Lajoie teams with Dean to notch another win at General Clinton Regatta
May 30—The General Clinton Canoe Regatta was held in Bainbridge last weekend as paddlers from across the country and beyond took part in the world's longest single-day flat water canoe race.
The team of Steve Lajoie and Wes Dean took the top prize in the weekend's premier event, winning the 70 Mile Pro Endurance in a time of 8:05:51.
Lajoie, a native of Mirabel, Quebec, netted his 13th career regatta victory and repeated after winning the 2022 event with Michael Davis. Meanwhile Dean, a Michigan native, finished third last year racing with Weston Willoughby.
Ryan Halstead and Christophe Proulx finished second in 8:14:42 while the duo of Davis and Guillaume Blais rounded out the top three with a time of 8:14:45.
Other notable finishers from the weekend slate of races:
Christophe Marchand of Shawinigan, Quebec won the 70 Mile C-1 Pro Endurance in 8:55:17. The North Carolina-based team of River and William McDuffie took first in the 70 Mile Open Endurance with a time of 10:52:34.
Winning the 70 Mile C-4 Endurance was the team of River Robertson, Ralph Robertson, Ronald Harvey and Josh Harvey from Maine with a time of 9:58:11. Dale Glover of Montgomery, Pa., won the 70 Mile Kayak Endurance with a time of 9:51:21. Dave Preston of Pennellville was the winner of the 70 Mile C-1 Endurance with a winning time of 10:21:40.
Seth and Stephen Miller of Massachusetts took the top prize in the 70 Mile Amateur Endurance in 9:13:38.
Winning the Grand Prix Relay was the team of Kelly Rhodes, Blaise Rhodes, Martin Lowenfish, Sara Jordan, Marshall Hoskins, Erin Rhodes and Nate Day in a time of 4:44:34.
Ava and Gabriel Cirigliano of Sidney won the Scouts Open Class with a time of 44:43. In the C-4 Pro Endurance, Patrick Madden, Ed Curley, Ben Schlimmer and Jake Crotser won with a time of 8:24:48.
For a complete list of race results, visit https://www.canoeregatta.org/race/results.php.
