'The Classic' was Started by NSW Outward Bound Ex Students Association in 1977. It runs overnight close to the full moon in late October or early November and starts at Windsor and finishes at Mooney Mooney. In 1977 the race had 250 paddlers and raised $8,500 for the Arrow Foundation and has now grown to over 600 paddlers and raises over $300,000 per year. Those paddlers just wanting to have a fun and social evening can enter the Brooklyn or Bust classes whilst the more competitive paddlers challenge themselves to beat previous records or their own PB's.

This year's LCRK presence at the HCC is being coordinated by Paul van Koesveld

Preparation Reading

• Hawkesbury Preparation Manual 2010 by LCRK
• Basic Stretch Routine by Vitality Health Services
• Nutrition by Vitality Health Services
• Injury Prevention by Vitality Health Services
• Race Tactics 2013 by Tom Simmatt
• Ultramarathon Nutrition by Tony Hystek
• Energy management for the Hawkesbury Classic by Phil Geddes
• HCC Landcrew Talk by Alanna Ewin
• LCRK Seminar1 Takeaways 2013

Body, Mind and Boat Preparation

2013 Hawkesbury River Out-and-Back "Famils" for LCRK Members

• Sunday 28 July 2013: Mooney Mooney to Spencer and back, 25km or 2.5 - 3 hours, 10:30am on the water
• Sunday 18 August 2013: Wisemans Ferry DOWNstream and back, around 3 hours, 9:00am on the water
• Wednesday 25 September 2013: 2 x 12km night paddle on our own river, usual 6:30pm start
• Saturday 12 October 2013: Wiseman's Ferry UPstream around 3.5 hours, 9:00am on the water

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Other Preparatory Event Suggestions 2013

• The Marathon 10 series followed by the State Marathon Championships on 21-22 September offers close competitive experience over 10, 15 or 10km to hone your technique under pressure
• 13 September: the Myall Classic (47km or 23km events) on the Myall River can top off your training
• Training paddles organized by individual members

Maps

• LCRK Land Crew Guide
• HCC in one section
• HCC in three sections
• HCC in 5km sections

Garmin GPX Track

• HCC.zip Unzip, copy into your Garmin, and set to visible using garmin menu.

For planning and safety purposes please note: The HCC is not 111km, it is actually close to 100km. Also, it does not finish at Brooklyn it finishes at Mooney Mooney.

Club Support

At Windsor - From 10am to 6pm

• LCRK Marquee for shade and meeting point
• Club shirts and caps for sale
• Issue of LCRK tokens for ID at Wisemans BBQ
• Issue or paddler, start list and contact list
• Experts to offer advice, smiles and positive vibes
• Group photo 2:30PM
• Marquee will be moved to Wisemans at 6pm

At Sackville - from 5:30pm until last LCRK paddler through

Radio warning to your land crew of your approach
Lighted LCRK sign to identify our shared meeting point
Shared land crew support in landing and re-launching each paddler
Informal tracking of LCRK craft passing through\\Reminder to paddlers to check out at 2nd Sackville checkpoint

At Wisemans - from 6:30pm until last paddler through

LCRK meeting point 40 metres downriver from main launching ramp (see photos below)
LCRKmarquee
Andrew Mackay's "Magoo" free BBQ catering for LCRK land crew and social HCC paddlers
Informal tracking of LCRK craft passing through
Club support for land crews in landing and re-launching their paddlers
Reminder to paddlers to check out at 2nd Wiseman's checkpoint.

Low Tide Pit-Stop

If you need a last stop on your down-river run and succumb to the "sirens", you will, as usual, be offered smiles, "mud angel" landing and re-launching services; fire for warmth; smiles; hot food and drink; and more smiles - this is not a club facility but a wonderful service volunteered annually to all participants.

Likely LCRK Participants (in order of response or discovery)

