Another busy weekend!

This was a weekend where winter training was tested.  We had long time trials at the club on Saturday – with a number of new PBs, whilst the junior sprint monkeys (Class C and above) were up at Nottingham, being “profiled”.  From the photos, it...

Thameside 2

Despite a rather wet start, the conditions were pretty good for Thameside 2 yesterday.  Joe Petersen managed the double – having won the boy’s K1 race at Thameside 1, just ahead of Oscar McKittrick, this time he took no chances and teamed up with Oscar to...

Long Distance and Sprint Training In One Day

Banbury paddlers were tackling the long and short of it yesterday. Congratulations to all our crews at Waterside B – 17.5 miles and 19 portages.  We had 4 K2s and 2 K1s out, and they all finished, despite the miserable weather and a strong headwind on the return...

Esme is off to Gent

Congratulations to Esme, who is one of 19 junior paddlers selected nationally for a Marathon Race Committee Development Team to race at Gent at the end of the month.  Selection was based on divisional ranking, and winter racing/training days.  This is the fourth...

Thameside 1 Successes

A number of Banbury crews raced at Thameside 1 yesterday.  Organised by Reading Canoe Club, there was a record number of entries tackling the 12 mile, 13 portage course from Aldermaston to Reading CC in Caversham.  Joe Petersen won the Junior Men K1 class, and Alice...

Waterside A

With the faster U18s from the club having been away on training camps, it was down to some of our more junior crews to take on the challenge of Waterside A last weekend.  Tackling the longest paddle they have done so far – with 13.5 miles and 21 portages to...