Some tough conditions favoured the stronger paddlers and those able to read the wind and strong current. Richard was first across the line with Geoff not far behind, Phil Wadley and Phil Barratt were next making the most of the difficult conditions. The general consenus was that it was one of the harder paddles for the season.
Race times are below. Thanks to Mary and Jo for timing.
Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position |
Richard McMinn | 28:49 | 59:17 | 30:28 | 1 |
Geoff MacQueen | 27:31 | 59:28 | 31:57 | 2 |
Phil Wadley | 24:23 | 60:06 | 35:43 | 3 |
Phil Barratt | 26:13 | 60:19 | 34:06 | 4 |
Claye Mace | 20:57 | 60:30 | 39:33 | 5 |
Adam Rolls | 21:42 | 60:38 | 38:56 | 6 |
Ken McLean | 25:13 | 60:39 | 35:26 | 7 |
James Caspar | 24:58 | 60:39 | 35:41 | 8 |
Phil Nelson | 22:22 | 60:56 | 38:34 | 9 |
Grahame Foster | 15:03 | 60:58 | 45:55 | 10 |
Isaac Johnson | 29:45 | 61:02 | 31:17 | 11 |
Nathalie Servant | 18:53 | 61:20 | 42:27 | 12 |
Bill Williams | 5:26 | 61:45 | 56:19 | 13 |
Donelda Niles | 16:55 | 62:52 | 45:57 | 14 |
Ryan Bailey | 12:26 | 62:54 | 50:28 | 15 |
April Nelson | 12:14 | 63:01 | 50:47 | 16 |
Richard Pearson | 38:08 | 74:59 | 36:51 | 17 |
The end of year BBQ and final race will be on March 15.
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.