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Published: Thu, 06/01/17
546
2nd June 2017
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terry@canoeingdownunder.com.au - www.canoeingdownunder.com.au
- 0417 977 330
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Well for most competitive paddlers it could be an easy weekend
as there are no races on around Perth but at Kalbarri it's
all go with the tough Adventurethon (running, mountain bike
and paddling) on Saturday and the Kalbarri Canoe & Cray
Murchison River Dash – a scenic 16.5km river race on
Sunday. For Kalbarri local Luke Dooley he will have a hard
weekend as he is entering both races, the Adventurethon and
the river race.
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Hi Saturday dashers. Excuse my absence - a pic from my time
off in Europe. Down wind Surf-ski school in Tarifa, Spain
(Gibraltar in the back ground), and a tour of the Nelo factory
in Portugal (the stunning new AIS K4s were just being completed).
Good luck for double Barkers Bridge Race. I'll see you soon.
Stuart
Ascot Kayak Club member Stuart Kirby having
fun in Spain. Gibraltar in the back ground
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Double Barkers Bridge Race
Several volunteers are needed to organise
and run a race. Many volunteer race after race.
Many thanks
The K4s heading to the line. Photo Christopher
Greed
They are off. Photo Christopher Greed
Coran Longwood and Nina Mueller head for home.
Photo Christopher Greed
Now who's having fun in the K4 junior race?
Results here:
https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=101957 [ **************************** ]
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Tully wins bid
to host 2019 IRF World Rafting Championships
The world is coming to North Queensland
Oh bugger - should've gone to Specsavers
I'm taking on the Tully Twin Waterfall Drop
In 1975 on a trip around Australia I paddled
many rivers including the Tully River pictured here and the
nearby Barron River.
I used a fibreglass Hawk touring kayak which served me well
as not only did my friend and I paddle rapid rivers we used
them in the ocean to visit off-shore islands.
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The Toodyay T-Trees Has A Few
Route Changes
Peter van Maanen finds it hard going through
the T-trees
This used to be the way!
Good news, level in the tee trees is over
2 meters, unfortunately it's sand!!!!!!
Training & Courses
Saturday Morning
Training
7.15am for a 7.30am start
Sandy Beach Reserve, West Road,
Bassendean
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Ascot Kayak Club 5.45pm
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Double Barkers
Bridge Race 2017
I had decided that I wouldn't
paddle in the Double Barkers Bridge Race mainly due to my
upcoming trip to Canada and the fact that I have to paddle
2500kms, up rivers, down rivers and across lakes and I didn't
want to injure myself by paddling too hard, and it's hard
not to paddle too hard when in a race.
But about 45 minutes before entries closed and about 11.15
pm on Thursday night I came to my senses and decided I should
paddle. It's a long race nearly 24 kms so the faster the craft
the quicker I would go and get it all over with. But you do
silly things late at night so instead of picking my fastest
craft for some reason I decided to paddle my 4.5m DR Avenger
kayak which meant that it would take me longer and I would
have to use more muscles as it didn't have a rudder to keep
the kayak in a straight line. I suppose if you are going to
have a tough race why not make it tougher. Thinking back it
could have been Peter Liddles' fault that I decided to go
in DR as on Monday night he asked if I was going to paddle
my DR and go for the record.
The 65+ DR record stood at 2:27:36.0 the holder being John
Sims who got it in 2010. Then again the Ocean Ski 65+ record
was also tempting and the 65+ OS 1 was held by J. Van Maanen
who did it in a time of 2:09:04.1 in 2012. Both were beatable
but I could only pick one. Being more of a kayaker I picked
the DR kayak.
The morning was chilly but near perfect at the Ascot Kayak
Club. There were 11 K4s racing a shorter course, 13kms being
juniors and ladies so there was a K4 buzz which seemed to
overshadow the main race. The K4s being the faster craft went
off first, then the K2s who were doing the entire 23.5kms
and then div 1 & 2 and 6 minutes after the first grid
division 3 & 4. I was in division 4 and having one of
the slowest boats I expected to be paddling the entire way
on my own.
Doug's expression says
it all. Photo Christopher Greed
The K4s taking off. Photo
John O'Sullivan
The K2s taking off. Photo
John O'Sullivan
We were off and I got a
reasonable smooth start mainly because most of the other boats
were faster off the line and sped ahead. I had thoughts of
just settling in and paddling by myself, but as luck should
have it at Sandy Beach I managed to get on the wash of Kevin
Kelly who was just slightly faster than me paddling a K1.
