A rough night for a paddle with a strong upriver wind blowing solidly all through the race and the threat of rain always around. Nelson made the most of the wind upstream and managed to knock thre minutes off his previous best, Peter was next over the line with a 90 second improvement and Bill rounded out the top 3 with a 90 second improvement. Richard also managed a personal best of around 15 seconds.
Thanks to Jo for timing it is much appreciated. Race times are below. Keep an eye out on the club facebook page for an event for an end of year BBQ after next weeks race, thanks to Geoff for organising.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | New Handicap |
| Nelson Clark | 2:58 | 57:22 | 54:24 | 1 | 5:52 |
| Peter Girling | 17:24 | 58:25 | 41:01 | 2 | 19:11 |
| Bill Williams | 1:52 | 58:27 | 56:35 | 3 | 3:42 |
| Geoff MacQueen | 26:43 | 61:02 | 34:19 | 4 | 26:43 |
| Adam Rolls | 22:15 | 61:13 | 38:58 | 5 | 22:01 |
| Justin Welch | 21:14 | 61:14 | 40:00 | 6 | 21:14 |
| Richard Pearson | 25:05 | 61:31 | 36:26 | 7 | 23:45 |
| James Caspar | 24:35 | 62:17 | 37:42 | 8 | 24:35 |
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; or after logging in to the ‘Just Go’ website come back and click the link again.
Check the main Hadspen page for more details.
See you Tuesday night.
