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Published: Fri, 01/13/17
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13th January 2017
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Australian Slalom Championship,
Penrith
Alex Vogel and Alexandria Choate. Good rotation
Robin Jeffery and Alex Vogel. Robin about to juggle!
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Holiday Time for Annie
Annie Danko down south
Annie in Albany
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Summer Paddling Course
15 Teenagers started their year with a summer
paddling course at the club. No sleep ins for these teens,
up and onto the water at 7 am Mon-Fri. They had a lot of fun,
we had a lot fun and their skill development was impressive.
“Thanks for a great time! Dakota has some solid skills
in Kayaking now and this is thanks to a well structured course
with excellent tuition.
Please pass on our thanks and appreciation to all instructors
and coordinators. Greg and Sharon”
Thanks Ben , Coran, Bonnie, Kye, Peter K, Robbie, Tod, River
and Leo.
Participants had an opportunity to try out their new skills
in a marathon race. The club provided kayaks and gear to those
who needed them, kayak transport and the entry fee. 8 paddlers
took up this opportunity and looking at the results there
was some great racing. Well done everyone for yesterday, hope
you are all recovering.
8 junior paddlers from the Summer Paddling
course take part in the race
Young Matthew Greed tries to outpaddle a more
mature Mark Lawson at the 10km Championships
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Is Your Helmet Up To Standard
Last year there was some discussion about
getting paddlers to wear a certified helmet in the Avon Descent.
This not only helps to protect the paddler from a serious
injury but it also sets a safety standard for the organisers.
This regulation may or may not come in this
year (I think it under discussion) but if your helmet dosen't
have a CE EN 1385: standard you might just want to start searching
for one. More information when I find out what decision has
been made.
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The Mandurah Duel - 22 January
2017
Ocean Ski, Outrigger, SUP.
A 12.5km downwind paddling duel between ocean skis, SUPs and
outriggers.
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Summer Down River Training
Starting Friday 20th January
Claughton Reserve, Bayswater
6.00am for 5 weeks
All paddlers welcome
Terry 0417977330 or terry@canoeingdownunder.com.au
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Women of the Avon Course
Feb 4th, 11th, 18th & 25.
Rego closes 20th Jan
$200.00
Canoeing WA 9285 8501
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Dear River Users and the Stakeholders
Work will commence this tomorrow in East Perth to prepare
a platform for the piling rigs. This will involve the deposit
of additional granite fill along the shoreline within the
project boundary. The project's environmental and construction
management plan will guide these works. The navigational channel
will not change from its current position. Footpaths and cycle
paths will not be impacted.
The works will take approximately two weeks from 12 January
to 23 January 2017. The granite fill will be delivered over
a four-day period starting tomorrow, 12 January with deliveries
also on the 13, 16 and 19 of January. There will be roughly
35 deliveries tomorrow and approximately 70-80 deliveries
per day over the remaining three days. Trucks will enter the
area via Graham Farmer Freeway, East Parade, Waterloo Crescent,
Nile Street to the East Perth bridge site. They will leave
the area via Nile Street, Waterloo Crescent, East Parade,
Adelaide Terrace and Great Eastern Highway.
All deliveries will be made during normal works hours between
7am and 7pm.
If you have any queries please free to contact me on 0430
404 195.
Kind regards
Christine Moro
YORK RIZZANI JV - Swan River Pedestrian Bridge
Training & Courses
Monday Night Training
Ascot Kayak Club
5.45pm
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Saturday Morning Training
7.15am for a 7.30am start
Sandy Beach Reserve, West Road,
Bassendean
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Level 1 Flatwater Instructors Course
Canoe WA
January 17 @ 8:30 am - January 18 @ 3:30 pm
Ascot Kayak Club, Fauntleroy Avenue
Ascot, Western Australia 6104 Australia
See more at: http://www.paddlewa.asn.au/2016/12/07/level-1-flatwater-instructors-course/#sthash.20uflULc.dpuf
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Ascot Come & Try Slalom
11th & 12th February
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Summer Down River Training
Starting Friday 20th January
Claughton Reserve, Bayswater
6.00am
Summer Down River Training Around Buoys
Will run for 5 weeks
Open to all paddlers
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Practise on flat water will benefit all paddlers paddling on whitewater
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Stories
10km Championships
I was looking forward to the 10 km Champs at Lake Leschenaultia
as I was a little faster than last year so I was keen to see
how I would go but then for some stupid reason I developed
a summer cold so come to race day my energy levels weren't
as good as I had hoped. (Excuse number 1)
There was a light wind blowing across the lake and it was
amazing how cold it was in the shade for a 30 degree day.
