The final handicap race of the season was a ripper night with some good fun racing on the water. Chris Schulz got over the line first with a 1 minute PB, Beth followed around 40 seconds in front of her best with James Caspar 20 seconds faster followed by Phil Barratt further lowering the season best time by 7 seconds. Phil Wadley just missed his PB (3 seconds) followed by Geoff. There were a few paddlers doing some weeding on the course but generally a good night for paddling. Race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position |
| Chris Schulz | 14:07 | 59:09 | 45:02 | 1 |
| Beth Wadley | 13:13 | 59:34 | 46:21 | 2 |
| James Caspar | 20:23 | 59:49 | 39:26 | 3 |
| Phil Barratt | 26:12 | 60:03 | 33:51 | 4 |
| Phil Wadley | 28:38 | 60:12 | 31:34^ | 5 |
| Geoff MacQueen | 26:03 | 60:21 | 34:18 | 6 |
| Chris Bates | 24:40 | 60:37 | 35:57 | 7 |
| Michael Peters | 26:00 | 61:21 | 35:21 | 8 |
| Claye Mace | 21:48 | 61:47 | 39:59 | 9 |
| Richard Pearson | 27:30 | 71:43 | 44:13 | 10 |
| Amanda Chong | 8:53 | 73:02 | 64:09 | 11 |
The final week is now upon us with Tuesday 13th being the end of season BBQ, we will have a mass start 4km race, at 6:35pm, followed by trophy presentation, Paddle ‘n’ Ski prize draw and BBQ fun. Make sure you get along for the last week, if you haven’t been a regular let me know you are coming by Saturday 1-th to make sure I have enough food.
Paid up Paddle ‘n’ Ski Hadspen racers have their BBQ covered by race fees, others are welcome to join in at $10 a head provided they let me know by Saturday the 10th.
