Apr 23 - Noosa AOCRA South Queensland OC1 Race 1 - Australia
78 paddlers took to the water off Noosa at the weekend to compete in the first race of the AOCRA Grand Prix Southern Zone OC1/OC2 series.
Talk turned to the various designs of canoes, available for racing, now registered in Australia that lined the Noosa beach.
After a slow start, that involved canoes being weighed, official numbers being issued for the season, paddler registrations and a bit of general chaos, the first race around Noosa headland was underway.
33 Paddlers set out paddling into a tender Southerly, even though the forecast was for a strong wind warning, heading for around Noosa Headland and back. A distance of 12 klm.
For many of the paddlers, this was their first race on an OC1 or OC2, so hulis were very prevalent. The pack headed out, men and women together, being led by Mr. Chris Maynard of Outrigger Australia .He was chased down by Robert Pomie, who won the Open Men with Anthony Hartley Third.
A good contingent of female paddlers was there as well including many first timers completing the course successfully. The Senior Master women were very competitive with Liz Harvey battling it out all the way with Linda Whitehurst formerly of Santa Barbara and now an Aussi Resident. Despite Linda's huli on the start line she still battled with Liz to take 2nd place unofficially in the Long course.
OC2 s are becoming very popular with Gordon Jeffery (the legend) and Helen Wagner showing how it is done! Tracey Horan and Erica Hamp trying to chase them down and new skipper Sandy Cooper trialling her new pink OC2 for the first time.
The short course turned out to be a great running course for novices. 6klms: Start at the groyne, race to the pass, out to the North and run the bumps back to the boy! What fun!
Congratulations to our first timers! Jenny Johnson Tweed Coast Outriggers winning the Short Course 50 -54 yrs.
Senior Master Women OC2: Pam Prescott/ Jill Duffield: Brisbane Outriggers
Richard Cetinich: Master Men Short Course Tweed Coast Outriggers
The new Anderson OC2 plug was launched for the first time and raced in the Short course by Louise McMaster and Peter Anderson. Winners of the Mixed OC2 Senior Master Short Course.
A wonderful turn-up by the juniors, who waited all morning for their events.
Brett Carter won the Under 18s male and Jessica Mitchell the Under 18s female. Mitchell Jones the Under 16s male and Amy Rasmussen Under 16s female.
Hamish Gapes won the 14 years and Under male and Kate Donaldson Under 14 years' female.
12s and Under saw Jackson Maynard first and Katie Dixon first in the females.
Well done to our Junior paddlers
Despite the confusion of the first race of the season, everyone is looking forward to the
second race: Short Course: Wave Break Island Circuit. 8klms
Long Course: 16 klm: thru Seaway down to Marina Mirage and back...
Juniors: 4 klms.
Tweed Coast Outriggers will provide refreshments at next race.
Masseuse on duty.
Announcement of placing's
Canoe weigh-ins between 8.30 and 10.30 am for those that missed the last weigh-in at Noosa.
