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Being away at the championships I missed two newsletters which means that this one is a little bigger than usual.
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Whilst other Australian paddlers were producing great results around the world, WA paddlers were paddling extremely well at the Australian Marathon Championships in Adelaide which resulted in several paddlers being selected to represent Australia at the World Marathon Championships in Portugal.
Story
below:
Most of the WA Team in Adelaide
many will be racing this Sunday
The Australian Sprint Team
going great guns
Following a stunning Australian record-breaking silver medal at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary (20 May 2018), the women’s K4 500m of Rio Olympians
Alyce Burnett (QLD), Alyssa Bull (QLD), London Olympian Jo Brigden-Jones (NSW) and Jaime Roberts (WA) have been selected to represent Australia at the 2018 ICF Sprint World Championships in Montemor o Velho, Portugal from 23-26 August 2018.
WAs Jamie Roberts enjoying her silver medal win in the women's K4 ------------------------------------------- More here on sprint here: http://canoe.org.au/2018/06/05/womens-k4-spearheads-aus-team-selected-for-2018-sprint-world-champs/
http://canoe.org.au/2018/05/27/aus-keeps-european-medal-streak-running/
http://canoe.org.au/2018/05/26/bronzed-aussies-continue-medal-streak-for-canoe-sprint-team/
World Wild Water Championships
Christopher Greed, WA who is studying in England pops over to Muotathal, Switzerland to watch the
World Wild Water Championships. Australia's Rob McIntyre came 5th outright in a time of 1:06.57 in the K1M Sprint final.
With 4th place only 2/100ths of a second ahead, and the dominance of the Slovenian team... Rob did Australia extremely proud, & elevated in his qualifying position of 7th.
Rob McIntyre at the world championships
Australia’s Wildwater paddlers impressed at the 2018 Wildwater World Championships in Switzerland over the weekend with the K1 men’s team
finishing the sprint event in an impressive fourth place. It was the first Australian Wildwater team to compete at a World Championship since 2013 and the best team result for more than ten years.
The team of Rob McIntyre (NSW), Alex McIntyre (NSW) and Kaylen Bassett (VIC) finished fourth in a time of 1:12.19 and +3.46 seconds behind winner Slovenia. France
finished second and Germany third. In the K1 women’s individual sprint races Georgina Collin (WA) finished 16th and 13th in the heats, while Dita Pahl (VIC) placed 29th and 20th.
http://canoe.org.au/2018/06/05/aus-wildwater-paddlers-impress-at-worlds/
Cory Hill (Aus) 2018 Molokai Champion
Australian Cory Hill (QLD) has won the 2018 Molokai Challenge, winning the legendary ocean paddling race from Molokai to Hawaii Kai, Oahu in a record time of 3:15:09 and breaking the 21-year old record of fellow Australian Dean Gardiner. Men’s results: 1 Corey Hill (Aus) 3:15:09 2 Hank McGregor (RSA) 3:15:39 3 Jasper Mocké (RSA) 3:17:03 Women’s results: 1 Hayley Nixon (RSA) 3:52:02 2 Rachel Clarke (NZL) 3:53:03 3 Jordan Mercer (AUS) 3:55:37 http://canoe.org.au/2018/05/30/cory-hill-wins-2018-molokai-challenge/
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2018 Canoe Marathon Championships The 2018 Canoe Marathon Championships started with a 4 day drive across the Nullarbor with Luke Dooley towing a trailer with 16 kayaks on the trailer and 3 more on Luke’s car roof rack. We were in a 4 vehicle convoy, with Steve Bolger towing a trailer, Jose towing a trailer and Dave Worthy and Maya in Maya’s car. Camping under the stars and getting used to the chilly weather we arrived in
Adelaide on the 4th day just before the sun set over the ocean at the bottom of our street. We were lucky enough to have an Airbnb with a garage that had a high roof so the kayaks were safe from the Adelaide villains, if there are villains in Adelaide. The next morning we dropped the boats
off at the course, went for a 30 minute or so paddle and drove to the airport to pick up Sam and Baillie who were staying at the same house. We were quite impressed with the airport although the 4 storey car park is not suitable if you are carrying a kayak. After grocery shopping, a relaxed lunch we
returned to the West Lakes Course for another practice session. I was very impressed with all the activity that was going on and it had nothing to do with our event. There were school students being taught how to kayak, how to paddle a canoe and how to sail. Of course it was also a rowing/kayaking course. How good would it be to have something like the West Lakes course in the heart of Perth. We need an office and building to house ‘Paddle WA’ around the Burswood/Claisebrook area, so they
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A few of the WA masters team
Luckily for the marathon competition the weather conditions were favourable unlike the stormy windy conditions that the young sprint competitors had a few days
before. On day one, Saturday morning all the masters above 35 years old, the juniors under 16 took part in their races, starting at 8.15am. It was quite an early start and quite chilly so it was an advantage to live close to the venue. The 35 plus race took off first followed by older categories, then us, the 65 plus class with a mix of 55plus skis. We had to paddle 18.75kms. West Australia had three kayaks in this class, Peter Martin, Ron Clarke and me plus other paddlers from other states and Terry Poole who won gold and beat me by a second at last years event. Not knowing your
competition keeps you guessing to where in the pack you are going to sit and who to watch out for. I knew Terry Poole was one and Ron Clarke was another, the others were a mystery.