It's such a beautiful area. Hugh Trivett the event organiser
was getting things organised with his army of volunteers but
he hit one snag. He and Matt had put the buoys out the day
before to mark out the course but someone had stolen one overnight.
After a bit of juggling with the existing buoys the problem
was soon rectified.
The juniors paddling the 3 and 5km courses took off first.
Several of them were from the course that Ben Dallin (Swan
Christian College) and Ascot Kayak Club had organised this
week. When they had finished it was time for the seniors to
have their turn on the round-about 10+km course. There were
also a few juniors in the longer race, some very fast ones.
Brody Coulter and Brock
Kelly
Hunter Florisson
Unlike last year, this
year I was on grid 1 with paddlers like Josh Kippin and Matt
Dean to contend with as I was paddling a K1 and not a ski.
It did mean however all the paddlers that I usually paddle
against were in grid 2 so having no one my speed I expected
that my race today was going to be a little lonesome. With
it being a 1km course however there would be plenty of faster
paddlers passing me.
Looking at the field of paddlers I was one of the slowest
K1s and a few seconds after the start call I was left well
behind. I think there may have been only one paddler behind
me after the first 100 metres. The wash from all the kayaks
did slow me a little and because I had a cold I was concerned
about pushing myself too hard so it didn't really give it
my all, but I just couldn't take it easy either.
Matthew Dean, Josh Kippin
and Lee Davey
Chris Smith who was paddling
the same type of kayak, a Grafton Paddle Sports Alchemist
was also in front of me. Chris has never beaten me in a race
but it didn't look too good for me today. He is a good sprinter
off the line, but generally he tires a kilometre into the
race, nevertheless I still had some work to do to catch him.
I was feeling a little lonely at the back of the pack so I
really should have paddled my ski or multisport kayak and
I would have been up with more of the paddlers my speed.
Please wait for me
After the first set of buoys I managed to catch up and pass
Chris which helped save my reputation, all I needed to do
now was not to let any of the paddlers in the grid behind,
which went off 1 minute later, catch me up or at least not
the ones that I usually beat. As I looked over to my left
after rounding the first set of buoys the second grid weren't
that far behind. Josh, Matt and Lee were streets ahead by
now, but they should have been as they were the fastest paddlers
in the race.
It wasn't long before the fast
guys in grid 2, Michael Liddle who was powering away on my
Epic V14, Ramon, Thomas Rogan and David Martin were passing
me. The second time Ramon passed me he suggested that I jump
on his wash. I think he thought I was superman nevertheless
I had a feeble attempt to do so but was just too fast. Ramon
would have been a proud dad today as his son had raced for
the first time. His son was not that much younger that what
Ramon was when he started paddling. Ramon wasn't always as
big as he is now. He was tall yes, but he didn't have the
shoulders and body bulk back then. I remember some of his
first races and I was there in Brisbane when he became a World
Marathon K2 Champion in 1992. He soon faded in the distance
leaving me to think of some of the things that I had achieved
which was easy to do as I had no-one to chase or wash hang
at that time.
You are in the way Pete.
Ramon, Michael, Thomas and Peter
Nicholas Greed, Mark Lawson, Kye Buytels and Joe Dowse fight
for positions
Thomas Grogan was another paddler to pass me. You could see
he was paddling with a lot of determination. When he paddles
the Epic V10 Sport on a Saturday morning he and Gary are the
ones to beat. More recently though he has come back from an
injury and been paddling a K1 so Gary has been slaughtering
him in his K1. Three weeks ago I even passed him in the 4km
race although he did come back and eventually beat me by a
few seconds. Then when he hopped back on his ski at last weeks
Ascot Wednesday night race he was like a hunting animal again
and on true form. Today he was after Gary's scalp and he managed
to beat him by 45 seconds. The rivalry between good friends
is back on.
A stream of faster grid 2 paddlers started passing, Michael
Liddle who had given Ramon a run for his money on the first
lap had now faded allowing David Martin to catch him up later
and beat him to the end. Martin Watson who is 61 but going
faster than a cheetah on a full out sprint hadn't lost much
of his speed after his winter absence. Stuart Kirby, Warren
Southwell and Daniel Smee were next. Warren has always been
fast but I was impressed to see Stuart Kirby and Daniel Smee
fly by. Up until this season I'm sure I used to beat Daniel
but he has changed over from a K1 to an Epic ski and with
his extra training he seems to have benefited. And it's only
a few months ago I could keep up with Stuart but today he
beat me by over 3 minutes and he wasn't on the lightest of
Epic skis.
