Ninty-four kayakers, 25 paddleboarders, two swimmers and seven dogs set out Sunday morning in Sengekontacket Pond for the 25th annual Oar & Paddle Regatta. When the event started 25 years ago, it was called Paddle from the Ponds, and while the name has changed the mission has not: to bring attention to the health of Island ponds.

There were several different divisions competing in the two-mile course, and all ages groups invited to participate. There was even a category for paddling with your dog.

Island Spirit Kayaks donated kayaks and other watercraft for the event, and everyone gathered afterward for a post-race picnic.

The Martha's Vineyard Oar & Paddle Association is an informal group of rowers and kayakers that gathers often for events on local waters, including a Fourth of July evening paddle, and the North Shore cruise from Menemsha to Tashmoo.

Results of the 25th Annual Oar & Paddle

Overal results

First: Dana Gaines, Surfski, 21:33
Second: Pam Browning and Conrad Nurthmann, first male/female double, 24:28
Third: Mark Baumhofer and Otto Pison, first male/male double
Fourth: conor Langille, ISK Team, paddling Randy Durbin's reconstructed Current Designs Caribou
Fifth: Tucker Cosgrove, IS Team, paddling handmade wooden kayak by Randy Durbin, first wooden kayak
Sixth: Dick Clark on a Surfski
Seventh: Mark Alexander
Eighth: John Moore
Ninth: Percy Burt, first plastic sea kayak
Tenth: John Robinson paddling handmade wooden kayak by Randy Durbin, 26:48

Women's Division

First: Caroline Keller, 33: 47
Second: Fran Loftus, 35:39
Third: Lenore Tsikitas, plastic single

Special Categories

First paddle boarder: Seth Besse
Second paddle boarder: Anthony Stamp
First female paddle boarder: Jacqueline Besse
First youth stand up paddle boarder: Nick Pecararo, 12
First stand up paddle board with a dog: Max Celeste and Kim Materese
First stand up paddle board with a three year old: Megan Sonia and Kian Stapleton, 3
First stand up paddle board with a five year old: Alley Estrella and Collin Stapleton, 5

Sit on top woman: Erin Brown
First row boat: Tony Higgins
Second row boat: Jay Schofield and JR Thomas
Over 80: Herb Foster, 43:44
Kayak with two dogs: Bridget Dunnigan and Roger Williams with Hogan and Mullet
Kayak with two kids: Nathaniel, Owen, and Oliver Price
Second place plastic sea kayak, over 70: Michael Jacobs