Canoe News Vol 42 Issue 4 Nationals Report Issue 2009

Left: Matthew – trying to see through his medals – was one of eight Sayger siblings who raced at USCA Nationals this year !

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2009 Nationals Week in Warren – Many Appreciations — Gareth Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5Harpoon’s Index to the USCA Nationals — Gareth Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7Sprints Report — Bill Corrigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Results of the 2009 USCA National Canoe & Kayak Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-55

USCA Adult Sprint Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11USCA Adult/Youth Sprint Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15USCA Canoe Orienteering, High Water, High Excitement at Canoe-O — Aims Coney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18The Philip H Soule Run-Paddle Biathlon, 10th Edition Report — Tom Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-21USCA Youth Sprint Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-77Barton Challenge Cup C1 Finals & USCA C1 Junior Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29Barton Challenge Cup K1 Finals & USCA K1 Junior Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31USCA C1 Woman and C1 Stock Woman Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32USCA C2 Junior Men & C2 Junior Women Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33USCA C2 Women & C2 Women Standard Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34USCA C1 Man & C1 Stock Man Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-37USCA C2 Men Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-41USCA C2 Standard Men Marathon Championships & C2 Stock Men Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42USCA C2 Adult/Youth & C2 Adult/Junior Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43USCA C2 Mixed Junior and C2 Mixed Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45

The Best Week of My Summer — Jackie Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46USCA K1 Sea Kayak Woman Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47USCA K1 Sea Kayak Man Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-49K1-ICF Woman & K1 ICF Man Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50USCA K1 Touring Kayak Woman & K1 Touring Kayak Man Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51USCA K1 Unlimited Woman & K1 Unlimited Man Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52-53USCA K1 Downriver Man & K1 Downriver Woman Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53USCA K2 Unlimited Women & K2 Unlimited Men Marathon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53USCA Youth Sprints Divisional Traveling Trophy / State Marathon Points Trophy / USCA Business Affiliates . . 54USCA Youth Encouragement Award, Good Sportsmanship Award, Paddler of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Over the Gunwales – USCA President’s Message — Janet Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56Advice from the Vice! — Ken Gerg . . . USCA Membership / Renewal Form . . . . . . .57USCA Delegates & Officers, Committees & Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

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Canoe News Volume 42 Issue 4: CONTENTS

Canoe News 42/4—Nationals Report Issue �

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gareth Stevens

Warren’s 2009 USCA Nationals was a mixed bag. There were mostly

jewels, though a brick or two were dropped into the bag, too.

A great time was had by many (most, I’ll wager) but there were also a few complaints . There were many, many good races plus a few problematic ones . There was also delight in some quarters at the very large number of classes, medals, and Championship opportuni-ties – and dismay in others .

It is worth looking at good and bad, at all sides of these issues – and with the right attitude . When things go wrong, we can either lay blame, criticize and punish, or (my preference) learn, and do better in the future .

And, for issues like the greatly increased number of championship classes this year, it’s assessment time: we get to review if things have turned out well or badly – or somewhere in between .

This issue of Canoe News addresses a few of these questions (and some others) in Harpoon’s Index to the USCA’s Nationals (pages 6-7) . No conclusions are reached, though some are pointed to! The statis-tics presented are intended to give food for thought, even provide amusement in a few cases, with any luck .

However, first – and most importantly – a message of thanks, of tribute to the enormous amounts of work and time that went into this year’s event . We rec-ognize the many people who contribut-ed so much of their time and expertise for us all to enjoy the week’s events .

I worry that I’ll miss someone – please: no slight is intended if that happens .

The order of thanks below is thematic, ranking neither a person’s “importance” nor the magnitude of their contribu-tions . All these people, and some I’ve missed, no doubt, contributed mightily . And we’re grateful . That is the message!

Our sincere thanks and appreciations go to:Jim Decker of the Warren County Chamber of Business & Industry (WC-CBI), and the Warren County Council on Tourism (COT) for masterminding hosting our event, acting as race director throughout the week, coordinating with USCA officials and countless people and groups in Warren County (the Army Corps of Engineers and staff of Chapman State Park to name just two) and for his countless other helpful acts and services;WCCBI’s Melissa Anderson, Heidi Powley, Carolyn Spilka, and John Papalia for their cheerful dispositions, for race packet preparation, off-site and on-site race registration and much “in-visible” behind-the-scenes activity;John Kersey and his staff, for their great work timing and managing the race database and numerous Excel spreadsheets to publish timely results at the end of each day’s racing – and for his ongoing professional accounting advice to USCA;Pat Shine, and his wild water safety crew from the Glade Township Volunteer Fire Department who once again provid-ed safety oversight at the Flame Rapids;The City and County of Warren for another great welcome to their neck of the woods;James McCorkle and the staff at Chapman State Park for their efforts in maintaining an ideal sprint venue, and to Bob Klebacha and the staff of Bollinger Enterprises for the fine food service provided at the Park;A special thank you to the Army Corps of Engineers for managing the massive, challenging amounts of water this year, so that the Nationals marathon events could be run with controlled water flow and greater safety than Mother Nature had planned to provide!

2009 USCA Nationals Week in Warren, PA — A Mixed Bag It Was, Though Mostly Containing Jewels!

The folks from the Warren Kiwanis Club who made our spaghetti supper on Friday evening before the SemiAn-nual meeting; Warren Holiday Inn’s Karrie Kristea, for stepping in at short notice and mak-ing a great, pleasant conference room available to the USCA Delegates;Janet Perry, USCA President – for, among many other things, coordinat-ing the Barton Cup Epic Kayaks prize paddles and making the Barton Cup canoe paddle covers, and, in Ken Gerg’s words, “running a damned good meet-ing” – USCA’s SemiAnnual Meeting;Joan Theiss for all her work preparing for and taking minutes at the SemiAn-nual Meeting;All the USCA delegates, some of whom made a special effort to travel just to attend the SemiAnnual Meeting;John Edwards, USCA’s Executive Director & Nationals Coordinator – who laid out the complex and detailed registration form, planned the order of events, coordinated the week’s events with the Warren Chamber, and sang, inspiringly, the National Anthem at the start of each marathon day’s racing;Bill Corrigan, once again, for over-seeing both days of sprint competition;

Norm Ludwig, USCA Competition Chair stands as John Edwards sings the National Anthem before the start of Friday’s Marathon Championships.

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Jerry Patton, Tim Frantz, Sam Walters, Ron Kaiser, and Bonnie & Colleen Robinson for the hectic job handling the boat numbers at the Sprints;Ron Kaiser and Bill Corrigan for starting at the Sprints;Norm Ludwig for his work as Com-petition Chair throughout the week, in-cluding starts, announcements, all that jigging, safety inspection, and more;Numerous parents and other paddlers, for providing on-the-water safety oversight at Sprints on Tuesday and Thursday;Jerry Patton, Tim Frantz, Kate Wenrich, Ron Kaiser, Bill Cor-rigan, and Sam Walters – and, of course, Norm Ludwig as already noted! – for all their jigging work through the week;Priscilla Reinertsen, Joan & Harold Theiss, Ray & Paula Thiel, Bonnie & Colleen Robin-son, Mary Ann Pontius, Linette Schwinn, Karen Levitt, and Tave Lamperez, for all their work on awards (at Nationals and throughout the year in preparation): managing trophies, medals, medals labeling, and t-shirts – quite the enormous job, verg-ing on overwhelming with the number of classes and medals that we now have;Paula Thiel, for her work on mem-bership throughout the year, much of which revolves around Nationals;Aims Coney, for scouting, planning, preparing maps for, and executing another wonderful Canoe Orienteering

event – see pages 16-18 for an insight into what this involves!Tommy Walton, for masterminding and mounting the Philip H Soule Na-tional Run-Paddle Biathlon Champion-ship and Soirée . See Tommy’s write-up of this year’s 10th Edition event on page 19;Greg Barton and Epic Kayaks for donating kayak paddles as Barton Cup prizes;The good people at the Michigan and Texas Canoe Racing Associations for donating this year’s Barton Cup prize paddles;Miranda Robinson for being a valu-able and cheerful parliamentarian at the SemiAnnual meeting, and for her work throughout the year as Barton Challenge Program Chair;Judy Jeanes & Teresa Stout for all their work with youth through the year;Tave Lamperez for putting on yet another excellent all-day instructor training program (see uscanoe.com or uscanoenews.com for his updated USCA Canoe Instructors list);Barbara Walls, for such a great start with the work of the Merchandise Com-mittee, and Don Walls and Mary Ann Pontius for all their help with merchandise at Nationals;Photographers Dave & Lynda Wil-liams, of WillArts, for their continu-ing services as official photographers at the Nationals – gosh, I think it was the Hanover Nationals in 2002 that we first met them and saw their work;

Reporter and photographer Brian Ferry for his generosity and coverage of the event, and the Warren Times Ob-server and its staff for their perennial (“bi-perennial”?) interest in, and cover-age of USCA’s visits to Warren County!Marsh Jones - and his colleagues - for all their work with the youth at the Rice Creek Boat Club and for bringing so many of them to Nationals – a well deserved Youth Encouragement Award for Marsh this year - see page 55;Dave and Pat Diget for all their work with the youth of the Kalamazoo Canoe & Kayak Club – and for bringing so many of them to Nationals;Steve and Lori Sayger, who togeth-er contributed 9 of the 280 participants at this year’s Nationals (all 9 Sayger chil-dren attended, 8 raced, and so did their visiting Japanese student!);All the young people who came to Nationals and infected the rest of us with their liveliness, excitement, and good humor;And last (or wherever you finished up), and definitely not least, all participants , young and less young, who travelled to enjoy each other’s com-pany and competition at USCA’s 2009 National Championships .Thanks for making it so good!

2009 USCA Nationals Week in Warren, PA


Harpoon’s Index to USCA’s National Canoe & Kayak ChampionshipsWith apologies to (and admiration for) Harper’s Index (of much more important things than we are dealing with here) .

A Prolific Contribution

Number of sibling participants (including a visiting Japanese honorary sibling) contributed by the Sayger family, as a percentage of the total number of participants at the 2009 Nationals: 3 .2%

Highest percentage of sibling participants (including any visiting Japanese honorary siblings) from any other family at any Nationals in the history of the USCA, 1968-2008: <1% .

Biggest and Smallest Nationals of the DecadeIn the following statistics: Trials and Demos are not included; (non-USCA) ICF Championship classes are.

Greatest number of paddlers who raced at any Nationals, 2000 to 2009: 521 – in Hanover, NH in 2002Smallest number of paddlers who raced at any Nationals, 2000 to 2009: 250 – in Gaineseville, GA in 2001

Participation – Total and Split into Canoeing and Kayaking – The Last Five years Warren Peshtigo Warren Bristol Warren 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Total number of paddlers who raced at Nationals in the last five years: . . . . . . . . .365 318 327 280 280

Number of paddlers who raced canoe: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 290 259 237 210Number of paddlers who raced canoe as a % of total participation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.2% 91.2% 79.2% 84.6% 75.0%

Number of paddlers who raced kayak: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 53 98 72 100Number of paddlers who raced kayak as a % of total participation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.7% 16.7% 30.0% 25.7% 35.7%

Number of paddlers who raced both canoe and kayak: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 25 30 29 30Number of paddlers who raced both as a % of total participation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0% 7.9% 9.2% 10.4% 10.7%

The Effects of an Ever-Growing Number of Marathon Classes Offered to a Diminishing Number of Participants at Nationals

Especially with the Last Round of Increases for Kayak Classes Warren Peshtigo Warren Bristol Warren 2005 2006* 2007 2008 2009**Total number of championship classes available for canoe racing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 44 44 44 46Total number of championship classes available for kayak racing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 14 16 16 52Number of canoe classes available for which no one turned up: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 8 8 9Number of kayak classes available for which no one turned up: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 0 17Number of Champions in canoe classes, who raced unopposed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 3 3 4Number of Champions in kayak classes, who raced unopposed: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 0 2 10Number of Champions in canoe classes, racing only 1 other: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 3 5 7Number of Champions in kayak classes, racing only 1 other: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 2 0 8Number of Champions in canoe classes, racing only 2 others: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 2 3 1Number of Champions in kayak classes, racing only 2 others: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 2 3 7

*Peshtigo saw the effects of doubling the number of Veteran and Grand Veteran canoe classes . **This year in Warren 2009 saw the effects of more than quadrupling the number of kayak classes .

Harpoon’s Index

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A second error on Tuesday was being one radio short . This prevented us from determining if someone had scratched or was waiting for a boat to return from a previous race, so this caused a few problems and delays .

Despite these initial errors the Tuesday Adult Sprints and Adult/Youth Sprints went well .

On Thursday, the radio shortage was corrected and Youth Sprints ran very well .

Sprints Report . . . . . .Bill Corrigan – Sprints ChairmanThe 2009 USCA National Sprint Championships were held at Chapman State Park, the same location as in 2007, 2005, and 2003 . This year we were going to start the sprints on time — or so we thought . Somehow a misinfor-mation schedule was placed in the race packet bags stating 9:00am as the start-ing time for the sprints and not 8:00am . This error caught a few people out .

The ratio of Championship classes to paddlers racing canoes in 2008: 1 Championship to every 5 .4 canoersThe ratio of Championship classes to paddlers racing kayaks in 2008: 1 Championship to every 4 .5 kayakersThe ratio of Championship classes to paddlers racing canoes in 2009: 1 Championship to every 4 .6 canoers

The ratio of Championship classes to paddlers racing kayaks in 2009: 1 Championship to every 1 .85 kayakersThe number of medals available for paddlers racing canoes in 2008: 240 – a ratio of 1:1, one per canoer

The number of medals available for paddlers racing kayaks in 2008: 96 – a ratio of 1 .3:1, more than 1 per kayakerThe number of medals available for paddlers racing canoes in 2009: 252 – a ratio of 1 .2:1, more than 1 per canoer

The number of medals available for paddlers racing kayaks in 2009: 276 – a ratio of 2 .8:1, almost 3 per kayaker

The number of canoe classes that were available where a medal was guaranteed (more medals than participants):In 2008: 20 of the 44 classes In 2009: 31 of the 46 classes

The number of kayak classes that were available where a medal was guaranteed (more medals than participants):In 2008: 9 of the 16 classes In 2009: 45 of the 52 classes

The number of boats that Norm & Jerry and their crew had to jig (top five in every class, remember) . . .– in 2005: 167– in 2008: 185– in 2009: 234

. . . and Norm, Jerry, & co are thanking their lucky stars there were so many classes with none, or only one, two, or three participants . Still their jigging numbers went up dramatically .

Number of championship canoe classes where a paddler would have 10 or more others to compete with: In 2008: 4 of the 44 classes In 2009: 5 of the 46 classes

Number of championship kayak classes where a paddler would have 10 or more others to compete with:In 2008: 2 of the 16 classes In 2009: none of the 52 classes

The number of competitors that a certain midwestern paddler who wishes to remain anonymous (not wishing there to be a target on his back) . . . the number of competitors that this paddler thinks should be

in a race, at minimum, for that race to qualfiy as a credible national championship: 20 . . . or so .

What would the top paddlers, the mid-pack paddlers, and the back-of-the-pack paddlers that you know say to that question?

How do you wrestle with that question?

I think everyone had a good time at the 2009 USCA National Sprint Races .

We all owe Jim Decker and his Warren volunteers a big Thank You, for the reg-istration, finish line timing, and results . All the USCA volunteers at the sprints, from those passing out boat numbers, to those on the water providing safety oversight, to those handing out awards deserve our thanks . Without such an army of volunteers the races would not happen .

Harpoon’s Index


Tony Bond, C1 Man Senior Champion.

Randy Bailey and John Edwards in a tight race for the C1 Man Master title.

Pam Fitzgerald, 2nd C1 Woman Open.

Amy Rummel, 3rd C1 Woman Open.

Colleen Moore, C1 Woman Open Champion.

Marc Gillespie protégé, Dylan Freedman beating longtime Champion Calvin Hassel in a surprise win in C1 Man Open.

