GB Juniors/U23s doing well at Piestany Regatta

Ed Haws had a very successful day at the Piestany Regatta yesterday winning Gold K4 100 (with Sam Kirschestein-Smith, Magnus Gregory and Luke Harding) and Silver in the K2 (with Sam Kirchestein)

Today Joe Hayman-Joyce finished 6th in the C1 500 Final and Phoebe Ayres won Gold in the U23 Women's Kayak.

Tomorrow Jack  (K2), Joe and Phoebe all race 200m.  Link to start-list, results and live feed  here

Piestany Regatta

GB under 23s and juniors fly out to Slovakia today to compete in the Piestany regatta this weekend. The team includes Wey paddlers Ed Haws (K1,K2 and K4), Jack Childerstone (K2), Joe Hayman-Joyce (C1) and Phoebe Ayres (K1).
Let's hope they are inspired by the success of the senior team at the last two World Cup Regattas.
Start lists can be found:   http://regatta.canoe.sk/default/program

Boat Maintenance Day

Around thirty club members rallied to "Bosun Jed's" appeal for a working party to inspect, maintain and tidy Club boats and equipment. Luckily he chose the best day of a fairly dismal Bank Holiday weekend! A BBQ and refreshments were provided to sustain the workers.

"I realise that it was a big ask for you to turn out on a Bank Holiday weekend but the response was fantastic. As a result of all of your efforts every boat has been checked, had necessary adjustments made and been pressure washed. All of the club paddles and buoyancy aids have been checked, marked and organised. There was even some gardening being done! And to top it all of we had a superb BBQ. So a big thanks is due to everyone who turned out and pulled together to make the day so successful and hopefully enjoyable! Jed

See link to a few photos. (Why does Sage's head not have a shadow? Richard; have you a licence for that?)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/t0vskucnfohfq9r/AABAeL7yUnmBQrJdHsxXY6opa

World Cup 3 Medals

Impressive medal haul for GB at World Cup 3 with 6 medals overall.   Wey paddlers return with one of each colour:  Gold for Rachel (with Lani Belcher) in the K2 500, Silver for Liam in the K2 200 (with Jon Schofield) and Bronze for Rachel in the K4 500 (with Jess Walker, Angela Hannah and Louisa Sawers).   Excellent results - roll on the Europeans!

Sprint World Cup 3 - Szeged

Sprint World Cup 3 is taking place in Szeged, Hungary this weekend (23-25 May).     As for WC2 we have three Wey paddles in the GB team:  Paul Wycherley (K1 1000), Liam Heath (K2 200) and Rachel Cawthorn (K2 500, K4 500).   Start lists and results can be found here.
Finals will be shown on Eurosport on Saturday from 9.30-11.00am also live streaming on Saturday am , Saturday pm and Sunday.

World Cup 2 - Medals

Wey paddlers return with 2 medals from World Cup 2 - Silver for Liam in the K1 200 and Silver for Rachel (with Lani Belcher) in the K2 200.   Their medal tally could easily been double this with two very close 4th places in the K2 200 and K4 500.
Both compete in World Cup 3 in Szeged, Hungary next weekend.

World Cup 2 - Racice

Sprint World Cup 2 takes place in Racice, Czech Republic this weekend (16-18 May).     We have three Wey paddles in the GB team:  Paul Wycherley (K1 1000), Liam Heath (K1 200 and K2 200) and Rachel Cawthorn (K1 500, K2 200, K4 500).   Good luck to them and all the GB Team!  Start lists and results can be found here.

GWC 400

The GWC 400 Club draw was made on 14 April by a Wey Kayak Club members' Mum. . The monthly draw winning ticket for £50 was No.171.
 
We would encourage all members and friends of the GWC clubs to join the GWC 400 Club.  With the granting of the planning permission for the new extensions and with it, the purchase of the total grass area by the Centre on a very long lease,  we are into a new phase of fund raising.

All profits from the 400 Club go to paying off the current Guildford Waterside Centre's loans and fund raising for the new developments at the Centre.  It is anticipated that the work on the Main Hall extension and the New Kayak Shed will start in September.

The June draw will take place on 31 May at the Wey Kayak Club's Race Day.  There will be a bonus draw of £100 in addition to the monthly draw so sign up now.

Full details on how to join can be  found on the Wey Kayak Club website www.weykayak.co.uk. They are also attached here.

Each 'ticket' cost just £2.00 a month and can be paid for by monthly Standing Order if more convenient.

Results Wey Marathon

Results are posted on http://www.weykayak.co.uk > Marathon > Results

Wey Marathon confirmed for 4th May

Currently conditions look good for this weekend, so the Wey Marathon has been confirmed for this Sunday, 4th May.  As usual, check back here for the latest information.