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WS 2024-25 Race 1: Stortford Results

3/11/2024

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The race attracted 120 competitors, many of them of an extremely high standard. The men's and women's SuperVet (50+) classes introduced last year proved even more popular than before, with the men's race having the most entries of any class at this event.
Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick of Chelmsford CC were again the fastest K2 on the 7-mile course (55:14), one of three doubles boats to finish in under an hour.
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There was a photo finish between Cambridge CC's Samuel Newlands (56:55) and Chelmsford's Tim Gannicott-Porter (56:56) in the Senior Men's race. The other boat to complete the 7-mile course in under an hour was Cassian Payne from Chelmsford, winner of the u18 Men's race.
Tori Elliott-Moulden from Cambridge CC was the fastest lady on the 7 mile course, and thus sets the the Ladies course record at 1:19:08. (Times set last year when the Ladies' races were first moved to this distance cannot be used as records, due to course having been shortened to avoid works at the lock).
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The C1 classes were opened up to Stand Up Paddleboards this season for the first time, and two SUP paddlers entered Class 25 on the 5 mile course - Karis Parker came 3rd and won the medal for fastest lady in this class.
The K1 Open race on the 3 mile course, a new experiment for this season, proved very popular indeed. Nine paddlers, mainly teenagers and vets who would otherwise be on the longer courses, took advantage of this shorter option.
The Mayor of Bishop's Stortford, Richard Townsend, presented the medals. Class winners were:
Class 1 (K2 16+ M) - Oscar Griffiths & Daniel O'Halloran (CLM)
Class 2 (K2 16+ Mixed) - Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
Class 3 (K2 16+ F) - Sienna Payne & Lauren Avery (CLM)
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​Class 4 (Marathon C2) - Peter & Helen Kruszelnicki (PRA)
Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - Samuel Newlands (CAM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Eilidh White (BSF)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Vet F) - Gayle McKeand (CLM)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - Tori Elliott-Moulden (CAM)
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Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Ben Tubby (BSF)
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Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Claudia Redeker (BSF)
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Class 22 (K2 u16) - Sophie Kent & Rubie Towle (LBZ)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) -  Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) -  Rebecca Perrin (CLM)
Class 25 (C1 Adv) - Ross Pearton (HEM)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Barry Howe & Philip Hyde (CLM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Jasper Kirtland (BSF)
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​Class 32 (K1 u14 F) - Freya Bentley (CLM)
Class 33 (C1 novice) - Petr Luksan (BSF)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Chris Sharp (NOR)
Class 34 (GP 16+ F) - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Rupert Kirtland (BSF)
Class 40 (K1 Open) - Rikki Weir (BAD)
Chelmsford were the winners with 398 points, followed by Stortford (126) and Cambridge (105). Chelmsford also gathered the most Dick Grieve points (based on performance of juniors Div 9 or below), with Leighton Buzzard second and Stortford third. The points totals for each club are included on the end of the race results.
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  • the full race results on the Winter Series results page
  • a few other photos of the race on Google Photos
Promotions have been awarded by the MRC on the basis of these results:
  • Neale Gregory (TON) to Division 2
  • Matthew Villaruel (EAL) to Division 3
  • Matteo Bose (CLM) to Division 3
  • Jasper Nielsen (CLM) to Division 4
The next race will be at Maidstone on Sunday 17th November.  The online entry system will close on Friday 15th.
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SS 2024: B. Stortford Regatta