Adult Sprint Championships – C1 / K1 Tuesday, August 11, 2009, Chapman State ParkNote: VIC = Victoria, Australia, ON = Ontario, CanadaClassPosition / Boat # / Paddler / TimeC1 Woman Open (1�+)1 3 Colleen Moore (ME)~47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:45 .472 4 Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:52 .553 2 Amy Rummel (MI)~38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:35 .804 1 Dawn McCracken (PA)~26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:36 .32

C1 Woman Master, C1 Woman Senior~no participants

C1 Woman Veteran (�0+)1 1 Priscilla Reinertsen (NH)~66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:17 .74

C1 Man Open (1�+)1 1 Dylan Freedman (NY)~19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:22 .392 2 Calvin Hassel (NE)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:22 .99

C1 Man Master (�0+)1 3 Randy Bailey (PA)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:27 .912 2 John Edwards (FL)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:28 .563 1 Don Walls (AR)~46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:40 .654 6 Dwight Blease (ME)~49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:45 .205 5 Dan Young (PA)~49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:55 .40

C1 Man Senior (�0+)1 1 Tony Bond (VIC)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:36 .822 6 James Dipelesi (NY)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:39 .823 3 Jim Short (MO)~59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:43 .264 7 Doug Pennington (MO)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:44 .235 2 Larry Frederick (FL)~59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:46 .536 4 Mark McAndrew (VT)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:52 .15

Photos copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts)

2009 USCA Adult C1 Sprint Championships

Canoe News 42/4—Nationals Report Issue9

C1 Man Veteran (�0+)1 12 Tom Thomas (IN)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:33 .262 1 Stan Machacek (ON)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:35 .003 6 Ralph Vincent (VT)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:36 .374 4 Charlie Bruno (PA)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:36 .845 10 Bob Allen (MA)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:38 .946 3 Bill Robinson (NY)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:39 .427 5 Greg McMorrow (ME)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:40 .048 8 Nick Lyesiuk (MA)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:40 .749 7 Richard Rankinen (PA)~67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:41 .5810 11 Tom Walton (NH)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:42 .0511 2 Roland Muhlen (OH)~66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:46 .5412 9 Robert Bradford (MI)~66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:47 .59C1 Man Grand Veteran [Not an officially sanctioned USCA Champi-onship, the ad hoc appearance of this class is a mystery to Canoe News.]1 5 LaVerne Young (FL)~73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:44 .662 1 Glen Vandewinckel (NY)~72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:50 .583 2 Dale Newton (MI)~76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:53 .974 3 Phil Cole (NH)~90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:23 .35

C1 Man Veteran Champion Tom Thomas and runner-up Stan Machacek.

C1 Man Master 5th place, Dan Young.

LaVerne Young, C1 Man Grand Veteran winner.

Glen Vandewinckel staying ahead of Dale Newton in C1 Man Grand Veteran race.

Priscilla Reinertsen, only C1 Woman Veteran, and third fastest C1 woman.

Stan Machacek (nearest camera, and second in the C1 Man Veteran Sprint Championship), then in receding order, Ralph Vincent, Bob Allen, Nick Lyesiuk, Greg McMorrow, and Bill Robinson.

Rich Rankinen and Tom Walton battle each other for 9th and 10th place in the largest field of the day, C1 Man Veteran.



Canoe News 42/4—Nationals Report Issue 10

K1 Woman Open (1�+)1 4 Anke Toth (FL)~39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:33 .362 2 Dawn McCracken (PA)~26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:54 .923 3 Alicia Wendolowski (MA)~33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:59 .11

K1 Woman Master (�0+)1 2 Colleen Moore (ME)~47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:32 .692 1 Diane Blackburn (PA)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:37 .15

K1 Woman Sr (�0+)1 2 Linda Charles (PA)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:10 .562 1 Becky Burris (AR)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:11 .863 3 Debra Witowski (PA)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:34 .47

K1 Woman Veteran (�0+)~no participants

Becky Burris, 2nd K1 Woman Senior.

Linda Charles (formerly Linda Volpe), K1 Woman Senior champion.

Alicia Wendolowski, 3rd K1 Woman Open.

Anke Toth, from Florida, K1 Woman Open Champion, with a time of 2:33.36.

Diane Blackburn, 2nd K1 Woman Master.

Dawn McCracken, 2nd K1 Woman Open.

Colleen Moore, of Maine – K1 Woman Master Champion, and fastest K1 woman sprint kayaker overall (by a split second) with a time of 2:32.69.


2009 USCA Adult K1 Sprint Championships


K1 Man Open(1�+)1 1 Mark Wendolowski (MA)~34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:08 .122 2 John Redos, Jr (PA)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:26 .07

K1 Man Master (�0+)1 1 Ron Kaiser (PA)~47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:11 .832 2 Larry Cowan (PA)~46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:33 .283 3 Milan Kratka (IL)~44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:44 .784 4 Michael Good (PA)~40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:47 .28

K1 Man Senior (�0+)1 3 John Redos (PA)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:19 .362 2 Gary Ballina (PA)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:25 .663 1 Jake Rabatin (OH)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:37 .17

K1 Man Veteran (�0+)1 9 Bob Dean (FL)~72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:31 .252 8 Jerry Patton (PA)~70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:42 .983 7 Doug Keiper (FL)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:44 .594 6 Irv Claar (PA)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:53 .925 5 Earl Baldwin, Jr (ME)~85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:18 .91

Jerry Patton, almost a length ahead of Dough Keiper, coming to the finish line for 2nd and 3rd place in the K1 Man Senior race.

K1 Man Master champion Ron Kaiser (right), Larry Cowan, 2nd (center) and Milan Kratka, 3rd (left).

K1 Man Senior champion John Redos, Sr (right), Gary Ballina, 2nd (center) and Jake Rabatin, 3rd (left).

Bob Dean, at 71, from Maine or Florida (depending on the time of year!) K1 Man champion, with the sixth fastest sprint kayak time of the day at 2:31.25

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K1 Man Open Champion Mark Wendolowski (right) with a blis-tering time of 2:08.12, and John Redos, Jr, 2nd (left).


2009 USCA Adult K1 Sprint Championships


Adult Sprint Championships – C2 / K2Tuesday, August 11, 2009, Chapman State ParkClassPosition / Boat # / Paddlers, States & Ages / TimeC2 Women (1�+)1 red Ruth Perkins (AR)~20 / Alisa Ohara (AR)~21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:44 .82

C2 Women Master (�0+)1 yellow Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 / Priscilla Reinertsen (NH)~66 . . .2:43 .65

C2 Women Senior (�0+)1 green Becky Burris (AR)~54 / Donna Short (MO)~56 . . . . . . . .3:04 .39

C2 Women Veteran (�0+)~no participants

C2 Men (1�+)1 1 Jamie Clark (MI)~34 / Roger Clark (MI)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:34 .79

Roger Clark (bow) & Jamie Clark, C2 Men Open.

Colleen Moore & Dwight Blease, with Don Walls & Alisa Ohara behind them.

C2 Women Master, Pam Fitzgerald (NY) - bow & Priscilla Reinertsen (NH).

C2 Men Veteran Sprint Champion-ship in full swing. Teams left to right (bow first): Roland Muhlen & Bob Bradford, Bob Allen & Greg McMor-row, Tom Thomas & Rich Rankinen (this year’s champions) and, far right, Nick Lyesiuk & Charlie Bruno.



Tony Bond & John Edwards, chased by Ralph Vincent & Mark McAndrew in the C2 Men Senior race.

Donna Short (bow) & Becky Burris, C2 Women Senior.

C2 Women Open, Ruth Perkins (bow) from Arkansas with Alisa Ohara, visiting from Japan and representing Arkansas.


C2 Men Master (�0+)1 1 Don Walls (AR)~46 / Dale Burris (AR)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:29 .272 3 Scott Jacobs (PA)~53 / Randy Bailey (PA)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:33 .02

C2 Men Senior (�0+)1 1 John Edwards (FL)~60 / Tony Bond (VIC)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:24 .922 4 Ralph Vincent (VT)~60 / Mark McAndrew (VT)~58 . . . . .2:27 .643 3 Jim Short (MO)~59 / Doug Pennington (MO)~52 . . . . . . . . .2:32 .434 2 Larry Frederick (FL)~59 / James Dipelesi (NY)~58 . . . . . . . . .2:36 .07

C2 Men Veteran (�0+)1 5 Tom Thomas (IN)~63 / Richard Rankinen (PA)~67 . . . . . .2:26 .802 3 Bob Allen (MA)~65 / Greg McMorrow (ME)~65 . . . . . . . . . . .2:29 .833 2 Roland Muhlen (OH)~66 / Robert Bradford (MI)~66 . . . .2:31 .904 7 LaVerne Young (FL)~73 / Ken Gerg (PA)~73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:34 .525 6 Nick Lyesiuk (MA)~65 / Charlie Bruno (PA)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . .2:37 .65

C2 Mixed Open(1�+)1 1 Dylan Freedman (NY)~19 / Ruth Perkins (AR)~20 . . . . . . . .2:20 .882 3 Becky Burris (AR)~54 / Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . .2:41 .503 2 Don Walls (AR)~46 / Alisa Ohara (AR)~21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:42 .714 4 Mark Wendolowski (MA)~34 / Alicia Wendolowski (MA)~33 . . .2:54 .42

C2 Mixed Master (�0+)1 2 Randy Bailey (PA)~45 / Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . .2:36 .892 4 Colleen Moore (Me)~47 / Dwight Blease (ME)~49 . . . . . . . .2:37 .263 7 Robert Bradford (MI)~66 / Priscilla Reinertsen (NH)~66 . . .2:43 .184 1 Linda Muhlen (OH)~56 / Roland Muhlen (OH)~66 . . . . .2:43 .595 3 Jim Short (MO)~59 / Donna Short (MO)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:46 .37

K2 Trial1 Linda Charles (PA)~58 / Dawn McCracken (PA)~26 .4:26 .95

A hard fought C2 Men Master race, with Scott Jacobs & Randy Bailey chasing Don Walls and Dale Burris.

Dawn McCracken (bow) & Linda Charles, the only team in the K2 Sprint Trials.

The intensity evident in their faces, Randy Bailey & Pam Fitzgerald head to victory in the C2 Mixed Mas-ter Sprint Championships. Bob Bradford (paddling with Priscilla Reinertsen) is in the background.

C2 Men Veteran Sprint Champion-ship in full swing. Teams left to right (bow first): Roland Muhlen & Bob Bradford, Bob Allen & Greg McMor-row, Tom Thomas & Rich Rankinen (this year’s champions) and, far right, Nick Lyesiuk & Charlie Bruno.


2009 USCA Adult C2 Sprint Championships & K2 Adult Sprint Trial

Dylan Freedman & Ruth Perkins, C2 Mixed Open Champions, with the fastest C2 sprint time of the day.

Thomas Sayger & Becky Burris lead Don Walls & Alisa Ohara for 2nd & 3rd place, C2 Mixed Open.

Canoe News 42/4—Nationals Report Issue 1�

Adult/Youth Sprint Championships Tuesday, August 11, 2009, Chapman State ParkClassPosition / Boat # / Paddlers, States & Ages / TimeC2 Woman (29+)/Fledgling I (�-�)1 1 Holly Reynolds (NY)~29 / Ashley Diget (MI)~7 . . . . . . . .0:03:07 .96

C2 Woman (29+)/Fledgling II (�-10)1 2 Holly Reynolds (NY)~29 / Brennan Stone (MI)~11 . . .0:02:56 .402 1 Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 / Brianna Fitzgerald (NY)~9 .0:03:00 .793 3 Amy Rummel (MI)~38 / Gerrit Rummel (MI)~10 . . . .0:03:12 .454 6 Lindsey Stone (MI)~8 / Priscilla Reinertsen (NH)~66 0:03:16 .515 4 Becky Burris (AR)~54 / Joshua Sayger (AR)~11 . . . . . . . . .0:03:17 .076 5 Juletha Wendolowski (MA)~10 / Alicia Wendolowski (MA)~33 .0:03:33 .23

C2 Woman (29+)/Bantam I (11-12)~no participants

C2 Woman (29+)/Juvenile (13-1�)1 1 Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 / Jackie Stone (MI)~14 . . . . . . . .0:02:47 .542 2 Holly Reynolds (NY)~29 / Ivy Reynolds (NY)~14 . . . . .0:02:50 .95

C2 Woman (29+)/Junior (<1�)1 Colleen Moore (ME)~47 / Owen Blease (ME)~15 . . . . .0:02:33 .29

C2 Man (29+)/Fledgling I (�-�)1 Dale Burris (AR)~58 / Ariel Sayger (AR)~7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:08 .94

C2 Man (29+)/Fledgling II (�-10)1 7 Calvin Hassel (NE)~45 / Shannon Hassel (NE)~10 . . .0:02:44 .562 5 JD Jones (MO)~11 / Jim Short (MO)~59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:46 .873 6 Joshua Sayger (AR)~11 / Dale Burris (AR)~58 . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:47 .184 1 Don Walls (AR)~46 / Matthew Sayger (AR)~9 . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:53 .285 2 Zane Wendolowski (MA)~8 / Mark Wendolowski (MA)~34 .0:02:55 .036 11 Glen Vandewinckel (NY)~72 / Annie Ripton (NY)~10 . . .0:02:56 .407 9 Austin Clark (MI)~11 / Roger Clark (MI)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:02 .408 10 Patrick Clark (MI)~8 / Jamie Clark (MI)~34 . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:20 .30

Shannon (bow) & Calvin Hassel C2 Man/Fledgling II champions, with Jim Short (almost out of the pic-ture) paddling with JD Jones – they came 2nd.

Annie Ripton (bow) & Glen Vandewinckel.

Owen Blease, a fast newcomer, with Colleen Moore.

Ariel Sayger - of the amazing Saygers - & Dale Burris.

Ashley Diget (bow), riding high with Holly Reynolds.

Jackie Stone (bow) & Pam Fitzgerald putting in a fast time and winning the C2 Woman/Juvenile Championship.

2009 USCA Adult/Youth C2 Sprint Championships


Canoe News 42/4—Nationals Report Issue1�

C2 Man (29+)/Bantam I (11-12)1 1 Dale Burris (AR)~54 / Philip Sayger (AR)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:46 .732 3 Milan Kratka (IL)~44 / Martin Kratka (IL)~12 . . . . . . . . . .0:02:50 .053 2 Bill Robinson (NY)~62 / Trent Robinson (NY)~12 . . . .0:02:50 .42

C2 Man (29+)/ Juvenile (13-1�)1 1 Don Walls (AR)~46 / Mark Sayger (AR)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:33 .602 4 Calvin Hassel (NE)~45 / Levi Hassel (NE)~14 . . . . . . . . . .0:02:37 .733 2 Milan Kratka (IL)~44 / Tomáş Kratka (IL)~15 . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:59 .604 5 Austin Clark (MI)~11 / Roger Clark (MI)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:07 .295 6 Patrick Clark (MI)~8 / Jamie Clark (MI)~34 . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:31 .90

C2 Man (29+)/ Junior (<1�)1 1 Dale Burris (AR)~54 / Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 . . . . . . . . .0:02:25 .162 3 Dwight Blease (ME)~49 / Owen Blease (ME)~15 . . . . . .0:02:28 .923 2 Nathan White (AR)~16 / Jim Short (MO)~59 . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:35 .384 4 Austin Clark (MI)~11 / Roger Clark (MI)~57 . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:16 .225 5 Patrick Clark (MI)~8 / Jamie Clark (MI)~34 . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:23 .86

Tomáş Kratka & Milan Kratka, after the C2 Man/Juvenile race.

First timers Patrick & Jamie Clark in C2 Man/Juvenile.

Don Walls & Mark Sayger, C2 Man/Ju-venile Champions.

Austin & Roger Clark – good to see them back this year!

Levi Hassel (famous in the midwest for his race vid-eography) & Calvin Hassel, 2nd in C2 Man/Junior.

The C2 Man/Bantam race:near to camera, and ahead, Philip Sayger (bow) & Dale Burris. Martin (bow) & Milan Kratka (right) finished a split second ahead of Trent (bow) & Bill Robinson for 2nd and 3rd places.

Trent (bow) & Bill Robinson cool down after the C2 Man/Bantam race.

