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Mersey River Race 2004   Details   Thumbnails (27 pics)   Full-Size   Howard Henderson Pics
Date: Sunday, July 04, 2004
Registration: 10:00 AM
Start: 11:00 AM
Cost: $10.00 Adult/$5.00 Youth ($15.00 Non-NSMCRA members)
Divisions: Pro Class, Stock Class,
Recreational Class(Canoe/Kayak),
Open Class( Kayak and USCA C1)
Course: All classes start and finish at P3-Cowie Falls Hydro
Pro-Boat class will proceed upriver to B3-Big Falls Hydro-complete buoy turn and return to P3- Cowie Falls .This class has 4 portages.
Rec, Stock and Open- proceed upriver to P1-Lower Great Brook Hydro-Complete buoy turn and return to Cowie Falls. These classes have 2 portages
Misc: Immediately following the race all participants are invited to a barbecue and a draw for prizes. Proceeds to Queens County Emergency Measures Organization.
Contact: Dave Lewis 902.354.4931
Safety: Safety boat in Lower Great Brook Headpond. Portages flagged at take-out and put-in with personnel available to check participants off. Portages mandatory.
Portages: Portages flagged at take-out and put-in with personnel available to check
participants off. ALL PORTAGES MANDATORY.
Note: Mersey River System is not in generation mode, therefore there is no downstream current. However the ponds are filled to capacity.
Mens ProBoat C2 Class (30 km)
Jean Marien/Doug Archibald 2:56:40
Rafe Hooper/Alex Calvin 2:57:33
Tim Lynch/David Lewis 2:57:34
Jeffrey & Jason McKinnon 2:58:56
Rick McMahon/John Gillies 3:01:00
Lawson Fraser/Richard McKinnon 3:02:00
Dustin Whalen/Stephan Scarola 3:05:13
Mixed ProBoat C2 Class (30 km)
Beverly Lewis/Kris Archibald 3:10:55
Youth ProBoat C2 Class (16 km)
Ashley & Justin McKinnon 1:41:12
Morgan Sampson/Abby Lewis 1:46:42
Stock Class (16 km)
Alex Gallagher/Robert McKinnon 1:30:07
Mixed Rec Class (16 km)
Robin & Robert McKinnon 1:39:21
Open Class (16 km)
Martin Huntley 1:58:12

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