Particular thanks to Alanna who sourced most of the main course, Roger Deane for the prawns, Caroline/Ruby and who else for yummy desserts, Carly Rowston for trophy engraving, table decorations, Ian for transporting the boatercross boats (and 2nd Gordon Scouts via Rich Barnes/ Chris Stanley for making them available) etc etc - more to come! Thanks are due to many people – pitching in to help with set-up and set-down, getting the course set up and the boats on and off the water (and washed).
Most Improved - James Pralija and Peter Manley jointly.Rookie of the Year (new Member, new to paddling improving and embracing the sport) – Chris Johnson.Turrumburra Cup ((fastest mens singles averaged over 15 TT’s) – Dave Coward 51:31.Womerah Cup (fastest womens singles averaged over 15 TT’s) – Naomi Johnson 63:22.HCC – Arrow Trophy (an official HCC Trophy for group raising most sponsorship) – Peter Fitzgerald and the SHocKers team (~$16,000 in 2018 adding to overall tally now of ~$230,000 raised!).HCC fastest LCRKer on handicap – Tom Simmat 9:18:48 in a SRec.HCC fastest LCRKers – Peter Fitzgerald and Brendan Trewartha 8:54:10 in a V10 double.The food 'spread' was literally that, with a great feed including nibblies on arrival, roast chicken, prawns, salads and a range of desserts. Rich Barnes doing a reverse seal launch with double twist from the pontoon (more than once).
Rich Barnes nonchalantly adjusting his seat, footrest, lumbar support and rearview mirror (whilst others assuming they were a one-size-fits-all craft).Naomi Johnson (and Rich Barnes) both proving you can use a whitewater boat as a Sup (and Emma emulating and showing it wasn’t really that hard at all).Tony H, Keg and Rich Yates repositioning craft from the water back onto the pontoon (paddler still aboard).Dave Hammond with Tommy, Areti Tim Binns with Thomas, Dylan, Chris Johnson with Anna, Robert, Alex and Rob L-J with Emma. The children taking to the boats like ducks to water (and some taking to the water as well).Unfortunately approaching storms (light and noise) meant we had to get off the water earlier than we’d hoped for The extent of the darkening skies is evidenced by the darkening photos.Ī couple of highlights from the Boatercross:. Needless to say those early on the scene were keen to get out on the water for the qualifying rounds, changing into their paddling togs faster than a formula 1 pit stop. Freestyle tricks earned bonus points determined it would seem by noise level on the pontoon. Wade has also devised first-over-the-line scoring system with paired paddlers running difference courses and vying for hole shot at the first corner. The Boatercross course was laid out by Wade Rowston with assist from Tony, Rich, Chris and consisted of a mirrored triangle - actually Wade was taking no chances and used his GPS to lay out a golden triangle (also known as the sublime triangle, it is an isosceles triangle in which the duplicated side is in the golden ratio to the distinct side). A good turnout of 53 paddlers (well actually paddlers, friends, partners and children) arrived in 6 boats. Temperatures were mild, there was little wind and the tide peaked out with a 1.4m high at 6:45pm. LCRK’s end of year Xmas presentation was held on the evening Wed 19 Dec. ~150 Flickr Pix (a bit dark due to weather).Wed 19 Dec - LCRK XMAS event and presentations
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