🎉 2025 Willard Hanmer Guideboat, Canoe & Kayak Race – Official Results! 🏁
What a race! Huge congratulations to all the paddlers, families, spectators, and volunteers who made July 6 a spectacular day in Saranac Lake. From guideboats to kayaks, from seasoned racers to first-timers — you all made waves!
🏆 Notable Winners & Awards:
🥇 Fastest Traditional Guideboat: John Duprey
🥇 One Man Perpetual Trophy: John Duprey
🥇 Craftsmanship Award: Tim Hesseltine
🥇 Grandaddy Trophy: Chris Dyer & John Homer
🥇 Two-Man Guideboat (William J. Wallace Trophy): Tim Reilly & Joe Belluscio
🥇 Women’s Guideboat (Timothy Doyle Memorial):
- Ashley Doyle (One Woman)
- Bridget O’Leary & Jenna Lute (Two Woman)
🥇 Racing Kayak (Cantwell & Brusgul Memorial): Dylan Kirk
🎭 Best Rub-A-Dub Costume: Emily Doyle-Schubert & crew
👶 Youngest Racer: 3-year-old Emmett Wolfe!
💨 Top Finishers in Popular Classes:
One Man Guideboat: John Duprey (38:21)
One Woman Guideboat: Ashley Doyle (46:04)
Two Man Guideboat: Tim Reilly & Joe Belluscio (25:59)
Mixed Racing Canoe: Max & Eloise Eaton (39:10)
One Man Racing Kayak: Dylan Kirk (34:02)
Junior Kayak: Scout Eaton (18:51)
Rub-A-Dub Winners: Luisa Bressan & team (41:25)
🎶 The finish line was full of food, fun, music from Felon 13, kids’ activities, and unforgettable Adirondack spirit.
👏 Thank you to all who made this race possible — especially our volunteers, organizers, and sponsors.
📸 Stay tuned for photos and don’t forget to tag us in your memories!
Below are all of the final times!
One Man Guideboat
1. John Duprey 38:21
2. Gabe Woodward 39:34
3. Andrew Zetts 41:41
4. Tim Hesseltine 41:49
5. Jay Dawson 42:51
6. Chris Dyer 43:09
7. Bill Seils 43:36
8. Ben Schubert 45:26
9. Trevor Symonds 46:01
10. Jared Wendt 50:06
One Woman Guideboat
1. Ashley Doyle 46:04
2. Bridget O’Leary 48:02
Two Man Guideboat
1. Tim Reilly / 25:59
Joe Belluscio
2. Chris Dyer / 26:41
John Homer
3. Dave Prell / 31:12
Trevor Symonds
Two Woman Guideboat
1. Bridget O’Leary / 28:22
Jenna Lute
Mixed Guideboat
1. Bill Carpenter / 33:15
Sandra Carpenter
2. Victor Navara / 38:38
Raina Navara
Family Guideboat
1. Scott McKim/ 27:28
Marley McKim
2. Emily Doyle-Schubert/ 40:52
Rye Schubert
Junior Canoe
1. Lewis Hann 10:50
Junior Kayak
1. Scout Eaton 18:51
2. June Hooper 18:52
One Man Racing Canoe
1. Brian Watson 44:35
One Woman Racing Canoe
1. Heather Rudisill 46.21
2. Molly Hann 50:09
3. Shannon Morris 55:11
4. Nanci Battaglia DNS
Two Man Racing Canoe
1. Ezra Webster/ 35:58
Gabriel Lloyd
2. Nate Atkinson / 37:12
John Papin
3. Brandon DeVito / 38:53
Andy Pickering
4. Andy Giafagna/ 51:27
Enjoli James
5. Steve Buzzell / DNF
Tim Brearton
Mixed Racing Canoe
1. Max Eaton/ 39.10
Eloise Eaton
2. Tim Burpoe/ 39:39
Mike Burpoe
3. Tom Byrne / DNS
Maeve Byrne
C4 Racing
1. Jim Sausville / 35:51
Doug Haney /
Chris Burnham /
Nick Gouwens
2. Chris Giafagna / 43:39
Tony Giafagna /
Emmett Wolfe /
Hudson Giafagna
3. Dan French / 52:37
Jacob Stiles /
Libby /
Rylen Rhodes
One Man Recreational Canoe
1. John Marona 43:29
2. Justin Stockwell 1:00:45
3. Bennett Braunstein 1:08:41
Two Man Recreational Canoe
1. Ray Morris / 48.27
Richard Stockwell Jr.
Mixed Recreational Canoe
1. Mary Kelly / 36:03
Allen Kelly
2. Matt Green/ 48:37
Julia Green
3. Clifford Wagner/ 54:01
Drake Bottcher
4. Glenn Parreria/
Jennifer Ivimey 55:13
5. Naj Wikoff / DNS
Celia Evans
6. Denise Paddock / DNS
Dave Paddock
Rub-A-Dub Canoe
1. Luisa Bressan / 41:25
Dylan Dearborn /
Dakota Weinman/
Joe Trancera
2. Iris Li / 46:42
Rebekah Mills/
Cole Plant/
Asa Stockel
3. Bree Smith / 55:00
Carl Smith /
Harper Smith /
Julia Smith
4. Emily Doyle - Schubert / 57:19
Kylie Rosette /
Sara Shatraw /
Jess Zoebel
5. Erika Navara/ 1:03:56
Victor Navara/
Raina Navara/
Skylar Navara
6. Sacheen Dampier/ 1:05:00
Saxon Prell/
Kniva Prell/
David Prell
One Man Racing Kayak
1. Dylan Kirk 34:02
2. Roger Gocking 37:16
3. Joe Gladd 45:21
One Woman Racing Kayak
1. Monica Ratliff 46:13
2. Mary Stockwell 1:00:57
One Man Recreational Kayak
1. Jeffrey Braunstein 51:30
2. David Pollock 52:46
One Woman Recreational Kayak
1. Cheryl Braunstein 1:08:53
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!! Lost and Found !!
We have a couple of items that were left at the race this year
-Baseball hat for a canoe race. Identify by color and race
-Northface jacket, Identify by color and size.
Please reach out on FB or email greensideofthebigapple@gmail.com if these are yours!
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