Another night with low water levels making line choice difficult when trying to keep out of the weed. Duncan was first on the water and first back by a long way on his first race over the full distance. Beth narrowly managed to keep Phil Wadley from overtaking at the last minute, with Oscar narrowly getting past Jen and to just get a personal best time. Geoff steamed home in the final stretch managing to just get past Phil Barratt in the final few metres. Phil Nelson rescued Richard from strandins a couple of times dragging him towards the backof the pack. Thanks to Jo for timing, race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | Handicap |
| Duncan Maxwell | -9:30 | 54:22 | 63:52 | 1 | Go |
| Beth Wadley | 28:55 | 59:43 | 30:48* | 2 | 29:21* |
| Phil Wadley | 30:35 | 59:44 | 29:09* | 3 | 31:00* |
| Oscar Purtell | 17:10 | 60:10 | 43:00 | 4 | 17:13 |
| Jen Purtell | 26:00 | 60:11 | 34:11* | 5 | 25:59* |
| Geoff MacQueen | 27:37 | 60:21 | 32:44 | 6 | 27:37 |
| Phil Barratt | 26:02 | 60:22 | 34:20 | 7 | 26:02 |
| Jono Clarke | 21:38 | 60:30 | 38:52 | 8 | 21:38 |
| Angus Purtell | 33:00 | 60:40 | 27:40* | 9 | 12:53 |
| Adam Rolls | 21:57 | 60:41 | 38:44 | 10 | 21:57 |
| Claye Mace | 21:40 | 60:43 | 39:03 | 11 | 21:40 |
| Donelda Niles | 14:32 | 61:25* | 46:53* | 12 | 14:32 |
| James Caspar | 21:40 | 61:30 | 39:50 | 13 | 21:40 |
| Richard Pearson | 23:34 | 63:10 | 39:36 | 14 | 23:34 |
| Phil Nelson | 25:02 | 63:20 | 38:18 | 15 | 25:02 |
| Jon Purtell | 30:35 | 63:24 | 32:49* | 16 | 15:01 |
Guntime for next week will be at 6:30 pm, (for those new to handicap racing your start time is you handicap after 6:30 pm, ie 13:50 handicap starts at 6:43:50) to be safe be ready to race at 6:40 pm. 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.
See you all on Tuesday.