2009 USCA Adult/Youth C2 Sprint Championships



USCA National Canoe Orienteering Championships Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Kinzua Bay South (Allegheny Reservoir)Ten control points and a time limit of 2:30 hours . Each control point punched worth one point . Final placement based first on points, second on time . Racers choose own route and visit controls in the order they choose .

Class Position / Overall Position / Boat # / Name(s) / Age(s) / Points / TimeSolo RacesC1 Woman1 12 E1 Janet Perry (IL)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 points . .2:37:18

C1 Man1 7 99 Gareth Stevens (WI)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points . .2:05:16

K1 Woman1 9 1 Dawn McCracken (PA)~26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points . .2:09:572 10 2 Linda Charles (PA)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points . .2:10:11

K1 Man1 4 K2 Milan Kratka (IL)~44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points . .1:52:192 5 K1 Jake Rabatin (OH)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 points . .1:57:153 14 K3 Earl Baldwin, Jr (ME)~85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:41:00Tandem RacesC2 Men1 2 A3 Stephen Miller (MA)~44 / Seth Miller (MA)~43 . . . 10 pts . .1:32:572 3 A2 Mark Kopta (NY)~52 / Fran Kopta (PA)~35 . . . . 10 pts . .1:36:123 8 A1 Ray Thiel (CT)~57 / Tom Walton (NH)~60 . . . . 10 pts . .2:07:484 11 A4 William McDuffie, Jr (NC)~47 / Ed Sharp (VA)~69 . . . . 10 pts . .2:12:51

C2 Mixed1 1 M2 Lisa Bainey (PA)~50 / Randy Bailey (PA)~45 . . . 10 pts . .1:31:552 6 M1 Shawn Burke (MA)~49 / Monica Schnitger (MA)~46 . . 10 pts . .1:59:51

C2 Woman/Youth (�-1�)1 13 D1 River McDuffie (NC)~8 / Lynne McDuffie (NC)~46 . . . .5 pts . .1:55:50

The Le Mans start – reminiscent visually of Monty Python’s “100-yards dash for people with no sense of direction” as some competitors chose to head south on foot to Control #10, some headed north on foot to scope out #s 9 & 8, and others ran for their boats to paddle north or south according to the plan they had devised in the one minute they’d had to study their map.

USCA National Canoe Orienteering ChampionshipsHigh Water, High Excitement at Canoe-O . . . . Aims Coney, Race Director

From the high bridge of Route 321, I watched as the favorites Seth and Steve Miller punched

their final control and swung around toward the finish. It was nearly an hour and a half after the orienteering start, getting near the expected win-ning time.

It isn’t every canoe-orienteering event that’s spectator friendly, but this year the entire venue was ringed by roads with great viewing spots . I’d seen action all around the course, watched a kayak roll over and spill its paddler as she tried jumping in from a boulder, saw one well-known competitor running back and forth in a frenzy looking for a trail while his partner waited anxiously around the bend, and saw numerous paddlers going every which way . But now I wanted to be there when the Millers finished and won yet another championship .So, I jumped in the car and headed back, parking and running downhill to the finish line, just barely in time . But wait, that’s not Seth and Steve pulling their boat onto shore, that’s Lisa Bainey and Randy Bailey, with the Millers behind them still on the water . It’s an upset – Bainey and Bailey have come the other way and won by over a minute!This was the fourth canoe orienteering Nationals in Warren and the third where I was course set-ter . After three courses on the Allegheny River, it seemed time for something different, a lake per-haps . However, after scanning Google Earth for water bodies, there seemed to be nothing suitable within an hour’s drive . Chapman Lake is way too

Photos copyright © 2009 by Aims Coney

Canoe News 42/4—Nationals Report Issue1�Map copyright © 2009 by United States Canoe Association Aims Coney, cartographer

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small and the enormous Allegheny Reservoir above the Kinzua Dam looked way too big and would be pretty rough in even a moderate wind . However, careful study over the winter of those satellite images revealed that one small, sheltered bay of the reservoir might actually do . Campgrounds along the shores offered complex, twisting road networks and the bay ended in a small, confusing delta where three streams joined . It would do just fine and so the south end of Kinzua Bay became the appointed venue .I travelled to Warren in May, rented a small motorboat, and explored the bay as I mapped it . I mapped subtle beaches and spots where streams entered . I drew in trails and roads . Then, at home as the summer rolled on, I worried that by Nationals week the reservoir level would fall, that the beaches would be far bigger, and the stream mouths different .Instead, when I arrived in August, thanks to heavy rains in southwestern New York, I was stunned to find the reservoir level was four feet higher than mapped . Those subtle strip beaches were gone and the islands had disappeared under-water . Moreover, the Army Corps of Engineers warned that the water would keep rising overnight, maybe another foot or two . That meant I had to hang the orienteering flags on land, not along the water, and that meant the orienteering would be more technical, more challenging . To compensate, I elimi-nated the farthest two locations, cutting out about a mile . Considering the 91 minute winning times, it was good I did .Congratulations to Lisa and Randy, new USCA National Canoe Orienteering Champions . Congratulations, too, to all the people who tried orienteering for the first time as well as to those who’ve been loyally coming every year .

The favorites, Stephen and Seth Miller, paddling out of the flooded delta after punching the control there, now heading north towards the finish line.

And the winners ... wait... the surprise win-ners are Randy Bailey (bow) & Lisa Bainey.

Glistening from his run and search for Control #6, Tom Walton punches his card.

Linda Charles arrives at Control #5 as Jake Rabatin leaves, having punched his card.

USCA National Canoe Orienteering Championships

Photos copyright © 2009 by Aims Coney


The start of the tenth edition Run-Paddle Biathlon, named for the late Phil Soule, an early Biathlon participant, a great sport, and a much missed and fondly remembered friend.

Philip H. Soule Run-Paddle Biathlon Wednesday, August 12, 2009, Betts Park

Like the nine USCA Biathlons that preceded this year’s thriller at Betts Park, our 2009 Biathlon was great fun. Thirty-eight competi-

tors ran or paddled (or did both) to the delight of an adoring throng of enthusiastic race fans. Our National Biathlon is a 3k run followed by a 3k paddle with a short sprint portage/drag to the finish line.

One reason for the incredible popularity of this event is that anyone can partipipate . If you are not a runner, no worries: we will find some-one to handle the run . At Peshtigo in 2010, many of Peshtigo’s high school cross-country runners will be available to help you, if needed .This year’s tenth edition of the the Biathlon offered beautiful silver bowls to the first Iron(solo) male and female finishers, Tom Walton (NH) and Kate Wenrich (PA) . Race director Walton was clear in prerace instruction that this USCA unofficial fun event is about participation and finding enjoyment in healthy competition . Clearly, eight year old Lyndsey “Pebbles” Stone (MI) understood the spirit of the event as she crossed the finish with a bright smile, after having run 3k and having assisted her team mates Priscilla Reinertsen (NH) and the venerable ninety year old Phil Cole (NH) with portage duty .As always, the Biathlon was followed by the traditional Phil Soule Soirée, named “party of the week” by Paris Hilton who tried paddling once at girl scout camp . See you on Wednesday at 4pm during USCA Nationals week in 2010 .Results and more photos on the following two pages.

Andrew Line, Amy Rummel, and Nick Lyesiuk.

Andrew Line, executing a foot-rudder turn in C1.

Kate Wenrich takes off in the paddling part of the race.

Jake Rabatin transitions to the final sprint portage.

Linda Charles heads in for the takeout and portage sprint.

The Philip H. Soule National Run-Paddle Biathlon Championships



Bill Anderson & Mark McAndrew, through the trees.

... and just a few minutes afer that, Doug Keiper.

... then, about 20 seconds later, Ron Kaiser ...

Larry Cowan, full tilt in the paddling leg of the Biathlon.

John Redos, Sr coming in to the final portage ...

Stephen Miller in C1, with Phil Cole entering the first loop in C2 (Priscilla Reinertsen “off-screen” in stern).

Gary Mullen, clearly having a good time, brings his kayak to the bank for the final sprnt.



ClassPosition / Boat #/ Name(s) / TimeIronman Senior �0+ 1 2 Tom Walton (NH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22:31:002 29 Jake Rabatin (OH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24:41:003 28 LaVerne Young (FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28:01:004 23 Gary Mullen (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:45:00

Ironman Youth <1� 1 22 Andrew Line (MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28:10:00

Ironwoman Senior �0+ 1 26 Linda Charles (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36:18:00

Ironman Master >�0 1 12 Dwight Blease (ME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22:40:002 20 Seth Miller (MA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26:28:003 13 Larry Cowan (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26:41:00

Ironwoman Master >�0 1 18 Kate Wenrich (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:26:002 4 Janet Perry (IL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32:18:00


Tinwomen Youth (both < 1�) 1 24 Jackie Stone (MI) / Anna Tompkins (MI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:43:00

Tinmen Man/Youth 1 19 Ron Kaiser (PA) / Sam Walters (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:25:002 17 Calvin Miller (MA) / Stephen Miller (MA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24:45:003 21 Gary Ballina (PA) / Jabe Walters (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26:06:004 16 Ryan Hoffman (PA) / Jacob Hoffman (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31:52:00

Tin Mixed Open 1 6 Amy Rummel (MI) / Bob Dean (FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23:36:002 7 Dawn McCracken (PA) / Doug Keiper (FL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28:12:00

Tinmen Open 1 14 John Redos, Jr (PA) / John Redos (PA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21:03:00

Tinmen Senior >�0 1 1 Ralph Vincent (VT) / Greg McMorrow (ME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23:04:002 27 Mark McAndrew (VT) / Bill Anderson (ME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23:58:003 25 Peter Heed (NH) / Nick Lyesiuk (MA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26:36:00

Tinmen Master >�0 1 15 Shawn Burke (MA) / Ray Thiel (CT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27:06:00 1 5 Lindsey Stone (MI) / Priscilla Reinertsen (NH) / Phil Cole (NH) 30:25:00

The assembled participants from the Tenth Edition Philip H Soule Run-Paddle Biathlon. Big thanks to Tom Walton (kneel-ing, center) for conceiving the event, and planning and running it in all ten years, with efficiency, charm, and good humor.

Gary Ballina brings his Epic to the takeout for the final sprint portage up the bank.


Ralph Vincent & Greg McMorrow head for the portage.

Dwight Blease and Tom Walton battle to the bank.

Ray Thiel in his C1 Stock coming in to the final sprint.



USCA Youth Sprint ChampionshipsThursday, August 13, 2009, Chapman State ParkClassPosition / Boat #/ Name(s) / Age(s) / Time250 Meters

C1 Fledgling I (�-�)1 1 River McDuffie (NC)~8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:01 .892 4 Cody Tarantino (MI)~7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:11 .633 3 Ashley Diget (MI)~7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:42 .164 2 Ariel Sayger (AR)~7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:55 .57

C1 Fledgling II (�-10)1 5 JD Jones (MO)~11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:45 .452 1 Austin Clark (MI)~11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:45 .943 6 Brennan Stone (MI)~11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:46 .544 4 Gerrit Rummel (MI)~10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:48 .415 3 Joshua Sayger (AR)~11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:59 .936 8 Brianna Fitzgerald (NY)~9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:10 .447 9 Annie Ripton (NY)~10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:28 .568 7 Lindsey Stone (MI)~8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:51 .629 2 Matthew Sayger (AR)~9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:59 .89

Austin Clark, 2nd C1 Fledgling II.

Brennan Stone, 4th C1 Fledgling II.

Cody Tarantino, 2nd C1 Fledgling I.

JD Jones, C1 Fledgling II Champion, on the left and Gerrit Rummel (far right) with Joshua Sayger behind him on his right.

Ariel Sayger, 4th C1 Fledgling I.

River McDuffie, C1 Fledgling I Cham-pion with Ariel Sayger behind.

Zane Wendolowski and Juletha Wendolowski paddling to 3rd place in C2 Fledgling II.

Photos copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer

USCA Youth Sprint Championships: C1 Fledgling I and C1 Fledgling II


C1 Bantam (11-12)1 2 Philip Sayger (AR)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:27 .512 5 Martin Kratka (IL)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:29 .703 6 Trent Robinson (NY)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:49 .014 1 Savanna Herbert (AR)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:49 .965 3 Caroline Miller (MA)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:56 .956 4 Hallie Miller (MA)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:06 .33

C2 Fledgling I (�-�)1 2 Ariel Sayger (AR)~7 / River McDuffie (NC)~8 . . . . . . . . . .0:02:10 .192 1 Ashley Diget (MI)~7 / Cody Tarantino (MI)~7 . . . . . . . . . .0:02:19 .64

C2 Fledgling II (�-10)1 3 Gerrit Rummel (MI)~10 / Brennan Stone (MI)~11 . . .0:01:48 .642 2 Joshua Sayger (AR)~11 / Matthew Sayger (AR)~9 . . . . . .0:01:56 .233 1 Juletha Wendolowski (MA)~10 / Zane Wendolowski (MA)~8 .0:01:58 .134 5 Brianna Fitzgerald (NY)~9 / Annie Ripton (NY)~10 .0:01:59 .805 4 Lindsey Stone (MI)~8 / Austin Clark (MI)~11 . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:01 .17

C2 Bantam (11-12)1 4 Larissa Cordick (ON)~11 / Philip Sayger (AR)~12 . . . .0:01:25 .682 1 Trent Robinson (NY)~12 / JD Jones (MO)~11 . . . . . . . . . .0:01:33 .873 2 Claire Stout (PA)~12 / Austin Clark (MI)~11 . . . . . . . . . . . .0:01:50 .334 3 Caroline Miller (MA)~12 / Hallie Miller (MA)~12 . . . . .0:01:53 .38

Ariel Sayger (bow) & River McDuffie, C2 Fledgling I Champs.

Ashley Diget (bow) & Cody Tarantino, 2nd C2 Fledgling I.

The C2 Bantam race: Larissa Cordick (bow) & Philip Sayger, followed by JD Jones (bow) & Trent Robinson and Caroline (bow) & Hallie Miller.

JD Jones (bow) & Trent Robinson, with Philip Sayger in stern ahead and Austin Clark & Claire Stout behind.

A couple of seconds after the photo on the cover of this issue, an exul-tant Gerrit Rummel (bow) and Brennan Stone sweep ahead of Lindsey Stone & Austin Clark (boat #4) and Annie Ripton & Brianna Fitzgerald, who are sorting out the retarding effects of a small collision. Matthew Sayger is in bow of boat #2, behind - clear of the fray.

Left to right: Hallie Miller, Trent Robinson, Caroline Miller, and Savanna Herbert in the C2 Bantam race.

Philip Sayger, C1 Bantam Champion, bat-tling Martin Kratka, who came second.


USCA Youth Sprint Championships: C1 Bantam, and C2 Fledgling I, II, and Bantam


500 meters

C1 Girl Juvenile (13-1�)1 1 Jackie Stone (MI)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:30 .52

C1 Boy Juvenile (13-1�)1 4 Mark Sayger (AR)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:11 .402 2 Tomáş Kratka (IL)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:20 .333 1 Calvin Miller (MA)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:57 .80

C1 Woman Junior (<1�)1 3 Nathalie Hanson (MI)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:06 .682 1 Anna Tompkins (MI)~16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:13 .71

C1 Man Junior (<1�)1 5 Owen Blease (ME)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:39 .892 3 Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:43 .933 2 Aaron Vidusek (IL)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:47 .514 1 Nathan White (AR)~16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:55 .185 4 Chris Tompkins (MI)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:02 .53

Nathalie Hanson in C1 crossing the finish.

Calvin Miller, 3rd C1 Boy Juvenile.

Tomáş Kratka, 2nd C1 Boy Juvenile.

Jackie Stone, C1 Girl Juvenile.

Dwight Blease leading, with Aaron Vidusek behind him camera right, then Thomas Sayger and Chris Tompkins in the C1 Man Junior Sprint.

Mark Sayger, C1 Boy Juvenile Champion.

Kalamazoo Canoe & Kayak Club team mates Nathalie Hanson and Anna Tompkins.


