A big turnout for this weeks Paddle ‘n’ Ski Hadspen race, Donelda made up a heap of time on her best to finish around three minutes before the main pack. Phil Wadley took advantage of a slower guesstimate of his time in a shorter boat and came across the line second. Geoff snuck past Phil Nelson and Mike Peters just before the line to take out third place. Claye managed to just hold out James by a small margin just on the line. Thanks to Duncan for timing. Race results are below.
| Paddler | Handicap | Gun Time | Actual Time | Position | Handicap |
| Donelda Niles | 11:11 | 56:53 | 45:42 | 1 | 14:32 |
| Phil Wadley | 27:00 | 58:27* | 31:27* | 2 | 20:09 |
| Geoff MacQueen | 27:08 | 60:08 | 33:00 | 3 | 27:37 |
| Phil Nelson | 25:02 | 60:11 | 35:09 | 4 | 25:02 |
| Mike Peters | 25:04 | 60:14 | 35:10 | 5 | 25:04 |
| Adam Rolls | 21:15 | 60:24 | 39:09 | 6 | 21:15 |
| Chris Bates | 25:18 | 60:29 | 35:11 | 7 | 25:18 |
| Ken McLean | 24:55 | 60:42 | 35:47 | 8 | 24:55 |
| Noel | 25:16 | 60:47 | 35:31 | 9 | 25:16 |
| Claye Mace | 21:40 | 61:05 | 39:25 | 10 | 21:40 |
| James Caspar | 21:10 | 61:05 | 39:55 | 11 | 21:10 |
| Beth Wadley | 27:00 | 61:10* | 34:10* | 12 | 15:00 |
| Jethro Bates | 20:31 | 61:28* | 40:57* | 13 | 20:31* |
| Oscar Purtell | 16:58 | 61:34 | 44:36 | 14 | 16:58 |
| April Nelson | 5:40 | 63:25 | 57:45 | 15 | 5:40 |
| Jono Clarke | 21:38 | 65:09 | 43:31 | 16 | 21:38 |
| Richard Pearson | 32:28 | 70:11 | 37:43 | 17 | 23:34 |
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.
Check the main Hadspen page for more details.
See you all on Tuesday.
