This weeks Hadspan race was welcomed after a long hot day, so welcome that one of us decided on a dip before the race started. We had a reasonably stiff breeze blowing up river and a pretty high water level with plenty of flow coming down the river. A hard slog up the river was rewarded with a powerful current giving a big push on the way back down, some paddlers took real advantage of the conditions. Amanda got the race win with a PB by almost a minute, Ken broke the 36 minute barrier with a 35ish second PB. Phil and Colin both got over the line for small PB’s. Paul, Michael and Bill just missed out on there best. Claye and Richard had a great battle at the line, while Alex was feeling the effort all the way. Pete decided the water looked refreshing and had a swim during the race, it did greatly affect his time, surprising. We also welcomed two newcomers in Terry and Tony. This weeks times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | Next Handicap |
| Amanda Chong | GO | 60:51 | 60:51 | 1 | GO |
| Ken McLean | 25:05 | 61:00 | 35:55 | 2 | 24:49 |
| Phil Barratt | 27:05 | 61:27 | 34:22 | 3 | 26:21 |
| Colin Locke | 25:05 | 61:34 | 36:29 | 4 | 24:15 |
| Paul Walker | 29:01 | 61:45 | 32:44 | 5 | 28:09 |
| Michael Peters | 27:05 | 61:46 | 34:41 | 6 | 26:12 |
| Bill Williams | 6:51 | 61:51 | 55:00 | 7 | 5:58 |
| Richard Pearson | 24:44 | 62:14 | 37:30 | 8 | 23:51 |
| Claye Mace | 23:40 | 62:15 | 38:35 | 9 | 22:47 |
| Alex Robinson | 26:48 | 65:18 | 38:30 | 10 | 25:55 |
| Pete Sebbage | 16:55 | 80:10 | 63:15 | 11 | 16:02 |
| Terry Poole | 25:05 | 60:30 | 35:25 | NA | 25:18 |
| Tony Coulsens | 27:05 | 63:26 | 36:21 | NA | 24:23 |
Check the link below for your handicap for next week, gun time will again be 6:30pm. If you miss your start time you can still race, have your time recorded and score points. New paddlers will be able to set their handicap time.
Check the main Hadspen page for more details.
See you all next week.