We watched the faster paddlers tear ahead but as Kevin settled
in and I settled in behind him I just appreciated having someone
to keep up with. Kris Smith who was ahead started tiring and
although I thought he would hang onto our wash, he didn't,
so he got left behind. It was much harder trying to catch
up with the bunch ahead but Kevin was doing a great job and
we started gaining.
Around Point Reserve, we caught up with Chris Hollier, so
Kevin slipped in behind him. Soon after we met the first double
kayak returning from Barkers Bridge, Brett Cassidy & Joshua
Calvert, followed Luke Dooley & Max Smith and then Michael
and Peter Liddle. Brett McDonald who seems to be getting stronger
every week was the first single.
Brett McDonald singles
winner. Photo Christopher Greed
At the Barkers Bridge turn
Chris tried to do a tight turn but he lost momentum and then
Kevin had to back off to prevent T-boning him which in turn
stopped my turn. It was only for a few seconds but it felt
like eternity although once I got going again I managed to
cut inside of Kevin and pass him. In the meantime Chris had
managed to get several metres ahead and I knew if I didn't
get back onto his tail he was going to get away. I had no
choice but to risk exhausting myself by sprinting as fast
as I could. Getting over his wash was a fight in itself but
I was so pleased when I succeeded. Doug Hodson and Peter Gigengack
were a few boat lengths ahead but it wasn't long before Chris
caught them up and soon after when Kevin caught up we had
a group of five.
I knew that I was no faster than the others in front so it
was pointless for me to try to pass and kill myself trying
so I just fought to keep behind them. By the time we had paddled
the first lap some of the K4s had finished their race completely
but we still had 11.3kms to go.
Brett Young, Doug Hodson,
Peter Gigengack, Chris Hollier, me behind and Ray Smith snr
and Lloyd Noel in double ski. Photo Christopher Greed
About 400 metres before
Barkers Bridge for the second time around I decided that I
had to reach it before the others as I didn't want to be behind
3 boats and get stopped again. I took off passing Peter G
to his left and sprinted as fast as I could to get in front.
It worked I reached the bridge first and was able to get around
cleanly. Peter G also had a good run and was soon beside me.
He said the others were now 6 boat lengths behind, which was
very pleasing.
Brett Young in his K1 was a few hundred metres ahead and it
seemed we were catching him. I was thinking how great it would
be to paddle pass him in my DR kayak. I was feeling pretty
good so Pete and I took it in turns surging and using each
other's wash to keep ahead. Around Pickering Park hundreds
of cormorants started flying over us. It was such a great
scene. Wave after wave they flew over us like squadrons of
bombers on a mission. I just gazed at the beauty of nature.
We kept putting in a surge, first Peter then me. Every so
often Peter would start fidgeting in his seat and stretching
his legs. He was having trouble with dead legs. I could only
think that his dead leg problem could only help me, so I was
so waiting for the last 200 metre sprint to the finish line
to see if I could beat him.
Mark Alderson paddling
his wooden K1 comes in second place. Photo
Christopher Greed
Warren Southwell and
Ron Clark fighting it out. Photo Christopher Greed
About 3 hundred metres from Sandy Beach
Peter told me that Doug was a boat length behind. Although
I sort of heard what he said, I didn't really take it in.
I mean how could Doug be a boat length behind, we had left
him at the bridge and we had kept up a cracking pace, well
so I thought. Then a few minutes later I noticed Doug on my
wash. Not only had he caught up he had taken a swim at the
bridge which had revived him. I must admit I thought we were
going a fast enough pace to keep him at bay, but it seemed
not.
As we started turning the corner at Sandy Beach and passing
Cynthia and Stephen Coward, Doug decided it was time to pass
us and went for it. I started to get penned in between Peter
and Doug and eventually with the surging of their wash I was
squeezed out and lost my place. I was again at the back of
them with only 600 metres to go. That wasn't a good place
to be but Doug was like a man possessed and although I gave
it my all, the wash of the two boats and Doug's speed kept
me from gaining. With 50 metres to go I gave it one last shot
and climbed Pete's wash to get around him and although I gained
on both Peter and Doug they were too good beating me by 2
seconds.
Doug Hodson, Peter Gigengack
and me
What a race it was. I was happy as I originally thought I
would be paddling the entire course on my own so it was great
to have had paddlers to chase. With a time of 2.13.31, I broke
the 65+ record by 14 minutes.
Many thanks to the organisers
and volunteers.
