By Jack Krohn (revised- 23June2008) Including some Old-Timers who finished the current course, but not the race.
From the personal records of Roger Zimmerman-
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Finish line at Seadrift unless noted. 1963 age time
1- Roger Zimmerman 25 solo 7 days- Did not finish Race finish at Corpus Christi. Roger Zimmerman was the first solo entrant to complete the river portion of the race coming into Austwell 22nd overall at mid-afternoon of the 7th day. The race started on April 29 and ended on May 10 in Corpus Christi. 22 boats reached Austwell and completed the river portion of the race, but only 18 continued with 14 reaching MillsWharf. As far as Roger knows, only 4 boats reached the barge canal bridge between AransasPass and PortAransas. He was in 3rd place for that leg about 5 miles from Ingleside when he realized he could not make the Ingleside sundown curfew because of 40 knot winds and high tidal flow in the barge canal and started paddling back to a marina to call his wife to come and get him. He met the 4th place 2 man boat on the way to the marina, but does not remember who they were. Only 2 boats out of 58 entries reached Ingleside and then finished the race on May 10.
1964 age class-place-finish time
2- Ronald Bohlender 33 solo unlimited ?- Did not finish. Race finish at Corpus Christi. Ronald M. Bohlender was from Denver, Colorado & weighed 155 lbs.
He paddled a homemade 45 lb. kayak. He dropped out at Seadrift.
(From the personal records of Roger Zimmerman) 1966 age class-place-finish time River high
3- Thomas Tripp solo unlimited ?- Did not finish.
Race finish at Corpus Christi. Thomas Tripp received the San Marcos Record Sportsman award.
He raced alone to the coast, but could not complete the race. 1968 age class-place-finish time River high
4- Albert Barth 54 su-1-14 120:03 (Record Time)
First solo boat to finish the TWS. Finish at Port Lavaca. Youngest and oldest solo finisher & winner record. 1969 age class-place-finish time
5- Thomas Tripp su-1-13 88:14 finish at Port Lavaca. 1972 age class-place-finish time River normal
6- James"Buddy" Mitchell su-1-16 74:01 sculling
7- Billy Collins 28 su-2-17 74:42 sculling
8- Owen West 34 su-3-19 75:04 1973 age class-place-finish time River normal
9- Sonny Calloway su-1-11 ?
10- Owen West 35 su-2-12 ? 1974 age class-place-finish time River normal
11- Owen West 36 su-1-7 80:45 finish at Tivoli/Hwy 35. 1976 age class-place-finish time River high
12- Owen West 38 su-1-15 69:36
13- Kathie Derrick 27 Wsu-1-16 76:13:30
(1st woman solo - paddling a- 14'9" Phoenix Match II - downriver kayak with no rudder.)
14- John Baker su-2-17 76:13:31
15- Jim Hard su-3-18 78:34 1977 age class-place-finish time
16- Dennis Borowicz su-1-10 55:21
17- Sonny Calloway su-2-16 70:18
18- Robert"Bob" Smither su-3-17 76:30
19- Owen West 39 su-4-21 86:55 1978 age class-place-finish time