USCA Youth Sprint Championships: C1 Girl Juvenile, Boy Juvenile, Woman Junior, Man Junior


K1 Woman Junior (<1�)1 4 Nathalie Hanson (MI)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:29 .972 3 Anna Tompkins (MI)~16* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:55 .373 5 Jackie Stone (MI)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:06 .484 2 Lindsey Stone (MI)~8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:04:51 .135 1 Juletha Wendolowski (MA)~10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:05:09 .60

K1 Man Junior (<1�)1 2 Chris Tompkins (MI)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:24 .482 3 Tomáş Kratka (IL)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:46 .843 7 Sam Walters (PA)~16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:00 .184 4 Martin Kratka (IL)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:02 .255 6 Brennan Stone (MI)~11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:32 .326 5 Gerrit Rummel (MI)~10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:03:34 .287 1 Austin Clark (MI)~11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:04:21 .78

Anna Tompkins, 2nd K1 Woman Junior.

Sam Walters ahead of Martin Kratka.

Austin Clark, K1 Man Junior.

Gerrit Rummel (#5), 6th place, and Brennan Stone (#6), 5th, K1 Man Junior.

Chris Tompkins, K1 Man Junior Champion.

Tomáş Kratka, 2nd K1 Man Junior.

Nathalie Hanson, K1 Woman Junior Champion.


USCA Youth Sprint Championships: K1 Woman Junior and K1 Man Junior


C2 Boy Juvenile (13-1�)1 2 Mark Sayger (AR)~14 / Philip Sayger (AR)~12 . . . . . . . . . .0:03:01 .712 1 Martin Kratka (IL)~12 / Tomáş Kratka (IL)~15 . . . . . . . . .0:03:09 .38

C2 Women Junior1 2 Nathalie Hanson (MI)~17 / Jackie Stone (MI)~14 . . . . .0:03:03 .962 1 Anna Tompkins (MI)~16* / Larissa Cordick (ON)~11 .0:03:24 .17

C2 Men Junior < 1�1 4 Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 / Aaron Vidusek (IL)~18 . . . . .0:02:28 .872 2 Nathan White (AR)~16 / Owen Blease (ME)~15 . . . . . . .0:02:30 .793 1 Luke Sayger (AR)~16 / Mark Sayger (AR)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:48 .694 3 Chris Tompkins (MI)~17 / Zach Cordick (ON)~13 . .0:02:58 .70

Zachary Cordick (bow) & Chris Tompkins.

Thomas Sayger (bow) & Aaron Vidusek.

Nathalie Hanson (bow) & Jackie Stone.

Larissa Cordick (bow) & Anna Tompkins.

Philip (bow) & Mark Sayger ahead of Tomáş (bow) & Martin Kratka.

Cody Tarantino, River McDuffie, Ashley Diget, and Ariel Sayger, consider their medals.

Nathalie Hanson, Anna Tompkins, Jackie Stone, Lindsey Stone, and Juletha Wendolowski.

Mark Sayger, Philip Sayger, Tomáş Kratka, and Martin Kratka.

Photo bottom left copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts) All other photos copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer

USCA Youth Sprint Championships: C2 Boy Juvenile, C2 Women Junior and C2 Men Junior


C2 Junior Mixed Open (<1�)1 4 Nathalie Hanson (MI)~17 / Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 . . .0:02:37 .872 2 Anna Tompkins (MI)~16* / Chris Tompkins (MI)~17 . . .0:02:49 .593 3 Mark Sayger (AR)~14 / Jackie Stone (MI)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . .0:02:57 .964 1 Zach Cordick (ON)~13 / Larissa Cordick (ON)~11 . . .0:03:28 .73 *Happy Birthday, Anna Tompkins!

Anna Tompkins (bow) & Chris Tompkins with Jackie Stone (bow) & Mark Sayger behind.

Jackie Stone (bow) & Mark Sayger, 3rd in C2 Junior Mixed Open.

Larissa Cordick (bow) & Zachary Cordick, the youngest team in C2 Junior Mixed Open, came 4th.

On the left: Anna Tompkins (bow) & Chris Tompkins, with Nathalie Hanson (bow) & Thomas Sayger.

Nathalie Hanson (bow) & Thomas Sayger, C2 Junior Mixed Open Champions.

Below: Philip Sayger, Martin Kratka, Trent Robinson, Savanna Herbert, Hallie Miller, and Caroline Miller.

Photo ceneter right copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts) All other photos copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer

USCA Youth Sprint Championships: C2 Junior Mixed Open

Below: Brennan Stone, Gerrit Rummel, Juletha Wendolowski, Lindsey Stone, Austin Clark, Brianna Fitzgerald, Annie Ripton, Joshua Sayger (leaning), and Matthew Sayger.

Below: Aaron Vidusek, Thomas Sayger, Nathan White, Dwight Blease, Luke Sayger, Mark Sayger, Zachary Cordick, & Chris Tompkins.


Barton Challenge Cup C1 Finals & USCA C1 Junior Marathon Championships Friday, August, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddler / TimeC1 Man Junior (<1�)1 J3 Aaron Vidusek (IL)~18 — USCA C1 Man Junior Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:06:59 .972 J4 Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 — Barton Cup winner . . . . . . 1:07:09 .503 J6 Ethan Evenson (MN)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:07:31 .244 J7 Nick McGrory (MN)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:11:03 .705 J2 Chris Tompkins (MI)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:11:36 .766 J1 Owen Blease (ME)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:11:39 .287 J5 Mark Sayger (AR)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:18:07 .53

C1 Woman Junior (<1�)1 K5 Lilly Manns (MN)~17 — Barton Cup winner & USCA C1 Woman Junior Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:11:53 .712 K3 Nathalie Hanson (MI)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:13:22 .423 K8 Ellen Roy (MN)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:19:11 .674 K2 Anna Tompkins (MI)~16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:19:37 .935 K1 Jackie Stone (MI)~14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20:08 .416 K6 Leandra Londo (MN)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20:38 .067 K7 Margaret DiGiorno (MN)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:23:04 .608 K4 Katherin Donovan (NY)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:25:49 .53

Leandra Londo racing to 6th place, C1 Woman Junior.

Katherin Donovan, C1 Woman Junior.

Owen Blease making for shore, after tipping near the start – he made a good recovery.

C1 Junior & C1 Woman Open start. Starting nearest: Margaret DiGiorno, Katherin Donovan, Anna Tomp-kins, Owen Blease, Aaron Vidusek, & Pam Fitzgerald.

Barton Challenge Cup C1 Finals & C1 Junior Marathon Championships

Heading for the bridge into Warren – and the stretch of river leading to the Flame Rapids, Thomas Sayger leads Aaron Vidusek (at this point in the race). Close behind is Ethan Evenson, and further back is Nick McGrory.

All photos copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer except the bottom right photo, © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts)

Mark Sayger, youngest of the seven paddlers in C1 Man Junior, had a great week overall: he’ll be a racer to watch in the future.


Jackie Stone, Anna Tompkins, Nathalie Hanson, then Lilly Manns – this year’s Barton Cup Winner and C1 Woman Junior Marathon Champion, then Ellen Roy, and Leandra Londo. The Barton prize LeVassseur paddle was provided by the Michi-gan Canoe Racing Association. The paddle cover, complete with Barton Challenge patch, was made and given by Janet Perry.

Barton Challenge Cup C1 Finals & C1 Junior Marathon Championships

Mark Sayger, Owen Blease, Chris Tompkins, Nick McGrory, Ethan Evenson, then Thomas Sayger – Barton Cup Winner – and Aaron Vidusek – C1 Man Junior Marathon Champion. The Barton prize LeVassseur canoe paddle was provided this year by the Texas Canoe Racing Association. The paddle cover, complete with Barton Challenge patch, was made and given by Janet Perry.



Barton Challenge Program Finals & USCA K1 Jr Marathon Championships Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts Park Sunday, August 16, 2009Position / Boat # / Paddler / TimeK1 Woman Junior1 P2 Nathalie Hanson (MI)~17 — Barton Cup winner & USCA K1 Woman Junior Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:08:45 .532 P1 Anna Tompkins (MI)~16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:12:53 .453 P4 Ellen Roy (MN)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:12:56 .894 P5 Margaret DiGiorno (MN)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:18:49 .525 P3 Teegan Harrington (MN)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:20:58 .69

K1 Man Junior1 N3 Austin Schwinn (IN)~18 — Barton Cup winner & USCA K1 Man Junior Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0:59:29 .142 N4 Chris Tompkins (MI)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:07:19 .013 N2 Tomáş Kratka (IL)~15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:15:52 .324 N1 Martin Kratka (IL)~12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:21:00 .19

Nathalie Hanson, Barton Cup winner & USCA K1 Woman Jr Champion .

Austin Schwinn, Barton Cup winner & USCA K1 Man Jr Champion .

Anna Tompkins, 2nd K1 Woman Junior.

Ellen Roy, 3rd K1 Woman Junior.

Teegan Harrington, 5th K1 Woman Junior.

Tomáş Kratka, 3rd K1 Man Junior.

Martin Kratka, 4th K1 Man Junior.

Chris Tompkins, 2nd K1 Man Junior.

Margaret DiGiorno, 4th K1 Woman Junior.


Barton Challenge Program Finals and USCA K1 Junior Marathon Championships


Margaret DiGiorno, Teegan Harrington, Nathalie Hanson – this year’s Barton Cup Winner and USCA K1 Woman Junior Champion, Ellen Roy, and Anna Tompkins. The Barton prize kayak paddle was generously donated by Epic Kayaks.

Austin Schwinn had to leave right after his race. Here are fellow competitors Chris Tompkins, Martin Kratka, and Tomáş Kratka. The Barton prize kayak paddle (which also had to leave right after the race!) was generously donated by Epic Kayaks.


Barton Challenge Program Finals and USCA K1 Junior Marathon Championships


C1 Woman & C1 Stock Woman Marathon ChampionshipsFriday, August 14, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddler / TimeC1 Woman Open1 A3 Holly Reynolds (NY)~29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:01 .622 A4 Phoebe Reese (NY)~29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:42:42 .773 A2 Meghan McDonough (IN)~32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:47 .53dnf A1 Karen Febey (MD)~35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dnf

C1 Woman Master (�0+)1 B1 Colleen Moore (ME)~47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:45 .672 B2 Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:14 .48

C1 Woman Senior (�0+)1 C2 Barb Bradley (WI)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:43:31 .23dnf C1 Kim Greiner (NY)~50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dnfC1 Woman Veteran 1 (�0+)~no participantsC1 Woman Veteran 2 (��+)~no participantsC1 Woman Grand Vet (�0+)~no participantsC1 Woman Grand Vet 2 (�� +)~no participantsC1 Stock Woman~no participants

Kim Greiner, C1 Woman Senior.

Pam Fitzgerald, 2nd C1 Woman Master.

Meghan McDonough, 3rd C1 Woman Open.

Collen Moore, C1 Woman Master Champion, and Holly Reynolds, C1 Woman Open Champion - neck and neck. By the end of this hard-fought race, Holly had managed to pull 45 seconds ahead of Colleen.

Holly Reynolds, C1 Woman Open Champion.

Barb Bradley, C1 Woman Senior Champion.

Phoebe Reese, 2nd C1 Woman Open.

C1 Woman Marathon Championships

Left column and middle three right column photos copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts)

Top, bottom right column photos copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer


C2 Junior Men & C2 Junior Women Marathon ChampionshipsSaturday, August 15, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddler / TimeC2 Woman Junior (<1�) Short Course1 203 Lilly Manns (MN)~17 / Devann Benson (IN)~17 . . . .1:11:36 .722 202 Jackie Stone (MI)~14 / Anna Tompkins (MI)~16 . . . . .1:12:24 .563 204 Ellen Roy (MN)~18 / Leandra Londo (MN)~18 . . . . . .1:13:34 .284 205 Margaret DiGiorno (MN)~15 / Teegan Harrington (MN)~17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:20:35 .27C2 Men Junior (<1�) Short Course1 102 Aaron Vidusek (IL)~18 / Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 . . .1:04:46 .272 100 Owen Blease (ME)~15 / Nathan White (AR)~16 . . . . .1:06:16 .353 103 Ethan Evenson (MN)~18 / Nick McGrory (MN)~15 . .1:06:31 .984 101 Chris Tompkins (MI)~17 / Mark Sayger (AR)~14 . . . .1:12:10 .71

Thomas Sayger (bow) & Aaron Vidusek - C2 Men Junior Champions.

C2 Junior Men and C2 Junior Women Marathon Championships


Jackie Stone (bow) & Anna Tompkins, 2nd C2 Women Junior.

Devann Benson (bow) & Lilly Manns - Women Junior Champions.

Nick McGrory & Ethan Evenson, 2nd C2 Men Junior.

Owen Blease (bow) & Nathan White, 3rd C2 Men Ju-nior. (They were 2nd at this point, earlier in the race).

Teegan Harrington & Margaret DiGiorno, Jackie Stone & Anna Tomp-kins, Devann Benson & Lilly Manns (C2 Junior Women Champions), and Ellen Roy & Leandra Londo.

Chris Tompkins & Mark Sayger, Owen Blease & Nathan White, Thomas Sayger & Aaron Vidusek (C2 Man Junior Champions), Ethan Evenson & Nick McGrory.


USCA C2 Women & C2 Women Standard Marathon ChampionshipsSaturday, August 15, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeC2 Women Open1 C4 Holly Reynolds (NY)~29 / Gloria Wesley (MA)~49 . . .1:35:49 .202 C2 Patricia Heed (NH)~57 / Emma Ross (MA)~33 . . . . . . . .1:45:46 .813 C1 Ruth Perkins (AR)~20 / Katherin Donovan (NY)~17 . . .1:49:22 .524 C5 Wendy Brinson (IN)~56 / Alisa Ohara (AR)~21 . . . . . . .2:09:17 .46

C2 Women Masters (�0+)1 D3 Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 / Vicki Cummings (CT)~47 . . .1:40:24 .042 D2 Colleen Moore (ME)~47 / Lynne McDuffie (NC)~46 . . .1:41:29 .283 D1 Brenda Bowie (MA)~42 / Kristen Warner (NH)~45 . . .1:41:37 .294 D4 Gwyn Hayman (ON)~54 / Andrea Keay (ON)~46 . . .1:45:03 .64

C2 Women Senior (�0+)1 E1 Barb Bradley (WI)~52 / Karen Simpson (ON)~54 . . . .1:39:11 .862 E2 Patty Spector (MA)~59 / Laura Walton (MA)~54 . . . . .1:42:00 .55

C2 Women Veteran 1 (�0+)1 F1 Priscilla Reinertsen (NH)~66 / Joan Henry (NY)~69 1:51:18 .16

C2 Standard Women Masters (�0+)1 B1 Becky Burris (AR)~54 / Donna Short (MO)~56 . . . . . . .1:55:54 .33

C2 Stock Women (Demo)~no participants

Donna Short (bow) & Becky Burris, Standard Women Masters, with Jack Toth (K1 Unlimited) passing.

Vicki Cummings (bow) & Pam Fitzgerald, C2 Women Master Champions.

Holly Reynolds (bow) & Gloria Wesley, C2 Women Open Champions.

USCA C2 Women & C2 Women Standard Marathon ChampionshipsPatricia Heed (bow) & Emma Ross, 2nd C2 Women Open, with Ruth Perkins (bow) & Katherin Donovan behind.

Collen Moore (bow) &Lynne McDuffie, 2nd Masters.

Karen Simpson (bow) & Barb Bradley, Senior Champs.

Joan Henry (bow) & Priscilla Reinersten, Veteran 1 Champions.



