LCRKers and the 2017 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic

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HCC Dates: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October 2017

'The Classic' was Started by NSW Outward Bound Ex Students Association in 1977. It now always runs overnight at the end of October (to fit with school terms) starting at Windsor and finishes at Mooney Mooney. In 1977 the race had 250 paddlers and raised $8,500 for the Arrow Foundation. In 2016 the 40th anniversary of the race, some 500 paddlers took part with fundraising approaching $200,000. Those paddlers just wanting to have a fun and social evening can enter the Brooklyn or Bust or Dash classes whilst the more competitive paddlers challenge themselves to beat previous records or their own PB's.

LCRKers at the 2017 HCC

	LCRK Paddler	HCC/Dash?	Class	Age Div	Boat	Start p.m.	Record
1	Richard Barnes & Chris Stanley	111	BoB2	50+	730	4:15
2	Seth Berrange	1	ORS1	Open	V?	4:45	8:27:48
3	Alex Brown	1	LRec1	Open	Flow Aspire	4:45	9:37:50
4	Adrian Clayton	1	UN1	70+	Rapier	4:45	\|13:07:24
5	John Duffy	1	BoB1	50+	Sonic	4:45
6	Gerard and Tina Effeney	1	BoB2	40+	Vindicator	4:15
7	James Farrell	1	UN1	50+	Tourer	4:45	8:57:42
8	Peter Fitzgerald	1	BoB1	(50+)	V12	3:45
9	Paul Gill	1	ORS1	40+	??	4:45	8:51:12
10	David Hammond	1	BoB1	(50+)	V10S	3:45
11	Ian Hofstetter	1	ORS1	50+	Spark ski	4:45	8:45:28
12	Tim Hookins	1	BoB1	(60+)	Fenn Ski	3:45
13	Tony Hystek and Alanna Ewin	1	UN2	Mix 50+	Epic ski	4:45	10:08:05
14	Naomi Johnson, Sophie Johnson	1	K2	W open	Club K2	4:00	9:47:50
15	Robert Llewellyn-Jones	1	ORS1	60+	Vault	4:45	9:06:32
16	Phil Newman, Bob Kenderes, Emma Ridgway	1	BoB2	--	Murray Racer canoe	4:15
17	Trevor Nichols	1	BoB1	(M Open)	V10S	3:45
18	Justin Paine & Kenji Ogawa	1	BoB2	M60+	Vulcan	4:15
19	Carlos Perez	1	ORS1	50+	??	4:45	8:45:28
20	Suzie Rhydderch	1	ORS	W Open	Vault	4:45	10:16:24
21	Craig Salkeld	1	BoB1	(50+)	V12	3:45
22	Tom Simmat	1	K1	60+	??	4:45	10:24:50
23	Chris Thompson	1	BoB1	(50+)	(580)	3:45
24	Meg Thornton	1	ORS	W 60+	SR	4:00	new
25	Brendan Trewartha	1	ORS1	Open	V12?	4:45	8:27:48
26	Elke Van Ewyk	Dash	(LR1)	(Open)	Challenger	3:45
27	David Veivers	1	BoB1	50+	Flash	3:45
28	Darren Williams	1	BoB1	(50+)	V10S	3:45
29	David Young	1	ORS1	50+	V14	4:45	8:45:28
30	Richard Yates & Craig Ellis	1	BoB2	40+ or BoB2	V10 double	4:45

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Glen Orchard

2017 Support jobs and volunteers

Further role details in Club Support section below

Thank you Volunteers!

