Southampton in the Sun

Around 50 paddlers made the long journey to Southampton at the weekend, and were rewarded with sun, sea-spray and an overall second place, which secures the club’s qualification for the Hasler Finals.  Although there were a few hiccups along the way …....

More international selection for Joe

After a nail-biting finish to their Junior European race, where Joe and his Elmbridge CC partner, Oscar, finished 4th, the pair have now been named in the 13 strong team to represent GB at the World Marathon Championships in South Africa in September. After a good...

Rob’s on the Worlds’ Squad

Congratulations to Rob Jefferies, who has been named in the squad for the GB team for the 2017 ICF Wild Water Canoeing World Sprint Championships, which will be held in Pau in September.  The team was announced following the selection trials at the Welsh Open at Bala...

Cooling off after Falcon Hasler

On the hottest day of the year so far, the Lightnings were back to winning ways, topping the table at Falcon today.  The rest of us could only manage 4th, but that keeps us in the qualifying zone for the Hasler Finals.  There were wins for Izzy and Lizzie in the...

Third at Thames Valley

The club came third at the Thames Valley Hasler last weekend, which leaves them in joint second place in the Southern Region – tying with Reading, and behind Falcon.  The Lightnings fared a bit better, coming second overall, with Izzy B winning U12 girls again,...

Medals – home and away

A busy weekend home and abroad: Congratulations to Joe Petersen, who came back from the marathon World Cup 1 with two medals.  A silver in the short format final on Saturday, was followed by a bronze in the long distance race on Sunday. Meanwhile, in Hungary, Angela...