Double Barkers Results:
https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=101957 [ **************************** ]
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Middle Swan
Marathon
18th June
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Nina Mueller
all set for Avon Descent
Posted by: Anita in Sports
KAYAKER Nina Mueller of Lesmurdie is
all set to take on the white water challenge of this year’s
Avon Descent in K2 category with Coran Longwood.
Mueller said it would be a challenge
for me to keep up at the back given that Longwood was a marathon
paddler. But she was glad to have him in the front because
he would know where they were going as there were still sections
of the river she had not paddled.
She has competed in the Junior Avon five times, racing the
last 16km of the Avon Descent. Last year, it was her first
Avon Descent in a team of four – Cody’s Angels.
The 19-year-old first tried kayaking
when she was in about Year 4 when she was trying lots of different
sports to find out which one she could stick to. “I ended
up trying sailing, horse riding, diving, tee-ball, tennis
and eventually, slalom kayaking,’’ she said.
“Mum saw an advertisement for a
‘come and try’- day in a school newsletter and for
nine years I am into it.’’
She said she had always looked up to
her coaches who were the paddlers who had competed in Australian
teams. Robin Jeffery impressed her as a coach – he competed
in the 2012 Olympics in C2 and competed at the World Championships
for some years. “He recently coached me and the other
Australians for the New Zealand development tour over Easter
break and has to be one of the best coaches I’ve had,’’
she said.
But Jessica Fox is a personal favourite
and a role model for this young champion. “Fox has brought
slalom kayaking into the spotlight over the last few years.
“She is a great role model for girls in slalom.’’
Last year Nina was selected in the national
canoe slalom junior team and she was determined to bring home
the title.
“This is probably my proudest achievement
so far.”
In July last year Mueller also represented
Australia in World Championship Slalom in Poland.
“Getting to wear green and gold
and race with the AUS sticker on the front of my boat was
such an honour.’’
By Tanusree Ghosh
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Australian Sprint
Kayaker Alyssa Bull
has won a silver medal in the K1 1000
at her first ICF World Cup event of the European season in
Szeged, Hungary.
She continued her good form later in
the day by teaming up with Rio partner Alyce Burnett to qualify
for Sunday’s K2 500 final.
21-year-old Bull and Hungarian Dora
Bodonyi cleared out from the field in the 1000 final, with
a big home crowd urging the local hope to the finish line.
“I had a race plan, I stuck with
it, but I didn’t quite have enough at the end,”
Bull said.
“I was just trying to hang on,
I really wanted to get a good start and make that first 250
count. I didn’t expect anything today, so I’m really
happy.
“That was really hard. But I’m
really stoked how that went.”
Bull, who made her Olympic debut with
Burnett in the K2 500 last year, said despite her success
today she will continue to focus on the team boat.
“I’m really glad I get to
get some K1 experience internationally,” she said. “Unfortunately
it’s not an Olympic sport, but sometimes that’s
the best way to start.”
Bodonyi won the gold in a time of 3:50:250,
with Bull finishing in 3:51:511. Fellow
Australian, Cat McArthur, finished seventh.
Bull and Burnett made the final of the
K2 500 in Rio last year, and will get the chance to test their
progress since the Games on Sunday.
They both go into the race with excellent
individual form, Burnett winning her K1 500 B final just minutes
before Bull won her 1000 A final on Saturday morning. And
they have set new goals for 2017.
“It’s definitely different
this year,” Burnett said. “Last
year our main aim was just to make the A final, this year
we are not settling with close, we want to be at the top end
of an A final. “I think we
are definitely capable of that. We have both had good K1 results
here, so we can use that to push ourselves tomorrow.”
Queensland’s Billy Bain will also
race for a medal on Sunday after qualifying for the final
of the K1 500.
Jo Brigden-Jones will contest the B
final of the K1 200, while Matt Goble sizzled in his semi
of the K1 200 to also qualify for Sunday’s B final.
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The Molokai
Winners
Sean Rice 1st,
Hank McGregor 2nd, Cory Hill 3rd, Jasper Mocke 4th and Clint
Robinson 5th
Clint Robinson, Cory
Hill, Sean Rice, Hank McGregor and Jasper Mocke
It was Sean Rice first
Molokai win.
What a top 5 at Molokai including 3
previous winners. Not one of these guys gave an inch yesterday,
and nothing was left on the water. Absolute commitment from
everyone of them as they executed their race plans over 52kms.
The female winners were Rachel Clarke
1st, Tricia Gilbert 2nd and Sarah Davis 3rd.