20- Owen West 40 su-1-14 96:05
21- Timothy"Tim" Heibert su-2-15 102:00 sculling 1979 age class-place-finish time River very high
22- Mike Watson su-1-7 50:44
23- Sonny Calloway su-2-12 69:17
24- Owen West 41 su-3-16 81:10 1980 age class-place-finish time
25- Timothy"Tim" Hiebert su-1-7 64:40 sculling
26- Peter Derrick 31 su-2-8 64:59
27- Pat Simmons su-3-10 72:23 sculling
28- “Butch” Bailey 29 su-4-12 78:00 (Rodney Paul Bailey)
29- Mike Jarnagin su-5-13 78:01
30- Owen West 42 su-6-16 98:45 1981 age class-place-finish time
31- Peter Derrick 32 su-1-5 50:35
32- Butch Bailey 30 su-2-10 61:03
33- Owen West 43 su-3-15 90:00 1982 age class-place-finish time
34- Peter Derrick 33 su-1-3 48:34
35- Pat Oxsheer su-2-9 55:38
36- Bill Murphy su-3-16 83:15 1983 age class-place-finish time River normal
37- John Bugge 32 su-1-8 57:39
38- Robert Youens su-2-11 63:15
39- Butch Bailey 32 su-3-18 72:08
40- Steve Pocock 18 su-4-23 79:40 1984 age class-place-finish time River very low
41- Steve Landick su-1-3 59:02
42- Mike Riley su-2-7 77:33
43- Bill"Polecat" Stafford su-3-9 82:15
44- Robert Youens su-4-10 85:34
45- John Dunn 17 su-5-12 94:00 (Youngest male solo finisher) 1985 age class-place-finish time River normal
46- John Bugge 34 su-1-5 51:53
47- Peter Derrick 36 su-2-7 54:25
48- Bill Stafford su-3-10 60:41
49- John Dunn 18 su-4-16 79:53
50- Lewis Massingill su-5-21 91:14
51- John Bristol su-6-23 94:37
52- Owen West 47 su-7-24 97:06
53- Roger Rice su-8-26 99:59 1986 age class-place-finish time River high
54- Peter Derrick 37 su-1-4 41:30
55- Butch Bailey 35 su-2-7 46:34
56- Joe Willard C1-1-12 50:27 (1st year for USCA C-1 Class)
57- Bill Stafford su-3-20 57:05
58- Dan Vogel su-4-27 69:16
59- Edgar E “Shorty” Hanks C1-2-29 69:53
60- Owen West 48 su-5-37 85:05
61- Marie McKay Wsu-1-38 85:06 1987 age class-place-finish time River high (Race postponed due to high water) 62- Tom Goynes 36 su-1-5 47:18
63- Butch Bailey 36 su-2-15 52:34
64- Owen West 49 su-3-29 78:05 1988 age class-place-finish time River considerably lower 65- Tom Goynes 37 su-1-7 49:59
66- John Dunn 21 su-2-12 60:23
67- Mark Simmons 24 su-3-17 65:21
68- Raulf Laub su-4-19 66:02
69- Bill Minor su-5-26 86:00 1989 age class-place-finish time River low 70- Mike Shively 43 su-1-4 58:54 (1st Masters & Solo)
71- John Dunn 22 su-2-7 65:20
72- Phil Bowden su-3-9 71:26
73- Ed Roy su-4-11 74:56
74- Mike Riley C1-1-13 76:30
75- Phillip Hicks C1-2-18 86:15 1990 age class-place-finish time River normal 76- Allen Spelce 27 su-1-9 56:13 (Youngest Solo Winner)
77- John Dupont C1-1-20 71:46
78- Marie McKay Wsu-1-24 81:28
79- Virginia”Ginsie” Stauss Wsu-2-27 95:51 1991 age class-place-finish time 80- Robert Youens C1-1-11 52:34
81- Zoltan Mraz 51 su-1-12 55:56
82- Mark Simmons 27 su-2-14 60:48
83- Mike Shea su-3-21 76:45 1992 age class-place-finish time River high 84- Steve Landick su-1-4 36:08
85- Grady Hicks 41 su-2-12 45:29
