April to take up the 2011 Weyside Challenge. The challenge
is a 28 mile course starting from the Waterside Centre,
to paddle downstream over five locks to Pyrford Lock and back
to continue on upstream over a further three locks to
Farncombe finally to return to the Waterside Centre.
One K2 crew chose to paddle the 17 mile downstream leg (to
Pyrford), three K1s and three K2 crews chose to paddle the 11
mile upstream leg (to Farncombe) and one lone paddlers
decided to take on the whole 28 mile distance. This might
not have been a wise move and in retrospect Malcolm probably
wishes he had called it a day on passing the Waterside Centre
the first time!
| Name | Class | Pyrford & back (11 miles) | Farncombe & back (17 miles) | Weyside (28 miles |
| Malcolm Blowers (MER) | K1 | 3:31:33 | 2:54:25 | 6:25:58 |
| John Lea/David Waterfield (WEY) | Vet K2 | 3:59:49 | ||
| James Cordery (WEY) | K1 | 1:33:28 | ||
| Shane Houting (WEY) | K1 | 1:40:01 | ||
| Chris Simpson / Emily Gillmer (WEY) | K1 | 1:47:28 | ||
| Kim Hollman / Adrian Hollman (MER) | Jnr/Vet K2 | 1:55:40 | ||
| James Halliwell (WEY) | Jnr K1 | 1:55:59 | ||
| Dave Halliwell / Charlie Halliwell (WEY) | Jnr/Vet K2 | 1:58:32 |
