Fantastic Four !

The Wey girls K4 looking good as usual with Gabi , Holly, Ella & new recruit Anja in her début

race !

They raced 200m & then turned straight around & did the 500m !

Well done girl's.......

C1 Race Report Reading/Wokingham Sprint Regatta

Great sprinting from a rather depleted C1 squad ! Elliot up a mountain for DofE (now got the blisters to prove it & Max getting over yet another cold).

In the 200m TT Joe was very fast off the block in 52.00 & Luke not far behind with a 55.00. The 500 TT luke got the upper hand with a 2.31 this time Joe not far behind with a 2.33.

In the 200m race the boys did not race together Joe came 4th 52.00 with Luke 3rd in his race with a 55.00.

Separate races again 500m saw Joe 3rd with 2.33 Luke 4th 2.31.

They jumped in a c4 with paddlers from Wokingham - all good experience for the up and coming Nottingham Inter Club Regatta 2/3 July - lets hope the squad will be firing with all four cylinders for that one !

Well done guys ......

Eric, Gabor & John

Fish for Supper ?

Matt really looking like he's going to 'spear that fish' !!

Dan the Man !

Now girl's this is 'race reparation' Dan looking very thoughtful coming up to the line !

Ready Steady GO !

It's all action on the start line for Oliver (no.18) , Holly (no. oops!) & Ella (no.30) .. way to go !

Lots of Fun to be Had !

The u14's show it's not all work and no play when racing at the Reading Sprint Regatta - where's your 'race preparation guys ' I here Eric say !!!!!

U14 Race Report from Reading/Wokingham Sprint Regatta

Some fantastic results from our u14's .........

Full race results found on :http://www.reading-canoe.org.uk/

big WELL DONE to:

Dan James 3rd 200m 2nd 500m

Oliver Banks 1st & 1st

Kuba Cranmer 3rd & 3rd

Alex Bicknell 2nd & 2nd

Jack Oliver 1st & 1st

Gabi de Ferrer 4th & 4th

Ella Jamieson 2nd & 3rd

Holly Hellyer 3rd &2nd

Anja Cox 4th & 4th

Matt Patto 2nd & 2nd

Isla Ward 4th & 3rd

Rebekha Morley 3rd & 2nd

A special mention to Anja (no.32) , Rebekha (no.27) & Isla (no.34) who were racing for the first time, they all paddled exceptionally well & tried their hardest !

Personal Bests All Round From the Wey C1 Squad !

In the C2 1000m with the Joe / Luke crew came threw in a PB of 4.39 from Max and Elliot in second in 4.51 .

C1 200m followed with all the Wey squad getting through the heats to the finals. Joe came second getting a PB in 55.6 pushing the older Ryan Hunt all the way .Luke came 4^th in 58.6 with Elliot 7^th and Max 9^th, all doing very well considering conditions. Elliots performance was very noteworthy as he overcame some problems prior to the start to produce a great race.

C2 200m followed next, normally the Elliot / Max crew are fastest out the blocks but failed to line the boat up well enough prior to the start, so there start was not up to usual standards. This did not deter them and they came in ¾ length down on the well deserved winners Joe and Luke. Both crews produced PB’s in 52.3 and 54.3 respectively. End of day one and including heats Joe was on fire and produced 4 PB’s.

The following day started off with C4 500m, after a difficult start the squad came through to achieve a Wey Junior best time of 2.09 !

The C1 race followed & was a straight final, Luke again showed his mastery of the conditions to come in second place behind Ryan Hunt of RLS. Joe lost a bit of form from the previous day and came 4th with Max 6^th and Elliot 7^th. Both Max and Elliot produced PB’s in 2.56 and 3.02 which considering the difficult conditions, and that Max’s boat was turned by a tsunami wave at the start to restart and overtake some other competitors and nearly catch Sam Rippington on the line was very impressive.

Last race of the day was the C2 500m where Max and Elliot took the C2 Wey junior record with a time of 2.21 coming in second just behind the Rippington /Suttle crew in conditions where I was personally pleased to be on the bank !

All in all the C1 squad showed some great boatman-ship to prevail over the conditions and came away with many PB’S .

Well done to all - and bring on the club champs where we expect further improvements in their times.

Eric, John & Gabor

Ella & Livies Pre-Race Tension !

Obviously Ella & Livie were struggling here with their pre-race tension at the June Notts Regatta - this was taken just before they did their début K2 500m race !

Way to go girls ........

Quackers !!!

Watch out Rag's you might be upstaged by a DUCK !!

Lana Steps into the Frame !

Looks like Rag's may have to step up his game as there is some competition on the 'cutest' club mascot front from 'Lana' !!

Lightening Lovelies at Nottingham !

Gabi, Lucy & Ella rafted up waiting for their first race of the day - and they are still smiling !

The Boys are Back !

Is that a 'Race Face 'Joe - or is it just that nasty whiff in the air !!

Our Wey Girl's 'Rocket' Off the Start Line ! !

Gabi, Lucy, Ella & Livie certainly 'rocketed' out the blocks in their K4 race up at the June Regatta !

Way to go girls !

Rag's to Riches ??

Could this be Rag's our loyal Wey mascot's big break into TV & advertising or will TESCO snub the pooches best efforts at 'bagging' some sponsorship ...... Watch this space ?????

K2 Race :Gabi, Lucy, Ella & Livie Go Sea Kayaking !

Well that's what it looked like up at the Nottingham June Regatta ! The girls did a fantastic job of getting to the start line in one piece. Both crews paddled really well & seemed totally undeterred by the odd wave coming over the boats ! Should also mention that it was Ella & Livie's début Regatta - well done girls!

Livie Braves the Waves !!!

My first regatta up at Nottingham!

I paddled K2 with Ella and K4 with Gabby, Lucy and Ella.

I was rather nervous and the conditions were quite rough, but I felt very excited and it was a great adventure. We didn’t win, but there’s always next time!

Livie Croucher aged 9

Girl's C4 in the Making ?

While up at the June Regatta in Nottingham Gabi De Ferrer, Lucy Tozer,Olivia Croucher & Ella Jamieson all managed in-between races to have a go in the new 'Ludock' beginner canoe.

All did exceptionally well, managing to paddle comfortably up on both knees - next time one knee girls !

For those U14's who are coming up to the July Regatta keep an eye out for the participation lists (main foyer) & have a go too!

Reading Marathon 29/05/11

Wey C1 boys promoted

A great race between Joe and Luke saw their positions alter during the race with Joe ultimately beating Luke by 30 seconds. If Joe was 5 seconds quicker he would have had a double promotion to division 7. Max did not have his best race, but this was all good experience for the future. All the C1 squad are capable of being promoted to division 7 this year if they train hard .The next marathon is at Royal Kingston on the 12th june which the club have to do well in to ensure they qualify for the Hassler finals later on the year.

Well done boys !
Eric,Gabor & John

Reading Marathon 29/05/11

Massive well done to Ophelia Hansen- Hamilton, Alex Bicknell, Oliver Banks & Miki Marciniak .

Ophelia paddled well in the Lightening event coming 4th place.

Miki, Oliver & Alex all paddled well, Miki storming in at 48.02 23rd place, Oliver not far behind in 49.36 26th place & Alex who is only 10 ! coming in 30th with a time of 54.21 !

Well done to you all,

Pam, kathryn & Eric