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The 64th General Clinton Canoe Regatta was held over the Memorial Day Weekend, nearly 800 paddlers from 256 US states & 2 Canadian Provinces competed. In Sunday's 1 person 70 mile Pro race, in Sunday's Men's NYMCRA Stock Race, Jeff Newman of Wells Bridge & Dale Beckwith of Sidney Crossed the finish line 9 minutes ahead of 2nd place boat with Nate Lull & Brett Sherwood, last years winners Both Teams spoke with WCDO"S Craig Stevens at the finish line:
(Nate Brett NYMCRA 26)
Beckwith & Newman described what happened:
(beck-new NYMCRA 26)
The weekend weather affected the rides & hot air balloons on Saturday, but the entertainment, music, and fireworks went off as planned.
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(Nate Brett NYMCRA 26)
Beckwith & Newman described what happened:
(beck-new NYMCRA 26)
The weekend weather affected the rides & hot air balloons on Saturday, but the entertainment, music, and fireworks went off as planned.
OVER 800 PADDLERS FROM 21 U.S. STATES, 4 CANADIAN PROVINCES AND THE COUNTRY OF BELIZE PARTICIPATED IN THE 63RD RUNNING OF THE GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THERE WERE 17 DIFFERENT CLASSES IN SUNDAY'S 70 MILE ENDURANCE RACES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE, INCLUDING THE COVETED TWO PERSON PRO RACE... THIS YEAR'S WINNING TEAM WAS MICHAEL DAVIS OF MICHIGAN AND GUILLAUME BLAZE FROM QUEBEC. THE PAIR SPOKE WITH WCDO'S CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE...
(DAVIS-BLAZE 2025)
BLAZE HAS 3 PRO RACE WINS IN 2014, 2016 AND 2017. DAVIS WON THE CLINTON IN 2023 WITH CANADIAN STEVE LAJOIE.
IN THE 70 MILE MEN'S NYMCRA STOCK RACE, WCDO'S NATE LULL AND PARTNER BRETT SHERWOOD FROM MORRIS TOOK TOP HONORS BEATING 10 OTHER TEAMS. THEY COMMENTED ON THE RACE AND PADDLING TOGETHER...
(LULL-SHERWOOD 2025-E CLASS)
THE PAIR BEAT THE 2ND PLACE TEAM BY NEARLY 20 MINUTES.
THIS YEAR 4 PEOPLE WERE INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME INCLUDING DALE PERSONS FROM NEW BERLIN, JIM GOOCHEE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, JOHN LEWIS FROM BAINBRIDGE AND BILLY GRIMES FROM GILBERTSVILLE.
LAST YEAR'S WINNERS, WES DEAN FROM MICHIGAN AND LOGAN MINER FROM TEXAS FINISHED IN 2ND PLACE, JUST ONE MINUTE AND 11 SECONDS BEHIND THE WINNERS. IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH WCDO, DEAN SAID IT WAS A TOUGH LOSS...
(DEAN-MINER 2025)
BLAZE NOW HAS 4 REGATTA WINS UNDER HIS BELT AND THIS IS DAVIS' 2ND CLINTON VICTORY. LOCAL PADDLER RYAN ZAVERAL AND HIS PARTNER,DANE TRUDGEON FROM MICHIGAN FINISHED 5TH IN THE 59 BOAT PRO CLASS
LONGTIME PADDLER, AL SHAVER JR. FROM MERIDALE PADDLED WITH HIS 26 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MEGAN IN HER FIRST CLINTON RACE. THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE HONORS IN THE AMATUER MIXED CLASS AND CHATTED WITH WCDO AFTER THE RACE....
(SHAVERS 2025)
THE FATHER-DAUGHTER TEAM FINISHED THE 70 MILE COURSE IN 8 HOURS, 19 MINUTES AND 45 SECONDS.
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(DAVIS-BLAZE 2025)
BLAZE HAS 3 PRO RACE WINS IN 2014, 2016 AND 2017. DAVIS WON THE CLINTON IN 2023 WITH CANADIAN STEVE LAJOIE.
IN THE 70 MILE MEN'S NYMCRA STOCK RACE, WCDO'S NATE LULL AND PARTNER BRETT SHERWOOD FROM MORRIS TOOK TOP HONORS BEATING 10 OTHER TEAMS. THEY COMMENTED ON THE RACE AND PADDLING TOGETHER...
