Results from The Adirondack Arc 30 mile - Canoe Marathon to Tupper Lake
For immediate release: August 15, 2005 For more information contact Brian McDonnell at 518 – 891 – 2744
The sixth annual Adirondack Arc Marathon to Tupper Lake was held Sunday August 14. It was a warm rainy day for paddling through the Adirondack watershed for the 73 boat field of solo and tandem canoes, kayaks, guideboats, a 4-person canoe and three 6- 8-person war canoes. The event was a New York Marathon Canoe Racing Association Points Race. The fastest time of the day went to John Ders, of South Otselic and Rich Waters of Whitesboro crossing the finish line in 3:55:42 in a two - man kayak. Mark and Paul Olney of Westernville, posting a time of 4:01:17, paddled the fastest canoe time of the day.
The Adirondack Arc is the named sponsor. The Arc is a non - profit family centered organization that enriches the lives of people with developmental disabilities. Members of the Arc community volunteer in all aspects of the organization of the race. Other sponsors include The Tupper Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, The Adirondack Watershed Alliance, MAC’S Canoe Livery, Grasse River Boatworks, Ace Kayaks, Campmor and Wenonah Canoes. Race organizers would also like to thank the NYS DEC personnel and the Adirondack Hamm Radio Race Communications Team for their assistance during the event.
The course: The start line was at the NYSDEC Saranac Inn Boat launch on Upper Saranac Lake. Paddlers went the length of the lake past Green Island, Buck Island, the narrows, Eagle Island, Deer Island, and Chapel Island before taking out at the 1.25 mile Indian Carry. Paddlers went straight across Stoney Creek Ponds, and down Stoney Creek. Stoney Creek flows into the Raquette River. Paddlers turned right, and proceeded down stream all the way to Tupper Lake and the finish line at the Tupper Lake Rod and Gun Club on Simond Pond.
Many paddlers use the race as a warm up to the Adirondack Canoe Classic, the 90-mile canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake, September 9 – 11, 2005.
For more information about paddle sport events in the Adirondacks call MAC’S Canoe Race Hotline at 518- 891 – 2744.
GUIDEBOATS
Women
1 Grace McDonnell/BetsyMcGittigen- Lake Clear/Norway,ME 2PWU 5:06:20
Men under 50
24 Andrew Greiner/Terry Tamer- Scotia/Albany 2PMU 5:20:09
Men over 50
35 Philip Saunders/Gerhart Munger- Rochester 2PMO 5:32:55
Mixed
23 Robert Davis/Ingrid Mikk- Pittsford 2PXU 6:08:19
One Man
76 Pete Evans- Raquette Lake NY MU 5:01:10
28 Chris Hoyt -Richmond, VT MU 5:09:41
C-1 STOCK
Men over 50
48 Chas Billingsley- Jericho,VT MO 4:40:00
81 Dan Karig- Ithaca NY MO 4:47:02
90 Bruce Kennedy- Plattsburgh NY MO 4:51:40
87 John Scoville- Coventry CT MO 5:04:30
52 Vincent Connors- Newton,NJ MO 5:11:55
80 Marvin Doran- South Hampton ONT MO 5:17:28
89 Paul Badore- Cadyville NY MO 5:39:35
Men under 50
51 David Thomas- Watertown MU 4:34:15
53 Jim Amell- Scotia MU 4:41:27
Women
50 Pam Leary- Dickenson Ctr. WU 6:22:00
46 Robin Leary- Saratoga Springs WU 6:22:01
C-2 RECREATION
Men
40 Ray Coloumbe/Wm.Roloson- Sodus MO 5:03:47
Family
41 Ken Streb/Colin Streb- Rochester AJ 4:43:36
