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****FOR SALE UPDATED****Ocean Series 7 Frederick Henry Bay
Race 7 of the Southern Paddlers Ocean Series started in Pipe Clay Lagoon at Cremorne. Division One ended up taking a right turn as they exited the Lagoon heading South towards Clifton Beach before turning and heading North West to Seven Mile Beach. The course ended up being 18.5km and tossed up some interesting conditions. Early on it was basically windless, although the swell rolling into the bay did provide a bit of assistance if you could be lured in to chasing them. Division Two took the direct route to Seven Mile covering about 12km. Even though the forecast wind was slow to materialise it did fill in late providing some descent runs towards the finish. Some interesting choices of lines made Div 1 a bit of a mixed bag with one group heading out to sea whilst another stayed on the rhumb line which was propably the better choice at the end of the day although they did cop their fair share of current off the points. Stubbsy was too good once again taking out the win from Ben Maynard who relished the condition in the Time Bandit - wait till he gets a ski. Div two was taken out by Dave Russell-Green over Sean Menitz and Marlon Keys. Twilight kicks off again on Tuesday with a BBQ and DCC meeting to follow - see you there. Australia Day Sandy Bay Regatta Race26 Jan 10 Our biggest race yet! 33 paddlers and a big crowd enjoying the spectacle made up for the weather not playing the game again. The 6.5 km course was similar to our twilight course but went around the corner from Long Beach to a permanent marker some 200m further down the river towards Kingston. The Lone Ranger Jim Stubbs returned to take out the two lap Div 1 race from Ace Petrie and Stewy Lawless, whilst Div 2 was taken out by Peter Kay over Sam Ibbott and Andy Maver in a closely fought affair. Twilight Series Race 615 Dec 09
21 paddlers lined up for the last twilight before Chrissy. Normally having a Euro world class paddler would have been exciting enough but that was eclipsed by the fact that we had our first female competitor ever!!! Big bustling Buzz Lawless is killing it at the moment and showed that there's still more to come after the weekends triumph taking out the win tonight around the new course which measured around 8.5km. Second was Ben Oakley from Old Blighty with The Bucksmeister 3rd. Eastcoast Double Header12-13 Dec 09 Southern Paddlers first trip away began on Saturday with the trip up to Orford on Tassies sunny Eastcoast. paddlers converged on the cafe strip for a caffine fix and final instructions for the weekends first race before heading off to the start at the Eastcoaster Resort.
Tuesday Night is the last Twilight race before the Xmas break so come along, have a race and a festive beer afterwards. The course is around 7kms a safety boat is provided and all are welcome as long as they wear a PFD. Twlight Race 51st Dec 09 25 paddlers took part in the first time trial of the year around the regular 6.6km course. Ace was back on the road this week and showed that his bingle hasn't slowed him down managing to pip Stuey Lawless by just 1 second. Bucks continued his strong season in third place with Disco managing fourth followed by Cooka and the much improved Andy Palmer. In fact Cooka and Andy could only be seperated by hundredths of a second. Well down to all that turned up and thanks to our great support personel, Ringo Star in the safety boat and Anne and Rexy on timing. Sandy Bay to TinderboxWell once again conditions deserted us at the start. The forecast NE winds were replace by an annoying drizzle that put paid to any wind. 17 paddlers took to the start which was impressive considering the distance, apparently a few thought it was only 12kms and were a bit supprised when we arrived at Blackmans's Bay and still had a long way to go.
The Lads Stubbsy wasn't the bushranger today but the Lone Ranger. Off the line the distictive cry of "High ho Silver" could be heard above the grunts and groans and the masked man was away dragging Todd Disco Sargison a boat length clear of the chase bunch. Matt Dalziel accelerated up to Stubbsy as did Stew Buzz Lawless leaving Lester, Bucks, Cooka and myself struggling to get on terms. Disco found the pace at the front a bit hot letting go around Taroona High destined for the chase group. Matt Dalziel must have thought it was a bit tough sitting up to wait for the group as well.
Chase group At the Kingston pontoon the Lone Ranger was well and truly alone and had opened a massive lead on the rest of the field. Buzz had been caught by the chasers so there were 6 paddlers in the group swapping turns in an attempt to pull Jim back. In between Blackmans Bay and Pearsons Point the sea became a massive washing machine with re-bounds bouncing off the cliffs and current combining to make just moving forward extremely tough.
The Lone Ranger The confused sea state was enough to split the chase group, by Pearson's Point with only 2km to go Dalziel put in an effort and pulled away from Lester and Buzz, but it was never going to be enough to catch Stubbsy who easily took the win to make it three from three. Matt finished second with Lester in third. But the Paddle of the day would have to go to Stew McKinlay who in only his third paddle for quite a few years rocked up on a Millenium thinking he was paddling 12kms and managed to finish the 19km race absolutely stuffed but with a smile on his face.
Paddle of the day Eastcoast Double HeaderAll the details are finally up! We are really keen to make this event a success and would appreciate as many as possible turning up. Families etc... are most welcome. Twilight Race Four17 Nov 09 A balmy evening greeted paddlers for race four in the Twilight Series. Matt Dalziel fresh from his Wild Water World cup exploits showed just what he's capable of taking the win from the consistant Stewy Lawless and the rapidly improving Andrew Buckley. Matt set a new course record with a blistering time of 30.55, knocking more than a minute off Stewy Lawless' previous mark. Quite a few new faces tonight and with a few regulars otherwise indisposed hopes are high for cracking the 30 odd next race. Remember Ocean Series Three is on Saturday check the site Saturday morning for course details. Ocean Series Race TwoRace two of this year's Ocean Series started from the Eastern end of Seven Mile Beach around a can 4 km's from the start then straightened up for a dash to the finish at Lauderdale Yacht Club. Numbers were a bit light on this week with the Tullah Challenge and the Extreme Wild Water Race at the Cataract Gorge keeping more than a few otherwise indisposed plus of course the lack of any Cliffy Boys, who obviously have better things to do than support the sport either that or the're scared of a touch up. The forecast beasterly seabreeze failed to materialise with the only small runs coming from the south east. Andrew Flakemores swish V12 finally turned up, but the flat conditions would have probably suited the time Traveller more. Off the line the Carlton bushrangers adopted their now familiar position at the front of affairs with Stewy (Buzz) Lawless towing the second group with Lester, Cooka and John Hitchens up towards the turn.
Around the turn the gaps started to appear with Lester surging ahead creating a small gap between himself and Stewy and another gap back to Cooka and Johno. Behind them Marty Stephenson, myself and Andy Palmer were trying desperately to get back on terms with Andy and I opting for a dubious line out wide that probably didn't work but it was worth a try. Stubbsy took out another win eventually beating Ace by about 45 seconds with Lester another 75 seconds back rounding out the podium for third. Information on the Eastcoast Double Header will be posted soon!!! |
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