2006 Sprint and Race Report
The Pimiskatan Canoe Club's weekly sprint series wrapped up on Wednesday, August 23, with five canoes racing in the season's final sprint. First place in this last sprint went to Hilary Johnstone and Norman McKenzie who, using one of the Club's 17-foot Clipper Jensens, finished our 1.25 km race loop in 9:00-just short of the season's fastest time of 8:57.
Participation in the sprint series was up slightly from 2005. A total of 32 paddlers entered one or more of the 12 sprint races held. The racer from farthest away was Yanik Heusinger of Germany who spent part of his summer visiting in La Ronge with Quincy Miller and Miriam Korner. The most successful racer was Justin Stacey of Potato Lake, aged 15, who easily won the point series with a total of 67 points. His sister Kandra, aged 13, took second place in the series with 51 points.
Sid
Robinson
September
9, 2006
2006 Weekly Race records:
The Canoe Club's sprint series was underway on Wednesday, June 7, at 7:00 p.m.
The results were as follow:
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Date: June 7th |
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Weather Conditions: Weather was clear with a very light south wind. |
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Hilary Johnstone & John Carriere |
09:38 |
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Norman McKenzie (solo) |
09:49 |
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Marlene Stacey & Justin Stacey |
10:00 |
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Miriam Korner & Quincy Miller |
10:03 |
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John Stacey & Kandra Stacey |
10:04 |
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Date: June 14. |
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Norman McKenzie & Absalom McLeod |
09:28 |
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Naomi Carriere & Junior McKenzie |
09:40 |
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Marlene Stacey & Justin Stacey |
09:57 |
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Miriam Korner & Kandra Stacey |
10:03 |
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Edna Smith & Trish Tanner |
15:50 |
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Samantha Roberts & Jasmine Mirasty |
18:50 |
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Date: June 21, 2006 |
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Miriam Korner (solo) NTR |
No times |
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Quincy Miller & Yanik Heusinger NTR |
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Date: June 28. |
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Weather conditions: + 28' C., some cloud & smoke haze, light east wind |
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Keewetin Trottier & Warren Kelly (racing shell) |
09:23 |
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Norman McKenzie & Marlene Stacey |
09:29 |
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Sid Robinson & Miriam Korner |
09:30 |
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Hilary Johnstone & Ragnar Robinson |
09:45 |
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Justin Stacey & Yanik Heusinger |
09:46 |
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Naomi Carriere & Kandra Stacey |
10:11 |
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Sekwan Trottier & Takwakin Trottier |
17:48 |
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Samantha Roberts & Jasmine Mirasty |
21:50 |
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Date: July 5. |
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Weather Conditions: + 26' C., smoke haze, light southwest wind |
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Warren Kelly & Damien Trites |
09:52 |
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Hilary Johnstone & Haley Robinson |
09:53 |
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Marlene Stacey & Justin Stacey |
10:03 |
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Sid Robinson & Ragnar Robinson |
10:05 |
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John Stacey & Kandra Stacey |
10:26 |
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Miriam Korner & Yanik Heusinger |
10:39 |
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Date: July 12 - Sprint Photos |
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Weather Conditions: + 20' C, calm |
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Warren Kelly & Hilary Johnstone (racing shell) |
09:01 |
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Norman McKenzie & Naomi Carriere |
09:30 |
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Justin Stacey & Haley Robinson |
09:44 |
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Kandra Stacey & Ragnar Robinson |
10:01 |
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Sid Robinson & Damien Trites |
10:06 |
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Miriam Korner & Yanik Heusinger |
10:29 |
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Marlene Stacey & Celeste Miller |
11:12 |
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Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 |
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Weather Conditions: +23 degrees, mainly clear, wind calm |
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Hilary Johnstone & Sid Robinson |
08:57 |
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Justin Stacey & Keewetin Trottier |
09:16 |
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Blake Charles & Nicole Charles |
0917 |
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Kandra Stacey & Takwakin Trottier |
10:06 |
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Quincy Miller & Yanik Heusinger |
10:31 |
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John Stacey & Ragnar Robinson |
10:32 |
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Tim Trottier (solo) |
11:02 |
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Marlene Stacey & Sekwan Trottier |
11:03 |
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Warren Kelly & Damien Trites |
11:20 |
Club
Record
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Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 |
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Weather Conditions: Overcast with a fairly strong headwind |
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Kent Pointon & Warren Kelly |
9:13 |
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Keewetin Trottier & Justin Stacey |
9:19 |
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Norman McKenzie & Sekwan Trottier |
9:33 |
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Marlene Stacey & Tim Trottier |
10:29 |
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Kandra Stacey & Takwakin Trottier |
10:33 |