USCA C1 Man & C1 Stock Man MarathonSaturday, August 15, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeC1 Man Open1 RR5 Calvin Hassel (NE)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:33:17 .792 RR7 Marc Gillespie (NY)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:35:14 .643 RR1 Dylan Freedman (NY)~19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:38:15 .784 RR8 Michael Schlimmer (NY)~23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:38:56 .545 RR2 Matt Rudnitsky (NY)~22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:41:46 .03dnf RR3 Andrew Line (PA)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dnf

C1 Man Master (�0+)1 908 John Kazimierczyk (NH)~49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:08 .192 903 John Edwards (FL)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:55 .923 912 Kevin LeRoy (WI)~41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:38:46 .304 905 Gary Krapf (PA)~40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:34 .315 904 Randy Bailey (PA)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:41:43 .296 900 Don Walls (AR)~46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:41 .797 911 Jeff Shenberger (PA)~47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:18 .178 901 Jeffery Pederson (NY)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:07 .269 902 Seth Miller (MA)~43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:23 .5810 913 Brad Taylor (GA)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:47:51 .8211 914 Dwight Blease (ME)~49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:49:10 .2812 909 Dan Young (PA)~49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:52:32 .11

John Kazimierczyk, C1 Man Master Champion, with Michael Schlimmer just behind him.

C1 Man Marathon Championships – Open and MasterMarc Gillespie, 2nd C1 Man Open.

Foreground: Kevin LeRoy, 3rd C1 Man Master, with Michael Schlimmer, 4th C1 Man Open, waking.


John Edwards, 2nd C1 Man Master.

Dylan Freedman, 3rd C1 Man Open.

Matt Rudnitsky, 5th C1 Man Open.

Calvin Hassel, on the way to winning his 18th life-to-date USCA C1 Man Open Championship title.


C1 Man Senior (�0+)1 316 Al Limberg (WI)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:47 .442 318 Bruce Lee (NY)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:47 .663 320 John Mathieu (ME)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:47 .334 319 Lee Martin (ME)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:41:03 .665 321 Paul Dyka (CT)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:41:14 .956 304 Bill Kostra (PA)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:11 .207 305 Larry Frederick (FL)~59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:11 .528 309 John Hollands (MI)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:30 .459 306 Tony Bond (VIC)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:32 .1610 301 Jim Short (MO)~59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:22 .2511 324 Rusty McLain (VA)~50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:37 .6912 323 Jim Anderson (IN)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:43 .7013 317 James Dipelesi (NY)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:47 .6014 322 Doug Pennington (MO)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:48 .0915 311 Gareth Stevens (WI)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:50 .6416 307 David Sennett (NY)~59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:49:33 .9617 315 William Turner (PA)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:52:05 .5418 302 Mark McAndrew (VT)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:53:25 .8019 310 Richard Butts (NY)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:53:27 .8020 314 Dana Leet (PA)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:54:36 .1821 308 Ed Greiner (NY)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:59:19 .13dnf 312 Dave Impens (NJ)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dnf

C1 Man Veteran 1 (�0+)1 413 Edward Sayre (PA)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:42:25 .222 414 Tom Thomas (IN)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:42:29 .833 409 David Armstrong (MD)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:42:41 .334 400 Ralph Vincent (VT)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:42:49 .725 410 David Hunter (NY)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:32 .246 403 Tom Walton (NH)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:00 .197 417 William Anderson (ME)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:23 .828 404 John Casale (MA)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:49 .579 402 Charlie Bruno (PA)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:07 .6910 412 Skeet Craig (IN)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:25 .3011 401 Bill Robinson (NY)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:53 .8312 407 Jim Roberts (MA)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50:34 .4613 415 Pat Anderson (PA)~61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:53:08 .4814 416 Pete Binion (TX)~60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:54:08 .4915 405 Dale Krapf (PA)~64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:59:17 .8216 411 Bill Hill (MI)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00:58 .4917 408 Dick Leone (PA)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:01:33 .14


C1 Man Marathon Championships – Senior and Veteran 1

C1 Man Senior Larry Frederick, leading, with seniors Bill Kostra, John Hollands, and Tony Bond behind.

Tom Thomas, 2nd C1 Man Vet 1 leads Champion Ed Sayre (white shirt), C1 Man Vet 2 Champ Bob Allen camera right and Tom Walton left.

Bruce Lee, edged into 2nd C1 Man Senior by 2 seconds.

John Mathieu, 3rd C1 Man Senior.

Paul Dyka, 5th C1 Man Senior.

Al Limberg, C1 Man Senior Champion.


C1 Man Veteran 2 (��+)1 509 Bob Allen (MA)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:43:05 .672 506 Richard Rankinen (PA)~67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:31 .133 508 Robert Bradford (MI)~66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:35 .214 503 Nick Lyesiuk (MA)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:46 .695 502 Bob Fisher (NY)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:41 .966 501 Ralph Scofield (MI)~66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50:26 .967 500 Ed Sharp (VA)~69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:55:30 .538 505 Alec Davis (NY)~69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:55:43 .40dnf 511 Roland Muhlen (OH)~66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dnf

C1 Man Grand Veteran 1 (�0+)1 600 LaVerne Young (FL)~73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:44 .632 603 Glen Vandewinckel (NY)~72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:55:51 .41

C1 Man Grand Veteran 2 (��+)1 700 Dale Newton (MI)~76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:55:08 .262 704 Ed Hahn (IL)~75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:09:43 .843 701 Mike Fremont (OH)~87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:16:02 .994 702 Phil Cole (NH)~90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:25:42 .995 703 Robert Gillings (MI)~78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:57:41 .30

C1 Stock Man1 802 Ray Thiel (CT)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:54:12 .752 803 Ron Bomberger (PA)~67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:58:00 .063 801 Rusty Boger (OH)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:58:45 .624 800 Robert Snook (PA)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:02:59 .44


C1 Man Marathon Championships – Veteran 2, Grand Veteran 1 & 2, and C1 Stock Man

Dale Newton, C1 Man Grand Veteran 2 Champion.

Roland Muhlen, here leading the Vet 2 class, withdrew after tipping and falling on a pipe at the island turnround.

Ray Thiel, C1 Stock Man Champion.

Ed Hahn, 2nd C1 Man Grand Vet 2, and winner of the Canoe News “Paddle Your Brain” prize crossword!

Bob Bradford, 3rd C1 Man Vet 2.

Rich Rankinen, 2nd C1 Man Vet 2.

LaVerne Young, C1 Man Grand Veteran 1 Champion.


USCA C2 Men Marathon ChampionshipsFriday, August 14, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeC2 Men1 L2 Marc Gillespie (NY)~56 / Matt Rudnitsky (NY)~22 . . .1:26:37 .182 L1 Steve Rankinen (PA)~ 46 / Dylan Freedman (NY)~19 . . .1:27:14 .093 L4 Dave Impens (NJ)~51 / Craig Impens (NJ)~33 . . . . . . . .1:36:12 .37

C2 Men Master (�0+)1 M1 Randy Bailey (PA)~45 / Todd Roadman (PA)~50 . . . . .1:31:03 .642 M3 John Edwards (FL)~60 / Gary Krapf (PA)~40 . . . . . . . . . . .1:31:07 .033 M2 Dale Burris (AR)~58 / Don Walls (AR)~46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:32:08 .554 M5 Richard Butts (NY)~52 / Kevin Berl (NY)~46 . . . . . . . . . .1:33:26 .385 M4 Seth Miller (MA)~43 / Stephen Miller (MA)~44 . . . . . .1:35:27 .25

C2 Men Open Champions, Marc Gillespie & Matt Rudnitsky.

Gary Krapf & John Edwards (nearest camera) and Todd Roadman & Randy Bailey, 2nd & Champions respectively in C2 Men Masters.

Start of the C2 Men and Men Master classes. From nearest boat back (bow first): Dylan Freedman (& Steve Rankinen), Gary Krapf (& John Edwards), Marc Gillespie & Mat Rudnitsky, Todd Berl & Richard Butts, and Todd Roadman & Randy Bailey.

Dylan Freedman & Steve Rankinen, 2nd C2 Men Open.

Don Walls (bow) & Dale Burris, 3rd C2 Men Master.

Seth (bow) & Steve Miller, 5th C2 Men Master.

USCA C2 Men Marathon Championships: C2 Men and C2 Men Master

Top left, bottom right photos copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer All other photos this page copyright © 2009 by © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts)


C2 Men Senior (50+)1 N11 Al Limberg (WI)~51 / Peter Heed (NH)~59 . . . . . . . . . .1:32:48 .002 N2 Bruce Lee (NY)~52 / Tom Yarosh (NY)~53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:32:53 .923 N9 Del Cummings (CT)~51 / Joe Shaw (MA)~54 . . . . . . . . .1:33:07 .174 N4 John Mathieu (ME)~51 / Lee Martin (ME)~54 . . . . . . . .1:33:11 .015 N10 Larry Harrison (NY)~50 / Jeff Shultis (NY)~54 . . . . . .1:35:02 .036 N1 James Dipelesi (NY)~58 / Larry Frederick (FL)~59 . . .1:36:26 .247 N7 Ralph Scofield (MI)~66 / John Hollands (MI)~56 . . . .1:36:45 .028 N8 Tom Walton (NH)~60 / Gareth Stevens (WI)~57 . . . .1:36:49 .249 N5 Tony Bond (VIC)~56 / Bob Vincent (ON)~66 . . . . . . . .1:37:03 .5110 N6 Mark McAndrew (VT)~58 / Ralph Vincent (VT)~60 . . .1:37:12 .4411 N3 Bill Kostra (PA)~57 / David Sennett (NY)~59 . . . . . . . . . .1:44:29 .89

Tony Bond (bow) & Bob Vincent, 9th C2 Men Sr.

Near camera: Tom Walton (bow) & Gareth Stevens, 8th C2 Men Sr. Beyond: the Schlimmer brothers, I think.*

Jim Dipelesi (bow) & Larry Frederick, 6th C2 Men Sr.

Jeff Shultis (bow) & Larry Harrison, 5th C2 Men Sr.

Al Limberg (bow) & Peter Heed, C2 Men Sr Champs.

Bruce Lee & Tom Yarosh with Joe Shaw & Del Cummings on their tail, where they stayed, finishing the race just under 14 seconds behind. This photo was taken about ten seconds after the photo top left, this page.

John Mathieu & Lee Martin, 4th in the C2 Men Senior race.

Wake-riding in the lead pack, front to back: Bruce Lee (bow) & Tom Yarosh, Al Limberg & Peter Heed, and Joe Shaw &Del Cummings.

USCA C2 Men Marathon Championships: C2 Men Senior


* – which is mysterious: where are they in the results?

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C2 Men Veteran 1 (60+)1 P7 Thomas Warner (NH)~61 / John Casale (MA)~60 . . .1:35:25 .542 P3 David Hunter (NY)~60 / David Armstrong (MD)~60 . .1:35:49 .103 P1 Richard Rankinen (PA)~67 / Tom Thomas (IN)~63 . . .1:36:12 .874 P2 Stan Machacek (ON)~65 / Charlie Bruno (PA)~62 . .1:36:49 .245 P6 Dale Krapf (PA)~64 / Edwin Walter (PA)~62 . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:07 .64C2 Men Veteran 2 (65+)1 Q3 Bob Allen (MA)~65 / Tom Ostrowski (MA)~66 . . . . . . .1:35:32 .102 Q1 Robert Bradford (MI)~66 / Roland Muhlen (OH)~66 . .1:36:52 .003 Q2 Roger Henry (NY)~67 / Alec Davis (NY)~69 . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:52 .264 Q6 Bob Fisher (NY)~65 / Gary Aprea (MA)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:38:23 .375 Q4 Greg McMorrow (ME)~65 / Nick Lyesiuk (MA)~65 . . .1:39:23 .96C2 Men Grand Veteran 1 (70+)1 R2 Glen Vandewinckel (NY)~72 / Terry Streib (FL)~71 . . .1:42:02 .412 R1 Ken Gerg (PA)~73 / LaVerne Young (FL)~73 . . . . . . . . . . .1:43:01 .47C2 Men Grand Veteran 2 (75+)1 S2 Robert Gillings (MI)~78 / Ed Adams (MI)~76 . . . . . . . . .1:47:25 .862 S1 Phil Cole (NH)~90 / Mike Fremont (OH)~87 . . . . . . . . .1:56:20 .48

LaVerne Young (bow) & Ken Gerg, 2nd Grand Vet 1.

Tom Ostrowski (bow) & Bob Allen, C2 Men Veteran 2 Champions.

John Casale (bow) & Tom Warner, C2 Men Veteran 1 Champions.

Stan Machacek (bow) & Charlie Bruno, 4th Veteran 1.

Tom Thomas (bow) & Rich Rankinen, 3rd Veteran 1.

David Hunter (bow) & David Armstrong, 2nd Veteran 1.

Bob Gillings (bow) & Ed Sharp, C2 Men Grand Veteran 2 Champions.

Photos in column above copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts) Photos in column to the left copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer

USCA C2 Men Marathon Championships: Veteran 1, 2 and Grand Veteran 1, 2

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Glen Vandewinckel (bow) & Terry Streib, C2 Men Grand Veteran 1 Champions.

Bob Gillings (bow) & Ed Sharp, C2 Men Grand Veteran 2 Champions.

Phil Cole (bow) & Mike Fremont, 2nd C2 Men Grand Veteran 2.


USCA C2 Men Marathon Championships: Veteran 1, 2 and Grand Veteran 1, 2

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USCA C2 Standard Men Marathon Championships & C2 Stock Men DemoFriday, August 14, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeC2 Standard Men1 U7 Guy Gilman (IN)~53 / Jim Anderson (IN)~54 . . . . . .1:37:03 .922 U2 Jeff Shenberger (PA)~47 / Ron Bomberger (PA)~67 . .1:37:51 .173 U1 Terry Pontius (IN)~62 / Skeet Craig (IN)~60 . . . . . . . . .1:39:22 .594 U5 Mark Kopta (NY)~52 / Fran Kopta (PA)~35 . . . . . . . . . .1:40:12 .74

C2 Standard Men Master1 W4 Doug Pennington (MO)~52 / Jim Short (MO)~59 1:36:16 .282 W7 Scott Jacobs (PA)~53 / Steve Martin (PA)~53 . . . . . . . . .1:36:57 .503 W9 Dana Leet (PA)~54 / William Turner (PA)~57 . . . . . . .1:39:17 .164 W8 William McDuffie, Jr (NC)~47 / Ed Sharp (VA)~69 . . .1:39:19 .015 W1 Ray Thiel (CT)~57 / Jim Roberts (MA)~62 . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:41 .856 W6 Craig Creighton (ON)~52 / Ray Healey (ON)~71 . . .1:42:15 .257 W2 Bob Rahtz (OH)~55 / Jim Rahtz (OH)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:51 .40

C2 Stock Men Demo1 SD5 Bruce Codington (NY)~56 / Nick Hindley (PA)~58 . . .1:42:44 .932 SD4 Randy Flament (PA)~53 / John Diller (MD)~51 . . . .1:42:45 .203 SD2 Steve Stoddard (PA)~45 / Jim Genkos (NY)~64 . . . . .1:43:48 .234 SD3 Rusty Boger (OH)~51 / Dean Philips (OH)~51 . . . .1:51:16 .065 SD1 Norman Skinner (OH)~72 / Jim Boger (IN)~49 . . . .1:51:40 .63

William McDuffie (bow) & Ed Sharp, 4th Std Master.

Terry Pontius (bow ) & Skeet Craig, 3rd Standard Open.

Mark Kopta (bow) & Fran Kopta, 4th Standard Open.

Ron Bomberger (bow) & Jeff Shenberger, 2nd Std Open.

Randy Flament (bow) & John Diller lead Jim Genkos (bow) & Steve Stoddard in C2 Stock canoes. Half out of photo: LaVerne Young & Ken Gerg in the C2 Men Grand Veteran 1 class.

Jim Roberts (bow) & Ray Thiel, 5th Standard Master.

Doug Pennington (bow) & Jim Short, C2 Standard Men Master Cham-pions, lead Steve Martin (hidden) & Scott Jacobs and Guy Gilman & Jim Anderson, C2 Standard Men Open Champions.