Oscar Chalupsky finished 7th overall
and lost 6th place 300 meters from the end to Patrick Dolan.
He tried his hardest in the flat conditions. He said it was
such a hard race for him but what a great result and he is
over 50 years old..
Oscar Chalupsky
Top 10 men:
1. Sean Rice
2. Hank McGregor
3. Cory Hill
4. Jasper Mocke
5. Clint Robinson
6. Pat Dolan
7. Oscar Chalupsky
8. Lewis Laughlin
9. Wayne Dunbar
10. Dane Sloss
Race of the Week
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Tully wins bid
to host 2019 IRF World Rafting Championships
By IRF admin, on May 29th, 2017
Credit – Raging Thunder Adventures
The International Rafting Federation
is proud to announce that Australia has been selected to host
the 2019 World Rafting Championships.
The Championship will take place on
the beautiful and challenging Tully River located in North
Queensland within the Tully Gorge National Park – a UNESCO
World Heritage Rainforest.
President of the IRF, Joe Willis Jones
said “This will be the first time that Australia has
been selected to host this event and it is fitting that the
event be held on such an iconic river. The Tully is well known
by rafting enthusiasts around the world to be a great whitewater
river, and our athletes are looking forward to testing themselves
against its rapids, and of course enjoy the region’s
many other attractions and famous hospitality during their
visit to North Queensland.”
The Australian Rafting Federation bid
for the event which will be staged over eight days on the
Tully River and is expected to bring up to 700 athletes and
thousands of spectators to the region.
Tully wins the IRF World Rafting Championships
Bid: (L-R) Cr Ben Heath, Cr Wayne Kimberley, Cr Glenn Raleigh,
Cr Jeff Baines, ARF Bid Coordinator Graham Maifredi, Mayor
John Kremastos, Council’s Richard Blanchette and Raging
Thunder Adventure’s Paul Porteous.
Cassowary Coast Mayor John Kremastos
said he was thrilled with the announcement and the opportunity
to showcase the region’s natural beauty, adventure tourism
and liveability on a world stage.
“The Cassowary Coast is an adventure
capital with the nation’s top white water rafting river,
world heritage rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, sky diving
onto tropical beaches and so much more,” Mayor Kremastos
said.
“The world rafting championships
are a perfect fit, and testimony to more than 30 years of
world-class white water rafting in this region.
“Cassowary Coast Regional Council
is thrilled to have helped win this bid and to now help stage
this event and welcome visitors to our region and to the Far
North.”
National representatives from 30+ countries,
ranging from open crews to masters and youth teams, will compete
at the championships in a range of events from sprints and
slaloms to head-to-heads and downriver racing.
Australian Rafting Federation Bid Coordinator
Graham Maifredi said the event would boost the Cassowary Coast
region’s sports and adventure tourism status.
“This is an exciting prospect for
our community, our region and Australia as a whole,”
Mr Maifredi said. “This is the first world championship
that we know of for this region and it was won after a competitive
bidding process also involving Canada.
“I have had the honour of going
to multiple world championships as a competitor, judge and
event organiser and I’ve seen what a world-class event
like this can do to boost a region.”
Australian Rafting Federation President
Darrell Daveson said it has been a long-held dream to have
a home-based world rafting championships. He said the major
event would be preceded by a pre-worlds-Australian titles
event on the Tully River in May 2018, also bringing exposure
to the region.
Cassowary Coast Regional Council’s
Cr Ben Health welcomed the tourism and economic benefits.
Cr Heath said planning would start soon on event bases in
Tully and Cardstone and on an across-region accommodation
plan.
“We are now officially on the road
to 2019 IRF World Rafting Championships,” he said.
“As a region we work better together
and the Australian Rafting Federation will be working with
key local stakeholders in Council, Stanwell, the Wet Tropics
Management Authority, Queensland National Parks, Raging Thunder
Adventures, the Girringun Aboriginal Corporation and traditional
owners, Tropical Coast Tourism and Tourism Tropical North
Queensland to host this event in the region.”
‘Better Together’
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Race of the Week
Brevis Choate
Memorial – Slalom Race – 11 June 2017 -
This Family race is being
planned to be held at Hester Park. If we have enought rain
and whitewater is available event will change to Walyunga
(don’t forget your white water gear – helmets, flotation
devices, pfd’s if at Walyunga)
The Brevis Choate Memorial Race is held
in memory of Brevis, a past President of Canoeing WA. The
slalom community would like to honour his memory with a race
that reflects his belief in family and community participation.
