Club Coaches Meeting

We had a great meeting this week attended by approximately 25 of the club coaches. What a great turnout.

A big thanks to Dave Battershell who gave everyone a master class in how to teach good paddling technique.

We then had a really constructive conversation about winter training programs. The proposed schedule is attached and will be posted on the noticeboard. Please talk to one of our coaches if you are unsure where you fit in, are looking for a new challenge or just want to help out! Apologies for the small print - but it just shows how much is going on!

Dave Martyn.

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1066 Hasler race @Tonbridge sunday 17th May

1066 Hasler Race @ Tonbridge...Sun 17th May

Hasler Competition part 3.....             We have a maximum 20pts having won the first 2 races in this years qualifying competition.......its time to see if we can keep the pace up !               We had just over 60 people representing the club at the weekend and it would be fantastic if this was replicated at Tonbridge on sunday week.               Tonbridge is an excellent venue for younger and lower division paddlers to further their racing experiences .                please fill in your availability on the notice board and /or talk to your coaches.....                for those of you promoted last weekend its a good chance to confidently take on the higher division.                for those a bit disappointed with last weekend an early chance to improve                for those happy with last weekend another chance to be happy !!                Paul Thompson (marathon team leader)

Wey Hasler Report

A great days racing.......The Wey Hasler report...

Hi all, and well done to competitors ,supporters and oraganisers for a memorable day.......The club won the day  with a maximum 240 points ........gathered from 4 K1 winners and 4 K2 crews winning...we had the luxury of another winner in a K2 crew and Rebecca Swift winning but not scoring points..!?                  Rebecca marked her return to marathon racing after a long term injury by blitzing the start of the Div 9 race and then not panicking when a couple of people stayed with her to win by 20 secs at the finish line.....She performed so well she was promoted straight to Div7  ! ( rules state that any paddler promoted 2 divisions will not score points )....well  done Rebecca and good luck next time out.             The news at the top end of the divisions was equally good. Joe Beevers won the Div 2 race with Jack Childerstone a close second......A lot of hard work goes into reaching this  standard and both should be proud of their achievement in being promoted to Division one......                 Dan James won the Div 3 race and will be joined next time by Chris Carson who continued his good form of late by winning the div 4 race by 4 minutes and duly being promoted.....                  Hot on the heels of those in Div 4 is Tom Goldsack who came second in Div5 gaining a richly deserved promotion                   Hot on the heels of Tom is Jordan Martyn who made light work of his first race in Div 6 by winning with a margin of 2 1/2 mins.......not put off by his first encounter with portages, feed back suggests Jordan some how found time for a word with supporters and fellow paddlers  on route !                    Richard Hayman Joyce stepped out of the shadow of son Joe to be promoted from Div 7 to 6 along with Ben Strickland ...Tom Turcan was promoted from Div 8 to 7...                    K2s......... congratulations go to Josh Westwood who won the Div 3/4 race with Tim Morris of Foxton canoe club....Lawrence Fortescue and Rob Harrison won Div 6 ....Jemima Young and Ellie Coyle in their first hasler race won div 7 ..having completed the DW for Cranleigh school only 3 weeks ago.                Sussana James( not to be out done by brother Dan..) and Millie Dimmock won Div 8 at their first attempt and then there was Div 9.......                Div 9 was won by Anne Skeldon and her daughter Rachel Dauncey ...which is a fine achievement in their first race in a boat together.......  second.......in a contrasting style....( the blitzgrieg start was worth the entry price alone !! ) was Sam Bicknell and Perry Lewis also in their first race in a boat . together.....               Promotions from the K2 races have not been announced  yet so good luck to you all....              Finally ,as mentioned at the start ,many thanks go to the organisers and helpers on the day and all those that just turned up to support.......it made for a memorable day              Paul Thompson (marathon team leader)

Wey Marathon 2015 PROVISIONAL results

Provisional results are now published at http://www.weykayak.co.uk/Marathon/Results

Sprint Racing

National:  Good to see that Chris Carson achieved a well deserved promotion to Boys B despite the atrocious conditions last weekend at Nottingham.  Full results here.

International: The team for Sprint World Cup 1 in Portugal (15 - 17 May) has been announced and three Wey paddlers have been selected: Joseph Hayman-Joyce, Joe Beevers and Peter Bannister (we also claim half of Jonny Tye who races for WOR, but is a fully paid up member of the club!).  Good luck to all.