(LULL-SHERWOOD 2025-E CLASS)
THE PAIR BEAT THE 2ND PLACE TEAM BY NEARLY 20 MINUTES.
THIS YEAR 4 PEOPLE WERE INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME INCLUDING DALE PERSONS FROM NEW BERLIN, JIM GOOCHEE FROM PENNSYLVANIA, JOHN LEWIS FROM BAINBRIDGE AND BILLY GRIMES FROM GILBERTSVILLE.
LAST YEAR'S WINNERS, WES DEAN FROM MICHIGAN AND LOGAN MINER FROM TEXAS FINISHED IN 2ND PLACE, JUST ONE MINUTE AND 11 SECONDS BEHIND THE WINNERS. IN HIS INTERVIEW WITH WCDO, DEAN SAID IT WAS A TOUGH LOSS...
(DEAN-MINER 2025)
BLAZE NOW HAS 4 REGATTA WINS UNDER HIS BELT AND THIS IS DAVIS' 2ND CLINTON VICTORY. LOCAL PADDLER RYAN ZAVERAL AND HIS PARTNER,DANE TRUDGEON FROM MICHIGAN FINISHED 5TH IN THE 59 BOAT PRO CLASS
LONGTIME PADDLER, AL SHAVER JR. FROM MERIDALE PADDLED WITH HIS 26 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MEGAN IN HER FIRST CLINTON RACE. THEY TOOK FIRST PLACE HONORS IN THE AMATUER MIXED CLASS AND CHATTED WITH WCDO AFTER THE RACE....
(SHAVERS 2025)
THE FATHER-DAUGHTER TEAM FINISHED THE 70 MILE COURSE IN 8 HOURS, 19 MINUTES AND 45 SECONDS.
THE 62ND GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD THIS PAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH OVER 800 CANOE RACERS ON THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. THERE WERE PADDLERS FROM THE U.S., CANADA, GERMANY AND THE U.K.. THE 2-PERSON PRO RACE FEATURED 50 TEAMS 1ST PLACE WENT TO WES DEAN FROM MICHIGAN AND LOGAN MYNAR FROM TEXAS. WCDO'S CRAIG STEVENS SPOKE TO THE WINNERS AFTER THE RACE:
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-DEAN-MYNAR" (:30)
OR
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-WES DEAN" (:22)
THE PAIR FINISHED THE 70 MILE COURSE IN 8 HOURS AND 7 SECONDS TO TAKE HOME THE $3,000 DOLLAR PRIZE. THE REGATTA ALSO DREW THOUSANDS FROM AROUND THE SOUTHERN TIER FOR THE RIDES, HOT AIR BALLOONS, LIVE MUSIC, FIREWORKS, AND KIDS ENTERATINMENT OVER THE 3 DAY EVENT.
OVER 800 CANOE RACERS DESCENDED ON BAINBRIDGE THIS PAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FOR THE 62ND GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA. THE REGATTA
FEATURES NEARLY 50 DIFFERENT RACES FROM FRIDAY TO SUNDAY INCLUDING GENERATION GAP, SCOUT RACES, SPRINTS, RELAY RACES, AND THE WORLD FAMOUS 70 MILE ENDURANCE RACES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE. ITHACA RESIDENT, TERRY KENT WON THE ONE PERSON PRO RACE BEATING TREVOR ROBINSON FROM SASKATOON, CANADA BY JUST 2 SECONDS. KENT DESCRIBED THE EXCITING FINISH:
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-TERRY KENT (:20)
IT WAS KENT'S 7TH C1 PRO RACE VICTORY. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME LAST YEAR. IN THE 4 PERSON PRO DIVISION, A COMBINED TEAM OF 3 NEW YORK PADDLERS AND 1 CALIFORNIA PADDLER TOOK FIRST PLACE. PAUL OLNEY, JOANN OLNEY, BEN SCHLIMMER AND JIM TERREL TALKED TO WCDO'S CRAIG STEVENS ABOUT THEIR RACE:
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-C4 WINNERS" (:27)
THE FOURSOME FINISHED THE 70 MILE COURSE IN 8 HOURS 20 MINUTES AND 41 SECONDS.
