N1SCO 2015 Australian Tour – Stop 6 – Newcastle

May 30, 2015, Newcastle, Australia – N1SCO returned to the east coast of Australia, to the welcoming town of Newcastle, for another year of great Naish One racing. Newcastle seems to have a habit of raining each time N1SCO comes to town, and this year was no different. However it seems that paddlers of Newcastle don’t mind a bit of rain in place for some awesome N1SCO fun. The Newcastle Rowing club was once again the venue, with DSS teaming up with SUP Diva’s and Kite & SUP.

After some of the worst weather on the east coast of Australia for 10 years, in retrospect one can say that the contest was actually a success with light showers and moderate winds. Some 30+ paddlers showed up ready to battle it out for the gold, with contestants showcasing their strengths by having the closest racing and best sprint battles of the tour so far. There were many returning paddlers from last year along with some great rivalry between training buddies. They kept the beach pumping in support as they ran through 200m and 400m sprints before a grueling 3 km distance race, of which 1.5 km was directly into a 15 knot head wind.

This year, many junior athletes took on the challenging course, as well as a very strong male and female contingent. It was an action packed day with loud commentating on the speakers and everyone watching and listening with anticipation for their turn in the water. Overall, the event was a remarkable success. A massive thanks goes out to Pete and the DSS team for hosting the event, and the SUP Diva’s and Kite and SUP for their support. The results for the day are below.

200m Sprints – Men’s
1^st– Matt Van
2^nd – Adam Pallister
3^rd– Steve Thais

200m Women’s Sprints
1^st – Vanessa Smith
2^nd – Denise Kane
3^rd – Mel Cedelland

200m Junior Boy’s Sprint
1^st – Harrison Kane
2^nd – Clayton Kane
3^rd – Marshall Kane

200m Junior Girl’s Sprint
1^st – Jennifer Legge
2^nd – Natalie Legge

400m Men’s Sprint
1^st – Matt Van
2^nd – David Sorensen
3^rd – Jamie Ferguson

400m Women’s Sprint
1^st – Vanessa Smith
2^nd – Mel Cedelland
3^rd – Denise Kane

400m Junior Boy’s Sprint
1^st – Harrison Kane
2^nd – Clayton Kane

400m Junior Girls Sprint
1^st -Natalie Legge

Distance Men’s
1^st – David Sorenson
2^nd – Luke Wagner
3^rd – Adam Pallister

Distance Women’s
1^st – Vanessa Smith
2^nd – Mel Cedelland
3^rd – Roxy Masters

Distance Junior’s
1^st – Harrison Kane
2^nd – Clayton Kane
3^rd – Marshall Kane

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