A great night for paddling with plenty of water in the river, no wind and a perfect temperature. John took advantage and came home first with a 70s personal best time. Bill was next over the line 27s faster, Chris was a little bit further back in third 19s faster than his best. Phil Barratt managed a 2 s second personal best while James missed out by around 5 s.
Race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position |
| John MacCausland | 3:33 | 59:07 | 55:34 | 1 |
| Bill Williams | 5:52 | 59:49 | 53:57 | 2 |
| Chris Bates | 24:35 | 59:52 | 35:17 | 3 |
| Phil Barratt | 25:37 | 60:08 | 34:31 | 4 |
| James Caspar | 21:23 | 60:20 | 38:57 | 5 |
| Claye Mace | 21:10 | 60:30 | 39:20 | 6 |
| April Nelson | 14:16 | 61:53 | 47:37 | 7 |
| Phil Nelson | 25:12 | 62:00 | 36:48 | 8 |
| Ken McLean | 24:37 | 62:23 | 37:46 | 9 |
| Richard Pearson | 30:00 | 68:49 | 38:49 | 10 |
| Adam Rolls | 30:00 | 52:58 | 22:58* | 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.