THE 62ND GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD THIS PAST WEEKEND AND FEATURED OVER 800 CANOE RACERS FROM THE U.S., CANADA, THE U.K & GERMANY. 1 BRITISH TEAM COMPETED IN THE 4 PERSON PRO RACE, 2 MEMBERS FROM THAT TEAM, PETER AND HELEN KRUSZELNICKI SPOKE WITH WCDO'S CRAIG STEVENS ABOUT CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO COMPETE IN THE REGATTA'S FAMOUS 70 MILER:
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-BRITS" (:33)
THIS YEAR'S TWO PERSON PRO RACE FEATURED 50 TEAMS. WES DEAN FROM MICHIGAN AND LOGAN MY-NAR FROM TEXAS TOOK FIRST PLACE WITH A TIME OF 8 HOURS AND 7 SECONDS. IT WAS DEAN'S 2ND REGATTA WIN AND MY-NAR NOW HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST TEXAN TO WIN THE CLINTON. 6 PEOPLE WERE INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME THIS YEAR INCLUDING 4 PADDLERS BRUCE CODDINGTON OF SIDNEY, BOB SILVERNAIL OF BAINBRIDGE, LORI SHAVER ROSEBOOM MICHAELS FROM MARYLAND, & WILL WHITING FROM FULTONVILLE, & 2 CONTRIBUTORS; RON JEFFREY AND WCDO'S GREG DAVIE.
THE 62ND GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE EVENT DREW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER FOR THE CANOE RACING, RIDES, LIVE MUSIC, FIREWORKS AND MORE. THERE WERE OVER 800 CANOE RACERS COMPETING ALL 3 DAYS INCLUDING THE 70 MILE RACES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE ON SUNDAY. THIS YEAR'S TWO PERSON PRO RACE HAD 50 TEAMS . LOCAL PADDLER ED CURLEY FROM SIDNEY TEAMED UP WITH ONE OF CANADA'S TOP FEMALE PADDLERS, SARA LESSARD FOR A TOP 20 FINISH...THEY SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE....
REGATTA24NEWS-CURLEY-LESSARD
IN THE 70 MILE AMATUER MEN'S NYMCRA STOCK RACE, WCDO'S NATE LULL AND HIS LONGTIME PARTNER, BRETT SHERWOOD TOOK THIRD PLACE OUT OF 13 ENTRIES. THEY SAID THEY WERE SURPRISED AT THEIR TOP 3 FINISH...
REGATTA24NEWS-LULL-SHERWOOD
THIS YEAR'S TWO PERSON PRO RACE WAS WON BY WES DEAN FROM MICHIGAN AND LOGAN MY-NAR FROM TEXAS. THIS YEAR'S REGATTA BROUGHT PADDLERS FROM THE U.S., CANADA, THE U.K., AND GERMANY.
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"REGATTA 24 NEWS-DEAN-MYNAR" (:30)
OR
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-WES DEAN" (:22)
THE PAIR FINISHED THE 70 MILE COURSE IN 8 HOURS AND 7 SECONDS TO TAKE HOME THE $3,000 DOLLAR PRIZE. THE REGATTA ALSO DREW THOUSANDS FROM AROUND THE SOUTHERN TIER FOR THE RIDES, HOT AIR BALLOONS, LIVE MUSIC, FIREWORKS, AND KIDS ENTERATINMENT OVER THE 3 DAY EVENT.
OVER 800 CANOE RACERS DESCENDED ON BAINBRIDGE THIS PAST MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FOR THE 62ND GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA. THE REGATTA
FEATURES NEARLY 50 DIFFERENT RACES FROM FRIDAY TO SUNDAY INCLUDING GENERATION GAP, SCOUT RACES, SPRINTS, RELAY RACES, AND THE WORLD FAMOUS 70 MILE ENDURANCE RACES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE. ITHACA RESIDENT, TERRY KENT WON THE ONE PERSON PRO RACE BEATING TREVOR ROBINSON FROM SASKATOON, CANADA BY JUST 2 SECONDS. KENT DESCRIBED THE EXCITING FINISH:
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-TERRY KENT (:20)
IT WAS KENT'S 7TH C1 PRO RACE VICTORY. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME LAST YEAR. IN THE 4 PERSON PRO DIVISION, A COMBINED TEAM OF 3 NEW YORK PADDLERS AND 1 CALIFORNIA PADDLER TOOK FIRST PLACE. PAUL OLNEY, JOANN OLNEY, BEN SCHLIMMER AND JIM TERREL TALKED TO WCDO'S CRAIG STEVENS ABOUT THEIR RACE:
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-C4 WINNERS" (:27)
THE FOURSOME FINISHED THE 70 MILE COURSE IN 8 HOURS 20 MINUTES AND 41 SECONDS.
