A hot night welcomed us back to Hadspen for the first race of 2021, the water was flowing quite fast making it a tough paddle upriver with a rewarding blast back down. Geoff and Ken managed to reel Bill in just before with the finish with two boat lengths between the first three. Phil W, Claye, Phil N and April were next over the line. We welcomed Donelda and Jo back to the races series, Beth had an early start in her paddle. I managed to knock 10 seconds off my previous best.
Thanks to Amanda for timing, race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position |
| Geoff Macqueen | 24:59 | 60:36 | 35:37 | 1 |
| Ken McLean | 24:10 | 60:41 | 36:31 | 2 |
| Bill Williams | 4:53 | 60:53 | 56:00 | 3 |
| Phil Wadley | 24:15 | 61:33 | 37:18 | 4 |
| Claye Mace | 21:10 | 61:46 | 40:36 | 5 |
| Phil Nelson | 25:12 | 62:55 | 37:43 | 6 |
| April Nelson | 12:17 | 65:23 | 53:06 | 7 |
| Donelda Niles | 12:17 | 65:03 | 52:46 | TT |
| Beth Wadley | 12:17 | 56:53 | 44:36 | TT |
| Adam Rolls | 60:00 | 100:55 | 40:55 | TT |
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.
Please register for the race here: Paddle Australia Azolve If our event doesn’t come up, please search by location for Hadspen to find our event.
Check the main Hadspen page for more details.
See you Tuesday night.