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Date: August 2. 2006 |
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Weather Conditions: 23'c Calm |
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Tim Trottier & Warren Kelly |
9:03 |
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Keewetin Trottier & Stephen Charles |
9:07 |
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Justin Stacey & Sekwan Trottier |
9:23 |
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Kandra Stacey & Takwakin Trottier |
9:41 |
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John Stacey & Marlene Stacey |
10:07 |
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Date: August 9 |
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Weather Conditions |
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Keewetin Trottier and Takwàkin Trottier |
09:34:59 |
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Sekwan Trottier and Tim Trottier |
09:45:52 |
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Date: August 16 |
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Weather Conditions: |
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Norman McKenzie & Justin Stacey |
9:17 |
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Warren Kelly & Kent Pointon |
9:53 |
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Kandra Stacey & Takwakin Trottier |
10:09 |
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Marlene & John Stacey |
No time |
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Tim Trottier & Naomi Carrier |
No time |
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Damien Trites |
No time |
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Date: August 23 |
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Weather Conditions: + 19E C., cloudy, light SE wind |
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Hilary Johnstone & Norman McKenzie |
09:00 |
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Kent Pointon & Sid Robinson |
09:05 |
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Naomi Carriere & Kenny Charles |
09:40 |
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Haley Robinson & Justin Stacey |
09:54 |
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Kandra Stacey & Ragnar Robinson |
10:13 |
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10 FASTEST TIMES IN 2006 |
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Hilary Johnstone & Sid Robinson (July 19,2006) |
08:57 |
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Hilary Johnstone & Norman McKenzie (August 23, 2006) |
09:00 |
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Hilary Johnstone & Warren Kelly (shell) (July 12, 2006) |
09:01 |
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Kent Pointon & Sid Robinson (August 23, 2006) |
09:05 |
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Justin Stacey & Keewetin Trottier (July 19, 2006) |
09:16 |
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Blake Charles & Nicole Charles (July 19, 2006) |
09:17 |
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Keewetin Trottier & Warren Kelly (shell) (June 28, 2006) |
09:23 |
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Norman McKenzie & Absalom McLeod (June 14, 2006) |
09:28 |
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Norman McKenzie & Marlene Stacey (June 28, 2006) |
09:29 |
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Sid Robinson & Miriam Korner (June 28, 2006) |
09:30 |
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10 FASTEST TIMES IN 2005 |
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Tim Trottier & Norman McKenzie |
09:12 |
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Warren Kelly & Kent Pointon |
09:21 |
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Tim Trottier & Sid Robinson |
09:38 |
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Keewetin Trottier & Kyle McKay |
09:38 |
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Keewetin Trottier & Kyle McKay |
09:43 |
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Renee Carriere & Haley Robinson |
09:45 |
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Sid Robinson & Sekwan Trottier |
09:59 |
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Sid Robinson (solo) |
10:05 |
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Keewetin Trottier & Ragnar Robinson |
10:06 |
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Tim Trottier & Takwakin Trottier |
10:09 |
Provincial 2006 Marathon Race Schedule
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Date |
Name / Location |
Contact |
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May 13-14th |
Regina Round Robin, Regina, SK. |
Mike Vincent Ph. 306-949-3045 |
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June 17th |
Lumsden to Craven,Lumsden, SK |
Merv Woods Ph. 306-731-2496 |
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June 18th |
Group Paddle Lumsden, SK |
Merv Woods Ph. 306-731-2496 |
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July 15-16th |
Saskatoon, SK |
Trevor Robinson Ph. 306-384-6982 |
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August 19th |
Craven, Sk |
Merv Woods Ph. 306-731-2496 |
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August 20th |
Group Paddle Craven, Sk |
Merv Woods Ph. 306-731-2496 |
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August 26th |
Nut Point Challenge LaRonge, SK |
Hillary Johnstone Ph. 306-425-2502 |
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12TH
ANNUAL LA RONGE CANOE RACE WHERE: Eagle Point Marina at the Canoe Club's boat house.
WHEN:
Register on Saturday, August 26, 2006, at 8:00 a.m. at the boat
house. 27-km race starts at 9:00 a.m., 16-km race at 10:00 a.m., and
7-km race at 11:00 a.m. EVENTS:
COST: $10 per adult; $5 per youth under 16 years old. RULES: Cruising class canoes only (solos welcome) in 16- and 7-km events. Life preservers must be worn in all races!! PRIZES: Voyageur race: 1st - $240; 2nd - $120. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in 16-km event. Also prizes in 7-km event including cash prizes for kids' teams with both paddlers under 16 years old (1st – $60/team; 2nd – $50/team; 3rd – $40/team; 4th – $30/team; 5th – $20/team). Free barbecue lunch!! CONTACT: Organized by Pimiskatan Canoe Club & Lac la Ronge Conservancy. For more info, contact Karen Eckhart/Rob Mackenzie at 425-4920 (home) or Warren Kelly at 425-5534. |
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12TH
ANNUAL LA RONGE CANOE RACE |
On Saturday, August 26, our Club held its 12th annual Nut Point Challenge canoe race on McGibbon Bay with all races starting from the Club's boat house at Eagle Point Marina. Three events were held with a 27-km voyageur race starting at 9:00 a.m., the 16-km tandem race starting at 10:00 a.m., and the 7-km tandem race starting at 11:00 a.m.