THE 62ND GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD THIS PAST WEEKEND AND FEATURED OVER 800 CANOE RACERS FROM THE U.S., CANADA, THE U.K & GERMANY. 1 BRITISH TEAM COMPETED IN THE 4 PERSON PRO RACE, 2 MEMBERS FROM THAT TEAM, PETER AND HELEN KRUSZELNICKI SPOKE WITH WCDO'S CRAIG STEVENS ABOUT CROSSING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO COMPETE IN THE REGATTA'S FAMOUS 70 MILER:
"REGATTA 24 NEWS-BRITS" (:33)
THIS YEAR'S TWO PERSON PRO RACE FEATURED 50 TEAMS. WES DEAN FROM MICHIGAN AND LOGAN MY-NAR FROM TEXAS TOOK FIRST PLACE WITH A TIME OF 8 HOURS AND 7 SECONDS. IT WAS DEAN'S 2ND REGATTA WIN AND MY-NAR NOW HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING THE FIRST TEXAN TO WIN THE CLINTON. 6 PEOPLE WERE INDUCTED INTO THE REGATTA HALL OF FAME THIS YEAR INCLUDING 4 PADDLERS BRUCE CODDINGTON OF SIDNEY, BOB SILVERNAIL OF BAINBRIDGE, LORI SHAVER ROSEBOOM MICHAELS FROM MARYLAND, & WILL WHITING FROM FULTONVILLE, & 2 CONTRIBUTORS; RON JEFFREY AND WCDO'S GREG DAVIE.
THE 62ND GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE EVENT DREW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIER FOR THE CANOE RACING, RIDES, LIVE MUSIC, FIREWORKS AND MORE. THERE WERE OVER 800 CANOE RACERS COMPETING ALL 3 DAYS INCLUDING THE 70 MILE RACES FROM COOPERSTOWN TO BAINBRIDGE ON SUNDAY. THIS YEAR'S TWO PERSON PRO RACE HAD 50 TEAMS . LOCAL PADDLER ED CURLEY FROM SIDNEY TEAMED UP WITH ONE OF CANADA'S TOP FEMALE PADDLERS, SARA LESSARD FOR A TOP 20 FINISH...THEY SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE....
REGATTA24NEWS-CURLEY-LESSARD
IN THE 70 MILE AMATUER MEN'S NYMCRA STOCK RACE, WCDO'S NATE LULL AND HIS LONGTIME PARTNER, BRETT SHERWOOD TOOK THIRD PLACE OUT OF 13 ENTRIES. THEY SAID THEY WERE SURPRISED AT THEIR TOP 3 FINISH...
REGATTA24NEWS-LULL-SHERWOOD
THIS YEAR'S TWO PERSON PRO RACE WAS WON BY WES DEAN FROM MICHIGAN AND LOGAN MY-NAR FROM TEXAS. THIS YEAR'S REGATTA BROUGHT PADDLERS FROM THE U.S., CANADA, THE U.K., AND GERMANY.
THE 54TH GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA WAS HELD OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND:
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CANADIANS Guilame BLAIS AND MATTHEW PELLERIN FROM QUEBEC WON THIS YEAR’S TWO-PERSON PRO RACE. THEY BEAT 2ND PLACE FINISHERS, MATT RUDNITSKY FROM GILBERTSVILLE AND HIS PARTNER, 7 TIME REGATTA WINNER, STEVE LAJOIE BY JUST 68 SECONDS. PELLERIN TOLD WCDO IT FELT GOOD TO WIN THIS YEAR’S CLINTON REGATTA…
(REGATTA 2016-MATTHEW PELLERIN)
IN THE STILL “NEW” 4 PERSON CLASS, A LOCAL TEAM TOOK TOP HONORS. JEFF SHULTIS FROM OTEGO, ALLEN NICHOLS FROM LAURENS, LARRY HARRISON AND BOB WISSY FROM ONEONTA. HARRISON TALKED ABOUT THEIR TEAM….
(REGATTA 2016-LARRY HARRISON)
AFTER A 12-YEAR LAYOFF FROM RACING THE GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA, 36 TIME FINISHER BOB ZAVERAL TOOK TO THE WATER WITH HIS 23 YEAR OLD SON, RYAN FOR HIS VERY FIRST GENERAL CLINTON 70 MILE CANOE RACE. THEY WON THE MENS UNDER 50 YEARS OF AGE DIVISION. RYAN SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS ABOUT THE RACE….
