Coquet Canoe Club   Round the Island Race 2008  -  Report
Luckily the wind was not as strong as it had been the previous Sunday, but it was still quite a challenge, blowing at force 4 –5. 
However it was offshore, and had been all week, so there was hardly any swell, allowing paddlers to cut the corners round the island.
Times were still a little slower than last year.
There was the biggest entry for many years in the race round the Island (42 boats), about half of them local paddlers, the rest from
‘southern parts.   Only one person, Kevin Alsey, chose the slightly shorter course, (to the island and back) (He was hoping to beat
his time from last year), and there were 6 competitors in the Junior event, mainly from the home club.  All the paddlers finished the
course.
The Junior race was won by 14 yr old Amy Petrie, followed by Alister Burt.  Bethan Kelly (age 10) was the youngest competitor.
It was great to see 8 women competing in the main event, usually there is only one or two.  Their ages ranged from 17 to 69, the
fastest being Kate Duffus,  who was the 12th boat back. In 58 min 36 secs.
Looking at the age ranges,  there were 3 Juniors, 1 Senior, 17 Veterans, 12 Super-vets,  7 Grand Old Men,  1 Old Man of the Sea and
1 Old Woman of the Sea  (65 – 74), giving a middle age of 45.  The winner, as usual, was GOM George Oliver (his mantleshelf must
be overflowing..) in a time of 52 mins 50 secs.  Just behind (53 m 05s) was SuperVet  Kevin Robinson, followed by Vet Oliver Jay.
Seems like you can only improve with age.
Fastest Junior was Ross Martin (age 15) who was 16th overall, just one minute over the hour.
And let’s not forget the group who came in last – paddling far too short boats and heavy seakayaks – for them it was about the
achievement of completing the course and they were just as high as the ones who won.   The bigger the challenge, the better the fix.
Thanks to magnificent safety boat cover ( RNLI, IRB, Red Dwarf, Dory, Rubber Duck and Pax) -  all quite happy not to be needed,
and who provided some interesting waves to keep the paddlers from going to sleep.
Next year the race is on 21st June,  2pm start.  This will the the 20th Race  (we lost count somewhere along the line),  and the club’s
 21st birthday.   Please come along and bring your mates!
Oh, and aplogies for forgetting the certificates – no-one reminded me!
If any of the paddlers would like their certificate, please get in touch.
Vic Brown
vicabrown@btopenworld.com
                   
  COQUET CANOE CLUB  
  19th "ROUND THE ISLAND RACE"  
  29th June 2008  
   
Key AM (75+) OMS (65+) GOM ( 55+), Svet (45+) J(yr5) J(yr6) J(yr7)  
  Vet (35+)  Sen (16+) Juniors (16-) J(yr8) J(yr9) J(yr10)  
   
  Races     DNF =Did not finish      
Class 1 Sea Kayaks  Around Coquet Island    5.5  miles  14+
Start Time           Elapsed   Boat  
Position Bib No Name Age Sex Sex Time Class Description Club
1 95 George Oliver GOM M M 00:52:50          1 Bardsey Nottingham
2 78 Kevin Robinson SV M M 00:53:05          1 Cheasapeake Midland CC
3 73 Oliver Jay VET   M 00:53:36          1 Vivianne indep
4 72 Mike Hall VET   M 00:54:27          1 Seaking indep
5 98 Alistair Hornsby VET   M 00:54:55          1 NDK Explorer Indep
6 63 Malcolm Thoms GOM M M 00:57:07          1 Sirocco indep
7 96 Matt Pedley SV   M 00:57:15          1 P&H Quest Met Police CC
8 67 Glen Parry SV M M 00:57:25          1 Romany NWSK
9 50 Philip Puckrin GOM M M 00:57:30          1 Sea Kayak York CC
10 48 R Martin OMS   M 00:57:39          1 Sea Kayak indep
10= 71 Jim Krawiecki VET   M 00:57:39          1 Sirius NWSK
12 70 Kate Duffus VET   F 00:58:36          1 Greenlander NWSK
13 61 Terry Hailwood VET   M 00:59:10          1 NDK Explorer Swaledale OC
14 65 Neil Willis SEN M M 00:59:34          1 Huntsman Blyth KC
15 77 Gill Robinson SV   F 01:00:08          1 Nordkapp Midland CC
16 58 Ross Martin Junior 15   M 01:01:05          1 Skerray Coquet CC
17 69 Tony Kelly SV   M 01:01:14          1 Fastnet Tynemouth
18 80 Ray Mc Carthy GOM   M 01:02:36          1 Skerray NWSK
19 79 Jean Brown VET   F 01:02:57          1 Avocet Ribble CC
20 93 Steve Watson VET M M 01:03:10          1 Sea Kayak Sunderland Paddlers
21 75 Ron Mowbray GOM M M 01:03:16          1 Romany NWSK
22 56 Ken Martin GOM M M 01:03:48          1 Skerray Coquet CC
23 68 Jules Hoult VET   M 01:05:00          1 Capella indep
24 66 Pat Jones SV F F 01:05:04          1 Vela Blyth KC
25 97 Jane Hornsby SV   F 01:05:26          1 NDK Explorer indep
26 59 John Robertson VET M M 01:08:57          1 Skerray Coquet CC
27 52 Stu Franklin VET M M 01:09:45          1 Capella Hexham
28 76 Innes Hodgson VET   M 01:10:00          1 Tsunami Durham KC
29 62 Peter Deans SV   M 01:10:15          1 Capella indep
30 74 Dave Batty VET   M 01:12:43          1 Venture Skye NWSK
31 49 Paul Burke VET   M 01:13:07          1 Easky 15 Indep
32 94 Emma Stewart Junior 17 F F 01:13:40          1 Capella Tynemouth Rowing Club
33 60 Eric Petrie SV   M 01:14:15          1 Capella Coquet CC
34 91 David Jacklin SV   M 01:19:30          1 Sea Kayak Hexham
35 92 Mike Adey SV   M 01:19:32          1 Sea Kayak Hexham
36 64 J & S Brittain SV   M/F 01:19:46          1 Airframe double indep
37 57 Peter Hanmer Junior 16   M 01:28:42          1 Kodiak Coquet CC
38 54 Alan Mawdesly VET   M 01:33:45          1 G3 Coquet CC
39 99 Bob Martin GOM   M 01:35:45          1 Pyr Burn Coquet CC
39= 53 Nigel Sanger VET M M 01:35:45          1 short Hexham
41 55 Anne College OWS   F 01:38:50          1 Esmeralda Coquet CC
41= 100 Richard Bunney VET M M 01:38:50          1 Kadiak Hexham
 
 
Class 2  To the Island    4.0  miles
Start Time           Elapsed   Boat  
Position Bib No Name Age M/F Sex Time Class Description Club
                   
1 41 Kevin Alsey Sen M M 00:58:14          2 Pyr Speeder Blyth KC
Class 4  Max 15  Juniors/Novices    2.5  miles
Start Time           Elapsed   Boat  
Position Bib No Name Age Sch Yr M/F Time Class Description Club
1 10 Amy Petrie 14   F 00:32:26          4 Arkadia Coquet Canoe Club
2 11 Alister Burt 13   M 00:33:45          4 Master TG Coquet Canoe Club
3 15 Jordan Thompson 15   M 00:33:51          4 TG Coquet Canoe Club
4 14 Oskars Sesarous 15   M 00:35:00          4   Coquet Canoe Club
5 12 Scott Goodfellow 12   M 00:35:05          4 TG lite Coquet Canoe Club
6 8 Bethan Kelly 10   F 00:35:52          4 Masterlite Durham KC