After a nice warm day the weather set in for the race with rain starting just before the race began. The water level was still reasonably high with Poatina still in operation giving a good workout on the way up and a hard sprint back. The leaders in the points race made the race there own taking out 4 of the top 5 spots. Phil Nelson was first over the line with an impressive 88 second improvement; Colin was next with a 81 second improvement. Amanda knocked 56 seconds off her best, while Bill was 51 seconds better, April was 27 seconds better, Pete was 20 seconds faster, and Tony sneaked over for a 1 second improvement. Geoff, Michael and Richard all just missed their best.
This weeks times are below. See you next week.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | Next Handicap |
| Phil Nelson | 24:58 | 59:15 | 34:17 | 1 | 25:30 |
| Colin Locke | 24:15 | 59:24 | 35:09 | 2 | 24:39 |
| Amanda Chong | GO | 59:55 | 59:55 | 3 | GO |
| Bill Williams | 5:58 | 59:58 | 54:00 | 4 | 5:53 |
| Geoff Macqueen | 23:08 | 60:10 | 37:02 | 5 | 22:47 |
| April Nelson | 14:52 | 60:24 | 45:32 | 6 | 14:19 |
| Pete Sebbage | 16:02 | 60:26 | 44:24 | 7 | 15:26 |
| Michael Peters | 26:08 | 60:50 | 34:42 | 8 | 25:16 |
| Richard Pearson | 23:51 | 60:55 | 37:04 | 9 | 22:55 |
| Paul Walker | 28:09 | 61:09 | 33:00 | 10 | 27:13 |
| Andrew Howell | 26:06 | 61:46 | 35:40 | 11 | 25:10 |
| Tony Coulsens | 26:08 | 61:50 | 35:42 | 12 | 24:06 |
| Jozina Macqueen | 9:26 | 63:55 | 54:29 | 13 | 8:30 |
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.
