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;
e. 22 feb Waterside B
f. 1st Mar Thameside 2
I will put details of Thamesides on the board
enjoy your paddling Paul Thompson
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