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News
Cardboard Boat Race ~ Saturday 18th July
June 24th, 2009 (Phil)
Please pre-register your team so I can get an idea of numbers.
It’s time for Wokingham Canoe Club annual Cardboard Boat Race. It’s a challenge for all the family where you have to design, construct and race a boat made of cardboard. Come along and see if your ideas will float.
Starting at10 o’clock, teams have two hours in which to build a one man craft using the provided heap of empty cardboard boxes and other rationed items.
The craft are then taken to the water for a race of both endurance and speed and the paddler who spends the longest time dry wins.
Junior dragons on fire at Henley
April 26th, 2009 (Shirley)
Junior dragon boat teams from Wokingham Canoe Club have once again put in impressive performances at The Henley Dragon’s Annual Junior Regatta, winning three of the four main trophies. The club entered three teams; ‘Dragonflies’ U14 girls, ‘Wrymlyns’ U14 boys and ‘Warriors’ U16 boys.
Round one saw the Warriors get off to a fantastic start with a time of 1:12.53 which was beaten only by the Blazing Paddles team who were racing in the U18 category and included a number of GB paddlers. The Wrymlyns set the standard for the U14 teams with a time of 1:28.09 with the Dragonflies not too far behind on 1:34.24.
An increasing wind meant that the next two rounds were slower but exciting nonetheless and the teams from Wokingham worked hard to keep their noses in front of the opposition. The Warriors narrowly missed a place in the major final by just over half a second, the place going to Beccies Babes, another U18 team. They had to be content with a place in the minor final against the Severn Spiritz who had travelled from Worcester to take part in the event. The race was a closely fought affair which saw the Warriors victorious by the narrowest of margins but enough to secure the U16 trophy.
The Dragonflies won their tail race, seeing off teams from Woodley Scouts and Hurst Air Scouts. The girls won the trophy for the highest placed all-girls team.
The Wyrmlyns fought magnificently throughout the competition to secure the U14 trophy.
Open Committte Meeting ~ April 2nd at 8pm
March 11th, 2009 (Shirley)
Our committee meeting on Thursday April 2nd will be our first open meeting of the year. All members are welcome to attend and join the discussion. If you have any items you’d like to see on the agenda, please e mail them to the secretary by March 27th.
Thameside 1
February 22nd, 2009 (Shirley)
Fantastic result for Sam Rippington - first in the Ladies K1.
Well done also to Alan Freer -11th in K1 vets and to Bob and Liz Sutherland - 6th in C2. Full results
Waterside ‘A’ race - Sunday 15th February
February 16th, 2009 (Shirley)
Well done to all club paddlers who took part in this race from Great Bedwyn to Newbury - 13.5 miles and 21 portages! Our positions were:
- Duncan Blyth - 2nd (K1 Vets),
- James Keeble & James Freemantle - 2nd (K2 Senior Mens),
- Sam Rippington & Lisa Suttle - 3rd (Canadian Doubles)
- Richard Lovell & Jean Watson - 2nd (Mixed Doubles)
- Paul Appleby & Dave Seward - 5th (K2 Vets)
- Earl Hewett & Darren Crocker - 6th (K2 Vets)
For full results click here.
Ian Wynne Workshop Sessions
February 7th, 2009 (Shirley)
Olympic K1 500m bronze medallist, Ian Wynne will be coming to the club for 3 workshop sessions during February. The aim of these sessions is to provide tips and advice on various aspects of racing and training.
The first workshop will be on Friday 13th February at 7.00 pm at the Waterside Centre. The workshop will focus on paddling technique. (Other dates for the diary are 23rd and 26th February).
I hope to see as many of you there as possible as these evening workshop sessions will be a real benefit to all.
Ian is also open to ideas for the other two sessions so if there are any topics in particular or areas that you would like Ian to focus on, please let me know and these can be covered during the sessions.
James Keeble (Racing Officer)
River Clean Up Day
February 7th, 2009 (Shirley)
Sam Rippington has asked us to say a BIG thank you to everyone who helped to clean up the river on Sunday. A BIG thank you also goes to Thames Valley Park Security for supporting the clean up by paying for lunch for the volunteers and allowing use of their skip. Incidentally, if anyone has lost a TV, a cash register or any shoes, they can be found in the skip by the security office!
We are planning to make this a twice yearly event.