Well it's time to get on the water and get racing
The good thing about taking off with paddlers in your same age group is that there is less chance for too many of the paddlers to sprint off and leave you behind with all the wash to
contend with. In many WA races we are starting off with paddlers much quicker so the wash becomes a real problem and can destroy your race right there, unless you are lucky enough to get a wash from a faster paddler to help carry you along. This morning I was one of the faster paddlers off the line
which is quite pleasing when you are not used to it. About 500 metres a ski paddler converged on my left and Steve Bolger on a ski converged on my right. Steve was originally going to paddle his Time Bandit (Multisport) but there was no class so Jose loaned him a ski, although not being used to it and a little tippier he fell behind at the top turn and was never able to catch up. If he had paddled his Time Bandit he would have been a lot faster. You have a much better chance of
having a class at an Australian Championships if you paddle a K1.
I was fast enough to sit next to a ski paddler for a lap but being on his right and on the outside of the turns I used a lot of energy to keep up and I eventually fell behind. I
fought to keep in contact surging and sprinting especially after the turns. When I eventually lost him I had to keep up a good pace to make sure my competitors didn’t catch up. Luckily for me they didn’t. Unfortunately for Ron he wasn’t performing at his best so I beat him by 2 minutes, Peter Martin was third so it was a WA trifecta.
Paddlers relaxing at lunch time
Many of the WA masters team members did very well in their races and most won medals (see below) so we were all happy. Presentations were done in the sunshine at lunch time and before
the open races. With the men’s/women open, under 23 and under 18 having their races in the afternoon, it meant that the master paddlers who paddled in the morning could watch the blue ribbon events and how exciting they were to watch, although the final results didn’t quite go WA way.
Ron, me and Peter at medal presentation
All but two were medal winners by lunchtime
Luke Dooley in his K1 race
Luke was doing a cracking job in the under 18s race, his opponents dropping behind one by one but there was one paddler Seamus Spanner from Victoria who really put a spanner in the works
in the last 100 metres of the 22.5km race by sprinting hard and beating Luke by 2 seconds. A very similar scenario happened in the open K1, leaving two paddlers standing on those last laps, Josh and Glenn Rypp from South Australia. A few hundred metres from the 30km finish line Glenn suddenly put on
an enormous sprint which Josh wasn’t able to pull back, Glenn beating Josh by two seconds. The WA crowd was stunned but for Josh and Luke it was disappointment, although they both still made the Australian team and can get their own back at the World Championships in Portugal in September. In the
open women’s 26.25km race Queensland Tegan Fraser was just amazingly too good blitzing the field, Megan Shaw from Victoria second and WAs Sam and Baillie were third and fourth. For most paddlers the K1 race was the most important so now we could put the single kayaks away and have a more relaxing
evening. After showering many of the WA group headed out to a local historic pub for a meal. The room was full of chatter and the silent TV had the Royal Wedding playing.
On day two it was the same format but it was doubles day and slightly cooler. I teamed up with Ron Clarke. Jose Costa loaned us his Sipre Coyote K2 which is a very stable kayak but still pretty fast. We lined up with all the K2s and S2s paddlers over 55 and although
we paddled well together and beat other crews, we didn’t have any competition in our age group so we won. It’s much harder to keep fit and be injury free when over 65. Many WA paddlers won medals in the K2s.
