The opening race of the 4^th Hellenic SUP Cup in Greece was held at Loutsa Bay on Sunday July 6, 2014 with a strong 5-mile downwind race.

Team Naish hit the water with confidence as the 20-knot N-NE winds proved challenging, pushing participants of all levels to the limits one stroke at a time.

Watch the video recap here: http://www.sups.gr/events/item/180-loutsa_video_1st

Congratulations to the below participants and their noteworthy finishes on their trusty Naish boards!

Men’s 14’0’’ Class
1^st – George Fragkos (Naish Javelin x26 14’0’’ LE)
2^nd – George Konstantis (Naish Javelin x26 14’0’’ LE)

Men’s 12’6’’ Class
1^st – Akis Hrisohou (Naish Javelin 12’6’’ GX)
2^nd – Marios Kritis (Naish Javelin LE 12’6’’)
3^rd – John Tountas (Naish Glide GX 12’6’’)

Women’s 12’6’’ Class
1^st – Poly Pilou (Naish Javelin 12’6’’ MC)

FUN Division
1^st – Vaggelis Avramidis (Naish Nalu 11’6’’)

Kids Division

BOYS
1^st (14’0” Class)– Leonidas Tsortanidis (Naish Javelin 14’0’’) and
1st (12’6” Class) – George Giginis (Naish Glide 12’6’’)

GIRLS
1^st – Ioanna Sirti (Naish Glide 14’0’’)

The first out of four in total races has ended but the hunt for the Hellenic Sup Cup Title has just begun! Just three more races until the new 2014 Greek Champion is crowned.

See you at the Olympic Rowing Center in Athens (Shoinias Bay) on Sunday, July 27^th 2014 for the second flat water race of the 4th Hellenic SUP Cup 2014!

Photos: Albina Shumkova / Naish Greece