86- Pat Petrisky su-3-18 49:25 sculling
87- West Hansen su-4-25 54:50
88- David Thielman 17 su-5-31 66:43
89- Marie McKay Wsu-1-32 69:42
90- Owen West 54 su-6-42 81:15 1993 age class-place-finish time 91- Mike Shively 47 su-1-9 51:14
92- David Thielman su-2-15 70:01
93- Ted Slaughter su-3-17 72:02
94- Jim Keirnan su-4-22 76:23
95- Kevin Kinard su-5-25 82:17
96- William Carver su-6-26 82:28 1994 age class-place-finish time 97- John Bugge 43 C1-1-4 48:53
98- Ron Popp su-1-12 58:06
99- Bruce Tharp su-2-16 68:02
100- Jack Spencer su-3-17 68:25
101- Ginsie Stauss Wsu-1-22 76:47
102- Phil Gumbert su-4-29 84:38
103- Ken Smith C1-2-30 84:40 1995 age class-place-finish time River above normal 104- Ron Henk su-1-6 43:32
105- Phil Bowden su-2-12 49:18
106- Steve Shimek su-3-13 50:12
107- Mark Simmons 31 C1-1-14 52:32
108- Phil Gumbert su-4-19 57:11
109- Ginsie Stauss Wsu-1-24 60:06
110- Ken Kieffer su-5-25 61:08
111- Robin Reeves su-6-28 64:27
112- Roger Zimmerman 57 su-7-31 69:58
113- Sam Puccio, Jr. su-8-38 77:20
114- Ken Smith C1-2-39 77:25
115- William Carver C1-3-40 77:36
116- John Smith su-9-49 95:47 1996 age class-place-finish time River normal 117- Mark Simmons 32 C1-1-10 60:59
118- Phil Bowden su-1-14 70:59
119- Joseph"Joe" Bailey su-2-16 72:21
120- Jeremy Bailey C1-2-19 75:08
121- Zoltan Mraz 56 su-3-21 75:54
122- Rusty Bailey 50 su-4-22 76:41
123- Jack Spencer su-5-24 79:09 1997 age class-place-finish time River high 124- Mark Simmons 33 C1-1-8 40:13
125- Chuck Stewart C1-2-13 46:25
126- Rusty Bailey 51 su-1-17 50:05
127- Robin Reeves su-2-27 59:49
128- Ken Kieffer su-3-28 63:33
129- Thomas Mendenhall su-4-35 76:25
130- Eldon Dales su-5-42 84:33
131- Owen West 59 su-6-45 95:15 (Most solo finishes- 14) 1998 age class-place-finish time River normal – Very Hot 132- Mike Shively 52 su-1-6 53:29
133- Rusty Bailey 52 su-2-9 57:21
134- Ron Henk su-3-13 59:13
135- Andrew Hyman su-4-22 80:56
136- Norman"Norm" Thomas 45 su-5-31 95:36 1999 age class-place-finish time River normal 137- Rusty Bailey 53 su-1-15 57:04
138- Jack Spencer su-2-18 60:25
139- Andrew Hyman su-3-19 61:25
140- Tore Schau 59 su-4-20 63:38
141- Steve Mattioli C1-1-31 73:38
142- Erin Magee 36 Wsu-1-32 73:42
143- Michael Keirnan su-5-45 83:22
144- Matthew Mitchell C1-2-48 89:28
145- William Mitchell C1-3-49 89:30
146- Pat Stroka su-6-50 91:54
147- Bill Meares III C1-4-52 93:27 2000 age class-place-finish time River high 148- West Hansen su-1-10 44:32
149- Erin Magee 37 Wsu-1-20 52:45
150- Jerry Brown C1-1-34 59:02
151- Norm Thomas 47 su-2-41 66:03
152- Liam Price C1-2-43 67:41
153- Roy Lewis su-3-45 68:37
154- Thomas Mendenhall su-4-49 72:25
155- James Mason su-5-51 73:20
156- Dale Burrow su-6-53 74:20
157- Jeff Sones su-7-54 74:39
158- Michael Keirnan su-8-59 77:46 2001 age class-place-finish time River normal 159- James Devoglaer 40 su-1-5 44:16 (1st Master & Solo - novice year)
