2014 MCRA Schedule * Non-points races

March 29-30* Klondike Justin Griffith 989-820-5196 riverjustin@gmail.com April 26* Burlington C1/K1 Pursuit Race Fritz Hansen 262-767-9393 fritz5152@yahoo.com April 26* Hugh Heward Challenge Kruger Memorial Fundraiser www.verlenkrugermemorial.org May 3-4 Roscommon Bill Torongo torongow@gmail.com May 18 * Jonesville Riverfest Jeff pentwaterriveroutfitters@hotmail.com May 31 Black River Race Jim Wier jimwier@firststep.net June 7-8 Alcona Canoe Race Kevin Ornatowski (989) 735-2973 www.alconacanoes.com June 14 Huron River Canoe Challenge Tim Feldkamp 734-668-7049 aaxc19@yahoo.com June 20-22 Power Paddle Gabriel Slominski 773-983-3103 gabriel@NewaygoNationals.org June 28 Clinton River Canoe Race Lynne Seymour 586-307-8229 July 12-13 Harry Curley Memorial Justin Griffith 989-820-5196 riverjustin@gmail.com July 19-20 Spikes Challenge Paddlers Tribute John Lucey jclucey46@gmail.com July 26-27* AuSable River Canoe Marathon http://www.ausablecanoemarathon.org August 23-24 Mio's "First Dam" Canoe Race Peg Smutek 989-826-5382 September 13* Tahquamenon Wilderness Race Cecilia Woolever 906-492-3325 Cecilia@haberconstruction.com

Michigan Canoe Racing Association’s June 2014 Newsletter

What’s Happening:

Pay your dues to receive points and prize money!

3 day “Nationals” style event in Newaygo June 20-22. $7,000+ in prize money over 3 days. Race everyday for points!

$20,000 purse for the Mt. Clemmens Canoe Classic June 28

AuSable warm-up races– Curley Memorial July 12-13 & Spike’s Challenge July 19-20

Youth C-1 bonuses at every race for 1st finish-er 19 & under

Bonuses for 2nd and 3rd placed Mixed Teams

2 Drop races for C-1 & C-2 points ladder standings

Annual Banquet at Tah-quamenon Race Sept. 13

Board of Directors President– Lynne Witte 586-201-5695 lynnewitte@juno.com Vice President– Pete Mead 989-710-0224 PMead@kpschools.com Treasurer/ Insurance– Cheryl Lucey 989-348-0148 jclucey46@gmail.com Secretary-/ Newsletter– Rebecca Davis 517-227-4794 canoe_run_ski@hotmail.com Membership/ Numbers– Tom Cannon 517-332-1701 thomascannon@Juno.com Times Secretary– Dawn Reker sassy7877@yahoo.com Bob Bradford 810-664-8005 nnavigator00@aol.com Don Brooks dbrooksausable6@gmail.com Rick Joy 810-688-4059 Chris Hewitt hewittc08@gmail.com Dwight Walker 269-330-5302 canoeracer27@yahoo.com Webmaster– Doug Heady dheady@gmail.com

2014 PowerPaddle Schedule of Events

Newaygo Nationals Association has had a long standing relationship

with the Michigan Canoe Racing Association (“M.C.R.A.”). As a result,

the PowerPaddle has become an important race in the MCRA racing

circuit. This year we have expanded the PowerPaddle, included an

11.3k foot race and a Stand Up Paddleboard race. The PowerPaddle

will take place on 3 days: Friday, June 20; Saturday, June 21 and Sun-

day, June 22, 2014. Must be an MCRA member to collect points or

prize money in the canoe races, Visit www.NewaygoNationals.org for

more information.

Friday, June 20: PowerPaddle (DAY 1) 12:00pm – Registration Opens: DuChemin Park in Croton (Croton Pond Boat Launch) Race HQ 2:00pm- C-2 Junior/Fledgling start 2:05pm - C-1 Women Start ($600 purse) 2:10pm - C-1 Men Start ($1250 purse) 2:15pm - C-4 class ($600 purse) 3:30-4:30pm – Racers finish at Henning Park

5:00pm – Run on the Edge 11.3k Registration – DuChemin

Park. Pre-Registration is encouraged. Please visit

www.NewaygoNationals.org

6:00pm – Runners load busses to Hardy Dam (Race Start) 7:00pm – Run on the Edge Start

7:50 – 8:45pm – Racers finish at DuChemin Park 9:00pm – Run on the Edge Awards Ceremony at DuChemin Park Race HQ. Saturday, June 22: PowerPaddle (DAY 2) 8:30am – Registration Opens: DuChemin Park in Croton (Croton Pond Boat Launch) Race HQ 10:00am - C-2 Women Start ($850 purse)

