This venue will be the used for the 2016 USCA National Championship August 11-16, 2016. This first time race was set up to give racers a preview of the course for 2016.
Mark your calendars. As you will see from the video there were only a few surfskis but many C2’s. That will change for next year when a huge contingent of Northeast and East Coast paddlers will invade the waters on the Connecticut River in Northfield, Massachusetts which happens to be the home of Stellar Kayaks and Surfskis.
You don’t need many paddlers to make a competitive race. Having paddled 13 miles the day before in a tandem surfski, I was unsure of how I would do in relationship to two of my training partners Tim H and Chris. Tim H passed me after a few miles when Chris dropped me. Tim H passed Chris after he ran aground cutting the island turn too close. Chris however, reeled in Tim after a mile and put 90 seconds on both of us. I too reeled in Tim with a hard push for the last mile catching Tim at the finish line with a mere one second deficit. Thanks to John K for putting on the race as it is now part of the NECKRA series. http://www.neckra.org/races/schedule
Josef in Nelo Vintage(one of my old skis).
Meltdown Race with Wesley Echols from Wesley Echols on Vimeo.
5 Mile Race________________
–C2 men under 50:
Colin Fisher/Zackary Fisher – 52:41
–C2 Men over 50:
Brian Jester/Steve Eichler – 52:40
Dave Thomas(Stellar) and Chuck Conley (Stellar in Virginia Beach) raced the 5 miler.
—K1 Men under 50:
David Thomas – 46:51
–K1 Men over 50:
Chuck Conley – 46:35
Chris Duguay – 51.02
–K1 Women:
Beth Duguay – 1:07:37
–K2:
Lisa Egan/Mark Stevens – 1:21:42
–SUP:
Bill Zinser – 1:07:35
_____10 Mile Race____________
—K1 Men under 50:
Tim Hudyncia – 1:30;25
–K1 Men over 50:
Chris Chappel – 1:28:51
Wesley Echols – 1:30:26
Yosef Dayan – 1:33:03
Ed Dvorchak – 1:39:33
Philip Warner – 1:40:41
John Messinger – 1:46:24
Wesley, Peter Heed, Michael Fairchild, Chris Chappell post race.
–C2 Men over 50:
Stephen Miller/Del Cummings – 1:29:14
Peter Heed/Michael Fairchild – 1:32:45
Scott Dias/Bruce Duquette – 1:38:07
Nick Lysiuk/David Vandorpe – 1:38:21
John Casale/Tom Warner – 1:38:22
–C2 Men under 50:
Adam Gelinas/Jack Morse – 1:28:35
John Berry/Brent Lysiuk – 1:29:13
Nathan Garland/Tim Garland – 1:31:38
Ken Goodwin/Jason Lichtenburg – 1:34:44
Matt King/Jeff Pederson – 1:34:45
–C2 Mixed over 50:
Mary Hamilton/Tom Ellsworth – 1:32:48
Gloria Wesley/Gary Aprea – 1:35:09
Sandy Harris/Jeff Defeo – 1:39:16
Diana Dugas/Bill Ellsworth – 1:44:39
Priscilla Reinertsen/Ray Thiel – 1:48:10
Ellen Ellsworth/Lloyd Sanderson – 1:52:58
–C2 Mixed under 50:
Kari Crowe/Andy Hall – 1:35:10
Briana Fitzgerald/Dennis Carey – 1:38:20
Steve Drew/Theresa Drew – 1:43:03
Al Ross/Emma Ross – 1:43:04
–C2 Women:
Pam Fitzgerald/Vicki Cummings – 1:39:53
–C1 Men under 50:
Jeff Kohrt – 1:43:51
–C1 Men over 50:
Paul Dyka – 1:40:47
Jamie Doucett – 1:44:49
Bob Allen – 1:46:40
Larry Liquori – 1:47:31
Bob Fisher – 1:48:12
Jim Roberts – 1:56:20
Paul Glasscock – 2:03:39
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