160- Timothy"Tim" Rask 22 su-2-11 49:40
161- Mike Shea 48 su-3-15 51:08
162- Tore Schau 61 su-4-24 59:36
163- Howard Freeman C1-1-33 69:25
164- Gib Hafernick su-5-36 72:00
165- Jack Krohn 49 su-6-41 75:27
166- James Quinn su-7-43 76:31
167- Thomas Mendenhall su-8-44 77:33
168- Ginger Turner 48 Wsu-1-50 81:10 (Oldest Women's Solo Finisher & Winner- 48Y 8M 26D)
169- David Williams 48 su-9-51 82:20
170- Norm Thomas 48 su-10-55 83:30
171- Tom Helm su-11-56 84:11
172- Daniel Peavy su-12-60 90:53
173- Doug Rhude su-13-63 93:10
174- William Mitchell su-14-68 94:51
175- Matthew Mitchell su-15-69 94:51
176- Brian Bent su-16-70 95:02
177- Wes Slaughter 58 su-17-71 95:07
178- Michael Keirnan su-18-74 95:30
179- Jeff Parker su-19-75 98:32 2002 age class-place-finish time River normal 180- Sammy Prochaska 35 su-1-11 51:30
181- Mark Simmons 39 C1-1-12 51:40
182- John Bugge 51 su-2-16 53:05
183- John Jackson 44 C1-2-24 64:13
184- Erin Magee 39 Wsu-1-25 64:18
185- James Green 34 su-3-31 69:34
186- Zoltan Mraz 62 su-4-37 73:04
187- Mike Drost 35 su-5-45 78:19
188- Marek Uliasz 47 su-6-46 78:19
189- David Williams 49 su-7-47 79:07
190- Jason Locke 33 su-8-52 86:00
191- Michael Simmons 42 su-9-55 87:56
192- Brian Bent 43 su-10-65 94:55
193- Ken Shaver 49 su-11-69 95:51
194- Norm Thomas 49 su-12-71 96:51 2003 age class-place-finish time River above average 195- Phil Gumbert 44 su-1-11 48:25
196- Erin Magee 40 Wsu-1-15 51:19
197- Richard Steppe 45 su-2-16 51:20
198- Grady Hicks 52 C1-1-19 52:59
199- James Green 35 su-3-22 56:15
200- Paul Ohlemacher 29 C1-2-23 56:47
201- Mike Drost 36 su-4-24 57:05
202- Henry Dornak 42 su-5-26 57:20
203- Dave Bartell 53 su-6-30 58:08
204- Sam Felts 50 su-7-36 60:45
205- Michael Simmons 43 su-8-39 62:12
206- Jack Spencer 41 su-9-40 62:58
207- Charlie Stewart 58 su-10-45 64:20
208- Marek Uliasz 48 su-11-48 66:05
209- James Sutherland 38 su-12-50 67:30
210- Kennith Startz 39 su-13-51 67:30
211- Steven Steele 37 su-14-62 75:08
212- Scott Warren 32 su-15-64 75:25
213- Michael Gordon 41 su-16-68 76:43
214- Woodrow Courtney 40 su-17-73 78:15
215- Doug Rhude 40 su-18-76 78:37
216- John Stockwell 65 su-19-79 87:12
217- Norm Thomas 50 su-20-82 87:37
218- Randy Johnson 43 su-21-83 87:39
219- Trenton Garton 36 su-22-84 88:50
220- Roger Zimmerman 65 su-23-86 91:35 2004 age class-place-finish time River above average- flood year race postponed twice – run on 17July 221- Fred Mynar 45 su- 1-4 37:24
222- John Bugge 53 su- 2-10 40:43
223- Holly Nelson 21 Wsu- 1-24 49:26 (Women’s Solo Record, Youngest Women’s Winner, Youngest Women’s finisher)
224- Henry Dornak 43 su- 3-28 52:48
225- Charlie Stewart 59 su- 4-31 55:34
226- Ginsie Stauss 45 Wsu- 2-34 57:38 (4 Women’s solo finishes)
227- Gary Robinson 40 C1- 1-37 59:13
228- Jeffrey Seale 31 su- 5-38 59:13
229- Zoltan Mraz 65 su- 6-39 59:18
230- Deborah Lane 51 Wsu- 3-42 63:56
231- Doug Rhude 41 su- 7-44 65:10