Paddler's Name	Class	Comment
Tom Holloway	MREC	Burn X
Jack Kesby, Peter Edney, Neil Raffan and Merrick Underwood	K4	The LCRK K4
Phil Geddes & Paul van Koesveld	V60+ Long Rec2	Zero Tolerance
Caron Jander	L40+ ORS1	Epic V10 Sport
Jeff Tonazzi	M40+ Med Rec1	Epic V8
Matt Swann	V50+ Long rec1	Flyer
Christian Cox	ORS1	V10
John Duffy	MREC	Frank McDonald Flash
Derek Simmonds	Long rec	Flyer
Ruby Gamble	Med rec	Marauder
(Tony Carr)	M60+ Long Rec1	Challenger
Bruce Goodall	M40+ Long Rec1	Renegade
Paul Seaberg	ORS1	Epic V10 ski
Tim Hookins	V60+ ORS1	Fenn
Dave Hammond & Tony D'Andreti	Open Long Rec 2	SLR2
Bettina Otterbeck	L Open TK1	TK1
Cathy Miller & Trevor Waters	Mixed 50+ Long Rec2	Mirage 730
Ann Lloyd-Green	V60+ Long Rrec1	Horizon Tourer
Jason Cooper	BoB	Think ski
James Mumme & John Thearle	V40+ Long Rec 2	Zero Tolerance
Neil Duffy	V50+ Medium rec	Flash
Rae Duffy, Merridy Huxley, Dee Ratcliffe & Clare McArthur	K4 50+
Richard Barnes	M50+ OC1
Meg Thornton	L50+ Unrestricted	Stellar SEI ski
(Jeff Beere)	M40+ ORS1	Fenn XT
Justin Paine	M60+ Med Rec	Flash
Craig Ellis	M40+ ORS1	Epic?
Andrew Benoit	BoB1	skin on frame polar Greenlander by AB
Anjie Lees	L40+ ORS1	Challenger
(Tim Knox)
Nick Chai	M40+ Long Rec1	Flyer
(Steve Newsome)	ORS1	Epic
Richard Diaz	BoB1	Prion sea kayak
Okkie Esterhuizen	M 50+ ORS1	Epic V10S
Chris Quirk, Stuart Myers & David Goodie	BoB2	Triple ski
Andrew Kucyper	BoB1	Mirage 580
Adrian Flemming	BoB1	Customcraft Horizon Sequel
Bob Turner	Long rec 1	Time Traveller
Glenn Orchard	M40+ ORS1	Fenn
Kenji Ogawa	M60+ Long Rec1	Flyer
Jonathon Peters	V40+ Med Rec1	Tiderace
Heather Kent	L40+ Med Rec1	Mirage 530
Jeremy Spear	M50+	UN1
Chris Thompson	BoB1	Mirage 580
David Young	M50+ ORS	Epic
Rob Manning	BoB2	Canadian canoe
Shane Gibson	M40+ ORS1	Think
(Stuart French)	BoB1	Epic V8
(Adrian Clayton)	M60+ Long Rec1
Glenn Philpott	M40+ ORS1	Epic V10

2013 Support jobs and volunteers

Volunteer's Name	Location	Job	Comment
Nigel and Duncan	Windsor	Transport & Setup marquee	We'll be setup by 10am, probably earlier
Nigel	Windsor	Club shirts and caps	Wear a white or blue cap on the water Get your land crew to wear a club shirt or cap
Nigel	Windsor+	Photos
Yana Osvald	Windsor+	Photos
Nigel and Duncan	Windsor	Take down and transport marquee	Direct to Wisemans
Tim Dodd	Sackville	Paddler checklist and arriving paddler lookout 1	Good eyes and operates radio
Don Rowston	Sackville	Coordinator	Supports LCRK sign and announces paddler arrival to land crews
Jon Harris	Sackville	Boat handling coordinator/checklist coordinator	Assists land crew
Nigel and Duncan	Wisemans	Transport and setup marquee, clock, etc.	By 6:30pm Note: new location
Duncan or Wade	Wisemans	Paddling checklist and arriving paddler lookout
Andrew Mackay	Wisemans	"Magoo's" famous cooking
Wade Rowston	Wisemans	Boat Handler 1	"Mud lark" or simply cold water lark
Paul Gibson, Richard and Joy Robinson	Wisemans	Boat Handler 2	"Mud lark" or simply cold water lark
Duncan	Wisemans	Paddler Check-list	Expected, arriving and departing LCRK paddlers
Duncan and Wade	Wisemans	Coordinate Pack-up
Wade, Duncan	Wisemans	Transport	Bring carpets, clock/battery, hose, BBQ gas bottle, tables (3), chairs, urn, car fridge
Wade, Duncan	Wisemans	Take down and transport all items	About 1am

2013 Hawkesbury River Famil 1, Mooney Mooney/Spencer, 28 July 10:30am on the water

Paddlers attending	Boat type/colour	Any Comment
Derek Simmonds	Flyer
Meg Thornton	V10 Sport ski
Dru Spork	Zegul sea kayak
Richard Diaz	Prion sea kayak
Tom Simmatt	Advisor and Mentor with Christine
Paul van Koesveld	S18S ski
Tony Mathers	Epic 18
Tom Holloway	Flash
Anjie Lees	Challenger
Kate Lord	Marauder
Wade Rowston	Renegade
Ruby Gamble	Marauder
Justin Paine	Flash

2013 Hawkesbury River Famil 2, Wiseman's Ferry DOWNstream and return, 18 August 9:00am on the water

Paddlers attending	Boat type/colour	Any Comment
Christan Cox	V10 ski
Paul Seaberg	V10 ski
Dru Spork	Zegul sea kayak
Tom Simmat	Guru and mentor
Meg Thornton	Stellar ski
Ruby Gamble	Marauder
Phil Geddes & Paul van Koesveld	Zero Tolerance
Jeff Tonazzi	V10 ski
Tin Hookins	Fenn ski
Anjie Lees	Challenger
Bettina Otterbeck	TK1
Tom Holloway	Med rec?
Richard Diaz	Prion sea kayak

