A great night on the water with barely a breath of wind and the river gently flowing, conditions were set for a quick race. Jethro flew around the course after a couple of weeks getting to know his new boat, missing his start by six minutes and then finishing three minutes ahead of everyone. Donelda was second with a 30 s personal best, Graham was third with a 60 second PB. Richard and Claye were next over the line with Ryan close behind managing a 45 s PB. Geoff and John, with PB’s, were next over the line with Adam and Justin following to round out the top ten. Overall a tough tight race with lots of small battles and close finishes with 12 paddlers finishing in a 1 minute spread.
Thanks to Cathie for timing, race times are below.
Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position |
Jethro Bates | 11:35 | 55:59 | 44:24 | 1 |
Donelda Niles | 14:59 | 58:53 | 43:54 | 2 |
Grahame Foster | 13:01 | 59:13 | 46:12 | 3 |
Richard McMinn | 27:56 | 59:16 | 31:20 | 4 |
Claye Mace | 19:36 | 59:25 | 39:49 | 5 |
Ryan Bailey | 10:52 | 59:26 | 48:34 | 6 |
Geoff MacQueen | 26:53 | 59:32 | 32:39 | 7 |
John McCausland | 15:00 | 59:34 | 44:34 | 8 |
Adam Rolls | 21:08 | 59:38 | 38:30 | 9 |
Justin Welch | 19:46 | 59:44 | 39:58 | 10 |
Phil Wadley | 24:07 | 59:55 | 35:48 | 11 |
Isaac Johnston | 29:25 | 60:01 | 30:36 | 12 |
Ken McLean | 24:26 | 60:02 | 35:36 | 13 |
Phil Barratt | 25:17 | 60:13 | 34:56 | 14 |
Bill Williams | 4:53 | 60:24 | 55:31 | 15 |
Nathalie Servant | 18:53 | 60:27 | 41:34 | 16 |
Richard Pearson | 45:51 | 83:18 | 37:27 | 17 |
Phil Marsh | 10:00 | 45:10 | 35:10 | 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 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.