
By Jay Leon Guerrero
The Xterra Island Series successfully hosted the SUP Fest Paddleboarding Competition and Beach Party Saturday at the Matapang Beach in Tumon. The event attracted the competitive and leisure Paddleboarders in the inaugural event which featured strictly stand-up paddleboard races.
Kelli Wedd, marketing director at Pivot, said the event was a huge success. “This is part of the Xterra Island series which is a year long series of events. The goal is to get people up and active to celebrate the great outdoors on Guam which is the ultimate playground,” said Wedd.
The SUP Fest is taking the water for this leg of the Xterra series with participants and friends flooding Matapang Beach to show their support. Eric Tydingco and the Xterra team worked diligently with sponsors and supporters to help promote the event. According to the Xterra Website, the first 50 registrants will receive a free limited edition shirt from local apparel designer Hafaloha, and those who enter two or more races will be automatically entered to win a Boardworks B-RAY paddleboard worth $900.

Pat Balencha and Yeole Hanohano wait for the start of the Long Board 1000m race. (photo by Daniel Paran)
Stand Up Paddleboarding is drawing an increased participation with Guam residents. The event yesterday showcased some of the competitive skills with those who enjoy paddleboarding.
“We had a little over 50 competitors which is really amazing. Paddleboarding is growing here on the island, but competitive paddleboarding is something new to the island,” said Wedd. The all-day event featured three different individual distance races (-500, -1000 and -2000 meter) and a three-person relay race. There were two categories with a short board division which featured those with 11-foot boards and under and a long board division with boards 11-foot, 2-inches and above.
Sean Perez, who has been paddle boarding for 2 years, won the long board 2000 meter race with a time of 16:47. Perez said he really enjoyed the experience and he was happy to see the increased participation in stand up paddleboarding.
“It was a really fun race, we had so much support out there today. This event is really special because it’s strictly stand up paddleboarding,” said Perez.
Perez said that when he first started paddle boarding, there were no events available. “Just in the last year, I’ve seen three events involving paddle boarding so there is a rapid increase in the sport,” said Perez.

Lad De Leon lines up alongside other paddlers to begin the Long Board 1000m race. (photo by Daniel Paran)
SUP Shack Guam supports
“We partnered with SUP Shack Guam who is really big in promoting the sport throughout the island. We were excited to have their energy and expertise in the organization of this event,” said Wedd.
Wedd said that if anyone is interested in paddleboarding to contact the SUP Shack team for sales, rentals or lessons.
Here are some of the unofficial results from Saturday’s races:
Team Relay:
1) Visayan Power
2) Are We There Yet?
3) Blood, Sweat and Beers
11′ Under 2000m:
1) M. Borcina – 19:55
2) R. Keefauver – 20:31
3) K. Chan – 20:54
11′ 2″ Over 2000m:
1) S. Perez – 16:47
2) K. Bustamante – 16:57
3) R. Cubelo – 17:07
11′ Under 1000m:
1) W. Jamindang (time unavailable)
2) C. Cubelo
3) B. Navarro
11′ 2″ Over 1000m:
1) J. Baker – 6:13.0
2) S Perez – 6:13.2
3) K Bustamante – 6:13.4
COMPLETE RESULTS
SUP Fest Results- (bib number, name, time, split time, gender)
500M Long Board:
1. 207 Jude Baker 00:03:52.5 00:00:00.0 Male
2. 205 Sean Perez 00:04:02.7 00:00:10.2 Male
3. 213 Kiko Bustamante 00:04:04.5 00:00:12.0 Male
4. 209 Jonte De Leon 00:04:13.9 00:00:21.4 Female
5. 206 Pat Balencha 00:04:24.5 00:00:32.0 Male
500M Short Board:
1. 174 Warren Jamindang 00:04:51.6 00:00:00.0 Male
2. 161 Mark Borcina 00:04:58.6 00:00:07.0 Male
3. 165 Brittney Navarro 00:05:26.2 00:00:34.6 Female
4. 167 Erica Coggins 00:05:30.8 00:00:39.2 Female
5. 166 Joshua Medlin 00:05:42.4 00:00:50.8 Male
Relay:
1. 198 Sean Perez Sus Shiatan Warren Jamindang 00:07:49.4 00:00:00.0 Team
2. 201 Unnamed Racer 00:08:26.6 00:00:37.2
3. 103 S. Miyoshi, M. Borcina, R. Barrer 00:08:57.3 00:01:07.9 Male
4. 104 C. Coggins, P. Madrid, J. Madrid 00:08:58.5 00:01:09.1 Male
5. 102 J. De Leon, G. Sosa Perez, C. Borcina 00:10:16.9 00:02:27.5 Female
1000M Long Board:
1. 207 Jude Baker 00:06:13.0 00:00:00.0 Male
2. 205 Sean Perez 00:06:13.2 00:00:00.2 Male
3. 213 Kiko Bustamante 00:06:13.4 00:00:00.4 Male
4. 215 Reiner Cubelo 00:06:26.6 00:00:13.6 Male
5. 206 Pat Balencha 00:06:41.1 00:00:28.1 Male
1000M Short Board:
1. 174 Warren Jamindang 00:07:43.4 00:00:00.0 Male
2. 176 Christine Cubelo 00:07:52.4 00:00:09.0 Female
3. 165 Brittney Navarro 00:08:11.4 00:00:28.0 Female
4. 171 Unnamed Racer 00:08:24.3 00:00:40.9
5. 167 Erica Coggins 00:08:32.8 00:00:49.4 Female
2000M Long Board:
1. 205 Sean Perez 00:16:47.1 00:00:00.0 Male
2. 213 Kiko Bustamante 00:16:57.3 00:00:10.2 Male
3. 215 Reiner Cubelo 00:17:07.3 00:00:20.2 Male
4. 207 Jude Baker 00:17:19.0 00:00:31.9 Male
5. 214 Jack Kabiriel 00:17:31.8 00:00:44.7 Male
2000M Short Board:
1. 161 Mark Borcina 00:19:55.0 00:00:00.0 Male
2. 173 Richard Keefauver 00:20:31.8 00:00:36.8 Male
3. 172 Keith Chan 00:20:54.2 00:00:59.2 Male
4. 176 Christine Cubelo 00:21:16.6 00:01:21.6 Female
5. 169 Lynnwood Baker 00:21:33.3 00:01:38.3 Male
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