2013 Hawkesbury River Famil 3, Naughty Wisemans, upstream and back, SATURDAY12 October 9:00am on the water

Expected Paddler	Boat type/colour	Any Comment
Richard Diaz	Prion sea kayak
Jeff Tonazzi	V8 ski
Dave Hammond & "Keg" D'Andreti	SLR2
Tom Simmat	Guru and mentor	InFenity ski
Meg Thornton	Stellar SEI ski
Jonathon Peters
Phil Geddes & Paul van Koesveld	Zero Tolerance
Christian Cox	V10 ski
David Young	V10 ski
Anjie Lees	Challenger
Andrew Kucyper	Mirage 580
Tom Holloway	Burn X
Bettina Otterbeck	TK1
Alanna Ewin & Danielle Seisun	double ski
Jonathon Peters	Tiderace sea kayak
Craig Ellis	V10 ski
Heather Kent	530
Chris Thompson	580
Andrew Benoit
John Duffy	Flash
Ann Lloyd-Green	Horizon Tourer

LCRK Achievements at the HCC

HCC - Commonwealth Bank Cup

The Commonwealth Bank Cup competition was started in 1988 to encourage friendly competition between kayak clubs. Clubs accumulate points based on a formula of kilometers paddled, number of finishers and how close representatives come to current class records.

LCRK has had an excellent history in the Cup, winning it 18 years out of the 24 years it has been running.

LCRK Commonwealth Cup wins;

• 2010 - 2012
• 2003 - 2008
• 1990 - 1999 (as Lane Cove Valley Canoe Club)

HCC - Current Class Record Holders

LCRK members past and present currently hold over 20 class records.

Boat	Class	Name	Year	Time
K1	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2009	11:09:12
K4	Ladies	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley, Buzz Powell, Sandra Burwood	2006	9:29:40
K4	Mixed Vet40+	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley, Warren Huxley, Bernard Craggs	2008	10:07:36
K4	Mixed Vet50+	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley, Warren Huxley, Rob Cook	2010	10:18:23
TK1	Ladies	Margaret Cook	1985	10:44:49
TK2	Ladies Vet40+	Margaret Cook, Merridy Huxley	2003	10:46:04
Short Rec	Vet50+	Tom Simmat	2007	9:58:35
Short Rec	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2012	10:35:24
Med Rec	Open	Toby Hogbin	2010	9:18:22
Med Rec	Ladies Vet50+	Liz Winn	2006	12:32:43
Med Rec	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2010	9:54:05
Long Rec	Open	Bruce Goodall	2000	9:37:50
Long Rec	Ladies Vet50+	Liz Winn	2008	10:59.33
Long Rec	Vet40+	Bruce Goodall	2005	9:49:35
Long Rec	Vet50+	James Mumme	2008	10:05:10
Long Rec	Vet60+	Tom Simmat	2011	9:59:07
Rec 2	Mixed	Kirsty Benjamin & Bob Turner	2012	8:58:??
Rec 2	Vet40+	Kenji Ogawa, Genkai So	2000	10:36:34
Rec 2	Mixed Vet 50+	Urs Mader, Arni Mader	2012	10:40:12
Long Rec 2	Ladies Vet40+	Raewyn Duffy, Kate Nicholls	2009	11:41:22
Long Rec 2	Mixed Vet40+	Bruce Goodall, Christine Lalor	2006	9:26:26
Long Rec 2	Mixed Vet 50+	Urs Mader, Arni Mader	2007	10:06:20
Unrestricted	Open	Toby Hogbin	2012	8:18:19
Unrestricted	Ladies	Julie Stanton	2006	10:13:30
Unrestricted 2	Mixed Vet40+	Bruce Goodall, Christine Lalor	2007	8:57:57
Unrestricted 2	Vet40+	Graeme Jeffries, Ian Hofstetter	2005	8:52:23
Unrestricted 2	LVet40+	Janet & Fred	2012	10:43:??
Unrestricted 2	Vet50+	Tony Hystek, Timothy Hookins	2007	8:57:00

HCC - The Whiddon Trophy (Fastest Time)

• 2009 Matt Blundell
• 2010 Matt Blundell

HCC - Participation

Completed	Name
30 or more	Richard Barnes
15 or more	Margaret Cook, Kenji Ogawa, Don Rowston
10 or more	Martin Dearnley, Bruce Goodall, Rob Vallis, Tom Simmat, John Duffy, Warren Huxley, Merridy Huxley