Wey Hasler race Sunday 26th April

Hi all, its time for the second race of the 2015 Hasler season. This is to be disputed at our own club on Sunday 26th April.          
         We won the 1st race.... lets come together to win our own race....Elmbridge ,Richmond,Royal, Tonbridge will all be hoping to spoil our party.....but im sure like me you do not want to give them any bragging rights back.
          The entry list is up on the notice board ...please fill your names in....
            In a slight change to last year there is a K2 DIV 2 RACE to be won.....the K2 DIV3/4 RACE is also there to be won by somebody.....who fancies these  challenges ?
            At Elmbridge several people won races and along with others were deservedly promoted...especially in the lower divisions. It will be great to see all those taking up the challenge of competing in the higher division whether in a K1 or K2. ....
           Some of you might be thinking ...I haven't done much paddling over the winter should I be racing.......I can assure you many people in the lower divisions will be in exactly the same position  .This a great opportunity to come out, be part of the team , do your best, and enjoy the day.....given the support that will be there on the day you might surprise yourself.
           If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask........K1 or K2......Lets enjoy the racing...
           Paul Thompson (marathon team leader)

Wey Marathon 26th April 2015

Details of the 43rd Wey Marathon: Race info and Entry Form

GWC 400 Club draw

The GWC 400 Club draw for March 2015 was made by Dave Cox, the project site manager, on 19 March. 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.

The contract for the works for the New Kayak Store and the Main Hall extension started on 5 January. If all goes well and funds come in, we hope to finish the New Kayak Store construction by Easter 2015. This just leaves the fitting out, access walkway and landscaping to be completed asap. The Main Hall extension, after some delays, is on course for completion by the end of June.

Full details on how to join the GWC 400 Club 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.

Wey Sprints 21 March 2015 - Results

Well done to all of you who joined in today, paddled your hardest and braved the cooold wind. I hope you all enjoyed the day. The results are now up here on our website I will add the results for the relay race later, so have a look later in the week.
Please join me in thanking all the helpers on the bank, on the water, in the kitchen and hiding behind the PC screen.
Cheers
Mike

WKC AGM Agenda, Accounts, last AGM minutes

All documents are available under the Club > Members sections of the website.

Please come along to the AGM for 7.15pm to get a hot meal (£3) and then enjoy the video round-up of the year at the club.

Wey Sprints 2015

The Wey Sprints is a fun day of racing for everyone.  It's a great introduction to competition, with races at 200, 500, 1000 and 2000m, and fun relay races at the end of the day.  See the Wey Sprints Flier for details.

Waterside A

Hi all, the first of the waterside races is this sunday 8th Feb.......For those of you that are not familiar with the name.....the watersides are a series of 4 races each progressively longer that also serve as a warm up to the Devizes To Westminster race at easter.

             I believe there over 400 entries for the race on sunday which is approx. 13 1/2miles 21portages...from Gt Bedwyn to Newbury.

              The following Wey paddlers are taking part;

                In the early starters ( 9am: 10am),

              K2 mixed  Sabrina Gravelle/ Richard  Childs

                               Shane Houghting  /Emma Gilmer

               K1 Junior Tom Goldsack

               6 K2 crews from Cranleigh school

                  Later starters ( 11am :12noon)

                K2 juniors  Alex Bicknell/ Ryan Ingham(addlestone)

                                  Josh Westwood / Tim Morris (Falcon)

                  K2 junior Ladies Sophie Thompson/Samantha Martyn

                                              Lucy Tozer  / Eloise Hall( LBZ)

                  K1 Senior    Paul Yates

                   K1 Junior Chris Carson

                             good luck to everybody Paul Thompson

2015 Hasler Competition

Hi all, the dates for the qualifying races and final  are now on the marathon canoe website.I m publishing them here and now so you might pencil them into your diaries ....now.

                The club won the first race of this qualifying year at Elmbridge........The next race is our own.......We want to win this one as well.....

                At Elmbridge we had 50 paddlers........we will need that and more at The Wey Hasler Race......For those of you at the top end of the club that understandably have important individual goals it would be great if you could work this race into your schedules........

             The Final this year is at Wolvercote ,Oxford.......it will be a great day out for everybody at the club if we qualify and qualify with  a great team which I know we can.

                   Sunday 26th April.....Wey Hasler Race

                   Sunday 17th May......1066 Hasler Race  @ Tonbridge

                    Sunday 21st June.......Royal Hasler Race @ Teddington

                    Sunday 2nd August......Richmond Hasler Race

                    Sunday  30 th August......Tonbridge Hasler Race

                    Sunday   20th September......Hasler Final  ....Oxford

                 enjoy your paddling, Paul Thompson

Hare & Hounds 2014/2015 Winners

The fifth and final Hare & Hounds race was run on Sunday - Full Results are available on http://www.weykayak.co.uk

Congratulations to the Prize Winners listed here!:

Age Group Name Club Average Position

U12M Madden, Daniel ROY 29.8

U14F Peters, Freya RIC 39.0

U16F Powell, Emily RIC 56.0

U16M Burr, Kieran WEY 47.0

JF Madden, Kiera ROY 57.0

JM Falco, Cesar WEY 36.3

SM Butler, Peter RIC 19.3

VF Ross, Lucy RIC 33.5

VM Langham, Joseph WEY 17.0

Saturday Afternoons 17 & 24 Jan

Please note that Junior and Senior sessions may be combined over the next two weeks depending on numbers.