Volunteer's Name	Location	Job	Comment
Naomi J and her correspondents	Omnipresent	Write race report
Oscar C with Wade R	From Shed to Windsor	Transport club stuff from the shed
Wade Rowston, Oscar C	Windsor	Set -up marquee, table, chairs etc	"We'll be setup by around 8:00am" is usual claim
Tony Carr	Windsor	Sell Club caps and shirts and issue club cylumes (already procured by John D	"Wear a white cap on the water Get your land crew to wear a club shirt or cap"
Ian W, Tom H, Jana O, Oscar	Windsor	Photos
Many (anyone still there)	Windsor	Take down marquee, clear club site, pack cars	From 4:45
Oscar C with Wade R	Windsor/Wisemans	Transport marquee, table, chairs, etc to Wisemans and set up
Ian W or Tom H	Pitt Town	Photos & cheer squad
Ian W or Tom H	Cattai	Photos & cheer squad
Tim McN	Sackville	Paddler checklist and arriving paddler lookout	Good eyes and operates radio
Peter Harris	Sackville	Coordinator\|Meeting point, supports LCRK sign and flag, operates radio, announces paddler arrival to land crews
Netty	Sackville	Coordinator /checklist coordinator	Good eyes also
Paul vK	Sackville	Boat handling coordinator, also with radio to find landcrews	Assists land crew at beach
Rodrigo Matamala	Sackville	In-water assistance
Jana O & ?	Sackville	Photos
Andrew in Tony Hystek's van	Wisemans	Direct transport	Bring clock/battery, hose, BBQ gas bottle(s), tables (2), folding chairs, urn, toolbox
Tom H, Matt S and Duncan J with Andrew	Wisemans	Setup marquee, clock, lights generators, etc. at Wisemans site
Wade Rowston	Wisemans	Paddling checklist, arriving paddler lookout, departing paddlers list
Andrew and Joanne	Wisemans	SPECIAL free catering for LCRKers
Tom H, Jana O	Wisemans	Photos
Tom H	Wisemans	Boat Handler 1	"Mud lark" or cold water lark organising/supporting land crews
Oscar C	Wisemans	Boat Handler 2	"Mud lark" or cold water lark organising/supporting land crews
Duncan J	Wisemans	Boat Handler 3	"Mud lark" or cold water lark organising/supporting land crews
Matt S	Wisemans	"Libero"	Coordination/Assistance across all roles
Don Rowston	Wisemans	Massage service	"It's famous"
Paul vK and Rodrigo	Wisemans	Libero
Andrew and everyone still there	Wisemans	Take down and load all items	From 1am
Oscar C	Transport from Wisemans	Load and transport some items to Tony's
Andrew	Wisemans to home (next day)	Transport all remaining items	morning
Ruby Ardren and Phil G	Mooney Mooney	Club member welcome (with LCRK flag) and assistance, video recording	from arrival at Deerubbin Reserve 1:00am until at least after peak paddler arrival period
Any LCRK landcrewer	Mooney Mooney	Photos +	1:00 am onwards

HCC 2017 Tides and Weather and Moon

The conditions for 2017 (at least from a moonlight and tide perspective) are likely to see a low tide at Windsor at 15:29 on Sat 28 Oct, a high tide at Sackville at ~18:30 on Sat 28 Oct and a low tide at Wisemans Ferry at 00:36 on Sun 29 Oct noting the current change will have a bit of a lag [please check this for yourself!]

Above: 2017 Tide info per RMS

Above: 2017 Moon phase

Above: Some of the LCRK participants at Windsor in 2016

HCC Famils 2017

These are the details for the 2017 LCRK Supported Hawkesbury Familiarisation/Training Paddles. These have become a key component of the support that LCRK provides any Member participating in the HCC be it for the first occasion or the 31st occasion. A more detailed briefing will be released two weeks prior to each paddle. For any information on our Hawkesbury Paddles please contact Duncan Johnstone 0433 133 206

Flickr Pix from HCC Famils 2016

Above: LCRKers at one of the 2016 HCC Famils - the more the merrier!

FAMIL 1

SUNDAY July 30th 1st Leg of Hawkesbury Classic: - Windsor to Sackville (EARLY START) Start: Macquarie Park, Windsor Cost: $5.00/Paddler (Parking at Ulinbawn Ski Park, Sackville) Distance: 30kms (allow 3-4hrs) Tide: High at Windsor 6:14am (1.41m) First start 8:00am Low at Sackville 11:18pm (.54m)

Report: Windsor to Sackville , a breeze!! 15 stalwart LCRKers ignored the strengthening Northerly winds to work their way from Windsor to Sackville on a falling tide. Tom Simmat briefed us on what to look for in this year's race. Beware the double incoming tides! Nothing to worry about if you know where to be on the river and when. Realising the tides are not big tides and knowing how to use the back eddies can gain you many metres on every corner or make your ride down the mighty Hawkesbury a whole lot easier and maybe 20 minutes quicker. Of note: Tom had the stealth submarine out. Rob and Don decided to test the waters on the hottest July day in living memory. Anjie and Jana tested the Epic double closely shepherded by Alanna! What do you think girls? A new partnership? Tim Hookins confirmed he's ready to take on the Avon in preparation for the Fish River Marathon in South Africa later in the year. Alex and Rodrigo showed they will both be strong paddlers in this year's Classic. David V. Got his Hawkesbury training underway and our President, Phil, shows the form it takes to take on the Hawkesbury again. So you see, many reasons to make the next FAMIL on the 13th August, Mooney Mooney to Spencer return with an extension to Low Tide Pitstop for the more adventurous. Happy paddling!

