Full Moon Rising
Ramblings of the Hawkesbury Howler
November 2010
2010 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic
23-24 October 2010
Topics covered in this newsletter
- Final Results
- Presentation Dinner
- Fundraising Prizes
- Sponsorship
- Landcrew Awards
- Recognition of Donations
- Commonwealth Bank & Arrow Cup
- Photos
- Lost Property
- Volunteer Trophy
Sponsors
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The 2010 Classic will go down in history as one of the most demanding of Classics both for paddlers and organisers alike.
For the faster paddlers the event was pretty much plain sailing (if you can say that putting your body through the rigours of paddling 111km is “plain sailing”). The fastest time of 8hrs 36minutes by Matt Blundell was a great paddle. I happened to bump into Matt on the Tuesday night prior to the Classic and asked him what sort of time he hoped to do. His answer of 8.5hrs wasn’t far off the mark.
Congratulations to all those who achieved PB’s !!
For those of us who are mere mortals and who were left to tend with the vagaries of nature on the stretch from Spencer to Finish then it was anything but plain sailing. A racing incoming tide, driving rain, a gale force wind in your face and a sizeable swell / chop on the water saw many a paddler come unstuck. One report of a Surf Ski paddler falling in 9 times in the last 12 km just gives you an idea of what it was like.
The Race Controller’s decision on the Sunday morning to stop boats proceeding beyond Spencer was an eminently sensible and is to be applauded.
Thank you and congratulations to all paddlers and their landcrew for participating.
To all our volunteers, we really appreciate you more than ever when the weather turns nasty. As they say in the classics “ We love youse all” and without you we could not have all that fun of paddling down a river at night.
See you all next year.
Kind regards
Kent Heazlett
President, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Association Inc.
Final Results
Final results are now available at www.canoeclassic.asn.au/news/results/2010results.pdf
For those paddlers who did not collect there certifictes at the finish they will be in the mail next week your result booklet.
Presentation Dinner – Saturday 20th November
This is a great opportunity to get together with some of your fellow paddlers and rehash ‘The Great Race’. It will also give some of you the chance see your comrades from a completely different angle i.e. the front instead of the back.
We will be presenting:
- Perpetual trophies to our major achievers.
- Race trophies to all class winners.
- Special awards to our silver, gold and “beyond” paddlers.
- Team Trophies, Landcrew awards.
- Fundraising cheques to our supported organisations.
- Prizes to top fund raisers.
- Certificates to paddlers who raise over $1,000.
- “Special draw” for all who raise over $1,000 will go into a draw for a Apollocraft- Donated by Apollocraft.
- "Special draw:" - All paddlers that complete the 2010 classic will be a draw for Squel Kayak - Donated by John Clemmett from Challenge Kayaks Australia www.challengekayaksaustralia.com
- Raffle prizes will be sold and drawn on the night.
Cost: $44 per person inclusive of GST (BYO drinks)
Venue: North Ryde School of Arts Community Centre, 201 Cox's Road, North Ryde
Time: 7pm
RSVP: 12th November, 2010 - Wendy McLean entries@canoeclassic.asn.au or phone 4358 1133
We encourage all prize winners to attend the presentation dinner to enjoy your moment of glory.
Fundraiser Prize - Thanks, ApolloCraft
Mark Osmond from Apollo Craft has very generously donated an Apollo X1 kayak as a further incentive for paddlers to go all-out in their fundraising efforts for this year’s Classic.
- The top individual fundraiser will receive the Apollo X1 Kayak and Paddle for Apollocraft
- All paddler who have raised over $1,000 will be in a draw for another Apollo X1 Kayak thanks to Apollocraft www.apollocraft.com.au.
Classic on Facebook
For all you crazy “facebookers” out there take a look at the Classic’s page on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=128704410480402
Sponsorship
If you have any outstanding monies from sponsorship can you please send them to Caroline Kessler at PO Box 282 Camperdown NSW 1450 by Friday 12th November, 2010
Landcrew Awards
The Landcrew Certificate of Appreciation is an opportunity for paddlers and officials to recognise the efforts made by there landcrews in the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. If you would like to nominate your landcrew please send a letter or email (500 words or less) to Caroline Kessler at PO Box 282, Camperdown NSW 1450 or email: info@canoeclassic.asn.au - by Friday 12th November. Certificate will be issued at the presentation dinner.
For all those paddlers that nominate their landcrew for the Landcrew Award they will go into a draw for a Paddle donated by Apollcraft.
Commonwealth Bank & Arrow Cup
Remember to send your details to Wendy McLean – C/ - PO Box 6122, Lake Munmorah or email entries@canoeclassic.asn.au your details before Friday 12th November.
Recognition of Donations
To recognise companies and individuals who support the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic by sponsoring an individual paddler, donors will be recognised as Gold ($1000), Silver ($500) and Bronze ($300). These certificates will be available at the Presentation Dinner
To have certificates issued your sponsorship monies must be received by Friday 12th November. If you are not able to collect your certificates at the presentation dinner please contact Wendy McLean at entries@canoeclassic.asn.au to arrange for collection. The Silver and Gold Certificates are in glass fames and therefore not able to the posted.
Photos
If you or your landcrew have any photos we would appreciate copies so that we can display them at the presentation dinner. Can you please include you name and if you wish a description or comment on the back and forward them to Caroline Kessler at PO Box 282, Camperdown NSW 1450 or emailed to info@canoeclassic.asn.au
Also there are photos available from Abbey Photo - www.abbeydigital.com.au/index101023HC0.htm
Lost Property
If you have found or missing anything from the night could you please let us know on 4358 1133 or email: info@canoeclassic.asn.au.
Volunteers Trophy
We will again be presenting the Bruce McLean Memorial Trophy for Volunteers. This award recognises the efforts of all volunteers / officials on the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic.
To nominate a volunteer please send a letter (500 words or less) to Caroline Kessler – PO Box 282 Camperdown NSW 1450 or email: info@canoeclassic.asn.au. By Friday 12th November, detailing the volunteer’s outstanding effort and include his / her name or the group name. These nominations can only be made from paddlers or landcrews.