The doubles race. Ron & I, John & Mark and Maya & Dave line up
Doug & Steve join our line
Darryl & Spencer, T2 & Trevor and Mark & Hugh are off
Sam & Baillie on their way to 3rd place
Again the master paddlers were able to watch the open paddlers perform. Luke was full of determination and although he didn’t have a WA paddler to paddle with, he paddled with Liam Dohnt
from South Australia. The race was similar to his singles race with crews dropping off the pace leaving Luke and Liam to out-paddle Seamus Spanner and Bryce Newton on the last lap. Luke and Liam were pretty happy. All four will be going to the World Championships in Portugal. Meanwhile the open race
with Josh, who was paddling with Logan Dutton was pretty exciting being neck and neck throughout the race with Glenn Rypp and Koyo Niokio. Unfortunately for WA, half way through the last lap Glenn and Koyo took over the lead and started creeping away from Josh and Logan. Logan looked pretty shattered as he came into the last portage and at that stage Josh and Logan had little hope in catching Glenn and Koyo ending up 30 seconds back. Sam and Baillie were still paddling when Josh finished and it looked a pretty gruelling race but they stuck at it and came home in third place which was pretty pleasing. So now the competition came to an end and only the presentation and the loading of boats on the trailers were left to do. It had been a great competition. Nearly all paddlers came away with medals. I came away with 2 gold medals, K1 and K2 so I was happy. Although I became an Australian Marathon Champion in the 65 plus category I know I am not the fastest 65 kayaker in Australia, it just means I was the fastest who took part in the event. Saying that I did beat 7 paddlers in
my 65 class, and another 12 younger paddlers who did the same distance and course, so it makes me feel a bit more deserving about coming first. With 35 WA paddlers and several support people being there we had a great cheer squad, and it made for a fun, rewarding trip. Being in a group away from home
brought us closer together as accommodation was shared, we spent time together at the course café, around the course, at the WA trailers as well as going out for dinner in a big group. When it’s in your home state you just go home and only socialise at the course. After a 3 day drive home, Luke and I
arrived at Ascot Kayak Club at 5.25pm to unload some boats. Within minutes Luke had his kayak off the roof, put his rudder back on and was in the river and racing by 6.00pm. A day later we received notification that we had been selected to represent Australia in the World Marathon Championships in
Portugal, Luke in the Under 18 and me in the Masters over 65. WA paddlers in the team for Portugal
Junior Men K1 & K2 Luke Dooley
Open Men K1 & K2 Josh Kippin
Open Men K2 Michael Baker
Masters
Terry Bolland
Jenni Bateman
Ron Clarke
Mark Lawson
Mark
Sedgwick
Hugh Trivett
The Finish of Luke's Race
Luke and Seamus paddling away from the last portage
Seamus gets ahead and a canoe doesn't help Luke
Seamus out sprints Luke by 2 seconds
Bryce Newton, Seamus Spanner have a chat with Luke. They are all off to the worlds
The Finish of Josh's Race
Josh & Glen at the last portage
Josh appears to have Glen covered
Josh is unable to go with Glen and is 2 seconds behind
Glenn and Josh are both off to the Worlds
Medal Winners at the Australian Championships 35 WA paddlers took part and most paddlers came away with medals or good results. 19 gold 16 silver 13 bronze. Josh Kippin also received the Australian Canoeing Marathon Paddler of the Year 2017
Josh Kippin = 2 silver K1 & K2 open
Luke Dooley = 1 gold K2 & 1 silver under
18
Sam Pilton = 2 Bronze 1 K1 & 1K2 open
Baillie Liddle = 1 Bronze K2 open
Thomas Rogan = 1 Gold Ski 35-44
Jose Costa = 1 Bronze Ski 35-44
Spencer King = 1 Silver K1 & 1 Gold K2 35-44
Darryl long = 1 Gold K2 35-44
Brett McDonald = 2 Gold K1 & K2 45-49
Terry Brooke = 1 x Silver K2 45-49
Trevor Longwood = 1 x Silver K2
45-49
Hugh Trivett = 1 Bronze Ski 2 45-49
Mark Sedgwick = 1 Bronze Ski 2 45-49
Terence Brooke = 1 Silver Ski 45-54 1 Silver 45-49 K2
Trevor Longwood = 1 Silver 45-49 K2
Simon Sullivan = 1 Bronze Ski 45-54
Dave Worthy = 1 Gold Mixed K2 50-54
Maya Elston = 2 Gold K1 & Mixed K2 50-54
Charmaine Starling = 1 Silver K1 50-54
Wendy
Burdett = Ski 50-54
Dave Worthy K1 50-54
Mark Lawson = 2 Gold K1 & K2 55-59
John Hilton = 1 Bronze K1 55-59
Doug Hodson = 1 Bronze K2 55-59
Steve Bolger = 1 Silver & 1 Bronze Ski & K2 55-59
Terry Bolland = 2 Gold K1 & K2 65-69
Ron Clarke = 1 Silver K1 & 1 Gold K2 65-69
Peter Martin = 1 Gold K2 mixed & 1 Bronze K1 60-69
Judy Martin = 1 Gold K1 & 1 Bronze K2
60-69
Michael Laloli = Silver K2 35-44
Simon O'Sullivan = Silver K2 & Bronze Ski 35-44
Jenni Bateman = 1 Gold K2 40-44
Tim Hyde = 1 Gold under 14 K1
Scarlett Florisson = 1 Gold Under 10 guppy
Hunter Florisson = 1 Silver Under under 12 guppy
Hunter Florisson/Scarlett Florisson 1 Silver under 12 Guppy
K2
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