The first race back for the season had a couple of paddlers who had had a productive break and came out strong with slightly over 50 second improvements, with Geoff getting over the line first with Ken close behind for the entire race. The other paddlers have a bit of ground to make on there previous times. The finish order of Chris, Claye, Amanda and Richard. Jo was trying out her shiny new boat and wasn’t feeling the willow section so done some laps below while Phil was had an easy paddle off an early start time after some time out of the boat.
Race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | Handicap |
| Geoff MacQueen | 23:53 | 59:17 | 35:24 | 1 | 24:47 |
| Ken Mclean | 23:56 | 59:19 | 35:23 | 2 | 24:48 |
| Chris Bates | 24:40 | 61:35 | 36:55 | 3 | 24:40 |
| Claye Mace | 21:48 | 63:00 | 41:12 | 4 | 21:48 |
| Amanda Chong | 5:48 | 66:16 | 60:28 | 5 | GO |
| Richard Pearson | 42:47 | 82:41 | 39:54 | 6 | 23:54 |
| Phil Barratt | 21:48 | 59:10 | 37:22 | TT | 25:17 |
| Jozina MacQueen | 30:01 | 83:00 | 52:59 | DNF | 30:01/11:17 |
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.
