A great night for racing on the river with the water level back down to managable levels after a couple of weeks with high water. Angus was the race winner tonight just pipping Oscar after a long battle over the length of the course, both paddlers dropping more than 2:30 from the personal bests, good job guys. Other than the Purtells battle it was a bit of a slower night on the water with no other personal bests acheived, perhaps sving themselves for the final race for the year next week. Race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | Handicap |
| Angus Purtell | 10:19 | 57:40 | 47:21 | 1 | 12:53 |
| Oscar Purtell | 10:15 | 57:45 | 47:30 | 2 | 12:44 |
| April Nelson | 27:51 | 60:34 | 32:43* | 3 | 27:51* |
| Geoff MacQueen | 27:37 | 60:41 | 33:04 | 4 | 27:37 |
| Noel | 25:01 | 60:53 | 35:52 | 5 | 25:01 |
| Phil Nelson | 24:42 | 61:00 | 36:18 | 6 | 24:42 |
| Phil Barratt | 26:01 | 61:02 | 35:01 | 7 | 26:01 |
| Ken McLean | 24:55 | 61:13 | 36:18 | 8 | 24:55 |
| Jethro Bates | 19:54 | 61:25 | 41:31* | 9 | 19:54* |
| Chris Bates | 25:18 | 61:28 | 36:10 | 10 | 25:18 |
| Beth Wadley | 15:00 | 61:35 | 46:35 | 11 | 15:00 |
| Jane Martin | 15:16 | 62:23 | 47:07 | 12 | 15:16 |
| Phil Wadley | 20:09 | 62:33 | 42:24 | 13 | 20:09 |
The end of year BBQ for the Paddle n Ski Hadspen Race Series will be held this coming Tuesday. We will have a shorter race distance, the course will be announced on the night but be ready for a short sharp race. The race will start at 6:40 pm and will be a mass start race.
Following the race we will have a BBQ to finish the year off. Paid up Hadspen racers BBQ has already been paid for. Limited additional places for non Hadspen racers are available at $10 a head first in best dressed.
Please let me know if you are coming by Sunday so I can ensure we have the right amount of food.
Follow the link to RSVP for the BBQ by Sunday 16 December https://www.facebook.com/events/2234236946838265/
Check the main Hadspen page for more race details.
See you all on Tuesday.