Martin Watson is very
happy when he passes me
John Van Mannen, Thomas
Grogan and Mathew Greed
When young 15 year old
Luke Egger passed me he was duelling with Brett McDonald which
was pretty courageous. He was flying. He ended up being 5th
over the line in a time of 51.20. His time last year on a
slightly shorter course was 58.40. So he was over 7 minutes
faster in a year. Can you imagine how fast he is going to
be in the future! I think he is going to this year's Australian
Marathon Championships. Not far behind Luke and only 2 seconds
behind Gary Clarke and in 10th place overall was 16 year old
Tom Green. He is another junior to watch out for. I believe
he might be going to the Nationals as well.
Tom Green, Gary Clarke
and Brett McDonald
Luke Egger trying to
keep Brett at bay
Ramon passed again but
this time he had caught up with Darryl Long who started a
minute in front. Darryl however was locked onto Ramon's wash
and knowing Darryl he would do anything not to let Ramon get
away. Darryl was another determined paddler who has been around
since 1978. When he first joined the Ascot Kayak Club he and
his brother Neil used to leave their kayaks at my place in
Ashfield (about 150 metres) from the river and paddle from
there. When I was training for the 24 hour Canoeathon, some
nights Darryl used to chase me to Guildford Bridge and back.
It was common for us to paddle that stretch 3 or 4 times (about
30 kilometres) in a night, a few nights a week. In the 24
hour marathon I paddled 220kms and I think Darryl paddled
202kms. Of course this training didn't do him any harm and
he soon developed a lust to go faster and after I introduced
him and several other juniors to whitewater he was set to
become one of WAs most successful paddlers in the Avon Descent.
Darryl Long & Ramon
Andersson
The K2 of Ray and Ann
caught up with Chris Watson holding onto their wash for dear
life. I convinced myself that they were too fast for me to
stay with them so I didn't give it a good shot but I should
have tried harder. The next lap I could see Chris had lost
the K2 and it looked as if his spirit had been broken as I
was catching him up.
About 2 laps before the end Chris Kirby passed me. I knew
I wasn't performing at my best but I also knew that Chris
is a faster paddler and he was only a minute ahead so I didn't
feel that I was doing too badly now. I grabbed his wash and
soon after Bonnie came by. Like a silent torpedo she overtook
me. I knew if I was to call myself any sort of paddler I needed
to be as fast as Bonnie but at this point she was 2 minutes
faster and more likely to get away from me and be faster still.
Bonnie was the fastest female on the lake at that point, there
was only Bronwyn Martin who could beat her today but she had
retired for some reason. It's a pity there aren't more females
racing. There are a lot more female sprint paddlers but you
rarely see them at a marathon race.
Chris Kirby and Daniel
Smee
At each turn as Chris and
Bonnie fought for positions they would slip away from me but
after putting on a spurt I would catch them back up again.
I now felt I had a lot more fight in me and I realised that
I did have the strength to keep up if I tried harder. At the
last top turn about five faster boats came along side and
created a bit of a mess. The water was stirred and I suddenly
found myself in a wilderness of waves and falling back off
their wash into a hole that seemed to stop me from making
any headway. It was like being chased in your dreams when
you can't get away from your chaser, here I wanted to go forward
but the water didn't want to let me.
By the time we turned around that 3rd buoy I was on my own
watching the wake of paddlers ruffle up before me. I was lost
in my own world but then the waters calmed and although Chris
and Bonnie were a few boat lengths ahead I snapped out of
my self-pity and gave chase. Cold or no cold it was the last
lap so I had to make a move. If I exerted too much energy
and died in this beautiful lake, well what a way to go!
Bonnie Metzke glides
by
Now it's time to catch up
I looked over to see the
two Johns had fallen back so I knew I was going to beat them
on time. With renewed energy I caught up with Chris and Bonnie
halfway to the next buoy and although they got the edge on
the turns I knew I was going to be close behind at the end.
Why didn't I paddle like this on the first 8 kilometres, I
thought!
John Breed & John
Van Mannen, (front) Simon O'Sullivan, Ann & Ray Couch/Smith,
Bonnie, Matt Spencer, David Griffiths & Alan Moreby
Thomas passed me on the same straight and I could see his
main rival and best friend Gary wasn't too far in front and
with Thomas starting off a minute behind he was going to beat
Gary which he did. (To make matters worse Gary later locked
his keys in his car so he might have gone home a little disappointed.)
Rounding the last buoy we all gunned it to the finish line.
Chris and Bonnie had the advantage as they were in front but
by the time we crossed the line I was only 1 second behind
Bonnie but on corrected time she was 2 minutes and 1 second
ahead. She has given me something to work towards. I eneded
up being the 65 K1 Champion but I was the only one in my class.
