Adirondack Arc 9 - Mile Canoe and Kayak Races
June 5, 2004 - TUPPER LAKE, NEW YORK
For additional information contact Brian McDonnell - 518 - 891 - 2744

78 Boats Compete in Adirondack Arc 9 Miler

Beautiful weather, high water, and great support from the Adirondack Arc Community, attracted 78 canoes, kayaks and war canoes to the Raquette River for the
9 - Mile Adirondack Arc Flatwater Races in Tupper Lake. The large field was comprised of solo paddlers in various styles of kayaks and canoes, tandem canoes and kayaks, a 4- person canoe and an eight women war canoe. The competitors, ranging from first timers to world class, were from all over the North Country, 5 States and 2 Canadian Provinces. The race started at the NYSDEC Fishing Access on Route 3/30, "The Crusher", and followed the Raquette River downstream to the Tupper Lake Rod, Gun and Sports Club on Simond Pond.

The Adirondack Arc and the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the volunteers who helped make the race a success. The Arc 9 Miler is the third race in the Adirondack Canoe and Kayak Series. The next race will be the Willard Hanmer Guideboat, Canoe and Kayak Races on Lake Flower and the Saranac River in Saranac Lake, July 3. Other events in the series include the Adirondack Arc
30-Mile Marathon on August 15, and the 90 Mile Adirondack Canoe Classic from Old Forge to Saranac Lake, September 10, 11 and 12.

Sponsors of the Adirondack Canoe Race Series include ACE Kayaks, Wenonah Canoes, The Blue Moon Café, Grasse River Boatworks, Gauthier's Saranac Lake Motor Inn and MAC'S Canoe Livery in Lake Clear. For more information on canoe events contact MAC'S Canoe Race Hotline at 891 - 2744, or check out macscanoe.com .

There were numerous classes. 30 boats were able to claim First Place Status in the races. There were many local winners. The fastest time over all went to kayaker Michel Archambault of Pointe Claire, Quebec - 56:12. The fastest over all female was kayaker Janet Findley of Lake Placid - 57:43. Complete results are as follows:

Bib # Racer's Name (1 and 2) Racer's Town/State Time

WAR CANOE
1 Womens War Canoe Adirondacks 1:06:52
C - 4
25 Mayne's HESS Watertown 0:59:49

C-2 RECREATION FAMILY
20 Glen Vandewinckel/Annie Ripton Webster 1:12:33
C-2 RECREATION MEN
47 John Jackson/Jim Lord Queensbury / Delanson 1:08:12
18 Bruce Coon/Kent Kinsey Gilbertsville 1:17:23
C-2 RECREATION MIXED OVER 50
40 Alexandra Dame/Richard McCormick Saranac Lake 1:31:27
C-2 RECREATION MIXED UNDER 50
3 Bob Rogers/Stephanie O'Brien Potsdam 1:12:02
73 Ron DuMoulin/Pam Richards Massena / W. Stockholm 1:16:15

SEA KAYAK RECREATION MEN OVER 50
4 Burdette Parks Tupper Lake 1:11:57
5 Ed Mazdzer Saranac Lake 1:13:30
22 Terry Bostian Oswego 1:31:53
SEA KAYAK RECREATION WOMEN OVER 50
33 Kathleen Sennett Auburn 1:20:18
32 Sara Merle Medina 1:29:39
75 Lynn Zuliani Saranac Lake 1:31:42
31 Paulette Albone Medina 1:49:41
SEA KAYAK RECREATION WOMEN UNDER 50
6 Lyn MacAlpine Lake Clear 1:21:08
55 Jennifer Zernitsky Mahwah, NJ 1:22:53

C-1 STOCK MEN OVER 50
59 David Sennett Auburn 1:07:44
7 Chas Billingsley Jericho, VT 1:10:18
C-1 STOCK MEN UNDER 50
34 Chip Brieant McCollums 1:09:43
46 Ted Lutz Duanesburg 1:10:15
61 Gene Pratt Amsterdam 1:14:23
37 Andrew Pritchard Glens Falls 1:15:15
8 Ken Ely Saranac Lake 1:20:34

