Clark Fork SUP races draw elite paddlers
Amateur racers getting ready to start the Great Montana Stand Up Paddleboard event Saturday on the Clark Fork River. (Debbie Hanson photo)
Wet Willie's relay team at the Great Montana Stand Up Paddleboard event Saturday on the Clark Fork River. (Debbie Hanson photo)
Pro winners Dan Miller, Christian Anderson and Manny DeLeon. (Debbie Hanson photo)
Youth winners Vincent Gionfriddo, Cale Crabb and Henry Hanson. (Debbie Hanson photo)
Queens of Mineral County Lily Jasper, Rainier Acker, Josie Crabb and Kamryn Church. (Debbie Hanson photo)
The growing pains of the Great Montana Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Sprint on the Clark Fork River have developed into a sanctioned event that attracted more local enthusiasts, families and professionals from all over the world last Saturday -- with a world champion registering under an alias name to avoid a rush of publicity.
Christian Anderson, aka Polar Bear, of Klitmøller, Denmark took first place in the Pro Race and then unveiled who he was and said this was a tremendous event at the awards ceremony.
The following are the top centers in the 3rd Annual Great Montana SUP Sprint:
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