The 24th Annual Bolton Sunset Canoe and Kayak Race went off smoothly on another beautiful August evening, 6:30PM on the 15th. Thirty-four (34) paddlers from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and thirteen(13) Connecticut towns competed on two courses on the Bolton Lakes.

Vickie and Del Cummings ,of Meriden, had the fastest canoe time (55:42): Kathy Manizza,of Bolton, the fastest kayak time(54:41) and Kim Overbeck,of New Britain, recieved the Kenyon Kup( named for the founder of the race in 1984-Ted Kenyon Sr.) for the fastest novice time ( 1:04:17-short course). Many of these racers had just returned from the USCA Flatwater Nationals in Warren, PA where they had placed very well. NECKRA( New England Canoe and Kayak Racing Assoc.) sponsors forty-six races from March to November of which the Sunset is one of eighteen in the Flatwater Point Series. See you next year for the 25th !!

OC-2 Men
Bob Allen/ Dan Rabinkin 56:59
Kevin Boss/ Bill Brown 57:05
Ray Thiel/ Tim Allen 1:00:03

OC-2 Mixed
Vickie & Del Cummings :55:42
Michelle& Ted Kenyon :58:09
Lisa Tambussi/ Jeff DeFeo :58:10

OC-2 Rec.
Sarah/ John Scoville 1:09:46

OC-1 Men
Paul Dyka :58:44

OC-1 Masters
Jim Roberts 1:03:35
Bill Farrell 1:06:13
Ted Kenyon, Sr. 1:13:42

K-1
Kayak Kathy Manizza :54:41
Mark Wendolowski :54:56
Ken Larson :54:59
Steve Smith :55:20
Terry Coyne 1:05:57
Scott Livingston 1:09:47

2 Lap Course

OC-2 Rec
Steve Montgomery/ David Lavoie :57:08

OC-1 Rec
Jeff Altrui : 56:24

K-1 Open
Gregory Galat :47:02
Eric Gothier :48:16
Carlos Crespo 1:00:39
Kim Overbeck 1:04:17

K-1 Sea Kayak
Alicia Wendoloski :43:16
Bruce Jakubaitis :46:56

K-1 Junior
Mike Crespo 1:09:01