Mixed
98 Yvon Ranger/Gisele Marleau- Alexandria ONT/LesCedres PQ XU 4:45:37
C-1 AMATEUR
Men over 60
78 Jim Cunningham- Ticonderoga NY 60 4:52:14
Men over 50
121 Michael Fairchild- Brattleboro VT 50-59 4:18:14
79 Dale Carpenter- Delmar NY 50-59 4:26:48
Men under 50
86 Mike Stensland- South New Berlin NY >50 4:25:20
85 Chris Kenyon- Troy NY >50 4:34:42
C-2 STOCK
Men over 50
60 Tom Boothe/Mike Brennan- SaranacLake/LakePlacid MO 4:27:30
116 Norm Goldstein/Fred Horlacher- Tulley/N. Syracuse NY MO 4:50:19
57 Harold Stata/Craig Hadden -Waterford/Bethel,VT MO 4:50:34
61 John Jackson/Jim Lord- Queensbury/Delanson MO 5:02:19
Men under 50
56 Gene Pratt/Ted Lutz -Amsterdam/Niskayuna MU 4:14:19
59 Robert Brown/Dale Kramer- Norfolk/Massena MU 4:29:59 *
49 Henry/Bob Donaldson- Katonah/Harvard,MA MU 4:33:26
92 Ric Werthman/Joe Alderman- Wolcott/N. Rose NY MU 4:52:18
114 Cliff Wagner/ Brian Waters- Saranac Lake/Bloomingdale NY MU 4:58:38
Women
55 Kim Greiner/Sue Brisley- Esperance/Amsterdam WU 4:52:43
120 Dawn Evans/Andi Smalia- Remsen/E. Worcester NY WU 5:11:35
Mixed over 50
63 Denise/Dave Paddock- Lake George XO 4:44:54
100 Timm/ JoAnn DuMoulin- White River Jct VT XO 4:45:15
Mixed under 50
62 Guy Middleton/Becky Sutter- SaranacLake XU 4:40:33
118 Stu Douglas/Jen Tavormina- Danamora NY XU 5:34:48
TOURING KAYAK
Men over 50
69 Roger Gocking- Ossining MO 4:21:59
70 George Bellerose- Weybridge,VT MO 4:35:26
68 Patrick McCooey- Syracuse MO 5:25:00
66 Dennis Charney- Chappaqua MO 5:46:13
Men under 50
65 Alex Charney- Chappaqua MU 6:12:37
72 Peter Gaaserud- Reston,VA MU 6:39:23
Women over 50
67 Marilyn Ward- Fayetteville WO 5:53:18
Women under 50
77 Anne Brewer- Sherill NY WU 5:40:16
84 Kristen Merle WU 6:01:15
71 Michaela Gaaserud- Reston,VA WU 6:39:17
C-2 AMATEUR
Men over 50
122 John Aufmuth/David Hunte-r Putney VT/L.Placid NY MO 4:03:33
Men under 50
117 Paul Olney/Mark Olney- Westernville NY MU 4:01:17
64 Jeff Pedersen/Gene Newman -Gilbertsville/Canton MU 4:04:26
95 Chad Kennedy/Gordie Santor -Saranac Lake/Plattsburgh NY MU 4:07:06
99 Quesnel P.O/Eric Lessard- Les Cedres PQ MU 4:17:01
96 Beriault Real/Michel Martin- Les Cedres PQ MU 4:29:29
97 Nicolas Beriault/Marc Quenneville- Les Cedres PQ MU 4:37:02
88 Michael/Joseph Schlimner- Cortland NY MU 4:44:18
Women
115 Mary Houck/ Julie Baum- Clinton/Utica NY WU 5:53:42
UNLIMITED KAYAK
Men
74 Mike Archambault- Point Claire PQ MU 4:00:56
Women
75 Jessica Hayes- Point Claire PQ WU 4:23:21
WAR CANOE
123 Tucker Paul Smiths- NY War Canoe 4:32:30
94 War Party Canoe- NJ War Canoe 4:35:43
93 Campmor Party- NJ War Canoe 4:52:26
TWO PERSON KAYAK
Men
252 Rich Waters/John Ders- Whitesboro/S.Otselic MO 3:55:42
Women
83 Sara Merle/Sharon Zacher- Kendall/Medina NY WU 6:01:09
4 PERSON CANOE
82 Miller Lite (C4)- Rochester NY/ PA C4 5:14:56
OPEN TOURING
6 Joe Moore- Lake Placid 4:50:42
C-2 Stock team #114 Cliff Wagner/ Brian Waters- Saranac Lake/Bloomingdale
Guideboat #24 Andrew Greiner/Terry Tamer- Scotia/Albany
work their way through the second half of the Indian Carry
C-2 Stock #59 Robert Brown/Dale Kramer- Norfolk/Massena
finishing the portage, heading for the water of Stony Creek Ponds
A War Canoe from New Jersey