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Bennett's Creek Bash 2009
Another hotly contested race in beautiful conditions. Outgoing tide for the start going towards rt 17 bridge, a little shallow going around the island. Special thanks to Adrienne, Aimee, and Arthur for timing the race, taking pictures and bringing cookies. Also thanks to Carol Mutton for taking video of the start and finish.
Results
Class |
Fname | Lname | Time |
Kayak | Eugene Link | 43:10 | |
Kayak | Margo Duplessis | 46:12 | |
Kayak | Phil Mutton | 47:59 | |
C-1 | Kyle McLain | 49:12 | |
C-2 | Rusty McLain | Leza McLain | 49:13 |
K-2 | Chuck Conley | Tammy Harper | 50:04 |
C-1 | Tim Jones | 1:01:29 | |
Kayak | Karen Roberts | 1:01:29 |
Paddle for the Lynnhaven River
Paddle for the Lynnhaven River, Saturday, April 25
The conditions were windy and warm on the Lynnhaven Saturday. Karen Forget, Director of Lynnhaven River Now, greeted us in the morning and shared with us some recent successes on the river. 60 acres are now protected. Eliminating fertilizers and fertilizer run-off into the river is an on-going challenge. Saturday's event had 23 participants who raised $365 for Lynnhaven River Now. Thanks to everyone who participated.
The Stand-up Paddlers drove up wind to a put in on Linkhorn Bay and had a nice downwind paddle back to the beach. Many thanks to Bill and Anne Gassett for organizing the SUP and driving the six paddlers to the start.
Eugene Link led the race in his surf ski and finished first with a time of 1:10.10. Chuck Conley and Tammy Harper swept in behind Eugene about a minute later in a tandem surf ski. Surf skis were popular on Saturday -- Kyle McLain, Phil Mutton, Margo Duplessis, and Rich Hamady all paddled skis. Audrey and Richard joined us from Charlottesville and paddled C2. Rusty and Leza logged more miles in their C2 training for the 70 miler. Lew Barker paddled his beautiful wooden kayak. Tim Jones and Freda Rosso got a good training paddle in on their single outrigger canoes. Freda stopped along the way and took race photos which we'll post soon. Suzanne, Jenny and Susie paddled into Crystal Lake and across the river into a cove with one of the oldest and largest oyster beds on the river.
SUP Results: 7 Mile Results
Bill Gassett 38:20 Eugene Link, surf ski 1:10.10
Elias Kfoury 42.19 Chuck / Tammy, tandem ski 1:11.33
Craig Vaughan 44.03 Kyle McLain 1:15.52
Larry Griffith 50.12 Phil Mutton 1:16.36
Clyde Gardner 57.04 Margo Duplessis 1:16.40
Buzz Cooper 57.43 Rusty / Leza McLain 1:18.02
Rich Hamady 1:18.20
Audrey / Richard 1:19.30
Lew Barker 1:25
Tim Jones 1:25.46
Freda Rosso 1:36.34
Cabin Fever Multi-Club KIS Race 3/29/09
Hotly contested race with varying conditions. Cloudy windy at the start and sun came out right after the last boat finished. |
The wakes at the start were HUGE and UNRULY. |
Special thanks to Tim and April for running the race and manning the club booth and keeping time. |
See you all next Sunday 4/5 for the Bennetts Creek Bash and Club Cook-out. 9:00am Start time. |
Class | Fname | Lname | Time |
K-2 | Chuck Conley | Tammy Harper | 42:30 |
C-2 | Rusty McLain | Leza McLain | 42:31 |
C-2 | Charlie Barton | Freda Rosso | 42:39 |
Kayak | Phil Mutton | 43:04 | |
C-1 | Kyle McLain | 44:27 | |
C-1 | Greg Peters | 44:32 | |
C-1 | Jim Farrington | 45:15 | |
C-1 | Tim Jones | 46:30 | |
C-2 | Vic Sorenson | Tracy Sorenson | 49:35 |
Kayak | Mark Montegue | 50:50 | |
C-2 | Cory | Heath | 52:51 |
C-2 | Mark | Trey | 57:46 |
Kayak | Karen Roberts | 57:55 |
St Patty's Day KIS Race Results 3/18/09
Under a beautiful sky and perfect conditions the race was started right on time. Tide was going out strong and the first leg up to the 664 flyover bridges by the Hampton Colesium was like paddling through honey and I for one felt a little hot and sticky. Leza spotted a deer along the river which I saw scamper away when I looked to the right - right side. After the turn around boat speeds and the wind picked up to cool us down slightly and before you know it the race was done and all participants recieved a major award and a cold beverage. The hotly contest race results were as follows:
Rusty & Leza McLain 57:11
Charlie Barton 59:01
Tim Jones 59:03 (only 2 seconds difference)
Jim Farrington 1:00:05
Freda Rosso 1:06:56