USCA C2 Standard Man Open and Master Marathon Championships & C2 Stock Men Demo

Canoe News 42/4—Nationals Report Issue�3Photos copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts)

USCA C2 Adult/Youth and Adult/Junior ChampionshipsUSCA C2 Adult/Youth and C2 Adult/Junior Marathon ChampionshipsSunday, August 16, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeC2 Woman (>29) / Youth (�-1�)1 L1 Brianna Fitzgerald (NY)~9 / Pam Fitzgerald (NY)~48 . . .1:13:30 .58

C2 Man (>29) / Youth (�-1�)1 K5 Don Walls (AR)~46 / Mark Sayger (AR)~14 . . . . . . . . . . .1:06:21 .292 K1 Mike Herbert (AR)~48 / Savanna Herbert (AR)~12 . . .1:07:39 .383 K6 Jackie Stone (MI)~14 / Jeff Shenberger (PA)~47 . . . . . . .1:08:32 .354 K2 Glen Vandewinckel (NY)~72 / Annie Ripton (NY)~10 . . .1:15:27 .045 K7 Austin Clark (MI)~11 / Roger Clark (MI)~57 . . . . . . . . . .1:19:48 .91

C2 Woman (>29) / Junior (<1�)1 J1 Becky Burris (AR)~54 / Nathan White (AR)~16 . . . . . .1:11:37 .06

C2 Man (>29) / Junior (<1�)1 H2 Thomas Sayger (AR)~18 / Dale Burris (AR)~58 . . . . . . .1:05:17 .002 H3 Aaron Vidusek (IL)~18 / Gareth Stevens (WI)~57 . . .1:05:23 .553 H4 Owen Blease (ME)~15 / Dwight Blease (ME)~49 . . . .1:07:36 .054 H8 David Sennett (NY)~59 / Katherin Donovan (NY)~17 . . .1:08:53 .245 H5 John Edwards (FL)~60 / Lauren Harrington (MN)~15 . . .1:08:59 .826 H9 Brian Benson (IN)~44 / Devann Benson (IN)~17 . . . .1:09:33 .167 H6 Terry Pontius (IN)~62 / Luke Sayger (AR)~16 . . . . . . . . .1:10:36 .428 H7 Edwin Villhauer (NJ)~51 / Elena Villhauer (NJ)~17 . . .1:16:00 .58

Savanna Herbert (bow) & Mike Herbert, 2nd Man/Youth.

C2 Woman/Youth Brianna Fitzgerald (bow) & Pam Fitzgerald (on right) neck and neck with Juniors Dylan Freedman (bow) & Ruth Perkins.

Jackie Stone (bow) & Jeff Shenberger, 3rd Man/Youth.

Aaron Vidusek (bow) & Gareth Stevens, 2nd Man/Junior.

Owen Blease (bow) & Dwight Blease, 3rd Man/Junior.

Thomas Sayger (bow) & Dale Burris, C2 Man/Junior Champions.

Don Walls (bow) & Mark Sayger, C2 Man/Youth Champions.

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USCA C2 Mixed Junior and Mixed Open Marathon Championships


USCA C2 Mixed Junior C2 Mixed Open & Master, and C2 Standard Mixed Marathon ChampionshipsSunday, August 16, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeC2 Mixed Junior1 M5 Ethan Evenson (MN)~18 / Lilly Manns (MN)~17 . .1:06:21 .652 M4 Leandra Londo (MN)~18 / Nick McGrory (MN)~15 . .1:09:40 .05

C2 Mixed Open1 F3 Gloria Wesley (MA)~49 / Calvin Hassel (NE)~45 . .1:28:17 .542 F9 Colleen Moore (ME)~47 / Matt Rudnitsky (NY)~22 . .1:28:18 .113 F2 Marc Gillespie (NY)~56 / Holly Reynolds (NY)~29 . .1:29:40 .934 F5 Dylan Freedman (NY)~19 / Ruth Perkins (AR)~20 . . .1:32:54 .065 F1 Peter Heed (NH)~59 / Emma Ross (MA)~33 . . . . . . . . .1:35:15 .526 F7 Bill Kostra (PA)~57 / Karen Febey (MD)~35 . . . . . . . . . .1:37:56 .467 F10 Tom Thomas (IN)~63 / Alisa Ohara (AR)~21 . . . . . . . .1:39:05 .79

Ethan Evenson (bow) & Lilly Manns, C2 Mixed Junior Champions, head for the finish line. Beyond them, C2 Man/Junior team Elena (bow) & Edwin Villhauer and the C2 Man/Youth team Don Walls (bow) & Mark Sayger.

Bill Kostra (bow) & Karen Febey, 6th C2 Mixed.

Tom Thomas & Alisa Ohara, 7th C2 Mixed.

Emma Ross (bow) & Peter Heed, 5th C2 Mixed.

Marc Gillespie (bow) & Holly Reynolds, 3rd C2 Mixed.

Nick McGrory (bow) & Leandra Londo, 2nd C2 Jr.

Calvin Hassel (bow) & Gloria Wesley, C2 Mixed Open Champions, with Colleen Moore (bow) & Matt Rudnitsky (off camera) less than a quarter of a second behind them in what had to be the tightest race of the Nationals!

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USCA C2 Mixed Master and C2 Standard Mixed Marathon Championships


C2 Mixed Master �01 G11 Al Limberg (WI)~51 / Barb Bradley (WI)~52 . . . . . . . . .1:31:14 .752 G3 Vicki Cummings (CT)~47 / Del Cummings (CT)~51 . . .1:32:11 .933 G12 Stan Machacek (ON)~65 / Karen Simpson (ON)~54 . . .1:33:16 .824 G7 Laura Walton (MA)~54 / Joe Shaw (MA)~54 . . . . . . . . .1:33:22 .275 G9 Brenda Bowie (MA)~42 / David Armstrong (MD)~60 . . .1:34:17 .636 G8 Thomas Warner (NH)~61 / Kristen Warner (NH)~45 . . .1:34:42 .997 G5 Karen Levitt (MA)~41 / Nick Lyesiuk (MA)~65 . . . . .1:36:38 .068 G10 Robert Bradford (MI)~66 / Priscilla Reinertsen (NH)~66 . .1:36:46 .289 G6 Patty Spector (MA)~59 / Gary Aprea (MA)~65 . . . . . .1:37:08 .6410 G13 William McDuffie, Jr (NC)~47 / Lynne McDuffie (NC)~46 . . .1:38:22 .9211 G15 Leza McLain (VA)~48 / Rusty McLain (VA)~50 . . . . .1:38:36 .5312 G14 Gwyn Hayman (ON)~54 / Bob Vincent (ON)~66 . . .1:38:47 .1313 G4 Roland Muhlen (OH)~66 / Linda Muhlen (OH)~56 . . .1:39:00 .0714 G1 Ed Greiner (NY)~51 / Kim Greiner (NY)~50 . . . . . . . . .1:41:31 .59

C2 Standard Mixed1 E12 Randy Bailey (PA)~45 / Lisa Bainey (PA)~50 . . . . . . . . . .1:38:17 .812 E9 Jim Short (MO)~59 / Donna Short (MO)~56 . . . . . . . .1:38:27 .303 E11 Andrea Keay (ON)~46 / Craig Creighton (ON)~52 . . .1:38:37 .634 E2 Paul Gruber (PA)~51 / Miranda Gruber (PA)~18 . . .1:40:52 .275 E10 LaVerne Young (FL)~73 / Teresa Stout (PA)~55 . . . . . .1:43:28 .876 E6 James Bittner (PA)~53 / Nancy Pyle (PA)~45 . . . . . . . . .1:44:55 .847 E4 Lisa Cordick (ON)~44 / Ray Healey (ON)~71 . . . . . . .1:48:48 .828 E1 Colleen Gerg (DC)~44 / Ken Gerg (PA)~73 . . . . . . . . . . .1:54:27 .199 E8 Erin Fabin (OH)~27 / Kevin Morgan (OH)~54 . . . . .2:05:26 .52

James Bittner (bow) & Nancy Pyle, 6th C2 Std Mixed.

Randy Bailey (bow) & Lisa Bainey, C2 Std Mixed Champs.

C2 Mixed Master Champions Al Limberg (bow) & Barb Bradley, followed by Paul & Miranda Gruber, 4th C2 Std.


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The Best Week of My Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Stone

My week at Nationals is always the best and most eventful week of my

summer. I love attending the Nationals every year and seeing all of my friends from all over the country that I never get to see otherwise. There are always new people to meet, and more events to try.

The nonstop rain this year proved to be an obstacle for my family . We had made arrangements to stay at a campground along the river that we had stayed at the last time Nationals were held in Pennsylvania, but with the water level rising up so high, we were flooded out . That was one stressful thing we didn’t need . Once we had made plans to stay at another campground, we were able to give the events for the rest of the week our full attention .On Tuesday, my family participated in the Adult/Youth Sprints . My little sister Lindsey raced with Priscilla Reinertsen, and they took a fourth place medal . My younger brother Brennan raced with Holly Reynolds and they managed to take first . I was very nervous about my race with Pam Fitzgerald; we had never paddled together before . We had only just met before the events began! Once I was in the boat with her and ready to go, I felt better and much more confident . We had an exciting race, and took first place . I am glad I had the chance to race with Pam, and I would love to race with her again .Everyone there who knew Lindsey Stone was proud of her on Wednesday because of how well she did in the Biathlon . She was on a team with Priscilla Reinertsen and Phil Cole and she ran for them . She ran almost the whole distance, only walking for about a minute, and she finished strong . That is no small thing for an eight year old, and I was so proud of her . I was also on a team, with my close friend Anna Tomp-kins . She ran for us and I paddled . She ran her hardest, and I paddled as well as I could in the crazy current . The hardest part was making the turns, but I ended up mak-ing some really amazing turns around the buoys . I was proud of myself and of Anna .Thursday was the all youth sprints day, and I began the day with six events ahead of me .

My first race was the C2 Women Junior with one of my close friends, Nathalie Hanson . We took first place, and I had awhile after that race until my next one, so I was able to relax . My next race was supposed to be the C2 Girl Juvenile race, but since I was the only Girl Juvenile there, the race was dropped . After some more waiting, things began to get very crazy . Since I was the only Girl Juvenile, I raced against the boys so that I had someone to race with . I didn’t do as well as I had hoped, but it was better than nothing . Once I got back from that race I had to go straight to the K1 Woman Junior race, which I also wasn’t too happy with . I knew when I got back to shore that I had the C1 Woman Junior to do after that, but I could see they were already out on the water waiting for me . So, as I started to get ready, I decided to drop it instead, so that they wouldn’t have to wait for me . I was so glad I decided that, because I was tired from my other sprints . I finished the day racing with my good friend Mark Sayger in the C2 Mixed Open . We came in third; I was happy with that . The marathons have never used to be my favorite part of the week, but this year they were . On Friday I raced the C1Woman Junior marathon and had a good race . I didn’t tip over in the rapids, and I am proud of myself for that . Saturday was the C2 Women Junior race, which I competed in with Anna Tompkins . This was my favorite race of the whole week . We had fun to-

gether and we raced very well . We also had some exciting competition in the beginning of the race against our good friends Lilly Manns and Devann Benson . For about the first half of the race we fought them for the lead . We would pull ahead, then they would pull ahead, and it just went like that for a while . Then, we got stuck on a sharp turn and they passed us for good . Anna and I still finished strong and we are proud of ourselves for doing as well as we did . My last marathon was the C2 Man Youth on Sunday with Jeff Shenberger . I was excited to paddle with someone new and to see how it went . I had a lot of fun racing with Jeff and I think we did great considering we had never paddled together before . Jeff taught me a lot about paddling that day .On Friday night at the campground we were staying at, there was a paddling clinic held at the Rice Creek Boat Club’s camp site, which was very close to ours . Peter Heed came in and taught us about drafting . I was very happy that he came in to talk to us, and very grateful .Nationals are always so much fun for my whole family . The races are fun, and hang-ing out at the campground with our club and other clubs is equally just as fun . I am going to continue to participate at Nationals until I can’t any more* . I can’t wait to see everyone next year in Peshtigo!

*Editor’s note: I do believe Phil Cole once said the same thing; he’s 90 now, and still a regular at Nationals!


USCA K1 Sea Kayak Woman Marathon ChampionshipsFriday, August 14, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeK1 Sea Kayak Woman Open1 X1 Anita Allen (FL)~55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50:56 .732 X2 Betsy Bellario (IL)~46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51:00 .863 X3 Dawn McCracken (PA)~26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:56:45 .08

K1 Sea Kayak Woman Master1 AA1 Louann Cramer (PA)~44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:49:39 .802 AA4 Cindy Vogel (FL)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:58:56 .98dnf AA3 Diane Baldwin (PA)~[?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dnf

K1 Sea Kayak Woman Senior1 BB1 Wendy Brinson (IN)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:01:02 .27

K1 Sea Kayak Woman Veteran 11 CC1 Janet Jastremski (PA)~61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:03:42 .15

K1 Sea Kayak Woman Veteran 2~no participantsK1 Sea Kayak Woman Grand Veteran 1~no participants

K1 Sea Kayak Woman Grand Veteran 2~no participants

Bestsy Bellario, 2nd Sea Kayak Woman Open.

Janet Jastremski, Sea Kayak Woman Veteran 1 Champion.

Louann Cramer, Sea Kayak Woman Master Champion.

Dawn McCracken, 3rd Sea Kayak Woman Open.

Cindy Vogel, 2nd Sea Kayak Woman Master.

Wendy Brinson, Sea Kayak Woman Senior Champion.

Anita Allen, Sea Kayak Woman Open Champion, with Betsy Bellario far side of her at this point in the race.


USCA K1 Sea Kayak Woman Championships


USCA K1 Sea Kayak Man Marathon ChampionshipsFriday, August 14, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeK1 Sea Kayak Man Open1 GG4 Karl Vogel (FL)~55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:44 .772 GG3 Michael Miller (PA)~34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:38:36 .803 GG1 Matthew Conrad (IN)~29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:54 .71 GG2 Phil Hughes (IL)~50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dnf

K1 Sea Kayak Man Master1 HH1 James Goochee (PA)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:34:24 .242 HH2 Milan Kratka (IL)~44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:35:13 .643 HH3 Gary Ballina (PA)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:04 .62

Milan Kratka, 2nd Sea Kayak Man Master, 4th fast-est Sea Kayak time overall.

Matthew Conrad, 3rd Sea Kayak Man Open.

Leading the pack, Gary Mullen, 3rd Sea Kayak Man Senior, then Karl Vogel, this year’s Open Champion, and Paul Gruber (7th Senior) behind. Karl had a good run putting in the 7th fastest Sea Kayak time of the day.

Michael Miller, 2nd Sea Kayak Man Open followed by Michael Caudill and Doug King, 5th and 4th Seniors respectively.

Jim Goochee, Sea Kayak Man Master Champion, with the 2nd fastest overall Sea Kayak time of the day.

Gary Ballina, 3rd Sea Kayak Man Master, 3rd fastest overall.

USCA K1 Sea Kayak Man Championships

Phil Hughes, paddling in Sea Kayak Man Open.

Photos bottom left & 2nd up, right column copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer All other photos this page, copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts)


K1 Sea Kayak Man Senior1 JJ2 Steve Rosenau (NC)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:33:05 .442 JJ7 David Blakeley (NC)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:29 .413 JJ10 Gary Mullen (PA)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:52 .534 JJ6 Doug King (OH)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:21 .265 JJ1 Michael Caudill (OH)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:24 .786 JJ3 Mike Wolfson (NY)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:28 .157 JJ9 Paul Gruber (PA)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:37:57 .148 JJ8 Steven Schwinn (IN)~55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:15 .399 JJ4 Daniel Baumert (ME)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:38 .1910 JJ5 Gregory Henton (PA)~55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51:08 .99

K1 Sea Kayak Man Veteran 11 KK2 Clarence Short (FL)~64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:34:33 .192 KK1 Doug Keiper (FL)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:15 .763 KK3 Ed Leszek (OH)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:03:45 .11

K1 Sea Kayak Man Veteran 21 LL1 Irv Claar (PA)~65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51:27 .56

K1 Sea Kayak Man Grand Veteran 11 MM1 Jerry Patton (PA)~70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:15 .84

K1 Sea Kayak Man Grand Veteran 21 NN2 Earl Baldwin, Jr (ME)~85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:50:56 .392 NN1 Bob Stwalley (IN)~78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:54:04 .99

David Blakeley, 2nd Senior – and 6th fastest Sea Kayaker of the day.

