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RY ihe he EAE Sa RANA 14 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday June 8, 1982 >PpPO1 t Ray Healy and Phil Johnson strain their paddies as they make their turns at the Seagrave bridge. They competed in the 18' racing class and were at the halfway point here. # Zoe Maitin, front and Judy Gassien make their i way through the winding Nonquon River. (From pagel) of the 20 mile course. During the early morning, the wind actually favoured the paddlers on the lake as it was blowing out of the north, but by noon it had shifted to the east and those still on the lake had to fight the breeze and the waves. Nevertheless, organizers say that none of the canoeists had to be pulled from the water because of the weather conditions, A new feature of Canoe the Nonquon this year was the North Canoe race with six paddlers in the 27 foot monsters. There were two entries and the winner was the Garnet Weaver team from Kirkfield with a time of 1:38;09. The second entry made up = Kelly West and Judy Brinkman won first in the girls 17 and under class. HEH The father-son feam of Rudy and Clint Jammer won the men's resident class in 3:12:01, the best time of the day over the Nonquon-Lake Scugog course. of the team of Darren Desautels, Gerald Raener, Les Crowe, Rod Jones, Roy Munnings and Kevin Haugen, apparently was leading by a good margin on the first leg of the course, but lost a lot of time when they turned around the wrong boat at the halfway mark. There is a good chance that next year, the start of the North Canoe race will be held after the finish of the racing event so that these competitors can take part in the six man event if they want. In the mens 18' 6" racing canoe event over 20 miles from the Waterfront and back, there were four entries and the team of Bill Haynes of Port Perry and Elwood Stewart of Oshawa emerged as winners with a time of 2:32:42, a full six minutes ahead of the second place team of Phil Johnson and Reg Healey. The racers, who started shortly after 8:00 o'clock had to contend with head winds on the first leg up the lake, but the winning time by Haynes and Stewart was just three minutes off their mark of last year. In the mens open catégory, the twin brother team of Doug and Don Leggett of New Liskard zipped home in . a time of 3:20:41, but they were nowhere near the open record set in 1979 of 2:46:49. The best time of the day over the Nonquon and Lake Scugog course was turned in by the father-son team of Rudy and Clint Jammer with a time of 3:12:01 in the Mens Resident class. That was about nine minutes off the record in that class. Second spot in the mens resident 'went to Kopi DeJong and Barry McClure - with a time of 3:25:15. In the Womens open class, Paula Haugen and Heather McDougall of Port Perry ¥ . 1 Bill Haynes of Port Perry and Elwood Stewart of : Oshawa were first across the finish line in the racing Rains put damper on Canoe the Nonquon paddled home with a time of 3:63:31. } Paula and Heather are the Canadian Champions in their class as a result of their victory last summer in Saskatoon, Ute Gabler, a visitor from Germany, and Marilyn Baker placed second with a time of 4:21:05. In the family open division, J. VanderHyden and K. Hoskias of Oshawa were first in 3:55;31, followed by Greg and George Skerratt of Lindsay in 3:56:52. It would hardly be a Canoe the Nonquon if some member of the Page family didn't win a prize, and this year the father-son team of Barry' and Glen Page won the family resident event in 3:54:55, followed by Darryl and Wayne Bradt of Caesarea in 3:58:49. The only new record to fall on Saturday was in the Open couples class as Maks Zupan and Dawn Williams of Port Elgin knocked eight minutes off the best time to finish at 3:12:50, The resident couples division was won by Mike Hamilton of Blackstock and Sandra Pearse of Port Perry in a time of 4:09:31. Yvonne Jackson and Paul VanCamp placed second in 5:17:38. " Kurt Jammer and Paul Bateman of Port Perry 'captured the boys 17 and under with a time of 3:28:01. And in the girls 17 and under Judy Brinkman 'and Kelly West were first in 3:57:33, followed by Paula Ware and Kathy Taylor in 4:59:52. In the shorter course for boys 14 and under, Mike Brock and Jeff Haugen were first in 3:01:07, followed closely by the Seagrave pair of Robbie Moore and Dean Fisher in 3:05:45. Amy Ware and Heidi (Turnto page 15) di