Kelly in 7th! Whoa!!

I think its a poetic decision - Top 11 of 2011...

Or maybe a Spinal Tap reference?

Let's see if they do Top 12 of 2012

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback!

This list is just for a bit of fun, but hopefully some people find it
entertaining.

It's almost impossible ranking anyone in a sport that has so
many different divisions and race types, but it was interesting just
to look back at the performances from this year.

Paddlers didn't necessarily have to go in every big race to make
it either (in fact Connor was about the only guy who showed up
at every event).

It was mainly the performances in the big races that counted.
And if they went in at least 3x major races, then I felt that was
enough to get an indication of how they compared.

As for sacred cows, I'm guessing you mean Dave Kalama?
He was a tough choice, but there were a couple of standout
performances that got him over the line.

I actually tried my best to exclude him not the list, because
I didn't people to say "oh he's on there coz he's Dave Kalama". But
if you look at the results, he definitely earned his position.

Loads of guys could be on there. Just to name a few... Jacko, Jake,
Beau, Andy from Aus. Bart de Zwart, Livio Menalau, Kai Bartlett and
a heap of the Hawaiian downwinder guys. Anthony Vela, Matt Becker
and Rob Rojas from California were unlucky as well.

Would've been way easier just to make a Top 30 and not have
to exclude any of the elite int'l paddlers. But where's the challenge in
that... And it'd be boring if we all agreed all the time ;-)

Thanks for checking it out anyway!

- Chris

absolutly dirty I wasnt in theirGoing for top 12 - 2012.Better put this beer down and do some pushupsSecond thought pushups suck.

I like the idea , some one has to be ranked no 1 , i would have thought Connor not Ching though.

Good on you for having a crack at it , no doubt one day we will see a world champs comp and then it will be settled.Thats untill we see the IBF , IBO , wwe ect ect of sup organizations

What about last Sunday's race from Freshwater to Palmy on the northern beaches??
Our own Sam Parker killing it against a pretty hot field in horrible conditions.
Im new to the sport but by the looks of the racing scene in Oz Id say we are doing OK