Another great night to get on the water with some super quick times and the first ten paddlers across the line getting personal bests. Toby was first over the line, with a last minute leg length adjustment helping his stability keeping him in the boat and moving quickly. Bill was next over the line with Peter chsing close behind pushing both paddlers to times around 1 minute 10 faster than previous. Ken held off a fast finishing Isacc with both being around 1 minute faster. Five paddlers in 8 seconds kept the time keepers honest with the personal best times for all; April (14s), Jo (11s), Geoff (12s), Justin (14s) and Sabrina (9s) all having good paddles. We also had myself, Phil W, James and Richard having paddles but not faster than before. We wlcomed two new racers, with Jordan and Evan both posting solid time trial times.
Thanks to Phil Neslon and Donelda for sitting out in the rain and timing, it is much appreciated. Race times are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position |
| Toby Rundall | 16:33 | 56:56 | 40:23 | 1 |
| Bill Williams | 3:56 | 58:58 | 55:02 | 2 |
| Peter Girling | 22:24 | 59:00 | 36:36 | 3 |
| Ken McLean | 23:04 | 59:12 | 36:08 | 4 |
| Isaac Johnson | 30:13 | 59:15 | 29:02 | 5 |
| April Nelson | 30:53 | 59:55 | 29:02 | 6 |
| Jo MacQueen | 32:41 | 59:57 | 27:16 | 7 |
| Geoff MacQueen | 27:29 | 59:58 | 32:29 | 8 |
| Justin Welch | 21:31 | 59:58 | 38:27 | 9 |
| Sabrina Sonda | 19:52 | 60:03 | 40:11 | 10 |
| Adam Rolls | 22:01 | 60:49 | 38:48 | 11 |
| Phil Wadley | 23:04 | 59:27 | 36:23 | 12 |
| James Caspar | 24:35 | 61:22 | 36:47 | 13 |
| Richard Pearson | 40:00 | 76:45 | 36:45 | 14 |
| Jordan Green | 24:00 | 57:55 | 33:55 | TT |
| Evan Ollerenshaw | 20:00 | 59:10 | 39:10 | 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; 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.
