Part II Photos - Gables To Bay SUP Race

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We left in Part I just entering into Biscayne Bay from the Coral Gables Waterway.

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What is it they say, oh yeah, follow me!


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A few miles north to go


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First time I ever saw someone paddle through a bunch of rafted boats


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121 folks stretched out across the bay


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Mixed bag of paddlers


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This wet bike was actually pretty fast


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Do water turkeys enforce wake restrictions?


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Packet in front with a lot of people coming up behind


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A whole raft of boarders move north


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Rounding the last mark into the marina and finish


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Jim rounds the mark with Ed working up from behind


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Helga gains ground


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Folks are still heading up


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Amanda pulls in


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Helga did you pass the wet bike?


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The finish is in sight


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Scotty's Landing in the center, ASM puts on SUP races there every 1rst and 3rd Thursday, check it out!


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Next time take a helicopter?


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The Jimmy Lewis USA troops log in the competitors as they finish


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It is good to arrive


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The Man Of Steel paddles in, what a long way to paddle and the board isn't even that large. Impressive!


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Gangs all here, almost!
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A lady, her barge and dog?


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Seems like Miller Time


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Hope you packed your dog?


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Swimming from board to board


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Designer dogs?


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Richard paddles in with his seadog


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Taking on boarders


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Packet and Hilga give the fisheye and eyefull


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Heard a theory the other day, that these water sports were actually conceived by dogs to compel us to take them on the water?


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Yael paddles in



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The USCG hanger converted


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Thanks for the great event, see you next time!


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