C-1 Junior/Fledgling (starts below Portage at same time as C2 Women)

10:10am - C-2 Men Start ($1700 purse) 11:00am – SUP Start (Thornapple Landing – Mile Marker 6) ($500 purse) 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Racers Finish at Henning Park 1:30pm – SUP Awards at Henning Park. Sunday, June 23: PowerPaddle (DAY 3) 8:00am – Registration Opens: DuChemin Park in Croton (Croton Pond Boat Launch) Race HQ 9:30am - C-2 Mixed Class Start ($2000 purse) 9:30am - C-2 Adult/Youth (starts below Portage at same time as C2 Mixed) 11:30am – 12:30pm – Racers Finish at Henning Park 1:00pm – Lunch Provided for Racers and families at Shaw Park (Next to Henning Park) 1:15pm – PowerPaddle Day 1, 2 & 3 Awards at Shaw Park

The 2nd annual Anthony V. Marrocco’s Clinton River Canoe Classic will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2014 in Downtown Mount Clemens. We have over $20,000 in cash prizes! Racers can preregister on-line for a discounted registration fee. Registration opens at 1:00 PM- Each registered racer receives a tec t-shirt, 1 meal ticket, racer packet, and boat decal. Expert 1 $40 ($20 pre-registration) Expert 2 $20 ($10 pre-registration) Kayak $15 ($10 pre-registration) C-1 $20 ($10 pre registration) C-2 Expert 1: 2:00 PM $10,505 PURSE - Gazebo to Moravian Bridge to Bridgeview Bridge to Gazebo (15.2 miles) C-2 Expert 2: 2:00 PM $390 PURSE - Gazebo to Moravian Bridge to I-94 Bridge to Gazebo (10.5 miles)

Kayak: 2:15 p.m. Giftcard prizes - Gazebo to Shadyside Pedestrian Bridge to Gazebo (3.6 miles) This race is not recommended for first-time kayakers. You must bring your own kayak. C-1: 6:00 p.m. $9,130 purse - Gazebo to Moravian Bridge to Gazebo (2 laps) (14.9 miles) Award Ceremony will take place at the Gazebo, following C-1 race. For more information, including course maps, registration, prize money breakdown, and sponsors, check out: http://www.clintonrivercanoeclassic.org/

Spike’s Challenge Race July 19-20, 2014 Schedule of Events 8:00 AM Saturday July 19, 2014

Grayling City Park Pavil-ion

Registration for all races: (C-2 Sprints for starting posi-tion), (C-2 Amateur, Expert), (C-1 Expert) (Junior and

Fledgling) 9:00 AM Saturday July 19, 2014 Grayling City Park Pond Sprints for Starting Position of C-2 Race. Participants will

sprint in the order in which they register at registration table. There will be a 10-Minute break between each heat of 10 sprints.

2:00 PM Saturday July 19, 2014 Junior and Fledgling races on the City Pond. 5:00 PM Saturday July 19, 2014 Joe Wakeley’s House Registration for C-1 and Junior/Fledgling C-2 Race to Bur-

ton’s Landing. 5:30 PM Saturday July 19, 2014

Joe Wakeley’s House

Start of Junior/ Fledgling C-2 Race to Burton’s Landing. Start of Youth C-1 Barton Cup Qualifier Race to Burton’s

Landing 6:00 PM Saturday July 19, 2014 Joe Wakeley’s House Start of the C-1 Race. $700 Purse Men’s. $560 Purse

Women’s. 8:30 AM Sunday July 20, 2014 Street in front of Joe Wakeley’s House

Line-up for the C-2 Le Mans style start based on sprint times.

9:00 AM Sunday July 20, 2014

Start of the C-2 Expert Class followed by the C-2 Expert Div. II Class

$3800 Purse Expert. $300 Purse for Expert2. 2:00 PM Sunday July 20, 2014 Award ceremony at Grayling City Park. Lunch served around 1:45 PM. Note: Teams must have Spike KEG O NAILS stickers on both sides of canoe near the bow in order to qualify for official finish and prizes.

C-2 Race - Saturday July 12,

2014

$30 entry fee per team.

--Registration begins at

7:00am for both Expert I and

Expert II's at Cooke Dam.