15/9/2024

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Forty six paddlers competed in the regatta, drawn from Chelmsford CC, Cambridge CC, Lee Valley Paddlesports, Hemel Hempstead CC, LYR Boat Club, and of course Bishops Stortford CC.
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Racing in groups of three, everyone completed two runs down the 500m course, followed by two at 200m and one of 1000m.
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After the lunchbreak, good use was made of the K4s (two of which were kindly brought over by Chelmsford).
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The weather remained  warm and dry through to the prizegiving.
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The class winners on the day were:
  • u10 Boys - Elliott Kasperaitis (CLM)
  • u12 Girls - Tilly Sell (BSF)
  • u12 Boys - Dexter Diggins (LEE)
  • u14 Girls - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
  • u14 Boys - Matteo Bose (CLM)
  • u16 Girls - Johanna Milbradt (CAM)
  • u16 Boys - Eddie Kirtland (BSF)
  • u23 Ladies - Beth O'Dell (HEM)
  • u23 Men - Timothy Shan (CAM)
  • Sen Men - Shanzheng Tan (CAM)
  • Vet Ladies - Ally Judge (LEE)
  • Vet Men - Robert Gough (BSF)
  • SuperVet Ladies - Christine Meula (BSF)
  • SuperVet Men - John Avery (CLM)
  • C1 - Shanzheng Tan (CAM)
  • PaddleAbility - Alex Scott (BSF)
The full results from the day's racing can be found on the Summer Series results page.

A selection of photos can be found here.
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WS 2023-24 Race 1: Stortford Results

5/11/2023

 
Despite the after-effects of Storm Ciarán, which put both the usual parking field and the upstream section of the river out of action, the race was able to go ahead with 136 paddlers participating.
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The largest class was the Veteran Men with 14 entries - this was in addition to the new SuperVet class which attracted a further 8.
Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick achieved an impressively speedy time of 53:15 on the 7-mile course. Although 53s faster than the course record set by Kat Wilson & Mark Wilkes in 2016, the original record still stands because on this occasion the turn was moved significantly short of Sawbridgeworth Lock to avoid works taking place there.  [Edited]
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The new class structure put ladies' singles races on the 7-mile course for the first time. The fastest lady was Sienna Payne in 1:02:40, but this is not being recorded as a course record for the same reason as above. [Edited]
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Class winners were:
Class 1 (K2 16+ M) - Scott Leblanche & Domas Malinauskas (BAD)
Class 2 (K2 16+ Mixed) - Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
Class 3 (K2 16+ F) - Kerstin Queeney & Catherine Ayling (BSF/EAL)
Class 5 (K1 Sen M) - Tim Gannicott-Porter (CLM)
Class 6 (K1 Sen F) - Megan Kenny (EXE)
Class 7 (K1 Vet M) - Richard Winstanley (BSF)
Class 8 (K1 Vet F) - Kat Wilson (BSF)
Class 9 (K1 u18 M) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 10 (K1 u18 F) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class 20 (K1 SuperVet M) - Ben Tubby (BSF)
Class 21 (K1 SuperVet F) - Tammy Edwards (NOR)
Class 22 (K2 u16) - Rebecca Perrin & James Johnson (CLM)
Class 23 (K1 u16 M) -  Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class 24 (K1 u16 F) -  May Perrin (CLM)
Class 25 (C1 Adv) - Tan Shanzheng (CAM)
Class 30 (Touring C2) - Adrian Pyke & Chris Howe (CAM)
Class 31 (K1 u14 M) - Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class 32 (K1 u14 F) - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
Class 33 (C1 novice) - Petr Luksan (BSF)
Class 34 (GP 16+ M) - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
Class 34 (GP 16+ F) - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class 38 (K1 u12 M) - Alessio Bose (CLM)
Class 39 (K1 u12 F) - Lucy Myers (LBZ)
The medals were presented by Richard Townsend, the Mayor of Bishops Stortford.
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Chelmsford were the winners with 338 points, followed by Stortford (183) and Leighton Buzzard (125). Stortford won the most Dick Grieve points (based on performance of juniors Div 9 or below), Chelmsford second and Leighton Buzzard third. The full results are included on the end of the main results.
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  • the full race results on the Winter Series results page
  • a few other photos of the race on Google Photos
The next race will be the inaugural Winter Series race at Maidstone on Sunday 19th November.  The online entry system will close on Friday 17th.