FAMIL 2

SUNDAY 13th August 3rd Leg of Hawkesbury Classic: - Wisemans to Spencer Start: Wiseman’s Ferry, Left off Old Northern Road before Ferry (Naughty Wiseman’s) Distance: Approx 32kms (allow 3 to 4.5hrs). Tide: LOW at Wisemans 08:22am (.37m) First start 9:00am. HIGH at Spencer 1:22pm (1.5m). Against the Tide all the way. Tom’s tips will count big time here!

Famil #2 Photos on Flickr

FAMIL 3

SUNDAY 10th September (1 week to the Myall Classic – Good training) FINAL Leg of Hawkesbury Classic: - Mooney Mooney to Spencer return (We will be offering an extended option above Spencer to increase famil above the 24k distance) Start: Deerubbin Boat Ramp, Mooney Mooney Point Distance: Spenser return 24kms. Extended leg will be approx. 34 plus kms (allow 3-5hrs) Tide: LOW at Mooney Mooney 05.09am (.29m). HIGH at Spencer 12.07pm. (1.62m) First start 8:30am HIGH at Mooney Mooney 11.27pm (1.62m). Part of this famil will be done against the tide

Hawkesbury Training Paddle (FAMIL) 4

SUNDAY 1st October 2nd Leg of Hawkesbury Classic: - Sackville to Wisemans Start: Ulinbawn Ski Park, Sackville. Cost: $5:00/Paddler (access to Ulinbawn Ski Park, Sackville) Distance: 30kms (Allow 3-4hrs). Tide: HIGH at Spencer 9:54am (1.22m). First start 9:30am LOW at Wisemans 2:08pm (.64m)

Club Support

At Windsor - From 10am to 5pm

Above: Wisemans Ferry Support. Photo Jana Osvald 2015

LCRK Marquee for shade and meeting point
Club shirts and caps for sale
Issue of LCRK tokens for ID at Wisemans BBQ
Issue paddler, start list and contact list
Experts to offer advice, smiles and positive vibes
Group photo 2:15PM (Be at the LCRK marquee at 2:10pm)
Mandatory race briefing is at 2:45pm
Marquee will be moved to Wisemans at 5pm

At Sackville - from 6:30pm until last LCRK paddler through

Radio warning to your land crew of your approach
Illuminated LCRK sign to identify our shared meeting point
Shared land crew support in landing and re-launching each paddler
Informal tracking of LCRK craft passing through\\Reminder to paddlers to check out at 2nd Sackville checkpoint

At Wisemans - from 8:30pm until last paddler through

LCRK meeting point 40 metres downriver from main launching ramp (see photos below - look for the red electronic timing board used for our Time Trials)
LCRK marquee
Free catering for LCRK land crew and social HCC paddlers (thanks Andrew MacKay and Joanne!)
Informal tracking of LCRK craft passing through
Club support for land crews in landing and re-launching their paddlers
Reminder to paddlers to check out at 2nd Wiseman's checkpoint.

Low Tide Pit-Stop

If you need a last stop on your down-river run and succumb to the "sirens", you will, as usual, be offered smiles, "mud angel" landing and re-launching services, sometimes "paddle through" service; fire for warmth; smiles; hot food and drink; and more smiles - this is not a club facility but a wonderful service volunteered annually to all participants. Remember the location this year is about half a kilometre upstream from its former spot shown on the maps –it is at a boat ramp (= less mud!)

2017 HCC 'Calculator'

LCRK is please to provide this Microsoft Excel based 'calculator' which is preloaded with HCC 2017 Tides all the way up to Windsor and incorporating associated tidal and riverine flows (all other things being equal which they never are!!). To use, download the tool, open up Excel, adjust ONLY the yellow shaded cells ie:-

Update your Windsor start time
Update your expected base speed (either constant for whole 100km, or you can slow yourself down as your energy flags)
Adjust your expected stop time (eg if it's 1/2hr then enter as =0.5/24 to keep excel happy!)
The calculator will then derive your ETA at respective checkpoints, including adjustments for current.
The course map (separate worksheet) will be automatically updated and can be printed out on a single A4 page for you &/or your landcrew.
Print out different versions eg at 9km/h, 10km/h, 11km/h base speed - you'll know by your first stop which one you should be using!
How do you work out your base speed? See Tom Holloway's excellent article for more detail but he recommends assuming you paddle at 90% of your time trial speed. Stops are additional as are delays waiting for one or more car ferries. Your average speed overall will probably be around 85% of your time trial speed, all else being equal. See: http://www.lcrk.org.au/pmwiki/uploads/Main/HowFast_HCC.pdf
Note that whilst there's a bit of science behind this tool - there are many other important variables in play including wind, river knowledge, washriding etc - which can make the tool a bit of sideshow. Use the tool in conjunction with ALL your planning.