This year's course was about 10.7 kms long. Going off last
years times it was longer than last year as most paddlers
were slower this year than last. I was only 7 seconds slower
this year but paddlers like Josh were 2.30 mins slower this
year, Mark Lawson was 2.46 mins slower this year, Martin Watson
was 3.08 mins slower this year, and Warren Southwell was 2.36
min slower this year.
Hugh and Angela soon had the presentation up and running which
was part sponsored by Canoeing Down Under. Hugh like Doug
Hodson is a natural organiser and the event off went very
well.
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WA 2017 10km Championships,
Lake Leschenaultia. Hugh Trivett
Congratulations to all the competitors that took part on Sunday.
Some really exciting racing and a few outstanding performances.
Congratulations to the winners and good luck for Nationals.
Big thank you to all the volunteers. The contribution from
Canning River Canoe Club was outstanding.
Also a big thank you to Matt Spencer, Ray Smith, Lloyd Noel
for all the help leading up to the event. Wendy Drok &
Beck Florisson you guys just continue to make these events
possible.
As usual Ascot Kayak Club were kind enough to lend the Marathon
Team all sorts of equipment for the race. Thank you Leonie
Cockman and your committee for the ongoing support you give
to us.
Well done to all the new 'Marathoners' that had been attending
the AKC Teens training course during the week, thanks to the
instructors who brought them along.
The next Marathon is the Canning River race on 5th February
so we will need to start working towards that shortly.
Kind regards & thanks Hugh
Slalom
Schools Slalom
Championships
Canoe WA
Congratulations to all
WA competitors on an outstanding effort at Schools. You can
all feel really proud! A special congratulations to Giacomo
Leighton who in his first schools champs put in an amazing
performance and is bringing home a gold in both K1 and C1!
Thank you to all competitors for encouraging
and supporting your teammates, and to all parents who volunteered
during the event.
Cameron Vogel.
Medal results for WA paddlers
Individual Champion Awards
Senior Women: Nina Mueller
Junior Men: Jack Choate
Junior Women: Alexandria Choate
K1 Men
Louis Richardson Under 17 Gold
Alex Nevin. Under 16 Silver
Giacomo Leighton. Under 14 Gold
Jack Nevin. Under 14 Bronze
Jack Choate. UNder 13. Gold
K1 Women
Nina Mueller. Under 18 Gold
Kira Wall Under 17. Gold
Billie Knell Under 17 Silver
Alexandria Choate. Under 15. Gold
K1 teams Men
Junior:
Jack, Giacomo and Jack. Silver
K1 teams Women
Nina, Kira and Alexandria. Gold
BIllie, Jessica (vic)and Maddie (vic). Silver
C1 Men
Alex Nevin. Under 16 Silver
Giacomo Leighton Under 14. Gold
Jack Nevin. Under 14. Silver
Jack Choate. Under 13. Gold
C1 Women
Nina Mueller. Under 18 Gold
Kira Wall Under 17. Gold
Billie Knell Under 17 Silver
Alexandria Choate. Under 15. Gold
C2 mixed
Nina and Louis Open Gold
Alexandria and Jack Choate
Giacomo and Alicia Berryman (Vic) under 15. Gold
C2 women
BIllie and Kira under 17 Gold
C2 Men
Cameron and Mitchell Vogel. Under 16 Silver (after a tie in
first position)
C1 teams Men
Senior:
Cameron, Mitchell and Alex. Bronze
Junior:
Jack C, Giacomo and Jack N. Gold
C1 teams women
Senior:
Kira, BIllie and Alexandria. Gold
Wildwater Men K1
Alex Nevin under 16 Bronze
Giacomo Leighton Bronze
WIldwater Men C1
Louis Richardson. Under 17. Bronze
Wildwater Women k1
Nina Mueller Open. Gold
Kira Wall Under 17. Silver
Alexandria Choate. Under 16. Gold
Wildwater Women C1
BIllie Knell Under 17 Silver
Congratulations everyone! Canoe WA
- See more at: http://www.paddlewa.asn.au/2017/01/09/national-slalom-schools-championships-2016-barrington/#sthash.9vegEhqC.dpuf
Race of the Week
The Mandurah
Duel - 22 January 2017
Ocean Ski, Outrigger, SUP.
A 12.5km downwind paddling duel between ocean skis, SUPs and
outriggers.
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Canning River
Race on 5th February
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Women of the
Avon Course
Feb 4th, 11th, 18th &
25.
Rego closes 20th Jan
Canoeing WA 9285 8501
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Race Calendar
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