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Kathleen McNamee traveled to Chestertown, MD this weekend to compete in the final ECORA OC-1 point series race. Kathleen finished 2nd in the Womens Open class.
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MAPA Members paddle well at Lumberton

Posted by Freda Rosso at Oct 2, 2005 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
Five MAPA members made the trek down to the Lumber River Canoe Challenge. A forty mile epic adventure on one of Americas senic waterways. The race starts in Lumberton NC and finishes in Nichols SC. The water level was 3.4' on the gage at Boardman NC. There were many obstacles in the water and numerous shallow water sections. On top of that there were flys the size of a half dollar that liked to hitch a ride on your head, arms and back. Vultures circled overhead in the mid to lower sections of the race. There were nice sandy beaches at every other corner that beckoned the paddlers to stop. Results: Kyle McLain & Chuck Conley first place overall, fastest time of the day at 5:32:00, Second Place Leza McLain & Rusty McLain with a time of 5:32:19. Special thanks go to Amy McLain: Driver, Pit Crew & Camera-person who did a great job supporting the racers. Also would like to thank William & Lynn McDuffie and the NC Canoe Racing Association for doing a fantastic job putting on this race and all that goes into it.
Congratulations to Jim Farrington on his 3rd place Mens Masters finish at the 29th annual Outdoorsman Triathlon in North Carolina. The Outdoorsman Triathlon is the nations oldest triathlon and was first run in 1976. The event consist of a 1 mile swim, 4 mile run and an 8 mile paddle on the Little Tennessee River which involves negotiating class II rapids. Jim finished the race in a time of 2:30:39. He had the fastest time on the paddle leg of any of the single competitors with a time of 1:21:46. Great job Jim! For a complete list of race results click on the article headline.
Chuck Conley circumnavigated Wye Island at the 13th Annual Wye Island Regatta in a time of 1:48:32 to finish 1st Mens Master Racing Kayak. He came in just behind Hugh McFarlane who was first open mens racing kayak. Congrats to Chuck on a great race. To check out all of the Wye Island results go to: http://www.annapolisrowingclub.com/2005_files/RESULTSof13thWIsorted_2005.pdf or click on the heading.
MAPA OC-1 paddlers rocked at the second annual Backbay HeiHei at Sandbridge. Kyle McLain finished first Mens Open class with his father Rusty seconds behind to win first Mens Masters. MAPA members swept the Mens Senior Masters class with Tim Jones 1st, Charlie Barton 2nd and Ric Rountree 3rd. Kathleen McNamee finished second Womens Open and Freda Rosso and Leza McLain finished first and second Womens Masters respectively. Thanks to all the folks at Sandbridge Outrigger Canoe Club for a great race and wonderful eats to follow.