Cheshire Ring Success

Congratulations to our all-female team who completed the Cheshire Ring race last night.  They finished the 96 miles and 94 locks in 19 hours and 45 minutes – comfortably inside their target time of 20 hours.  Led by our DW Vet Female winners,...

Congratulations Joe

Joe Petersen has been selected again for the Junior European Marathon Championships.  Last year Joe raced K1, and this year he and Oscar (Elmbridge Canoe Club) have been chosen as the junior K2 team.  They will be racing in Portugal from 29 June to 2 July – with...

These Girls Can Canoe

The club held its annual This Girl Can day today.  Hosted by the female paddlers and coaches of BDCC, over 30 women and girls from the Banbury area took to the water in kayaks and canoes – many for the first time. This has proved very a successful event for the...

This Girl Can

We are holding our annual “Have a Go Session for Women and Girls” on Monday 29 May from 10 – 2 at the club.  Run by BDCC’s female coaches and paddlers, this is a free event for women and girls aged 8 -80+, and gives them a chance to try canoeing and kayaking.  We have...

Mastering Medals

This year the May regatta was also the National Masters Championships – for paddlers over the ripe old age of 34! Robin Avery led the way over the weekend, taking Gold in the O64 K1 200, 500 and 1000, then silver with Jerry Haycock in the @O54 K2 200, 500 and...

Taking On The World

Two Banbury paddlers from different disciplines have been selected for World Cup Competitions.  Rob Jefferies will be representing GB at the Senior Wildwater World Cups in Switzerland and Germany this June, whilst Joe Petersen has been chosen to race in the Junior Men...