WS 2015-16 Race 6: Leaside

One hundred and twenty six paddlers representing 10 different clubs turned out for the final race of the series and were rewarded with some fine, crisp weather.

There was a photo-finish in class 1 when Sophie Parker & Peter Wilkes (CLM) won the senior K2 race by a second ahead of Leanne Brown & Aaron Jordan (BAD). There was a similarly tight result in Men's GP where Jack Eagles (BAD) finished just ahead of Tim Chamberlin (CLM).

James Russell, Caitlin Field O'Hanlon & Danielle Clifford, and Katy Dixon each completed their 6th successive win. See the full results for the Leaside Winter Series race. David and Penny Glover have put a video of the race on You-Tube.

Leaside race organiser Danny Beazley and his team were so efficient that the prize giving was able to be held earlier than expected. Prizes for the day's racing were followed by the presentation of the series trophies for each class:

Sen K2 - Leanne Brown & Aaron Jordan (BAD)
Mixed/Female K2 - Leanne Brown & Aaron Jordan (BAD)
Sen M K1 - Keith Moule (CLM)
Vet M K1 - Danny Beazley (BSF)
u18 M K1 - James Russell (CLM)
u16 M K1 - Tim Gannicott Porter (CLM)
u18 F K1 & overall 1st in Ladies K1- Melissa Johnson (CLM)
Sen F K1 - Sophie Parker (CLM)
Vet F K1 - Gina Guscott (LBZ)
u16 K2 - Caitlin Field O'Hanlon & Danielle Clifford (BAD)
u16 K1 - Emma Russell (CLM)
MC2 - Malcolm Duckworth & Gary Aldam (BSF)
TC2 - Dean Williams & Simon Orenstein (CLM)
u14 M K1  - Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
u14 F K1 - Bethany Morris (LBZ)
M GP - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
F GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
u12 F K1 & overall 1st in u12 K1- Katy Dixon (LBZ)
u12 M K1 - Leo Villaruel (EAL)

See also the full class results for 2015-16 Winter Series.

Across the season's races there have been a total of 226 different paddlers/crews and 36 people who have participated in all six events.

The club results are online. The series was won overall by Chelsmford CC. Barking CC were second and also won the Dick Grieve cup for performance by unranked juniors. Bishops Stortford were third and won the Bob Porter trophy for the most entries in the u12 class.

The series will resume in November, but if you have any comments or suggestions in the meantime, the FRA committee will be interested to hear about them. Either contact your club's FRA representative or write to the FRA secretary.