2004 'Round the Mountain Canoe and Kayak Race Results
For Immediate Release - May 17, 2004
For Additional Information contact Brian McDonnell 891 - 2744, macadk@northnet.org

The 2004 'Round the Mountain Canoe and Kayak Races drew a record field of 106 vessels to the Ampersand Bay Resort for the start of the 10.5 - mile race on the lakes and river around Dewey Mountain in Saranac Lake. The race was part of the New York Marathon Canoe Racing Association Points Series and the second race in the Top of the State Series. The region was well represented in the winner's circle. Many local paddlers finished strong in their classes against some of the best paddlers in the Northeast!

The 'Round the Mountain is the second race in the Adirondack Canoe Race Series of events organized cooperatively by MAC'S Canoe Livery, The Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and the Tupper Lake Chamber of Commerce. Other sponsors include Ace Kayaks, Wenonah Canoes, The Blue Moon Café, Grasse River Boatworks and Gauthier's Saranac Lake Motor Inn. The next event in the series will be the Adirondack Arc 9 Miler to Tupper Lake on Saturday, June 5. Race organizers thank the Ampersand Bay Resort for hosting the start, the Red Cross Amateur Radio Quick Response Team for communication assistance during the race and the volunteers who helped out with safety boats, timing and shuttles during the event.

Marc Gillespie and Paul Olney turned in the fastest time of the day in their two- person Pro boat at 1:25:10. The fastest kayak was David Wiltey posting a time of 1:27:36. Complete results were as follows:

Bib # Racer's Name Racer's Town/State Class - Time

GUIDEBOATS
300 Robert Davis Pittsford, NY MO 2:11:56

C-2 RECREATION
Men
369 Bill Miller/Ray Coulombe Rochester / Sodus 1 1:47:43
351 Michael Brazell/Matthew Brazell Otter Lake 2 1:52:27
366 Bob Mudge/Tim Manion Groton / Old Forge 3 2:12:44
389 Jonathan Zuk /Luke Markins Frankfort / Utica DNF
Mixed
301 Karla & Chip Brieant Paul Smiths, NY 1 1:53:03
383 Bob Rogers/Stephanie O'Brien Potsdam 2 1:53:45
392 Ronald DuMoulin/Pamela Richards Massena / W. Stockholm 3 2:05:28
323 Rodney Burleigh/Bettina Burleigh Rochester, NY 4 2:19:07

SEA KAYAK RECREATION
Men Over 50
344 Burdette Parks Tupper Lake 1 1:52:25
302 Ed Mazdzer Saranac Lake, NY 2 1:57:12
380 Steve Titcomb Richmond, VT 3 2:06:40
343 Michael Gerber Cicero 4 2:15:42
Men Under 50
357 Jerry Haenlin Lowville 1 1:52:40
349 Bill Donaldson Lake Clear 2 2:00:31
65 Curran Niederbuhl Saranac Lake, NY 3 2:18:17
345 Raymond Scollins Saranac Lake, NY 4 3:02:07
Women
321 Kristen Merle Medina, NY 1 2:28:06
303 Lyn MacAlpine Saranac Lake, NY 2 2:38:00
304 Francine Perretta Canton, NY 2 2:38:00
305 Deb Watson Northern NY 3 2:41:00
346 Mary Scollin Saranac Lake, NY 4 3:02:07
C-1 STOCK
Men Over 50
359 Roy Keats Schenectady 1 1:48:51
308 Chas Billingsley Jericho, VT 2 1:51:00
Men Under 50
400 Stephen Farrell Saranac Lake, NY 1 1:43:30
316 David Thomas Watertown, NY 2 1:46:05
331 Bryan Whiting Fultonville, NY 3 1:47:27
307 Gene Pratt Amsterdam, NY 4 2:00:31
393 Keith Silliman Loon Lake 5 2:02:10
306 Ken Ely Saranac Lake, NY 6 2:08:46
C-1 AMATEUR
Men 50 - 59
328 Bill Robinson Canandaigua 1 1:37:16
338 Jim Genkos Auburn 2 1:37:54
335 Dale Carpenter Delmar 3 1:38:30
327 Ken Walls Shirley, NY 4 1:43:57
Men Over 60
385 Soern Petersen Clarence Creek, Ontario 1 1:43:24
363 Maurice Sauve Alexandria, Ontario 2 1:44:03
364 Claude Suhl High Falls 3 1:45:40
360 Ralph Childers Saugerties 4 1:48:42
336 Bill Clark Syracuse 5 1:51:07

