21 February Tuesday Night Race

Another good turn out tonight with a total of 24 paddlers entered. Conditions included a warm NW wind with some reasonable gusts but none of the forecast rain. The course was 4 big loops, with grades A and B only. 

Rob Nichol was in excellent form and managed keep chasers at bay to take the overall win. Dave Rudge and Jerome weren't far behind in their double. Chester kept the men honest and finished a whisker ahead of Sandy Winterton who is paddling superbly well in his new Sharp.

Other race hilights included the altruism of a couple of racers. One undertook a survey on fish numbers, just in case NIWA doesn't have enough data. The other researched what doesn't work when rolling and reported lessons learned back to race officials. 

A stopwatch malfunction right on finishing kept race organisers on their toes. Times below are include a bit of extrapolation. Some people may also be ordered incorrectly as the watch decided to ''have a break'" right when a big group came in together. The words of race officials (in the instance of this race) are by no means final. Correspondence will be considered and times adjusted accordingly (within reason).

A grade

Rob Nichol - 34.39

Dave Rudge and Jerome - 35.15

Chester Burt - 36.26

Sandy Winterton - 37.11

B grade

Mark Hearfield and Nick Lowe - 38.02

Heather Kirkham and Chris Sherwood - 38.52

Julian - 39.57

Iain Gilles - 40.18

Andrew Bluck - 40.20

Dan Pringle and Jo Holden - 40.40

Jeff - 40.44

Geoff Ludeman - 41.47

Kath Allan - 41.58

Stephen Parker - 42.00

Lou Hales - 42.14

Steve Toole - 42.05

Ron - 42.15 (inc 2 min assistance adjustment)

David - 46.02

Dave Dellebarca - 47.10

Nigel Parry - 52.35