Clarence Short, Sea Kayak Man Veteran Champion with the 2nd fastest Sea Kayak time overall – impressive!

Earl Baldwin, Sea Kayak Man Grand Vet 2 Cham-pion, followed by Gregory Henton, 10th Senior.

USCA cofounder Bob Stwalley, paddling in the Sea Kayak Man Grand Veteran 2 class.

Jerry Patton, with a very creditable 5th fastest Sea Kayak time overall, is this year’s Sea Kayak Man Grand Veteran 1 Champion. Doug King, 4th Senior, in the background.

Irv Claar – a regular whenever we come to Warren – good to see his smiling face again – a Champion this year, in Veteran 2!

Steve Rosenau, Sea Kayak Man Senior Champion, with the fastest Sea Kayak time of the day — great going, Steve!

USCA K1 Sea Kayak Man Championships

Bottom right photo copyright © 2009 by David & Lynda Williams (Will Arts) All other photos this page copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer


K1-ICF Marathon ChampionshipsFriday, August 14, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeK1-ICF Woman Open~no participants

K1-ICF Woman Master1 SS2 Sonja Gilman (IN)~49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:15 .352 SS1 Betsy Arnold (IN)~49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:49 .143 SS3 Linda Charles (PA)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:04:13 .75

K1-ICF Man1 PP3 Jason Quagliata (NY)~35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:26:01 .322 PP1 Rob Hartman (MI)~39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:26:02 .563 PP4 Austin Schwinn (IN)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:27:46 .124 PP2 Mark Wendolowski (MA)~34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:34:33 .365 PP6 Marsh Jones (MN)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:15 .93

K1-ICF Man Master1 QQ4 Mike Herbert (AR)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:26:03 .932 QQ2 Jack Toth (FL)~41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:28:44 .663 QQ8 James Mallory (NY)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:34:29 .124 QQ1 Kevin LeRoy (WI)~41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:41:47 .625 QQ3 Steven Smith (CT)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:42:06 .126 QQ7 Stephen Knight (NC)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51:27 .407 QQ6 Jeff Sosa (NC)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:04:14 .90

Sonja Gilman, 1st K1-ICF Woman Master.

Jim Mallory, 3rd K1-ICF Man Master.

Jack Toth, 2nd K1-ICF Man Master.

Austin Schwinn, 3rd K1-ICF Man.

Jason Quagliata, 1st K1-ICF Man, with Mike Herbert (1st K1-ICF Man Master, and right behind hime, Rob Hartman, 2nd K1-ICF Man.

Betsy Arnold, 2nd K1-ICF Woman Master.

Kevin LeRoy, 4th K1-ICF Man Master.


K1-ICF Marathon Championships


K1 Touring Marathon ChampionshipsSaturday, August 15, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeK1 Touring Woman Open1 AA2 Anita Allen (FL)~55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:49:17 .612 AA1 Dawn McCracken (PA)~26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:56:17 .16

K1 Touring Woman Master (�0-�9)1 BB2 Paula Jean Lunt (ME)~43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:22 .292 BB1 Cindy Vogel (FL)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:05:48 .033 BB3 Leza McLain (VA)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:06:20 .23

K1 Touring Woman Senior (�0-�9)1 CC1 Linda Charles (PA)~58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:01:18 .00

K1 Touring Woman Veteran 1, Veteran 2~no participants

K1 Touring Woman Grand Vet 1, Grand Vet 2~no participants

K1 Touring Man Open1 HH2 John Redos, Jr (PA)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:38:34 .892 HH3 Jake Rabatin (OH)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:41:21 .163 HH1 Milan Kratka (IL)~44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:43:35 .78

K1 Touring Man Master K1T (�0-�9)1 KK2 James Goochee (PA)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:40:13 .282 KK3 Larry Cowan (PA)~46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:43:31 .93

K1 Touring Man Senior (�0-�9)1 LL4 Steve Rosenau (NC)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:38:55 .162 LL6 Mike Wolfson (NY)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:46:39 .533 LL2 David Blakeley (NC)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:47:23 .194 LL7 Gordon Smith (VA)~50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:52:31 .505 LL5 Daniel Baumert (ME)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:56:02 .58

K1 Touring Man Veteran 1 (�0-��)1 MM1 Ed Leszek (OH)~63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:18 .762 MM2 Clarence Short (FL)~64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:42:09 .81

K1 Touring Man Veteran 2 (��-�9)~no participants

K1 Touring Man Grand Veteran 1 (�0-��)1 PP1 Terry Streib (FL)~71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:41:27 .562 PP2 Bob Dean (FL)~72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:15 .73

K1 Touring Man Grand Veteran 2 (��+)1 QQ1 Earl Baldwin, Jr (ME)~85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:01:08 .48

Paula Jean Lunt, K1 Touring Woman Master Champ.

John Redos, Jr – K1 Touring Man Open Champion.

Champions two: Jim Goochee K1 Touring Man Master and Steve Rosenau, the Senior Champion.

Terry Streib, K1 Touring Man Grand Veteran 1 Champion.

Bob Dean, with a posse in pursuit: Milan Kratka out to his left, and behind him, Paula Jean Lunt, Anke Toth, and others.

USCA K1 Touring Marathon Championships

Anita Allen, K1 Touring Woman Champion.



USCA K1 Unlimited Marathon ChampionshipsSaturday, August 15, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeK1 Unlimited Woman Open1 K1 Anke Toth (FL)~39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:44:18 .96

K1 Unlimited Woman Master (�0-�9)1 L1 Louann Cramer (PA)~44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:00:27 .72

K1 Unlimited Woman Senior (�0-�9)1 M1 Pam Browning (MA)~50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:37 .35

K1 Unlimited Woman Veteran 1, Veteran 2~no participants

K1 Unlimited Woman Grand Vet 1, Grand Vet 2~no participants

K1 Unlimited Man Open1 S2 Jason Quagliata (NY)~35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:24:20 .102 S3 Austin Schwinn (IN)~18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:25:58 .433 S4 Craig Impens (NJ)~33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:29:27 .504 S1 Mark Wendolowski (MA)~34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:31:50 .965 S5 Marsh Jones (MN)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:36:32 .036 S6 John Harrington (MN)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:48:26 .50

K1 Unlimited Man Master (�0-�9)1 T3 Jack Toth (FL)~41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:26:33 .302 T1 Ron Kaiser (PA)~47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:31:50 .633 T2 Jeff Sosa (NC)~45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:33:52 .734 T4 Steven Horney (IN)~48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:26 .06

K1 Unlimited Man Senior (�0-�9)1 U3 James Mallory (NY)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:28:20 .712 U2 Joe Shaw (MA)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:31:48 .323 U1 John Redos (PA)~54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:32:52 .204 U7 Karl Vogel (FL)~55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:29 .745 U6 Stephen Knight (NC)~57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:40:30 .006 U4 Gary Ballina (PA)~51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:43:19 .497 U8 Don McConaghy (NJ)~52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:45:45 .44

Jason Quagliata, K1 Unlimited Man Open Champion.


USCA K1 Unlimited Marathon Championships

Louann Cramer, K1 Unlimited Woman Master Champ.

Anke Toth, fastest K1 Unlimited Woman, and Milan Kratka, 3rd K1 Touring Man Open (see p 51).

Pam Browning, K1 Unlimited Woman Senior Champ.Jim Mallory, K1 Unlimited Man Sr Champion, waked by Austin Schwinn, 2nd K1 Unlimited Man Open.

Jack Toth K1 Unlimited Man Master Champion.


K1 Unlimited Man Veteran 1 (�0-��)1 W1 Ted Van Dusen (MA)~64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:33:39 .972 W2 Doug Keiper (FL)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:49:19 .73

K1 Unlimited Man Veteran 2 (��-�9)~no participants

K1 Unlimited Man Grand Vet 1 (�0-��)1 Y2 Douglas Bushnell (NY)~71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:45:26 .062 Y1 Jerry Patton (PA)~70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:48:11 .73K1 Unlimited Man Grand Vet 2~no participants

USCA K1 Downriver & K2 Unlimited Marathon ChampionshipsSunday, August 16, 2009 Allegheny River, Kinzua Dam to Betts ParkPosition / Boat # / Paddlers / TimeK1 Downriver Man Open1 A1 Jason Quagliata (NY)~35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:26:30 .592 A4 Ralph Scofield (MI)~66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:39:28 .033 A2 Jake Rabatin (OH)~56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:49:07 .854 A3 Doug Keiper (FL)~62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:51:47 .995 A5 Gregory Henton (PA)~55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:02:13 .76

K1 Downriver Woman Open~no participants

K2 Unlimited Women1 D1 Betsy Arnold (IN)~49 / Sonja Gilman (IN)~49 . . . . . . . .1:37:01 .08

K2 Unlimited Men Open1 C1 Guy Gilman (IN)~53 / Marsh Jones (MN)~54 . . . . . . . .1:36:43 .542 C2 Mike Moran (FL)~70 / Luana Moran (FL)~66 . . . . . . . . .1:55:28 .57

K2 Unlimited Mixed~no participants


USCA K1 Downriver & K2 Unlimited Marathon Championships

Ted Van Dusen, K1 Unlimited Man Vet 1 Champion.

Doug Bushnell, K1 Unlimited Man Grand Vet 1 Champ.

Jason Quagliata, K1 Downriver Man Open Champion.

Ralph Scofield, 2nd K1 Downriver Man Open.

Jake Rabatin, 3rd K1 Downriver Man Open.

Guy Gilman (bow) & Marsh Jones, K2 Unlimited Men Open Champions.

Luana (bow) & Mike Moran, 2nd K2 Unlimited Men Open.


Youth Sprints Divisional Traveling Trophy Thursday, August 13, 2009

A traveling trophy is awarded to the divisional grouping winning the most points at Youth sprints.

The trophy was donated in 1997 . The awarding of points follows the same pattern as for the Marathon State Points Trophy (50 points for a first place, 45 points for a 2nd, and so on) with the same rule applying to foreign competitors .

The states comprising the Divisions making up the Groups can be seen listed on page 58 of this issue .

State Marathon Points Trophy Friday-Sunday, August 14-16, 2009

Each paddler placing in the top 10 of his or her class wins points for his/her state: 50 points for a first place, 45 for 2nd, 40 for

3rd and so on, down through 5 points for a 10th place.

Foreign competitors (unless they are resident in the US for at least two years) do not earn points for a state, nor does their country appear in the official rankings . However, their foreign state or province’s “positions” are given here for interest .

Youth Trophy Marathon Points Trophy

State Canoe & Kayak AluminumRanking State Nationals Nationals Total1 PA 2240 +30 22702 NY 2065 20653 FL 1165 +120 12854 AR 940 +335 12755 MA 1135 11356 IN 1050 +50 11007 MI 955 +70 10258 MN 920 +60 9809 ME 675 67510 IL 395 +235 63011 NH 500 +65 56512 MO 245 +230 47513 OH 470 47014 WI 435 435Canada ON 415 41515 NC 390 39016 CT 320 32017 NJ 170 17018 TX 0 +165 16519 MD 140 14020 VA 130 13021 IA 0 +100 10022 VT 45 4523 DC 15 +10 25Australia VIC 20 2024 GA 5 5

DivisionsthatmakeRanking Group uptheGroup State Points

1st Group3 EastNorthCentral MI 1340 IL 350 Total 1690

2nd Group1 SouthAtlantic, AR 845 EastSouthCentral, NC 100 WestSouthCentral Total 945

3rd Group5 NewEngland MA 275 ME 135 Total 410

4th Group4 NewYorkDivision NY 200

5th Group2 Mountain,Pacific, MO 95 WestNorthCentral

6th Group6 Indiana,Ohio,Penn-Jersey PA 80

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Business AffiliatesUSCA thanks all Business Affiliates for their support, and asks

members to support these businesses with their patronage.

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John EdwardsPaddler of the Year, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . submitted by Ken Gerg

Upon arriving home after the 2008 USCA Nationals, I unloaded the truck

and one well-packed item: the monumental Paddler of the Year traveling trophy. Prior to that, I hadn’t had much time to appreciate or, for that matter, to look it over. Now I had time and, when I began to examine it, I was more than a little bit overwhelmed and humbled by the names/individuals and couples of the prior honorees. To say the very least, these folks are and were the icons of our sport.

Not all were paddlers or great paddlers (some were) but for the most part they were people who knew and loved the sport of canoeing, not just racing .They were people who made colossal contri-butions to the growth and success of the United States Canoe Association . They are/were canoe design builders . They were folks who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the USCA a vibrant organization on the right track . They included people who paddled thousand of miles, some of whom won a pile of USCA medals in the process . Others played a vital role in keeping us a 5 star organization thereby protecting our 501(c)3 status . One individual, who has done wonders with the physically handi-capped, was honored twice . The list has included people that knew and loved canoe-ing and, for the most part, the USCA .After looking over the past recipients, it struck me that one name/person who had essentially done so much and served so long was never honored . How could this hap-pen? The guy has been with the organiza-tion almost from its inception, served as Vice President, President, Executive Direc-tor, filled in as assistant to the “temporary” Treasurer, Race Organizer, meeting planner, etc, etc, and also competes at a very high level given his “advanced years” .John Edwards it seemed to me was LONG overdue for this honor and given the enthu-siasm of those who signed on for submit-ting his name, I feel many others agreed .John, for all you have done for the USCA and for all we hope you will continue to do, we salute you . Congratulations on a long overdue honor . We wish you many enjoy-able paddling days in the years to come . For my part, I just enjoy hearing you sing the National Anthem!

Marsh Jones Wins 2009 Youth Encouragement Award . . . . . . . . submitted by Ellen Roy, Ethan Evenson, Margaret DiGiorno, Teegan Harrington, Nick McGrory, Lilly Manns, Leandra Londo, Laurel HarringtonA number of nominations for the Youth Encouragement Award (YEA) were received, and the selection committee unanimously chose Marsh Jones for YEA 2009!Here is the nomination submission of Marsh’s name from the members of the Rice Creek Boat Club:“The members of the Rice Creek Boat Club nominate Marsh Jones for the Youth Encouragement Award . Marsh

Linda Charles wins the 2009 Bill Klebe Award for Good Sporstmanship

There was more than enough good sportsmanship to go around this

year at Nationals – and it is worth, I think, presenting all the nominations:

1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . submitted by D Marshall, Jr (8-15-09) and two people with hard-to-read signatures....”“In the C1 Junior race — Ellen Roy, Leandra Londo, and Jackie Stone all stopped their races when Anna Tompkins flipped after Flame Rapids, abandoning their placings to ensure Anna’s safety .”

2) . . . . . . . submitted by Anna Tompkins“I would like to nominate Lilly Manns and Ellen Roy from the Rice Creek Boat Club for the Sportsmanship Award . At the start of the race, I ran into Lilly’s boat and dropped my paddle . Instead of beginning to paddle, without hesita-tion, she gave me her extra paddle . Thankfully, I was able to continue down the river . At the rapids, when I flipped, Ellen stopped and helped me get back in my boat . Instead of secur-ing a spot for herself in third place, she wanted to make sure I was OK . Both of these girls showed that they were excellent competitors, but they were more concerned for my safety .”

has done an immense amount of work to promote paddling in Minnesota, particularly in the Junior divisions . “Rest assured, you will be seeing a crew of overeager Minnesotans for decades to come . Even putting his thousands of hours of training, equipment repair and planning aside, Marsh has been abso-lutely invaluable for his encouragement of good sportsmanship and a healthy go-out-and-do-your-best attitude . “Marsh’s patience, generosity, and dedication have most definitely inspired everyone who has had the opportunity to work with him, and his legacy is sure to have a lasting effect on the vivacity of the United States Canoe Association . Paddle on friends!”

3) . . . . . . . . submitted by Tave Lamperez“Saturday, 8/15/2009 at 11:10AM – Canoe Juniors Nick McGrory and Ethen Evenson, both from St Paul, MN stopped to help a C1 paddler who flipped and was having trouble . They gave up a solid 2nd place at the time, and finished third .”