232- Norm Thomas 51 su- 8-45 65:15
233- Kenneth Paulsen 46 su- 9- 74:42
234- Brian Smith 46 su- 10- 87:56
235- Randy Johnson 44 su- 11 96:15 2005 age class-place-finish time River normal 236- John Jackson 47 C1- 1-7 47:22
237- John Bugge 54 C1- 2-9 48:41
238- Ardie Olsen 43 su- 1-11 49:25
239- Dennis Terwilliger 32 su- 2-15 50:59
240- R.D. Kissling 47 su- 3-17 52:19
241- Henry Dornak 44 su- 4-21 55:59
242- Richard Ameen 43 su- 5-22 57:30
243- Michael Rendon 38 su- 6-23 58:12
244- Darryl Jiral 42 C1- 3-27 60:42
245- Jonathan Redfern 36 su- 7-28 60:50
246- Erin Magee 42 Wsu- 1-30 61:26
247- Jason Locke 36 su- 8-31 61:35
248- Michael Simmons 45 su- 9-35 65:05
249- Marek Uliasz 50 su- 10-45 69:29
250- Gib Hafernik 51 C1- 4-52 73:55
251- Doug Rhude 42 su- 11-53 74:38
252- Quinton Skinner 33 su- 12-54 74:57
253- Norm Thomas 52 su- 13-56 75:30
254- Alan Pickett 38 su- 14-61 83:17
255- Michael Musselman 51 su- 15-65 86:33
256- Christian Perez 34 su- 16-69 95:59
257- John Stockwell 67 su- 17-70 97:39 2006 age class-place-finish time River Low - Very Hot 258- Cory Laskoskie 33 su- 1-8 55:05
259- Jimmy Harvey su- 2-14 57:50
260- Michael Rendon 39 su- 3-15 59:14
261- Phil Gumbert 47 su- 4-18 62:08
262- Gaston Jones 33 su- 5-19 62:10
263- Jimmy Doran 41 C1- 1-23 65:30
264- Pete Binion 56 su- 6-24 66:20
265- Erin Magee 43 Wsu- 1-30 72:51
266- Doug Rhude 43 su- 7-35 77:25
267- Axel Thomsen 41 su- 8-36 77:31
268- Webb Stevens 23 su- 9-38 77:57
269- Michael Musselman 52 su- 10-41 86:32
270- Bobby Snyder 38 su- 11-42 87:05
271- Ted Edinger 57 su- 12-43 87:25
272- Zoltan Mraz 66 su- 13-48 90:50
273- Thomas Vester 43 C-1- 2-49 91:06 2007 age class-place-finish time River High 274- Carter Johnson 31 su- 1-2 36:03 (Men's solo record)
275- Jerry Rhaburn 28 C1- 1-4 37:07 (Men's C-1 record)
276- Tommy Yonley 28 su- 2-6 38:04
277- Ardie Olson 45 su- 3-11 42:22
278- Jonathan Yonley 18 su- 4-12 42:30
279- Gaston Jones 34 su- 5-15 44:08
280- Stephen Rask 21 su- 6-16 44:49
281- Christopher Fidler 36 su- 7-21 47:15
282- Jason Locke 38 su- 8-32 54:23
283- Steve Watson 47 su- 9-34 57:27
284- Erin Magee 44 Wsu- 1-37 57:53
285- Kennith Startz 43 su- 10-40 58:41 (shortest boat- finisher-9’5” Heritage - Featherlite 9.5)
286- Bonner Scott 33 su- 11-43 59:28
287- Michael Musselman 53 su- 12-43 59:28
288- John Cordell 34 su- 13-44 59:55
289- Dirk Davidek 41 su- 14-48 63:41
290- Tim Curry 32 su- 15-51 64:39
291- Jordan Mills 28 C1- 2-57 68:04
292- Zoltan Mraz 67 su- 16-58 68:26 Oldest Solo Finisher
293- Dustin Miracle 30 su- 17-59 68:30
294- Doug Rhude 44 su- 18-64 72:22
295- James Wright 31 C1- 3-67 74:46
296- Ann Best 44 WC1- 1-68 74:47 (1st Woman’s C-1 finisherWomen’s C-1 Record)
297- Joe Hunt 54 su- 19-74 83:39
298- Brian Smith 49 su- 20-75 83:40
299- Laura Startz 41 Wsu- 2-78 86:04 2008 age class-place-finish time River Low 300- Gaston Jones 35 su- 1-8 53:15
301- Phil Bowden 47 su- 2-10 55:14
