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15 Mar 2010	WA sprinting to victory
12 Mar 2010	Canning Ascent Race 4 Results
5 Mar 2010	Bevan Dashwood Dash
2 Nov 2009	Spirit Paddlesports Summer Race Series Points

WA sprinting to victory Jesse Phillips, Monday, 15 March 2010 WA athletes making fast things happen! A great week was had by all in attendance at the 2010 Australian Sprint Canoe Championships at Penrith, NSW. The weather was cool but mostly sunny with clouds meandering through the edges of a picturesque scene as paddlers streaked down the Sydney Olympic race course. The racing was undertaken on Wednesday March 10th with 1000 metre events up first, followed by 500 metre events and 200 metre events finishing off the program on Sunday March 14th. WA had a strong team of over 30 paddlers in all ages from Under 14 to Over 45, although of all paddlers at the National Championships, one stood out: "One of the traditional awards (is) the Raj Award for most outstanding athlete of the regatta. This year it went to Alex Graham of Ascot Kayak Club in Western Australia. Alex will take a total of 11 medals and was selected by the officials of the regatta as the most deserving of the award." - Sam Lyons, AC Canoeing WA congratulates Alex on his great achievements at the Nationals and wishes him all the best in his future goals. Other great performances came from the WA athletes and Canoeing WA thanks all the athletes for their commitment to the sport. Canoeing WA also thanks the many parents, volunteers, officials and coaches for their time and effort over the 2010 Sprint Season. We eagerly await the announcement of all National and NTS Teams by Australian Canoeing.

Canning Ascent Race 4 Results Sam Lyons, Friday, 12 March 2010 Other Links   Canning Ascent Race 4 Results

Bevan Dashwood Dash Kylie Broad, Friday, 5 March 2010 The Bevan Dashwood Dash Sunday, 21st March.  Following on from the huge success of the 2009 event the Bevan Dashwood Dash is on again.   There is a course for everyone;   ·         Long Course 12km: Kent St Weir to Shelley Bridge, then to Hester Park & back to Kent St Weir, portage at Kent St Weir.   ·         Short Course 6km: Kent St Weir to Shelley Bridge & return. ·         Guppy Course: 3km   Bring your whole family; enjoy the beautiful surrounds of the Kent St Weir and support the Slalom Technical Committee’s Cafe.  Deluxe hamburgers are back (order online to avoid missing out) along with cakes, muffins, tea & coffee. Canoeing Down Under is generously sponsoring the event and the monster raffle will be on again. Money raised goes towards sending juniors to the  2011 Canoe Slalom Nationals in New South Wales.   Online Registration opens Sunday 7th March   More on the Bevan Dashwood Dash This race is an old favourite - the upper reaches of the Canning make for a twisty-turny course with tree lined banks and much birdlife. There's a portage at Kent Street Weir. It's easy to get lost if you haven't done this course before so photocopy the street directory of the relevant pages and do a practice run. The floating (rather pretty) "weed" you see may slow you down, but it's harmless. The following paragraph comes from a February, 1999, edition of Canoe WA, the canoeing association's former magazine:  "According to a scientist at the Water and Rivers Commission it (the "weed") is a harmless floating fern called azola which helps to keep the blue-green algae at bay (competes for the nutrients). Currents and the wind cause it to collect in certain places. You can paddle through it; it's not toxic and will wash off your boat." Who is Bevan Dashwood? He's one of that group of pioneering canoeists who started it all in Western Australia in the mid sixties. And he's still paddling! He started up Darling Range Canoe Club whose home waters are this section of the Canning River.  He has made an important contribution to canoeing, in particular, slalom, and is a life-time member of the state canoeing association.

Spirit Paddle Sports Spirit Paddlesports Summer Race Series Points Kylie Broad, Monday, 2 November 2009   After a hard-fought racing season we have the provisional final results in the Spirit Paddlesports Summer Race Series.  Please check your score carefully as in two weeks time these results will become official!  To qualify for a series ranking, you had to complete EITHER 5 of the 6 races OR 3 of the first 5 races, plus the Doctor. The attached results include people who were on track to qualify for a series ranking heading into the Doctor. Your top five scores were counted; if you did all 6 races we dropped your lowest score (in blue font). Please let Di know if you have any questions or spot an error - dianearnott@yahoo.com Congratulations to all who competed in the series!!!     Other Links   SPIRIT PADDLESPORTS SUMMER RACE SERIES POINT SYSTEM