4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .submitted unsigned“Linda Charles lost 5 to 10 minutes or more because she chose to stay with another kayaker (Jeff Sosa, boat QQ6) throughout the race . He overturned several times during the race and she stayed with him to make sure he would make it through the race OK . I feel she deserves this award because she put her race second to helping out a fellow competitor . “I also think she deserves this award because it doesn’t matter if she’s first or last, you never see her without a smile . She doesn’t ever let her competitiveness get in the way having fun . In my opin-ion that’s a pretty good quality to have .”

The selection committee had a hard time with this one, but in the end chose Linda Charles .Linda and the other nominees are won-derful examples – to us all – not only of good sporting behavior, but of camara-derie and having a healthy perspective on competition . Thank you – all .

Youth Encouragement, Good Sportsmanship, Paddler of the Year


Over the Gunwales . . . . . . . . Janet Perry, President, USCA

I went. I raced. I lost. And, I’ve got the medals to prove it.

That pretty much describes every Nationals I’ve been to in the last seven years . (I’ve been to many more Nation-als than that, for the record .) “I went . I raced . I lost,” are the positive part of that description . The “And, I’ve got the medals to prove it,” is not the positive part of that description .

Going to Nationals is mostly fun . There are many friends to catch up with off the water even if I never stick with them on the water .

There are usually dinner partners whose names I know but whose fascinating his-tories I’ve never heard — Phil Cole filled that role, this year . He told me his phi-losophy of coaching cross-country skiiers for over 30 years, he told me something about his lineage (he’s related to the painter who founded the Hudson River School of landscape painting — just Google it, you’ll see . . .), and he told me the best thing any competitor can do is to teach your competition to be at least as good as you are, so that you always have people to race with . Don’t worry too much about equipment; worry more about being as fine as your fellows on the field of sport as you can . Like other fine athletes I’ve known, he believes in teaching others what you learn, to make them as successful as you can be . Build a community of good athletes, and you’ll always be surrounded by real friends .

At Nationals there’s always something new to try . I chose to afflict Aims Coney, the Orienteering Competition Chair, with my participation at his race . You know what? Photographs don’t do Aims any justice at all — the only portrait of Aims that could capture that merry, tolerant twinkle in his eye, would be a painting by a really good artist . You know what else? There were some really good paddlers at that event! Aims will read that sentence with frustration

and resignation, but I’ve been told for years we should take orienteering off the schedule . I’ve argued against it, even arguing against Aims himself telling us that USCA is not interested in a com-petitive orienteering event at Nationals . I’d never participated in canoe orienteer-ing, nor have I ever registered at the Na-tionals version of it . I’d heard, from fine paddlers, that it’s a blast . I’d read Aims’ wonderful reports in Canoe News, and it sounded like he knew how to do it, so I figured I might have fun . It never oc-curred to me, with all that quality there, that I would win a medal . Good grief . I shouldn’t have done . I missed two controls, mis-punched two controls, fol-lowed someone to find two controls, and didn’t exactly worry about the compass too much — even though I did have a compass so that I’d look like one of the “the real ones” . But I finished in time . I was as muddy and wet as everyone else . And I think I had as much fun, too . Aims congratulated me with just as much enthusiasm as he did anyone else, and I’m in the picture of the people who participated .I think Aims is the one who deserved a medal — for putting up with my ques-tions! Because there have been a LOT of questions! I’ve learned a lot from Aims over the last two years! He wouldn’t accept my effort to award him my medal though, no matter how hard I tried to press it on him! “Think of it as inspiration,” he advised — his mouth holding that wry little grin that says he could say more but won’t . I started to ask anyway, but he was off to fix something with the computer results before I could nail him . Story of my life .Well, getting a championship medal on Wednesday morning wasn’t embarrass-ing enough for someone who’d had only about 1 - 2 hours on the water per week since spring . So, on that same Wednes-day, I failed again, with determination and grit, and won a medal at Tom Walton’s Biathlon . Sure, I was ahead of some kayakers because in a canoe I could run the bank a lot closer than they could . Yes, I wasn’t dead last on the run . I definitely ran the portage hard enough to nearly black out

at the finish . But the quality of com-petitors around me was way higher than my talents, and greater in number than at Orienteering! The only thing I did differently than all the other women in my age division was to go solo! I kinda think I got a medal for not being able to get a partner in time for the race . So, a champion again! At least, though, this was a “fun, unofficial” race, and so I was a “fun, unofficial” champion!When I mentioned my misgivings to Tom, he told me, “Everyone should get a medal for doing what they didn’t think they could do . Or for what other people don’t expect them to do . We get medals for being courageous, Janet,” he paused, then grinned, “And, it’s your ticket to the post-race soirée — so don’t scoff at it!”Sadly, I couldn’t make the post-race soi-rée . I needed to call my Mom . It proved to be auspicious, though I didn’t know it at the time .She asked me, did I win that day? “Nope,” I told her, but my reply was out of tune with the noise from my compan-ions in the hotel room, who denied that I had lost! “You sound a bit too happy about losing, and Tave makes it sound like you won,” she noted .“Well, I got medals,” I admitted, “but I didn’t win .”I explained how I finished near last everywhere but that I’d had a really great day, and summed it up with, “It’s the USCA way .”Several people in our room groaned . Mom laughed for the first time in a long time .“That’s confusing . . . .” she paused, “Can’t you change it?”“Lots of people have to agree,” I told her, “I can’t do it by myself .”She said, “You need more allies, and less alloy?”Yup . And, there’s lots of listening to be done — on all sides of the issue — be-fore we win the argument that it’s OK to fail — that being allowed to enjoy racing and losing at Nationals (unalloyed by any medal) is in itself worth while .

Over the Gunwales – USCA President’s Message

Photo copyright © 2009 by Gareth Stevens


Advice from the Vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Gerg, VP, USCAI just spent the weekend of 9/11 through 9/13 doing my 22nd Adirondack 90 Mile Canoe Classic . It has always been a chal-lenging adventure and this year was no exception . My partners were daughter Colleen and husband and wife Toni and Randy Flament . We didn’t win but fin-ished a respectable 6th; blame it on my age . I can still paddle, but the portages, especially Raquette Falls, are getting to be a real challenge .When I first did this event in 1987, I thought they had too many classes . It seemed there was a class for anything that could be paddled or considered a boat/ca-noe/kayak/dugout, etc, that would float .

As the years have gone by, I have a new perspective . At last count I think there currently are some 16 classes (including guide boats, war and voyageur canoes) . The largest class is Open Touring . There are NO 1st, 2nd or 3rd place awards given in this class . Essentially, you are in this class to participate and hopefully you will finish . Times are kept and cut off points are enforced .Having also just been involved in our USCA Nationals I thought a little com-parison might be interesting . Would you be shocked to know that USCA has some 90 classes? Talk about TOO MANY CLASSES! We have classes, especially in the kayak area, where we had NO partici-pants (approximately 10 classes, maybe more) and many (maybe another 10) where we had ONE . I would ask, “How can that be a NATIONAL championship”?My “Advice from the Vice” at this time is that we take a long hard look at the

classes and let’s “restart” enforcing the 7-boat rule to drop classes – take it down to 5 boats, but ONE is just ridiculous . If we keep expanding our classes, perhaps we could just do away with our little Nationals “get together” and just mail each and every USCA member a medal . If they want more than one, charge $5 or so per extra – or maybe $15 for gold, $10 for silver and $5 for bronze . There should be seven (7) NATIONAL Championship races – C1 Woman, C1 Man, C2 Women, C2 Men, C2 Mixed, K1 Woman and K1 Man . All others should be USCA Class Champions – not USCA National Champions . I know that some reading this opinion will have a lower heating bill this winter as I am sure it will make them “hot under the collar”! However, I suspect that many others will agree with me .

Cheers! — Ken

Advice from the Vice

Photo copyright © 2009 by Peg & Rich Hodgkins

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USCA List of Officers, Delegates (Board of Directors) 2008-2010, Committee ChairsInstruction Certification:

Tave LamperezInsurance Committee: Jim

DipelesiInsurance Coordinator:

Maria LiquoriInternational: John Ed-

wardsMarketing: Gareth Stevens Membership: Paula ThielMerchandise Sales: Barbara

WallsNationals Coordinator:

John EdwardsNationals Timing: John

EdwardsPublications: Gareth

StevensPublicity & PR: Becky Bur-

ris & Don WallsSafety: Steve RosenauTechnical Inspection: Jerry

PattonYouth Activities: Judy

Jeanes & Teresa StoutSpecial CommitteesDues & Membership Re-

view: Joan Theiss Women’s Interests: Janet

PerryWeb Site Committee:

Gareth Stevens

Phone, Email &/or Address)A

Robert Allen (NE)(413) [email protected]

BGreg Barton (SA)(843) [email protected] Binion (WSC) (979) [email protected] Bradley (IPC)h (847) [email protected] Brimeyer (WNC)w (563) 556-7040h (563) [email protected] Browning (NE)h (978) 456-2791c (508) [email protected] Burris (WSC)w (479) 968-0437h (479) 967-5080c (479) [email protected]

CLynn Capen (Mountain)(303) [email protected] Coney(978) [email protected] Corrigan (Ohio Div)(513) [email protected]

Executive Director: John Edwards

USCA OfficersExecutive CommitteePresident & Chair:

Janet PerryVice President:

Ken GergSecretary:

Joan TheissTreasurer:

Sonja GilmanDelegates

Organized State & Re-gional Divisions

Florida Division/USCAThe election for the 2010-2012 term will determine the new Florida Division’s delegates, pending which this list will remain as before .

Indiana Division/USCASteve HorneyTerry PontiusSteve Schwinn

New York Division/USCADavid DonnerRobert FisherJan WhitakerOne vacancy

Ohio Division/USCABill CorriganNorm Skinner

Penn Jersey Division/USCAJudy JeanesRon KaiserJeffrey ShenbergerTeresa StoutSusan Williams

Non Organized Regional Divisions

East South Central Division (AL, KY, MS, TN)

Neal SandersEast North Central Division (IL, MI, WI)

Everett CrozierJohn HazelJoe JohnsonTave LamperezKevin LeRoyKarl TeskeLynn Witte

Mountain Division (CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)

Lynn CapenNew England Division (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

Robert AllenPam BrowningKaren LevittKaitlyn McElroyPriscilla ReinertsenPaula Thiel

Pacific Division (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)

Veronica WisniewskiSouth Atlantic Division (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)

Greg BartonJohn DillerBobby GalbraithLee ShortHarold TheissJack Toth

CindyVogelKarl Vogel

West North Central Division (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Earl BrimeyerTed Cramer

West South Central Division (AR, AZ, LA, OK, TX)

Pete BinionBecky BurrisBob SpainDon Walls

Non US RegionalStan Machacek

Affiliated Club Delegates

Florida Competition Paddlers Association

Glennis WilliamsIllinois Paddling Council

Kevin BradleyKalamazoo Canoe & Kayak Club

Dave DigetMichigan Canoe Racing Assn

Dwight WalkerNew England Canoe and Kayak Racing Association

Michael Ripple New York Marathon Canoe Racing Association

Kim GreinerNorth Carolina Canoe Racing Association

Steven RosenauPennsylvania Association of Canoeing and Kayaking

Jerry PattonSt Charles Canoe Club

Ed HahnTexas Canoe Racing Assn

Richard SteppeWisconsin Canoe Racing Assn

Gareth Stevens

Standing CommitteesAdaptive Paddling: Jan

WhitakerAuditing Committee:

VacantBarton Cup (Subcommit-

tee, Youth Activities): Miranda Robinson

Bylaws Review: Paula ThielCamaraderie: Judy JeanesCamping/Cruising: Rex

KleinCompetition: Norm Lud-

wig & Ken GergCompetition / Dragon Boat:

David HillmanCompetition / Kayak: Pam

BrowningCompetition / National

Awards: Priscilla Rein-ertsen

Competition / Orienteering: Aims Coney

Competition / Outrigger Canoe: Jan Whitaker

Competition / Sprints: Bill Corrigan

Competition / Swan Boat: Glen Green

Conservation: Bob SpainEducation: VacantHistorian, Bylaws, Rules &

Regulations: Joan Theiss

Ted Cramer (WNC)w (712) 441-2613h (712) 472-3941c (712) [email protected] Crozier (ENC)(715) [email protected]

DDavid Diget (KCKC)h (269) [email protected] Diller (SA)w (301) [email protected] Donner (NY Div)(716) [email protected]

EJohn Edwards Executive Director, USCAWork (727) [email protected]

FRobert Fisher (NY)w (607) 746-4394h (607) 746-6034c (607) [email protected]

GBobby Galbraith (SA)(757) [email protected] Gerg, Vice President(814) [email protected] Gilman Treasurer, USCAh (574) 848-7104c (574) [email protected] Green(856) [email protected] Greiner (NYMCRA)h (518) 875-6497c (518) [email protected]

HEd Hahn (SCCC)w (630) 262-9132h (630) [email protected] Hazel (ENC)(269) [email protected] Hillman(319) [email protected] Horney (IN Div)w (260) 451-6855h (260) 637-7414c (260) [email protected]

JJudy Jeanes (Penn-Jersey)w (610) 622-7000 ext 665c (215) [email protected] Johnson (ENC)h (906) [email protected]

KRon Kaiser (Penn-Jersey)(570) [email protected] Klein(708) [email protected]

LG Tave Lamperez (ENC)h (630) [email protected] LeRoy (ENC)h (608) 273-0476c (608) [email protected] Levitt (NE)(413) [email protected] Liquori, Past-Presidentwork (631) 269-9696cell (631) [email protected] Ludwig(570) [email protected]

MStan Machacek (Non-US)h (416) 282-6641c (416) [email protected] McElroy (NE)(207) [email protected]

PJerry Patton (PACK)(814) 642-9161Janet Perry, President, USCA(630) [email protected] Pontius (IN Div)(765) [email protected]

RPriscilla Reinertsen (NE)h (603) [email protected] Ripple(NECKRA)w (617) 428-3637h (617) 625-3571c (617) [email protected] Rosenau (NCCRA)w (704) 875-4570h (704) [email protected]

SNeal Sanders (ESC)2308 Avondale DriveJohnson City, TN 37604-2403(423) 282-6153Steven R Schwinn (IN Div)h (574) 533-3990c (574) [email protected] Shenberger (PACK)h (717) 533-1306c (717) [email protected]

Lee Short (SA)h (352) [email protected] Skinner (Ohio Div)4265 Red Bud Rd, Dresden, OH 43821 (740) 754-1213Bob Spain (WSC)w (512) 263-2751h (512) [email protected] Steppe (TCRA)3508 Grande Bulevar, Irving, TX 75062 (214) [email protected] Stevens (WCRA)(262) [email protected] Stout (Penn-Jersey)(814) [email protected]

TKarl Teske (ENC)w (312) 992-6672c (630) [email protected] Theiss, Secretary &Harold Theiss (SA)(352) [email protected] Thiel (NE)h (860) [email protected] Toth (SA)w (850) [email protected]

VCindyVogel (SA)[email protected] Vogel (SA)(727) [email protected]

WDwight Walker (MCRA)(269) [email protected] Walls (WSC)(479) [email protected] Whitaker (NY Div)h (585) [email protected] Williams (FCPA)c (727) [email protected] Williams (Penn Jersey)w (610) (405-5008h (570) 435-0427c (610) [email protected] Wisniewski (Pacific)(360) [email protected] Witte (ENC)h (586) 783-5654c (586) [email protected]

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The 2010 USCA National Canoe & Kayak Championships

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Mark your calendars for 2010!USCA Aluminum Nationals

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USCA Canoe & Kayak NationalsAug 10-15, 2010 — Peshtigo, WI

Below: The prolific and prodigious Sayger family – Steve and Lori Sayger with their nine children (plus one). Front row, left to right: Philip, Ariel, and Thomas; standing: Mark, Joshua, Timothy, Steve, Matthew, Luke, Lori, plus an honorary Sayger visiting from Japan, Alisa Ohara, then Ruth (now Perkins). Photo copyright © 2009 by Brian Ferry / Warren Times Observer

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