SS 2023: B. Stortford Regatta

17/9/2023

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The Stortford Regatta was again a stand-alone event in 2023, so BSCC decided to try running it as an SRC Local Sprint Regatta in the hope that this would give the event a wider reach. Members of  Chelmsford CC, Cambridge CC, Lee Valley PS and Maidstone CC attended, but the majority of the competitors were from the home club.
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Although attendance was small, the programme of races was non-stop during the morning with 500m, 200m and 1000m events. In the afternoon there were optional fun relay races and the opportunity to have a go in a K4.
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During the lunch break, we were delighted to be joined by reigning KL3 World Champion and Paralympic gold medallist Laura Sugar MBE, who chatted to competitors and stayed to present the medals.
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The class winners on the day were:
  • u10 Boys - Dexter Diggins (LVP)
  • u12 Girls - M. Sweetman (CLM)
  • u12 Boys - Jasper Kirtland (BSF)
  • u14 Girls - Johanna Milbradt (CAM)
  • u14 Boys - Fraser Diggins (LVP)
  • u16 Girls - Tori Elliott-Moulden (CAM)
  • u16 Boys - Eddie Kirtland (BSF)
  • u18 Girls - Eilidh White (BSF)
  • u18 Boys - Tom Barton (BSF)
  • u23 Men - Tom Holloway (BSF)
  • Sen Ladies - Claire Cheung (CLM)
  • Sen Men - Tom Kelly (MAI)
  • Vet Ladies - Ally Judge (BSF)
  • Vet Men - Ben Tubby (BSF)
  • C1 - Shanzheng Tan (CAM)
  • PaddleAbility - Oliver Klumpler (BSF)
The full results from the day's racing can be found on the Summer Series results page.
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WS 2022-23 Race 1: Stortford Results

6/11/2022

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Persistent rain did not deter a good number of competitors from coming to the opening race of the 2022-2023 Winter Series at Bishops Stortford - 130 competitors took part.
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The senior doubles class, which has been steadily increasing in popularity over the last few years attracted 23 entries, making for a packed start line, to which the increased flow caused by the rain added an additional challenge. Leah Falltrick & Kat Wilson, who came third in this class, completed the 7-mile 6-portage course in 1:02:04 and thus beat the record of 1:09:20 for an all-female crew set by Ella Beatty & Maia Wallace-Loizou in 2015.
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The other course record to fall this year was that for a C1 on the 3-mile 1-portage course. Shan Zheng Tan (4th overall in the Red class for Novice C1 & u14 Girls K1) finished in 34:33 - the previous fastest time (35:06) was achieved by Robin Dromard in 2006.
Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2/MC2) - Sienna Payne & William Stroud (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - James How (NOR)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Rich Winstanley (BSF)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -  Jack Rayment (LBZ)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Rachael Hampton (CLM)
Class 3 (u16 K2) - Eddie Kirtland & Libby Gaulton (BSF)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - May Perrin (CLM)
Class 1 (TC2) - Dora Goupil & Hadar Ben Gal (IND)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Matteo Bose (CLM)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Johanna Milbradt (CAM)
Class GP - Tim Chamberlin (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Noah Nobbs (NOR)
The Mayor of Bishops Storford, Dave Anderson, kindly attended to present the medals.
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Eight teams took part. Chelmsford CC were the overall winners (271 points), with B. Stortford CC second (114), followed by Leighton Buzzard CC, Cambridge CC and Norwich CC.
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  • the full race results on the Winter Series results page
  • the photos taken by Amanda Roberts of P3T Photography
  • a few other photos of the race on Google Photos
The next race will be at Cambridge on 4th December.
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SS 2022: B. Stortford Regatta

