The weather gods smiled again, with a windy cold day turning into a pleasant evening for a paddle, with barely a breeze by the time the race was over. Amanda and Jethro had a great battle over the 4 km course with them crossing the finish line together, both around 1:50 faster than there best time. Tim had another great paddle coming in a minute faster, Claye and Phil Nelson were also faster by 30 and 12 seconds respectively. I was also faster in my paddle as well. Race times for all are below.
End of the year BBQ will be on 17th December.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | New Handicap |
| Amanda Chong | 28:40 | 58:17 | 29:37* | 1 | 30:32 |
| Jethro Bates | 27:27 | 58:17 | 30:50* | 1 | 29:19 |
| Tim Warren | 27:10 | 58:58 | 31:48 | 3 | 28:22 |
| Claye Mace | 21:07 | 59:35 | 38:28 | 4 | 21:44 |
| Phil Nelson | 24:03 | 59:51 | 35:48 | 5 | 24:23 |
| Phil Wadley | 21:50 | 60:19 | 38:29 | 6 | 21:50 |
| Ken McLean | 24:20 | 60:34 | 36:14 | 7 | 24:20 |
| James Caspar | 21:08 | 60:47 | 39:39 | 8 | 21:08 |
| Chris Bates | 25:34 | 62:07 | 36:33 | 9 | 25:34 |
| Adam Rolls | 0:00 | 39:28 | 39:28 | TT | 20:44 |
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.
