We didn't have any local races that I'm aware of last weekend but WA had a team of sprint paddlers compete in the first Grand Prix of the year at West Lakes, South Australia and they all did very well. See below.
John Breed, Alan Moreby and Vince Lanadi - three of the many more mature paddlers paddling the Time Bandit Kayak. The Time Bandits are fast, relatively stable kayaks and a lot easier to paddle than a K1.
These guys Mark and Keith have been around for a while and for a time I didn't see much of them but they are now back on the water and enjoying it. When meeting them you can guarantee you will be a happier person as they are always jolly and joking.
AKC Juniors Enjoying A Paddle
Led by Peter Martin
Whenever you see a mob of AKC juniors on the river Peter Martin is not far away.
Swan Canoe Club
Junior Holiday Program
We are holding another holiday program! This course is ideal for kids that want something new and exciting to try this summer holidays. Participants will also recieve a discount to our term 1 classes.
When: 9:00AM - 2:00PM January 21st - 24th
Who: Children aged 10-16 (max 15 participants)
Why: It's a greats a great way to keep kids moving during the holidays and also teach them about being safe around the water
Cost: Early bird price $199 (before Jan 10th), $275 after
On Monday 21 January 2019 at 9:00am
Swan Canoe Club
16 Johnson Parade, Mosman Park, Western Australia 6012
Bernadette Wallace (QLD) in the new women’s canoe boat class that will premier at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Photo Jo Kneebone
Down River Around The Buoys
Are you interested?
If I get enough interest I will be running the Down River Flat water session around the buoys on a Friday morning at 6am at Claughton Reserve, Bayswater a week or two after New Year. So if you are interested please let me know.
Great for developing skills.
IOP Downwind Race
Race 5 is scheduled for Saturday the 15th , starting at 3:30 pm from Cottesloe and finishing at Sorrento SLSC.
This paddler has got the right idea to move a SUP board faster by using a double bladed paddle. It's one of the longest paddles I have seen. He was just interested how it would go.
Epic Mid-Large Carbon Paddle
Carbon Shaft
The Epic Mid Large Wing paddle is designed for flatwater racers. Best suited for sprint distances, or strong paddlers. The Mid Large Wing provides exceptional power in a more manageable package.
Full Carbon Shaft construction, which is designed for maximum energy transfer.
Full Carbon construction - 27 oz (765 grams); comes standard with Epic’s Length-Lock 2™ adjustable ferrule technology.
The V14 is designed to be the ultimate speed demon for small to mid sized water conditions. It’s faster than V10 and V12 with an even sleeker shape and narrower waterline.
Because the bow of the V14 is much narrower compared to the rest of the Epic ski line it helps the V14 knife through wind chop & small waves.
It is an amazing flat water ski, probably the faster ski on the market and equal speed as that of a fast K1.
If you are a proficient to experienced paddler you will love the V14 on flat water but you will need to be experienced paddler to paddle it on a rough ocean.
The V14 is not for novices.
Specifications:
Length: 6.4m (21’)
Width: 42.9 cm
Depth: 32cm
Weight 15.5kg
Only One Left - What a bargain - Usually $3990.00 Special
$1990.00
Coaches Ramon Andersson and Jesse Phillips took a strong group of athletes from WAIS and
WASPS over to compete, all of whom gave impressive performances and produced strong results. Matthew Greed and Nicholas Greed had their first national regatta racing in the open class, joining Brett Cassidy and Lachlan Armstrong against some of the best paddlers from Australia and around the world. K1 200m Olympic silver medallist Maxime Beaumont (FRA), K4 500m world champion Max Lemke (GER), and world university champion Felix
Frank (GER) were some of their competition, making tough work for our Western Australian’s to progress to a final. This didn’t stop Brett Cassidy, who made a final in all three K1 events and two K2 events. In the K2 200m B final Matthew and
Nicholas Greed finished 2nd with a new PB of 35.46s, just 0.62s ahead of Cassidy and Armstrong.
Bayswater Paddlesports Club members Jaime Roberts, Shannon Reynolds and Yale Steinepreis also faced strong international competition from Linnea Stensils
(SWE), Manon Hostens (FRA) and Lea Jamelot (FRA) in the women’s open class. Jaime showed her strength by finishing 5th in the A final of both the K1 500m and K1 200m. She teamed up with Cat McArthur (SA) to come 3rd in the K2 500m and 2nd in the K2 200m, and won the women’s K4 500m in a time of 1m 35.60s alongside
McArthur, Aly Bull (QLD) and Alyce Burnett (QLD). Shannon managed to win the B final of the K1 500m and came 2nd in the K1 200m B final. Yale finished just 1 second behind Shannon in the K1 500m B final to come 2nd, and reached the A final of the K1 200m finishing 8th. In the K2’s, she teamed up with Ella Beere
(NSW) to take home 3rd in the 200m A final.
Matthew and Nicholas Greed
And if that wasn’t enough to show that WA is a force to be reckoned with, our junior men certainly did the job. U16 WASPS athlete Jeremy Alderson reached the final of all his events, coming 4th in the K1 1000m and K1 500m, and 3rd in
the K1 200m. He teamed up with Tim Hyde to come 2nd in the K2 1000m and win both the K2 500m and K2 200m. Tim was close on Jeremy’s heels in the K1 events, with a 4th place finish in the 1000m and 500m, and 3rd in the 200m. In the U18’s, Kobe Wilson also made all K1 finals, coming 5th in the 1000m and 500m, and 4th in the 200m. In national debut, Chad Wiese
joined Kobe in a K2, coming 3rd in the 1000m, 2nd in the 500m, and 4th in the 200m.
The junior girls followed suit, with exceptional performances from Yasemin Ray, Harriette Alexis and Shania Smee. Yasemin showed
that she’s strong across all distances by coming 4th in the 1000m and 500m final, and 3rd in the 200m final. She also came 3rd in the K2 500m with Alicia
Fay (QLD), but finished just behind the team of Shania and Harriette in the K2 200m (who came 4th). Harriette made her way to the K1 200m final where she came 7th among a tough group of
girls.
Paddle WA.
IOP Race 5
Race 5 is scheduled for Saturday the 15th , starting at 3:30 pm from Cottesloe and finishing at Sorrento SLSC. The committee may change the course depending on the forecast conditions closer to the day. Please check with Facebook or our website event page for any updates to the event. You can enter online at Webscorer or via the race link on our website event page.
Cost is $15 for IOP members and $25 for non members. Use your membership number as the discount code if you are a current member of IOP to get the discounted race fee. Please
note that the CWA membership rego system is not linked to the webscorer race rego system. So if you register with CWA and then go straight to the race rego, your discount code will not be immediately available. PM us on Facebook (@IndianOceanPaddlers) or email us at events@iop.asn.au if you have any issues.
The race is broken into wave starts with self grading into Aspiring, Experienced and Elite categories. The usual safety kit will be required for participants. PFD, leg leash are
mandatory, as is a flare if you go more than 400m offshore . We ask that you consider wearing a bright fluoro green/pink/orange cap to help water safety spot you out amongst the white tops !.
Race rego from 2:30 pm. First wave away at 3:30pm. Please check in at least 30 minutes before the race to confirm your attendance.
In consideration for the hard working IOP race crew, please try to get your entries in online prior to race day.
In case we don't see you at Race 5, we hope you have a great festive season, and get some thumping good downwinders in over the Summer break. Stay safe and come back in the new
year for 4 more IOP Summer Series events !.
The IOP Events Team - events@iop.asn.au