C-1 AMATEUR
Men Under 50
386 Bruce Lee Port Crane 1 1:33:23
365 Richard Butts Rochester 2 1:40:21
381 Ed Greiner Esperance 3 1:46:58
390 Erik Petersen Rockland, Ontario 4 1:49:50
352 Stephen Burton Vernon 5 1:52:47
C-2 STOCK
Men Over 50
396 Donald LaFever/George Genung Norwich 1 1:36:56
337 Daniel Dubois/Herm Botzow Sherburne / Gilbertsville 2 1:38:19
379 John Jackson/ Jim Lord Queensbury / Delanson 3 1:46:18
311 Craig Hadden/Harold Stata Bethel, VT /Waterford, NY 4 1:52:31
312 Dennis Pollack/Kerry Newell Ithaca/Heuvelton, NY 5 1:56:58
320 Joseph Comeau/Hank Vanderbeek Alburg,VT/Haverhill,MA 6 2:10:11
Men Under 50
70 Matthew Dougherty/Lucas Kramer Paul Smiths College 1 1:38:17
309 Kevin Berl/Tim Henning Macedon/Marion, NY 2 1:38:36
373 Dave Paddock/Chris Freilinghaus Lake George / Queensbury 3 1:38:38
318 John Ders/Brian McDonnell S.Otselic/Lake Clear, NY 4 1:39:37
330 Will Whiting/Erik Whiting Fultonville 5 1:42:50
377 Jim Cunningham/Jim Cunningham Ticonderoga 6 1:44:08
353 Chris Hyson/Peter Hyson Lake Placid 7 1:46:14
355 Paul Badore/Scott Tuller Cadyville / Jay 8 1:46:33
310 Andy Keefe/Jim Amell Saratoga Sprgs/Scotia, NY 9 1:48:30
333 Jeremy Gorzynski/ Dean Delano Plattsburgh 10 2:13:54
319 Hap Pratt/Stan Vassallu Beverly,MA/N.Andover,MA 11 2:31:36
Women
374 Denise Paddock/Elizabeth Paddock Lake George / Providence RI 1 1:46:41
382 Kim Greiner/Susan Brisley Esperance / Amsterdam 2 1:47:11
399 Celia Evans/Martha Pickard Paul Smiths College 3 1:56:56
332 Dawn Evans/ Andi Smalia Remsen / E. Worcester 4 2:01:49
334 MacKenzie Knobel/Meghan Reilly Saranac Lake / Plattsburgh 5 2:38:52
Mixed
375 Rodger Dempster/Nancy Dempster Saranac Lake 1 1:45:54
356 George Cook/Marlijne Cook Saranac Lake 2 1:52:25
71 Chuck Brumley/Karen Loffler Saranac Lake 3 2:00:59
C-2 AMATEUR
Adult/ Junior
361 Gordy Santor/ Jon Santor Plattsburgh 1 1:33:04
Men Over 50
329 Alec Davis/ Roger Henry Ballston Lake / Rexford 1 1:30:21
339 David Sennett/Gary Place Auburn / Elbridge 2 1:36:05
Men Under 50
313 Marc Gillespie/Paul W Olney Rochester / Westernville 1 1:25:10
367 Terry Kent/ David Hunter Lake Placid 2 1:26:26
362 Bruce Kennedy/Neil Sand Plattsburgh / Milton, VT 3 1:31:53
66 John Newman/ Gene Newman Canton 4 1:34:49
378 Fred Goodnough/Brian Watson Theresa / Watertown 5 1:36:04
372 Scott Roth /Kevin Kronenbitter Wellingford, CT / Oneida 6 1:41:10
324 Steven Kieb/Dan Markusz Manlius, NY 7 1:53:51
Women
358 Jan Perrin/Pam Fitzgerald Johnsonville / Scotia 1 1:38:48
342 Julie Baum/Mary Houck Utica / Clinton 2 2:05:38
Mixed
350 Kat Gandy/Brian Young Wilton / Glenmont 1 1:35:11
391 Jim Goss/Betsy Gregory Burlington / Essex Jct, VT 2 1:41:06
376 Russell Rayot/ Anna Rolando Ringwood, NJ / Hewitt, NJ 3 1:55:28
TOURING KAYAK
Men Over 50
314 George Bellerose Weybridge, VT 1 1:38:06
348 Fred Carle Seeley's Bay Ontario 2 1:41:32
315 Don Roy Fine, NY 3 1:44:53
340 Larry Crook Auburn 4 1:54:07
Men Under 50
326 T. Kitt Syracuse 1 1:42:18
354 Michael Haley Brewerton 2 1:45:41
371 Tom Ierardi Skaneateles 3 1:48:42
370 Scott Stenberg Moravia 4 1:54:32
347 Leif Erikson Brockville, Ontario 5 1:54:53
69 Kelly Duffy Saranac Lake 6 2:06:14
Women Over 50
317 Claire Ders South Otselic, NY 1 1:50:55
Women Under 50
68 Myriam Gervais Pointe Claire, Quebec 1 1:42:36


UNLIMITED KAYAK
Men Over 50
388 Jim Fredericks Underhill Center, VT 1 1:31:50
322 Rich Waters Whitesboro 2 1:37:50
397 Art Stemp Saranac Lake 3 1:59:47
Men Under 50
384 David Wiltey Johnstown 1 1:27:36
395 Jay Appleton Waitsfield, VT 2 1:27:42
387 John Redos Phillipsburg, NJ 3 1:29:20
67 Michel Archambault Pointe Claire, Quebec 4 1:31:32
341 Michael Malley Essex, VT 5 1:33:41
325 David Fay Elbridge 6 1:36:36
Women Over 50
368 Janet Findlay Lake Placid 1 1:31:51
Women Under 50
398 Julianne Stemp Saranac Lake 1 1:59:45
Outrigger
394 Bill Gerlack/Clyde Yarnell Westford / Alburg VT 1 1:33:58

Upcoming events in the Adirondack Canoe Race Series include The Adirondack Arc 9 Miler to Tupper Lake on Saturday, June 5. A nine - mile Flatwater race on the Raquette River with no carries. The Willard Hanmer Guideboat and Canoe Races Saturday, July 3 featuring a 10 - mile canoe and kayak race on Lake Flower and down the Saranac River. The Adirondack Arc 30 - Mile Marathon Sunday, August 15. The 90 Mile Adirondack Canoe Classic, September 10, 11& 12. Entry Forms will be available at the Hanmer races on July 3 and will be mailed July 5th. For more information about the Adirondack Canoe and Kayak Series call MAC'S Canoe Race Hotline at 518 891 2744, email us at macadk@northnet.org or visit us on the world wide web at macscanoe.com

We always welcome the assistance of volunteers to help organize the races! If you or someone you know would like information about getting involved drop us a line. "We'll be glad you did!!"