This year, the only canoe to enter the voyageur race was La Ronge's Old Yellar. As it turned out, our race weekend coincided with the annual Dene gathering held at Patuanak this year. Several voyageur canoes from northern Saskatchewan were at the gathering to participate in a two-day race from Beauval to Patuanak (won by a Hatchet Lake team). So, with no competition, Old Yellar's crew had a relaxing race that even allowed for a short rest break on Nut Portage. Their finish time of 3:22:31 was well short of last year's winning time of 2:46:08 set by Team Grandmother's Bay.
While the voyageur race lacked competition, the 16-km tandem race perhaps had the best competition our race has seen to date. This was thanks largely to the six Saskatoon paddlers who came up to race the event. In total, 8 canoes took part with the winning team being Randy Chapman and Bob Farthing of Saskatoon who finished the 16-km course with a time of 1:47:31. Initially, it was thought that this was announced as a course record. However, when the records were checked, it was found that Randy and Bob's time was an exact tie with the1:47:31 winning time made by Winston McKay and Kevin Robinson in our 2004 race. So 1:47:31 remains the time to beat!
In the 16-km race, Ken English and Cathy Rae of Saskatoon had the fastest mixed time-finishing in 2nd place with a time of 1:50:06. Blake Charles and John Williams were the fastest La Ronge team-finishing in 3rd place just behind Ken and Cathy with a time of 1:50:20. Haley Robinson, 16, and Justin Stacey, 15, of La Ronge were the youngest team in the 16-km. Though they finished in 8th place, they had a very respectable time of 2:14:44.
5 canoes raced in the 7-km event (which prior to 2005 had been either a 5-km or 6-km event). Rob Mackenzie and Jordan Charles of La Ronge had the winning time of 46:00. John Stacey and Marlene Stacey were 2nd at 48:05. Ragnar Robinson and Kandra Stacey, both 13, were 3rd at 50:27. Ragnar and Kandra won the $60 cash prize for fastest team under 16 years old.
As soon as Rob Mackenzie was back from the 7-km race, he began barbecuing hamburgers and hot dogs for the paddlers. Then, when the last canoe, that being Old Yellar, was finally in, everyone was fed, and an awards ceremony was held with prizes awarded to the top finishers. Thanks to sponsors-several draw prizes were also handed out. La Ronge sponsors included Robertson Trading, True Value Hardware, Northern Health, New North, Victim Services, Sagastew Recreation and Saskatchewan Environment. Saskatoon sponsors were Boomtown Outfitters and Eb's Sport & Sail. At the awards, special thanks was given to Eagle Point Marina who provide our Club with a first class paddling venue.
Our Club members are already looking forward to next year's paddling season. Members are particularly interested in attending the Marathon Canoe Nationals to be held at Lumsden, Saskatchewan on August 10, 11 and 12, 2007. Glen Watchel of our Club has arranged to have a good strong trailer built to tow our canoes, so we should have no problem getting canoes down to Lumsden. The Nationals will also include a voyageur canoe race on Wascana Lake in Regina, so there is a good chance Old Yellar will be making the trip south too.
It is now September, so the season is drawing to a close. But for diehard paddlers, there is at least a month of good paddling left. That leaves lots of time for a good long trip or a string of short outings.
Sid Robinson
September 9, 2006
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Weather: Sunny, light south wind @ 9 km/hr. |
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7-Km Event |
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1 |
Rob Mackenzie & Jordon Charles, La Ronge |
0:46:00 |
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2 |
John Stacey & Marlene Stacey, La Ronge |
0:48:05 |
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Ragnar Robinson & Kandra Stacey, La Ronge |
0:50:27 |
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4 |
Dianne Allen & Jennifer, Malmsten, La Ronge |
1:18:32 |
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5 |
Fran Atkinson, Bert Loeffen, Prince Albert |
1:18:52 |
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Anthony Loeffen & Amanda Loeffen, |
1:18:52 |
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16-Km Event |
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Randy Chapman & Bob Farthing, Saskatoon |
1:47:31 |
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Ken English & Cathy Rae, Saskatoon |
1:50:06 |
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Blake Charles & John Williams, La Ronge |
1:50:20 |
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Winston McKay & Norman McKenzie, Saskatoon/La Ronge |
1:53:51 |
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Hilary Johnstone & Eddie Risseeuw, La Ronge/Saskatoon |
1:54:05 |
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Warren Kelly & Kent Pointon, La Ronge |
1:58:02 |
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7 |
Clayton Roberts & Absolom McLeod, La Ronge |
2:13:31 |
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8 |
Haley Robinson & Justin Stacey, La Ronge |
2:14:44 |
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27-Km Voyageur Canoe Event |
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Team La Ronge: |
3:22:31 |
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