Finally the weather turned and we were greeted with some perfect paddling weather. It was quick on the water with some cracking times. Beth was first across the line with a 2:05 Personal Best, Angus was second (1:49) and Amanda third (1:19), great job guys. Claye (1:02), Phil Wadley (1:00), Phil Nelson (31s) and Ken McLean (28s) were also all faster than there personal bests for the year. Great paddling. All race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | New Handicap |
| Beth Wadley | 13:54 | 58:09 | 44:15 | 1 | 15:58 |
| Angus Purtell | 17:33 | 58:24 | 40:51 | 2 | 19:21 |
| Amanda Chong | 27:22 | 58:51 | 31:29* | 3 | 28:40 |
| Claye Mace | 20:05 | 59:10 | 39:05 | 4 | 21:07 |
| Phil Wadley | 20:50 | 59:12 | 38:22 | 5 | 21:50 |
| Phil Nelson | 23:32 | 59:40 | 36:08 | 6 | 24:03 |
| Ken McLean | 23:52 | 59:43 | 35:51 | 7 | 24:20 |
| Tim Warren | 27:10 | 60:37 | 33:27 | 8 | 27:10 |
| Roger Butorac | 20:28 | 61:03 | 40:35 | 9 | 20:28 |
| Richard Pearson | 43:34 | 81:13 | 37:39 | 10 | 22:38 |
| Phil Barratt | 23:32 | 58:52 | 35:20 | TT | 24:51 |
| James Caspar | 20:05 | 59:09 | 39:04 | TT | 21:08 |
| Jon Purtell | 17:33 | 60:29 | 42:56 | TT | 17:17 |
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.
