The ICF canoe ocean racing world championships wrapped up in Saint-Pierre de Quiberon, France last week with a strong finish of Paddle Australia’s masters ocean racing racing paddlers (9-15 September 2019).
Matthew Rees (NSW, Men Master 3), Madeline Baxter (WA, Women Master 4) and Julie Jenkinson (WA, Women Master 5) took home the win in their respective age categories.
More podium places were added by Kate Atkinson (WA, Women Master 2), William Lee (WA, Men Master 2), Leanne Lewis (WA, Women Master 6), Stuart Tennant (WA, Men Master 7) who won silver in their respective age groups.
Mitchell Coffey (NSW Men Master 1), Sally Trestrail (QLD, Women Master 3), Vanessa Mercer (QLD, Women Master 4) and Kathleen Allen (NSW, Women Master 5) completed the Australian podium finishes with a bronze medal in their respective categories.
Australians were also represented in the mixed events with two teams finishing in the top ten. Georgia Laird and Tom Norton were the highest ranked Australians in fifth place, while the Australian-German combination of Brianna Massie and Franz Polchow finished eighth. Kate Atkinson and Michael McKeogh finished 28th.
Already on the first day of the event, Australia took home five medals, in the open men and women, u23 and Junior events, including U23 paddler Jemma Smith (NSW) winning the U23 women’s event. Full story: http://paddle.org.au/2019/09/12/australian-medal-haul-at-ocean-racing-world-championships/
The 2020 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships will take place in Viana de Castelo, Portugal from 5-6 September 2020.
2019 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships event website: https://www.ocr2019wc.bzh
All Masters Results: https://www.ocr2019wc.bzh/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Officials-results-master-1309-1015.pdf
Masters Podium Results:
1st places:
Matthew Rees (NSW, Men Master 3)
Madeline Baxter (WA, Women Master 4)
Julie Jenkinson (WA, Women Master 5)
2nd places
Kate Atkinson (WA, Women Master 2)
William Lee (WA, Men Master 2)
Leanne Lewis (WA, Women Master 6)
Stuart Tennant (WA, Men Master 7)
3rd places
Sally Trestrail (QLD, Women Master 3)
Vanessa Mercer (QLD, Women Master 4)
Kathleen Allen (NSW, Women Master 5)
Mitchell Coffey (NSW Men Master 1)
| 35-39 | Mitchell | Coffey | NSW | 3 | Men Master 1 |
| 35-39 | Guy | Gilchrist | NSW | 8 | Men Master 1 |
| 40-44 | Kate | Atkinson | WA | 2 | Women Master 2 |
| 40-44 | William | Lee | WA | 2 | Men Master 2 |
| 40-44 | Rozetta | Payne | NSW | 4 | Women Master 2 |
| 40-44 | Alexandra | Lloyd | QLD | 6 | Women Master 2 |
| 40-44 | Kylie | Hirst | QLD | 9 | Women Master 2 |
| 40-44 | Daniel | Jenkin | NSW | 13 | Men Master 2 |
| 40-44 | Ben | Lloyd | QLD | 24 | Men Master 2 |
| 45-49 | Matthew | Rees | NSW | 1 | Men Master 3 |
| 45-49 | Sally | Trestrail | QLD | 3 | Women Master 3 |
| 45-49 | Jimmy | Walker | NSW | 4 | Men Master 3 |
| 45-49 | Robert | Bird | NSW | 5 | Men Master 3 |
| 45-49 | David | Jepsen | NSW | 16 | Men Master 3 |
| 50-54 | Madeline | Baxter | WA | 1 | Women Master 4 |
| 50-54 | Vanessa | Mercer | QLD | 3 | Women Master 4 |
| 50-54 | Gareth | Wright | WA | 4 | Men Master 4 |
| 50-54 | Mich | O’Connor | VIC | 5 | Women Master 4 |
| 50-54 | Quona | Ross Atkinson | QLD | 6 | Women Master 4 |
| 50-54 | Greg | Stubbs | TAS | 9 | Men Master 4 |
| 50-54 | Michael | McKeogh | NSW | 12 | Men Master 4 |
| 50-54 | David | Knight | QLD | 32 | Men Master 4 |
| 50-54 | Todd | Boreland | NSW | ||
| 55-59 | Julie | Jenkinson | WA | 1 | Women Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Kathleen | Allen | NSW | 3 | Women Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Robert | Jenkinson | WA | 4 | Men Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Laurelle | Stalker | VIC | 4 | Women Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Jannion | Di Tommaso | NSW | 7 | Women Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Mike | Mills-Thom | NSW | 8 | Men Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Jeremy | Norton | TAS | 9 | Men Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Jules | Hall | NSW | 18 | Men Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Tim | Cornish | WA | 24 | Men Master 5 |
| 55-59 | Brian | Burgess | WA | 37 | Men Master 5 |
| 60-64 | Leanne | Lewis | WA | 2 | Women Master 6 |
| 60-64 | Sandra | Gadsby | TAS | 5 | Women Master 6 |
| 60-64 | Steve | Steward | NSW | 8 | Men Master 6 |
| 60-64 | Kim | Bingham | WA | 10 | Men Master 6 |
| 60-64 | Mike | Woodborne | WA | 19 | Men Master 6 |
| 65-69 | Stuart | Tennant | WA | 2 | Men Master 7 |
| 65-69 | Ron | Clarke | WA | 5 | Men Master 7 |
| 65-69 | Mark | Gillett | NSW | 7 | Men Master 7 |
| 65-69 | Peter | Kennett | NSW | 9 | Men Master 7 |
| 65-69 | Garry | Gilchrist | NSW | 10 | Men Master 7 |
| 70+ | David | Norton | WA | 13 | Men Master 7 |
