James Nickerson wrote:
Shouldn't Chattajack be included in rankings with 170+ SUP racers and results for all years clearly posted and easily downloadable on their website? I only mention this because I see that Dr. John Batson is ranked lower than I am on the USA SUP Rankings. He is probably the top masters paddler in the US and won Chattajack in 2022.
Yes, John Batson IS an incredible padder, James! One of our favorites and has been so supportive or USA SUP. MANY of our results this year will not be indicative of where an individual 'should' be in the rankings. We are trying to build a sustainable ranking system, and started with the biggest registration platforms (Paddleguru & webscorer ), and worked to automate the result collection. We tried to reach out & spread the word to race directors, so not sure how we never connected with Kim & Ben. 100s of races out there - we did our best, but didn't do them all. I will personally make sure we figure out how to get the SUP results from Chattajack in our future rankings. - Kristin Thomas, President, USA SUP.
