Skarskog	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	1.58,03
38	79	UNGHERIA		Sebestyén Makàry	man	Under 23	SS1	Epic	1.58,38
39	40	RAS		Alessandro Gaudino	man	Open	SS1	Red 7	1.58,47
40	33	OLANDA		Emiel Beukenkamp	man	Master	SS1	Epic	1.59,28
41	86	SPAGNA		Juan Carlos Sanchez Costas	man	Master	SS1	Epic	1.59,34
42	56	REP. SLOVACCA		Martin Vajda	man	Under 23	SS1	Vajda	1.59,55
43	63	UNGHERIA		Heinez Sandor	man	Master	SS1	Pornyeszi	2.00,08
44	46	REP. CECA		Jonatàn Sramek	man	Under 23	SS1	Vajda	2.00,21
45	103	UNGHERIA		Adam Schmuck	man	Open	SS2	Epic	2.00,34
	103	UNGHERIA		Nej Zsolt	man	Open	SS2	Epic	2.00,34
46	14	FRANCIA		Michael Fargier	man	Open	SS1	Nelo	2.01,04
47	80	FRANCIA		Angie Mouden	woman	Open	SS1	Okrea	2.01,09
48	54	UNGHERIA		Gabor Varga	man	Open	SS1	Epic	2.02,08
49	59	SVEZIA		Jacob Holst	man	Open	SS1	Think	2.03,06
50	74	GRAN BRETAGNA		Chloe Bunnett	woman	Open	SS1	Epic	2.04,28
51	60	UNGHERIA		Robert Mussinger	man	Master	SS1	Epic	2.05,51
52	64	ROMANIA		Rajmund Milan Molnar	man	Open	SS1	Pornyeszi	2.07,25
53	114	ITALIA		Elisabetta Bassanelli	woman	Open	VR2	Allwave	2.09,20
	114	ITALIA		Gianni Montagner	man	Open	VR2	Allwave	2.09,20
54	53	ITALIA		Maurizio Tognacci	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	2.09,21
55	113	ITALIA		Davide Guidi	man	Open	VR2	Allwave	2.09,27
	113	ITALIA		Daniele Dickmann	man	Open	VR2	Allwave	2.09,27
56	47	REP. SLOVACCA		Marcel Vajda	man	Open	SS1	Vajda	2.09,45
57	98	SUDAFRICA		Mario Graziani	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	2.09,52
58	137	ITALIA		Niccolò Polesello	man	Open	SS1	Vajda	2.10,28
59	95	SUDAFRICA		Ian Russell	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	2.10,52
60	55	UNGHERIA		Tamàs Petri	man	Open	SS1	Epic	2.10,57
61	136	VENEZUELA		Josè Silvanava	man	Open	SS1		2.12,30
62	51	VENEZUELA		Luis Villalba	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	2.12,45
63	58	ITALIA		Marco Urbinati	man	Open	SS1	Allwave	2.13,18
64	100	SUDAFRICA		Clive Harpur	man	Master	SS1	Epic	2.14,42
65	67	RAS		Michele Crisi	man	Master	SS1	Fiberglass	2.15,13
66	109	VENEZUELA		Joel Gonzàlez	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	2.16,11
67	130	ITALIA		Idelfonso Cosenza	man	Master	SS1		2.16,41
68	23	ITALIA		Luca Raspanti	man	Master	SS1	Fiberglass	2.17,07
69	11	FRANCIA		Fabien Roche	man	Master	SS1	Okrea	2.18,59
70	70	RAS		Gianluca Basciu	man	Master	SS1	Fiberglass	2.22,11
71	69	VENEZUELA		Edgar Lòpez	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	2.23,21
72	32	ITALIA		Giuliano Remelli	man	Master	SS1	Fiberglass	2.23,31
73	102	RAS		Francesco Sirimarco	man	Open	SS2	Fenn	2.24,07
	102	RAS		Telemaco Murgia	man	Open	SS2	Fenn	2.24,07
74	96	ITALIA		Giancarlo Miolla	man	Master	Vr1	Allwave	2.25,44
75	43	VENEZUELA		Carlos Torres	man	Open	SS1	Fenn	2.25,49
76	71	RAS		Tatiana Carzedda	woman	Open	SS1	Fiberglass	2.27,19
77	15	FRANCIA		Eric Dupont	man	Master	SS1	Fenn	2.27,45
78	93	ITALIA		Luca Barnaba	man	Open	Vr1	Esox	2.27,58
79	99	RAS		Peter Mias	man	Master	Vr1	Allwave	2.30,07
80	76	RAS		Eugenio Conti	man	Master	Vr1	Allwave	2.30,21
81	65	ITALIA		Giuliano Raspante	man	Open	Vr1	Allwave	2.35,21
82	116	ITALIA		Jacopo Colombi	man	Open	VR2	Allwave	2.46,51
	116	ITALIA		Jennifer Ortebah	woman	Open	VR2	Allwave	2.46,51