Brevis died in 2005 and this is the 12th year of Brevis passing.
Brevis is the husband of Shirley Go and father of Isabella,
Alexandria and Jack, stepfather of Kim who are well known
in the WA Slalom Community.
All paddlers are welcome to attend the
event, dig out that old slalom boat or bring your plastic
playboat along. Paddlers will also be able to accumulate points
for family participation in the K1 and C1 Events
A team race will be held at the end
of the event. Teams consist of 3 boats but must include either
a C1 , C2 or plastic boat. Enter either as a family or a group
of friends.
Proposed Program:
08:00 Course set up & payment of
registrations & Bib Issue
09:00 Briefing
09.15 – Demonstration and practice
runs
… K1 – 1st Runs (Second to
follow) C1 – 1st Runs (second to follow)
Teams
- See more at: http://www.paddlewa.asn.au/2017/05/30/brevis-choate-memorial-family-race-11-june-2017-hester-park-or-walyunga-if-whitewater-is-on/#sthash.Dc7TGSJy.dpuf
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Middle Swan
Marathon
18th June
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The Be Active
Northam to Toodyay event is on again this July 16.
Registrations are now
open see link below.
http://ow.ly/yZN430cb4Vz
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Wild Water State
Champs
Hi All,
I would like to confirm the date for our Wildwater Racing
event in Bridgetown will be on 26th and 27th of August 2017.
Full details for the weekend will be available soon.
I apologise for the mix up with the calendar dates previously
advertised in September. The change of date was poorly communicated
and we sincerely apologise to those who have made accommodation
bookings and organised work leave. I have heard accommodation
is getting snapped up so get in now before it all goes. The
caravan park is popular with paddlers.
Initially the plan was to shift the
regular date to avoid conflict with 3 other events on the
same weekend. Balingup Medieval Carnivale (nearby town), a
power boat race early Sunday morning (same stretch of river),
City to surf (Perth). A big issue with shifting to a week
later was that the weekend falls on Fathers day, making it
difficult for some to attend a weekend away.
We hope to see as many competitors/
friends & family come to Bridgetown to paddle the mighty
Blackwood river and enjoy the best weekend of wildwater paddling
on the calendar.....and not to mention that it is also great
social weekend away.
Regards
John O'Sullivan
Chairperson_ Wildwater Committee
www.wildwaterwa.canoe.org.au
2017 WW Race
Calendar
Race 2 : 11th June, Drain Race
Race 3 : 25th June, Upper Swan Race
Race 4 : 9th July, Walyunga to Bells Race
Race 5 : 19th August, Bells Rapids Race
Race 6 : State Championships and Geegelup Cup : Bridgetown.
26th and 27th of August
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SWAN CANOE CLUB
JUNIOR CANOE SLALOM
Fundraiser Auction 2017
We still have the following silent auction
items available. This is a great chance to get quality goods
and services at below cost AND support WA junior members heading
to the World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships in July.
All items have been donated by our very
generous sponsors. Please email final bids to swanjuniors@gmail.com
by Sunday 11th June. To arrange viewing or ask questions please
call Rob on 0427774974
Item Retail Value Donated by Bidding is at...
Augusta Adventure Race Team Entry (can swap) 375 Rapid Ascent
200
Odessy Carbon Paddle 230 (can swap) 580 MainPeak 250
Search 215 Paddle (can swap) 270 MainPeak 150
Pursuit 220 Paddle (can swap) 270 MainPeak 150
SUP Weekend Hire 75 Paddlesport Megastore 30
SUP Weekend Hire 75 Paddlesport Megastore 30
Black Diamond ATC Sport Belay Device 30 Rockface, Northbridge
10
Three Month Climbing and YOGA Entry 270 Rockface, Northbridge
100
One Month Climbing and YOGA Entry 100 Rockface, Northbridge
50
Professional Bike service / clean (no parts) 65 TJW 20
Professinoal Bike service / clean (no parts) 65 TJW 20
Big river tapered dry bag 35L 70 Sea to Summit 35
Big river tapered dry bag 35L 70 Sea to Summit 35
Spirit PFD (check size - no swap) 120 Canoeing Down Under
40
Spirit PFD (check size - no swap) 120 Canoeing Down Under
40
Ultra PFD (check size - no swap) 140 Canoeing Down Under 40
Ultra PFD (check size - no swap) 140 Canoeing Down Under 40
Stellar Ski Sling 170 Stellar 80
Med Dry Bag 25 MDs 10
Pack Cover 40 MDs 15
2nd Hand Boats
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