C-1 AMATEUR MEN OVER 50
39 Bob Fisher Delhi 1:02:17
58 Jim Genkos Auburn 1:02:17
43 Peter Cain Canton 1:05:31
77 Soern Petersen Clarence Creek, ONT 1:06:05
60 Gary Place Elbridge 1:06:38
62 Lazlo Botos Groton 1:06:38
53 John Newman Canton 1:07:44
56 Bill Clark Syracuse 1:09:51
23 Kerry Newell Huevelton 1:17:32
C-1 AMATEUR MEN UNDER 50
52 Gene Newman Canton 1:04:18
74 Jon Santor Plattsburgh 1:04:29
48 Chris Kenyon Ellington, CT 1:07:37

C-2 STOCK MEN OVER 50
41 Don LaFever/Daniel DuBois Norwich / Sherburne 1:02:43
C-2 STOCK MEN UNDER 50
10 Kevin Berl/Tim Henning Macedon/Marion,NY 1:03:15
45 Jim /Jim Cunningham Ticonderoga 1:04:26
9 Andy Keefe/Stephen Farrell Saratoga Springs/Upper Saranac 1:04:59
42 Peter /Chris Hyson Lake Placid 1:08:49
63 Jack Favro/Tracey Lamb Lake Placid 1:10:45
C-2 STOCK WOMEN OVER 50
70 Sherry Grimm/Anya Bickford Inlet / Indian Lake 1:29:59
C-2 STOCK WOMEN UNDER 50
71 Christy Blanchard/Becky Sutter Saranac Lake 1:09:34

C-2 STOCK MIXED
44 Ed Greiner/Susan Brisley Esperance / Amsterdam 1:05:21
64 Chuck Brumley/Karen Lofler Saranac Lake 1:16:24
C-2 AMATEUR MEN
78 Stu Douglas/Matt Dougherty Paul Smiths College 1:04:18
49 Anthony Giampietro/Russ Rayot Kinnelon / Ringwood NJ 1:08:34
C-2 AMATEUR MIXED OVER 50
35 Bob & Linda Cooley Scotia 1:04:15
54 Jim Goss/ Betsy Gregory Burlington / Essex Jct, VT 1:04:17
C-2 AMATEUR MIXED UNDER 50
24 Pam Fitzgerald/Bill Robinson Scotia / Canadaigua 1:01:34
38 Andree Sapp/Randy Sapp Morrisonville 1:03:29

TOURING KAYAK MEN OVER 50
12 George Bellerose Weybridge,VT 1:02:35
27 Fred Carle Seeley's Bay, ONT 1:03:49
65 Al McKibben N. Ferrisburg, VT 1:04:10
76 Egon Nickel Roxboro, QUE 1:05:50
13 Don Roy Fine 1:06:50
17 Larry Crook Auburn 1:07:37
72 Jeff Clark Saratoga 1:08:11
30 Steve Buzzell Saranac Lake 1:18:35

TOURING KAYAK MEN UNDER 50
51 Tom Ierardi Skaneateles 1:08:41
57 Scott Stenberg Moravia 1:09:56
26 Leif Erikson Brockville, ONT 1:10:11
11 Ricky Ballistoni Milton,VT 2:05:40
TOURING KAYAK WOMEN
28 Sherri Erikson Brockville, ONT 1:11:14
29 Kristen Merle Medina 1:19:41
UNLIMITED KAYAK MEN OVER 50
68 David Hunter Lake Placid 0:58:12
21 David Fay Ellbridge 1:00:05
19 Rich Waters Whitesboro 1:01:03
UNLIMITED KAYAK MEN UNDER 50
67 Michel Archambault Pointe Claire, QUE 0:56:12
66 Jay Appleton Waitsfield, VT 0:56:42
14 Jeffrey Griswold Oneonta, NY 1:05:23
UNLIMITED KAYAK WOMEN OVER 50
69 Janet Findlay Lake Placid 0:57:43
UNLIMITED KAYAK WOMEN UNDER 50
50 Ruth DeFreest Fredricks Underhill Center, VT 1:04:13
TWO PERSON KAYAK MIXED
2 John & Claire Ders South Otselic 0:56:52
TWO PERSON KAYAK WOMEN OVER 50
36 Sue Virostek/Mary Radimer Tupper Lake 1:37:17
TWO PERSON KAYAK WOMEN UNDER 50
16 Kim Ambrose/Gilly Fisher Oneonta, NY 0:59:59