302- Scott Johnson 49 su- 3-14 59:36
303- Erin Magee 45 Wsu- 1-19 65:28 (Women’s 8 time solo finisher)
304- Karim Aziz 48 C1- 1-25 69:26
305- Grady Reed 31 su- 4-27 69:47
306- Bonner Scott 34 su- 5-29 70:16
307- Michael Simmons 48 C1- 2-37 77:51
308- Andy Brown 21 su- 6-40 84:46
309- Benjamin Duckett 26 su- 7-43 86:55
310- James Ward 46 su- 8-44 86:59
311- Rhett Stuman 48 su- 9-50 96:27 In the 46 year history of the Texas Water Safari there have only been 311 solo finishes of the current race course. This outstanding feat of individual effort was accomplished by only 178 hard paddling soloist. Many of the soloist have finished the race multiple times. The following is a list of the soloists and how many solo finishes they have each accomplished. Number of Solo Finishes Classes 1- Owen West 14 Solo Unlimited
2- Erin Magee 8 Women’s Solo Unlimited
3- Norman “Norm” Thomas 7 Solo Unlimited
4- Mark Simmons 6 4- C-1; 2- Solo Unlimited
5- John Bugge 6 2- C-1; 4- Solo Unlimited
6- Zoltan Mraz 6 Solo Unlimited
7- Doug Rhude 6 Solo Unlimited
8- Peter Derrick 5 Solo Unlimited
9- Rodney P.”Butch” Bailey 5 Solo Unlimited
10- John Dunn 4 Solo Unlimited
11- Jack Spencer 4 Solo Unlimited
12- Rusty Bailey 4 Solo Unlimited
13- Virginia “Ginsie” Stauss 4 Women’s Solo Unlimited
14- Phil Gumbert 4 Solo Unlimited
15- Phil Bowden 4 Solo Unlimited
16- Michael Simmons 4 1- C-1; 3- Solo Unlimited
17- Sonny Calloway 3 Solo Unlimited
18- Roger Zimmerman 3 1- Solo; 2- Solo Unlimited Number of Solo Finishes Classes 19- Robert Youens 3 1- C-1; 2- Solo Unlimited
20- Bill Stafford 3 Solo Unlimited
21- Marie McKay 3 Women’s Solo Unlimited
22- Mike Shivley 3 Solo Unlimited
23- Thomas Mendenhall 3 Solo Unlimited
24- Michael Keirnan 3 Solo Unlimited
25- Henry Dornak 3 Solo Unlimited
26- Marek Uliasz 3 Solo Unlimited
27- Jason Locke 3 Solo Unlimited
28- Michael Musselman 3 Solo Unlimited
29- Gaston Jones 3 Solo Unlimited
30- Thomas Tripp 2 Solo Unlimited
31- Timothy “Tim” Heibert 2 Solo Unlimited
32- Steve Landick 2 Solo Unlimited
33- Mike Riley 2 1- C-1; 1- Solo Unlimited
34- Tom Goynes 2 Solo Unlimited
35- Mike Shea 2 Solo Unlimited
36- Grady Hicks 2 1- C-1; 1- Solo Unlimited
37- West Hansen 2 Solo Unlimited
38- David Thielman 2 Solo Unlimited
39- Ken Smith 2 2- C-1
40- Ron Henk 2 Solo Unlimited
41- Ken Kieffer 2 Solo Unlimited
42- Robin Reeves 2 Solo Unlimited
43- Andrew Hyman 2 Solo Unlimited
44- Tore Schau 2 Solo Unlimited
45- Mathew Mitchell 2 1- C-1; 1- Solo Unlimited
46- William Mitchell 2 1- C-1; 1- Solo Unlimited
47- David Williams 2 Solo Unlimited
48- Brian Bent 2 Solo Unlimited
49- Mike Drost 2 Solo Unlimited
50- James Green 2 Solo Unlimited
51- Charlie Stewart 2 Solo Unlimited
52- Randy Johnson 2 Solo Unlimited
53- John Jackson 2 2- C-1
54- Gib Hafernick 2 1- C-1; 1- Solo Unlimited
55- John Stockwell 2 Solo Unlimited
56- Michael Rendon 2 Solo Unlimited
57- Ardie Olson 2 Solo Unlimited
