A great night on the water with plenty of speed on show with personal best times tumbling. Angus was first over the line with a 3:38 PB, Amanda followd with a 2:19 improvement with Chris rounding out the top three with a 2:05 PB. Oscar (1:41), April (1:25), Phil Nelson (1:13), Phil Wadley (49 s) and Claye (38 s) all got over the line faster than last weeks time trial great paddling guys. Jethro and Richard were a touch slower than last week, while Michael got his time trial in. All race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | New Handicap |
| Angus Purtell | 13:56 | 56:36 | 42:40 | 1 | 17:33 |
| Amanda Chong | 24:28 | 57:52 | 33:24* | 2 | 26:46 |
| Chris Bates | 23:30 | 58:06 | 34:36 | 3 | 25:34 |
| Oscar Purtell | 17:28 | 58:32 | 41:04 | 4 | 19:08 |
| April Nelson | 4:42 | 58:52 | 54:10 | 5 | 6:06 |
| Phil Nelson | 22:19 | 58:58 | 36:39 | 6 | 23:32 |
| Phil Wadley | 20:01 | 59:23 | 39:22 | 7 | 20:50 |
| Claye Mace | 19:03 | 59:36 | 40:33 | 8 | 19:39 |
| Jethro Bates | 27:27 | 66:53 | 39:26 | 9 | 27:27 |
| Richard Pearson | 29:49 | 68:15 | 38:26 | 10 | 22:14 |
| Michael Peters | 23:30 | 58:58 | 35:28 | TT | 24:43 |
| Adam Rolls | 60:00 | 99:56 | 39:56 | TT | 20:16 |
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.
