Tim Jacobs

By 10:30am this morning there were 150 weary, windblown but satisfied paddlers waiting for the prize giving in the relative shelter of Governor Phillip Park at Pittwater. Conditions for the 2010 Alto Land Rover Lion Island Challenge were tricky to say the least and even the most experienced paddlers were tested.

Rambo's become a fixture on the Aussie (and the international) surfski scene - and a good thing too.  Here's his latest - the video for the Dee Why race last weekend.  

For the third consecutive year, Tim Jacobs has taken out the opening race of the Bing Lee LG Oceanseries, in association with Epic Kayaks, ahead of Nathan Smith and Michael Locke. The competition behind Tim was thick and fierce, boding well for the series to come.

Take a technically challenging course, add some of the world's best elite surfski paddlers, mix in a dash of hectic weather and you've got the Dragon Run - "definitely the most competitive race this year," said Dawid Mocke who came fifth after hitting the wall some 5km from the finish.

Shannon Eckstein (1st), Jeremy Cotter (2nd) and Tim Jacobs (3rd) (Pic: Graham Uden)

The Aussies are back with a vengeance, taking three of the top five spots in today's US$130,000 Dubai Shamaal Surfski race.

Tim Jacobs wins the 2008 Dubai Shamaal (Pic: Alain Jaques)