58- Kennith Startz 2 Solo Unlimited
59- Brian Smith 2 Solo Unlimited60- Bonner Scott 2 Solo Unlimited
61- Ronald Bohlender 1 Solo Unlimited
62- Albert Barth 1 Solo Unlimited
63- James “Buddy” Mitchell 1 Solo Unlimited
64- Billy Collins 1 Solo Unlimited
65- Kathie Derrick 1 Women’s Solo Unlimited
66- John Baker 1 Solo Unlimited
67- Jim Hand 1 Solo Unlimited 68- Dennis Borowicz 1 Solo Unlimited
69- Robert “Bob” Smither 1 Solo Unlimited
70- Mike Watson 1 Solo Unlimited
71- Pat Simmons 1 Solo Unlimited
72- Mike Jarnagin 1 Solo Unlimited
73- Pat Oxsheer 1 Solo Unlimited
74- Bill Murphy 1 Solo Unlimited
75- Steve Pocock 1 Solo Unlimited
76- Lewis Massingill 1 Solo Unlimited
77- John Bristol 1 Solo Unlimited
78- Roger Rice 1 Solo Unlimited
79- Joe Willard 1 C-1
80- Dan Vogel 1 Solo Unlimited
81- Edgar “Shorty” Hanks 1 C-1
82- Raulf Laub 1 Solo Unlimited
83- Bill Minor 1 Solo Unlimited
84- Ed Roy 1 Solo Unlimited
85- Phillip Hicks 1 C-1
86- Allen Spelce 1 Solo Unlimited
87- John Dupont 1 C-1
88- Ted Slaughter 1 Solo Unlimited
89- Jim Keirnan 1 Solo Unlimited
90- Kevin Kinard 1 Solo Unlimited
91- William Carver 1 Solo Unlimited
92- Ron Popp 1 Solo Unlimited
93- Bruce Tharp 1 Solo Unlimited
94- Steve Shimek 1 Solo Unlimited
95- Sam Puccio Jr. 1 Solo Unlimited
96- William Carver 1 Solo Unlimited
97- John Smith 1 Solo Unlimited
98- Joseph “Joe” Bailey 1 Solo Unlimited
99- Jeremy Bailey 1 C-1
100- Eldon Dales 1 Solo Unlimited
101- Chuck Stewart 1 C-1
102- Steve Mattioli 1 C-1
103- Pat Stroka 1 Solo Unlimited
104- Bill Meares III 1 C-1
105- Jerry Brown 1 C-1
106- Liam Price 1 C-1
107- Roy Lewis 1 Solo Unlimited
108- James Mason 1 Solo Unlimited
109- Dale Burrow 1 Solo Unlimited
110- Jeff Sones 1 Solo Unlimited
111- James DeVoglaer 1 Solo Unlimited
112- Timothy “Tim” Rask 1 Solo Unlimited
113- Howard Freeman 1 C-1
114- Jack Krohn 1 Solo Unlimited
115- James Quinn 1 Solo Unlimited
116- Ginger Turner 1 Women’s Solo Unlimited 117- Tom Helm 1 Solo Unlimited
118- Daniel Peavy 1 Solo Unlimited
119- Wes Slaughter 1 Solo Unlimited
120- Jeff Parker 1 Solo Unlimited
121- Sammy Prochaska 1 Solo Unlimited
122- Ken Shaver 1 Solo Unlimited
123- Richard Steppe 1 Solo Unlimited
124- Paul Ohlemacher 1 C-1
125- Dave Bartell 1 Solo Unlimited
126- Sam Felts 1 Solo Unlimited
127- James Sutherland 1 Solo Unlimited
128- Steven Startz 1 Solo Unlimited
129- Scott Warren 1 Solo Unlimited
130- Michael Gordon 1 Solo Unlimited
131- Woodrow Courtney 1 Solo Unlimited
132- Trenton Garton 1 Solo Unlimited
133- Fred Mynar 1 Solo Unlimited
134- Holly Nelson 1 Women’s Solo Unlimited Record Holder- 49:26
135- Gary Robinson 1 C-1
136- Jeffrey Seale 1 Solo Unlimited
137- Deborah Lane 1 Women’s Solo Unlimited
138- Kenneth Paulsen 1 Solo Unlimited
139- Dennis Terwilliger 1 Solo Unlimited
140- R.D. Kissling 1 Solo Unlimited
141- Richard Ameen 1 Solo Unlimited
142- Darryl Jiral 1 C-1
