29th Annual 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 2005 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 perfect and deep in all areas.  There was a 0.2 mph current with virtually no wind.  The weather was hot and humid with a high temperature of 83 degrees with bright sun, 80%+ humidity and no breeze made the conditions difficult.

The results of the races are as follows:

Saturday, July 16, 2005
Morning Races
*** USCA Racing Classes ***

K-1 Sea Kayak:  8 miles
Steve Peterson - 0:54:45
Guy Gilman - 0:59:33
Bill Rothwell - 0:59:34
Sonja Gilman - 1:03:12
Mark Crettol - 1:03:47
Brent Ernsberger - 1:03:54
Kelly Harrington - 1:04:18
Wendy Brinson - 1:04:40


K-1 Unlimited Kayak:  8 miles
Chris VanMeter - 0:59:51


Aluminum Canoe:  8 miles
Hilman Culp  Jr. & George Tinsley - 1:11:32
Noah Laymon & Neil Laymon - 1:17:24


C-2 Women's Cruiser:  8 miles
Candice Martin & Charyce Bingham - 1:38:50


C-2 Cruiser:  8 miles
Gene Bennett & Pat Sawyer - 0:54:44*
Bill Kanost & Matt Meersman - 0:55:33
Jim Anderson & Terry Pontius - 0:58:21
Frank Tinsley & Billy Hudson - 1:06:34
*  FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY


C-2 Standard SCR:  8 miles
Quintin Jones & Kurt Begue - 1:11:24


Afternoon Races

C-1 Men's Cruiser:  8 miles
Pat Sawyer - 0:59:26
Matt Meersman - 0:59:30
Paul Kane - 1:01:14
Jim Anderson - 1:01:48
Gene Bennett - 1:02:30
Frank Tinsley - 1:07:20
George Tinsley - 1:39:04
Terry Pontius - DNF


K-1 Down River Kayak:  8 miles
Earl Metzler - 1:02:32
Betsy Arnold - 1:06:37

C-2 Mixed Cruiser:  8 miles
Debbie Kanost & Bill Kanost - 1:04:06 (1:03:02 pro)
Devann Benson & Brian Benson - 1:05:58 (1:04:54 pro)
Sonja Gilman & Guy Gilman - 1:06:47
Patricia Oakley & Kurt Begue - 1:07:34
Kristin Schwartz & Sande MacMorran - 1:08:29


Anything Goes!:  8 miles
Steve Peterson - 0:59:23