(REGATTA 2016-RYAN ZAVERAL)
WCDO’S SPORTS DIRECTOR NATE LULL AND HIS PARTNER, BRETT SHERWOOD OF MORRIS TOOK TOP HONORS IN THE MENS RECREATION CLASS. IT WAS THE FIRST REGATTA VICTORY FOR BOTH PADDLERS. NATE SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS….
(REGATTA 2016-NATE LULL)
RACERS FROM 27 STATES AND 5 CANDIAN PROVINCES COMPETED DURING THE 4-DAY REGATTA
IN THE 70 MILE ONE MAN PRO RACE ON MONDAY, MICHIGAN’S NICK WALTON TOOK TOP HONORS FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 5 YEARS. WALTON SPOKE WITH WCDO’S CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE….
(REGATTA 2016-NICK WALTON)
IN THE STOCK ALUMINUM 70-MILE RACE, Brothers BILL AND BRIAN WALLEY FROM WALTON CAME IN FIRST WITH A TIME OF 9 HOURS 36 MINUTES AND 53 SECONDS. THIS WAS THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT VICTORY. CRAIG SPOKE WITH THE WALLEY BROTHERS AT THE FINISH LINE….
(REGATTA 2016-WALLEY BROTHERS)
THIS YEAR’S REGATTA FEATURED PADDLERS FROM 27 STATES AND 5 CANADIAN PROVINCES. NEARLY A THOUSAND PADDDLERS COMPETED OVER THE 4 DAY REGATTA.
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CANADIANS Guilame BLAIS AND MATTHEW PELLERIN FROM QUEBEC WON THIS YEAR’S TWO-PERSON PRO RACE. THEY BEAT 2ND PLACE FINISHERS, MATT RUDNITSKY FROM GILBERTSVILLE AND HIS PARTNER, 7 TIME REGATTA WINNER, STEVE LAJOIE BY JUST 68 SECONDS. PELLERIN TOLD WCDO IT FELT GOOD TO WIN THIS YEAR’S CLINTON REGATTA…
(REGATTA 2016-MATTHEW PELLERIN)
IN THE STILL “NEW” 4 PERSON CLASS, A LOCAL TEAM TOOK TOP HONORS. JEFF SHULTIS FROM OTEGO, ALLEN NICHOLS FROM LAURENS, LARRY HARRISON AND BOB WISSY FROM ONEONTA. HARRISON TALKED ABOUT THEIR TEAM….
(REGATTA 2016-LARRY HARRISON)
AFTER A 12-YEAR LAYOFF FROM RACING THE GENERAL CLINTON CANOE REGATTA, 36 TIME FINISHER BOB ZAVERAL TOOK TO THE WATER WITH HIS 23 YEAR OLD SON, RYAN FOR HIS VERY FIRST GENERAL CLINTON 70 MILE CANOE RACE. THEY WON THE MENS UNDER 50 YEARS OF AGE DIVISION. RYAN SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS ABOUT THE RACE….
(REGATTA 2016-RYAN ZAVERAL)
WCDO’S SPORTS DIRECTOR NATE LULL AND HIS PARTNER, BRETT SHERWOOD OF MORRIS TOOK TOP HONORS IN THE MENS RECREATION CLASS. IT WAS THE FIRST REGATTA VICTORY FOR BOTH PADDLERS. NATE SPOKE WITH CRAIG STEVENS….
(REGATTA 2016-NATE LULL)
RACERS FROM 27 STATES AND 5 CANDIAN PROVINCES COMPETED DURING THE 4-DAY REGATTA
IN THE 70 MILE ONE MAN PRO RACE ON MONDAY, MICHIGAN’S NICK WALTON TOOK TOP HONORS FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 5 YEARS. WALTON SPOKE WITH WCDO’S CRAIG STEVENS AFTER THE RACE….
(REGATTA 2016-NICK WALTON)
IN THE STOCK ALUMINUM 70-MILE RACE, Brothers BILL AND BRIAN WALLEY FROM WALTON CAME IN FIRST WITH A TIME OF 9 HOURS 36 MINUTES AND 53 SECONDS. THIS WAS THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT VICTORY. CRAIG SPOKE WITH THE WALLEY BROTHERS AT THE FINISH LINE….
(REGATTA 2016-WALLEY BROTHERS)
THIS YEAR’S REGATTA FEATURED PADDLERS FROM 27 STATES AND 5 CANADIAN PROVINCES. NEARLY A THOUSAND PADDDLERS COMPETED OVER THE 4 DAY REGATTA.