13/9/2022

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Although only one FRA regatta took place this year, the attendance of 49 paddlers was in line with pre-covid numbers. All the clubs in the FRA sent teams, and it was also pleasing to see a small group  from Hemel.
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The briefing was followed by a minute's silence  for the late Queen. The morning's racing comprised two 500m distances, one 1000m. and then two 200m. In the afternoon there were some singles relays for fun.
The day was also Bishops Stortford Canoe Club's celebration of 50 years since it was established. After the prizegiving, everyone was invited to share a glass of bubbly and have a slice of celebration cake.
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The class winners on the day were:
u10 Girls - M. Sweetman (CLM)
u10 Boys - Ethan Tingay (LBZ)
u12 Girls - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
u12 Boys - Matteo Bowes (CLM)
u14 Girls - Tori Elliott-Moulden (CAM)
u14 Boys - Eddie Kirtland (BSF)
u16 Girls - Eilidh White (BSF)
u16 Boys - Jack Gaulton (BSF)
u18 Boys - Timothy Shan (CAM)
u23 Ladies - Kayleigh Gaulton (BSF)
u23 Men - David Gurney (BSF)
Sen Ladies - Catherine Robinson (BSF)
Vet Ladies - Christine Meula (BSF)
Vet Men - John Avery (CLM)
C1 - Alan Farrance (HEM)
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The full results from the day's racing can be found on the Summer Series results page.
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WS 2021-22 Race 1: Stortford Results

7/11/2021

 
After missing an entire season due to the pandemic, it was good to see the Winter Series running again -  especially as this is 2021, the 40th anniversary of the series being formalised. It was therefore particularly appropriate that the start and finish marshals for the day were Ron and Alison Thorogood, winners respectively of the Senior Mens K1 and Senior Ladies K1 series trophies back in  the 1981/82 season!
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The trend towards doubles racing continued, with 20 K2s  and one C2 entering Class 9. Women are increasingly well represented, with the gold, silver and bronze medals in Class 9 all going to mixed crews. There were also three all-female crews in this class.
The Mens Veterans race (Class 7) was the second biggest class with 16 entrants, so that taken together with Class 9, these two classes made up over half the competitors present.
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Ali Kabeer from Wokingham, won Class 5 (u16 MK1) in a time of 44:43 and thus came quite close to beating the 5-mile course record for the Stortford race, which was set at 43:03 in 2010 by Lewis Duffield.
Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2/MC2) - Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Tim Gannicott Porter (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Doug Herbert (CLM)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Adam Baker (LBZ)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -  Ali Kabeer (WOK)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Leanne Brown (BAD)
Class 3 (u16 K2) - Naomi Fuller & Tara Kathikeyan (CLM)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Eilidh White (BSF)
Class 1 (TC2) - Adrian Pyke & Judy Pyke (CAM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Johanna Milbradt (CAM)
Class GP - Deborah Wilkes (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Noah Nobbs (NOR)
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A total of 109 competitors took part, drawn from twelve different clubs. Despite sending a much smaller team than usual, Chelmsford were still dominated the event and won easily (210 points), with Stortford second (119) and Leighton Buzzard third (83).
The full race results are on the Winter Series results page. There are also a few photos of the race on Flickr here. The next race will be at Cambridge on 5th December.

WS 2019-20 Race 1: Stortford Results

7/11/2019

 
Despite Stortford having to announce that it was unable to provide on-site parking for everyone this year, the opening race of the Winter Series still attracted 131 competitors. Ten clubs participated as teams, and 6 more were represented amongst the Independent entries.
The senior doubles race was as usual the biggest field, with 17 boats participating - including, for the first time, an MC2. There was also a larger than usual field of 11 entries in the K1 Open class, which was dominated by Chelmsford CC who took all of the first 6 places. The boys u16 K1 race had a particularly good turnout of 14 boats, including entries from almost all of the participating teams.
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Canoes were very much in evidence, thanks to a healthy 6 entries in the TC2 class, where numbers have been dwindling for the past few years.
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One of the stand-out performances of the day came from Wokingham CC paddler Ali Kabeer paddling as an Independent, who smashed the boys K1 record for the short course with his time of 25:57.  The record previously stood at 27:52, set in 2013 by Tim Gannicott Porter of Chelmsford. Ali of course won gold in the u14MK1 class. See the updated list of course records.
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Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2/MC2) - Matthew Johnson & Leah Falltrick (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Peter Wilkes (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Joe Surrage (BSF)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - David Gurney (CLM)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) -  Sebastian Tideswell (CAM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Lauren Avery (CLM)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Jamie McAdam & Jamie Gaulton (BSF)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Hannah Gallagher (IND)
Class 1 (TC2) - Andy Porter & Blaize Green (CLM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Ali Kabeer (IND)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Sienna Payne (CLM)
Class GP - Mo Moule (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Cassian Payne (CLM)
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The full race results are on the Winter Series results page. There are also a few photos of the race on Flickr here. The next race will be at Cambridge on 1st December.
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SS 2019, Regatta 4: B. Stortford

