2004 Three Rivers Festival
Canoe & Kayak Marathon Races
St. Joseph River, Fort Wayne

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The Indiana Division of the United States Canoe Association would like to thank Erin Begue, Pam Begue, Jim Anderson & Kurt Begue for their support of the 2004 Three Rivers Festival Canoe & Kayak Marathon Races.

The course started at the IPFW Boat ramp and proceeded upstream to the Washington Center Road bridge, after completing the turn, the racers proceeded back down stream past the boat ramp to the Coliseum Road bridge.  One final turn around this bridge and a 200m sprint back to the finish line at the IPFW boat ramp. Recreational paddlers completed one lap of the 4 mile course and USCA competition classes completed two laps for 8 miles.

The water level was down, but still deep in most areas.  There was a 1 mph current and some significant winds that increased the courses difficulty.  The weather was perfect, 72 degrees, bright and sunny and a gentle breeze to keep the competitors cool.

The results of the races are as follows:

Saturday, July 24, 2004
Morning Races

Recreational Kayak:  4 miles
Grant Adams - 0:54:38
Tyler Churchward - 1:13:07
Angie Eichel - 1:13:14

Recreational Sea Kayak:  4 miles
William Rutledge - 0:37:56


*** USCA Racing Classes ***

Sea Kayak:  8 miles
Guy Gilman - 1:00:57
Bill Rothwell - 1:01:44
Brent Ernsberger - 1:02:13
Sonja Gilman - 1:02:24
Billy Hudson - 1:05:23


Aluminum Canoe:  8 miles
Hilman Culp  Jr. & George Tinsley - 1:12:24


C-2 Women's Cruiser:  8 miles
Devann Benson & Patt Oakley - 1:07:25 (1:08:32 pro-boat handicap)
Pam Metts & Debbie Kanost - 1:09:50


C-2 Cruiser:  8 miles
Frank Tinsley & Gene Bennett - 0:58:57*
Bill Kanost & Terry Pontius - 0:59:20
*  FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY


C-2 Standard SCR:  8 miles
Brian Benson & Kurt Begue - 1:05:14


Afternoon Races

K-1 Down River Kayak:  8 miles
Earl Metzler - 1:00:04

C-2 Mixed Cruiser:  8 miles
Patt Oakley & Kurt Begue - 1:07:39
Devann Benson & Brian Benson - 1:09:46


C-1 Men's Cruiser:  8 miles
Bill Kanost - 1:00:00
Paul Kane - 1:00:38
Jim Anderson 1:02:06
Gene Bennett - 1:02:22
Frank Tinsley - 1:06:08
Terry Pontius - 1:09:44
George Tinsley - 1:17:41
Jerry Begue - 1:18:52
Bob Stwalley - 1:20:53
Hilman Culp Jr. - 1:27:51