Elmbridge Hasler Marathon results

21 Wey paddlers competed in yesterday's Elmbridge Hasler Marathon.  Well done everyone including Alex Bicknell who is promoted to Div6. Results on the Elmbridge website.

Paddler's Post

September's edition of the Paddler's Post is out

World Marathon Championship Success

Jack Childerstone and Ed Haws have achieved 4th place in the Junior mens K2 in Copenhagen this morning. Well done!

Christmas Dinner 14th December

Members are cordially invited to the Commodore's Christmas Dinner on 14th December. Save the date!  Details to follow

Elmbridge Hasler Race

On Sunday 26 September Elmbridge Canoe Club want you all to go and race in their annual Hasler Marathon. Elmbridge is one of our closest clubs and this will be the first race in our region that counts towards Hasler Final qualification for next season (2014). It’s a good race to cut your teeth on, so if you have never raced before make this your first!

If you are entered in the Hasler Final at Reading CC this will be good warm up. Note that if you do well and get promoted at Elmbridge your new divsion will not be applied at Reading.

Put your name on the board or email me if you would like to enter.

Race details are here: http://elmbridgecanoeclub.com/wordpress/?page_id=371

Marathon World Championships (2)

Was it just me or did everyone miss the end of the junior men on the live stream this morning? Results are hidden in the event website here. ~(;-)

Marathon World Championships

The Marathon World Championships are taking place this weekend in Copenhagen, Denmark.   Good luck team GB especially Wey paddlers Fay Lamph (Senior Ladies K2 with Lizzie Broughton), Jon Simmons (Senior Men K2 with Tim Pendle), Ed Haws & Jack Childerstone (Junior Men K2), Ed (Junior Men K1) and Jonny Tye - [Wey member who is occasionally seen in WOR colours!] (U23 Men K1),    The event website is here.

Sept BCU Canoe Sprint Racing Regatta Results

Full results  are now available on the Wey site.

The GWC 400 Club draw winning tickets 97 & 2

The GWC 400 Club draw was made on 5 September  by Oscar Harman, a youngster visiting the Wey Kayak Club. The Bonus ticket for September was No.97 and the monthly draw winning ticket was No.2.

  

We would encourage all members and friends of the GWC clubs to join the GWC 400 Club. All profits go to paying off the Waterside Centre's loans and proposed developments at the Centre.

Full details on how to join can be  found on the Wey Kayak Club website www.weykayak.co.uk  Each 'ticket' cost just £2.00 a month and can be paid for by monthly Standing Order if more convenient.

Olympic Hopes Regatta

The Olympic Hopes Regatta starts on Friday (13 Sept) in Racice, Czech Republic.  Good luck to Wey paddlers Ed Haws and Joe Hayman-Joyce and the rest of the GB squad.  Start lists and results here. 

U23 and Junior Canoe Sprint World Championships

So the beginning of August, like the warm summer weather, might seem a long time ago now, however, over the last week or so the team at http://www.canoeniagara.ca  have been busy uploading all the races from the event held in Welland, Ontario. Every race was streamed live with the promise of being able to "watch again".

Matt Welch and K2 partner Matt Robinson (Brunel) can be seen winning their final http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cjZLyR7LeQ

Jack Childerstone with Will Bird (WOR) can be seen storming so close to victory in their final 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC7_ZQpK0gU

HASLER FINAL - 6 OCTOBER

The 2013 Hasler Final is being hosted by Reading Canoe Club. Entries should be in by Monday 9 September

40 people have qualified from the club by entering three qualifying races this season. If you are one of them you should have received an email. If not email Mike now!

More information, course map etc can be found on the Hasler Final Website

Provisional results

BCU National Championships Sprint Regatta 7/8th September 2013 provisional results

How to start a 5000 race

In complete contrast to the carnage at the start of the K4 5K race at Nottingham here is a short video of Ed Rutherford starting his 5K race at the Sprint World Championships.

Sprint World Championships Success

Wey Paddlers produced excellent results at the Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany over the past few days.   Anne Dickens won a Silver Medal in the TA K1 category.  Mind you, Anne had a support crew to rival the Hungarians - watch this clip! 

   

Liam Heath with Jonny Schofield also won a Silver in the K2 200 improving on their Bronze in the Olympics.

Rachel finished 5th in the K1 500 - again a one place improvement on her Olympic Games position and 12th in the K1 200.

There is a write-up on the BBC website here.

Team GB supporters who travelled to Duisburg also did a magnificent job (even if I say so myself!)