14th March 2018                                                    CDU Newsletter 610

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Whatever you do don’t miss this week’s
WA Marathon Championships

at Ascot Kayak Club

It’s going to be a great show. With over 130 paddlers and the spectacle of paddlers portaging and close racing around a 3.8km circuit it’s going to be a beauty.

In the 65-70 class we have 16 paddlers taking part which is most likely a record for a Championship so racing in my division is going to be one hell of a fight. The 55+ division has 21 paddlers taking part so who said racing was just for the young.

There are 14 in the Sunday novice race at the moment but we are hoping more paddlers will enter. Are you the one sitting on the sidelines? Novices don't portage so give it a go.

Tom Rogan has put an enormous amount of effort in to build special ramps that will be used at the portage points next to the AKC club rooms.

Registrations close tonight so get your entry in.

If you want to enter go here: 
https://www.webscorer.com/register?raceid=170325

Young gun Josh Kippin portaging at a previous State Championship.

The more mature paddlers portaging a few years ago.
They are now all older but yet to need a walking stick!

Tom has been working really hard on the two ramps and has taken time off work to get them spot on.

 Doug, Michael, Nathan, Steve, Ron, me and others have given him a little help.

Carpet is being laid by Tom, Steve and Ron. Doug is on timber delivery.

More work to be done tomorrow.

Even after 3 -4 days of Sprint Racing the juniors are back on the river training hard.

If you can guess what the shape in the picture is - the first five people to guess will win a pair of Canoeing Down Under Tie Downs

The WA Marathon Championships are taking place at Ascot Kayak Club this weekend.

 

There is going to be some exciting racing with over 130 paddlers taking place.

 

Wednesday Evening Race

The start of the Wednesday Evening Race

They are off.

Washriding in this week's marathon event will be popular, although washriding between classes are not allowed.

Champion Lakes - Perth

More great photos of the Sprint Titles by John O'Sullivan here:
 

https://johnosullivanphotography.smugmug.com/Sports/Paddling/Sprint/2019-National-Sprint-Championships/?fbclid=IwAR0Gz3dhrzuyyeyOrQRSS_qds-Pa1evCxE_Kvwf6nVBIRHxqTezB9hSQ4kU

In today’s Examiner Newspaper.

When the ladies crossed the finish line before me it was time to hide!
Photo Lawrence Greed

When I got to the finish line at the same time I felt better!
When I beat them in the 1000 metre race I was much happier.

But at least I won 3 silver medals in the over 65 MENS

Angelina Good-Gerne

Jeremy Alderson in the footsteps of his dad and grandad.

Josh Kippin and Jesse Phillips

There were a lot of WA paddlers receive medals

but

Over 40 of those paddlers from WA received gold medals

Open
K2M 200m - Josh Kippin (AKC) & Jesse Phillips (BPC)
K2W 200m - Jaime Roberts (WA) & Jo Brigden-Jones (NSW)
K2W 1000m - Simone Wilson (BPC), Demi O'Brien (BPC)
K4M 500m - Josh Kippin (WA), Jesse Phillips (WA), Jordan Wood (QLD) & Riley Fitzsimmons (NSW)
K4W 500m - Jaime Roberts (WA), Aly Bull (QLD), Alyce Burnett (QLD) & Jo Brigden-Jones (NSW)
K1M Long Distance - Christopher Greed (AKC)

Under 18
K2W 200m - Harriette Alexis (WA) & Alicia Fay (QLD)
K4M 1000m & 500m - Kobe Wilson (WA), Jarrah Sheppard (NSW), Tinus Koekomoer (NSW) & Carter Broadhurst-Hill (QLD)
K4W 500m - Yasemin Ray (WA), Kailey Harlen (NSW), Caitlin Webber (SA) & Ashlee Schoene (SA)
K4W 1000m - Yasemin Ray (WA), Charli Smyth (SA), Nicci Vesely (NSW) & Alisa van der Kwartel (NSW)

Under 16
K2 200m - Tim Hyde (CRCC) & Jeremy Alderson (AKC) 
K1M Long Distance - Tim Hyde
K2W Long Distance - Angelina Good-Gerne (CLBC) & Harriet Brown (BPC)

Under 14
K1W 200m - Olivia Campbell (CLBC)
K1W 1000m & 500m - Gabrielle O'Callaghan (BPC)
K2W 200m & 1000m - Femke Negus (AKC) & Olivia Campbell
K1W Long Distance - Gabrielle O'Callaghan

Guppy
Scarlett Florisson (AKC), Felicity O'Callaghan (BPC), Miriam O'Callaghan (BPC), Ruth Campbell (CLBC), Rachel Campbell (CLBC), Rhys MacRae (AKC), Joseph Campbell (CLBC), Kai Bulner (AKC), Leia Welker (AKC), Anna Sawicki (CRCC), Charlie Denniston (BPC), Botond Neveri (CLBC) & Gabriel Stevens (AKC)

Masters 35+
K1M 200m - Daniel Humble (IOP)
K1M 500m - Sung Tae Kim (CRCC)

Masters 45+
K1M 1000m & Long Distance - Brett McDonald (AKC)
K1W 200m - Charmaine Starling (AKC)
K1W 500m & 1000m - Erica McKnight (AKC)

Masters 55+
K1M 200m, 500m & 1000m - David Berglund (MOC)
K2M 200m, 500m & 1000m - David Berglund & Chris Boocock (MOC)

Masters 65+
K1M 200m, 500m & 1000m - Ron Clarke (AKC)

Special this month Black Nose Performances 15.5kg
V10 Sport, V8Pro & V8

normal price $3950.00

Price $3995.00.

Half Price. One only

Canning Classic Marathon

Sunday 31st March, Shelley Sailing Club

The Canning River Canoe Club's well-known event, the Canning Classic Marathon, is almost upon us!

Long Course: 12km
Short Course: 6km
Guppy Course: 3km

Registrations open from 8.15am-9.15am, race start 9.30am.

Prizes awarded for participation, not necessarily by winning!

Register on the day!

SunSmart Women of the Avon

Are you a woman who; enjoys outdoor physical activity, enjoys fitness or aspires to be fit and healthy, seek and enjoy challenges, are adventure-inspired, enjoys camaraderie, or likes to have fun?

Paddle WA are running a program for WOMEN ONLY who would love to undertake the challenge of training and competing in the iconic 2019 Avon Descent.

DATES:  23rd March, 30th March, and 6th April 2019
LOCATION: Ascot Kayak Club, Garvey Park
TIME: 9.00am-12:30pm, each Saturday

You will get 10 hours of tuition from WA’s top paddlers, all equipment provided for the program, specific training program by well-known coach Andrew Budge, a seminar with Sports Physiotherapist and Kayak Coach Andrew Hayden, a feeling that you’re ready to hit the water whenever you like!

Terry Bolland from Canoeing Down Under has offered a generous discount on a new Epic V7 Ski, helmets, paddles and PFD to ALL women who register for the course, to get you ready for the Avon Descent!

Registrations close 11.59pm Thursday 21st March