A beautiful night on the water was a quick night on the water with all racers getting a personal best and the course record for the year being broken by Michael Peters in his first race for the year. Jo was first across the line with a 2:40 PB followed by April around 2 minutes faster. Chris pipped James on the line both around 50 seconds faster, Claye just got past Amanda both around 20 seconds faster, while Phil Barratt was next over 5 seconds faster than before. Phil Nelson chivalrously missed his start but still flew around the course around 50 seconds faster, while Richard off his traditional late start just snuck over a couple of seconds faster than his best.
Race times are available below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | Handicap |
| Jozina MacQueen | 27:06 | 57:22 | 30:16 | 1 | 29:53/9:33 |
| April Nelson | 30:30 | 58:17 | 27:47 | 2 | 32:21/13:41 |
| Chris Bates | 23:38 | 59:09 | 35:31 | 3 | 24:40 |
| James Caspar | 18:34 | 59:11 | 40:37 | 4 | 19:35 |
| Claye Mace | 21:17 | 59:41 | 38:24 | 5 | 21:48 |
| Amanda Chong | 26:52 | 59:42 | 32:50 | 6 | 27:20/5:16 |
| Phil Barratt | 25:03 | 59:56 | 34:53 | 7 | 25:17 |
| Phil Nelson | 23:38 | 60:50 | 37:12 | 8 | 23:29/GO |
| Richard Pearson | 35:10 | 72:45 | 37:35 | 9 | 22:57 |
| Michael Peters | 25:03 | 59:37 | 34:34 | 10 | 25:36 |
Guntime for next week will be at 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. If you are starting more than 20 minutes after your handicap you may be asked to race a shorter course to ensure on water safety.
Check the main Hadspen page for more details.