143- Jonathan Redfern 1 Solo Unlimited
144- Quinton Skinner 1 Solo Unlimited
145- Alan Pickett 1 Solo Unlimited
146- Christian Perez 1 Solo Unlimited
147- Cory Laskoskie 1 Solo Unlimited
148- Jimmey Harvey 1 Solo Unlimited
149- Jimmy Doran 1 C-1
150- Pete Binion 1 Solo Unlimited
151- Axel Thomsen 1 Solo Unlimited
152- Webb Stevens 1 Solo Unlimited
153- Bobby Snyder 1 Solo Unlimited
154- Ted Edinger 1 Solo Unlimited
155- Thomas Vester 1 C-1
156- Carter Johnson 1 Solo Unlimited Record Holder – 36:03
157- Jerry Rhaburn 1 C-1 Record Holder - 37:07
158- Tommy Yonley 1 Solo Unlimited
159- Jonathan Yonley 1 Solo Unlimited
160- Stephen Rask 1 Solo Unlimited
161- Christopher Fidler 1 Solo Unlimited
162- Steve Watson 1 Solo Unlimited
163- John Cordell 1 Solo Unlimited
164- Dirk Davidek 1 Solo Unlimited
165- Tim Curry 1 Solo Unlimited 166- Jordan Mills 1 C-1
167- Dustin Miracle 1 Solo Unlimited
168- James Wright 1 C-1
169- Ann Best 1 Women’s C-1 Record Holder- 74:47
170- Joe Hunt 1 Solo Unlimited
171- Laura Startz 1 Women’s Solo Unlimited
172- Scott Johnson 1 Solo Unlimited
173- Karim Aziz 1 C-1
174- Grady Reed 1 Solo Unlimited
175- Andy Brown 1 Solo Unlimited
176- Benjamin Duckett 1 Solo Unlimited
177- James Ward 1 Solo Unlimited
178- Rhett Stuman 1 Solo Unlimited The most difficult method to accomplish a finish in the Texas Water Safari is to paddle the race in a USCA C-1 racing canoe. These accomplished paddlers paddle the race with a single blade canoe paddle and without the aid of a rudder. It would be staggering to know how many times they “hut”, switch sides with their paddle to maintain their course. Since 1986, when the C-1 became a legal class in the Texas Water Safari, there have only been 38- C-1 finishes accomplished by 32- C-1 paddlers. There has been only one woman C-1 finish. The C-1 paddlers are: Number of C-1 Finishes
1- Mark Simmons 4
2- Ken Smith 2
3- John Bugge 2
4- John Jackson 2
5- Joe Willard 1 The 1st C-1 finisher in 1986
6- Robert Youens 1
7- Mike Riley 1
8- Edgar “Shorty” Hanks 1
9- Phillip Hicks 1
10- John Dupont 1
11- Grady Hicks 1
12- Jeremy Bailey 1
13- Chuck Stewart 1
14- Steve Mattioli 1
15- Mathew Mitchell 1
16- William Mitchell 1
17- William Meares III 1
18- Jerry Brown 1
19- Liam Price 1
20- Howard Freeman 1
21- Paul Ohlemacher 1
22- Gary Robinson 1
23- Darryl Jiral 1
24- Gib Hafernik 1
25- Jimmy Doran 1
26- Thomas Vester 1
27- Jerry Rhaburn 1 C-1 Record Holder- 37:07
28- Jordan Mills 1
29- James Wright 1
30- Ann Best 1 1st Woman’s C-1 finisher- 74:47
31- Karim Aziz 1
32- Michael Simmons 1 And last, but by far not the least, the most unusual solo finishes have been in solo unlimited boats built for sculling (rowing) and paddling.
James"Buddy" Mitchell – 1972
Billy Collins - 1972
Tim Heibert – 1978 & 1980
Pat Simmons - 1980
Pat Petrisky - 1992 Revisions & Statistics- Capt.Jack Krohn
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