--Race starts at 9:00am at

the wall of Cooke Dam; ca-

noers paddle upstream to

round a buoy and then come

back to portage over the

dam and continue down-

stream; canoers portage a

second time at Foote Dam

and then proceed to the Finish Line at the AuSable Inn. Expert

II's will start first, with the Expert I's starting when the last Ex-

pert II has portaged Cooke Dam.

--Winning time about 2.5 hrs.

--There is a MCRA picnic following the C-2 race at the American

Legion Pavilion. Donation proceeds go to benefit the MCRA

Canoers Memorial on River Rd. Eating begins around 12:30pm

to 1:30pm with awards following.

--Minimum prize pool of $3,500

C-1 Race - Sunday July 13, 2014

--$15 entry per paddler

--Registration at Childrens Park in AuSable. Registra-

tion starts 8:00am.

--Race starts at 10:00am at Childrens Park. Race Course: Pad-

dlers will race 2 laps from Childrens Park to round a buoy just

downstream of the railroad trestle bridge and back. This allows

for better spectating of the paddlers in town.

--Winning time is about 1 hr.

--Awards following the race at Childrens Park.

--Minimum prize pool of $1,000.

***NOTICE***: Be advised, the portage at Foote Dam has

been narrowed due to recent erosion-prevention and rein-

forcement construction to the seawall. The seawall has been

raised about 2 feet, but has an opening about 24' wide with a

concrete staircase, similar to Mio Dam. Portaging over the

seawall, which has been the common method for many years,

is extremely difficult. Please use care and sportsmanlike con-

duct when/if portaging with other teams.

The dam and portage are closed off to all spectators. Specta-

tors are encouraged to view the race at new viewing platform

next to the dam, at Rea Road Bridge, the River Road Scenic

Overlook near Footesite, and at the U.S. Forest Service Whirl-

pool Boat Launch (a fee is required to park there). More infor-

mation will be provided at the pre-race briefing.

Black River Canoe Race 2014 Port Huron, Michigan C2 1 Andy Triebold & Nick Walton 1:46:20 2 Mike Davis & Steve Kolonich 1:49:25 3 Weston Willoughby & Matt Streib 1:49:27 4 Russ Reker & Matt Meersman 1:51:08 5 Wes Dean & Ryan Halstead 1:51:09 6 Tim Sheldon & Brad Gross 1:53:18 7 Clark Kent & Tad Hill 1:53:19 8 Bruce Barton & Zack Mack 1:54:52 9 Ken Kolonich & Tom Trudgeon 1:54:54 10 Jon Webb & Steve Watson 1:55:03 11 Rich Lauth & Flash Marsh 1:55:17 12 Eric Dittenber & Cameron McClain 1:57:33 13 Connor Landick & Rebecca Davis 1:57:37 14 Dave Johnston & Stan Anusiewicz 1:57:37 15 Joe Leusby & Mike Garon 1:57:50 16 Joel Mack & Danny Medina 2:00:23 17 Ralph Scofield & John Hollands 2:02:29 18 Ryan Bennett & Todd Bennett 2:02:37 19 Roxanne Barton & Hailey McMahon 2:03:23 20 John Hazel & Dwight Walker 2:03:53 21 Dick Kloss & Rick Kloss 2:09:43 22 Lynne Witte & Darin Lile 2:10:23 23 Anthony Blackbun & Peggy Blackburn 2:10:47

C2 Expert II 1 Sebastian Carpenter & Rick Gillings C-1 1 Matt Streib 0:41:41 2 Nick Walton 0:41:42 3 Ryan Halstead 0:41:55 4 Clark Kent 0:42:26 5 Mike Davis 0:42:52 6 Tim Sheldon 0:43:30 7 Steve Landick 0:43:33 8 Tad Hill 0:43:41 9 Russ Reker 0:43:43 10 Joe Roman 0:43:47 11 Skip Conant 0:45:01 12 Jim Cerva 0:45:16 13 Connie Cannon 0:45:26 14 Brendan Prout 0:45:29 15 Zack Mack 0:47:11 16 Stan Anusiewicz 0:47:13 17 Rebecca Davis 0:47:23 18 Tom Cannon 0:47:28 19 Dwight Walker 0:49:21 20 John Hollands 0:49:23 21 Anthony Blackburn 0:49:50 22 Ralph Scofield 0:51:01