Quack Quack oooops

Hi all, update to the  Frank Luzmore race.........yours truly apologises for missing the fact that recent additions to the club membership finished ahead of Fay ( 8th place senior A race) in their sprint finish. Congratulations go to Lewis Duffield paddling with Mark Wilkes of Chelmsford ( 5th place senior A race )who just pipped  Nic Romain paddling with Sam Plummer of Leighton Buzzard( 6th place senior A race). It will be great to see all paddling in club colours at upcoming races. see you all at hare and hounds tomorrow ..Paul Thompson

Frank luzmore reflections and upcoming races

Hi all,last sunday 19 people from the club took part in the Frank Luzore K2 race down the thames from elmbridge to Richmond.....with various concerns being discussed of cold weather or rough water the biggest problem threatened to be the fog !!......with the start delayed by the large numbers ( over 100 boats)  conditions  improved and were in fact about as good as they could be for this time of year..The start line for the senior races was spiced up a little by the Team GB sprint girls including the clubs Rachel Cawthorn coming out to play...in the event however first club member over the finish line was Fay Lamph paddling with Tim Pendle from Norwich followed by a very commendable effort from the pairing of Rob Williams /Bob Poole...... There was a fine performance in the senior mens B race from Dave and Jordan Martyn who  finished 3rd in class although their time of 1hr 29 mins 54secs was just pipped by the veteran pairing of Pete Gorman /Dave Haws . It was great to see Laurence Fortescue and Chris Carson finishing well ..in deed the only down note was provided by Dave halliwell / Helen Weston who as Helen so aptly described had a " not our finest moment, moment" when deciding to test the temperature of the water before the start and obviously not satisfied they had it correct tried again just after the second portage..... fortunately, although tired and cold all ended well ...thanks should go to various club members that turned up to support..it always makes the day more enjoyable..

           COMING UP;

                              a.   THIS SUNDAY   Hare and Hounds part 4

                              b.    25th jan hare and hounds part 5 (final instalment)

                              c.    8th feb   Waterside A

                              d.    15th feb Thameside 1  ( entries now open see Reading cc  website )

                              e.  22 feb Waterside B

                              f.     1st Mar      Thameside 2

                 I will put details of Thamesides on the board  

                              enjoy your paddling Paul Thompson

GWC 400

The GWC 400 Club draw for January 2015 was made by Dave Cox, the project site manager on 8 January. The monthly draw winning ticket for £50 was No.186 .

  

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. 

 

The contract for the works for the Main Hall extension and the New Kayak Store started on 5 January together with the New Kayak Store. If all goes well and funds come in, we hope to be finished by Easter 2015.

  

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.

 

 

Cheers

 

Jim Rossiter

Looking good for Hare & Hounds tomorrow

Conditions are looking good for tomorrow's H&H and we're looking forward to seeing you at the club. Works have started on the new kayak shed, so parking on the grass is restricted. Please drop off boats at the club and park in the Jarvis Centre (about 200m past the club).

A Message From Rob Green

It is with some regret that I have decided to give up kayaking. Due to the fact that I use a wheelchair and also utilise my arms/shoulders to get out of chairs etc when wearing my prosthesis the surgeon wants me to try to 'manage' the situation until the operation becomes absolutely necessary. I have been able to do this quite successfully, but it does prohibit any exercise where my hand is held around shoulder level for a sustained length of time. Hence some gym work and pushing the upper arm through on a forward paddle stroke causes a problem. I was sad about this for a while as I greatly enjoyed my brief return to the water, but it is most definitely not the end of the world. I actually feel worse for all the people whom went out of their way to help me! The Wey Kayak Club as a whole is wonderfully friendly organisation and I would like to extend my thanks to the following people: Roy Fieldus, Mike Walsh, Phil Gunney, Claire Gunney, Jim Rossiter, Richard Nievien, Ben Paladino, David Kitching, Claire Hubbard (MS sports therapist), Anne Dickens and anybody else my pea brain has neglected to remember. Particularly I would like to thank Jonathon West for his time and skill spent converting the steering on the boat. And mostly I would like to give a massive thanks to my coach Dave Battershall for his limitless patience, insight  and enthusiasm! I wish all members of Wey Kayak Club all the best for 2015.