Results
OC1 EVENT SNR MASTER WOMEN GOLDEN 55 + CANOE NUMB PLACE TIME LONG COURSE NAME CANOE MUMB PLACE TIME PAM PRESCOTT 3 1 57.05.92 ROSE EDYVEAN 55 2 58.32.16 SHORT COURSE 55+ CORRIE WRIGHT 11 1 26.03.40 GOLDEN WOMEN 50-54 LONG COURSE LINDA FISHER 9 1 1.57.05 SHORT COURSE 50-54 JENNY JOHNSON 52 1 27.10.63 SENIOR MASTER WOMEN LONG COURSE ELIZABETH HARVEY 32 1 55.48.62 MICHELE CURNOW 19 2 57.11.16 CHRIS STEELE 10 3 57.12.75 KAREN SAFFIN 14 4 58.24.58 JANE IRONSIDE 57 5 58.59.33 SENIOR MASTER WOMEN SHORT COURSE JANE IRONSIDE 57 1 22.39.61 KIM POLGLASE 37 2 25.16.20 KATHY NASH 25 3 27.32.90 KERRIE WEBSTER 30 4 27.41.69 SENIOR MASTER WOMEN OC2 JILL DUFFIELD PAM PRESCOTT 23 1 22.11.43 MASTER WOMEN LONG COURSE OC2 0C2 TRACEY HORAN 23 ERICA HAMP 1 51.17.97 MASTER WOMEN SHORT COURSE WOMEN SHORT COURSE OC2 VANESS MERCER CHRIS STEELE 67 1 24.57.38 PAM PRIEST NARELLE MCBRIDE 36 2 26.58.01 GOLDEN MASTER MEN 55+ LONG COURSE LOCK LEDFORD 31 1 51.38.67 KEN MITCHELL 33 2 57.04.34 BRUCE MUMFORD 24 3 57.15.08 GOLDEN MASTER MEN 55+ SHORT COURSE BRUCE MUMFORD 24 1 23.54.53 GOLDEN MASTER MEN 50-54 LONG COURSE ROBERT LENNOX 16 1 51.17.97 KYLIE KENMAN 18 2 52.57.64 MICK CORCKER 20 3 54.55.87 KEN LINDSAY 27 4 G WHITEHURST 45 UNOFFICIAL GOLDEN MASTER MEN SHORT SOCRSE 0C1 SOURSE JOHN SHORT 94 1 23.50.44 PAUL BOBBERMAIN 43 2 29.01.93 SENIOR MASTER MEN LONG COURSE ROGER HANSARD 34 1 50.12.30 WARREN CUFFE 56 2 52.10.33 SENIOR MASTER MEN SHORT COURSE OC1 PETER IRONSIDE 11 1 25.32.18 BEN BLACKMAN 35 2 29.10.83 MASTER MEN OC1 LONG COURSE TREVOR WENDT 6 1 49.41.91 JEFF RAINSFORD 8 2 53.31.19 RICHARD CETINICH 29 3 53.55.17 DOUG CARTER 39 4 55.21.19 JOHN TOWNSEND 13 5 55.24.67 DANIEL IVES 199 6 1.08.88 MASTER MEN SHORT COURSE RICHARD CETINICH 29 1 22.11.36 PHILL SPRY BAILEY 40 2 23.47.32 DANIEL SHEPHERD 16 3 23.57.74 SCOTT MCGUREN 111 4 24.08.97 PETER REBEL 42 5 29.09.76 BRENDAN COOMBS 54 OPEN MEN OC1 LONG COURSE ROBERT POMIE 4 1 45.20.96 CHRIS MAYNARD 21 2 45.49.50 ANTHONY HARTLEY 12 3 53.28.65 MICHAEL SMEDLEY 22 4 1.5.40 MIXED OC2 SENIOR MASTER LONG COURSE GORDON JEFFREY HELEN WAGNER 15 1 MIXED OC2 SNR MASTER SHORT COURSE PETER ANDERSON LOUISE MCMASTER 53 1 MIXED OC2 OPEN SHORT COURSE COOPER 26 1 COOPER 18 & UNDER OC1 BRETT CARTER 39 1 25.07 BAYDEN MATHESON 47 2 29.08 ALLAN MCLENNAN 58 3 29.11 JESSICA MITCHELL 19 1 30.47 16 &UNDER OC1 MITCHELL JONES 5 1 26.32 C SHORT 94 2 29.11 KEIL TENGDAHL 48 3 29.31 AMY RASMUSSEN 7 1 31.03 STEPH LUSCOMBE 50 2 32.12 14 & UNDER OC1 HAMISH GAPES 61 1 ASHLEY MANN 5 2 KATE DONALDSON 48 1 12 & UNDER OC1 JACKSON MAYNARD 44 1 TIM RAINSFORD 8 2 CODY WOODFORTH 58 3 KATIE DIXON 47 1 BRITANY LEMARSENEY 16 2 HAYLEY LEMARSENEY 49 3
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