Alcona Dam Challenge

June 7th and June 8th 2014

C-2 Results

1 Mike Davis & Andy Triebold 1:20:53

2 John Kasik & Ryan Halstead 1:21:29

3 Clark Kent & Matt Streib 1:21:31 Senior

4 Nick Walton & Steve Kolonich 1:23:48 Master

5 Zack Mack & Matt Meersman 1:23:50

6 Brad Gross & Matt Gabriel 1:24:39

7 Bill Torongo & Tim Chapple 1:24:44

8 Pete Mead & Cameron McClain 1:24:45

9 Russ Reker & Colin Hunter 1:25:35

10 Bruce Barton & Connor Landick 1:27:35

11 Steve Landick & Tom Trudgeon 1:27:38

12 Brad Wilson & Rich Lauth 1:27:43

13 Flash Marsh & Weston Willoughby 1:28:07

14 Wes Dean & Danny Medina 1:28:54

15 Tony Short & Austin Short 1:28:57

16 Steve Watson & Amy Solak 1:30:49 Mixed

17 Tim Triebold & Bill Brundage 1:31:04

18 Eric Dittenber & Hailey McMahon 1:31:19

19 Jim Anderson & Bernie Truszyuski 1:31:55

20 Fred Mills & Rodger Moak 1:32:01

21 Jon & Sara Webb 1:33:24

22 Rebecca Davis & Roxanne Barton 1:33:41 Women

23 Skip Conant & Jim Cerva 1:33:46

24 Todd Kaems & Jerry Killingbeck 1:33:54

25 Orville Short & Brian Barkolz 1:34:21

26 Kevin Ornatowski & Eric Ferguson 1:34:31

27 Jason Hatfield & Mandy Streib 1:35:18

28 Dwight Walker & John Hazel 1:36:19

29 Jon Thompson & Lynne Witte 1:36:45

30 Mike Taylor & Roy Sowersby 1:36:51

31 Joe Pollock & Frank Smutek 1:36:52

32 Dan Stevens & Sean Brabant 1:39:05

33 Andy Weeks & Paddi Thornburg 1:42:13

34 Chris Scully & Mark Gingerick 1:44:40

35 Ray Quick & Casey Quick 1:45:40

36 Garth Greenan & Lauren Chapple 1:46:52

37 Keith Wojahn & Dave Hallman 1:47:15

C-2 Expert II Results

1 Tadd Hill & Landon Adzima 1:43:15

2 Sebastian Carpenter & Rick Gillings 1:43:50

C-4 Results (Run in 2 heats)

1 Bill Torongo, Jon Webb 0:21:38

Fred Mills & Jerry Killingbeck

2 Tim Triebold, Sandy Triebold 0:21:56

Russ Reker & Skip Conant

3 Bill Brundage, Andy Triebold 0:22:05

Rodger Moak & Frank Smutek

4 Rebecca Davis, Ryan Halstead, 0:22:07

Mike Taylor & Roxanne Barton

5 Jeff Kolka, Hailey McMahon 0:22:14

Tim Chapple & Andy Weeks

6 Mike Davis, Sebastian Carpenter 0:22:15

Paddi Thornburg & Connie Cannon

7 Bruce Barton, Rick Joy 0:22:41

Kevin Ornatowski & Lynne Witte

8 Matt Meersman, Danielle Meersman 0:22:50

Weston Willoughby & Eric Ferguson

9 Mike Bradford, Eric Ferguson 0:24:40

Bob Bradford & Janet Bradford

10 Mike Bradford, Justin Bradford 0:25:50

Bob Bradford & Janet Bradford

C-1 Results

1 Andy Triebold 0:49:39

2 Mike Davis 0:50:10

3 Nick Walton 0:50:13 Master

4 Ryan Halstead 0:51:53

5 Clark Kent 0:52:26 Senior

6 Tim Chapple 0:52:34

7 Bruce Barton 0:52:36

8 Jeff Kolka 0:53:07

9 Steve Landick 0:53:19 Veteran

10 Jon Webb 0:53:42

11 Connor Landick 0:54:02

12 Weston Willoughby 0:54:15

13 Rick Joy 0:54:24

14 Zack Mack 0:54:31 Youth

15 Wes Dean 0:54:38

16 Fred Mills 0:54:40

17 Eric Batway 0:55:21

18 Jim Anderson 0:55:39

19 Rebecca Davis 0:56:03 Woman

20 Kevin Ornatowski 0:56:10

21 Skip Conant 0:57:18

22 Bill Brundage 0:58:41

23 Connie Cannon 0:59:01

24 Roy Sowersby 0:59:21

25 Mike Taylor 1:00:00

26 Dwight Walker 1:00:01

27 Tim Triebold 1:00:36

28 Amy Solak 1:00:37

29 Mark Gingerick 1:05:59

30 Frank Smutek 1:08:31

31 Lauren Chapple 1:11:00

32 Austin Brown 1:21:34

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