Download the 2017 calculator

Above: Calculator produces prepopulated map showing ETA's

For those wanting more detail. The new calculator identifies tides at Fort Denison (HH, LL, H, L), then adjusts that tide all the way up to Windsor some 5-7 hours later. Current patterns have been modelled for 4 sections of the river (between stops) using data from MHL, DPW etc. Your ETA at a particular checkpoint is adjusted based on your base paddle speed and the anticipated current at the time you are travelling. Short or long stops will affect the tide you catch (or are caught by). Further fine tuning CAN be done - but no point over-engineering it, you might be affected by winds, unplanned swims etc. Good luck!

Preparation Reading

General Advice

Nutrition

Clothing

Stretching/Injury Prevention

Landcrew Advice

Maps & Planning

Garmin GPX Track

HCC.zip Unzip, copy into your Garmin, and set to visible using garmin menu.

For planning and safety purposes please note: The HCC is not 111km, it is actually 100km. Also, it does not finish at Brooklyn, it finishes at Mooney Mooney (Deerubbin Reserve)

HCC - Current Class Record Holders

LCRK members past and present currently hold over 20 class records.

Boat	Class	Name	Year	Time
K1	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2009	11:09:12
K1	Ladies Vet60+	Ann Lloyd Green	2016	13:57:29
K2	Vet50+	Bruce Goodall, Jeremy Spear	2014	9:33:57
K4	Ladies	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley, Buzz Powell, Sandra Burwood	2006	9:29:40
K4	Mixed Vet40+	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley, Warren Huxley, Bernard Craggs	2008	10:07:36
K4	Mixed Vet50+	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley, Warren Huxley, Rob Cook	2010	10:18:23
K4	Ladies Vet50+	Our Rae Duffy with Merridy Huxley, Dee Ratliffe and Clare McArthur	2013	10:53:59
TK1	Ladies	Margaret Cook	1985	10:44:49
TK2	Ladies Vet40+	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley	2003	10:46:04
Short Rec	Vet50+	Tom Simmat	2007	9:58:35
Short Rec	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2012	10:35:24
Med Rec	Open	Toby Hogbin	2010	9:18:22
Med Rec	Ladies Vet50+	Rae Duffy	2012	10:55:09
Med Rec	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2010	9:54:05
Long Rec	Open	Bruce Goodall	2000	9:37:50
Long Rec	Ladies Vet50+	Liz Winn	2008	10:59.33
Long Rec	Ladies Vet60+	Ann Lloyd-Green	2013	14:02:57
Long Rec	Vet50+	Bob Turner	2014	10:02:49
Long Rec	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2011	9:59:07
Long Rec 2	Mixed	Kristy Benjamin & Bob Turner	2012	8:58:02
Rec 2	Vet40+	Kenji Ogawa, Genkai So	2000	10:36:34
Long Rec 2	Mixed Vet 50+	Urs Mader, Arni Mader	2007	10:06:20
Ocean Racing Ski	Ladies Vet50+	Roz Green	2015	12:47:59
Ocean Racing Ski	Ladies Vet40+	Anjie Lees	2014	11:08:12
Ocean Racing Ski	Vet40+	Glen Orchard	2016	8:51:12
Ocean Racing Ski	Vet60+	Tony Hystek	2016	9:06:32
SSK2	Mixed Vet40+	Joy and Rich Robinson	2015	9:28:31
Unrestricted	Open	Toby Hogbin	2012	8:18:19
Unrestricted	Ladies	Julie Stanton	2006	10:13:30
Unrestricted	Ladies Vet40+	Anjie Lees	2015	11:41:14
Unrestricted	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2016	10:16:02
Unrestricted	Vet70+	Adrian Clayton	2016	13:07:24
Unrestricted 2	Mixed Vet40+	Bruce Goodall, Christine Lalor	2007	8:57:57
Unrestricted 2	Vet50+	Tony Hystek, Timothy Hookins	2007	8:57:00
SSK2	Mixed Vet40+	Joy and Rich Robinson	2016	9:05:38

HCC - The Whiddon Trophy (Fastest Time)

2009 Matt Blundell
2010 Matt Blundell

HCC - Participation (incl 2016)

Completed	Name
35 or more	Richard Barnes
20 or more	Kenji Ogawa
15 or more	Margaret Cook, Don Rowston, Merridy Huxley, Peter Fitzgerald, Tom Simmat, John Duffy
10 or more	Martin Dearnley, Bruce Goodall, Rob Vallis, Warren Huxley, Urs Mader, Derek Simmonds

(go to LCRK's 2016 Hawkesbury Classic Pages)

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