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Clarke wins Molokai World Champs

Kiwi Rachel Clarke has won the pinnacle of ocean ski kayaking, the Molokai World Championships in Hawaii. The race is a 51km down wind paddle riding the huge swells from Molokai, across the Kaiwi channel to Hawaii Kai.

Clarke who won New Zealand’s prestigious King of the harbour race this year, started with surf life saving when she was 5 and got into long distance paddling four years ago.

Photo Molokai World Championships

Clarke a police officer has focused on her Molokai goal for over a year, with the pay-off coming today with the world championship title.

Former national K1 sprint and surf ski champion Katie Pocock won the Molokai World Championships in 2009.

New Zealander Andrew Mowlem was 16th in the mens race.

Women

4:33:02	12	Rachel Clarke		NEW ZEALAND	FEMALE-19-29 Solo SS-1
4:43:21	29	Lisa Wadling		AUSTRALIA	FEMALE-30-39 Solo SS-1
5:16:47	16	Kerry Davenport	Ng	AUSTRALIA	FEMALE-Open Relay SS-2 up
5:24:31	32	Ale Hedlund		UNITED STATES	FEMALE-Jr 18 & Under Solo

Mens

1	3:35:17	4	Hank McGregor			SOUTH AFRICA	MALE-30-39 Elite Solo SS-1
	2	3:35:40	1	Clint Robinson			AUSTRALIA	MALE-MASTER 40-49 Elite So
	3	3:41:49	9	Cory Hill			AUSTRALIA	MALE-19-29 Elite Solo SS-1
	4	3:44:24	8	Jeremy Cotter			AUSTRALIA	MALE-30-39 Elite Solo SS-1
	5	3:48:34	7	Jasper Mocke			SOUTH AFRICA	MALE-19-29 Elite Solo SS-1
	6	3:48:50	6	Martin Kenny			AUSTRALIA	MALE-MASTER 40-49 Elite So
	7	3:52:58	3	Lewis Laughlin			FRENCH POLYNESIA	MALE-MASTER 40-49 Elite So
	8	3:57:46	53	Dorian Wolter			UNITED STATES	MALE-MASTER 40-49 Elite So
	9	3:59:13	10	Hiromana Flores			FRENCH POLYNESIA	MALE-19-29 Elite Solo SS-1
	10	3:59:13	27	Timothy Altman			AUSTRALIA	MALE-MASTER 40-49 Elite So
	11	4:02:15	2	Oscar Chalupsky			SOUTH AFRICA	MALE-SR.MASTER 50-54 Elite
	12	4:02:32	22	Bruce Poacher	Poacher		CHINA	MENS-Open Relay SS-2 up to
	13	4:06:06	5	Grant Kenny			AUSTRALIA	MALE-SR.MASTER 50-54 Elite
	14	4:08:40	54	Greg Barton			UNITED STATES	MALE-SR.MASTER 50-54 Elite
	15	4:08:57	23	Danny Topfer			AUSTRALIA	MALE-MASTER 40-49 Elite So
	16	4:09:11	50	Andrew Mowlem			NEW ZEALAND	MALE-19-29 Elite Solo SS-1
	17	4:12:31	40	Gilles Guedikian	Torregrossa		FRENCH POLYNESIA	MENS-Open Relay SS-2 up to

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