New Recruits

Our ever-popular beginner courses have now started for the year.  We had the first junior and adult sessions last Saturday, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves in the sun.  Our next ones begin on 27 May, and there are still some places left.   If you’d like...

Total Success in DW

In a race with a 25% failure rate, incredibly, all our Devizes to Westminster (DW) teams have conquered the 125 mile course with its 77 portages. Mark started with the weekend off on Friday with the first leg of the four day race, as he was competing K1).  Saturday...

Sprinting in the Sun

Most unusually, the first regatta of the year was sunny.  All weekend.  Gone are those memories of hanging around the lake battling wind and rain (well until May anyway).   It’s always interesting to see where different paddlers and different clubs are on their...

MR PRESIDENT

We often wonder how much paddling our members do when they go off to university – turns out some of them do quite a bit.  Dan O’Donnell and Joseph McCracken have both taken it even further, by becoming presidents of their university canoe clubs.  Dan...

More wins and more promotions

Whilst we wait for the Southern Region races to start, a group went off to Anker Valley on Sunday to enjoy the sunshine, and take on the might of the Midlands Clubs again. After their wins at Leamington, Izzy Bayliss (U12 Girls) and Robin Avery with Jerry Haycock (Div...

Bye Bye Winter

If you’ve been hibernating over the winter, it’s time to dust off your paddles.  The clocks have gone forward, and we’re back to evening training on the water with no more circuits until October.   Club sessions are 6.30 on the water...