There was a similar story over 200m, with Nossiter this time being denied by Harker, with Brook fifth and Cromar eighth. Lace was again second in the B final.
Nossiter, Cromar, Brook teamed up with Jordan McCormick from Waitara for the under-19 K4, and this young crew finished a respectable second for both the 1000m and 200m behind an experienced Poverty Bay crew.
Nossiter and McCormick then placed seventh in the under-19 K2 200m, and Nossiter went on to compete in the K1 at the higher age group, finishing eighth in the A final for the 1000m and first in the B final over 200m.
Erica Tanner was fortunate enough to race in the winning under-16 K4 crew with three Waitara girls, taking the 500m and 200m races. She also placed respectably in individual events for her first time in this age group, finishing fourth in the 500m and 200m B finals.
Paige Nossiter raced in the under-19 women's K1 events, finishing eighth in the B final for the 500m and fifth in the B final for the 200m. She then backed this up with a sixth in the 500m and fifth in the 200m open K2 with Sophy Trolove from Waitara.
Wanganui's Jason Anderson combined with Hawke's Bay's Ryan Welch, recently returned from the marathon world championships, for the open men's K2. With tough competition from the likes of Steven Ferguson and Daryl Fitzgerald, they managed to hang on and finish eighth.
Two other Wanganui competitors, Campbell Tanner and Liam Lace, were in the tyro category for intermediate age athletes, and battled it out over 1000m, 500m and 200m. Poverty Bay's Reeftahn Brown Terekai made good work of the conditions and won all three races, while Tanner finished ahead of Lace in these events in a tight contest.
The Blue Lake was the last major sprint kayaking regatta for the year and with the national championships - also at Blue Lake - only 11 weeks away, it was a good chance to see where Wanganui athletes were standing.
Before the nationals in February, there should be regattas in Wanganui and Hawke's Bay in January.