11/9/2019

 
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There was an excellent turnout of 51 paddlers for the final regatta of the summer, representing four clubs. Apart form a light head wind it was good paddling weather.
The 500m and 200m K1 heats took place in the morning. A large majority of the competitors also paired up for a fun 200m K2 in the afternoon.
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The K1 class winners on the day were:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
u10 Boys - Cally De Silva (HYM)
u12 Girls - May Perrin (CLM)
u12 Boys - Cassian Payne (CLM)
u14 Girls - Sienna Payne (CLM)
u14 Boys - Jamie McAdam (BSF)
u16 Girls - Franchesca Williamson (CLM)
u16 Boys - Chris Blackmore (CLM)
u18 Girls - Josie Pretious-White (BSF)
u18 Boys - Finn O'Brian (LEA)
u23 Ladies - Beth Holme (CLM)
u23 Men - Sam Daley (HYM)
Sen Ladies - Catherine Robinson (BSF)
Sen Men & Paddle-Ability - Alex Scott (HYM)
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The winners of the classes across the whole of the FRA Summer Series were:
u10 Girls - Libby Gaulton (BSF)
u10 Boys - Cally De Silva (HYM)
u12 Girls - May Perrin (CLM)
u12 Boys - John Morris (HYM)
u14 Girls - Eilidh White (BSF)
u14 Boys - Jamie McAdam (BSF)
u16 Girls - Franchesca Williamson (CLM)
u16 Boys - Chris Blackmore (CLM)
u18 Girls - Josie Pretious-White (BSF)
u18 Boys - Finn O'Brian (LEA)
Sen Ladies - Catherine Robinson (BSF)
Sen Men - Alex Scott (HYM)
The full results from the day's racing and for the series can be found on the Summer Series results page.

WS 2018-19 Race 1: Stortford Results

5/11/2018

 
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The series opened as usual at Stortford, in perfect weather conditions. The 127 competitors included a large field of senior K2s on the long course (19 boats) and a good turn out of u12 K1s on the short course (16 entries).
The fastest competitor was Keith Moule, whose time of 54:36 was less than a minute off the course record he set back in 2014 (53:47) but extremely closely followed by a number of his team-mates.
Emma Russell and James Walkington's (CLM) time of 56:26 in the 7 mile K2 race was not after all (as reported earlier in error) a course record for mixed K2 (that was set at 53:08 by Mark Wilkes and Kat Wilson in 2016), but was nevertheless an excellent time. 
Class winners were:
Class 9 (Senior K2) - Emma Russell & James Walkington (CLM)
Class 8 (K1 Open) - Keith Moule (CLM)
Class 7 (Vet M K1) - Mike Martin (LBZ)
Class 6 (u18 M K1) - Euan Caton (BSF)
Class 5 (u16 M K1) - Jonathan Pirmuhamedov (CLM)
Class 4 (16+ K1 & Adv C1) - Octavia Abbott (BSF)
Class 3 (u16 K2 & MC2) - Paul Stanning & NIgel Dixon (LBZ)
Class 2 (u16 F K1)  - Kathryn Comben (CLM)
Class Blue (u14 M K1) - Philip Levkovsky (EAL)
Class Red (u14 F K1 & C1) - Imogen Hunter (CAM)
Class GP - Oliver Lancashire (CLM)
Class Yellow (u12 K1) - Gruff Thomas (EAL)
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Ten clubs were represented. Chelmsford were the winning team with Stortford 2nd and Leighton Buzzard 3rd. In the Dick Grieve table (based on performance by novice juniors only) the result also Chelmsford 1st and Stortford 2nd, but Leaside CC in third place. The full race results can be seen on the Winter Series results page.
The next race will be at Cambridge on 25th November - see Cambridge race details.
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