Lane Cove River Kayakers are building a team (40+ boats) to tackle the 2018 HCC
With a long history supporting the event and with LCRK holding a good number of the HCC race records, we are very keen to again put in a strong performance. If you are contemplating taking on the event, then think about joining the Lane Cove River Kayakers team.
'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.
The conditions for 2018 (at least from a moonlight and tide perspective) are likely to see a high tide at Windsor at ~16:00 on Sat 27 Oct, a low tide at Wisemans Ferry at 19:30 in the evening noting the current change will have a bit of a lag [please check this for yourself!]. There'll be a big moon rising (~10pm on Saturday) and the tides will be correspondingly high.
LCRK Paddler | HCC/Dash? | Class | Age Div | Boat | Start p.m. | Record | |
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1 | Richard Barnes (SU) & Chris Stanley | HCC | BoB2 | Mirage 730 | |||
2 | Wendy, Jana, Kerrie & Anjie | HCC | K4 | l40+ | Club K4 | ||
3 | James Pralija | HCC | ORS1 | Open | Think Ion | ||
4 | John Duffy | HCC | BoB1 | (50+) | Sonic | ||
5 | Suzie Rhydderch & Mitch Coffey | HCC | Mix UN2 | Open | Carb. Blast Ski | ||
6 | Peter Fitzgerald & Brendan Trewartha | HCC | UN2 | 40+? | Epic V10 Double ski | ||
7 | Mark Hempel and Caroline Marchner | HCC | Mix UN2 | Epic V10 Double ski | |||
8 | Tony Hystek | HCC | UN1 | 60+ | K-Pro Vampire | ||
9 | Jeremy Spear | HCC | ORS1 | 50+ | Carb. Vault | ||
10 | Ruby Ardren | HCC | K1 | 40+ | Vajda Voyager | ||
11 | Kenji Ogawa & Luke Keanan Brown | HCC | BoB2 | Pittarak | |||
12 | Trevor Nichols | HCC | ORS1 | ? | Epic V10 | ||
13 | Darren Williams | HCC | BoB1 | (50+) | Epic V10S | ||
14 | Craig Salkeld | HCC | BoB1 | (50+) | Epic V10 | ||
15 | Tom Simmat | HCC | ? | 70+ | ? | ||
16 | Naomi Johnson, Sophie Wallace | HCC | K2 | Open | Club K2 | ||
17 | Robert Llewellyn-Jones | HCC | ORS1 | 60+ | Carb. Vault | ||
18 | Rich Yates & Duncan Johnstone | HCC | UN2 | 50+? | Slade Supersonic | ||
19 | David Young | HCC | ORS1 | 50+ | Epic V14 | ||
20 | Peter Manley | HCC | ORS1 | 50+ | Epic V12 | ||
21 | Rodrigo Matamala | HCC | K1 | Open | Vajda | ||
22 | Nick Blacklock | Bob? | - | - | Slade Flash | ||
23 | Seth Berrange | HCC | ORS1 | open | Fenn Elite | ||
24 | Gareth Stokes & Peter Faherty (SSCC?) | HCC | UN2 | Open | Slade Supersonic | ||
25 | Don Johnstone | HCC | ORS1 | 50+ | Stellar SEL | ||
26 | Chris Thompson | HCC | BoB1 | (50+) | Mirage 580 | ||
27 | Merridy Huxley | HCC | LR1 | 60+? | SLR1? | ||
28 | Warren Huxley | HCC | BoB1 | (60+) | Elliott Matador | ||
29 | Rae Duffy & Alison Curtin | HCC | K2 | 40+ | ?? | ||
30 | Kathy Miller | HCC? | BoB? | - | Mirage |
LCRK is please to provide this Microsoft Excel based 'calculator' which is preloaded with HCC 2018 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:-
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!
LCRK always provides a series of training paddles to prepare for the HCC. The set below are ALL on sections of the Hawkesbury River. The early starts are aimed to pretty much match the tidal conditions you will experience on the Hawkesbury - and get a head start avoiding too much river traffic (ie powerboats etc).
Sunday 29th July - Sackville to Wiseman's. Briefing: 7:30am First Start: 7:45am.
TIDE Sackville 07:15am LOW
'Sunday 19th August - Windsor to Sackville. Start:
TIDES: Windsor HIGH at 07:33am (1.21m) LOW at Sackville at 12:13pm (.6m)
Sunday 7th October Wiseman's to FINISH.
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 old spot –it is at a boat ramp (= less mud!)
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)
LCRK members past and present currently hold over 20 class records.
Boat | Class | Name | Year | Time |
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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+ | Brendan Trewartha | 2017 | 8:38:47 |
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 | 2017 | 11:54:12 |
Unrestricted 2 | Mixed Vet40+ | Bruce Goodall, Christine Lalor | 2007 | 8:57:57 |
Unrestricted 2 | Mixed Vet50+ | Alanna Ewin, Tony Hystek | 2017 | 8:50:42 |
Unrestricted 2 | Vet50+ | Tony Hystek, Timothy Hookins | 2007 | 8:57:00 |
SSK2 | Mixed Vet40+ | Joy and Rich Robinson | 2016 | 9:05:38 |
Completed | Name |
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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 |