Innova Helios 380EX Wins
San Juan Challenge '97 Kayak Race
Predicted Log Division

Anacortes, WA -- Over a 40- mile course, and with 30-knot winds and 4-foot seas during the second day of the race, the Innova Helios 380EX entry won the Predicted Log Division of this Anacortes Kayak Festival event held April 19-20. The Innova Helios paddled by Tim Rosenhan and Mike Rust averaged 3 knots over the course, and their first day's leg from Anacortes to Rosario on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands was within 1 minute, 43 seconds of their estimated time of arrival. The Innova Helios was the only inflatable kayak in the race. The San Juan Challenge attracted 41 racers in all divisions, including Greg Barton, the American Kayak Gold Medalist, who won the Men's Competitive Division. On the windy second day of the race, 9 paddlers in rigid sea kayaks capsized requiring rescue by chase boats.