2009 Tweed River Paddle Challenge = huge success with over 200 participants from all ages and surfcraft. Everyone enjoyed the beautiful day out on the Tweed River as part of this annual celebration & festival.
Many thanks to North Burleigh Surf Club for putting on a delicious BBQ and the provision of water safety; also thanks to Body Science for the “Recovery Station” & rehydration throughout the day and their donation for the Dash for cash and first ever IRB Paddle Challenge!
Thanks to the TSC for their support, Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School,
Results were as follows:
U/8 Foamie
Boys 1st Kaan Karadag, 2nd Jack Sparke, 3rd Sam Frost
Grils 1st Megan Banner
U/9 Foamie
Boys 1st Moby McMullen, 2nd Ethan Purcell, 3rd Jake Waller
Girls 1st Lilli Dowker, 2nd Kaila Bell, 3rd Aya Sato
U/10 Foamie
Boys 1st Jacob Loughnan, 2nd Luke Chapman, 3rd Joshua Cloustan
Girls 1st Isabelle Hamilton, 2nd Isabelle Mc Mullen, 3rd Jollibelle Cook
U/11 Fibreglass
Boys 1st Lachlan Gundy, 2nd Jacob Fairbank, 3rd Shaun Connor
Girls 1st Sara Oleary-whitney, 2nd Maggie Dowker, 3rd Tylah Cook
U/12 Fibreglass
Boys 1st Dylan Kama, 2nd Daniel Raward, 3rd Nathan Howood
Girls 1st Xanique Taylor-Rolls, 2nd Amber Conroy, 3rd Laila Smith
U/13 Fibreglass
Boys 1st Dean Mitchell, 2nd Shaun Collins, 3rd Matthew Kelly
Girls 1st Tylah Dowker, 2nd Chloe Sterry, 3rd Samantha Carter
U/14 Mals
Boys 1st Ryan Pankhurst, 2nd Jack Bertwistle, 3rd Harrison Jones
Girls 1st Ursula Zerbst, 2nd Jordon Cook, 3rd Kristy Mitchell
U/15 Mals
Boys 1st Dominic Cormack
Girls 1st Kirra Wilson, 2nd Paris Hutchen, 3rd Erin Mcnamara
U/17 Mal 10km 1st Brenton Tickle, 2nd Andrew Putlan
Open Mal 10km 1st Daniel Carruthers
10km 1st Samantha Fien
Ocean Kayaks 14km 1st Peter Jacobson (Race Record)
OC1 14km 1st Peter Corbishly, 2nd John Hansen
OC2 10km 1st Heather & Nicole,
14km 1st Pete & Micheal, 2nd Simone & Moni
Skis 14km 1st Jason Harvey, 2nd Jack Raward
14 km1st Rochelle Zerbst
BODY SCIENCE - DASH FOR CASH
MALE WINNER: Dominic Cormack
FEMALE WINNER: Tylah Dowker
BODY SCIENCE - IRB PADDLE CHALLENGE
Inaugural Winners: RAINBOW RAMBOS
Cass Davis, Ben Staplens, Charlie Stagg, Lenny??
Inaugural Runners Up: NORTH BURLEIGH NIPPER TEAM
Brett Bisby, Mick Muir, Matty Neyman, Mike Cook
See you all next year when we go bigger and better…..
(photos to come!)