Wednesday 11 February 2015

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.

Sunday 1 February 2015

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