{"id":85007,"date":"2022-11-19T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=85007"},"modified":"2022-11-18T07:29:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T20:29:28","slug":"altman-earns-quickest-time-in-eighth-running-of-the-impossible-paddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/altman-earns-quickest-time-in-eighth-running-of-the-impossible-paddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Altman earns quickest time in eighth running of The Impossible Paddle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE skill of seasoned veteran Tim Altman was enough to claim quickest time on Saturday&#8217;s Impossible Ocean Paddle, despite Torquay SLSC champion Matt Gilling taking out the open division crown.<\/p>\n<p>Seventy paddlers, skiers and SUP boarders gathered at Fisherman&#8217;s Beach in less-than-ideal conditions for the eighth Impossible Ocean Paddle.<\/p>\n<p>Lead organiser Pete Currie said the race&#8217;s condition set the stage for a contest of skill as opposed to fitness, with a southerly wind testing participants&#8217; technical abilites.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/11\/IMG_6909_05501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"391\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The field of 60 skiers await instructions from lead organiser Pete Currie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;A great day overall, but the southerly wind was largely side-on to the paddlers, particularly the section of the race from Point Impossible to Barwon Heads,&#8221; Mr Currie said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where possible, ocean paddling races are run downwind to ensure fast times, meaning competitors on surf skis can reach speeds of 20 kilometres per hour catching the off-shore swells when the wind is behind them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But no one controls Mother Nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Currie added there were a few noteworthy inclusions in the 2022 edition of the race.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/11\/IMG_0018TheRatpackf_88366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rat Pack from Melbourne Water Rats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the first time, the Impossible Ocean Paddle hosted a competitor from England.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Daysh from Devon comfortably won the women&#8217;s open ski event, and for the first time a coastal rowing pair were among the ranks as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the new Commonwealth Games sport for 2026,&#8221; Mr Currie said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/11\/IMG_6900fromBrighto_13120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"299\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">70-year-old Brighton resident Terry Fox prepares to take on The Impossible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;This sport is so new that there has only been one Australian Championships; this year in Noosa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alex Wilcox and Nick Andreou handled the crosswinds well, finishing tired but elated with their first ocean race on the Surf Coast and indeed in Victoria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/11\/IMG_6745DavidSpru_44132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"309\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belle Property Torquay Real Estate Agent David Sprague took home the win in the SUP category (2:43.26)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the men&#8217;s ski, the open winner was Matt Gilling from the Gold Coast, Queensland, also a frequent lifesaving competitor at Torquay SLSC.<\/p>\n<p>But the fastest overall time on the day within the 60-strong field, went to local veteran champion and often labelled the &#8220;Kelly Slater&#8221; 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