Amber Waterman/Sun Journal

Paula Lent pushes to finish with a winning time of 52 minutes, 13 seconds in the women’s kayak division of the Thunder Moon – Chief Worumbo’s Androscoggin Fun Race in Lisbon Falls on Sunday. The race started at 11 a.m. at the Route 136 Durham boat launch and finished under the Route 196 railroad bridge in Lisbon Falls. The event is part of the annual Moxie Festival. Coordinator Faye Brown is looking for someone to take over the duties she has performed for the past six years. Anyone interested should call Faye at 353-2728.

LISBON – From Russia to Maine and from age 3 to 75, 102 paddlers in 30 kayaks and 31 canoes paddled to the finish line six miles downriver on the Androscoggin River from the Durham Boat launch to the Sabattus River Park.

New record times were set in two of the 10 categories. Setting a new record in the female kayak category was Paula Lunt with a time of 52:13. Second was Jan Stenberg at 64:31, and third place went to Susan Hoyt at 65:04.

Besting the record he helped set last year in the Weekend Warriors category (for canoes designed for racing) was Chip Loring and partner Ken Cushman with a time of 45:30. Second place went to Austin Conrad and Coleen Luba at 46:55, third to Mark Peters and Bill Bakes at 50:02.

Results (*denotes Lisbon paddlers) • Female kayak

Paula Lunt 52:13, *Jan Stenberg 64:31, Susan Hoyt 65:04, Carol Dean 70:23, Dee Dee Giguere 72:06, Darcy Barnard 72:10, *Cyrene Grover 73:57, Wanda Gingras 88:44, Joan Nelson 89:41 • Male kayak

Jim Austin 55:39, Billy Jack Goodwin 57:00,Robert Porter 57:06, *Dean Hall 58:46, *Lian Stenberg 60:59, Robert Copp 63:13, Kevin Bridge 63:24, Chuck Jones 64:25 (race elder at 75, and a 6th-year participant), Barrett Nichols 65:72, Henry Nichols 68:34, *Dave Campbell 72:09, * Michael MacWhinnie 74:68, Clyde Anderson 87:44, Jeff Hein 88:15, James Hein 88:15, Kris Gaul 88:21 • Solo canoe male

*Gerry Tancrede 75:30 • Solo canoe female

Susan Amarall 70:14 • Weekend Warriors

Chip Loring and Ken Cushman 45:30, Austin Conrad and Coleen Luba 46:55, Mark Peters and Bill Bakes 50:02, Oleg Kovalenko and Marat Alimzhanov 60:45, *Terrence OBrien and Neal Wheaton 69:28 • Tandem males

Bob Miller and Mark Ranco 52:44, William and Nicholas Lunt 53:08, Bill Yeo and Craig Whiton 55:29, Ron Chase and Cody Huntington 58:39, Terry Wescott and Lee Locke 59:04, Tony Lessard and Ray Cloutier 63:54, *Bud Cherry and *Jim Strople 65:47, Brian Burwell and Chip Lawrence 66:02 , Tim and Curt Rowley 67:11,* Nate Blackwell and *Danny Conlon 72:25 • Tandem mixed

Brad and Dawn Krog 53:35, Sarah and Rick Quaintance 59:20, Kevin Berry and Elizabeth Donnell 66:22, Paul Cote and young ladies* Meg Conlon and * Shantal MacWhinnie 82:40 • Family

Don Carter, Johanna and David 56:21, Bill Reagan, son and daughter 56:55, *David and *Chris Crossman 59:17, * Bob and * Ryan Strout 62:10, Scot, James and Nathanial Nelson 62:26, Scot Chase and Jessica Bakeman 63:38, *Rick and *Heather Rendall 68:48 • +100 (no limit of persons in canoe,combined ages must be 100 or over)

Lawrence and Jane Barron 63:51, *Peter, *Nate and *Elinor Huston 65:49, *Herman and *Julie-Ann Baumer 66:13, Donovans,* Bob, *Haley, *Karen, Jessica and Jeff 71:04, Muriel and Jim Nelson and pet dog 72:21, Tim and Jayme White and Thelma Toth 89:56

Congratulations to all the racers and many thanks from race organizer Faye Brown to the family members and friends who handcraft the first place awards, fold the shirts, make all the sandwiches fresh on race day,deliver the drinks for the thirsty paddlers, lend timing devices, carry the tables, time the racers and record the results. Thanks to the media for all the great publicity. It is a fun time, and we were pleased to get several offers of help to take over some of the tasks for next year and keep this event going. Special thanks to our sponsors, Drs. John Bianchi and Paul Triggianni and Miller Hydro Group. Thanks also to the Androscoggin Sheriff’s Department for safety on the river, the Lisbon Fire Department, Lisbon Emergency and to Florida Power and Light for opening the gates and giving us water.