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A blustery nor-easterly with 20 knot winds welcomed 500 competitors in Race 13 of the Takapuna State Beach Series. A high tide and strong headwinds made it challenging for the competitors in each of the events.

Annabel Anderson dominated the field in the women's 3km Stand up paddleboard race. The world number 2 made it look easy as she crossed the line in 18" 20".

NZ Olympic Windsurfer JP Tobin paddled tactically to overcome the conditions taking out 1st place in 18m 02", Jeremy Stevenson wasn't far off finishing second with Troy Mcasey back in third.

Tara La Grange didn't miss a beat this week, making this her 13th win of the series. La Grange finished comfortably in 20m 28" with Leslie Ryan in second followed by Grace Mason in third.

In the men's 5km run Nick Sutherland dropped two places this week finishing third behind Finn Mason and Cam Bennetts. Bennetts thrived in the soft sand making this his third win of the series finishing in 18m 14".

Jackson Cropp powered through the choppy seas and swirling winds in the 1km swim to backup his win from last week finishing in 12m 20". Sean Newcombe was second up the beach followed by NZ triathlete Torenzon Bozone. In the women's event Johanna O'Connor secured her second win of the series completing the race in 12m 44". Danielle McKenzie came in second while Nicole Rosewarne finished third.

In the 5km Surf Ski paddle Tim Mclaren took out the men's event while Dene Simpson won the women's race.

Results: State Beach Series, Race 13

Ocean Swim 1000/1500m – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 CROPP, Jackson 12m 20s 100.00
2 NEWCOMBE, Sean 12m 38s 98.31
3 BOZZONE, Terenzo 12m 49s 97.31

Ocean Swim 1000/1500m – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 O'CONNOR, Johanna 12m 44s 100.00
2 MCKENZIE, Danielle 13m 17s 97.04
3 ROSEWARNE, Nicole 13m 22s 96.59

Beach Run 5km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 BENNETTS, Cam 18m 14s 100.00
2 MASON, Finn 18m 18s 99.76
3 SUTHERLAND, Nick 18m 22s 99.48

Beach Run 5km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 LA GRANGE, Tara 20m 28s 100.00
2 RYAN, Lesley 21m 13s 97.48
3 MASON, Grace 21m 15s 97.40

Surf Ski Paddle 5km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 MCLAREN, Tim 27m 24s 100.00
2 COOPER, Garren 27m 25s 99.98
3 STIELAU, Oskar 27m 53s 98.78

Surf Ski Paddle 5km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 SIMPSON, Dene 32m 02s 100.00
2 HILDEBRANDT, Katja 52m 24s 64.33

Stand-Up Paddle 3km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 TOBIN, JP 18m 02s 100.00
2 STEPHENSON, Jeremy 18m 12s 99.36
3 MCASEY, Troy 18m 49s 97.05

Stand-Up Paddle 3km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 ANDERSON, Annabel 18m 20s 100.00
2 SMITH, Stacey 19m 06s 97.16
3 RADONICH, Vesna 24m 53s 78.06

Board Paddle 3km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 DONNELL-BROWN, Nico 23m 49s 100.00

Board Paddle 3km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 WILLIAMS, Hannah 25m 22s 100.00
2 BORER, Jacinta 25m 39s 99.24
3 SPICE, Korrin 28m 05s 92.84

Junior Beach Run 2.5km – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 HADDY, Josh 7m 08s 100.00
2 ELLIOT, Luke 7m 31s 96.32
3 DALTON, Benjamin 7m 34s 95.88

Junior Beach Run 2.5km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 HARDEN, Brieanna 7m 14s 100.00
2 GOOD, Samantha 7m 47s 94.83
3 BURKITT, Sarah 7m 57s 93.36

Junior Swim 300m – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 MCPHEAT, Adam 4m 06s 100.00
2 GRIMWOOD, Will 5m 06s 84.27
3 BRAMLEY, Jackson 5m 33s 78.20

Junior Swim 300m – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 CROPP, Jacey 3m 16s 100.00
2 BROOKE, Elle 3m 33s 94.34
3 HARROWER, Lauren 4m 13s 81.85

Novice Paddle 3km – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 MARK, Louise 17m 55s 100.00

Novice Swim 300m – Male

Place Name Time Points
1 BARCLAY, Sam 2m 59s 100.00
2 HARDEN, Joshua 4m 24s 71.75
3 HANNAH, Grant 4m 51s 64.71

Novice Swim 300m – Female

Place Name Time Points
1 KAKE, Marama 4m 22s 100.00
2 DALTON, Mackenzie 5m 02s 89.83
3 EICHMANN, Catherine 5m 18s 86.18